The Hurling Thread

[Dinger]

Great game in mcdonagh final, really enjoyed that. Noticable how it's maybe not as structured as Liam McCarthy level. Lads going for scores off line balls rather than playing short ones to retain possession

Great viewing.
Looked a lot less like rugby than the Liam McCarthy.

Like a throwback to days of yore. Long balls with each man expected to win his tussle with his immediate opponent.

The players didn't look like weight lifters either.
More and more I find myself enjoying games below the top level (underage inter County, club, McDonagh etc) as much if not more than the top games.

 

[jimmym]

Thought red card was harsh , ref signalled it was for interferring with the helmet but couldnt see it,

 

[cork2030]

Good possibility of Offaly and Wexford being in the McDonagh Cup next year which would mean All-Ireland hurling championship down to a 7 team competition.

No, 11.
5 teams in Munster.
6 Leinster, Galway, Kilkenny, Dublin, Carlow and 2 from Wexford, Antrim and Westmeath

 

[BossHogg]

Thought red card was harsh , ref signalled it was for interferring with the helmet but couldnt see it,

Red all day. Pulled the face guard off him

https://twitter.com/x/status/1662494443189030915

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Red all day. Pulled the face guard off him

https://twitter.com/x/status/1662494443189030915

Top notch camera work/angles as usual from RTE.

 

[Bonbon12]

Delighted for carlow. No one gave them a chance. They went for goals from the get go. Agree with dinger about how more enjoyable these games are, very few rucks and may the highest score win. Michael duignan, Paul rouse, Michael Verney, Brian and Barry cowen, saint kieran of clonmacnoise, barak Obama, piers Morgan etc, your boys took one hell of a beating, one hell of a beating

 

[Bonbon12]

Red all day. Pulled the face guard off him

https://twitter.com/x/status/1662494443189030915

Yeah pulled him by the face guard

 

[BettyDoesMallow]

No, 11.
5 teams in Munster.
6 Leinster, Galway, Kilkenny, Dublin, Carlow and 2 from Wexford, Antrim and Westmeath

Galway and Kilkenny the only challengers in Leinster.
Could be only 4 challengers in Munster if Waterford's downward spiral continues.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Get rid of the league and play a Munster and Leinster championship in that space just to have a provincial winner.
Then a round robin open draw with no seeding between Munster and Leinster.

 

[Bonbon12]

Get rid of the league and play a Munster and Leinster championship in that space just to have a provincial winner.
Then a round robin open draw with no seeding between Munster and Leinster.

Now there's a plan