Jackie Tyrrell: Limerick showing signs of mental and physical fatigue

Jackie Tyrrell believes that Limerick are showing signs of physical and mental fatigue after their draw with Tipperary took their Munster Championship fate out of their own hands.

Limerick were again below their best in Thurles on Sunday, although they came close to beating Tipp, only for John McGrath to convert an injury-time and earn a share of a spoils.

It means Limerick must beat Cork in their final group game next Sunday, and hope Tipperary fail to beat already-eliminated Waterford, if they are to keep alive their hopes of a fifth successive Munster title.

Limerick came into Sunday's game after a three-week break, only to produce what Tyrrell described as another "substandard performance".

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Highlights of Limerick's pulsating draw with Tipperary in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The nine-time All-Ireland winner told The Sunday Game: "I'd say they’re a bit confused at the minute because there’s definitely signs of physical and mental fatigue with this group of players.

"You can see it in their crispness of play, balls to hand being dropped - Nickie Quaid dropped a ball today, you’d never see him doing it. There was poor shot selection, and it’s that mental baggage of constantly having a target on their back.

"Every time they play they’re targeted, you even see the rumours about Gearóid Hegarty [being dropped]. All that stuff weighs heavily on a team that are constantly trying to improve standards and win game after game and All-Irelands. It’s starting