Former Tipperary star Shane McGrath expects to see changes from both sides in Sunday’s senior hurling championship final replay in the Premier County.

Kilruane MacDonaghs and Kiladangan could not be separated last weekend at Semple Stadium, as Willie Cleary’s free in the fifth minute of injury-time ensured there’d be another meeting between the teams to determine the destination of the Dan Breen Cup.

Speaking to TippFM Sport after the drawn encounter, McGrath said he'd be intrigued to see the match-ups the next day in Thurles.

“The team that learns the most from the draw will win the replay. Will both teams set up exactly the same the next day, I don’t think they will,” he stated.

“I don’t think Kiladangan will set up the exact same, I think there will be a small couple of changes for Kilruane. If something worked well today, they might change it the next day.

“Will they leave Sean Hayes on James Cleary for the whole game the next day, they might move him somewhere else and say ‘right, here’s our move, what are ye going to do’ like a game of chess.

“It’ll be interesting to see but for me, whoever learned the most today will go a long way to winning the replay in my opinion.”

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