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I heard he is minor again next year, is that true? Phenomenal player.
ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1251 - 16/08/2024 15:16:29 2565468 Link 0 |
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He is. He'll only be in 4th year in GC too.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 16/08/2024 22:30:21 2565512 Link 0 |
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He's best minor prospect we've had since Rory or maybe Conor Mac. Comes from good stock, his grandfather is Jimmy O'Brien from the great era of the 60s and his father won a minor all Ireland with Kilkenny too. Great attitude on the pitch, super free taker and strongly built too…a few things we lack at senior level. One to get excited about.
Throughthemidfieldhewasstormin (Wexford) - Posts: 274 - 17/08/2024 09:45:06 2565549 Link 0 |
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Any news on under age games this weekend hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1017 - 17/08/2024 17:25:54 2565594 Link 0 |
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The u16s are playing in the Michael Foley Cup which is being hosted in Ferns. The u14s, Tony Forristal, and u15s, Arrabawn, are away in other counties.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 19/08/2024 12:13:25 2565806 Link 0 |
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I went up to Ferns and watched our u16As lose to Waterford in the Michael Foley Cup A final after beating Tipp in the SF. We were level when there was a melee and the ref sent off one of our lads but noone from Waterford. Waterford lost last years u15 Arrabawn A final and are a good team, although we beat them in a challenge game earlier this year. Our u15As won the U15A Arrabawn Shield, they only lost one "championship" game all year, to Cork. And our u14As reached the Tony Forristal A final for the 1st time since 2011, we were level at the end of normal time but Kilkenny scored a couple of frees in injury time to win it. All in all we had a very positive end to our intercounty underage season! Our u15s, u16s and minors should all be pretty competitive next year. Our u16s looked to be a better team than our minors this year!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 24/08/2024 19:34:51 2566602 Link 0 |
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Thanks viking, dare I say, but is all the work we are starting to put in starting to show at this level u14 to 16??I really hope it is hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1017 - 24/08/2024 22:04:03 2566621 Link 0 |
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I'm hoping so too. Tipp have been the best county at underage since Galway in the teens. It's all very well having underage success, but the most important thing is the pathway from that to Senior. It's all about development. Hopefully we will see something there, in the nearish future.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 25/08/2024 00:15:15 2566633 Link 0 |
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U16 were beaten in the Foley Cup by Waterford. U14 lost in the Tony Forrestal final to Kilkenny by 2 points. KK hammered everyone before the final and looked almost out of sight by HT. In fairness to the chaps, they pulled it back and even went ahead in the second half but KK did enough to win it at the end. Heartandhand96 (Wexford) - Posts: 21 - 25/08/2024 02:08:42 2566639 Link 0 |
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I thought our minors weren't the worst bunch this year in fairness. Competitive in the majority of their games, beat KK and Cork.
Heartandhand96 (Wexford) - Posts: 21 - 25/08/2024 02:12:25 2566640 Link 0 |
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Watched all their games, went to most of them, they were a good minor group. A little inconsistent, but that was probably true of all the minor teams except Tipp this year.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 25/08/2024 13:57:46 2566672 Link 0 |
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Was Seán O'Brien playing with the U16s? ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 342 - 25/08/2024 21:42:27 2566771 Link 0 |
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He was named in the panel that was put up on the Wexford GAA website last week anyway. And I'd be surprised if there were 15 others picked ahead of him!
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2453 - 26/08/2024 10:41:34 2566877 Link 0 |
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He was and played very well, turning up to win the ball all over the pitch. He had to go off with cramp during the final. Absolutely shocking that these lads had to play 2 1 hour games plus injury time in 3 hours. We also got a lad sent off after a melee early in the 2nd half in the final where a Waterford lad was just as culpable but received only a yellow card. It was a joke that there were no linesmen to help the referee. At half time, before the melee, one of their mentors pushed the referee out in the middle of the pitch, and also one of our games development staff, but didn't even get a yellow. Anyway I did tell myself that I wouldn't post anything negative about Saturday afternoon in Ferns, but I suppose it is Monday morning:-D Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 26/08/2024 11:09:44 2566887 Link 0 |
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OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 132 - 01/09/2024 11:47:22 2567854 Link 0 |
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Same as last time. 45 is our record, hope we don't break it.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13322 - 01/09/2024 19:10:18 2567893 Link 0 |
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I was a small child in 96 so have no memory of it. I pray to God we see a day like that soon . Im pleased to here our underage teams performed well last weekend at the different age groups. Hopefully we are laying good foundations for the future as unfortunately its hard to see us winning an All Ireland in the next few years.
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 344 - 05/09/2024 16:58:15 2568615 Link 0 |
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Bar u-14's were we not competing at 'B' level?
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 682 - 06/09/2024 09:20:53 2568666 Link 0 |
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We competed in both a and b level at each grade didn't we?
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3042 - 06/09/2024 10:53:34 2568677 Link 0 |
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It's truly lamentable what's happened since. I distinctly remember Griffin in his homecoming speech describing it as the beginning of the journey rather than the end. What we've witnessed since has caused a world of hurt. 97 took the eyes off the ball and well beaten by Tipp, but still Leinster champions 01 great days v Limerick and Tipp, not to mention an excellent 21 team. 02 threw away a Leinster final 03 great days Waterford and Cork 04 who could forget, another Leinster 05 the best performance of a losing Wexford team I ever saw 07 meyler seemed to be the answer, beat Tipp for the first time since 68, beat everyone except Kilkenny 08 missed a semi final by a point Disappeared into hurling oblivion 13 Dunne brought us back, not to mention another excellent 21 team 14 great days v Clare and Waterford, we could hope again 15 beat Cork, first time since 50s 19 the one that got away, not to mention the minors, the Train that day felt like what I imagine it was like in the 50s, the start of something magical. 21 extremely unlucky 22 great day in nowlan park 23 barely survived 24 proper mixed bag. 25 who are we? A proud hurling county who can mix with the best of them, but no more than twice a year. If somebody had told me in 96 that I might not see another one I'd have laughed them out of the county. I'm cutting the fibre signal to Wexford to prevent the broadcast of any other sports, and throwing every ball that isn't a sliotar into the slaney tonight. Stop all the messing and prioritize our identity before it's too late. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3042 - 06/09/2024 11:11:33 2568680 Link 0 |