Limerick GAA 2022 - Dual Kings (Part 1)

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It’s a sign the sport has become more professional. That’s what you can see in other professional sports, lads of 18 are rarely ready at that age to break through at the elite level, same is just starting to happen in GAA now, natural evolution. It doesn’t mean the young players are any less talented than they ever were

The great KK team were a microcosm of that. Standards were so high two unbelievable players in Richie Hogan and TJ Reid could not break into those sides until they were mid 20s. Wasn’t Reid still a sub at 23 or 24, Hogan similar

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I dunno in rugby it’s getting younger and younger.

I think they’ve created a huge gap between senior and under 20s now.

Under 21s was a very good standard and you nearly always had a fair few senior lads playing. It upped the standard significantly.

Even know with the league and championship so close together and the season condensed it’ll be tougher for managers to blood lads.

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Richie Hogan started an AI Final at 21.

In soccer you still see plenty young lads breaking through.

The GAA have fucked up somewhere along the line

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That UL team only used one player without inter County expirence iirc

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Some change in a few years.

They beat a UCC team in 2018 that had Mikey Breen, Conor Gleeson, Tom Devine, John Power, Shane Kingston, Darragh Fitzgibbon and a few more by 20 odd points. All those mentioned above had been playing in All Ireland Semi Final’s and Finals in the years prior to that.

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Would all lads still be heading to college? I know the economy is picking up again would there be more fellas back doing trades and stuff?

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Ask some of your servants

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How much has the pandemic had an effect of the development of players 18-21 who were outside of senior IC teams? We probably won’t see for another year or two but I imagine it’ll effect some fellas development.

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Liam Sheedy: Bravery at the restart vital to put regal Limerick on the back foot

Kinnerk code: Making Limerick the great problem-solvers

Enda McEvoy: How long can Limerick last at the top of the mountain?

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BOX OFFICE

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The greatest team of all time.

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It’s a dynasty.

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The Wilt Chamberlain of hurling.

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A short few years ago we couldn’t get promoted out of division 1B for years on end. Bananas stuff.

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Diarmuid O’Sullivan will come up with something to counteract Kinnerk.

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All they need is more Corkness

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A ball in his togs again?

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Many of you staying over in Wexford over the weekend?

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Was check out hotels there this morning. Nothing under 200 as far as I can see. Too much to be spending on 1 night in February

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Travel on the day. Whitford would be my go to place but food only starting at 12.30 is a little bit late for 13.45 throw in. Any bar/hotel recommendation for that time between breakfast and lunch?

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