Limerick GAA 2022 - Dual Kings (Part 1)

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UL won it another year with Tony Kelly, Jason Forde, John McGrath and a load of them Limerick lads.

UCD had a team around 2013 with Noel McGrath, Cillian Buckley, John Tennyson, Walter Walsh and a few Wexford/Dublin Seniors and they weren’t even close to winning it.

Now there isn’t a hurler of note in UCD.

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Conditioning.

Even say 10 years ago you had more of a chance of making it based on raw talent alone. You would be absolutely blown out of it at intercounty these days without a certain level of fitness and strength. Some of that is only going to come with age.

Colleges wise maybe there’s a Covid element to it as well.

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8511

But shur the young lads today have been gymming since under 15 so should be well conditioned to step up by 20 or 21.

There’s more Inter County stars playing Sigerson which should be even more physical.

8512

Excellent post

8513

Concannon is one of Galway’s best forwards over the past few years tbf.

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That’s the problem;not enough time spent chatting shit with friends while practicing casually down in the field

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8516

Decent team. Not a huge fan of Reidy inside tbh.

8517

That’s true.

There was a great piece done on Tony Kelly last year saying himself and his friends in Ballyea like Browne/Flanagan/Deasy etc. used spend hours upon hours at the pitch every day pucking and messing around. The ‘field crew’ they were known as. There was a tap with water at the field and that kept them going for the day.

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8518

Agreed. Presume he will be taking the frees. I’m sure he knows himself that his future is probably not at corner forward.

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8520

Same in KIlmallock sure. The advantage of having the field in the centre of the town. You’d never see young fellas in there now though. Different times.

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8521

Those underage games v Sixmilebridge were meant to be epic.

Jamie Shanahan, Seadna Morey etc. Shanahan was meant to be scoring off both sides from 70 yards at under 12.

8522

Presumably not if Gillane is there too though?

8523

They were “ epic “ apparently

8524

You are correct of course.

8525

Any sign of a football team being named?

8526

Tomorrow night apparently.

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8527

Bodies are still growing up to 18/19 so they will be behind someone in their mid 20s who has also spent years gymming. Strength wise especially.

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I wish they just went back to under 18s and under 21.

I think this is seriously impacting the profile of these players.

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