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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "Who in Leinster will come within 5 points of Galway this year"
We will

Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 443 - 23/04/2026 22:05:15    2668238

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Gillane huge loss for limerick which probably tilts the balance for cork..I hope I'm very wrong.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2677 - 23/04/2026 23:24:59    2668259

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Gillane huge loss for limerick which probably tilts the balance for cork..I hope I'm very wrong."
That's a big loss alright. Peter Casey to come in?

bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 508 - 24/04/2026 10:16:41    2668288

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Replying To bloodandbandage:  "That's a big loss alright. Peter Casey to come in?"
Yes Casey in for Gillane only change to league final team

LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 238 - 24/04/2026 10:18:36    2668289

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Replying To katser:  "I'm not sure about walking Leinster because you know how Galway tend to make life hard for themselves, but Galway definitely will win Leinster."
Really hate this kind of talk. Only time for it is after you win.

Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 176 - 24/04/2026 10:29:21    2668295

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Replying To LimerickandProud:  "How are we feeling about matches this weekend?

Kilkenny and Wexford - I think this game will be tight, Wexford are well capable of going to Nowlan Park and winning, but I am expecting something of a back lash from Kilkenny after everyone downing on them last week. I think they might sneak it but not by much.

Dublin and Kildare - Similar to Kilkenny, Dublin need a response and I think they will deliver at home

Galway and Offaly - Galway at home will have too much class for Offaly (who have some super young fellas coming through but look like they are a year too early physically)

Cork and Limerick - Cork looked ordinary enough in the first half against Tipperary but obviously targeted the second half and really upped the intensity and took over. I don't think they went up the gears in the League Final against Limerick and were shadow boxing a bit. The pace they possess in the front six with Walsh and Buckley now thrown into the mix is frightening and I think they will target Diarmaid Byrnes in particular with these runs (which they didn't do in the League Final). Limerick are entering the fray with what looks like a full deck to pick from. Will they be able to get up to the pace of the game straight away? I think this could easily go either way so my money is on a draw.

Waterford and Tipperary - Waterford to me looked like team who got their S&C all wrong. They are physically big men but not as mobile as Cork, Clare or Tipperary. They might get away with this down in the tight confines of Walsh Park but I think Tipperary will target goals and do just about enough to get a result here."
KK V Wexford: I have absolutely no idea how this will go, so I'll play it safe and call a draw. Wexford always seem to raise their game for the stripey men, and this really is a golden opportunity for them. Can they take it?

Dublin to get back on the saddle and beat Kildare.

Galway will have way too much for Offaly

Expect huge improvement from Tipp and Waterford at home are dangerous, however, very reliant on Bennett for scores. Tipp to edge it.

Gillane out for Limerick is huge, although Casey is a fantastic replacement, he does not pose the same goal threat. SOB to step up??? This Limerick team have only won once in PUC, so this, coupled with Gillane's absence means it's Cork for me.

bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 508 - 24/04/2026 10:41:56    2668300

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Ya Casey for gillane..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2677 - 24/04/2026 11:01:34    2668307

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Whose turn is it for "everybody wrote us off" this weekend? Kilkenny? Waterford? Tipp? Wexford?

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1628 - 24/04/2026 11:19:26    2668314

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "Whose turn is it for "everybody wrote us off" this weekend? Kilkenny? Waterford? Tipp? Wexford?"
Kilkenny are everyone's favourites for the game in Nowlan Park. No pundit is predicting we will win. So they arent being written off.
Most pundits are leaning towards Tipp in the other one.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19304 - 24/04/2026 11:27:16    2668319

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Replying To Triffic:  "Really hate this kind of talk. Only time for it is after you win."
If one doesn't have confidence then one is at nothing.
Bunch of 2nd level Division 2 teams are left. The big fish KK has already been fried and eaten nicely.

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2820 - 24/04/2026 14:10:27    2668357

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Replying To Viking66:  "Kilkenny are everyone's favourites for the game in Nowlan Park. No pundit is predicting we will win. So they arent being written off.
Most pundits are leaning towards Tipp in the other one."
Everyone writing KK off relates to the wider context of their regression. I can't imagine them scraping past Wexford this weekend changing that narrative.

bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 508 - 24/04/2026 14:31:48    2668366

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Replying To Tiger1:  "We will"
Lol

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 273 - 24/04/2026 15:06:24    2668379

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These Wexford lads are deluded

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 273 - 24/04/2026 15:07:33    2668380

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Dublin usually beat you in fairness."
Usually only when they have a Galway man in charge. ;)
In all seriousness, if we have ambitions to become a top team we should be winning Leinster, but nothing would surprise me. Dublin and Wexford are very capable and those games could go either way.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2767 - 24/04/2026 15:52:10    2668394

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