Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14978 - 27/02/2025 10:40:19    2593451

When McDonald comes back I don't think I'd drop Casey still, whatever about championship last year he deserves a chance this year definitely. If we have a full contingent come championship this would be my 15. It's probably wishful thinking as we tend to play only 2 men inside but I think it's our strongest on paper.

Fanning
Ryan Jippo S.Reck
Lawlor Reck C.Foley
Hearne Foley
Jack OC Chin Rory
Byrne McDonald Casey

It'd be a toss up between Foley and Dunbar tbh at centre field, and I don't think you could drop any of that half back line either in favour of Molloy atm.

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 203 - 27/02/2025 10:54:03    2593459

Whats the story with Cian Byrne did we submit appeal after

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 448 - 27/02/2025 12:18:51    2593481

goreyll (Wexford) - Posts: 139 - 27/02/2025 22:12:59    2593599

Team named, no real surprises.

Fanning
E Ryan
Donohue
C Foley
Lawlor
D Reck
McGuckian
Hearne
Dunbar
Jacko
Chin
Redmond
K Foley
Casey
ROC

Obviously no appeal for Byrne which is disappointing.

It's a fairly strong bench as well

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3412 - 27/02/2025 22:17:05    2593601

Strong team picked. Best of luck to Keith and the lads!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14978 - 28/02/2025 06:47:29    2593617

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 448 - 28/02/2025 09:26:48    2593630

Wouldn't jump to conclusions about the Cian Byrne thing. There are three possibilities -

1. No appeal lodged. Would be surprised if this was the case.
2. An appeal lodged, but unsuccessful. This would be disappointing.
3. An appeal lodged, but not heard yet. Maybe to be heard sometime today, or even tomorrow morning. And if it proves successful, he could be added into the matchday squad then anyway. Teams are allowed do that in the League. It's only in championship where squads have to be officially submitted to Croke Park on Thursday mornings and then no changes allowed outside of some exceptional circumstances.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2720 - 28/02/2025 13:21:00    2593696

wexfan09 (Wexford) - Posts: 33 - 28/02/2025 22:37:12    2593834

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3412 - 01/03/2025 08:10:56    2593858

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 867 - 01/03/2025 10:30:06    2593877

The report is on gaa.ie from what I could read he got two matches

Wexfordgaa (Wexford) - Posts: 346 - 01/03/2025 12:12:59    2593883

goreyll (Wexford) - Posts: 139 - 01/03/2025 16:11:27    2593913

Has been a decent enough performance so far although that was an absolutely terrible goal to concede right at the end of the half

Scoring 0-04 from play isn't great but it's hard to score from the play when their backs keep on doing the world of fouling

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 395 - 01/03/2025 17:45:07    2593934

The positives:

We seemed to have found a half-forward line, provided the first half Jacko is his new consistent level.

Lawlor has wing-back locked down.

Negatives:

Give away far, far too many frees for this level. Full-back got destroyed after the break. Reck going off a huge factor, but he has a history of picking up injuries unfortunately.

We tend to lose our shape too often when teams get a run on us, and may be more of the tactically naive teams in the Liam McCarthy.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1467 - 01/03/2025 18:25:02    2593948

I am quare sick of crap refs

goreyll (Wexford) - Posts: 139 - 01/03/2025 18:47:49    2593960

Threw that one away tbh, created more than enough opportunities to win the game but kept on shooting ourselves in the foot with all our wides, Galway were about as efficient as a team could be in front of goal to be fair to them

I don't think going down to 1B is the end of the world, Clare and one of Dublin/Waterford will be down there so we will get some decent games, I don't really buy the argument that you need league games against top opposition to be ready for Championship, main reason why 1B teams don't go well in Championship is because they're not good enough to be in 1A in the first place rather than playing in 1B leaving them poorly prepared for Championship

Big issue for us was not today but the first three games, performances have been getting better so would be less worried about Championship than three weeks ago, just need to get everyone back fit

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 395 - 01/03/2025 18:52:00    2593962

Thought we were going to kick on and win at half time but just completely went out of the game in the second half bar the late fightback. Don't think the ref did us any favours, penalty seemed harsh enough from where I was sitting.

ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 300 - 01/03/2025 18:52:13    2593963

A lot of past demons really reared their heads tonight, ref was poor but I don't think we have anyone to blame but ourselves.

I said it here at the start of the week about free taking and how it'll come back to bite us if it's not rectified we weren't punished last week but we most definitely were tonight. The two Casey misses (wide and the one stopped with the hurl) from inside the 45 really have to be automatic scores at inter county level.

Was down the opposite end for their first goal but it just seemed like a complete calamity and inability to deal with a high ball.

Build up to the penalty was brutal on our part, when we are toying around with the ball at the back we're really playing with fire.

Positives were that was probably one of the best games I've seen Jack O'Connor have for Wexford, Lawlor had a very good game also.

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 203 - 01/03/2025 21:14:56    2594009

That is a very average Galway team, if we get the heads right and sort out the freetaking and silly fouls/wides we can take them again in championship.

I think the Leinster championship is there for whoever what's it enough this year.

I feel Kilkenny are a few points better than the rest in Leinster but not unbeatable either and not at the level of Cork or Limerick.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 867 - 01/03/2025 21:29:16    2594019