Clare vs tipperary all ireland quarter final 2017. winners to play Cork

[The_Most_Infamous]

@Aristotle

That wasn’t even close to an All-Ireland winning performance, but they do have the raw materials. But Galway strong favourites still- nothing Cork, Tipp, Waterford or Wexford have shown suggests they have the beating of Galway. Still time obviously.

Agreed, Tipp still got 28 points though of which 21 were from play I believe…savage scoring for a team carrying a number of weak links.

I actually thought Tossy Hamill did alright in the second half, but they definitely need an inform Barry back there for the SF.

[Joe_Player]

I think Clare will be in the 5or 6 for years to come hurling won’t go away in Clare

[iron_mike]

28 points of which probably 10 were completely gifted to them by Clare. That with the obvious weaknesses in their full back line and the amount of wides that Clare struck does not bode well for them.

[The_Most_Infamous]

It doesnt, but winning playing badly in a QF isnt necessarily a bad thing mate.

[iron_mike]

I agree. But a performance like that the next day will not get them over the line against either Galway or Cork.
When Clare look back on that match they will kick themselves. It’s probably the best example in recent times of a team really leaving it behind them.
You could tell that O’Donnell was in the humour to do a bit of damage today and they fed him very little decent ball.

[iron_mike]

@Bandage

Consensus now appears to be that it’s a blessing Wexford will avoid a rejuvenated Tipperary until the final, if we meet at all.

A real bonus to lose the Leinster Final in hindsight. Far easier to go through Waterford and Cork to get to the first Sunday in September than face a rampant and match fit Tipperary in a semi-final when you haven’t played for 6 weeks.

Hopefully Galway will take out Tipp in the semi-final because Wexford are more than likely to turn the tables on the Leinster Final result (like Kilkenny in 2012).

I’m not disputing that Galway’s Limerick like lorry the ball forward and up in the air tactics paid handsome dividends in the Leinster Final. But that relied on hit and hope, limited, mullockers like the unrelated Cooney brothers, Joseph and Conor, having career days.

I don’t think anybody, even the aforementioned players themselves, expects them to score 0-12 from play between them ever again. I’m sure Wexford will have sorted out their freetaking and will have streamlined a few bits and pieces.

I just hope it’s Galway we’re playing in the final and not today’s impressive victors.

Well done to Tipperary. The McGrath brothers were tantalising.

Is the Becks on half price in Cork tonight?

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

Tipp deserved the win, far more clinical and dominated the physical exchanges at times but Clare very much left them off the hook. Some terrible wides. Cleary was excellent at centre back until running out of steam while after a slow start Jamie Shanahan also had an excellent game.

Peter Duggan pretty much dragged Clare back into it second half and once Tipp got to grips with him they saw it out and pulled away again.

[caoimhaoin]

It was mental.

Absolutely mental. As sid points out the psychological effects of it are immense.

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

It has to be said Tipp’s forwards interplay and economy is a good few levels above ours. They are excellent at short sharp passing once they get the ball in hand. Also excellent at reading the breaks and moving off each other.

It takes a long time to develop but in full flow they are a sight to behold. Some of their scores in the opening 15-20 minutes were brilliant in their simplicity

[glasagusban]

If its a good few levels above Clare’s consider where it in relation to limerick

[mick_jones]

This is what gives us a squeak. Tipp have had best forwards, technique wise, n country for few years now, including KK, was just resolve / mentality stopped us winning more AIs. Plus d greatest team of all time .