Easy to say Cody would have dropped them as he has the replacements to come in, Davy doesn't have that luxury. Besides these lads got Waterford to numerous AI semi finals and despite the poor form of some to this years AI, so I think it was fair to give them a go on the big day. Where Davy feel down IMO was he was too slow to make changes, Dan for example should have been off after 20min. or into full forward. I'm no fan of Davy, as a personality or manager, but it's easy to criticise after the event, the bottom line is that some of the Waterford team wouldn't make the Kilkenny panel. And when a vastly superior team turns it on against an inferior oppostion their is nothing a manager can do except hope his players on the field fight for their pride.