I was thinking earlier today we need to tee up someone to do an interview on off the ball or something and detail all the fouls against Hego and conclude how āHegarty is being reffed differently to everyone elseā and put the pressure on before the semi.
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Damn it, I could have sworn that we were after winning 5 Munster titles in a row.
It is of course. Why ye have such a need for the victim complex on top of it is beyond me.
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By Friday thereāll be a few lads claiming it was indeed a free to Limerick with the stills to prove it.
Hegartys reputation is definitely not helping but thatās a reputation heās earned through years of using the Hurley as a slash hook.
Thereās so many reckless challenges from him down through the years itās bound to come against him.
That video of about 10 replays of the same incident is gas, Hayes pulled wrecklessly enough towards the end and there has been nothing about it since.
Iām sure there were other incidents on both sides also.
I think they might be winding you up mate
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That would have never happened if referees afforded Hego the same protection as everyone else.
People canāt seem to enjoy their team winning now without analysing every single decision the ref makes.
Itās beyond bizarre.
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When Hego decapitated Joe Canning that time??
The time he broke Bryan O Maras hand.
The time he nearly took the Waterford players neck off.
I could go on.
The time he nearly killed Aaron Fitzgerald.
Youāre giving them far too much credit. Worse again the lads that are actually involved in gah and should know better, let alone the other goms.
Jayses . A Tuesday night in the middle of a heatwave. Lads sweating cider and it dripping on to their phones
Thatās obvious with social media and smart phones but the winning team are obvious going to receive more attention. Saying that, much of it is warranted imo.
Fergal Horgan?
Itās gas this whole thing about Hegarty, āhe has got away with it for yearsā etc.
He was sent off against Galway in the league last year, deservedly so. A red card. He didnāt complain, Limerick didnāt appeal. Made a mistake and took his medicine.
What other incidents were there? He tackled the great Joe Canning in the 2020 semi final. Went to hook him and caught Joe. At most a yellow card. Definitely not a red.
Ennis 2022. Got booked for taking a line ball. A new one in the GAA, the first and only time it has ever happened. Aaron Fitz embarrassed himself for the second yellow.
This year he got a yellow for dissent against Waterford after being pulled and dragged from the start. A second yellow for a shoulder that was late, barely. But still probably deserved. Had someone come in from the stand and tangle with him then, and almost blamed for causing it.
Anything else Iām missing? Not exactly the rap sheet of an out of control mad man is it?
The real reason heās disliked is because heās a great player who has inflicted a fair bit of pain - the non physical type - on most or all rival teams at this stage. Itās the biggest compliment any player can get. You never hate the shit players on the opposition.
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Whatever about on here the insufferable coverage by the media of the refs decisions particularly in the final minutes of a game is terrible stuff.
Hurling barely gets any coverage so when youāve a great game with so many different pieces of skill and talking points itās a real shame to waste the limited exposure hurling gets on really marginal calls by a ref.
Now no offence but anybody that knows the refs
Names and likes discussing the refs Form is a little bit odd in my opinion but each to their own but you canāt really be giving out about all the refs being shite when you see the analysis of their performances and the abuse they get online.
Who in their right mind would even want to be an inter county ref ? An impossible task at times particularly in hurling.
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Agree, more sinned against than sinning.
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In fairness Dowling was excellent on Sunday. He called the Cian Nolan switch quicker than anyone on RTE. Cummins and Dalo were quick to credit him. Was himself too. It was fantastic to see on a massive occassion.
You donāt want pundits being ridicliously stone faced either. Its sport and a bit of craic.
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Who dislikes him? The referees?
Everything he did wrong in that he ābarelyā touched/connected etc, or of course it was the victimās faultā¦ I would expect no less from one of the chief simpletons 
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