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Replying To WEXILE: "Would you say he's mobile enough? If our half forwards aren't winning much ball he could br an option there" He's fit and covers ground well. Not a greyhound but fast enough for midfield. Has that bit of bite you need for there too. Think Jack Doran is another good option for midfield also.
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Replying To Viking66: "Ive said this before at the beginning of the season. We are short of half backs capable of long low accurate passing. Carty is excellent at this, I hope he comes back. Devitt is very good too. Matthew would be as well if he commits for one more year. We will need more of these type of halfbacks as the best forwards who are coming through aren't the tallest of lads." Devitt hardly got a sniff of minutes this year which I'm surprised with. Unless he's been struggling with injury then I wouldnt be surprised if he dropped out. He's a loose enough marker but touch and striking are of a very high standard. If you look at Limerick, Nash and Hannon were forwards and Hayes has played a lot in the forwards too. Conlan obviously for Clare was a forward for his career.
Either way, defenders these days have to have an elite level first touch to take short puck outs comfortably, spin out of tackles and deliver accurate short and long passes. To be fair to Fanning, we don't have that. Was a bit funny as near the end of the game some maor foirne ran on to tell him to hit the puckouts short, he just responded with his arms out as if to say, to who. He was dead right!
Teams push up on us and we have nothing in our half forward line either, on the evidence of the last two games anyway, so disappointed in Chin as always thought he could be relied on to hold his own in the air. He was stuck to the ground on both days, not good enough from our best player. Maybe Kinsella if he fills out can nail down one wing spot
Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 252 - 24/06/2024 12:57:41
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Replying To Formertownie: "The year as a whole was prob little above where we might have expected winning walsh cup gave us a boost especially with younger players stepping up . Decent league campaign finished with a trimming by Cork we make excuses right or wrongly . Not forgetting the fortuitous draw v offaly .
Round Robin was as mixed a bag as you could think of beating Galway losing to Antrim losing to kilkenny aftr starting well and when they changed it up to smoother us in mid third (engine room) we lost our way . Couple of reasons physicality , primary ball winning and our touch let's us down , confidence dropped we look vulnerable and our intensity dropped as a result cam bzck well though .
When teams target these weaknesses we struggle .
Decent win v laois but I thought we looked vulnerable at times at the back . The worry going into Clare game was their forwards don't need a 2nd invitation as proved on the day . We struggled at times especially round that mid third in the fore mentioned areas .
The hope was we get more from Chin and mac . But clare got the match ups right and with pressure being put on the ball being played in we never got the return we needed . Can we afford to keep them both inside answer no . Pace was the best option Saturday as seen when Rory took them on his touch to get the ball and break the tackle at the same time caused them untold. All gifted players have an edge Rory needs to control it better thats all I can say or be cuter at it . We don't have a powerhouse mid fielder or centre forward to win or break enough val to give us a platform to build
We go forward we have no choice there are certainly positives from the year and I m more optimistic but still realistic to know we are nt at top table
If 15 on 15 last Saturday would we have won no.i dont think so, would have been a better contest and we d be more upbeat We struggled bar a 10 min period in first half . and bar Rory we did nt seem to have the edge in many other aspects Or areas I d imagine Brian lohsn would have changed his backs to stiffle him soon enough before his sending off .
We ve introduced new players eoin Ryan and cian byrne our best newcomers the 2 that stood out most . But lawlor foley etc have done their bit too . We wil lose players after this campaign for sure which ones I m nit sure.
Bit it is time for change for some of them they owe wexford very little and the years gave caught up .
Hoping the local championship throws up few new faces or possibly few more will be fit next year for the season . Hoping fir decent championship where pur best players come through uninjured. Lot of games before medals handed out now .probably too many truth be told . Added in a preliminary 1/4 finals will surely take from the competitvemess come the latter rounds of round Robin in hurling .
Best of luck to the Dual players too as I always said your club should ALWAYS COME FIRST ..
Hurling is the dominant code but football for yiur club should be as important to a true club player .
Park up intr county now .
Get through the championship let rossiter and his team .review the whole year and see where and what we can improve upon .
