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Post by Whosinmidfield on Jul 12, 2021 22:20:26 GMT
To win the second half by 6 points was very impressive. I only saw the first half where our downfall was the puck outs. Most went long to a not so big half forward line and Clare won it time and time again. Once Kerry got possession, they looked to be well able. Also the second goal conceded was an absolute howler. Overall the assessment would have to be good signs shown, if they played again tomorrow or next week it could be a different story. Immaterial I know but just to illustrate there isn’t a huge quality gap between the sides.
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Post by hurlingman on Jul 13, 2021 7:43:51 GMT
very good performance by the u20s tonight. huge sign of progress Had this been a few years ago Clare would most likely have won that by 20 plus points. A good display against Cork, who went on to win it, last year as well shows signs of improvement. There's a few lads from those teams you'd think could make the step up to the senior team. Tadhg Flynn said it last week at both minor and U20 Kerry need to be playing at the A grade in both of things are to improve. Had Kerry played in the U20 B championship this year they mostr than likely would have won it easily enough and would it have been any good? |
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Post by buck02 on Jul 14, 2021 9:36:34 GMT
Looking at the Kerry minor Hurling team I see Mikey Boyles son is playing against Tipp. Mikey will be lining out for the seniors this weekend. Surely this is historic - over to you Veteran and himself.
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Post by givehimaball on Jul 14, 2021 14:12:22 GMT
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Post by Sam kerry on Jul 14, 2021 14:25:25 GMT
Best of luck to Kerry minors and of course Kerry Senior hurlers on Saturday in Croke Park ,heres hoping for a great performance by both teams.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Jul 14, 2021 14:50:35 GMT
Minors facing a very very tough task this evening. Missing their 6 top players who all started last year as they are all on the minor football panel. It would have been tough going anyway but any team is going to struggle greatly without their top 6 players. A real daunting task, the priority has to be to keep the score from being too ugly.
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Post by hurlingman on Jul 14, 2021 20:45:24 GMT
Another good display from the minors tonight. Had they had a full team who konws it could have been closer. Only problem is it's going be a long time without any games for them.
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Post by mossie on Jul 14, 2021 22:11:09 GMT
Another good display from the minors tonight. Had they had a full team who konws it could have been closer. Only problem is it's going be a long time without any games for them. Kerry went into the match tonight with one hand tied behind their back. were short the lads with the footballers who actually played with the minor hurlers in 2020. Imagine the difference 3 or 4 of them would have made! There was a time when lads used play dual at minor level with Kerry, is it all gone too serious to say that this cant be facilitated still at minor?? Anyways, not a bad two nights at minor and under 20 for the hurlers, there was a time when a 30pt defeat would have been expected. Good to see Tralee Parnells and Dr Crokes having players featuring on both squads. |
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Post by hurlingman on Jul 15, 2021 7:35:24 GMT
Another good display from the minors tonight. Had they had a full team who konws it could have been closer. Only problem is it's going be a long time without any games for them. Kerry went into the match tonight with one hand tied behind their back. were short the lads with the footballers who actually played with the minor hurlers in 2020. Imagine the difference 3 or 4 of them would have made! There was a time when lads used play dual at minor level with Kerry, is it all gone too serious to say that this cant be facilitated still at minor?? Anyways, not a bad two nights at minor and under 20 for the hurlers, there was a time when a 30pt defeat would have been expected. Good to see Tralee Parnells and Dr Crokes having players featuring on both squads. It's a bit odd how lads can't play both at minor level. When you see Cork beating Clare by 40 points it shows Kerry have been making improvements. The three schools in Tralee playing in Munster collages i think has made a difference. Before these lads would have played little to no hurling at school level. Is the school in Kenmare playing hurling do you know? Or the Sem? |
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Post by Sam kerry on Jul 16, 2021 22:53:33 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 17, 2021 8:21:42 GMT
Neither of the big O'Leary brothers are featuring so who will provide the target for the Kerry puckout. Barry OMahony is a big addition this year in the HF line though.
Kerry are lucky to be in the final. Maybe today the dirty petrol will be gone and they will click.
Hard to turn on the form tap though just like that.
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Post by Sam kerry on Jul 17, 2021 11:56:00 GMT
Is Niall O'Mahony a new addition to panel.? Lets hope today goes their way.
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Post by Kerryman Randy Savage on Jul 17, 2021 18:00:44 GMT
Hard luck to the Kerry Hurlers today. Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach.
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Post by veteran on Jul 17, 2021 20:30:07 GMT
As Jimmy McGee said when Maradona was tormenting England “ different class “. In the early stages the problem was most of our backs were performing their defensive duties via a phone in service but gradually and inexorably Westmeath got on top all over the field and at times made Kerry look very poor. They were classier, craftier and more athletic.
Interestingly, Kerry employed the short ball in the first half when playing with the wind and went long in the second half when playing against the breeze. Fellows like Jason Diggins , Cian Hussey and, to a lesser extent , Shane Nolan impressed. Padraig Boyle also did fairly well but executed too many hit and hope efforts . Barry O’Mahony started brightly but the Kerryman reported that he was carrying an injury into the game and, not surprisingly, faded, