Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[CORK1990]

I like the look of Darragh Flynn great bit of stuff excellant free taker.

 

[King Dino 34]

am i the only one concerned Mark Coleman isnt the 26 ?

 

[Horse of Gold]

am i the only one concerned Mark Coleman isnt the 26 ?

Back for the league, was travelling

 

[Twiceasnice97]

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What I'm really trying to say TAN is that we'll wipe the floor with ye in PUC in April

supervalu park

 

[Twiceasnice97]

Collapse vs Kilkenny last year was the reason ye lost.

wasnt much of a collapse. An Eoin Murphy save away from being in the final

 

[Come off the stage]

Hearing there's a chance game could be off tonight

 

[leeside_rebel]

Hearing there's a chance game could be off tonight

Wouldn't be surprised, depending how sheltered the pitch is it might not even thaw out today

 

[morello]

7 from last years 26? They've the luxury of more experimentation and rest than Cork do I guess. Ethan Hurley is one to watch.

We've a stronger team than I thought we'd put out. Seems like PR wants to nail down his best side and combinations early doors this year. Makes sense when you look at how last year panned out with injuries and form of a few lads leading to a lack of rhythm and consistency in key areas in the championship. Only challenge, as others have referenced, we've a rake of good lads from no.25 to no.40 and their window of opportunity is pretty small it seems. I can see us having league selections that will only be 1 or 2 selections off a strongest team... so it will beg the question as to whether minimal change to the first 20 odd players is enough to make the breakthrough?

Kingston and Lehane sum this up perfectly. 2 of the best forwards in the Cork club game without a doubt. 2 consistent scoring forwards in IC championship hurling. They look in great condition and have all the speed, skill etc. They will impress in the league and may even deliver a motm performance in one of the munster championship games. Problem is both lads have come up short at knockout stage - hot or cold, and they struggle to win a ball when the chips are down in the last 10 mins of these type of games. They've both improved a lot in terms of defensive work and tackling but off a low base and tend to foul more than others. I don't know the answer to how you deal with this dynamic... it was a big factor in the gaelic grounds last year that's for sure. Would love to see the 2 of them prove everyone wrong and go and win an AI with this cork team but I think it's time for Twomey, Cunningham, Power etc. to step up. Tipp had similar dilemma with the likes of Pa Bourke (who was a gifted stickman) or Bonner maher.

 

[Come off the stage]

Game off

 

[AllCork32]

wasnt much of a collapse. An Eoin Murphy save away from being in the final

Back line collapsed for eoin codys goal, no player in clare's back line played well that day.