Next years targets should be rest establishd players until few weeks before the league but.it is important they take part in the league or at least few games in the league to grt up to speed . Give potential players the chance in walsh Cup mix established and new players for the league and hope we are good enough to compete and stay up and hopefully get few new players through .
Come round Robin target the leinster final we are capable of winning . After that we want to be more competitve in all ireland series. Worst case we get beat in 1/4 but be competive best case semi finsl and who knows on a given day with nothing to lose .
We need to be realistic on our expectations we Eil be going through a transition for a few years ." Good summary. Really looking forwards to the club championships now!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12873 - 24/06/2024 13:30:47
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Replying To Timbertony: "Devitt hardly got a sniff of minutes this year which I'm surprised with. Unless he's been struggling with injury then I wouldnt be surprised if he dropped out. He's a loose enough marker but touch and striking are of a very high standard. If you look at Limerick, Nash and Hannon were forwards and Hayes has played a lot in the forwards too. Conlan obviously for Clare was a forward for his career.
Either way, defenders these days have to have an elite level first touch to take short puck outs comfortably, spin out of tackles and deliver accurate short and long passes. To be fair to Fanning, we don't have that. Was a bit funny as near the end of the game some maor foirne ran on to tell him to hit the puckouts short, he just responded with his arms out as if to say, to who. He was dead right!
Teams push up on us and we have nothing in our half forward line either, on the evidence of the last two games anyway, so disappointed in Chin as always thought he could be relied on to hold his own in the air. He was stuck to the ground on both days, not good enough from our best player. Maybe Kinsella if he fills out can nail down one wing spot" Think Devitt is struggling with a knee problem this year
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Congratulations to Conor Foley and Mark Fanning on being the last Wexford players to make the GAA Hurling TOTW in 2024.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12873 - 24/06/2024 15:20:03
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Replying To Afinestick96: "Think Devitt is struggling with a knee problem this year" He has missed alot of the year, especially the early part, with that. Hopefully next year he will be fully fit. Other lads who missed a chunk of the year with injury include Molloy, Flood, Jacko, Dooley, Dunbar, Mac, Dee, Dwyer, Rory, Jippo and Oisin Foley. Chin missed a few weeks, as did Lawlor, and Matt and Mogie were late back. All in all while not as bad as last year we had a pretty poor year as regards injuries. Couple that with poor refereeing decisions, and the season overall doesn't look like we were lucky as such. Hopefully next year our luck will be in.
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Club championship starting in 2 weeks who is everyone's fancy this year can gorey do back to back titles.. on paper possibly have the strongest team but a championship is never won on paper.. Martin's blow hot and cold and depending on Jack o Connor's injury they wil be relying sorely on Rory.. Anne's wil be there and there about like every year.. think harriers could do something this year
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Replying To WEXILE: "I'd imagine Rossiter will allow the more senior players or the ones more.injury prone to sit out the early stages of league and focus on rehab and conditioning etc. He did it this year and seemed to work.
So 1A this year for us will again be taken on by a young and inexperienced Wexford team with a few older players thrown in. I think it's an ideal learning experience for the likes of CBD, Molloy, Whelan ,.Kinsella.etc. it worked this year for Cian Byrne and Eoin Ryan.
My only worry would be if we were getting beaten bad in every game would it dent the confidence? Maybe not but I see pre season and league primarily for building the squad. Usually the bigger teams.can be beaten in the first few.rounds as they are never up to pitch so that would be great if we could.do that but supporters need to give the young lads time and not be negative and cutting the backs off em if we lose a few.league games." To be fair, Dublin had a very poor league yet ended up making a Leinster Final so it's not always the case that a few bad beatings can end up denting confidence for the rest of the year
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 315 - 24/06/2024 18:17:25
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Report card on the season that was....
