Cathrach Daly will make his league debut for the Waterford hurlers against Dublin on Sunday.
Dan Shanahan told WLR's Lár Na Páirce show that his Lismore clubmate has a bright future ahead of him.
There are seven changes from the team that lost to Limerick in the All Ireland semi-final last August.
Jamie Barron, Tadhg De Burca and Shane McNulty are out due to injury.
Waterford Hurling Team
1. Billy Nolan (Roanmore)
2. Conor Gleeson (Fourmilewater)
3. Conor Prunty (Abbeyside)
4. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart)
5. Jack Fagan (De La Salle)
6. larlaith Daly (Lismore)
7. Tom Barron (Fourmilewater)
8. Cathrach Daly (Lismore)
9. Jack Prendergast (Lismore)
10. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan)
11. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)
12. DJ Foran (Portlaw)
13. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)
14. Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart)
15. Colin Dunford (Colligan)
Elsewhere this weekend, the footballers are in second round action when they make the trip to London.
Goalkeeper Ben Kirwan will make his league debut, while Sean Boyce starts at corner back instead of the suspended Liam Fennell while Conor Walsh replaces David Meehan at centre back.
Waterford Football Team
1. Ben Kirwan (Kill)
2. Darach Ó Cathasaigh (An Rinn)
3. Brian Looby (Ballinacourty)
4. Sean Boyce (The Nire)
5. Jack Flavin (St Saviours)
6. Conor Walsh (Rathgormack)
7. Dermot Ryan (The Nire)
8. Brian Lynch (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg)
9. Michael Curry (Rathgormack)
10. Conor Murray (Rathgormack)
11. David Hallihan (Kilmacthomas)
12. Stephen Curry (Rathgormack)
13. Dylan Guiry (The Nire)
14. Tom O'Connell (Brickey Rangers)
15. Darragh Corcoran (St. Saviours)
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