Its a sad indictment when stickmen of the calibre of TO’M, Coleman and Fitzgibbon are seen as luxury players in the modern game.
Its all piano lifters now with no room for piano players.
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This is championship hurling, not a feile skills competition.
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Tis a far cry from Hells Kitchen me man is.
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Fine players if you stand up admiring them.
Yes and Championship hurling has become a game now more suited to Rubby League style Robots who can make and break tackles than cavalier hurlers like Coleman/Fitzgibbon/TO’M.
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Incorrect. The fundamentals of the game have never been more important or better performed than they are now.
Tim is a pure hip & whip hurler.
Little Graham Mul flattened Coleman in 2018… 
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Fundamentals like throwing?
Easy see the guys who think hurling was only invented in 2018.
The standard is absolutely shocking now compared to a decade ago.
In the 2014 All Ireland Final there wasn’t a single wide hit for over 30 minutes of play in the second half (and even the last wide by Bubbles from a free was over). Nobody missed. That is the standard.
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Finished that there
The Cork Senior hurling team to play Limerick has been announced;
1.Patrick Collins, Ballinhassig
2.Niall O Leary, Castlelyons
3.Eoin Downey,Glen Rovers
4.Sean O Donoghue Inniscarra (c)
5.Tim O Mahony,Newtownshandrum
6.Robert Downey,Glen Rovers
7.Mark Coleman,Blarney
8.Ethan Twomey,St.Finbarr’s
9.Darragh Fitzgibbon, Charleville
10.Declan Dalton,Fr.O’Neill’s
11.Shane Barrett,Blarney
12.Seamus Harnedy, St. Ita’s
13.Patrick Horgan,Glen Rovers
14.Alan Connolly, Blackrock
15.Brian Hayes, St Finbarr’s
16.Brion Saunderson, Midleton
17.Ger Millerick, Fr. O Neill’s
18.Damien Cahalane, St. Finbarr’s
19.Eoin Roche, Bride Rovers
20.Tommy O Connell,Midleton
21.Luke Meade, Newcestown
22.Brian Roche, Bride Rovers
23.Conor Lehane, Midleton
24.Sean Twomey, Courcey Rovers
25.Jack O Connor,Sarsfields
26.Shane Kingston, Douglas
When you see the cork team you immediately just think the person picking the team is clueless.
The fundamentals of the game are pretty much the same core skills they have always been. They have to be performed now under greater pressure than ever before. There’s no room for a heavy touch or slow strike or pass that isn’t pinpoint perfect. The drawn 2014 final was great fare for its time but hardly a tackle put in. The game has moved on massively. How many players from that 2014 final would even get into the current Limerick team? Maybe three? That’s the difference in the standard nowadays.
The day ground hurling was outlawed in hurling, the game died.
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The options aren’t great.
Can still get Limerick at -4
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Coleman and Tim wing backs. Total Hurling.
You’re losing the run of yourself now
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The team who have caused Limerick the most issues are backboned by players who won an all Ireland in 2013.
O Donnell
Duggan
Kelly
Conlon
Mcinerney