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I agree, Baire. They should rename it the team of the championship semi-finals and final, as it never reflects the full playing season, just like the All-Stars. For instance, Waterford may have had a disappointing championship, althought they really had just two poor displays. Up to that point they were serious contenders and won the league impressively. Surely they should be represented on any team of the year. And I agree with you about Conor Whelan. Imagine the damage he'd do to any defence if he was supplied with good service and had plenty of support around him. Mostly this year he had to contend with two defenders.
midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 543 - 18/07/2022 11:22:00 2432665 Link 0 |
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Moronic comment.
ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 18/07/2022 11:26:00 2432666 Link 1 |
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Fair enough, I meant 4th County, but a combination of lack of sleep, pints and sheer giddiness put me wrong..
skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1062 - 18/07/2022 11:30:10 2432668 Link 0 |
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it was only after yesterday one could appreciate the job Fintan Burke did on Hegarty two weeks ago
SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 304 - 18/07/2022 11:31:38 2432669 Link 3 |
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Puck out "strategy" from Kilkenny was a farce. What's the point in Eoin Murphy taking it short to Mikey Butler? Where's Mikey gonna deliver it that Eoin isn't capable of doing it himself?! Or if you're going to puck it short to Mikey, at least look for a return handpass so at least you're delivering a ball 15 yards further up the field. Plus as Davy Fitz's Sunday game analysis showed, Quaid was delivering puck outs into space to Limerick forwards who were moving from a central position to the wings - giving the advantage to the forward and very difficult to defend against. Kilkenny's long puck outs were all on top of stationary forwards. You might win the odd one as TJ and Walter did, but certainly not enough, plus every puck out lost this way is setting up another Limerick attack. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 18/07/2022 11:35:40 2432671 Link 0 |
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Congrats on your magnificent achievement!!only the big 5 in gaa(Dublin,Kerry,cork,Kilkenny,Tipperary)have achieved this since our own footballers did it 1964-66.May I say we will probably being waiting at least another 60 years to see a new county achieve this feat although I hope I am wrong.Hopefully along with yourselves this is Clare Waterford Wexford and galways time also while Cork and Tipp are in transition and noone is afraid of the cats anymore!
Tj73 (Galway) - Posts: 29 - 18/07/2022 11:40:26 2432673 Link 1 |
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It's very well possible that Cork and Tipp won't come out of Munster next year.As a wise man once told me if the big 3 won nothing for 50 years it wouldn't be long enough! Tj73 (Galway) - Posts: 29 - 18/07/2022 11:42:07 2432674 Link 1 |
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Absolutely Conor Whelan either scored or won frees from most possessions he got and he didn't always get the best of service from the outfield players so its ridiculous he is not on it. Himself and TJ Reid would have be the first 2 players in my forward line in any All Star team named this year.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3323 - 18/07/2022 11:49:08 2432677 Link 0 |
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Correct, burke was brillent in that game! Two key things, he has the power to match him and he followed him wherever he went that day! Never gave him a chance to come short for possession which he often does. But fair play to hegarty yesterday he had a brillent game yesterday!
ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 18/07/2022 12:03:57 2432680 Link 0 |
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Davy Fitz wasn't coming out with anything new there. Limerick have been using that puckout strategy since 2018.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11864 - 18/07/2022 12:10:38 2432684 Link 0 |
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Congratulations to Limerick and Kilkenny yesterday what a game by far the best spectacle in world sport imagine having to watch a game of soccer after that game yesterday. Them Limerick lads must eat some amount of spuds and porridge. breffnibluewhite (Cavan) - Posts: 454 - 18/07/2022 12:14:52 2432686 Link 0 |
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I've lost count of the number of times I've heard people make similar complaints. Being seated next to or around opposing supporters can often be a tense experience. As much as the gaa prides itself on mixing fans together, I'm always relieved when I go to a game to be surrounded by other galway supporters. Makes it far more enjoyable imo. As for the championship itself I thought it was far better than decent enough,, thought it was fantastic. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1708 - 18/07/2022 12:22:22 2432687 Link 0 |
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Tipp team of the 60s? 4 wins from 7 finals? Cork won 5 AIs in 6 years in the 40s. Cork also won 4 finals from 7 in the 20s. This current Limerick team are certainly up there with all of these. If they win a few more they will be up with the 00s Kilkenny team too!"]Theyre neck and neck with them as it is but KK may be marginally ahead. What this Limerick team have different to KK is that theyve pretty much had the same starting 15 since 2018 bar the injuries along the way. 17/18 players have been the core group of starters. The Kk team from 2006 to 2009 was quite different in both personnel and positions. On that basis do you say KK or Limerick are the better team! Open to debate or irrelevant? Kiely is incredibly loyal to his players and hes right to make hay while the sun shines...for the rest of us hopefully the fact that a lot are around the same age helps the others catch up as they start to slow down - not that that will happen anytime soon!"]Oh Tiobraid you do your own county an injustice- From '58 to '65 it was five.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 18/07/2022 12:30:08 2432691 Link 1 |
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Burke should get an all-star off that display, along with P.Mannion and Joe Cooney. If Cusack is pickn it though, there won't be many Golwah on it. Claimed yesterday that limerick clare was the greatest munster final of all time, and he probably has seen less than half of them for starters. I'll have to dig out another look at that munster final, because I wasn't overwhelmed with it on a first viewing, so I must have missed something, missed a lot obviously!!
