The captain is normally chosen from the club that has won the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship.
In that year Loughmore Castleiney were the reigning county hurling champions but did not hold the captaincy during the championship as none of their players were deemed good enough to make the team.
Had McGrath played in a championship match he was deemed captain for that game, in other words had he come onto the field during the All Ireland he would have collected the trophy.
Loughmore Castleiney were again the county champions and failed to maintain a presence on the team.
However, on each occasion that a trophy was won both Kelly and Ormond collected it jointly.