Tipperary Senior Hurling Team of the Year.
The Premier ‘View’ 2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Team of the Year, including Player of the Year Brian McGrath, Young Player of the Year Cormac Fitzpatrick, full scoring tables, previous winners and season review.
2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Team of the Year
The 2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship provided a season of narrow margins, decisive moments and standout individual displays. Loughmore/Castleiney claimed their sixth county senior title, with a composed and complete campaign defined by defensive structure and controlled scoring. At the opposite end of the table, Lorrha/Dorrha were relegated to Premier Intermediate, concluding a challenging season with limited margin for error.
This Team of the Year is selected based on match performance, scoring contribution and consistency across the full championship, supported by match reports from Tipperary Live and The Nenagh Guardian, along with scoring databases and season tracking from The Premier ‘View’ Podcast.
Player of the Year
Brian McGrath (Loughmore/Castleiney)
A dominant influence at centre back. His positioning, reading of play and distribution controlled matches throughout the campaign. He provided leadership in high pressure phases and ensured Loughmore played on their terms. A complete season at the heart of the champions defence.
Young Player of the Year
Cormac Fitzpatrick (Drom/Inch)
Fearless, direct and dynamic in attack. His movement and sharpness unsettled defenders and he consistently produced scores from play. A breakout year that marks him as one of the most promising forwards in Tipperary hurling.
2025 Top Scorers
Overall Championship Scoring
2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, Top Scorers
| # | Club | Player’s Name | Overall | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loughmore/Castleiney | John McGrath | 69 | 5-54 |
| 2 | Clonoulty/Rossmore | Stephen Ferncombe | 69 | 5-54 |
| 3 | Toomeveara | Darragh McCarthy | 60 | 2-54 |
| 4 | Drom/Inch | Seamus Callanan | 58 | 4-46 |
| 5 | Nenagh Eire Og | Mikey Heffernan | 55 | 2-49 |
| 6 | Holycross/Ballycahill | Darragh Woods | 49 | 1-43 |
| 7 | Lorrha/Dorrha | Colm Fogarty | 47 | 1-44 |
| 8 | Moycarkey/Borris | Kieran Morris | 43 | 2-37 |
| 9 | Kilruane McDonaghs | Willie Cleary | 42 | 0-42 |
| 10 | JK Brackens | Shane Doyle | 37 | 2-31 |
| 11 | Mullinahone | Sean Curran | 36 | 1-33 |
| 12 | Thurless Sars ‘A’ | Darragh Stakelum | 28 | 3-19 |
| 13 | Nenagh Eire Og | Jake Morris | 25 | 2-19 |
| 14 | Cashel KC | Devon Ryan | 25 | 1-22 |
| 15 | Roscrea | Shane Fletcher | 23 | 0-23 |
| 16 | Drom/Inch | Cormac Fitzpatrick | 23 | 2-17 |
| 17 | Nenagh Eire Og | Sam O’Farrell | 22 | 0-22 |
| 18 | Cashel KC | Eoghan Connolly | 21 | 2-15 |
| 19 | Borrisoleigh | Eddie Ryan | 20 | 1-17 |
| 20 | Loughmore/Castleiney | Noel McGrath | 19 | 0-19 |
| 21 | Loughmore/Castleiney | Ed Connolly | 19 | 2-13 |
| 22 | Holycross/Ballycahill | Robbie Ryan | 19 | 2-13 |
| 23 | Kiladangan | Willie Connors | 18 | 1-15 |
| 24 | Mullinahone | Michael Dunne | 18 | 0-18 |
| 25 | Toomeveara | Jack Delaney | 17 | 1-14 |
2024 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship,Top Scorers
| # | Club | Player’s Name | Score | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toomevara | Darragh McCarthy | 3-61 | 70 |
| 2 | Loughmore-Castleiney | John McGrath | 1-60 | 63 |
| 3 | Kilruane McDonaghs | Willie Cleary | 1-43 | 46 |
| 4 | Kiladangan | Billy Seymour | 3-35 | 44 |
| 5 | Lorrha-Dorrha | Colm Fogarty | 0-44 | 44 |
