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The 12 point winning margin makes the munster hurling series the most one sided provincial competition in either code.

brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 674 - 12/06/2019 20:55:22    2194153

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Replying To brisbane:  "The 12 point winning margin makes the munster hurling series the most one sided provincial competition in either code."
You can't call a 5 team round robin 'one-sided', makes no sense. Clare and Waterford are poor but Tipp Limerick and Cork are the top 3 teams in the country now and can all beat eachother on the day. Whoever ends up in the Munster final, it'll be a cracker.

blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 13/06/2019 04:26:38    2194236

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Replying To blackspot91:  "You can't call a 5 team round robin 'one-sided', makes no sense. Clare and Waterford are poor but Tipp Limerick and Cork are the top 3 teams in the country now and can all beat eachother on the day. Whoever ends up in the Munster final, it'll be a cracker."
Top three teams in the country??????

LarryOBrother (Wexford) - Posts: 409 - 13/06/2019 11:15:28    2194312

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Replying To blackspot91:  "You can't call a 5 team round robin 'one-sided', makes no sense. Clare and Waterford are poor but Tipp Limerick and Cork are the top 3 teams in the country now and can all beat eachother on the day. Whoever ends up in the Munster final, it'll be a cracker."
Mad how its panned out. In February I thought Waterford and Clare would be dark horses for Liam.......

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11847 - 13/06/2019 11:29:56    2194324

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "Top three teams in the country??????"
Name a team better than those 3 ? at a stretch on a good day gal better than cork, at most.

PremierGold (Tipperary) - Posts: 121 - 13/06/2019 11:48:11    2194336

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "Top three teams in the country??????"
Ah come on Larry. Didn't you know already that the Leinster teams are there just to make up the numbers.

Ej (Wexford) - Posts: 355 - 13/06/2019 11:49:24    2194337

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Replying To PremierGold:  "Name a team better than those 3 ? at a stretch on a good day gal better than cork, at most."
Please give us your 1 - 9 rankings

Ej (Wexford) - Posts: 355 - 13/06/2019 11:52:45    2194339

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Replying To PremierGold:  "Name a team better than those 3 ? at a stretch on a good day gal better than cork, at most."
I'ld say Dublin, Galway, Wexford & Kilkenny would all fancy their chances against Cork.
If Galway get Joe back I'ld say they are a match for Tipp & Limerick.
Ye Munster lads have notions.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 13/06/2019 12:05:47    2194348

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Replying To Ej:  "Please give us your 1 - 9 rankings"
limerick
tipp
cork
galway
kilkenny
dublin
clare
wexford
waterford.

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1097 - 13/06/2019 12:22:14    2194361

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Replying To Ej:  "Please give us your 1 - 9 rankings"
on form this year so far in the champ:
tipp,lim,cork,gal,kk,wex,dub,clare,carlow

PremierGold (Tipperary) - Posts: 121 - 13/06/2019 12:24:24    2194364

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Replying To WildPundit:  "At least in Munster we know who were bad and who are good.
There all so bad in Leinster you can't tell them apart!!
Standard has dropped an awful lot!!!"
Still upset we've beat you in 2 semi finals in the last couple of years haha!?

Hopefully this year we meet you in the final....

Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 13/06/2019 13:08:59    2194386

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Replying To blackspot91:  "You can't call a 5 team round robin 'one-sided', makes no sense. Clare and Waterford are poor but Tipp Limerick and Cork are the top 3 teams in the country now and can all beat eachother on the day. Whoever ends up in the Munster final, it'll be a cracker."
top 3 teams based upon what?
Limerick yes, current AI and league champions. Please explain the other 2? Cork were well beaten by Tipp. Tipp are looking good after a "year off" and have beaten 2 bad teams in Waterford and Clare.

Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 13/06/2019 13:12:50    2194390

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Replying To munsterchamps:  "limerick
tipp
cork
galway
kilkenny
dublin
clare
wexford
waterford."
Ha ha ha ha ha.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 13/06/2019 13:48:51    2194426

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I have a very strong suspicion that Munster is a lot weaker than it looks. Time and space given to players beggars belief, Intensity levels are on the ground! We'll see but i don't think the All Ireland winner will come from Munster.

