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Must go for a Galway win here they are in great form at the moment, Dublin aren't going through a good time. Could be a good enough match though but if Galway play like they did in the league final I expect a very dominant win. Galway have got something going on this year they are definitely trying to get Liam McCarthy.
Galway 6+

oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 21/05/2017 16:27:18    1988830

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Is Shuttile no longer with Dublin hurlers as be was training with the footballers or is going to be a dual player.
And is Danny Sutclife not going to return to Dublin as he was in the states playing for NewYork, Is he staying in the states for the Summer??
Two bad losses for Dublin if so.

oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 21/05/2017 19:17:55    1988933

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Oakleafer will you grow up and leave hurling people to talk about hurling. With every post you set up you just show how little you know about hurling.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 21/05/2017 20:20:30    1988985

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Replying To PoolSturgeon:  "Oakleafer will you grow up and leave hurling people to talk about hurling. With every post you set up you just show how little you know about hurling."
no.

oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 21/05/2017 20:47:32    1989009

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I'd expect a Galway win but I'd expect it will be closer than many might think. We have a trait in this country of getting carried away. Galway are deserving favourites for the all Ireland but it's a open race

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 21/05/2017 21:04:31    1989021

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Galway should win handily enough.

A short summer for our hurlers I'm afraid. New management team needed asap.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 22/05/2017 08:25:14    1989122

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Straight after last night's match I said we would get Tipp in the qualifiers after we lose to Galway.

We needed to change management last year, unfortunately we are hemorrhaging players, to the footballers and just out of the squad. Not a happy camp.

We have the ability to win an All-Ilreland but not the sqaud spirit nor the menality yet. We will make every Leinster Final in both codes except for the Senior Hurling :(

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 22/05/2017 10:08:23    1989176

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If Galway don't win this by at least 10 points they are wasting their time.
We are in a sorry state , hurling wise.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 22/05/2017 20:56:59    1989582

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Replying To oakleafersir:  "Is Shuttile no longer with Dublin hurlers as be was training with the footballers or is going to be a dual player.
And is Danny Sutclife not going to return to Dublin as he was in the states playing for NewYork, Is he staying in the states for the Summer??
Two bad losses for Dublin if so."
And is Danny Sutclife not going to return to Dublin as he was in the states playing for NewYork, Is he staying in the states for the Summer??

Danny Sutcliffe quit the Dublin hurling panel at the end of the 2015 season. He's been a 'big loss' for Dublin for nearly 2 years now. Try keep up.

GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 23/05/2017 11:41:40    1989743

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Worse Galway teams have beaten good Dublin teams!! I remember Galway were woeful in 2015 drawn game should have lost but tore Dublin apart in the first 9 minutes and game was over.
This is a well prepared Galway panel who look fresh and full of energy. A quite enough league after Wexford beat them as all the focus turned off them and ended up as league champions.
Dublin I'm afraid are in for a tough afternoon and when you look at Cuala winning the club all Ireland the players are there in Dublin alright but doesn't look like the best 15 will be wearing a jersey come Sunday.

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 23/05/2017 19:58:03    1989980

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Replying To WildPundit:  "Worse Galway teams have beaten good Dublin teams!! I remember Galway were woeful in 2015 drawn game should have lost but tore Dublin apart in the first 9 minutes and game was over.
This is a well prepared Galway panel who look fresh and full of energy. A quite enough league after Wexford beat them as all the focus turned off them and ended up as league champions.
Dublin I'm afraid are in for a tough afternoon and when you look at Cuala winning the club all Ireland the players are there in Dublin alright but doesn't look like the best 15 will be wearing a jersey come Sunday."
This match will be close. Galway have been overhyped after one perfor Mancetter in the league against a very flat tipp team. Even paddy power is buying into it with us as favourites for all ireland, if and it's a big if, we beat dublin and kilkenny and win leinster. Then we can be seen as possible contenders.

carantryla2012 (Galway) - Posts: 61 - 23/05/2017 21:08:56    1990004

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Replying To carantryla2012:  "This match will be close. Galway have been overhyped after one perfor Mancetter in the league against a very flat tipp team. Even paddy power is buying into it with us as favourites for all ireland, if and it's a big if, we beat dublin and kilkenny and win leinster. Then we can be seen as possible contenders."
I think the only time this game will be close will be at the throw-in, believe me the Dubs are in a terrible state.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 24/05/2017 09:18:35    1990108

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This match will be close. Galway have been overhyped after one perfor Mancetter in the league against a very flat tipp team. Even paddy power is buying into it with us as favourites for all ireland, if and it's a big if, we beat dublin and kilkenny and win leinster. Then we can be seen as possible contenders.
carantryla2012 (Galway) - Posts:57 - 23/05/2017 21:08:56

It might be close. As in Dublin might stay within 7/8 points by the end.

