Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[Barbarian]

Lads this is a thread about the Cork hurlers. Can we stop talking about the Limerick hurling team please?

 

[knockfiarna]

Lads this is a thread about the Cork hurlers. Can we stop talking about the Limerick hurling team please?

Yes no Prob, some of it my fault as I'm from limerick but was commenting on bits about us .

 

[North Cork]

Yes no Prob, some of it my fault as I'm from limerick but was commenting on bits about us .

Cork will be playing Limerick,Tipp, Waterford and Clare in Munster next year, discussing the opposition that Cork will face certainly relates to Cork hurling imo.

The challenge facing the Limerick players imo is maintaining the fresh faced enthusiasm after so many years of success and complete dedication. After what they have been through in the last decade I think there is the risk that injuries may continue to play a part. In 2024 it was clear that a number of players had diopped well below their own standards. 2025 may be different though.

The older players in Cork are motivated by the lack of success, the lack of silverware in my opinion desire isn't an issue but Father time is a bigger risk. Cork have to improve on defending next year and a consistent level of performance.

The other counties all have great motivation as well including Clare who need to try to establish themselves as champions for more than one year. rather than fall back for another spell.

 

[Froggyno11]

After all the criticism Patrick Collins got over a couple of years, there's very little debate over No1 these days.

Fair play to him.

Collins has been and is still the best keeper in Cork, made one of two mistakes in the last few years, name a keeper that hasn't? Yes some of his short puckouts don't find the target but neither did Nash or Cusack all of the time that's the nature of short puckouts, over the last few years apart from Seamie the puckout targets at 10,11 and 12 haven't been great, he has made more mistakes at club level that IC but he is still the best we have, there was a journalist on the Echo all last year and at the start of 2024 trying to create heat by writing about his clubmate weekly, while his clubmate is a decent keeper he is not better than Collins and will remain at no16 until possibly the FON man will pass him out. Unfortunately the Echo are still publishing articles from the same journalist who's definitely in above his head as the utter nonsense wrote is crazy Collins wouldn't of been a bad choice for vice captain either

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Lads this is a thread about the Cork hurlers. Can we stop talking about the Limerick hurling team please?

No

 

[cork2030]

Sean finn ,dan morrissey and barry nash will be the starting FB line next year if fully fit. Finn ,nash and Darragh o donovan were never at full fitness last year and it probably cost us but no excuses ,you win some you lose some . I'd expect more change in half back line depending on opponents any given day.

And Peter Casey back will make a huge difference

 

[Twiceasnice97]

Chris Thomas ,would expect him to get games in league

I doubt that.
No one can come straight out of Club and have the conditioning to play senior county

Ethan hurley and barry Murphy would have a better chance

 

[Crusty Ring]

Yes no Prob, some of it my fault as I'm from limerick but was commenting on bits about us .

Talk away about Limerick in here, it’s great to have insight from posters of other county’s and makes this place better.

 

[red&blue]

Some lads shitting the bed over limerick and it’s not even Christmas

 

[Ah ref]

I’d have normally discussed other hurling on the the hurling thread. But if people are discussing next years championship I think it’s going to be an absolutely fascinating championship next year. Clare are worthy winners there will be a big relief to get over the line at least once but they’ll be acutely aware of how poorly they defended their last title in 2014. Loads of talent coming through under age but a good chunk of the real stars In conlon Kelly mcinerney and SOD showing wear and tear. Cork will find winning in Ennis a real challenge. I’m from limerick originally but live down here. I think Limerick have some major challenges going into next year. The composition of the half back line and midfield were only challenged v cork last year. In every other match we either won that 5 positions comfortably or broke even. Whatever about in puc which was a game of two halves with the brain dead penalty deciding it. …. Cork cleaned us at numbers 5-9 in croke park. Having dara Donovan back will be important. Could we get a midfielder with genuine pace out of adam English? Can limerick get away with hannon and Byrnes having an off day. I think both still have an awful lot to offer. I don’t think Hayes has the tactical skills to play 6 and it stops his runs forward. Cathal o Neill or Barry Nash have the hurling. Will Donoghue would be a good stopper but doesn’t have the stick work. Lynch has undoubtedly lost mobility. Shane o brien and The biggest question will be the freshness and the hunger. There’s no doubt the last 5 years have been exhausting mentally. Might be no harm to have a fresh start this season Cork made absolutely massive progress last season. Pat Ryan in one season has sorted the conundrums of 3/6/8/11 and 14. There is a Clear team to build on. History has been unkind on losing finalists but I’d say cork will be very close again next season. Whether this cork team are able to win ugly I’m not sure. That’s a hard lesson to learn. Clare struggled for multiple games last year and Limerick have made a habit of playing our best hurling in the final for the past 3 years. There’s no doubt cork will eventually get over the line at some point with most of this team but next season won’t be easy. Kilkenny will be in the mix simply because Leinster is so average. Fr Trendy will surely get a kick out of Galway. Waterford will surely get a kick out of being done with Davy.