Hurling Power Rankings

Batigol · February 10, 2025, 6:17pm

I’m trying to balance current form with what I perceive to be the potential in a team, and then sprinkling last year’s championship form in as well. It’s a real tightrope walk I’m doing

myboyblue · February 10, 2025, 6:19pm

You’re a natural.

Biff_Egan · February 10, 2025, 6:19pm

This place has been crying out for a proper set of hurling rankings. Something Brehony would be proud of

Locke · February 10, 2025, 7:03pm

After round three

Limerick - They find away, even if they had -4 championship starters and a human blimp in goal
Galway - Dark horses for the AI final.
Cork - BACK! Can beat anyone on their day.
Clare - AI champs and are still a class outfit. You don’t mind them slipping back results wise in the league.
Tipp - On the rise. Don’t need an AI title until latest 2029 but maybe 2025?
KK - It would be great to see us putting 70 mins together.

Fat_Pox · February 10, 2025, 7:07pm

Time to call a stop and let a new man take over. You’re like Cody in 20/21. Yesterdays Power Rankings man.

Locke · February 10, 2025, 7:21pm

I’ll step down when Tipp win an All Ireland.

myboyblue · February 10, 2025, 7:21pm

He’s had his day but it’s a young man’s game and @Batigol is the fresh voice this thread needs

Do we need a poll?

corner_back · February 10, 2025, 7:27pm

Cody got a fairly poor Kilkenny team to an All Ireland final that year.

Batigol · February 10, 2025, 7:52pm

I’m happy for peaceful coexistence

gaillimhmick · February 10, 2025, 7:52pm

You’ve lost the plot with Galway at No 2, and they having a heap of little breacìns, that will be ate alive come championship.

Locke · February 10, 2025, 8:17pm

Have I? A man that bleeds Maroon back at the helm. The King dethroned. Galway wouldn’t fear Clare and Limerick in a semi final / final challenge.

Heyyoubehindthebushes · February 10, 2025, 8:17pm

You still havent changed your username.

Locke · February 10, 2025, 8:21pm

You’re right. I was going to argue that 2020 & 2021 don’t count but they are down on record so fairs fair.

@admins please change my username to HumanBlimpInTheGoals please, thanks.

Heyyoubehindthebushes · February 10, 2025, 8:22pm

Thats a fantastic name. Youll always be locke to me

Locke · February 10, 2025, 8:23pm

You’ve shown that a long name can be pulled off. You are an inspiration, pal.

Halfpipe · February 10, 2025, 8:28pm

You are doing a great job of letting Down fly under the radar there and it’s much appreciated. Despite being 3 from 3 in Div 2 and toppling Kildare in Ballycran last month you still have the flour bags ahead of us, and even leave the cut-off at 15 teams to keep the spotlight off us. I see one of our coaches has got a gig with St Thomas’s, hopefully that doesn’t derail things.

Aertel220 · February 10, 2025, 8:32pm

Kilkenny were beaten in All-Ireland semi-finals in 2020 and 2021. By Waterford and Cork. No All-Ireland final.

Aertel220 · February 10, 2025, 8:35pm

It’s only 2 years ago that the OTB lads had Carlow ranked 18th about 3 months before they won the Joe McDonagh. I flagged it at the time as being an appalling oversight.

corner_back · February 10, 2025, 8:45pm

Time goes by quickly. Was thinking about three all Irelands ago.

Batigol · February 10, 2025, 8:48pm

I threw Kildare in as a token gesture. I can’t be debating Micky mouse hurling