Limerick GAA - All-Ireland senior hurling champions 2018

myboyblue · June 17, 2018, 5:02pm

How is the big man

Copper_pipe · June 17, 2018, 5:03pm

I’m good thanks

Aristotle · June 17, 2018, 5:09pm

That was disappointing, but not the end of the world. I would be disappointed with some of the management decisions… But also the on-field decisions, our use of the ball was the worst this year. More similar to the Kilkenny game last year than any game this year.

But our skill levels and work rate were off aswell. For example, Flanagan’s touch last week was sublime with fellas hanging off him, it was very poor today. We needed our half-forwards to carry the ball down the wings, we didn’t do it at all. Dowling not suited to a 2-man full-forward line with a sweeper in front. We needed to either go with 3 inside and occupy Shanahan or make a switch. Also didn’t stop Clare working it through the lines as well as we did against Cork.

But we learn from those mistakes, I still think we’re good enough to take on anyone but we can’t afford that kind of performance level.

anon61956325 · June 17, 2018, 5:10pm

You were going on about us winning all week. You wouldnt listen - Typical Limerick fan.

The_Most_Infamous · June 17, 2018, 5:18pm

Very dissapointed with that, Clare were deserving winners. mcInerney and Conlan were excellent.

Hannon had a good first half, both Morrissey brothers were decent but other than that we were terribly flat.

The lads on the line need to question themselves as well, essentially it was a free shot at Clare as we’re still in the AI series but they brought on Richie McCarthy at halftime rather than Gillane.

Onwards and upwards, we’ll still have a say in the AI series, but that performance (or lack there of) is hard to take.

anon61956325 · June 17, 2018, 5:18pm

Any word on Finn and English? They have a month to get right again.

anon61956325 · June 17, 2018, 5:23pm

That performance was on the cards.

briggs · June 17, 2018, 5:26pm

Limerick very poor. First touch was terrible. No shape to the team at all. Strange decision to take off Mulcahy at half time when 4 points behind and bring on a defender. Negative. Fear.

backinatracksuit · June 17, 2018, 5:29pm

Mulcahy wasn’t at the races at all, Dowling and Tom Morrissey the only forwards to do themselves justice

Esso_Oil · June 17, 2018, 5:29pm

Cruciates gone

The_Most_Infamous · June 17, 2018, 5:30pm

Ollie Moran flagged it last week alright. Was a decent point to make that this talented group will need to taste defeat as part of their learning process.

I think everyone is dissapointed, but we’re still in the championship. Lessons hopefully will be learnt.

iron_mike · June 17, 2018, 5:30pm

Just back.
First of all congratulations to Clare. An extremely good professional performance.
We were bate out the gate.

I’m very disappointed with that. Thought athat half time we were still very much in it.
4 points down but had a strong breeze at our backs.
I’ll accept the fact that we were tired but only to a degree

We made a balls of it on the sideline. Particularly in the last 20. We showed the Clare full forward line way too much respect by continuing to play a sweeper
We had the safe net of third there anyway and should have just went 14 on 14. There was nothing to be lost.
Anyway we are still there. Disappointed not to be in a munster final but themselves the breaks.
Off to Thurles Thursday night to see how young Casey gets on but I get the feeling it could be a bad week.
Congrats to the minors

The_Most_Infamous · June 17, 2018, 5:32pm

Very harsh on Mulcahy. He got zero ball today.

dodgy_keeper · June 17, 2018, 5:33pm

Promotion and get out of Munster was the target - both achieved.

As soon as Dowling missed that handy early free had the feeling it was going to be one of those days. Just flat and subdued from the get go. The sharpness and energy just disappeared.

Bad day at the office but on we move.

Hope Carlow win as it would be a change of scenery, sick of Mullingar. And it’s a horrible drive too.

gilgamboa · June 17, 2018, 5:34pm

The way clare play the breeze isnt much of a factor really

iron_mike · June 17, 2018, 5:36pm

It’s the way we played it was the problem

anon61956325 · June 17, 2018, 5:36pm

There’s still a lot of young lads on the team… they were up against a well season team today and it showed. I honestly felt at HT last week that Limerick were fucked. There was just something in their body language that showed fatigue - Waterford were just gash.

We just need to let the team develop and i’ve no doubt success will come. But for now, they are still very much boys and were beaten by men today… I think we’ll take KK tho after a nice break.

The_Most_Infamous · June 17, 2018, 5:38pm

I’m fairly downbeat now, but this route might not be the worst thing either.

iron_mike · June 17, 2018, 5:39pm

We are in no different a position than if we had won today. Clare or Cork still have to win Munster to advance.
The upside is if (and it’s a fucking huge if) we beat Kilkenny and Wexford loose to the beaten Munster finalists, I still think we would avoid Galway in a semi.

iron_mike · June 17, 2018, 5:43pm

What date is that match Dodgy?