It could very much end up as a hammering if Galway are anyway in the mood and play well.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 24/05/2017 10:00:40    1990126

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Replying To carantryla2012:  "This match will be close. Galway have been overhyped after one perfor Mancetter in the league against a very flat tipp team. Even paddy power is buying into it with us as favourites for all ireland, if and it's a big if, we beat dublin and kilkenny and win leinster. Then we can be seen as possible contenders."
I'd have to agree. We are too quick to judge in Irish sport. Tip didn't turn into a bad team over night and Galway didn't turn into world beaters. I do expect them to win tho but the even money at +5 for Dublin is tempting. With all due respect to Galway, Waterford should have beaten them in Salthill with 6 of their best players on the sideline. Wexford did beat them in Salthill and Clare gave them a trimming last weekend. Its going to be an open championship but I fear everything is starting to point to a Kilkenny All Ireland

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 24/05/2017 10:03:24    1990128

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I'd have to agree. We are too quick to judge in Irish sport. Tip didn't turn into a bad team over night and Galway didn't turn into world beaters. I do expect them to win tho but the even money at +5 for Dublin is tempting. With all due respect to Galway, Waterford should have beaten them in Salthill with 6 of their best players on the sideline. Wexford did beat them in Salthill and Clare gave them a trimming last weekend. Its going to be an open championship but I fear everything is starting to point to a Kilkenny All Ireland
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts:1860 - 24/05/2017 10:03:24

Yeah but we're s***.

I haven't been this pessimistic in over a decade going into the Championship.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 24/05/2017 10:24:55    1990137

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Replying To tiobraid:  "I'd have to agree. We are too quick to judge in Irish sport. Tip didn't turn into a bad team over night and Galway didn't turn into world beaters. I do expect them to win tho but the even money at +5 for Dublin is tempting. With all due respect to Galway, Waterford should have beaten them in Salthill with 6 of their best players on the sideline. Wexford did beat them in Salthill and Clare gave them a trimming last weekend. Its going to be an open championship but I fear everything is starting to point to a Kilkenny All Ireland"
The thread between you two is the most sense Ive read on hurling in a long time!

Tipp, may well re-group and will be there or thereabouts come the business end of the championship. The Galway-Tipp games over the past few years in the Championship have been ferocious barn-stormers and its great to see.

I was at the Galway-Waterford game, and just two main points on it from my opinion:
1) Everything Waterford hit in the first 20mins sailed right over the blackspot, where Galway were unlucky in some shots and some really poor shot selections. Possession and shots taken percentage was probably very close but Waterford had 8/9 points of a lead.
2) By the second half Waterford had emptied the bench and in fairness it was a much stronger side than the Waterford that started the match so I think the view might be skewed slightly in that game

What I'm trying to say is that 1) Too much has been made of Waterford going up by 9/10 points when possession was very similar, 2) Galway beating a very weakened Waterford side was also overplayed as a lot of their main guns on the bench were called to battle in the 2nd half.

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 706 - 24/05/2017 10:34:55    1990141

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Replying To The_DOC:  "The thread between you two is the most sense Ive read on hurling in a long time!

Tipp, may well re-group and will be there or thereabouts come the business end of the championship. The Galway-Tipp games over the past few years in the Championship have been ferocious barn-stormers and its great to see.

I was at the Galway-Waterford game, and just two main points on it from my opinion:
1) Everything Waterford hit in the first 20mins sailed right over the blackspot, where Galway were unlucky in some shots and some really poor shot selections. Possession and shots taken percentage was probably very close but Waterford had 8/9 points of a lead.
2) By the second half Waterford had emptied the bench and in fairness it was a much stronger side than the Waterford that started the match so I think the view might be skewed slightly in that game

What I'm trying to say is that 1) Too much has been made of Waterford going up by 9/10 points when possession was very similar, 2) Galway beating a very weakened Waterford side was also overplayed as a lot of their main guns on the bench were called to battle in the 2nd half."
I'd agree 100% with what you say about the Waterford match. But my point being regardless of who came on that Waterford didn't care about winning that game. and it was almost as if Galway were surprised to turn it around. They have repeatedly upped the intensity for Tipp in both league and cship for the last few years. On all current form they are the team to beat..no doubt but we will get a better indication as the season goes on whether they can go the whole way.
I can see Dublin supporters pessimism too but I hope they get behind what they have playing. There's still plenty of fine hurlers there and I hope they take the game to Galway on Sunday

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 24/05/2017 12:19:25    1990201

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Don't think Tipp are as bad as they showed against Galway or Cork but just don't seem to be right this year for whatever reason. They , of course could still end up in the mix up at a later stage if they can find their mojo.
Galway equally are not as good I think as Waterford and Tipp helped make them look but are still going to put it up to plenty of the competition this year . Dublin will have to produce a miracle to get any where near the business end of things this year and seem to be suffering from inhouse problems for a good while now which needs new faces on board to rectify I'd imagine.
This year is going to see a cracking championship I think and Waterford and Galway would be my favourites.

catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 24/05/2017 13:42:58    1990248

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Replying To carantryla2012:  "This match will be close. Galway have been overhyped after one perfor Mancetter in the league against a very flat tipp team. Even paddy power is buying into it with us as favourites for all ireland, if and it's a big if, we beat dublin and kilkenny and win leinster. Then we can be seen as possible contenders."
Overhyped after one good performance against a flat Tipp team? Come off it my good man.Much the same Galway team beat Tipp 2 years ago and should have beaten them last year but for bad luck with injuries.The league final was no fluke or flash in the pan.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 24/05/2017 13:51:58    1990257

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Replying To Condorman:  "Overhyped after one good performance against a flat Tipp team? Come off it my good man.Much the same Galway team beat Tipp 2 years ago and should have beaten them last year but for bad luck with injuries.The league final was no fluke or flash in the pan."
I agree, if I hear or read of one more journalist asking 'what Galway will we see' or 'if Galway can add a bit of consistency' - IN MY OPINION this is extremely lazy journalism.

Bar a terrible 2013 Galway have been very consistent in the Championship since 2012.

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 706 - 25/05/2017 08:16:43    1990503

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