Waterford calm before the storm of joy impresses Aoife Murray

The mental strength shown by Waterford in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie semi-final win over Tipperary is a sign of how far they have come in their development, according to former Cork goalkeeper Aoife Murray.

The Déise bridged a 78-year gap since their last appearance in the decider after edging out Tipp by a single point at UPMC Nowlan Park on Saturday.

They will now go on to face Cork in the final on Sunday, 6 August and while Waterford had the weight of history on them during the semi-final, Murray felt they wore that pressure and anticipation well.

"I think anyone that was there on Saturday, it was hard not to get swept up in it and I have to say to both Tipperary and Waterford supporters, they created a super atmosphere, one that as a neutral was so much fun and really enjoyable," the nine-time All-Ireland winner said on RTÉ 2fm's Game On.

"I think that kind of emotion really spilled over at the end and in many ways, seeing Waterford play the whole game nearly with this real calm level, real maturity as if they've done this year on year, and then seeing how well they were able to contain those emotions by the outporing of emotions at the end, to me it was a real sign of the mental strength where they've worked on the trust - both trust of the sideline and trust of each other - you could see that everybody was just trying to do their own job and that from my own perspective, I really enjoyed seeing that.

"They weren't looking over their shoulder even when at one stage, it was 1-07 to 0-03. Nobody in Waterford seemed to be looking over their shoulder at 'is she doing her job?' or 'I need to do her job and my job'. There was just no panic."

While a final against Cork still awaits, Murray did not see any negatives in