Galway v Kilkenny All Ireland Hurling Final 2012

I did, fluff about Easter eggs and boxing. You are afraid of the thing that is coming

You should be too

KK have not improved enough to get close the 10point gap Galway had over them in the Leinster Final. Tipp just lay down and took it. Massive question marks still over Walsh, Larkin, Fennelly, even Henry. Cody is worried, he’s done his damndest to get inside Barry Kellys head. Galway will hurl against them at speed head on in their face.

Westmeath got closer to Galway than kk, ergo they are the second best side in Ireland

That appears to be your logic alright

Word is Kilkenny have been working extensively on a short puck out strategy behind closed doors. Bit late?

its theyre only way of getting any quality ball inside the middle third. its a definte theyll try it. could work.

Yeah, Herrity to Walsh who’ll attempt deep ball into test Hynes and Skehill. If that’s the approach can see Henry in at full forward.

It will be a tight game I think. Kilkenny will perform and I reckon Galway will go almost as well as they did in the LF. The Cork match had to be gotten through. It was, now they will aim to leave it all out there on Sunday.

Prediction: Galway by 3 in a cracker of a game

Galway 2-19
Kilkenny 1-19

Have a good weekend everybody.

HON THE CATS

In Championship hulring, Kilkenny under Brian Cody have lost 3 times to Galway. The same number they have lost to all Munster teams combined.

Tickets do seem quite plentiful alright.

Is there any point watching Sunday? From reading here it looks like Galway only have to turn up, right?

You get the impression reading here, that the greatest era of hurling domination in the history of the sport is about to come crashing down on the sports biggest day of the year…and you’re wondering if its worth watching?

yeah- i am, dont particularly like stick hurling but love fault finding in these games

http://www.thescore.ie/galway-kilkenny-2-585364-Sep2012/

An interesting point… but not overly relevant to Sundays game.

“There is a lesson from Anthony’s own playing career here which will inform him of the danger of repeating a tactic twice. In the 1986 All-Ireland final, Galway’s ploy of a two-man full-forward line was well advertised. They stuck with it and Anthony himself was withdrawn as the third midfielder. Cork didn’t follow him, kept an extra defender back and won the game”

'84, '91, '92, '93, '98, '00, '03, '04, '06, '07, '08, '10, '11 & '12. Sunday will be my 14th. Missed '99 (USA) and '09 (daughter just born). Looking at it now they are flimsy excuses at best.

Kilkenny by 6 points.

'02 Locke?

That is an interesting point but unfortunately it’s wrong. Garda Pierce Pigott was the third midfielder not Cunningham.

Game v’s Clare. Hadn’t 2 bob to rub together if I recall correctly.

Sin dinero, no hay cerveza, no hay coincidencia :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: