Some of the morons on this thread moaning about this and that and not one mention of how good that game in Waterford was for the league and time of year.
Cussen took 2 superb goals, and Horgan did well for his as well. Cork won’t worry the big 2 yet, but there is a marked improvement in the panel.
Nobody mentioning 1-17 from Eoin Kelly either, fucking hell lads, thats serious scoring.
Only saw highlights of Waterford v Cork but it looked like a cracker alright and an improvement in Cork’s performance from last week. One of the Waterford goals was laughable,a clear foul on the goalkeeper. Cussen’s scores were real quality, has a very good touch - looks a far better option than Aisake O’hAilpin.
Respectable performance by Dublin at Parnell Park, losing by four, but even scoring 2-21 Kilkenny were playing within themselves I felt and it was a well understrength Kikenny team even compared to last week. Only Rushe of Dublin’s strongest team was out. Dublin’s players generally had to take an extra half second to think about what they were doing, and even then some very cheap ball was given away. Not much goal threat either. Gary Maguire kept raining down puckouts on the Kilkenny half back line. Fairly brainless stuff especially with Rushe not playing. Richie Power got 2-7 and destroyed Ronan Fallon who started at full back. Maurice O’Brien who got three or four points followed by McCaffrey and Peter Kelly were Dublin’s best. O’Callaghan got two great points in the first half but didn’t see much of it in the second half.
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Some of the morons on this thread moaning about this and that and not one mention of how good that game in Waterford was for the league and time of year.
Cussen took 2 superb goals, and Horgan did well for his as well. Cork won’t worry the big 2 yet, but there is a marked improvement in the panel.
Nobody mentioning 1-17 from Eoin Kelly either, fucking hell lads, thats serious scoring.
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Was it 14 points from frees? 3 points from play from a midfielder is just about ok I suppose.
Fair point, as good as it gets at this time of the year, lots of wides however.
Walsh, Naughton, Hoggie and Cussen best for us. Our defending was hilarious, it says a lot when some young fellow from Kildorrey who couldn’t get his place underage for Cork is your best defender.
Sean Og’s touch was way out, Shane O’ Neill struggled with Mullane when on him, Curran did some awful silly things and Harnett got roasted alive. I feel sorry for him in a way, he never played in the corner before. Small corner forward from Waterford is handy though. Nice to see some real nacky fellas still play hurling.
Walsh was impressive alright. Not getting your game underage shouldn’t affect a guy at adult, size and your club can have alot to do with underage selections.
One notable little cameo was Mark Sull winning a savage ball in the air and giving a good quick pass to Tom Kenny in space. He’s obviously learning. Cian Mac and Cussen’s performances were very encouraging.
Mac - Its still 1-17, it deserves a mention for in fairness. Insecure Clare guys trying to belittle the standard of the Cork-Waterford game, thats what was going on. 
God only knows what the game would have been like if played on a bigger pitch with a less fussy ref.
Mark O’Sullivan won at least three clean balls in the air in his ten minute cameo, once assisted Kenny for his point and another time getting unfairly caught for steps. I’m looking forward to see what he can do come championship.
Should have been 20 points but for Laois pulling up. With Clare v Carlow still to come, and Antrim v Wexford, not to mention Laois v Carlow and Laois v Wexford, there will be an interesting finish to this campaign.
as a wexford man, that really is depressing stuff to read. maybe it is that sort of ‘we have to be better than them just because’ attitude is what has us where we are. looking forward tho to bouncing back against Kildare this weekend. :unsure:
I thought as much when writing it, but you can’t start to climb until you realise where you are. I know that first hand. There was a time when people were saying we should burn every hurl in Laois but thats changing now. Tis a great pity more don’t go along to the Laois hurling games, because its where its at as regards Laois GAA at the moment.
The Tables as they stand
Kelly has seriously bulked up over the winter. Fair scoring return alright but the goal should never have stood.
Good showing from Waterford yesterday but for some silly errors could have won the match. We gave Cork two very soft goals which came straight up the middle of the field, and I feel that had Brick beed centre back both would have been prevented, the second in particular.
The Waterford goal was dodgy ok, but was legit. Shane Walsh and Nash both went ofr the ball, eyes on it, and both missed it. The new square ball is a joke though, as keepers will get crealed this summer if it stays in.
For Waterford, Mark O’Brien at full back had a decent game, and couldnt be faulted for either goal as he had to close the man with the ball each time. Connors was excellent again in the corner but for the first goal when Horgan knocked the ball from his hand. The full back line is haping up ok for now. Teh half back line was not great, Shane Sullivan while hitting a nice bit of ball was not strong enough, and someof his clearances/deliveries were fairly aimless. Nagle and Ringo Kearney were good but both made a coupl of silly mistakes and were loos at times, when cork wing forwards dropped back for the running game. They are doing ok, and that line still has Brick Walsh, Tony Browne to come back into it, so it looks ok. At midfield Eoin Kelly is back where he should be, and hurler of immense talent and skill and 1-17 was a great return, 1-3 from play. Richie Foley is settling in well, great man to deliver a pass, but very loose at times, seems to loose concentration.
