A free-scoring Waterford lifted the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B trophy following a more comprehensive than the scoreline suggests 1-27 to 2-20 victory over Offaly.
Peter Queally's team made light work of the Faithful County, with the game won during a first half that saw nine different players in a white and blue jersey put the sliotar over the bar.
Stephen Bennett finished on top of the charts, with 0-12 tallied by the Ballysaggart club-stalwart.
Brian Duignan got the same, but was only enough to inspire a late rally that reduced the gap to four.
Waterford were comfortable winners, and it started with a 0-06 to 0-01 run inside eight minutes.
Dessie Hutchinson got a brace during that spell that saw just one point scored from a placed ball, a Stephen Bennett 65 that made it 0-06 to 0-01.
Shane Bennett, Patrick Curran, and Jamie Barron also raised white flags, while Brian Duignan got the lone point for Offaly.
The Déise would have been further in front if not for the defending done by Donal Shirley and Jason Sampson to deny Sean Walsh a green flag in the 10th minute.
The continued generate scores and by half-time every member of their forward line contributed to a healthy 0-17 to 0-06 lead.
The second half saw more of the same, with Mark Fitzgerald and scoring within seconds of the restart. Stephen Bennett got another brace and Eoghan Cahill hit back for Offaly, making it 0-20 to 0-08.
The Deise kept going with Stephen Bennett and Jamie Barron adding to the cushion, while a Duignan free acted as a response from Offaly.
The Faithful County were given a shot in the arm in the form of an Oisin Kelly goal at the City End in the 51st minute, and the rush immediately faded as Curran got one of his own at the other end just 90 seconds later.
That made it 1-24 to 10-9 and another green flag went the way of the Faithful County when Kelly fired in from the tightest of angles with 55 minutes on the clock.
Offaly finished strong by outscoring their Munster rivals 0-10 to 0-02 during the final 10 minutes of play, but it always felt like Waterford were in control.
Now it’s all about a meeting with All-Ireland champions Clare in three weeks’ time at Walsh Park for Queally and his players.
Waterford: Billy Nolan; Ian Kelly, Mark Fitzgerald (0-02, 1s), Iarlaith Daly, Gavin Fives (0-01, 1 65), Tadhg de Búrca, Paddy Leavey, Conor Sheahan, Darragh Lyons (0-01), Patrick Curran (1-03), Jamie Barron (0-02), Sean Walsh (0-01), Dessie Hutchinson (0-04, 1f), Shane Bennett (0-01), Stephen Bennett (0-12, 7f 1 65).
Subs: Peter Hogan for Walsh (46); Kieran Bennett for Sheehan (58); Padraig Fitzgerald for Shane Bennett (58), Charlie Treen for Lyons (60).
Offaly: Mark Troy; Ben Conneely, Ciaran Burke, Padraig Cantwell, Ross Ravenhill, Donal Shirley, Jason Sampson, Colin Spain (0-01), Cathal King (0-01), Oisin Kelly (2-01), Dan Bourke (0-01), Killian Sampson (0-01), Dan Ravenhill, Charlie Mitchell (0-01), Brian Duignan (0-12, 6f).
Subs: David King for Cantwell (42); Eoghan Cahill (0-01) for Ravenhill (42), Jack Clancy foir Spain (47), Patrick Taaffe for Shirley (52), Eoin Burke (0-01) for Mitchell (59).
Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)
