Derek McGrath wouldn't be surprised to see Michael 'Brick' Walsh return for another season with Waterford.

It is widely expected that the long-serving Stradbally clubman will call it a day after making a record 74th championship appearance against Cork yesterday, but his manager refused to rule out the possibility of him returning in 2019.

"Look, when you think about Waterford, you think about John Treacy, you think of Sean Kelly, John O'Shea, great Waterford people," he said.

"And when you think of the hurling, you think of Ken McGrath, Tony Browne, Philly Grimes and so on but, for me, he stands right up there with all of them, just for his pure humility and his warrior-like qualities but also for his guile and his cunning as well, he doesn't get enough respect and credit for that.

"He's just a fantastic person to share a dressing-room, great respect. And you know, he could go again."

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