Cork u20 Hurling 2024

[Twiceasnice97]

Timmy Wilk was corner-back in U-20 challenge games v Galway in Pairc Ui Chaoimh before the Waterford league game and also v Kilkenny in the Pairc.

Are you sure?

CORK: P O’Sullivan (Fr O’Neills); O McAdoo (Blackrock), K Lyons (Ballygarvan), D Cashman (Bride Rovers); J Dwyer (Ballincollig), O O’Regan (Erins Own), B Walsh (Killeagh); M Finn (Midleton), T O’Connell (Ballincollig); D Healy (Lisgoold), J Leahy (Dungourney), D Cremin (Midleton); R O’Sullivan (Na Piarsaigh), W Buckley (St Finbarr’s), E O’Leary (Glen Rovers).


Subs: J Galvin (Éire Óg) for O’Connell (h-t), J Casey (Youghal) for Leahy, B O’Flynn (Sarsfields) for O’Sullivan (both 40), J O’Brien (Fermoy) for Lyons (48), J Murray (Youghal) for Cremin, R Troy (Newtownshandrum) for Cashman (58), B Nyhan (Clyda Rovers) for Buckley, R O’Connell (Bride Rovers) for Finn (both 60).

 

[Corkonian1]

TAN

I'm sure Timmy Wilk and James O'Brien of Fermoy played in at least one of those games when McAdoo and Cashman didn't play.

Just saw they played v KK on Feb. 10th, O'Brien was right corner-back and Wilk was left corner-back.

 

[Twiceasnice97]

TAN

I'm sure Timmy Wilk and James O'Brien of Fermoy played in at least one of those games when McAdoo and Cashman didn't play.

Just saw they played v KK on Feb. 10th, O'Brien was right corner-back and Wilk was left corner-back.

That's a very strange one isn't it?
Are cork expecting to be going all in on short puck outs or something ?

I would have imagined him as the travelling inside forward covering every blade of grass kind of thing

 

[Corkonian1]

That's a very strange one isn't it?
Are cork expecting to be going all in on short puck outs or something ?

I would have imagined him as the travelling inside forward covering every blade of grass kind of thing

I would think Timmy Wilk is a better player facing the ball. When Cork won the AI minor in '21 Wilk was wing-back. He played half-forward in '22 but it was mainly to cover for the loss of Michael O'Driscoll as he had played mid-field in challenges before championship. There's possibly up to 7 players who at a guess will remain in their positions from last years U-20 win with Darragh O'Sullivan moving to centre-back from corner-back making up the 8 who are still underage, so I'd expect Wilk to be in defence. At the start of the year I thought he'd be wing-back but his toughness and pace should see him as a good corner-back. At this stage I would have him at 4 and Oliver McAdoo at 2 but Denis Cashman will have a say too. Next year we should see Wilk push further up-field and Cashman in defence for sure.

 

[dunmore]

Im old enough to remember Tony O Sullivan playing aged 19 in the 1982 final. He took such a battering that day that it took him almost 2 years to recover his form. There is no need for Buckley

First ball in Paddy Prendergast took him ball and all. That set the tone, poor Tony.

 

[Corkonian1]

First ball in Paddy Prendergast took him ball and all. That set the tone, poor Tony.

A powerhouse of Cork hurling Tim Crowley was also taken out by Frank Cummins in the same game which was a lesser challenge than the Prendergast one. Cummins went on to dominate mid-field and was instrumental in a couple of Christy Heffernans goals that day. Crowley was a complete physically developed player, so explain that one folks!

 

[North Cork]

A powerhouse of Cork hurling Tim Crowley was also taken out by Frank Cummins in the same game which was a lesser challenge than the Prendergast one. Cummins went on to dominate mid-field and was instrumental in a couple of Christy Heffernans goals that day. Crowley was a complete physically developed player, so explain that one folks!

I am sorry C1 I am not sure what point you are making.

 

[Corkonian1]

I am sorry C1 I am not sure what point you are making.

Taking out any player isn't a size related issue, it can happen to any player on any given day. Cork as a team were over confident in the '82 final as acknowledged afterwards by their captain JBM. The whole team were caught with their guard down.

 

[Crankycorner]

Im old enough to remember Tony O Sullivan playing aged 19 in the 1982 final. He took such a battering that day that it took him almost 2 years to recover his form. There is no need for Buckley

It was before I was born but my Dad has told me many times about how Paddy Prendergast cleaned him out of it. Was speaking with a lad in the club a few years ago who’d now Tony well and he said that Tony was being warned in the week up to it that Prendergast would be a different kettle of fish.

Not so much playing players before they are ready but it illustrates the danger of overhyping young players.

 

[danielthelanger]

Here's the video, I never saw it before

I watched the first 10 minutes.
When did it happened

First ball in Paddy Prendergast took him ball and all. That set the tone, poor Tony.