LarryOBrother (Wexford) - Posts: 409 - 13/06/2019 14:19:46    2194444

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Replying To blackspot91:  "You can't call a 5 team round robin 'one-sided', makes no sense. Clare and Waterford are poor but Tipp Limerick and Cork are the top 3 teams in the country now and can all beat eachother on the day. Whoever ends up in the Munster final, it'll be a cracker."
The 12 point winning margin makes the munster hurling series the most one sided provincial competition in either code. These are facts no provincial competition in football or hurling has a 12 point winning margin. The Munster competition is boring

brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 674 - 13/06/2019 14:20:12    2194445

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I think the Leinster boys are confused between excitement and quality.
Take last weekend, Limerick showed awesome quality in all depts. to destroy clare in a game that was over well before half-time.
Gal v KK was a "thriller" because both sides mistakes kept the other in it:
-Both KK goals were awful defending
-Galway again had no one to take the frees with Flynn missing 5
-3 players sent off through ill'discipline
-A bag of wides for both
-Centre-backs hand-passing balls to the opposite forwards for handy points

The previous week Tipp were top drawer beating clare in Ennis, while gal v wexford had another "exciting finish" because neither was good enough to put the other away in a game lacking in any quality.

Also last week Lim v Cla and Gal v KK, which one did RTE see as the minor match to be put on at 2PM and which was the fillet steak for 4PM....they know the pulling power of the munster championship!!

PremierGold (Tipperary) - Posts: 121 - 13/06/2019 14:26:19    2194446

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Replying To PremierGold:  "I think the Leinster boys are confused between excitement and quality.
Take last weekend, Limerick showed awesome quality in all depts. to destroy clare in a game that was over well before half-time.
Gal v KK was a "thriller" because both sides mistakes kept the other in it:
-Both KK goals were awful defending
-Galway again had no one to take the frees with Flynn missing 5
-3 players sent off through ill'discipline
-A bag of wides for both
-Centre-backs hand-passing balls to the opposite forwards for handy points

The previous week Tipp were top drawer beating clare in Ennis, while gal v wexford had another "exciting finish" because neither was good enough to put the other away in a game lacking in any quality.

Also last week Lim v Cla and Gal v KK, which one did RTE see as the minor match to be put on at 2PM and which was the fillet steak for 4PM....they know the pulling power of the munster championship!!"
What a load of..

Tipp and Limerick are being made look better than they are because Waterford and Clare have been so poor.

But sure you might aswell jump around like the Duracell bunny in early June as come August or September you mightn't get a chance.

BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 13/06/2019 14:58:55    2194465

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Replying To PremierGold:  "I think the Leinster boys are confused between excitement and quality.
Take last weekend, Limerick showed awesome quality in all depts. to destroy clare in a game that was over well before half-time.
Gal v KK was a "thriller" because both sides mistakes kept the other in it:
-Both KK goals were awful defending
-Galway again had no one to take the frees with Flynn missing 5
-3 players sent off through ill'discipline
-A bag of wides for both
-Centre-backs hand-passing balls to the opposite forwards for handy points

The previous week Tipp were top drawer beating clare in Ennis, while gal v wexford had another "exciting finish" because neither was good enough to put the other away in a game lacking in any quality.

Also last week Lim v Cla and Gal v KK, which one did RTE see as the minor match to be put on at 2PM and which was the fillet steak for 4PM....they know the pulling power of the munster championship!!"
P.s. I'd say the 'pulling power' of the Munster Championship is nothing compared to your own ;)

BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 13/06/2019 15:12:16    2194474

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Replying To Barnowl94:  "Ha ha ha ha ha."
Hard to argue with those rankings, Tipp have most definitely been the form team in this year's championship, and while the jury may be still out, they have been highly impressive in their three games to date. Limerick are champions and after getting brought back down to earth by Cork, they are looking very impressive yet again, whilst Cork can beat anyone on a given day. Outside of that Galway have played one decent game all year, and Saturday might give us a better indication as to where Galway are in 2019. Outside of that, it's hard to see Kilkenny, Wexford or Dublin going all the way, with a semi final spot probably the best any of those sides could hope for.

gilly1910 (Galway) - Posts: 170 - 13/06/2019 15:50:23    2194488

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Replying To gilly1910:  "Hard to argue with those rankings, Tipp have most definitely been the form team in this year's championship, and while the jury may be still out, they have been highly impressive in their three games to date. Limerick are champions and after getting brought back down to earth by Cork, they are looking very impressive yet again, whilst Cork can beat anyone on a given day. Outside of that Galway have played one decent game all year, and Saturday might give us a better indication as to where Galway are in 2019. Outside of that, it's hard to see Kilkenny, Wexford or Dublin going all the way, with a semi final spot probably the best any of those sides could hope for."
Probably a realistic assessment of the whole thing. But at the same time every hurling fan knows June form has no bearing on lifting Liam. Its a while since the Munster champions became all Ireland champions the same year......

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11847 - 13/06/2019 21:39:06    2194602

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