TJ Reid says Henry Shefflin has been like a breath of fresh air to Ballyhale since taking over the managerial reins last year.

The Kilkenny legend's first season in charge of the Shamrocks culminated in an emphatic All-Ireland club SHC final victory over St Thomas' at Croke Park yesterday.

“It was just the whole new freshness,” Reid explained to gaa.ie.

“He's a modern player, he's only after retiring in the last year. He's modern in terms of how the game is changing. So we needed to change our style of play. You saw today how we went long and at times held possession around the middle of the field.

“And we used our coolness on the ball, picking our five and 10-yard passes to players that were free.

“Overall his hurling brain and his leadership and his motivation is great. If players aren't putting in the effort, he's on their backs straight away.”

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