All the GAA action as it happened – Cavan shock Mayo as Tipperary and Limerick make All-Ireland play-offs
Tipperary are through to the All-Ireland playoffs at least after their first Semple Stadium championship win for six years.
Not since their last All-Ireland winning year, when they beat Limerick in their last round robin game, has a home crowd celebrated in Thurles but here they were dominant and energetic as they withstood Waterford's best shots early on and in the third quarter to finish strong to win by 1-30 to 1-21.
With 28,758 in attendance, the Tipp crowd, back in huge numbers, were treated to another stellar show from centre-forward Andrew Ormond who burned the Waterford defence with his pace and evasiveness to score three points but also create havoc.
With Bryan O'Mara and Michael Breen so strong in defence and Robert Byrne restricting Dessie Hutchinson to a point, Tipp had a platform for their first championship win over Waterford since 2019.
Waterford made a great start with Stephen Bennett deceiving Breen to whip in a goal after just 13 seconds and by the fourth minute they were 1-3 to 0-1 ahead, worrying times for Tipp.
But they responded well and by the 17th minute Ormond had them level, 1-5 to 0-8.
Waterford would lead once more but Tipp took over and were 0-16 to 1-10 ahead at half-time, a lead they stretched to six points by the 45th minute.
But then Waterford hit them for six unanswered points, among them two frees which Bennett converted for apparent thrown balls seen by referee Sean Stack.
Stack could well have given two penalties to Tipperary, one in the first half when Ian Kenny pulled down Ormond just on the line in the 30th minute. John McGrath tidied up for a point but it could have been more.
And Kenny pulled down Darragh McCarthy in the second half for what could have been a penalty and black card with a converted McCarthy free scant reward for the opportunity created.
McCarthy was back on the starting team after suspension and nailed 11 frees from 12.
And he teed up Oisin O'Donoghue, just on the field in the 68th minute, for a goal that put the result beyond doubt as they re-established a six-point lead.
For Waterford the challenge to escape Munster now rests on other results and also their ability to regroup and get a win against Cork in the final round.
But for now Tipp, with their campaign complete, can look to a preliminary quarter-final or even a Munster final in three weeks' time.
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