Galway must make 'a good start' against Limerick

Galway must make 'a good start' against LimerickImage source, InphoImage caption, Burke captained Galway to their last All-Ireland title in 2017ByDavid MohanBBC Sport NI journalistPublished4 minutes agoFormer Galway All-Ireland winning captain David Burke feels the Tribesmen must make "a good start" against Limerick if they are to win their first title since 2017.Burke captained Galway on that occasion, and again the following year - their last appearance on hurling's biggest day - when Limerick held on for a one-point win, thus beginning a run of five titles in six years.Then, Galway were viewed as the top dog against the young hopefuls and there is something of a role reversal this time as while Limerick have missed out on Liam MacCarthy since 2023, they retain plenty of the personnel who have brought so much glory to the county.While Burke called time on his inter-county career at the end of last year, Galway have five survivors from 2017: Daithi Burke, Conor Cooney, Conor Whelan, Padraic Mannion and Cathal Mannion.Galway v LimerickAll-Ireland SHC finalSunday, 19 July, 15:30 BSTCroke ParkWatch on iPlayerWatch live on BBC Two, BBC Sport website & app from 15:00Their influence will be crucial to help some of Galway's emerging stars and Burke insists "the start is massive" if Micheal Donoghue's men are to prevail."We saw Limerick getting that start against Cork in the league final and blew them away, so we need to stay in it and bring them down the stretch," said Burke, who will be part of BBC Sport NI's punditry team for the game."If we do that, we may have the legs on them, but they are so hard to beat in those minutes."Cathal Mannion and 'Whelo' are so important, so we'll see where they are positioned as Limerick will tag them, but we know they play more zonal than man-mark, so we need to move them around and try to find a mismatch."We'll see what the Limerick team...