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Post by Mickmack on Aug 15, 2015 23:04:00 GMT
Bobber Maher v Iarla Tannion at CHB could be the deciding factor and my money is on Maher!
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 16, 2015 10:12:46 GMT
Should be a good game between two of what the Cats might think of as more flaky opponents, although they won't say that outside of open doors.
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Post by ballynamona on Aug 16, 2015 16:46:02 GMT
That was some game...
I thought Colm Callinan was amazing, especially in the 2nd half.
It would be great to see Galway pulling off the All-Ireland. They are no longer a one-man band up-front.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 16, 2015 16:47:59 GMT
Cracking spectacle in Croker today. Two sporting hurling semi finals between four neighbouring counties without any sign of the rancour we saw in the first football game last weekend.
I suppose the Cats are safe enough now?
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Post by ballynamona on Aug 16, 2015 17:04:58 GMT
Cracking spectacle in Croker today. Two sporting hurling semi finals between four neighbouring counties without any sign of the rancour we saw in the first football game last weekend. I suppose the Cats are safe enough now? Galway will push them all the way. If they had come through a semi against Cork or Waterford they may have had doubts. Beating Tipp will give them belief. This is not the Kilkenny of old. I will be fervently rooting for Galway.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 16, 2015 17:36:41 GMT
This game will sit along side the 2014 drawn final, the 2013 final replay and those classics between Tipp and KK in 2008 to 2010.
When Galway turned up the tempo midway through the first half, too many Tipp men didn't respond. For a great match it is notable that several Tipp men lost their personal duels.
That small four letter word called grit was the difference today. Galway hunted in packs and if they can impose their game on KK and run the legs off them then they might win.
I don't know what the Galway mentors were at leaving Callanan one on one with his man in acres of space. Cody would have had that one sorted out quickly.
The nagging feeling is that Galways mentors will do something mad in the final and blow it.
Barry Kelly gave a masterclass as referee today. As did Michael Duignan as co commentator.
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Aug 16, 2015 17:47:21 GMT
This game will sit along side the 2014 drawn final, the 2013 final replay and those classics between Tipp and KK in 2008 to 2010. When Galway turned up the tempo midway through the first half, too many Tipp men didn't respond. For a great match it is notable that several Tipp men lost their personal duels. That small four letter word called grit was the difference today. Galway hunted in packs and if they can impose their game on KK and run the legs off them then they might win. I don't know what the Galway mentors were at leaving Callanan one on one with his man in acres of space. Cody would have had that one sorted out quickly. The nagging feeling is that Galways mentors will do something mad in the final and blow it. Barry Kelly gave a masterclass as referee today. As did Michael Duignan as co commentator. I think you hit most of the nails on the head. Galway still a bit too flaky for me to beat this Kk team. Need too many chances, make too many mistakes, give a lot of possession away. Needed every last bit to win when scoring 24 times to 17. Have been as uneconomic of possession all summer too, so not reducing it. And the Callinan thing was madness. Incredible they managed to win that game whilst not scoring a goal. Kk fullbacks dominated them the last day, hard to see how it will improve looking at today. But psychologically to have beat Tipp when it looked to be slipping away, it might just bring them on. It's the first summer in many years I can recall Galway having performed to a very high intensity in almost all their games. But then Kk will be fresher, they have had an easier passage. And they have a clear psychological edge over Galway over the last few years. Thought the ref rode Galway in the first half. Atmosphere very thrilling when Galway on the attack, they really are the one thing keeping the romance alive in the hurling.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 16, 2015 18:07:28 GMT
You still wouldn't trust Galway to go out and play Kilkenny off the park and win the All-Ireland. Tipp were very careless in the last 5 minutes. Today's game could have gone either way at the end.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 16, 2015 19:31:32 GMT
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Post by veteran on Aug 16, 2015 20:45:15 GMT
That was a wonderful game today and in spite of the fury with which it was played there was nobody feigning injury. Can we hope for the same next Sunday?
In spite of the closeness of the score Galway were significantly the better team. While conceding three goals they were the more dynamic and threatened from various areas whereas Tipperary were overly reliant on goal machine Seamus Callinan. However, it seemed that every time Seamus struck, Galway roared back with purposeful intensity. Of course, if Galway lost Anthony Cunningham would have a lot of explaining with regard to the slow reaction to Seamus Callinan's threat. Perhaps, he would have responded by saying that he had nobody else to play at full back as evidenced by the clumsy challenge for the penalty by the new man. I am sure Brian Cody will take a close look at that situation!
Talking about penalties ,how come missing penalties is now the norm in hurling. Joe Cooney's effort was weakly struck and Seamus Callinan hit it high but down the throat of the goalie. There appears to be more subtlety in the football penalties.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 16, 2015 21:37:33 GMT
wasn't that such an enjoyable sunday game panel discussion tonight by Henry, Donal Og and Anthony Daly.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 17, 2015 8:43:44 GMT
John Mullane: Galway's grit wins the day for epic victory
John Mullane
God bless the senior hurlers of Galway and Tipperary.
