Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[Orchard thief]

How many rucks did TOC win tonight? I reckon 5 or so? He put in a serious shift against a very strong Tipp midfield.

One thing to take from tonight:
Tipp know exactly what they’re up to, crystal clear game plan that everyone’s on same page with, we are a work in progress on that front…

But great character to dig out the point , and almost sneak it - we’re going places lads

The Hayes goal is just a beautiful thing - each contribution from the 4 or 5 players is just class

He put in an unreal shift. Came out of so many rucks with ball in hand. I’d him down as a loose hurler but he won savage amount of dirty ball tonight. Great bit of stuff he is.

 

[Orchard thief]

It happened again this week lads, the free hogggie took and missed just before half time Dalton had the ball in his hand to take it and hoggie over ruled him. Will he just put the team first and let Dalton take them. Its costly lads

Fuck off.

Both played very well today.

Both missed frees. Shit happens.

 

[Killyoursons]

They've a fucking tough job. It's a huge field and hurling is lightning fast.

Absolutely. The game tonight was played at incredible pace, especially in the first quarter, with players flying around like pinballs. Impossible for any ref to get every call right. I mentioned some mistakes in an earlier post to make clear that Dwyer made big calls which (imo) favoured each side.

 

[Hurlywurly]

Jeez, not in the better of that game yet. Mentally wrecked!!!!
Fair f*cking play to the lads for digging a draw out of that!

Absolute result given the position we were in.

Now that a few hours have passed I'm slightly gutted that Deccie didn't squeak that free over, but feck it, I'll take that draw over the defeat that was looming!!

Bottle that effort lads, that's a game that could have been lost if you hadn't believed you could get something out of it.

I love seeing that in a team.

 

[Hurlywurly]

Stuck in the game and did very well to get a draw. Outside of the first 10 minutes we were well out hurled though. Cahill and Bevans are top class operators, the improvement in them is off the charts in a few months. Don’t see the same improvement in us or anything close really.

And yet with all their "off the charts" improvement they've conceded 7 goals in their first 2 games
When you're done genuflecting to Cahill and Bevans you might give a nod towards the manager and the team who, despite being on the wrack, showed fucking serious nerve and delivered going down the home strait.
Watch your Tipp get beaten by Limerick, and maybe Wahfurd, and see how you feel about Cahill and Co. Then

 

[Hurlywurly]

Our forwards are rotten. Can't hold onto a ball Can't find a pass.

Anyone who is posting here while watching a game that is being played at super sonic speed is a bit of a joke.

Imagine taking the time to post, as opposed to actually f***ing watching the game.
Cos don't even go there and say ya can watch, tap away and contribute anything.... other than a load negative nothings that distract ya from what's actually going on.

 

[Hurlywurly]

One farmer behind us roaring 'thats revenge for Thurles last year's when they were 6 up. Hope he takes 4 hours to get home

 

[SoundsAboutRight]

They've a fucking tough job. It's a huge field and hurling is lightning fast.

Agree with this 100%. It's a nigh on impossible job. It's a sport with semi rules at the best of times.

 

[finbarrog]

Tonight was about heart rather than performance. There is no way we would have gotten anything from this game in previous years
We really collapsed after a blistering start and I wonder if the six day turnaround had an influence. I noticed as well that the strong breeze that Tipp had in the first half died away for the second half.

I thought Cahalane and O Leary had great games as did Harnedy and Dalton. I did think however that Dalton was playing more as a wing back than wing forward in the second half. I thought we were too deep and our full forward line was too isolated.

Great to see another your player get a chance and Brian Hayes did not disappoint. Eoin Downey will have better days but it will have been a great learning experience for him.
We have now seen Tommy O Connell, Brian Roche, Eoin Downey, Padraig Power, Ciaran Joyce , Brian Hayes and Shane Barrett from the successful under 20 teams all getting on the pitch.

Good post NC
It’s so different watching the game on tv than being there and we were all over the shop tactically with nothing really working it almost looked that we were down a man at times but by God these guys gave it everything when all was not clicking.
After drawing level I thought game on and then another goal and it’s gone again but the response was a an absolute cracker of a goal ( one of my favorite for a long time) and this takes real heart and belief to never give up and even on the tv the crowd were just were buzzing.
Like you said we have seen heads drop before probably. Different animal with the bench and panel we have and credit to management also because every sub they brought on just worked at the right time.
Special mention to Deccie Dalton my god he put in some shift and his work rate was unbelievable. Lots of players didn’t go so well and will learn and improve from this game.
Credit to Tipp and Cahill because they were in a bad place last year. Tynan is a great workhorse in midfield and Noel McGrath is some man 2008 I think he made his senior debut and can still find space with ease.
Were we lucky to get the draw. Maybe. We kept fighting and belief and that is not lucky that’s heart.
Two tough away games now but we know now we have the heart of not giving up and that’s massive imo
Rebels Abu

 

[finbarrog]

Ciaran Joyce did not have one of his better games today, he’s always willing and brave and made some spectacular catches but his distribution was poor. He needs to stop coming short to the 21 for short puckouts too, like what the fuck is that all about?

I find this an issue R&B. Let’s just take the amount of ball we played directly to the Tipp sweeper which seemed to change at times ( just watched on tv ) but Joyce in the last 2 games now at times seems to be actually marking someone when he should be really free to read the game.
Is he playing this role that maybe don’t suit him because he is a warrior of a player and the best CB talent we have in a while. Even yesterday he plucked ball out of the air in a couple of occasions and won the free at the end .
I don’t know what you and other posters think ( fair enough the bad touch for Forde point) but I feel he is better with a duel to win than sitting so deep. Like let’s just say Tony Kelly or maybe a fit again Cian Lynch at 11 will maybe suit Millerick more to mark and follow but I just feel Joyce excels in man to man marking and the battle more different than playing this free kinda role. I said at the start of the year I think we should go man to man we could still do because yesterday we got sucked in to what Tipp wanted around the middle and then we had no half forwards and lost ruck ball and Joyce was in kind of nowhere because Tipp spread the ball .
I am just thinking out loud but both Downey lads love a battle D Cahalane really doesn’t lose many and O Leary is playing very well this year. I don’t know but we lost our shape in the game and we played so much ball to the Tipp free man but we didn’t seem to have a free man at the back at all. We have nothing to loose now because we have the toughest games in coming now.
Limerick and Clare away is tough going but we showed with grinding out a draw we have plenty of heart.