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<blockquote data-quote="RightHalfBack" data-source="post: 3930180" data-attributes="member: 28155"><p>Lads, after on the recent AI final and seeing the two co championship games on Sunday I was wondering what style of hurling JBM might play with Cork. Looking at how much KK now get away with in terms of pulling, dragging, holding, blocking the runners etc etc I think the running game is completely dead ( CIT last Sunday proved this again ) but also to compete with KK/Dublin at their own game we now need a completely different type of physical/athletic hurler which we don't have in abundance. I am of the opinion that to get the best out of what we have in Cork we need to go back to a faster, traditional style of hurling where the simple philosophy (at least from midfield up ) is to let the ball fly on the ground or in the air and get it into the inside foirwards as fast as possible. The amount of possession KK win from puckouts is unreal but if you look at the opposition forwards most of the time they are simply trying to catch the ball as well - there is little or no pulling on the ball in the air. If you had a fella at half forward pulling on every puck-out the likes of Tommy Walsh wouldn't be putting his hand up so often then !! </p><p></p><p>Am I mad or is it now really time to go back to the old style first time hurling ? Possession game is obviously useful in certain tight situations but the overall philosophy should be to let the ball fly with plenty ground hurling and coach fellas to react quickly to breaking balls all over the field especially the inside line. lets see how Noel Hickey reacts to fast ground ball flying in to the likes of Hoggy or Paudie Sull or O' Farrell who each have the speed, touch & ability to take advantage. Fitness levels would need to be very good but this is what traditional Cork hurling is all about so why not make the rest react to us for a change ?</p><p></p><p>Just sticking it out there for debate lads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RightHalfBack, post: 3930180, member: 28155"] Lads, after on the recent AI final and seeing the two co championship games on Sunday I was wondering what style of hurling JBM might play with Cork. Looking at how much KK now get away with in terms of pulling, dragging, holding, blocking the runners etc etc I think the running game is completely dead ( CIT last Sunday proved this again ) but also to compete with KK/Dublin at their own game we now need a completely different type of physical/athletic hurler which we don't have in abundance. I am of the opinion that to get the best out of what we have in Cork we need to go back to a faster, traditional style of hurling where the simple philosophy (at least from midfield up ) is to let the ball fly on the ground or in the air and get it into the inside foirwards as fast as possible. The amount of possession KK win from puckouts is unreal but if you look at the opposition forwards most of the time they are simply trying to catch the ball as well - there is little or no pulling on the ball in the air. If you had a fella at half forward pulling on every puck-out the likes of Tommy Walsh wouldn't be putting his hand up so often then !! Am I mad or is it now really time to go back to the old style first time hurling ? Possession game is obviously useful in certain tight situations but the overall philosophy should be to let the ball fly with plenty ground hurling and coach fellas to react quickly to breaking balls all over the field especially the inside line. lets see how Noel Hickey reacts to fast ground ball flying in to the likes of Hoggy or Paudie Sull or O' Farrell who each have the speed, touch & ability to take advantage. Fitness levels would need to be very good but this is what traditional Cork hurling is all about so why not make the rest react to us for a change ? Just sticking it out there for debate lads. [/QUOTE]
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