In the forwards Kevin Moran was a big disapointment, has been our best forward to date, but his touch and everything else deserted him yesterday, and need a big game on Conor Mahony next weekend. Eoin McGrath is stone useless, and should be gone now. Seamus Pendergast serves a funtion, and should sharpen up a bit more as he is only back hurling two weeks. Of the others Shane Walsh was dangerous and gave Murphy a torid time, he looks a genuine option now at 14 with pace and strength. Tomás Ryan had a goon day, had the beating of both his markers every time, Sean Óg and Hartnett, and with a better supply of ball and bit more poise he can be a great player for WD. Molumphy is an immense athlete and a great hurler, and an injury free year from him is vital. Mullane was good when he came on, he has bulked up by about a stone or so an will scare the shite out of any corner back he faces this year. We also have Dan for cameos this year, and Maurice is a talent that can offer something I am sure. Ken McGrath will most likely make a play for the 14 jersey when he is back from his honeymoon next week, so that will leave us with a nice hand come the championship.
Few observations on Cork. Cussen is a great option, far better than Asake, he has loads of hurling in him, and a brain. They are still struggling for a full back. Curran seems to have gone back a lot. Sean Óg has lost his pace comepletely. And teeh centre forward they brough on is very good.
Our proper full back wasn’t playing yesterday Blaa. Brian Murphy was dreadful.
Carlow’s quiet hurling revolution – led by players like Ed Coady, John Rogers, Stephen Kavanagh and Andrew Gaule – can no longer slide under the radar following Sunday’s victory over Wexford.
Manager Kevin Ryan is hopeful that the result will attract even more supporters to get behind them when they take on Division 2 table-toppers Clare at Dr Cullen Park this weekend.
“There was a reasonable crowd there for the Wexford game but I’d still be disappointed with it and hope we get even more people behind us,” he said.
The significance of Carlow’s sensational victory wasn’t lost on Waterford native Ryan.
“It’s the first time that Carlow have beaten Wexford in senior hurling competition. The players were delighted and the supporters were ecstatic,” he added.
"A lot of them either border Wexford or Laois, so beating Wexford was a big deal for them but it was the quality of the performance that really delighted us.
“Wexford went 0-4 to 0-1 up early on but we got it back to level it. They went 0-12 to 0-10 up with 20 minutes left but then we outscored them six points to one and that was probably the most satisfying aspect of the win.”
Ryan was at the helm when Carlow retained their place in Division 2 last season and won the Christy Ring Cup for the second season running, but one notable addition to his back-room team, Gerry Fitzpatrick, has also been credited with their continuing progress.
Fitzpatrick, an expert in fitness and sports psychology, was a key member of the Waterford hurling back-room for several years and Ryan pulled off quite a coup by getting him involved this season.
“Momentum played some part on Sunday but we definitely finished stronger than Wexford,” said Ryan.
“That’s definitely down to Gerry. He really is top-class and I would say there will be few teams that will be fitter than us this year.”
After losing to Antrim by just a point, victories over Westmeath, Down and now Wexford have put Carlow joint second in Division 2 with Laois.
But Ryan will not be letting his players lose the run of themselves and has stressed all season that his young side – which includes nearly a dozen U-21s – may need another year or two to develop to full strength.
“It’s great for us to be able to test ourselves against counties like Wexford and Clare, but it’s all the time about getting consistent performances from ourselves and that is what we are concentrating on,” he said.
Irish Independent
Wasn’t Kevin Ryan being linked with the Wexford job before Bonnar took it???
Was indeed. He used to manage Oulart-The Ballagh too.
I dunno, lads seriously, maybe Bondage is right about wimin and sports.
Or maybe I must have been visiting that parallel universe place they keep talking about on Fringe last weekend
Waherfurd are a disaster. A fucking shambles of a side that only seemed to make sense as a team of 15 when John Mullanimal ran on and gave them some shape and direction. Eoin Kelly scoring 1-17 is without doubt MOM stuff, but 1-17 is what the ex inter-county man and former Junior club star comes home from London to score (by playing a cross between golf and soccer) to save them from relegation.
Cork were doing so many experiements I’m surprised Denis wasn’t wearing a white coat.
And as for Wexford; don’t look anymore. Say nothing, not a word, and sweet God might take them now.
Laois team v Down
Eoin Reilly; Conor Dunne, Darren Maher, Brian Stapleton; John A Delaney, Matthew Whelan, Cahir Healy; Michael McEvoy, James Walsh; Eoin Costelloe, John Rowney, Joe Fitzpatrick; Tommy Fitzgerald, Willie Hyland, Neil Foyle.
Happy enough with that team. Delighted to see Joe Fitz back, proof positive that Rigney has this team faced in the right direction and further proof that every top hurler in Laois is content to play for Rigney under this regieme. Currently without JJ McHugh, Brian Campion, Colin Delaney and John O Loughlin but the return of Healy, Joe Fitz, Tommy Fitz, Jimmy Walsh and Brian Stapleton gives this team a real good look to it, with the added bonus of some decent power to come in from the bench, something I cant remember a Laois team having since the 80’s.
A win in Down will set us up nicely for tilts at Wexford and Carlow. Will be interesting to see how Carlow go against Clare this weekend. Clare will be well warned, and its not beyond belief that Carlow have their scalp for the year, after all, Antrim beat them earlier in the league. Although a win for Carlow would be good news for Laois.
Expect to win this. But Aisake at No.11. :lol:
Cork Hurling team v Dublin (Parnell Park, March 28th, 2.30pm - Live on C103)
Limerick team V Offaly:
Murray
Reale
Geary
Moloney
Foley
Hickey
O’Dwyer
O’Mahoney
Dodge
Moran
M O’Brien
P Browne
Donie
McNamara
Mulcahy
Nice balance to that team Runt, some old guad, and some good young fellas coming through obviously.