A lack of experience won’t be an issue for Waterford in Carlow on Saturday.

Ahead of this weekend’s Irish Daily Star National Camogie League Division two final, if you were to take a look at the Waterford panel that team manager Sean Fleming and his backroom team of Brother Philip Ryan, Chris Dempsey, Paul Ennis and Ita Murphy will be sending out to do battle with Laois at Dr Cullen Park in Carlow, one think quickly becomes apparent.

Operating with a panel of 25 its very clear that each and every one of the players involved has a winning mentality and each of the panel in the last few years have won their share of honours with both their club and county.

Jennie Simpson is a vastly experienced player. She was part of the Waterford team that won the under 16 ‘B’ All-Ireland in 2003, beating Armagh 6-11 to 1-4 in the final at O’Moore Park in Port Laoise. She was also part of the Waterford team that won a Division two league and All-Ireland Junior double in 2011 and a Part of the Waterford team that won the 2013 Munster Intermediate Final beating Tipperary at Cahir. A member of the Saint Anne’s Club, she also has won many honours with the club.

Trish Jackman is another member of the victorious Under 16 panel from 2003. She too was part of the Waterford team that won the Division two league and All-Ireland Junior double in 2011 and a Part of the Waterford team that won the 2013 Munster Intermediate Final. Over the past few years she has become the queen of the Puc Fada, winning the National Final on each of the past 5 years. The Gailltir player has also helped WIT to Ashbourne Cup successes in the few years.

Emma Hannon was another member of the 2003 All-Ireland winning team. She was also part of the Waterford Division two league and All-Ireland Junior double in 2011 and a Part of the Waterford team that won the 2013 Munster Intermediate Final

Niamh Rocket was part of the Division two league and All-Ireland Junior double in 2011 and as also won honours with her Club Saint Annes in recent years.

Nicola Morrissey is another hugely experienced player. She was part of the Division two league and All-Ireland Junior double winning teams in 2011 and a Part of the Waterford team that won the 2013 Munster Intermediate Final. 2014 was a memorable year for her as she won her first All-Ireland Club medal with Lismore, having lost out previously a few times at the semi final stages.

Jenny McCarthy is a member of the Cappoquin Club that has won a number of honours in recent years. She won League and All-Ireland Medals with Waterford in 2011 and won a Munster Intermediate medal in 2013. Jenny was also a member of the Mary I team that won this years Purcell Cup, beating DIT in the final after a replay.

Vikki Falconer was the Captain of the WIT that won the Ashbourne Cup earlier this year. A member of the Butlerstown club that has won honours in recent years, She was also part of successful Waterford sides in 2011 and 2013.

Claire Whyte is a relatively newcomer to the Adult Inter County Scene. She was part of the Waterford side that won the 2013 Munster Intermediate Championship against Tipperary at Cahir. She has also won honours with her club Saint Anne’s.

Deirdre Brennan is also a relatively new member of the panel. She was the reserve goalkeeper in 2013 when Waterford won the Munster Intermediate Final. She has also helped Butlerstown to win honours in the last few years and was part of the DIT team beaten in the Purcell Cup Final replay earlier this year.

Claire Murphy is another relatively newcomer. A member of the Saint Annes club who she has won honours with, she also was part of the Munster Intermediate Championship winning side of 2013.

Lorraine Bray is a member of the Cappoquin club that has won honours in the last few years. The Melleray lady was part of the 2013 Munster Intermediate Championship winning team and also was part of the Waterford side that won the Minor ‘B’ Championship last year.

Valerie O’Brien is another young player that has established herself in the team this year. She was part of the Roanmore side that won the Junior County Championship last year. Twelve months earlier she was a member of the 2013 Munster Intermediate winning team with Waterford and earlier this year was one of three Waterford players that helped WIT win the Ashbourne Cup.

Beth Carton and Brianna O’Regan are two players that need no introduction to Camogie supporters in Waterford and soon could well prove to be household names in Camogie supporting houses across the country. Both are members of the De La Salle Club. They helped Waterford win the All-Ireland under 16 and Minor ‘B’ All-Irelands. In the last week they showed their versatility helping Presentation Secondary School Waterford in a major schools Basketball Competition on the Continent.

Dawn Power from Dungarvan is one of the new players brought into the panel this year by Sean Fleming and she has quickly become a key player in the set up, hitting some crucial scores. She was part of the Waterford minor winning team from last year.

Becky Kavanagh if my records are to prove correct is one of only three players of the Waterford panel this year not to have won an Inter County medal at Adult or Underage level, but that surely will be put to right this weekend. A member of the Saint Anne’s Club she has won numerous honours with the Dunhill based club in the last few years and will surly win more in the years to come. She was part of the DIT team beaten by Mary I in the replayed Purcell Cup Final earlier this year.

Shauna Prendergast is one of the teams joint captains this year. Again if my records are to prove correct, she is the second player not to hold adult or under age medals with Waterford and will be looking put that right this weekend. What medals she may not have won for Waterford she has more than made up for with her club side Lismore with whom she won an All-Ireland Intermediate Club Medal in 2014.

Catriona McGlone will need no introduction to anyone who follows the game of Camogie in Waterford and indeed in many other counties.  She is the third player who may not have won medals with Waterford up to now but again has made up for it with Lismore. On any given day, she can be a goal machine. Last year she hit three goals against Ballyhale Shamrocks for Lismore to help them win the All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Club Final replay at Clonmel. Catriona is the second joint captain of the side this year.

Molly Curran of the Brickeys, Saoirse Bonner of Saint Annes, Aisling Power of Cappoquin and Kate McMahon of Butlerstown are all new to the panel this year and were members of the Waterford Under 16 team that beat Derry in last years ‘B’ All-Ireland Final.

Sibeal Harney from Saint Annes is another member of the victorious under 16 winning team and also was part of the Minor winning team that so beat Derry in last years All-Ireland Final. Also part of the Waterford minor team that won the All-Ireland ‘B’ Final were Orla Flynn from Clonea and Iona Heffernan from Ferrybank, the latter having got some game time this year in the league and could well be a player to keep an eye on in the coming years.

As can be seen, there is plenty of experience in this years Waterford Intermediate Camogie team. There is plenty of medals in the collection of the 25 players. Wouldn’t it be great if there was another 25 medals added to the overall tally about 3-45pm on Saturday afternoon.

If I have mistakes in what players have won, please forgive me, but I am fairly confident that the information above is pretty much correct.