2016 Allianz National Hurling League

Thatā€™s not what they said on the radio, but weā€™d have taken that at the start of the day.

They were using an analog scoreboard today. It was fine, apart from the score for us in green.

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This cunt.

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Nicely done all the same though. The Cork lads will be seething at that.

Heā€™s a venomous fucker, remember he tried to attack Vincent Browne one night on TV3.

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This cunt.

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What county man is he even?

None of the 32 Iā€™d say pal.

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Thurles

Is that fellas head deformed? Looks like heā€™d get a part on ā€œthe undateablesā€

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I donā€™t want to spread panic in the ranks, or uncertainty, and I am aware that Liam Dunne is an occasional lurker here, but Waterford played in a conventionalise 15v15 formation yesterday.

Another noteworthy point. Waterford finished second in the division and scored only one goal. Kilkenny finished first and scored only 4. The bottom team in the division, Cork were also the highest goal scorers in the division scoring 8.

Many of Corks goals came late on with games well over.
Typically though they are behind where the game is at.

When are they tossing for home advantage for the quarter finals (where required) does anyone know?

The points conceded tally is very telling. The two teams in the relegation play off comfortably conceded the most. Galway conceded 114 points, 23 points a game. Cork conceded a staggering 145 points or 29 points a game. An average tally against Cork in this league was 2-23. For winter hurling thatā€™s pretty extraordinary.

By contrast Waterford conceded the least - 18 points a game, 90 in total but the other teams in the quarters werenā€™t that far off that mark either. KK conceded 94, Dublin conceded 99 and Tipp conceded 102.

In fairness it looks like Cork are playing a totally different game to the rest of the division. At least to the top 4 in the division anyway.

The average score conceded in the division was down from 23.5 points per game last year to 21.5 this year.

If Cork lose to Limerick when are the GAA going to advise us of the new structure for the NHL that will see them accommodated in the the top tier regardless of the result?

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Cork v Limerick?

Itā€™s already decided. There will be 8 teams in the re-revamped structure for next year.

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The league table doesnā€™t lie and, while Kerry can be considered unfortunate, we now have the best 8 teams in the country locking horns. It should make for some very competitive and entertaining contests without the likes of Cork, Laois and Galway shipping heavy beatings. How did the coin tosses for home venue go?

Galway V Cork in Pearse stadium next sunday. Frank was unable to locate his double sided coin by the looks of it.

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