Former Waterford ace Paul Flynn is expecting Sunday's Allianz HL Division One final replay to follow the same pattern as the drawn game. 

Waterford and Clare were inseparable on 0-22 each after extra time last Sunday and he feels another tight contest is in store in Thurles.

"I like goalmouth action and 50-50 contests but that's out the window," Flynn told the Irish Examiner.

"They (Waterford) don't play a 50-50 ball unless they're forced into it. High fielding is gone out of it, and the big, burly full-forward who catches the ball and brings others into the game is gone. Will we go back to that in 10 years' time? I don't know.

"But you can dominate a team now from the middle of the field and if you're accurate, winning the tackle, offloading and shooting.

"Waterford have a very good bunch of players, not just 10 or 12, they're well over that quota. The skilful players are as skilful as any I can remember playing for Waterford, the likes of Shane Bennett, Austin Gleeson, Darragh Fives, phenomenal players.

"Young (Jamie) Barron at midfield can turn on a sixpence, carry the ball and find a man 60 yards away with a chest pass."

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