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3422 - 18/07/2022 12:36:32 2432692 Link 1 |
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I think it is more of a problem at the big games than small games. I live in Wexford and went to the match in Wexford Park, was surrounded by Wexford people (and my children in Wexford gear!) and children and not a bit of trouble with roaring on the Dubs in the closing stages. At the Galway and Kilkenny matches, there was not a bit of trouble either. Just genuine decent people cheering on their team. At the Clare game I heard some people complaining about some of the Clare support. I was around Wexford people so can't say about this. We try to buy tickets through club/co. board where it is assigned seating. You tend to end up with your own county largely. The combination of a train/bus journey, excessive drinking, etc and a general passing interest in the game other than it being "a day out" is a dangerous cocktail. I know there are thousands but why don't the Gardai deal with this before they get in to the ground? If the Hill was safe standing, it'd be easier to manage the crowd. I bet it is the same handful every day as well. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1128 - 18/07/2022 12:48:11 2432693 Link 0 |
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You were watching it with Maroon glasses on so you need to factor that in
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 18/07/2022 13:37:59 2432708 Link 1 |
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Name your team and show us who you're dropping for those 3...
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 18/07/2022 13:42:25 2432710 Link 0 |
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Tipp team of the 60s? 4 wins from 7 finals? Cork won 5 AIs in 6 years in the 40s. Cork also won 4 finals from 7 in the 20s. This current Limerick team are certainly up there with all of these. If they win a few more they will be up with the 00s Kilkenny team too!"]Theyre neck and neck with them as it is but KK may be marginally ahead. What this Limerick team have different to KK is that theyve pretty much had the same starting 15 since 2018 bar the injuries along the way. 17/18 players have been the core group of starters. The Kk team from 2006 to 2009 was quite different in both personnel and positions. On that basis do you say KK or Limerick are the better team! Open to debate or irrelevant? Kiely is incredibly loyal to his players and hes right to make hay while the sun shines...for the rest of us hopefully the fact that a lot are around the same age helps the others catch up as they start to slow down - not that that will happen anytime soon!"]Oh Tiobraid you do your own county an injustice- From '58 to '65 it was five."]He also failed mention the KK team that won 7 AIs in 10 years, 1904 to 1913. Or the KK team of the 1930s, that won 4 AIs in 8 years. Or the KK team of the late 60s/early 70s. that won 5 AIs in 9 years. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2467 - 18/07/2022 13:50:41 2432713 Link 0 |
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Tipp team of the 60s? 4 wins from 7 finals? Cork won 5 AIs in 6 years in the 40s. Cork also won 4 finals from 7 in the 20s. This current Limerick team are certainly up there with all of these. If they win a few more they will be up with the 00s Kilkenny team too!"]Theyre neck and neck with them as it is but KK may be marginally ahead. What this Limerick team have different to KK is that theyve pretty much had the same starting 15 since 2018 bar the injuries along the way. 17/18 players have been the core group of starters. The Kk team from 2006 to 2009 was quite different in both personnel and positions. On that basis do you say KK or Limerick are the better team! Open to debate or irrelevant? Kiely is incredibly loyal to his players and hes right to make hay while the sun shines...for the rest of us hopefully the fact that a lot are around the same age helps the others catch up as they start to slow down - not that that will happen anytime soon!"]Oh Tiobraid you do your own county an injustice- From '58 to '65 it was five."]He also failed mention the KK team that won 7 AIs in 10 years, 1904 to 1913. Or the KK team of the 1930s, that won 4 AIs in 8 years. Or the KK team of the late 60s/early 70s. that won 5 AIs in 9 years."]The debate will continue. The Limerick team of the 30s was better than the kilkenny team of the 30s going on contemporary accounts. The Limerick team of now are special and right up with Kilkennys 4 in a row. It's harder to get out of Munster as it's a more competitive province with more contenders. Number 2 is the amount of games they have to play. They don't get the advantage of 4 wins in a year and All.Ireland Champions like that Kilkenny team. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 18/07/2022 14:03:20 2432719 Link 0 |
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I had a team with mannnion at 6,Kelly at 12 and whelan at 15..am I the only person who can't see what journalists and analysts see in o donnell..I know he has been out for a long time with serious concussion..for me he just goes to get the scores you would expect from a top class forward..I just can't figure how whelan has been left out.but this is only my opinion.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2217 - 18/07/2022 14:06:42 2432721 Link 0 |