And Kerry

ianog (Down) - Posts: 416 - 12/03/2010 17:11:21    586658

1.kilkenny
2.tipperary
3.galway
4.waterford
5.cork
6.dublin
7.clare
8.limerick
9.wexford
10.laois
11.carlow
12.antrim

dubs4eva (Dublin) - Posts: 484 - 12/03/2010 17:19:08    586670

ondebutton, Have KK not being doing well at minor for the last few years?? as well as u-21?!
tipp had almost the entire team as the AI final last year while KK were missing ballyhale boys and eddie brennan in other words KK fielded a second string forward line and lost narrowly. KK are finished?? you can't say that.

I just hope KK get to the AI semi without being beaten because they'll never be beaten twice in one year.
Gal have proved only one thing under mc intyre, that joe canning is indeed unreal. Lots to prove otherwise and i'd be worried about their tendency to fall asleep in major games such as limerick and waterford in the league and the fade out against na deise last year. Lots to prove me thinks.

I think tipp are the best placed to oust the cats but gal can be awesome on their day and i wouldn't bet against them getting the better of the cats in the "leinster" final. I think it's a year too early for them AI-wise though. I think cork could easily beat gal given the right circumstances and could have last year if things went a little different.

Best under age talent coming through in any county is waterford. May not be shown in underage AI titles but some serious hurlers ready to make the breakthrough.

great year ahead.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 12/03/2010 17:20:00    586671

ondabutton have you watched minor/under21/senior hurling in the last few years because from the way youre posting it doesnt seem like you have

premierman21 (Tipperary) - Posts: 429 - 12/03/2010 17:48:12    586713

ondabutton
County: Galway
Posts: 16

586575 hurlinspuds im basing it on a bit of foresight. the KK team is finished and they've nothing coming up-they proved that by loosing to a poor tipp team last weekend. wheras galway have an abundance of underage talent and deserve to be number 1 IMO.
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This post makes no sense.

KK are finished and Galway are number one because of their underage talent? What about Kilkenny's impressive underage teams? Do they not count?

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13846 - 12/03/2010 18:12:31    586749

I suppose Kerry footballers are finished too.....

IF ONLY !!!!!!!!

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 12/03/2010 18:34:48    586769

1. Galway
2. Tipperary
3. Kilkenny
4. Cork
5. Waterford
6. Clare
7. Limerick
8. Dublin
9. Wexford
10. Antrim

Milic1888 (Galway) - Posts: 132 - 12/03/2010 18:47:38    586783

Big sacks there's no need to for a comment like that. we're trying to have a serious discussion here and you're post has added nothing to it. hurlinspuds I feel sorry for you if you think cork will get any where near galway this year-JC is better than yer 6 forwards put together. the problem in galway is we've way 2 much talent and in the past we've found it hard to settle on a team but i think this year it will all come together.

ondabutton (Galway) - Posts: 222 - 12/03/2010 19:58:20    586832

1. KK
2. Tipp
3. Cork
4. Galway
5. Waterford
6. Clare
7. Dublin
8. Limerick
9. Wexford
10. Offaly

Mick14 (Limerick) - Posts: 766 - 12/03/2010 20:09:46    586839

ondabutton there is no way galway are as good as tipp or killkenny.tipp are way better than galway and so are killkenny.i think you,re being biased there

bigman2 (Tipperary) - Posts: 1202 - 12/03/2010 20:23:29    586856

Typical gal. Canning might be better than any cork forward but then you have to factor in the fact that the rest of your forwards don't function come championchip time. You still haven't explained why you said there's no talent coming through in KK despite their enormous underage success which is way more impressive than galway's success. Gal have the making of a strong team but build themselves up to be disppointed. If they're that much better than the rebels how did ye only pull away in the last 10 mins last year considering cork only started training properly in feb.
Get a clue ondebutton. KK will more than likely eat ye for breakfast.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 13/03/2010 12:37:49    587065

1. KK
2.Tipp
3.Galway
4.Cork
5.Waterford
6.Clare
7.Dublin
8.Offaly
9.Wexford
10.Laois
11.Antrim
12.Limerick

Thats how I rate them at the moment,I think it will change after May 30th when I expect Cork to beat Tipp.At then end of the year KK will still be no.1.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 13/03/2010 13:37:23    587100

How can anyone not have kilkenny at number 1?! Ridiculous. Its like how in football people put kildare or meath ahead of dublin in leinster. Its all about success. Kilkenny have won the last 4 all irelands.

Markymark (Laois) - Posts: 644 - 13/03/2010 14:25:47    587157

ok limerick probably dont deserve top 10 place but clare 4th and cork 7th?

Shotstopper01 (Limerick) - Posts: 55 - 13/03/2010 16:55:56    587249

hurlinspuds i still think galway are the team everyone else will fear and i know alot of GAA comentators and experts are of the same opinion. KK are a good team but they still have alot to prove yet. galways better underage talent coming through definetely gives them the edge.

ondabutton (Galway) - Posts: 222 - 13/03/2010 16:58:04    587253

These rankings this year compared with 10 years ago, how times have changed

]year 2010 year 2000

1. Kilkenny 1.Cork
2. Tipperary 2. Kilkenny
3. Galway 3. Clare
4. Clare 4. Tipperary
5. Dublin 5. Galway
6. Waterford 6. Wexford
7. Cork 7.Offaly
8. Wexford 8. Waterford
9. Offaly 9. Limerick
10. Laois 10. Dublin
11. Carlow 11. Laois
12. Antrim 12. Antrim
13. Limerick team (present) 13. Kerry
14. Westmeath 14. Down
15. Kildare 15. Derry
16. Meath 16. Meath
17. Kerry 17. Westmeath
18. Mayo 18. Roscommon
19. Down 19. Wicklow
20. London 20. London
21. Derry 21. Kildare
22. Roscommon 22. Carlow
23. Armagh 23. Monaghan
24. Sligo 24. Mayo
25. Wicklow 25. Donegal
26. Donegal 26. Armagh
27. Louth 27. Louth
28. Monaghan 28. Longford
29. Longford 29. Tyrone
30. Tyrone 30. Leitrim
31. Fermanagh 31. Sligo
32.Cavan 32. Fermanagh
33. Leitrim 33. Cavan

The most improved teams in 10 years are - Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Mayo, Sligo

fonejacker (Kildare) - Posts: 315 - 13/03/2010 18:45:17    587308

ondebutton, i'm sorry for taking you seriously. I realise from your comment that KK still have a lot to prove that you are completly taking the ****.

The only AI won for Gal this year will be on st patricks day.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 13/03/2010 20:36:30    587374

Ondebutton. Gal score one point today in the second half. AI champs???

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 14/03/2010 16:24:03    587665

ondabutton
County: Galway
Posts: 25

587253 hurlinspuds i still think galway are the team everyone else will fear and i know alot of GAA comentators and experts are of the same opinion. KK are a good team but they still have alot to prove yet. galways better underage talent coming through definetely gives them the edge.
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Now your posts are starting to make sense.............you obviously have no idea what you're talking about!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13846 - 14/03/2010 16:36:52    587676

1.kilkenny
2.tipperary
3.galway
4.waterford
5.cork
6.dublin
7.clare
8.limerick
9.wexford
10.laois
11.carlow
12.antrim Dubs4eva, you have forgotten a certain Offaly who gave Dublin a good beating today.

Goatsucker (Offaly) - Posts: 265 - 14/03/2010 17:37:52    587723