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Replying To tommy k: "Just one thing I have noticed about Galway backs in particular is the preponderance of left handed players which is probably making them too easy to read by opposition players as they usually strike the ball with their backhand - Daithi Burke giving the ball away for the Wexford goal in the second half was an example. Daithi, GMac, Fintan Burke, TJ Brennan and Adrian Tuohy are all left handed which curtails their full range of striking possibilities. The only right handed defenders the last day were Padaig Mannion who went off injured to be replaced by Brennan and Jason Grealish. Injuries to Morrissey and Shane Cooney is not helping with that balance either." Could you please explain to me in more detail how predominantly left handed hurlers are easier to read and block . I'm fascinated.Genuinely
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Replying To UtahBlaine: "Could you please explain to me in more detail how predominantly left handed hurlers are easier to read and block . I'm fascinated.Genuinely" Me too. 1 of the young lads, the youngest, seems to be left handed hes only 4. Is there anything we should be doing with him apart from practicing striking from both sides like the rest of them? Hes only ground hurling at the minute.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15564 - 02/03/2022 07:34:38
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a quick turn to the club, what 8 teams are getting relegated this year???
CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 518 - 02/03/2022 09:58:19
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Gonna be some crack watching this senor club thing sorted
I wonder how there going to do that
rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 02/03/2022 10:15:38
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Replying To UtahBlaine: "Could you please explain to me in more detail how predominantly left handed hurlers are easier to read and block . I'm fascinated.Genuinely" They are not.
It often depends on which side they are being hurled from. Being left handed on top and having only a decent strike on one side gives a back an insight, i.e. force him on to his right, block him down because his strike will be slower.
I hate hurling on a lad with left hand on top but it is the greatest misnomer in the game that they are less capable hurler, and I would say JJ Delaney, Jackie Tyrell, Eoin Larkin, Taggy Fogarty or anybody who hurled on them would agree with that.
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Replying To Viking66: "Me too. 1 of the young lads, the youngest, seems to be left handed hes only 4. Is there anything we should be doing with him apart from practicing striking from both sides like the rest of them? Hes only ground hurling at the minute." Careful now, you might have to explain ground hurling & striking off both sides.
Mark out a 1 metre square & have him schmozzling for the sliotar in that with about 10 of the neighbours & then practicing how to throw the ball out of the square. Get one of the neighbours to lift his hurl then & get the young lad to practice trapping the lads arm & hurl & falling theatrically to the ground, screaming ffs ref !
Pasta then for the dinner followed by 4 hours of S&C till he can't walk.
A couple of years at that & he will definitely play county.
moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 02/03/2022 10:32:44
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Replying To moc.dna: "Careful now, you might have to explain ground hurling & striking off both sides.
Mark out a 1 metre square & have him schmozzling for the sliotar in that with about 10 of the neighbours & then practicing how to throw the ball out of the square. Get one of the neighbours to lift his hurl then & get the young lad to practice trapping the lads arm & hurl & falling theatrically to the ground, screaming ffs ref !
Pasta then for the dinner followed by 4 hours of S&C till he can't walk.
A couple of years at that & he will definitely play county." Good man mac.dna you will have to join Henry's backroom team after that advice! I mentioned a large number of left handed players in the Galway backs but from what I have seen those left handed players are also primarily one sided i.e. backhanded which I also mentioned so I am not "confused" as his former excellency pope benedict was hinting at. The two players with this issue in the main central defensive positions are Daithi Burke and GMac who I also mentioned. They also lack pace which further accentuates the problem so they need fast pacy players around them to assist and those kind of players are not there at the moment. The main spine of the team i.e. Daithi, GMac, Joseph Cooney and Jack Hastings (when picked) all lack pace and that is another big issue with this team.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 02/03/2022 12:11:51
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Replying To moc.dna: "Careful now, you might have to explain ground hurling & striking off both sides.
