This is so one sided, pathetic long ball ain't working. This "traditional" hurdler at its neanderthal worst.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 18/08/2019 16:49:49    2227068

Boring.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 18/08/2019 16:57:14    2227074

His shoulder makes contact not his elbow, terrible decision. Frustrating for Kilkenny as Barrett's Ronaldo dive to the ground was an embarrassment, added to the fact that Barrett burst Hogan's nose & no card. Terrible disappointing final ruined by a very harsh sending off.

moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 18/08/2019 16:58:08    2227075

Worst final in years.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 18/08/2019 17:03:23    2227078

Congrats Tipp undisputed masters of KK and the modern game

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 18/08/2019 17:05:17    2227079

Well the one trick pony "TJ Reid" KK got fairly found out today.... hammered in a All Ireland Final by 14pts.. Whoops a daisy!!!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2198 - 18/08/2019 17:07:47    2227081

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 18/08/2019 17:09:37    2227084

Delighted for tip, what KK and wexford did to Galway this year karma caught up with both of them. Most consistently team Tipperary deserved winners of 2019 all Ireland

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 18/08/2019 17:10:40    2227085

Tipp will hardly care, they'll go down as All Ireland Champions. However the rest of the country will know the 2019 final was decided by the referee. Terrible call and finished the final there and then. Limerick must be kicking themselves tonight seeing those two teams in the final. They left this years All Ireland behind them.

sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 18/08/2019 17:12:50    2227086

Fair play to Tipp, poor final all round unfortunately for the neutral.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 18/08/2019 17:13:56    2227088

Good to see the "game" of hurling win over the ""game" of "physicality" or "on the edge", or "the end justifies the means" or however some of us will justify a certain mindset and approach to hurling. To borrow from a pundit on today's game, ( paraphrased) I'm not saying anything, I'm just making a comment".

PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1359 - 18/08/2019 17:15:35    2227090

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 18/08/2019 17:16:56    2227092

Well done to Tipp, they were far more up for it and fully deserved their win, also hard luck to Kilkenny but it just wasn't your day today.

The sending off was the correct decision even if Michael Duignan somehow thought it was the rain's fault....absolutely bizarre nonsense. Also the ref bottled a peno for Tipp early on, so both side's could have their grievances.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 18/08/2019 17:19:37    2227094

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2120 - 18/08/2019 17:22:32    2227099

Congrats Tipp; ye can only play what's put on front of ye and ye did it in style.

Poor final. Having already been beaten twice this year, KK had no business being on that field today, and despite being the beaten finalists I don't think anyone could make a serious argument that they're the second best team in the country. Arguably, they're not even the second team in Leinster. Very poor final from a neutral perspective, but I don't think the Tipp fans will care!

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 18/08/2019 17:22:45    2227100

Well done to Tipp. Irrespective of the sending off, better team. Although I think Kilkenny will win the next few years.

greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 18/08/2019 17:26:36    2227106

Listening to the conversation on the radio after the game, it seems that some punters feel a red card should only be given if someone gets hurt. Crazy stuff. If people in this day and age haven't learned the dangers of repeated head injuries, however how slight they look, those people have no business commentating on sports at this level. The days of "walk it off, you'll be grand" are long gone.

Shame that the sending off has become the only talking point. Tipp were on the rise at that stage, and while the scoreline might have been tighter, there's no question which team was out there playing modern, top-class hurling, and which team had only one plan and couldn't implement it.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 18/08/2019 17:30:01    2227108

Great win by Tipp. They could have actually played better, but were by far the better team in any case.

Eventhough Kilkenny deserved to beat Cork and Limerick on the days, they probably over-achieved in reaching the final, which is why it was the poorest final in a while.

Next year's All Ireland championship will be lively with Limerick, Galway & Cork trying to get back, and Wexford being genuine All Ireland contenders now.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 18/08/2019 17:31:06    2227109

Please stop talking about the ref. He made the least number of errors on the field. However Duignan needs to be taken off our air ways. He believes the rules should only be applied on dry days. Shameful analysis to make of a referees decision.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2660 - 18/08/2019 17:33:16    2227112

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2466 - 18/08/2019 17:33:29    2227113