Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[North Cork]

Johnny Murphy was in the refs ear. I wasn't at all surprised two lads got the line when I saw that.

It was a similar situation in the Tipp Galway league game. Lyons was linesman and mad to get a couple of lads sent off after some mild handbags. Thankfully the ref stood firm that night.

You didn't need to a lip reader or body language expert to see by the demeanor of Murphy and Lyons that they wanted blood after those incidents. Honestly they're at another level when it comes to being centre of attention.

I think that is a bit harsh. Even though it just pulling and pushing with no blows being struck it was clear that there were going to be players sent off, the melee just went on for too long and with too many players involved for red cards not to be shown.

If anything it just might help this type of melee from developing, Barrett and Forde were the unlucky pair but it could have been any from about twenty.

I think it shows a new steel in Cork where they are determined not to be pushed around and that is welcome.

If I had a criticism of the officials I think they stood by for too long, I think if they grabbed a couple of players earlier and issued cards it might have finished sooner.
Johnny Murphy was the linesman on the side of the pitch where the pulling started he was always going to be the person who saw most.... far be it from me to defend Johnny Murphy btw.

 

[North Cork]

Identical helmet colour for all would be fun lol

Not the worst idea.

 

[omar]

I think that is a bit harsh

I disagree....but each to their own.

 

[Krusty]

How about Collins for the long range frees?

He got one long range free in County Final v Ballincollig

Can't remember if he attempted many of them

He should have the range alright

 

[Twiceasnice97]

Pat sent pics of his speeding notice and points to another hurler ....smart man.

thats not what happened afaik.
He got pulled.
he contacted the officer concerned who said he would sort it allegedly.
Then he got the fine in the post so he sent a photo of it to the person concerned.
The alleged advice given to him was to go in to court and say he never got the fine which he did.
the case was thrown out.
Then when the phone was seized on the corruption investigation it led to the second guard and on that phone was the conversation above which proved perjury.

of course he was let off in the end by tom o donnell on th basis that he was a limerick hurler and he had suffered enough.

Limerick hurler Pat Ryan wins appeal over perjury conviction | BreakingNews

Ryan (28) had previously pleaded guilty to lying under oath before a court in October 2020

www.breakingnews.ie

 

[Twiceasnice97]

Is that THE Mark Foley? I remember Daly pulling like a madman on Tony Brown. I don't think he even got booked.

would you have footage of that?

 

[jimmym]

Spoke to a fella earlier who is an umpire, He was umpire at a recent inter county match , On the way home the ref said to him...I will
probably be nailed by the assessor now,

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Spoke to a fella earlier who is an umpire, He was umpire at a recent inter county match , On the way home the ref said to him...I will
probably be nailed by the assessor now,

You mean assessoress jim?

 

[CorkLiam1999]

Seamie Flanagan on OTB this morning.
I'm paraphrasing here but when talking about the "everyone is playing on the edge" so we're only doing what everyone else is doing comment, he intimated that it was unwise coming from Ben as it could precipitate some kind of over the edge mayhem from Cork come championship, which could result in reds for Cork come championship.
Apparently he never heard the likes of that from a manager.
Bit like Dalo never hearing anything of the sort.
I mean, really?

A few things point to the obvious disingenuous slant of his comments
1. He's obviously forgetting that before Ben we already suffered consequences of reds both last year and the previous year, so Cork already marked down as "to watch" by refs
2. He feckin admitted that when they used to play us we weren't on the edge, that we tried to win pretty (again paraphrasing). Hilariously you could sense as the words were leaving his mouth that it was going to be pointed out to him that the reason for Cork joining the "on the edge" party was that the "lovely" hurling Cork played hasn't delivered an AI.

So we're damned if we do, damned if we don't.

I guess there isn't a whole pile to talk about after the weekend and BOC deffo lights some fires with his comments

My take on it: avoid heads, obvious striking actions, stamping and hauling players down as they're charging towards goal.
No obvious foul play, no easy decisions.

The black card / peno rule is going to cause havoc come championship if it stays in place, encouraging players to dive IMO.

Coming from the fella who hits fellas in the balls with his hurley, jesus wept

 

[hurley68]

Coming from the fella who hits fellas in the balls with his hurley, jesus wept

Manly hurling...