Niall Moran: Tipperary may have to sacrifice experience for youth

Niall Moran says Liam Cahill remains the right man to lead Tipperary but warned he needs to invest in youth, which could spell the end for legendary duo Seamus Callanan and Noel McGrath.

Tipp's season ended in disappointing fashion against Galway, where the two-point final margin of their All-Ireland quarter-final was largely down to wastefulness from the Tribesmen and some excellent shot-stopping by Rhys Shelly.

Cahill's side were unable to recover from a dire first-half performance at the Gaelic Grounds, which was similar to their shock loss against Waterford in the final round of the Munster Championship round-robin.

While Tipperary have brought through some talented players, former Limerick hurler Moran believes Cahill needs another four in order to push on and challenge for silverware.

Callanan (34), McGrath (32) and Patrick 'Bonner' Maher (33) are the last men standing from the Tipp side that stopped Kilkenny's drive for five in 2010 and went on to win further All-Ireland titles in 2016 and '19.

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Watch highlights of Tipperary's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Galway

Speaking to Game On on RTÉ 2fm, Moran said: "When you’re taking over from a different management you’re trying to establish your own patterns, new S&C programs, you’re getting to know players. That takes a massive body of work right the way through winter into the league.

"You have to remember Tipperary, maybe out of Limerick and Kilkenny, were probably the top performers in the league. They