On the playing front, Clare not scoring a point from play until 50+ minutes must be somewhat of a senior inter county landmark? Think it happened for entire game during one of the inter or junior all Ireland club series.

Tribute to the Limerick defence which was not conceding anything, other than the odd free, until they began to throw on subs and the game was well won. Their ability to turn players over and work the ball out under pressure more often than not to a scorer is a template that is going to be hard to overcome, especially when you consider that last night's team was relatively inexperienced.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3525 - 12/02/2023 09:09:16    2457886

Fitzy01 (Limerick) - Posts: 434 - 12/02/2023 09:52:52    2457891

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 12/02/2023 10:54:55    2457895

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3525 - 12/02/2023 11:55:46    2457902

Tipp winning well here but Kilkenny are terrible and very disorganised.

updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 899 - 12/02/2023 14:38:02    2457922

Surprised with killkenny,they usually go for these matches..today they looked totally disinterested during first half..a lot of players looked very heavy legged,as if they have a lot of physical work done in last week..tipp will be happy,over reliance on forde for scores..breen is settling in at full back..mc Graths worked very hard and Morris was flying..can anyone explain to steps rule or has it been completely forgotten??in all matches I've seen this weekend fellas taking seven and eight and not being blown..every county now guilty of it..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2510 - 12/02/2023 15:24:19    2457924

Offaly, Kerry and Kildare have 2 wins from 2 in Division 2A. A very positive start for Kildare who are back in the McDonagh Cup this year.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8787 - 12/02/2023 16:31:49    2457936

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2295 - 12/02/2023 17:04:02    2457943

Antrim are very frustrating. We've made a lot of strides in the past few years but the same old failings are rearing their heads. We switch off and allow teams to build leads then realise we can actually play but by then it's too late. Today was a prime example. In the first half we gave Dublin too much room and they punished us. In the second half we woke up, cut through Dublin and should have scored 5 or 6 goals. We need to toughen up mentally and start to believe.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9818 - 12/02/2023 17:11:52    2457947

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8787 - 12/02/2023 17:38:20    2457951

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 12/02/2023 17:42:48    2457952

A shout out to Cavan for securing a rare back to back win yesterday. Stick at it lads!!

Calving4Sam (Cavan) - Posts: 89 - 12/02/2023 18:04:47    2457954

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8787 - 12/02/2023 19:42:34    2457967

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8787 - 12/02/2023 19:45:51    2457970

HurlingObserver (Down) - Posts: 66 - 12/02/2023 19:48:27    2457971

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1468 - 12/02/2023 19:56:06    2457975

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 13/02/2023 10:33:18    2458020

Dublin and Antrim was strange game. Dublin looked to be cruising at several stages, only to be perhaps fortunate that the clock ran out, and that Antrim did not take one of their other goal chances.

Backs were generally good but tiredness and some poor substitutions made them lose their shape late on. 28 points was a good enough score to put up on a day when the starting full forward line only scored four points!

Badly need to have O'Sullivan, Considine and Hayes in there, and injuries do not look good on that front.

Some of the newer lads are impressive. Conor Donoghue of Isles in the half backs was outstanding again and posted three points I think, maybe four. Antrim definitely much better than they have been for a while and could be a force in Leinster. Nice to meet a few of the oldtimers who recalled the days when Dublin/Antrim was always a dogged affair and usually a fight for either survival in the top division or promotion from the second.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3525 - 13/02/2023 10:48:09    2458025

Clare were brutal against Limerick on Saturday night the work rate and aggression needed to rattle Limerick totally absent
Limerick created space at will and one passage where about 6 of them were flinging to ball to each other on there own half back line was like a training drill not one Clare player tries to put in a shoulder or tacke. K Hayes sauntered out twice his marker P Duggan diden't put in a shadow of tracking him not good enough.

Our big players in half back line not in it nor Hayes & S Morey, David Fitzgerald is an all star got to expect more from him only player that did himself justice was Aidan McCarthy and sub David Reidy.

Trying to run through or work the ball through the middle third will not work against Limerick they are too physical and have intense workrate they are also incredibly skilled.

Both sides missing big players but Clare feel the loss a lot more with Flanagan R Taylor JC TF & SOD and D Reidy not starting.
B Lohan was fierce disappointed only positive was that they kept trying scored 2.18 (albeit when Limerick seemed to have downed tools) and scored 2 goals & should have got 2 more.

I hope that B Lohan continues to give lads game time and come championship time we will be a different team need to bring last years Munster final form to have a hope.

John Kiely is very skilled in killing any rumours diden't get rattled when asked a few hard questions about players been absent ect

clooney (Clare) - Posts: 985 - 13/02/2023 10:54:32    2458029

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8787 - 13/02/2023 12:12:53    2458042