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Cork scored 40 points in their game against Westmeath last sunday that must be either the highest or one of the highest number of points ever scored in a AI senior hurling championship game Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 699 - 09/07/2019 12:15:26 2208386 Link 0 |
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KK put 47 past Offaly in 2014
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 09/07/2019 13:26:14 2208430 Link 0 |
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I don't think so. They scored 5-32. The original poster is talking about 'points over the bar' not total points.
CeachtPeile (Cavan) - Posts: 103 - 09/07/2019 14:26:00 2208463 Link 1 |
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offhand 32 is the most I can remember. We hit that last year v Cork AET. I think Clare hit 1-32 v Laois in a 2013 qualifier. Kilkenny scored 3-30 in the 2008 All Ireland final. 40 is just a massive rate of scoring. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 09/07/2019 14:32:09 2208466 Link 0 |
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Massive scoring is correct. 36 from play I think. 20 scored by opposition too. And one goal. Not sure what Cork's wide count was but Westmeath had 19 wides. There were 12 subs which wasted say 6 minutes of the 75 played. All this means we had well over 80 shots (and 80 puck outs and the subsequent time wasted on those) in just about 70 minutes 'action'? I suppose with the gulf in class, you'll have that. However, the Leinster final had some 40 shots in the first half (and puck outs). A lot of dead time in these games. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 09/07/2019 17:39:39 2208566 Link 0 |
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It's the highest ever (white flags).
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2460 - 09/07/2019 18:25:48 2208583 Link 0 |
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Yep now ive had another look at the cork game that was pretty obvious. 41 scores in 70mins is crazy for 1 team. You would wonder where Westmeath even found time to reply at all. Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 09/07/2019 18:58:48 2208593 Link 1 |
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God bless the umpire with the white flag at Westmeaths goal in the first half. dakid (Australia) - Posts: 284 - 09/07/2019 20:00:31 2208619 Link 0 |
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Regardless of the imbalance between the sides, it really shouldn't be possible for a team to score 40 points in a game and the 2 teams together to score a total of 60 points. This issue of the lightness of the modern sliotar needs to be addressed, though it doesnt seem as if there is any desire to do so. There is no entertainment value in seeing points being scored so easily in the modern game. Back in the day, if Cork had a team full of Christy Rings they wouldnt score 40 points! A few more grams added to the weight of the modern sliotar would bring about a significant improvement in hurling overall imo. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 09/07/2019 20:25:18 2208634 Link 1 |
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Agreed especially given the impoved fitness and strenght levels. Maybe its just my memory getting foggy but I remember scoring 65+ yard points being a much less common skill a few years back
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 09/07/2019 20:36:16 2208640 Link 0 |
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Back in the day. If Cork had a team full of Christy Rings they would have conceded more than 40 points!
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2460 - 09/07/2019 21:00:48 2208660 Link 0 |
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Did Waterford hit 33 against Offaly a couple of years back? I can't recall any team ever hitting 40 before.Did Westmeath play without a half back line? Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 09/07/2019 21:12:50 2208673 Link 0 |
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Agreed. I believe they brought in the lighter ball way back to speed up game..reduce rucks and injuries. The modern game is more open.,less ground hurling and some spectacular long range point scoring.I remember from a 70 yard free, Jerry O Sullivan of Cork getting the ball as far as the Tipp goal in the 1960 league final ...was rare to see one going over the bar. Ollie Walsh had a fair puck of the ball, but comparing to the likes of Nash etc is like comparing apples to oranges
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 09/07/2019 21:23:01 2208682 Link 0 |
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Forty years ago in the 1969 AI hurling final - Kilkenny 2-15 cork 2-9 - Martin Coogan of Cork pointed two 70 yard frees.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2460 - 09/07/2019 21:33:12 2208693 Link 0 |
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The ball was getting lighter with each decade. I remember the 1969 final ...Kilkenny ran riot in the last 15 minutes, but Pat Delaney picked up nasty injury.....
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 09/07/2019 21:58:29 2208710 Link 0 |
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By 1970's, John Horgan, Dan Quigley and Con Roche were pointing 70 yard frees with impunity
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 09/07/2019 22:18:55 2208730 Link 0 |
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They got very light there for a while back when Donal og and the Rock were snakin in their own.
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 09/07/2019 22:35:32 2208741 Link 0 |
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Yep. Rock sent over one from open play against Limerick 80 or 90 yards out whereas in 1966 Munster semifinal Cork beat Limerick by the princely score of 2-6 to 1-7.
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 09/07/2019 23:42:45 2208787 Link 1 |
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while not 40 pints, 1982 Munster hurling final Cork hit 6-31 against Waterford, I was only a child and thought the likes of that score would never be surpassed or neared..it was some score for back then..while not points wise didn't Cork hit 7-11 against Antrim, I think it was 1986 AI semi final..Antrim hit an impressive 1-24 and still lost!..1-24 might not win a game now with all the high scoring but 33 years ago it would have.. Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 10/07/2019 10:01:25 2208876 Link 0 |
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Then again...Cork beat Wexford 6-21 to 5-10 in 1970 final...80 minute game..... If you go back far enough to 1930's for example...you will see score lines like 3-1 to 2-2
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 10/07/2019 11:03:28 2208930 Link 0 |