Corkonian1
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In observing BBAWS panel I would have Walsh, O'Donovan and Beausang involved but I would go with Gavin Connolly and Donal Maher instead of Ger Collins, and Brion Saunderson. My goalies would be P. Collins, G. Connolly, D. Maher and E. Davis.Easy to pick a huge panel.
Missing are Shane Hurley, Cian Walsh, Cillian O’Donovan (Douglas) and possibly Cormac Beausang.
I would select James O'Flynn to start in the league, he got an awful raw deal from the previous management and I also hope Fergus Lordan (Courcey Rovers) and Paddy O'Flynn (Bride Rovers) are looked at by Pat Ryan for a possible corner-back and wing-back slots respectively. Does anyone know if Brian Murphy (Sars) is eligible for selection?
I can't see Sean O'Leary Hayes, Cormac O'Brien and Kevin Moynihan as defenders at this level. The first two I'd look at as attackers, same with Mark Coleman. I look forward to seeing Micheal Mullins with the Cork U-20's but at this stage he is off the required standard for senior inter-county. Tadhg Deasy has loads of ability but never seemed to be interested in the cut and trust of hurling.
For the Waterford Crystal/National League I would have a very different team and would leave out many established players gradually introducing them to a new set-up of direct hurling. I would like to see a team along the following lines:
Patrick Collins
Cian Walsh Ryan Walsh James O'Flynn
Daire O'Leary Ciaran Joyce Ger Millerick
Sean O'Donoghue Ethan Twomey
Aaron Myers Conor Lehane Eoin Downey
Alan Connolly Robbie O'Flynn Padraig Power
Subs: Gavin Connolly, Eoin Roche, Robert Downey, Fergus Lordan, Damien Cahalane, Paddy O'Flynn, Cillian O'Donovan, Daire Connery, Niall O'Leary, Mark Coleman, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Tommy O'Connell, Conor Cahalane, Brian O'Sullivan, Mark Keane, Darragh Flynn, Shane Barrett, Declan Dalton, Cormac O'Brien, Tim O'Mahony, Shane Kingston, Jack O'Connor, Cormac Beausang, Simon Kennefick, Robbie Cotter.
I would start Brian Hayes and Ben O'Connor based on their availability and I would introduce Seamus Harnedy and Patrick Horgan based on requirement as the league progresses but they'd be training collectively with the squad.