| 6 | Borrisoleigh | Eddie Ryan | 1-40 | 43 |
| 7 | Thurles Sarsfields | Aidan McCormack | 0-40 | 40 |
| 8 | JK Brackens | Lyndon Fairbrother | 3-31 | 40 |
| 9 | Nenagh Éire Óg | Mikey Heffernan | 1-32 | 35 |
| 10 | Nenagh Éire Óg | Jake Morris | 5-17 | 32 |
| 11 | Drom-Inch | Seamus Callanan | 1-27 | 30 |
| 12 | Kiladangan | Paul Flynn | 4-16 | 28 |
| 13 | Clonoulty-Rossmore | Stephen Ferncombe | 2-22 | 28 |
| 14 | Templederry | Sean Ryan | 4-16 | 28 |
Scores From Play
2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship — Top Scorers From Play
| # | Club | Player’s Name | Score From Play | Total From Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drom/Inch | Cormac Fitzpatrick | 2-17 | 23 |
| 2 | Loughmore/Castleiney | John McGrath | 4-07 | 19 |
| 3 | Loughmore/Castleiney | Noel McGrath | 0-19 | 19 |
| 4 | Loughmore/Castleiney | Ed Connolly | 2-13 | 19 |
| 5 | Nenagh Eire Og | Jake Morris | 0-19 | 19 |
| 6 | Nenagh Eire Og | Mikey Heffernan | 2-13 | 19 |
| 7 | Holycross/Ballycahill | Robbie Ryan | 2-12 | 18 |
| 8 | Toomeveara | Jack Delaney | 1-14 | 17 |
| 9 | Drom/Inch | Seamus Callanan | 4-05 | 17 |
| 10 | JK Brackens | Andy Ormond | 2-10 | 16 |
| 11 | Mullinahone | Sean Curran | 1-12 | 15 |
| 12 | Drom/Inch | David Collins | 2-09 | 15 |
| 13 | Clonoulty/Rossmore | Cathal Bourke | 1-13 | 14 |
| 14 | Kilruane McDonaghs | Cian Darcy | 1-13 | 14 |
| 15 | Moycarkey/Borris | Jack Hayes | 2-08 | 14 |
| 16 | Holycross/Ballycahill | Darragh Woods | 1-11 | 14 |
| 17 | Nenagh Eire Og | Sam O’Farrell | 0-13 | 13 |
| 18 | Roscrea | Darragh Tynan | 0-13 | 13 |
| 19 | Toomeveara | Darragh McCarthy | 2-07 | 13 |
| 20 | Kilruane McDonaghs | Kian O’Kelly | 2-07 | 13 |
| 21 | Lorrha/Dorrha | Patrick Maher | 3-04 | 13 |
| 22 | Lorrha/Dorrha | Cian Hogan | 2-07 | 13 |
| 23 | Loughmore/Castleiney | Liam McGrath | 1-09 | 12 |
| 24 | Borrisoleigh | JD Devaney | 1-09 | 12 |
| 25 | Lorrha/Dorrha | Conor Kennedy | 1-09 | 12 |
| 26 | Moycarkey/Borris | Kieran Morris | 2-06 | 12 |
| 27 | Holycross/Ballycahill | Eoin Craddock | 1-09 | 12 |
| 28 | Drom/Inch | Lorcan Campion | 1-09 | 12 |
2024 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship — Top Scorers From Play
| # | Club | Player’s Name | Score From Play | Total From Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiladangan | Paul Flynn | 4-16 | 28 |
| 2 | Nenagh Eire Og | Jake Morris | 4-15 | 27 |
| 3 | Templederry | Sean Ryan | 4-15 | 27 |
| 4 | JK Brackens | Jamie Ormonde | 1-22 | 25 |
| 5 | Kiladangan | Billy Seymour | 3-14 | 23 |
| 6 | Lorrha/Dorrha | Eoin McIntyre | 4-08 | 20 |
| 7 | Roscrea | Alan Tynan | 3-10 | 19 |
| 8 | Toomevara | Darragh McCarthy | 3-10 | 19 |
| 9 | Moycarkey/Borris | Max Hackett | 4-06 | 18 |
| 10 | Loughmore/Castleiney | John McGrath | 1-14 | 17 |
The 2025 Senior Club Hurling Team of the Year
1. Ewan Bourke (Holycross/Ballycahill)
Holycross/Ballycahill played 5 senior championship games, conceding 124 points with 9 goals against, an average of 24.80 per game, and were involved in some of the higher tempo ties of the year. In that context Bourke’s year stands out, he kept Holycross competitive against several of the top six attacks, including Loughmore/Castleiney on 29.50 per game and Drom/Inch on 29.17 per game. He also contributed on the scoreboard, finishing with 0-02, which is notable for a goalkeeper in a grade where most netminders never appear on the scoring charts at all. Holycross were the fourth best attack in the county on 27.80 per game and Bourke’s composed puckouts and restarts were a big part of that platform.