Fanning: Better than 2022, can't really remember any big mistakes and made some great saves on Saturday plus the penalty save against Laois, could maybe take issue with his distribution but that would not be a priority compared to other issues in the team, would be concerned about who replaces him in the medium-term to long-term
Shane Reck: Think he's been very good for the most part, would say he's one of the best man-markers in the country
Eoin Ryan: Didn't think he had the S&C work done to compete at this level but he had about as good a season as could have reasonably been expected, needs to work on his distribution big time although wouldn't put it past him as he keeps on finding ways to positively surprise people
Liam Ryan: Was good when fit and we really missed his physicality, height, and intensity when he was unavailable
MOH: Another good season, could well have been his last, he owes us nothing at this stage, have to really value his leadership, we'll miss both that and his height/physicality if he retires
Donohoe: Very poor start to the Championship, wasn't as bad against Laois, has been a good servant to us but with younger lads coming through, he could be phased out soon enough
Damien Reck: Would be a great hurler if we had Paudie Foley at #6, doesn't have the positional discipline for centre-back, playing him at wing-back would give him a lot more freedom, no surprise that his best performances for Wexford were in 2022 when he was wing-back
Conor Foley: Thought he was ok for the most part, didn't think he was pulling up trees by any means but Saturday was his best performance by far, think he could still work on his hurling a little bit but I'd be hugely encourages by him, a lot of players need time to adjust to Championship pace and it looks like he's going in the right direction
Hearne: Has developed nicely as a player and couldn't really fault him from the Galway game onwards
Richie Lawlor: Was played out of position against Dublin as he doesn't have the game for corner-forward, gave some decent displays against Galway and Carlow although made no impact against either Kilkenny or Clare, needs to work on his hurling, wouldn't write him off as young players need time but next year is a big year for him
Cathal Dunbar: Hurled well in bits and pieces, always feel that he does his best hurling when sprung from the bench, still a useful hurler but don't see him as a starter
Kevin Foley: A little bit disappointed with him as he hurled well enough in the league, hard to fit him into a team with no out-and-out sweeper, mightn't do enough grunt work to be a midfielder and is not a ball-winner so can't really play him in the half-forward line (Unless you play him as a roaming centre-forward)
McGuckin: Has the physical tools to compete at this level but his hurling isn't good enough and it feels like he's had enough chances at this stage, could argue he's done his best hurling for Gorey at wing-back and we've been playing him out of position, would still have thought he should have done better on Saturday in terms of winning primary possession & dirty balls as he has the physical tools to do so
Liam Óg: Owes Wexford nothing at this stage, had a slow start to the Championship although warmed his way into it, did well against Laois although made no real impact on Saturday
ROC: Great against Dublin, poor against Antrim, great against Galway and Carlow, poor against Kilkenny, ok against Laois, and was our best hurler against Clare prior to getting sent off; His career seems weird as he undoubtedly has top-class potential but it seems like some combination of injury/bad luck/under-performing in certain games/the rest of the team letting him down have made his potential seem a little bit unfulfilled at this stage in his career
Mac: Hurled well in the main, could argue his lack of mobility hinders our style of play, didn't hurl well on Saturday although tbf, everyone is allowed an off day and our issue is that we just don't have enough quality depth to withstand a few of our best players under-performing
Chin: Would've though he was the best player so far in the Championship before Saturday, was very poor by his lofty standards on Saturday, was similarly quiet in a big game against KK although in his defence, he was pretty much top-class in every other single game, don't think he has the same pace as before (What state is his hamstring in?)
Cian Byrne: Had about as good a debut season as you could reasonably expect, am surprised that he was able to contribute as much as he was given he needs a lot of S&C work, don't think he even did that much on Saturday and yet he still finished with 0-02 from play, good player to build around
Keith Rossiter: I don't think reaching the All-Ireland QFs is anything to brag about as we need to aim higher but when you consider the number of young players blooded in, the number of injuries we had (Bad luck or are they training wrong?), the mess-ups versus Dublin and Antrim, and then the bad luck we faced, the season was reasonable enough; Needs to continue blooding in young players like Darragh Carley, CBD, Tucker Kinsella, Cian Molloy, and Eoin Whelan, also need to get the likes of Paudie Foley, Connal Flood, and Ian Carthy back into the team; Need to make sure we don't get injured near as much because having the likes of Liam Ryan, Jack O'Connor, Dee, and Oisín Foley in the team would've been a boost; I think we need to improve what we do off our own puck-outs in terms of working the ball out and we also need to work on how to defend the opposition puck-out better although Rossi is only a young manager at this stage so needs to be given time to rectify these issues, here's hoping he can take another step forwards like the young players on the team in 2025
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End of year summary, I aint going to kick you lads as I haven't done all year. I am down too.