Boy, did we need a good game of hurling and the counties delivered big time at Croke Park.
When the game is played like this, there's no better sport in the world.
Seamus Callanan's performance was majestic but Tipp's brilliant forward needed more support from those around him.
Tipp's other five forwards contributed four points from play between them and that was never going to be good enough.
One of the real stories of the day was Galway's remarkable character.
They came back from the body blows of conceding three goals to come roaring back into contention each time.
Much of the pre-match talk centred on Johnny Glynn but it was the players around him who shone brightest.
Conor Whelan, Jason Flynn and Cathal Mannion hit ten points from play between them and took enormous pressure off Joe Canning's shoulders.
Sensational
I thought Mannion was sensational, he's a gifted hurler, and the two Burkes, Daithí and David, were excellent.
Credit to Iarla Tannian, who was at sixes and sevens in the first half before stepping up with a big display after half-time.
Tannian didn't seem to know whether to follow Brendan Maher or hold the centre back position.
Galway conceded an awful lot of space in the first half and Callanan made hay for Tipp.
In fairness to Padraig Mannion, his marker, there was so much space for Callanan to exploit but Tannian positioned himself a bit closer to the D in the second half.
Galway can't afford to concede that type of space against Kilkenny in the final or TJ Reid will run riot.
The question now for Galway is whether Tannian holds his ground or elects to follow Richie Hogan out the field. It's one for Anthony Cunningham to ponder.
Tipperary's Achilles Heel came back to haunt them. At critical stages in the game, they couldn't win primary possession in the half-forward line. I felt that Lar Corbett and Noel McGrath should have been introduced sooner.
It just wasn't happening for the other Tipp forwards and if you'd told Callanan that he'd score 3-9 and end up on the losing side, he'd have sent for the men in white coats to take you away.
One of Tipp's other big problems was the fact that they were cleaned out at midfield, where Galway pair Andy Smith and David Burke were excellent.
But any analysis of Galway's display can't pass without mentioning goalkeeper Colm Callanan. I know he conceded three goals but without him, Galway wouldn't have won the game.
That save from Corbett was superb and he also kept out Tipp on three occasions in the space of a few seconds. There was a chance for Patrick 'Bonner' Maher, and while he hit it straight at Callanan, it proved a crucial save at a crucial time.
Joe had a decent enough game for Galway, I thought. He missed a few, including the penalty, but hit two from play and a sideline cut.
And he showed tremendous leadership in that final play, electing to pick out Shane Maloney with that crossfield, diagonal ball when he could have went for the score himself.
The post-mortem will begin in Tipperary, with Eamon O'Shea's reign at an end now, but seeing Noel McGrath back on the field, after everything he's been through, will provide some perspective.
I wouldn't be too hard on O'Shea in the final analysis. After all, he brought Tipp to two League finals and they were unlucky to lose both against Kilkenny.
They could have won the All-Ireland title last year, going within a HawkEye call of glory, and O'Shea can hold his head high as he steps away.
This summer, Tipp won the Munster championship, with nine players playing in their first provincial final.
They played in an epic game yesterday, coming up just short by a point, and while it could be the end of the road for a couple of Tipp players, there is a bright future in store all the same.
I might just give a shout to Anthony Cunningham this morning and see if he has the Lotto numbers for the midweek draw. It was a bold statement he made after the Leinster final, telling Brian Cody that he'd see him again in September.
But now that Galway are there, they have to finish the job.
Indo Sport
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 26, 2015 9:12:35 GMT
why KK don't concede too many goals perhaps...
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Post by Die Hard Kerry Fan on Aug 26, 2015 9:40:23 GMT
Praying for a Galway win, as my father is a Galway man. Hard to see it, but still holding out hope!
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 26, 2015 13:59:44 GMT
Travel guide, Lonely Planet, have listed hurling in Croke Park as a must see sporting attraction
The travel gurus at Lonely Planet have included watching hurling in Croke Park on a list of must visit sporting venues. The list, titled, Where And How To Watch Sport Like a Local, includes Croke Park alongside the likes of Boca Juniors stadium, La Bombonera, and the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park.
The author of the list, Joe Minihane, states at the outset that, ‘there are few better ways into a place’s soul than through its sports teams. Step into the febrile atmosphere of a stadium or arena mid-match and you’ll find usually relaxed locals in a state of agitation or elation, depending on the scoreline’.
Minihane described Croke Park as being ‘Steeped in Irish tradition’. He added that Hurling is ‘is best watched in the national stadium, with the semi-finals and final of the All Ireland hurling championships played here in August and September’.
