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Replying To 1shot:  "Surprising to start so many young lads together against the All Ireland champions. Surely we should have learned from the lesson we got last year. Young lads need a bit of experience around to prosper. Sink or Swim more like"
It's the League. Why not start them? Let's see what they're made of. Playing against Kildare or Westmeath won't show us much but this match might. Hon Galway!

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 185 - 24/01/2026 05:58:51    2652838

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Lively match despite the conditions. I'm happy with Galways passing and effort but the wides are killing us. Young guys are doing well. Rabbitte looks like a stud.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 185 - 24/01/2026 20:31:59    2652964

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Replying To galway19:  "Plenty of youth in for tomorrow night and it looks like they will all get plenty of chances in the league. Usually you'd say that having this many involved in a senior panel is too many but this 2026 u20 panel is well above average. Let them get their feet wet early in senior hurling."
We've had touted 'well above average' u20 panels for a few seasons now. Well above average that is, until the Leinster u20 championship actually starts, and 'expectations' get revised then quite quickly.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4518 - 24/01/2026 22:24:45    2652986

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Replying To SouthGalway:  "It's the League. Why not start them? Let's see what they're made of. Playing against Kildare or Westmeath won't show us much but this match might. Hon Galway!"
That's the attitude! Not a bad game at all, given the conditions. Galway kept tight to Tipp for most of it. Home venues help in these kind of games, too. That's not to take from Tipp, who are AI champs after all.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2429 - 24/01/2026 22:42:54    2652990

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Replying To SouthGalway:  "Lively match despite the conditions. I'm happy with Galways passing and effort but the wides are killing us. Young guys are doing well. Rabbitte looks like a stud."
The young guns done well. Great to see. But remember it's January, miserable playing conditions and hurling is a different animal come knock out championship. A much faster game, firm ground and no space. The two corner forwards looked like U16s. For me size and pace could be the problem for some of them last night.

Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 138 - 25/01/2026 09:04:23    2653015

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "We've had touted 'well above average' u20 panels for a few seasons now. Well above average that is, until the Leinster u20 championship actually starts, and 'expectations' get revised then quite quickly."
All depends how many of them drop back into u20 while the senior championship is going. It's a long time since we have had this many u20s in a senior panel. I'd stick my neck out that this group is very good this year if they have everyone to pick from for the u20 championship.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 1041 - 25/01/2026 11:26:34    2653028

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Replying To foreveryoung:  "That's the attitude! Not a bad game at all, given the conditions. Galway kept tight to Tipp for most of it. Home venues help in these kind of games, too. That's not to take from Tipp, who are AI champs after all."
Liam Sheedy very very worried beforehand that Galway would get a hiding, if they they hadn't 'come down the road' with their heads in the right place, because he felt that Tipp would be wanting to 'make a statement'. After the game, Liam made the statement, that Galway would be happy enough 'going up the road'.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4518 - 25/01/2026 11:37:01    2653030

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I was wrong…young guys did really well . Green shoots for sure. In terrible conditions Trayors, Burke, Niland and Rabbitte are impressive . Improve on the discipline even though I thought the ref was tough on us and not them.
Well done all

1shot (Galway) - Posts: 37 - 25/01/2026 15:18:19    2653075

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