Credit to Wexford, they turned their season around after losing to Antrim. I for one feared relegation after that so kudos, pride restored to the jersey.
My big worry for Wexford is when they meet the top top teams, some players who give exhibitions against poor teams are found wanting. I felt for McDonald and Chin because they were making good runs inside but the distribution of ball was brutal and corner backs union here if there is no man inside all you have to do is shepherd it beyond you both which the Clare full back line did. Once they negated that and the red happened, game over.
But from where they were v Antrim, I think they turned their season around and Rossiter did a good job. He needs to be more decisive though because some of the changes made at the weekend had to be made 15 minutes earlier. But he is new, a Wexican and what Wexford need.
As a general point, I still think S&C in Wexford is a bit off, some players looked like minors.
I know people say underage success is not the be all and end all but I think Wexford need to focus on winning more at underage to build confidence at senior ranks. Why should Limerick or Kilkenny or Clare fear Wexford at senior level when they can only point to individual wins rather than cups and Leinster and All-Ireland titles?
I heard on SE Radio yesterday a discussion with Liam Sprat and Billy Byrne. One said that Michael Duignan said that single most important thing Offaly did was their combined colleges. I know everyone is sick of me banging that drum.
Going in the right direction, but now every cent needs to be spent on coaching and less on facilities.
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Replying To ExiledInWex: "End of year summary, I aint going to kick you lads as I haven't done all year. I am down too.
Credit to Wexford, they turned their season around after losing to Antrim. I for one feared relegation after that so kudos, pride restored to the jersey.
My big worry for Wexford is when they meet the top top teams, some players who give exhibitions against poor teams are found wanting. I felt for McDonald and Chin because they were making good runs inside but the distribution of ball was brutal and corner backs union here if there is no man inside all you have to do is shepherd it beyond you both which the Clare full back line did. Once they negated that and the red happened, game over.
But from where they were v Antrim, I think they turned their season around and Rossiter did a good job. He needs to be more decisive though because some of the changes made at the weekend had to be made 15 minutes earlier. But he is new, a Wexican and what Wexford need.
As a general point, I still think S&C in Wexford is a bit off, some players looked like minors.
I know people say underage success is not the be all and end all but I think Wexford need to focus on winning more at underage to build confidence at senior ranks. Why should Limerick or Kilkenny or Clare fear Wexford at senior level when they can only point to individual wins rather than cups and Leinster and All-Ireland titles?
I heard on SE Radio yesterday a discussion with Liam Sprat and Billy Byrne. One said that Michael Duignan said that single most important thing Offaly did was their combined colleges. I know everyone is sick of me banging that drum.
Going in the right direction, but now every cent needs to be spent on coaching and less on facilities." If I had a penny for every time after Wexford lost and you started your post with "I'm not going to kick you lads when you're down"....
Anyway, I don't think Limerick have won an All-Ireland Minor title since 1984 and Galway have won plenty since so I don't think there's a need to put too much emphasis on winning titles at Minor level, sure I think we need our Minor teams to be better but winning trophies at that age is not the be all and end all, winning trophies at U20 is more important alright
And I think the issue with combined colleges is logistics, also think that Offaly only really ever had Birr CS in Senior A hurling at schools level, maybe Banagher were in there a few times but it's hard to compare the Offaly schools to Wexford schools given that we can have three schools operating at Senior A level
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Replying To ExiledInWex: "End of year summary, I aint going to kick you lads as I haven't done all year. I am down too.
Credit to Wexford, they turned their season around after losing to Antrim. I for one feared relegation after that so kudos, pride restored to the jersey.
My big worry for Wexford is when they meet the top top teams, some players who give exhibitions against poor teams are found wanting. I felt for McDonald and Chin because they were making good runs inside but the distribution of ball was brutal and corner backs union here if there is no man inside all you have to do is shepherd it beyond you both which the Clare full back line did. Once they negated that and the red happened, game over.
