 On 6 September 2009 Tipperary faced four-in-a-row hopefuls Kilkenny in the All-Ireland decider.For long periods Tipperary looked the likely winners, however, late goals from Henry Shefflin and substitute Martin Comerford finally killed off their efforts to secure a 2-22 to 0-23 victory.In spite of this defeat Corbett was later presented with his first All-Star.