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Among the array of Reid’s talents, his Velcro hands remain a superpower – that bravery and willingness to launch himself skyward through a hail of hurls is as potent as ever. However, in other aspects of play in recent games – including his shooting accuracy – Reid hasn’t quite reached the heights of previous seasons.
Reid is 36 years old now and it is unfair to expect the seven-time All Star to keep conjuring up magic on demand. Reid is currently the leading all-time championship scorer with 32-591 but remains locked in an ongoing arm-wrestle at the top of that leader board with Cork’s Patrick Horgan on 28-592 . Over the next few weeks, we will be witnessing a shoot-out for history.“TJ trains incredibly hard and his whole lifestyle is dedicated to keeping the body in a shape that allows him to go out on to the pitch. I think he can definitely last and contribute to Kilkenny for another couple of years,” Hogan says.
“With TJ, at his age, it’s just about how can we focus on impact rather than output,” Hogan says. “We can’t expect TJ to be running up and down the pitch at 36 years of age, doing all of the things that all of the other players on the Kilkenny team can do, like hooking and blocking and tackling and overturning players.
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