But from where they were v Antrim, I think they turned their season around and Rossiter did a good job. He needs to be more decisive though because some of the changes made at the weekend had to be made 15 minutes earlier. But he is new, a Wexican and what Wexford need.
As a general point, I still think S&C in Wexford is a bit off, some players looked like minors.
I know people say underage success is not the be all and end all but I think Wexford need to focus on winning more at underage to build confidence at senior ranks. Why should Limerick or Kilkenny or Clare fear Wexford at senior level when they can only point to individual wins rather than cups and Leinster and All-Ireland titles?
I heard on SE Radio yesterday a discussion with Liam Sprat and Billy Byrne. One said that Michael Duignan said that single most important thing Offaly did was their combined colleges. I know everyone is sick of me banging that drum.
Going in the right direction, but now every cent needs to be spent on coaching and less on facilities." Last point is a good one. Maybe not every cent but a far higher proportion than is the case currently.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12873 - 24/06/2024 22:08:24
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Replying To ExiledInWex: "End of year summary, I aint going to kick you lads as I haven't done all year. I am down too.
Credit to Wexford, they turned their season around after losing to Antrim. I for one feared relegation after that so kudos, pride restored to the jersey.
My big worry for Wexford is when they meet the top top teams, some players who give exhibitions against poor teams are found wanting. I felt for McDonald and Chin because they were making good runs inside but the distribution of ball was brutal and corner backs union here if there is no man inside all you have to do is shepherd it beyond you both which the Clare full back line did. Once they negated that and the red happened, game over.
But from where they were v Antrim, I think they turned their season around and Rossiter did a good job. He needs to be more decisive though because some of the changes made at the weekend had to be made 15 minutes earlier. But he is new, a Wexican and what Wexford need.
As a general point, I still think S&C in Wexford is a bit off, some players looked like minors.
I know people say underage success is not the be all and end all but I think Wexford need to focus on winning more at underage to build confidence at senior ranks. Why should Limerick or Kilkenny or Clare fear Wexford at senior level when they can only point to individual wins rather than cups and Leinster and All-Ireland titles?
I heard on SE Radio yesterday a discussion with Liam Sprat and Billy Byrne. One said that Michael Duignan said that single most important thing Offaly did was their combined colleges. I know everyone is sick of me banging that drum.
Going in the right direction, but now every cent needs to be spent on coaching and less on facilities." I agree in part. We have top class facilities now.
Every sent needs to be spent on protein and growth hormones.
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Replying To Afinestick96: "Overall I think Rossi and management had a decent first year. We had 4 young 21 year olds starting regularly in Conor Foley, Richie Lawlor, Eoin Ryan and Cian Byrne. We need the likes of Tucker Kinsella, Corey Byrne Dunbar, Darragh Carley Cian Molloy and Eoin Whelan to really push on for starting spots next season. Think Matt and Mogie might retire they have been fantastic servants. Really hoping Dee stays on having missed the whole season. Id expect Chin to stay on hopefully. Hoping we get Oisin and Paudie Foley and Ian Carty back next year too. Think Oisin is a massive loss in the forwards for us he is a class hurler. Its a pity Jippo and Jacko had no luck with injuries this year hopefully they have more luck next year. Next year the aim has to be maintain our Div 1A status and we have to be looking to make a Leinster final ." I often think lads who don't play, especially on a bad day, find their reputations improved as a result! Paudie Foley, if he committed, would surely go in at 6. Liam Ryan would start too. Jacko, Oisin Foley...yes for the 26 but neither performed from memory last year, unable to win enough primary possession either against likes of Dublin & Galway. Same for Flood, loads of chances but never nailed a spot before in a few positions. I'd be more looking for that mentioned group of 21-23 yr olds to work hard over the winter and push some experienced players off or down the panel in the spring. The hope never dies anyway!
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Ryan a huge loss. Love to see Paudi Foley back too. Some lads need to bulk up, that will take a little time. Our panel was better this year but we need more. Clare fans were like any other team, you generally only hear them when the team is ahead and not when your team need them most i.e. to lift them when they are behind . People are fickle.