Mark out a 1 metre square & have him schmozzling for the sliotar in that with about 10 of the neighbours & then practicing how to throw the ball out of the square. Get one of the neighbours to lift his hurl then & get the young lad to practice trapping the lads arm & hurl & falling theatrically to the ground, screaming ffs ref !
Pasta then for the dinner followed by 4 hours of S&C till he can't walk.
A couple of years at that & he will definitely play county." Best post in a while lol
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15564 - 02/03/2022 12:29:30
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Replying To tommy k: "Good man mac.dna you will have to join Henry's backroom team after that advice! I mentioned a large number of left handed players in the Galway backs but from what I have seen those left handed players are also primarily one sided i.e. backhanded which I also mentioned so I am not "confused" as his former excellency pope benedict was hinting at. The two players with this issue in the main central defensive positions are Daithi Burke and GMac who I also mentioned. They also lack pace which further accentuates the problem so they need fast pacy players around them to assist and those kind of players are not there at the moment. The main spine of the team i.e. Daithi, GMac, Joseph Cooney and Jack Hastings (when picked) all lack pace and that is another big issue with this team." One-sided Galway hurlers? God… never!
foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2198 - 02/03/2022 14:43:45
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Replying To tommy k: "Good man mac.dna you will have to join Henry's backroom team after that advice! I mentioned a large number of left handed players in the Galway backs but from what I have seen those left handed players are also primarily one sided i.e. backhanded which I also mentioned so I am not "confused" as his former excellency pope benedict was hinting at. The two players with this issue in the main central defensive positions are Daithi Burke and GMac who I also mentioned. They also lack pace which further accentuates the problem so they need fast pacy players around them to assist and those kind of players are not there at the moment. The main spine of the team i.e. Daithi, GMac, Joseph Cooney and Jack Hastings (when picked) all lack pace and that is another big issue with this team." Should be some sort of award made to Burke for claiming 4 hurling allstars on the bounce, while overcoming such 'accentuated difficulties' that you describe, while claiming 3or4 club football allirelands in his spare time to cap it off.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4118 - 02/03/2022 15:39:05
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Replying To tommy k: "No they are certainly not - when did you see Daithi and GMac strike forehanded rather than backhanded as I never did?" You're not looking hard enough Tommy, if you never did!! Many an observer claims that Mac's forehand reminds them of big Greg Rusedski, especially when he takes the helmet off, and slips into his tennis whites.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4118 - 02/03/2022 15:44:07
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Replying To StoreysTash: "They are not.
It often depends on which side they are being hurled from. Being left handed on top and having only a decent strike on one side gives a back an insight, i.e. force him on to his right, block him down because his strike will be slower.
I hate hurling on a lad with left hand on top but it is the greatest misnomer in the game that they are less capable hurler, and I would say JJ Delaney, Jackie Tyrell, Eoin Larkin, Taggy Fogarty or anybody who hurled on them would agree with that." Was Jackie Tyrrell 'a left handed hurler'? I don't think so.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4118 - 02/03/2022 15:45:28
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Replying To foreveryoung: "One-sided Galway hurlers? God… never!" He must be referring to American baseball players!
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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Should be some sort of award made to Burke for claiming 4 hurling allstars on the bounce, while overcoming such 'accentuated difficulties' that you describe, while claiming 3or4 club football allirelands in his spare time to cap it off." Yes I knew that was coming pope but he was playing midfield for Corofin and football is a different game as you know plus he had 2 pacy cornerbacks beside him when he won those allstars. That is one of the points I made earlier.
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Replying To baire: "He must be referring to American baseball players!" True baire and as youngeen is an American Limerick supporter (strange breed that) he is a bit quiet on that topic in the last few weeks for some reason!