2. Willie Eviston (Loughmore/Castleiney)
Loughmore/Castleiney combined the top scoring attack in the championship with one of the tightest defences, hitting 177 points across 6 games, 6-177 at 29.50 per game, while conceding 138, 8-138 at 23.00 per game, fourth best of the sixteen clubs. Operating in the full back line, Eviston routinely picked up primary scoring threats from some of the most potent teams in the grade, including Drom/Inch and Nenagh Éire Óg, yet Loughmore never conceded more than their own season average. He even chipped in 0-01 himself, which underlines how often Loughmore’s corner backs were comfortable carrying ball out and joining attacks, rather than simply firefighting inside.
3. Aaron Morgan (Kilruane McDonaghs)
Kilruane McDonaghs had a balanced season statistically, scoring 126 points in 5 games at 25.20 per game while conceding 121, 9-121 at 24.20 per game, putting them in the top half of defences. Morgan anchored that unit at full back, with Kilruane facing some of the strongest forward lines. He still managed to appear on the scoring list with 0-01, a sign that Kilruane were confident enough in his positioning and mobility to push him forward on certain restarts and set pieces. His presence was central to keeping Kilruane out of the high concession bracket where the likes of Moycarkey/Borris and Lorrha/Dorrha ended up at over 30 points a game.
4. Tom Hayes (Moycarkey/Borris)
Moycarkey/Borris had the third most potent attack in the championship, scoring 113 points in 4 games, 4-113 at 28.25 per game, but they also shipped 121 points and 11 goals, conceding 30.25 per game, which was the highest concession rate in the grade. That profile tells you the type of games Moycarkey were involved in, open, high tempo, often chaotic, with huge pressure on the inside line. Within that, Hayes’ performances hold up, he was repeatedly left one on one or covering acres of space as Moycarkey pushed bodies ahead of the ball. The fact they were able to stay relevant in shootouts against attacks like Loughmore/Castleiney and Drom/Inch in spite of that defensive load is a reflection of Hayes’ physicality and appetite for the trench work near the square.
5. Podge Campion (Drom/Inch)
Drom/Inch were involved in some of the year’s wildest scorelines, finishing with 175 points from 6 games, 6-175 at 29.17 per game, the second best attack, while conceding 159, 11-159 at 26.50 per game. Campion’s numbers, 0-04, all from play, show he was not a stay at home wing back, he was a primary ball winner who consistently broke lines and carried Drom onto the front foot. A previous Premier ‘View’ Team of the Year selection, which underlines that this is not a one off season. In a Drom team that often relied on outscoring people, Campion’s capacity to both win primary possession and link with the forwards was a key driver of their 29.17 average.
6. Brian McGrath (Loughmore/Castleiney) – Player of the Year
Loughmore/Castleiney’s statistical profile explains why McGrath is Player of the Year. They had the most prolific attack in the championship on 29.50 per game and still sat inside the top four defences conceding only 23.00 per game, despite playing every one of the big contenders. From centre back McGrath knitted that together, organising a line that allowed just 8 goals in 6 outings across a grade where several teams, like Lorrha/Dorrha and Moycarkey/Borris, coughed up 11 goals in one fewer match. He added 0-02 himself, but his value was in directing traffic, sweeping danger areas and launching attacks with accurate deliveries to the brothers and Connollys further up the pitch. In a County Final winning season, he was the constant in their defensive structure.
7. Mason Cawley (Nenagh Éire Óg)
Nenagh Éire Óg finished with the meanest defence in the senior championship, conceding 126 points across 6 games, 10-126 at 21.00 per game, better even than Toomevara and Loughmore. Cawley was central to that in the half back line and middle third. On top of his defensive work he contributed 0-06 from play, a very solid return in a team where the primary scoring was coming from Mikey Heffernan on 2-49 and Sam O’Farrell on 0-22. Nenagh also had the seventh best attack on 25.33 per game, so their games were not slow, low scoring affairs, they were playing at a high tempo and still holding teams below the overall championship scoring average. Cawley’s running power and ball retention were key ingredients in that profile.A Young Man with a very bright future in front of him.
8. Noel McGrath (Loughmore/Castleiney)
Noel’s season is backed up completely by the numbers. He finished with 0-19 and every one of those points appears in the “from play” column, 0-19 from play, which puts him in the top band of play scorers in the championship, alongside the likes of John McGrath, Jake Morris and Mikey Heffernan. He did that while operating primarily around midfield where he was often the outlet ball under pressure and the man asked to slow things down. In a Loughmore side that topped the scoring charts at 29.50 per game, Noel’s combination of tempo control, vision and direct scoring from play meant he was both conductor and contributor in the middle third. Tipperary’s Spiritual Leader and the same in the Green and Red.
