Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[The Dagda]

it had nothing to do with the game should we boo Aisling Thompson?

I thought it started after he tried to get Dalton carded for nothing in the first half. That when my section, the one directly in front of the 'incident' started booing him anyway.

 

[morello]

I think that Clare, Kilkenny and Galway in particular have not suddenly disappeared from the scene just because Cork beat Limerick.
A lot of hurling still to be played.

100%. Sure there’s still a scenario where we beat Tipp and miss out on the top 3.

Tipp will cause as many problems for our full back line as Limerick & Clare have

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

I think that Clare, Kilkenny and Galway in particular have not suddenly disappeared from the scene just because Cork beat Limerick.
A lot of hurling still to be played.

If we come out 3rd (fingers crossed) we have would play Laois or Offaly then losing Leinster finalist (not sure I would fear any of them, looking at Leinster at the moment) Then it is the Munster final winner in the Semi final. So as you said a lot hurling, lets beat Tipp first and wait for results and hopefully drive on from there.

 

[The Dagda]

A county that had St.Christy of Ring can't ever pontificate about dirty players.

Ever heard of Mickey Bourke?

The Galway players were angry that Ring’s marker, Mickey Burke, had been injured in the previous day’s game, with Ring believed to be responsible for the injury - though in conversation Lyons said that after the final a different Cork player told him he might have been the one who struck Burke accidentally.


“It was a tough era of hurling,” said Lyons. “People might have said that Ring was dirty but he wasn’t. He was single-minded about winning the ball and getting a score and nothing in between was going to distract him.

 

[jams]

The first rule of defending the indefensible is to attack those attacking it.
I do like Jarlath as well, I think he could be progressive for the organisation but his plans to make GAAGO even a bigger money spinner for the GAA doesn't sit right

Hurley sticks though.

There’s a lot of swallowing there.

 

[Corkfan82]

Clare lost that game because of not having numbers in their own half for the concession of 2 awful goals.

Totally agree with you on the principle of multiple outlets but our turnover stats are just not sustainable, and Mark Kehoe, Gearoid O'Connor, Jake Morris will be just as ruthless as Clare and Limerick have been from mistakes.

Two stats you just would not have expected from Saturday:
- Cork puc-outs won - 75% (Limerick 57%)

- Cork hooks, blocks tackles - 107 (Limerick 96)

Class, where do you get the stats Morello?

 

[Hurlywurly]

Tipp won’t live with the Cork forwards. Expect a 6/7 point win.
Clare will beat Waterford in Ennis and cork will have third spot secured.

The road is opening up for cork for tilt at Liam

Waaaaaaay, waaaaay too early for that.

You're not considering:
a) The risk that Tipp will be physically and mentally fresher than Cork.
Saturday will have taken a lot out of the players, a lot will depend on how they're managed and prepped this week.
b) Cahill teams have a pretty good record of sucking the life out of Cork teams with goals in quick successioN and we leak goals too easily


Those are 2 big concerns and I think this will go right down to the wire.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Did anyone watch Hoggie interview after the game?? he's like a boy that just wants to be out pucking a ball off the wall all the time. So real and genuine. Sometimes we forget that these boys put their lives on hold to play an amateur sport that requires so much dedication. The outpouring from the Cork fans to the management team and that feeling of getting over the line is great for us, imagine what it's like for those players.

That' him though, I have never seen a player so dedicated to hurling practice since he was a kid.

 

[Bonbon12]

Hayes also left the boot in on SB's ribs which left him needing treatment. If it was any other player in the country (apart from Gillane) I'd 100% call it an accident and move on but those two feckers are as dirty as they come.

No. I thought the same but looking at the slow mo I changed my mind. His knee caught him but it was an accidental clash rather than a deliberate one and he certainly didn't put the boot in.

 

[don]

Clare lost that game because of not having numbers in their own half for the concession of 2 awful goals.

Totally agree with you on the principle of multiple outlets but our turnover stats are just not sustainable, and Mark Kehoe, Gearoid O'Connor, Jake Morris will be just as ruthless as Clare and Limerick have been from mistakes.

Two stats you just would not have expected from Saturday:
- Cork puc-outs won - 75% (Limerick 57%)

- Cork hooks, blocks tackles - 107 (Limerick 96)

2 of the puc-outs we "won" led to Limerick goals but overall they were much better.

Gonna be very difficult for all to reproduce that level of intensity a week later,
I would hope for 3 or 4 changes due to the short turnaround.
E Downey, J O Connor, Millerick, O'Connell & Kingston should be in contention.