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 02/03/2022 16:48:37
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my team v cork
1.murphy
2.tj brennan
3.daithi
4.tuohy
5.gmac
6.mannion
7.fintan
8.glennon
9.j.cooney
10.monaghan
11.cooney
12.fahy
13.niland
14.whelan ( if fit)
15.,k.cooney
jack fitz.,concannon.,jason flynn., darren morrissey all out injured..
this is the team i think could start v cork but it wouldnt be my first/championship team.
shane cooney is a massive loss.
eanna burke needs more games.,fine hurler.,
niall burke.,davy burke and johnny coen all to come on with possibly hastings and john fleming.
we need pace on the wings thats why i feel gmac although playing well and looks very fit might struggle there.
id like to see fintan get a run at 3 and maybe give daithi a rest.,
would ideally love to see joe cooney at 6 and see how he goes..brill there for the club
and his preferred position im told.
i think tom monaghan would be better at midfield and as of now is sean loftus not preferred at all now?
all the best lads v cork.,
im not expecting a win but a decent performance and a few new lads to stand up would be great.
GAILLIMH ABU
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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "You're not looking hard enough Tommy, if you never did!! Many an observer claims that Mac's forehand reminds them of big Greg Rusedski, especially when he takes the helmet off, and slips into his tennis whites." Stop that pope - its like you're attracted to the man lol!
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Replying To gbay: "my team v cork
1.murphy
2.tj brennan
3.daithi
4.tuohy
5.gmac
6.mannion
7.fintan
8.glennon
9.j.cooney
10.monaghan
11.cooney
12.fahy
13.niland
14.whelan ( if fit)
15.,k.cooney
jack fitz.,concannon.,jason flynn., darren morrissey all out injured..
this is the team i think could start v cork but it wouldnt be my first/championship team.
shane cooney is a massive loss.
eanna burke needs more games.,fine hurler.,
niall burke.,davy burke and johnny coen all to come on with possibly hastings and john fleming.
we need pace on the wings thats why i feel gmac although playing well and looks very fit might struggle there.
id like to see fintan get a run at 3 and maybe give daithi a rest.,
would ideally love to see joe cooney at 6 and see how he goes..brill there for the club
and his preferred position im told.
i think tom monaghan would be better at midfield and as of now is sean loftus not preferred at all now?
all the best lads v cork.,
im not expecting a win but a decent performance and a few new lads to stand up would be great.
GAILLIMH ABU" Good team. But I think fahy should have another go in goals for the weekend. Needs game time. I like the full forward line has pace. And that's one thing we need. Also I would have Cathal mannion in the half forward line. I thought he was wasted in the full forward line. Needs to be in the battle out the field. Dunno who I'd replace fahy or Tom. Both have not put a foot wrong and both needs game time. I'll be expecting a kick out of Galway this weekend but win or lose all I want is a good solid performance.
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Replying To gbay: "my team v cork
1.murphy
2.tj brennan
3.daithi
4.tuohy
5.gmac
6.mannion
7.fintan
8.glennon
9.j.cooney
10.monaghan
11.cooney
12.fahy
13.niland
14.whelan ( if fit)
15.,k.cooney
jack fitz.,concannon.,jason flynn., darren morrissey all out injured..
this is the team i think could start v cork but it wouldnt be my first/championship team.
shane cooney is a massive loss.
eanna burke needs more games.,fine hurler.,
niall burke.,davy burke and johnny coen all to come on with possibly hastings and john fleming.
we need pace on the wings thats why i feel gmac although playing well and looks very fit might struggle there.
id like to see fintan get a run at 3 and maybe give daithi a rest.,
would ideally love to see joe cooney at 6 and see how he goes..brill there for the club
and his preferred position im told.
i think tom monaghan would be better at midfield and as of now is sean loftus not preferred at all now?
all the best lads v cork.,
im not expecting a win but a decent performance and a few new lads to stand up would be great.
GAILLIMH ABU" I agree with you in that they probably won't win but need to get some kind of a team settled and get matches together.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2489 - 02/03/2022 17:42:26
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Is that Tom Brady the NFL star, with 'the glasses', pictured behind Sheff, watching the match on the Galway forum page?
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