He advised visitors to, ‘Make sure you fit in by learning the local terminology: hurley for the wooden stick the players use to hit the sliotar, the baseball-like ball which is thwacked towards the opponents’ goal’.
While Minihane asks readers to ‘have a few pints of Guinness to get into the mood before kick off’, he also warns them against, ‘turning up wearing an Ireland football or rugby top’.
Interestingly, Croke Park is the only European venue to make the Lonely Planet list, beating the likes of the Camp Nou and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 26, 2015 14:01:28 GMT
Maybe Kerry County Board should hook up with The Tourism people and play the club hurling championship in Killarney and get all those yanks out of the Gleneagle
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Aug 26, 2015 14:09:12 GMT
Maybe Kerry County Board should hook up with The Tourism people and play the club hurling championship in Killarney and get all those yanks out of the Gleneagle Been saying something similar for years about club football.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 26, 2015 14:34:54 GMT
Hurling fascinates people who see it for the first time
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Post by buck02 on Sept 2, 2015 9:00:37 GMT
Is there a hurling match on this weekend cos all the talk seems to be of the football semi final replay.
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Post by glengael on Sept 3, 2015 12:11:44 GMT
It's a while since a hurling Final seemed to be so overshadowed.
Kilkenny are not the team of yore but they're still standing while others are gone.
Galway can beat anyone on their day but sadly their day hasn't come on the 1st Sunday in September in a very long time. They paid the price for not finishing the job in 2012 and it's taken them 3 years to get back.
I hope it's a good sporting, close game and for the sake of hurling that Galway are victorious at the end of it.
The minor final should be good too.
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Post by buck02 on Sept 3, 2015 12:56:07 GMT
It's a while since a hurling Final seemed to be so overshadowed. Kilkenny are not the team of yore but they're still standing while others are gone. Galway can beat anyone on their day but sadly their day hasn't come on the 1st Sunday in September in a very long time. They paid the price for not finishing the job in 2012 and it's taken them 3 years to get back. I hope it's a good sporting, close game and for the sake of hurling that Galway are victorious at the end of it. The minor final should be good too. That's exactly the argument the other 31 counties use when hoping Kerry lose a football final.
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Post by inforthebreaks on Sept 3, 2015 14:30:16 GMT
a question for our hurling bretheren... Kerry are going for a 4 in a row in minor B hurling. at what point do they stop contesting the b competition and move to the "a" minor championship?
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Post by buck02 on Sept 3, 2015 14:39:08 GMT
a question for our hurling bretheren... Kerry are going for a 4 in a row in minor B hurling. at what point do they stop contesting the b competition and move to the "a" minor championship? I thought the entered a round robin Munster Championship in 2014 and got hammered out the gate by Cork and Clare?
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Post by inforthebreaks on Sept 3, 2015 14:46:43 GMT
a question for our hurling bretheren... Kerry are going for a 4 in a row in minor B hurling. at what point do they stop contesting the b competition and move to the "a" minor championship? I thought the entered a round robin Munster Championship in 2014 and got hammered out the gate by Cork and Clare? i don't know. i will confess to a very limited knowledge of hurling both inside and outside the county. I jsut read int he kerryman yesterday about them going for the 4 in a row so i wondered.
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Post by onlykerry on Sept 3, 2015 17:35:43 GMT
It is rather unfair on the hurlers to have their big weekend intruded on by the replay of the football and all the Connolly crap of appeals and second appeals.... If the SF went to extra time it would be far better and avoid this messing.
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Post by glengael on Sept 3, 2015 19:28:20 GMT
It's a while since a hurling Final seemed to be so overshadowed. Kilkenny are not the team of yore but they're still standing while others are gone. Galway can beat anyone on their day but sadly their day hasn't come on the 1st Sunday in September in a very long time. They paid the price for not finishing the job in 2012 and it's taken them 3 years to get back. I hope it's a good sporting, close game and for the sake of hurling that Galway are victorious at the end of it. The minor final should be good too. That's exactly the argument the other 31 counties use when hoping Kerry lose a football final. Well aware of that Buck and fully appreciate the contradiction that being a Kerry supporter brings! But even we haven't managed 7 All Ireland senior titles since 2006.
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Post by Mickmack on Sept 4, 2015 20:23:09 GMT
The past three hurling finals has seen unlikely heroes stepping up to decide the issue
2012...Cody springs Walter Walsh for the replay 2013...Davy springs an 18 year old to score 3.02 in the replay 2014...Cody brings Richie Power back from the cold and he scores 3 goals in the two finals
So what will 2015 bring.
At this stage the Galway manager may have the best hand but Cody is the best card player
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2015 16:14:07 GMT
Awful 2nd half, Galway did not turn up. People will have forgotten about this game by 9pm tonight.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Sept 6, 2015 16:33:46 GMT
Great first half awful second. The football final will be epic compared to that game.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Sept 6, 2015 17:29:18 GMT
Special K.
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