9. Eoghan Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs)
Cashel’s figures are solid on both sides of the ball, 96 points scored in 4 games, 4-96 at 24.00 per game, and 103 conceded, 6-103 at 25.75 per game, and Connolly was their bellwether out around the middle. He finished with 2-15, 21 points in total, which places him in the top 20 scorers overall, and 2-07 of that, 13 points, came from play. That is a very strong return for a player who spent a lot of his time tracking runners and plugging gaps defensively. He also shows up on the “from play” list among the better midfield and half back scorers, which supports the view that his influence was not just about work rate, he was repeatedly delivering end product as Cashel chased results against the top ranked clubs.
10. Mike Nally (Holycross/Ballycahill)
Holycross/Ballycahill’s forward unit was one of the stories of the championship. They were the fourth highest scoring side, hitting 139 points and 5 goals in 5 games, 5-139 at 27.80 per outing, and that was not on the back of one player. While Darragh Woods led the way on 1-43, Nally’s contribution of 2-05, 11 points, all from play, added a different dimension. In a team where Woods and Robbie Ryan dominated the placed ball tally, Nally’s knack for winning his own ball and finishing from play in big moments is exactly what marks him out for a half forward slot in this Team of the Year.
11. Jack Delaney (Toomevara)
Toomevara had a very healthy balance sheet, the fifth best attack on 25.60 per game, 5-128 in 5 games, combined with the second best defence conceding only 109, 7-109 at 21.80 per game. Delaney was one of their main line breakers in the half forward line, finishing with 1-14, 17 points, all from play. That return places him high on the from play charts, inside the top ten play scorers and the leading Toomevara player in that particular list, ahead even of primary free taker Darragh McCarthy when you strip out dead balls. In a Toome side that prided itself more on structure and work rate than on one marquee scorer, Delaney’s ability to turn possession into scores from play is a key reason he forces his way into this XV.
12. Ciaran McCormack (Loughmore/Castleiney)
McCormack’s numbers, 1-07 for 10 points overall with 0-03 from play, do not jump off the page in the way John or Noel’s do, but the team and scoring context explains his selection. Loughmore were the top scorers in the county at 29.50 per game, and they spread that load across a wide range of forwards, with John, Noel, Ed Connolly, Liam McGrath, Mossie McGrath, Paul McCahey and McCormack all contributing. McCormack’s role was often as the connector, floating between the lines to win dirty ball and feed shooters in better positions. The fact he still reaches double figures personally in a team packed with established scorers, while also appearing on the from play list, speaks to the volume of work he got through and the number of attacks he helped initiate.
13. Mikey Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
Heffernan’s case is as strong as any forward in the county. He finished the senior championship with 2-49, 55 points, which puts him fifth on the overall scoring charts behind only John McGrath, Stephen Ferncombe, Darragh McCarthy and Seamus Callanan. On top of that he logged 2-13 from play, 19 points, which sits him in the top bracket of play scorers, equal with the likes of John and Jake Morris. He did this in a Nenagh team that were not runaway free scorers, seventh best attack on 25.33 per game, which means his share of their total was enormous. Combine that with Nenagh having the best defensive record in the championship and you are looking at a side that were efficient rather than chaotic, in that structure Heffernan was the ruthless finisher that everything was built around.
14. John McGrath (Loughmore/Castleiney)
John ended the campaign as joint top scorer in the senior championship, 5-54 for 69 points, level with Stephen Ferncombe of Clonoulty/Rossmore, and a step clear of Darragh McCarthy on 2-54 and Seamus Callanan on 4-46. 4-07, 19 points, from play, which again places him right at the top end of the play scoring charts as well. In simple terms he combined volume and efficiency, he was both the leading free taker and constantly dangerous from open play. When you stitch that into the wider context of Loughmore/Castleiney being the top scorers in the county on 29.50 per game and going on to win Dan Breen, it is impossible to argue against him as the focal point of the full forward line in this Team of the Year.A Stellar Year all round.
15. Cormac Fitzpatrick (Drom/Inch) – Young Player of the Year
The numbers make Fitzpatrick’s Young Player of the Year award extremely easy to justify. He finished with 2-17, 23 points, and every one of those scores came from play, 2-17 from play, which has him sitting at the very top of the “from play” scoring list across the entire senior championship. That is an exceptional stat in a grade where many of the leading scorers, like John McGrath, Seamus Callanan and Darragh McCarthy, are also the main free takers. Drom/Inch were the second highest scorers in the county on 29.17 per game, 6-175 total, and Fitzpatrick’s fearless running and finishing were central to that. In short, he was the most productive pure play scorer in the grade, and to do that at his age in a side chasing Dan Breen is exactly what this slot is meant to reward.