Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[Rebelsforsam1]

Valid points all of the above.
I couldn't get over how poor Waterford looked at times yesterday. Talk about over doing it. Of course they have a few to come back.

We have a few to come back also. Dalton, Fitz, Cunningham, TOM,Mullins, E. Twomey, O’ Donoghue, should be available. It will be interesting to see the team named against Offaly. Rob Downey at half back, Coleman at midfield,Fitz in half forwards,and Connolly at full forward! Collins, E Downey, DC, O’ Donoghue, GM, CJ, RD, Dalton,Coleman, Cunningham,Fitz, STwomey, Hayes, Connolly, JOC

 

[Rebelsforsam1]

We have a few to come back also. Dalton, Fitz, Cunningham, TOM,Mullins, E. Twomey, O’ Donoghue, should be available. It will be interesting to see the team named against Offaly. Rob Downey at half back, Coleman at midfield,Fitz in half forwards,and Connolly at full forward! Collins, E Downey, DC, O’ Donoghue, GM, CJ, RD, Dalton,Coleman, Cunningham,Fitz, STwomey, Hayes, Connolly, JOC

Hoggy, Harnedy, Mullins, ET, Barrett TOC,TOM,Kingston, E. Roche would complete an interesting panel.

 

[Rebelsforsam1]

Hoggy, Harnedy, Mullins, ET, Barrett TOC,TOM,Kingston, E. Roche would complete an interesting panel.

Saunderson is an able deputy for Collins as goalkeeper. I don’t see any reason why Cork can’t pip Clare, Tipp, and Waterford and emerge from Munster. The talent is there.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

I had a look at the panel that was named for the last championship game we played
Of the 26 named. Ger Collins, Cadogan and Power are gone. ROF, Coleman, O Callaghan, Connolly are back
Barring injuries and those four back on the panel and Saunderson coming in, there isn't a whole pile of room for any one else unless more will dropped, who though?

 

[Rebelsforsam1]

Hey North Cork.
You're an excellent poster on here.
Were you at the game? I watched on tv and I know to do a full analysis, its best to be there and then watch on tv after.

I have to question your Coleman and Barrett playing well. Maybe its the tv vs being there impact.
Coleman, as I watched on tv, was bang average as explained in an earlier post. Our defenders have to be able to defend and Coleman is not a man marking blocking, hooking wing back like Mellerick or Downey. I wish he was because his skill level on form is crazy high.
Barrett worked damn hard, won alot of ball, all positive, the negative which us frustrating is giving anyway too many fees and poor shooting. He should have nailed his 2 shoots for points in 2nd half but didnt. His shooting must improve and hasnt really improved since his fldominant u20 performances.

Barrett has been inaccurate for a few seasons now. It isn’t good enough at this level. Conor Lehane has not performed on the big games in recent years, and probably both will be on subs bench.

 

[Hurlywurly]

He's a fella I hope succeeds though because we need a few dogs and he's definitely in that mould

Barrett gets through an unreal amount of work.
Hopefully he plays for the rest of the league as he looks like he needs to get confidence in the shooting department

 

[Hurlywurly]

Couple of positives from yesterday. Hayes played well, JOC played very well. Pitch time for Harnedy and Connolly. Oh and not to forget winning and getting the points.

The game itself was awful, like a practice game. Again, important to remember its a league game in February, but I'm not sure the pick of both teams would have beaten Limerick Saturday night.

You could say that about every single team in the country for the past 4 years, only KK and Clare have beaten them in championship since 2019?
And it made eff all difference to how Clare's season went last year.

 

[TheRightHandofRing]

Davy talking Cork up for the first round of ch'ship by saying Cork are in the "top 1 or 2" for the AI. He would've said they're the best in the country only then it would be too obvious.

 

[Hurlywurly]

Davy talking Cork up for the first round of ch'ship by saying Cork are in the "top 1 or 2" for the AI. He would've said they're the best in the country only then it would be too obvious.

Davy's a hard case, he winds people up but I don't mind him at all.

He went on a mad eff rant post match, one minute I was listening to it on Red FM, the next it cut to rugby or something ? ?

 

[red&blue]

Coleman often plays in the half forward line for Blarney.
I maintain he'd be very dangerous at center forward for Cork. He'd be able to roam and he's very accurate so could bag 2 or 3 points most games. Would also pose a question for opposition center backs. Do they hold the center or let a player the calibre of Coleman relatively free in the hope a midfielder or wing forward tracks back to get him all the time.
I'd say that ship has sailed though. Ryan has kept him in the halfback line since his return so I'd imagine that's where he will remain.

Change Coleman for Fitzgibbon and i would totally agree with you. Not sure Rob Downey can be left out of our championship team so I expect to see Mark make an appearance at midfield in the next game or two