Offaly to beat Waterford. Thatâs my sole prediction this week.
Limerick will win Sindhi
Whoever Clare are playing to win.
[QUOTE=âTheUlteriorMotive, post: 1102222, member: 2272â]I know a couple of them fairly well from some work stuff and sideline stuff I do. Have met Matthews and know him too.
All those other injuries are collision injuries as far as I know and one freak injury involving a finger.
My own view is that they need to develop a pattern of play and a bit of bloody mindedness to be successful. It wonât come down to skills or fitness. As has been said before about them - if they work hard they are a very good team and if they donât work hard they are a very average team.
Nash is a good choice as captain as he is their natural leader when they are in a group.[/QUOTE]
Aggression and attitude can be developed thru the type of games and Conditioing you do as well though. Cork are great in open spaces because thatâs how they train. KK exposed their lack of power and aggression significantly. Everyone thinks itâs a mental switch that a player or a manager can help turn on the week of a big game, but it canât. There is a certain element of short term preperation, but itâs the actual training that matters the most. Players can also be, unless attuned to physical development like say Sean Og or the likes, a terrible barometer for judging training. Itâs all about the physical for them, if itâs hard itâs good.
I will never ever agree with long distance running for hurling. I think itâs impractical and scientifically flawed. As well as being more codusive to injuries. Collision injuries are more likely if you have poor core Strength and stability and you donât practice collisions. And while they might belt into each other in practice games they are not doing modified games that demand that collision. That ties into lack of forward pressure as well, leaving opposition backs clear more accurately. Itâs all related. Also JBM seems intent on having the best 15 hurling a on the pitch, even if completely out of position. This is a serious flaw in Cork IMO. Square pegs in round holes. Cahalane and Horgan the most obvious.
On Dublin, I donât think theyâll win the AI or anything, but theyâll be a pretty good hurling team this year.
[QUOTE=âcaoimhaoin, post: 1102279, member: 273â]Aggression and attitude can be developed thru the type of games and Conditioing you do as well though. Cork are great in open spaces because thatâs how they train. KK exposed their lack of power and aggression significantly. Everyone thinks itâs a mental switch that a player or a manager can help turn on the week of a big game, but it canât. There is a certain element of short term preperation, but itâs the actual training that matters the most. Players can also be, unless attuned to physical development like say Sean Og or the likes, a terrible barometer for judging training. Itâs all about the physical for them, if itâs hard itâs good.
I will never ever agree with long distance running for hurling. I think itâs impractical and scientifically flawed. As well as being more codusive to injuries. Collision injuries are more likely if you have poor core Strength and stability and you donât practice collisions. And while they might belt into each other in practice games they are not doing modified games that demand that collision. That ties into lack of forward pressure as well, leaving opposition backs clear more accurately. Itâs all related. Also JBM seems intent on having the best 15 hurling a on the pitch, even if completely out of position. This is a serious flaw in Cork IMO. Square pegs in round holes. Cahalane and Horgan the most obvious.
On Dublin, I donât think theyâll win the AI or anything, but theyâll be a pretty good hurling team this year.[/QUOTE]
Yeah - a lot of Cork lads also seen to think club games are reffed too strictly in Cork so lads not used to rough and tumble
itâs a mentality and a work ethic
there are differences in the Cork set up this year so time will tell - a performance against Dublin would be a start
Waterford
Kilkenny
Tipp
Dublin
Wexford
Antrim
Dublin
Galway
Chipp
Waterford
Leix
Limerick
[QUOTE=âTheUlteriorMotive, post: 1102317, member: 2272â]Yeah - a lot of Cork lads also seen to think club games are reffed too strictly in Cork so lads not used to rough and tumble
itâs a mentality and a work ethic
there are differences in the Cork set up this year so time will tell - a performance against Dublin would be a start[/QUOTE]
Refereeing in Cork is a farce. County players get a favour able ride as well.
As for a change, I have massive reservations about that. The personnel hasnât really changed at all and I donât think many middle aged to older men can really significantly change. I think when the pressure comes on most guys revert to type.
People who evolve (they are what you call growth coaches as opposed to fixed coaches) like Billy Morgan, Sean Boylan, Alex Ferguson etc are rare enough and itâs mostly why they last the course.
I donât see that with Cork unless they let Landers have a lot more power.
Iâll be very surprised if Tipp leave Cusack Park Sunday with 2 points.
Well they only get two .I say a tipp win
Draw
Chipp
KK
Waterford
Laois
Limerick
Dublin
Kilkenny
Clare
Waterford
Antrim
Limerick
No PTS for leix or chipp
bumpâŚ
Not watching it, but thatâs a thumping.
Wouldnât be putting much in it yet. I expected a strong early season push from Cork where they are fitter than everyone else.
Still impressive scoring.
Brian Carthy described it as exhibition pace of a game
Cork pace is destroying Dublin.
Ah Nevermind there it is 
both all Irelands going south this year palâŚthe cork and kerry boysâŚ