Munster Senior Hurling Championship 2023 (Part 1)

Pitiful

I’m fucking disgusted to be honest with you. I just don’t get it. We will get fucking destroyed in the middle third.

Lehane and Dalton starting together is absolutely laughable. You cam carry one but not both.

No Power, no Robbie, no Tim. What the fuck are they at?

I seen it from early doors. I will say no more.

You left out Hoggy

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They will hardly line out that way? Cahalane/Downey and Millerick to swap? Dalton to 14, Fitz to wing forward and Meade midfield?

Otherwise it is a terribly balanced team

What is the Cork side

I presume Robbie isn’t 100%? Surely be starting otherwise

He’s been back for 5 weeks. No reason not to start him.

  1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)
  2. Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons) Captain
  3. Robert Downey (Glen Rovers)
  4. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarrs)
  5. Tommy O’Connell (Midleton)
  6. Ciaran Joyce (Castlemartyr)
  7. Ger Mellerick (Fr O’Neills)
  8. Brian Roche (Bride Rovers)
  9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
  10. Seamus Harnedy (St Itas)
  11. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
  12. Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neills)
  13. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
  14. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
  15. Shane Barrett (Blarney)
  16. Ger Collins (Ballinhassig)
  17. Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum)
  18. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
  19. Brian O’Sullivan (Kanturk)
  20. Ethan Twomey (St Finbarrs)
  21. Conor Cahalane (St Finbarrs)
  22. Brian Hayes (St Finbarrs)
  23. Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers)
  24. Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)
  25. Padraig Power (Blarney)
  26. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
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You’d wonder alright
Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)
Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons) Captain
Robert Downey (Glen Rovers)
Damien Cahalane (St Finbarrs)
Tommy O’Connell (Midleton)
Ciaran Joyce (Castlemartyr)
Ger Mellerick (Fr O’Neills)
Brian Roche (Bride Rovers)
Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
Seamus Harnedy (St Itas)
Conor Lehane (Midleton)
Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neills)
Luke Meade (Newcestown)
Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
Shane Barrett (Blarney)
Ger Collins (Ballinhassig)
Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum)
Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
Brian O’Sullivan (Kanturk)
Ethan Twomey (St Finbarrs)
Conor Cahalane (St Finbarrs)
Brian Hayes (St Finbarrs)
Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers)
Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)
Padraig Power (Blarney)
Shane Kingston (Douglas)

What about Kingston?

He’s coming back from a nasty hamstring.

I don’t know what lads are crying about to be honest. It’s along what you’d expect. ROF for Lehane would be my only really gripe

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Hard to believe Cork are favourites.

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It’s a slightly odd team tbh, I wonder how they will actually line out?

Because Meade isn’t a corner-forward. I know he’s played there but he does his best work out around the middle. Barrett, similarly, had been doing well around half-forward.

So could we see Lehane inside? Dalton even?

Roche is probably the player who can allow Fitzgibbon get forward and not necessarily worry too much about defensive duties because Fitz doesn’t really want to know about that side of the game. But then would Roche & Meade with Fitzgibbon at 11 be a better balance?

And it could be a complete dummy team, you’d imagine ROF starts ever day of the week if fully fit.

TOM is a huge loss if not starting. I know he doesn’t like defending but he can do serious damage going forward.

Are Cork playing silly buggers and that’s not the team at all I wonder :thinking:

They don’t seem to know where to play him.

I saw him in predicted lineups in every line from HB all the way to FF.

I think he’s a decent enough player but with limitations, and I wouldn’t say he deserves to be a nailed-on starter. Whereas I would feel O’Flynn probably does deserve to be in that category.

They are a little limited with the defensive injuries, Waterford could get joy if they deliver the ball inside.

15/8 :tada:

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A Waterford and Galway double for me anyway.