Stephen Bennett hopes Waterford strike the right balance against Cork

If Waterford are to make it out of the Munster championship, a huge part of it will be down to Stephen Bennett.

After scoring 3-12 in the defeat to Clare, the Waterford forward was crucial to their comeback against All-Ireland champions Tipperary as he scored 1-10.

Despite his sharp shooting, Waterford find themselves in a must-win game against Cork this weekend.

Arguably the form county in the country, a win for Cork will likely secure their final place, as Waterford aim to turn positive displays into wins, with Bennett looking back on their comeback against Tipperary.

"We'd be really disappointed to be going 11 points down. It wasn't like an 11-point hammering. I think we had 50 shots. With 40 shots from play, we scored 18, you know, we had 22 missed shots, and they had six.

"At this level, you can't afford that. So, I suppose the efficiency wasn't good. You'd see with Limerick over the last weekend, their shooting was really good. I think Clare had more shots in Limerick in the match. But you really need to be hitting 70 per cent of your shots.

"Simple mistakes, I suppose, really. You know, giving away cheap scores at this level, you just can't do it. You get punished like little bad passes or missed pickups or anything really. It is just about bringing more than we have been, and cutting out the simple mistakes."

After relegation from Division 1A, Waterford have come out firing in the Munster championship, with Barrett's scoring an example of Waterford's impressive scoring.

However, despite Waterford scoring 33 points in both their games against Clare and Tipperary, it was somehow not enough for victory.

Having been part of several Munster championships where Waterford have failed to get past the round robin, the