As for the referee, I feel if it was an All Ireland final, Rory may not have got the first yellow as lads are naturally wound up at the start and perhaps a warning would have sufficed. The type of person you are by nature has a lot to do with how you apply the rules. If you are afraid and full of doubt, the easiest thing in the worl;d to do is to revert to the science that continually drives itself crazy trying to perfect the imperfectible (VAR is a prime example). Behind this ideaology is fear. Things will never be perfect, but in the context of hurling, refs should apply a little common sense and accept that players, like every other human being, are not and never will be completely rational. We are reactive and instinctive. In the heat of battle on a hurling field these characteristics come to the fore. The obsession with the science of more rules and applying them too strictly inevitably craetes the contoversies we see in our wonderful game.
Wexford will rise again. With everyone fit. on our day we are as good as any of them.
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Replying To Doylerwex: "I agree in part. We have top class facilities now.
Every sent needs to be spent on protein and growth hormones." We need to look at the lads we are developing at underage. A taller lad who is growing fast might seem a little uncoordinated, but that doesn't mean that with good coaching he can't turn into a great hurler.
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Replying To Timbertony: "I often think lads who don't play, especially on a bad day, find their reputations improved as a result! Paudie Foley, if he committed, would surely go in at 6. Liam Ryan would start too. Jacko, Oisin Foley...yes for the 26 but neither performed from memory last year, unable to win enough primary possession either against likes of Dublin & Galway. Same for Flood, loads of chances but never nailed a spot before in a few positions. I'd be more looking for that mentioned group of 21-23 yr olds to work hard over the winter and push some experienced players off or down the panel in the spring. The hope never dies anyway!" Flood needs to bulk up a little for intercounty. But keep his speed at the same time, intercounty is becoming as much about pace as it is about size these days. Not sure he wants to though.
Agree 100% we need to be looking at the 21-24 age group and see can we get these lads up to speed and size for when they are 25-29, their peak years.
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Replying To Timbertony: "I often think lads who don't play, especially on a bad day, find their reputations improved as a result! Paudie Foley, if he committed, would surely go in at 6. Liam Ryan would start too. Jacko, Oisin Foley...yes for the 26 but neither performed from memory last year, unable to win enough primary possession either against likes of Dublin & Galway. Same for Flood, loads of chances but never nailed a spot before in a few positions. I'd be more looking for that mentioned group of 21-23 yr olds to work hard over the winter and push some experienced players off or down the panel in the spring. The hope never dies anyway!" I get what you mean but in fairness I don't think anyone is saying the likes of oisin or conal will replace Chin or McGovern.
I think oisin Foley is savagely underrated. He's well able to win his own ball and make his own scores. If he was playing and chipping in 3 points a game that would be enough to be a nailed on starter. The goal he got in nowlan park is a great example of his ability. Straight to the hand, turn, sprint, rattle the net. And lord knows we need size.
Here's a question for everyone. Is it better to try make gifted hurlers stronger, or make big lads into hurlers?
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Replying To Timbertony: "I often think lads who don't play, especially on a bad day, find their reputations improved as a result! Paudie Foley, if he committed, would surely go in at 6. Liam Ryan would start too. Jacko, Oisin Foley...yes for the 26 but neither performed from memory last year, unable to win enough primary possession either against likes of Dublin & Galway. Same for Flood, loads of chances but never nailed a spot before in a few positions. I'd be more looking for that mentioned group of 21-23 yr olds to work hard over the winter and push some experienced players off or down the panel in the spring. The hope never dies anyway!" I think Oisin Foley is a certain starter for us if fit . Always seemed to pop up with 2 or 3 points a game.
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Replying To Doylerwex: "I get what you mean but in fairness I don't think anyone is saying the likes of oisin or conal will replace Chin or McGovern.
I think oisin Foley is savagely underrated. He's well able to win his own ball and make his own scores. If he was playing and chipping in 3 points a game that would be enough to be a nailed on starter. The goal he got in nowlan park is a great example of his ability. Straight to the hand, turn, sprint, rattle the net. And lord knows we need size.
Here's a question for everyone. Is it better to try make gifted hurlers stronger, or make big lads into hurlers?" We need to do both. Donal Maloneys Bio banding at underage is the way forwards.
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