Cork Hurlers - Part 2

A great point last night considering we were second best for long periods. Need to sort out the midfield area - Tim must come in there surely. Robbie out for 6/7 weeks and Barrett under peri think.
 
Team for Clare

Patrick Collins
Niall O Leary Damien Cahalane Eoin Downey
Ger Millerick Ciaran Joyce Robert Downey
Luke Meade Brian Roche
Declan Dalton Seamus Harnedy Tim O Mahony
Shane Kingston Patrick Horgan Darragh Fitzgibbon

Robbie starts instead of Kingston if he’s fit. Darragh Fitz given a free role to wander
 
Shane Kingston was awesome last night when he came on , seriously game changing . I can’t help but think we could have won that game yesterday - a few naive decisions by our management team cost us . Need to be a bit shrewder
 
People were saying the same thing to me last year about the Barrs, that they were too young and it was a year too soon, I never believed that and I’ll say the same about Cork now. If we get out of Munster we will be very dangerous
At the same time people will look at Cork’s 1-9 and say very beatable
 
He’s got the bottle, pace, strength and hurling. Even v KK when most of the team flopped he did well. We can’t adopt the “don’t go near the water till you learn to swim” philosophy.
 
Kingston was excellent last night and was the only out ball in the full forward line for most of the second half. The only thing is an excellent performance came from him again as a sub. Is that his best role going forward?
Straight after Brian Hayes’ goal, Tommy was beaten in the air again by Tynan but to be able to run right through on goal and not be fouled was criminal. Joyce had a couple of chances to foul him. Only for Patrick Collins superb intervention the game was over. For that to happen again straight after a Cork goal would have been shocking. They need to start fouling fellas when goal chances develop.
 
SOD if fit. If so ED at 7 for Rob who got roasted at 6 v Clare in League.
Sean didn’t make the bench again last night so he’s hardly going to be starting in two weeks time

Rob Downey won’t be dropped on the back of a league performance. He will be man marking David Fitzgerald unless the selectors change tack and put Damien on him
It would be some leap to start Power. Unless he's blistering in training between now and then.
I can’t see Padraig starting in two weeks time but he’s still a live option, competition for spots up front is mad though and so far he’s been squeezed out
Kingston was excellent last night and was the only out ball in the full forward line for most of the second half. The only thing is an excellent performance came from him again as a sub. Is that his best role going forward?
Absolutely but Shane is our only real option to replace Robbie as his speed creates panic in defences
Straight after Brian Hayes’ goal, Tommy was beaten in the air again by Tynan but to be able to run right through on goal and not be fouled was criminal. Joyce had a couple of chances to foul him. Only for Patrick Collins superb intervention the game was over. For that to happen again straight after a Cork goal would have been shocking. They need to start fouling fellas when goal chances develop.
Tipp got a run on us far too many times last night, it’s a worry
 
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