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[dodgy_keeper]

Absolutely. Would be delighted with third.

The Leinster teams definitely have an advantage with a couple of gimme games in there to rest lads/rotate/experiment etc.

The Munster teams have to go hell for leather, then possibly face a Munster final, the loser of that has a quarter final, possible semi final and possible final. 8 tough games is a fairly brutal, energy sapping exercise.

[Gary_Birtles_Lovechi]

@Julio_Geordio

Cork are playing a football style of slow build up, working the ball across the middle, waiting for an opening. But its much easier turn over a ball in hurling and much easier to fuck up a pass.

It can be effective if the other team stands off you. But any team working hard will give them a hard time of it.

I honestly dont think Cork learned anything from the AIF. They seem to have decided that they just didn’t show up and are doubling down on the same as last year. Exact same weaknesses as last year from what I can see

This.

[Thomas_Brady]

I presume premierview were going nuts with the clear throw ball for the first Waterford goal?

[PhattPike]

@flattythehurdler

Limerick lads trying desperately to crawl into the long grass. It just demonstrates the deep seated insecurity which manifests itself in triumphalism and in Munster rubby.

When our C Team was cantering to a highly coveted Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling Cup title back in January, I needed no grass. The three-in-a-row was inevitable.

Now though, I is spooked.

[Gary_Birtles_Lovechi]

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Look at the ease with which Bennett goes around Tim O’Mahony here. There’s more pace in a camel. There’s no way Bennett will get that level of opportunity against Byrnes, Hannon or D Morrissey.

Cork’s issue are their six backs. They are shipping massive scores in most games. As someone else said, they don’t know how to defend. Nobody doubting their scoring potential at the other end but they will have to address the white elephant in the room before they win any All Ireland.

[Breaking_my_balls]

Exactly. We’re going on previous seasons form. That’s no garauntee. We can only go on what we’ve seen so far this season. Waterford have been magnificent. On the evidence in front of us, Waterford should be considered worthy favourites for the All Ireland. They’ve earned it.

You’d be a fool as things stand to back against them.

Last year I poked fun that all we wanted was a decent contender. It appears we may get what I asked for and more.

Fucking bring it on. Championship around the corner

[Gary_Birtles_Lovechi]

@flattythehurdler

Limerick lads trying desperately to crawl into the long grass. It just demonstrates the deep seated insecurity which manifests itself in triumphalism and in Munster rubby.

There’s no long grass as far as Limerick are concerned. They are the best squad in the country and will be favourites in every game they play this year. It will take a super effort from either Waterford or Galway to dethrone them. Pay no heed to the league, you’ll see the real Limerick in action on Easter Sunday. As a Limerick man I am quietly confident in Kiely & Kinnerk to have them right for the Championship.

[anon76546466]

I thought Bennett’s second goal last night was almost a carbon copy of the one he scored against KK in the semi in 20. Practically walked it into the net. He’d be stopped legally/illegally by the Limerick defense long before he gets within shooting range. That’s the difference

[Horsebox]

If Limerick can get back to anything like last year’s form they’ll beat Waterford by 7 or 8 points handily enough.

[peddlerscross]

I was at the semi final last year and Waterford dominated the opening quarter but didnt put it on the scoreboard.

Once Limerick settled after the waterbreak it was all over.

Thankfully the water break nonsense wont be there this year.

[Breaking_my_balls]

For what it’s worth, I think there’s a lot in what was said above about possibly playing Waterford 3 times this year. Now they are due a win against us. They were close to us in the Munster Final in 2020 and in last year’s Semi Final they matched us head on for 20 minutes. They’ve improved further since on all known evidence. Therefore, chances are they are due a win against us. Limerick don’t need to beat them in the TUSGG, we need to be beating them in Croke Park.

I think Limerick will beat Cork in 2 weeks time. It’ll be close as Limerick will not be firing on all cylinders but I think we’ll do enough, similar to the Munster Semi Final last year

I think Waterford will turn us over in the TUSGG in Rd 2. They’ll wallop Tipp in Walsh Park and are flying it. We won’t have closed the gap to them enough by then.

I think we’ll beat Tipp. Handy enough.

Clare will be a dogfight in Ennis but we’ll come through it

That’ll probably put us into a Munster Final v Waterford.

I’d say if you could ask Kiely what his ideal scenario would be now he’d snap your hand at the wrist to finish 3rd, avoid playing Waterford a second time, build momentum through the qualifier and quarter final a lá 2018 knowing full well it’ll be Waterford they’ll be facing for 3 in a row

[Aristotle]

I love Waterford’s desire for goals from anywhere on the pitch, makes them really exciting to watch. That Bennett goal against Kilkenny is probably the best example but Hutchinson against Tipp last year is another one, where the likes of Barron & Jack Prendergast just have goal on their mind way out the field, it’s class.

Limerick get lots of praise for their performances in general but their defending against a really good goalscoring side like Waterford last year possibly went a little bit under the radar. Maybe because it wasn’t overly flashy defending, it was just really patient, really smart, very little diving in, backing off when they had to- forcing Waterford to take shots from positions they wouldn’t really want to, and Quaid makes the saves look easy then.

It was an absolute masterclass in defensive play. But I’m sure Waterford will conjure up something else this year, it’ll be very interesting.

[Breaking_my_balls]

I agree, I love watching Waterford, every time the ball passes the middle of the pitch there’s an opportunity for a goal with them, it’s ruthless stuff

[AlanHQ]

@Breaking_my_balls

Kingston their best forward last 2 years and he looking in from the line because his father doesn’t want to appear biased ffs

Kingstons best bet to start is to come off the bench and play awful. His nailed on to remain on the bench with displays like Sat.

[AlanHQ]

@Breaking_my_balls

I think Limerick will beat Cork in 2 weeks time. It’ll be close as Limerick will not be firing on all cylinders but I think we’ll do enough, similar to the Munster Semi Final last year

I’d be v surprised if Cork don’t bring a huge performance to this tbh.

[flattythehurdler]

Cork aren’t great imho.

[Turenne]

Making or breaking of the current management, another defeat to Limerick would be an irrevocable blow.

[Your_Mums_Athletic]

If ye lose to a Limerick I do not see ye getting out of Munster.

[AlanHQ]

KK is gone out the door whatever happens. If they bomb Pat Mulcahy could lose the managership b4 he even gets it. LOL!

[glasagusban]

I may well end up with egg all over my face for this very soon but I think the current management are a busted flush already. They’ve brought the team so far and deserve some credit, but as @Julio_Geordio said, they don’t seem to have learned any lessons since last year. As I said in another post, it’s all the same problems and questions in the team and there doesn’t seem to have been any attempt to address them. Are they even aware of them? All the same questions about Lehane, Coleman, ball winners, defenders are there and they don’t seem to have done anything different to try to address them. Maybe they just think that if cork click they can outscore anyone in a shootout but that just shows the management up as well as that’s not really realistic either. Still think they will qualify from Munster.