The pretenders to Kilkenny's hurling throne need to be 'making a greater effort', according to DJ Carey.

Despite losing a long list of household names to retirement last year, Brian Cody and his players tightened their grip on the Liam MacCarthy Cup last September.

Carey has criticised the chasing pack for failing to capitalise on the absence of Henry Shefflin, JJ Delaney, Tommy Walsh, Brian Hogan & Co.

"I'm certainly not trying to incite any team here but Tipperary, for example, promised so much for so long and have never really stepped up to that mark," he remarked to The Examiner.

"You might get someone criticising Kilkenny because they're tough, hardy, dirty or whatever. They're not, but they won't let you walk through their defence.

"Kilkenny are champions, doing great and have a great manager but surely on the law of averages, with the talent around the country, others should be making a greater effort."

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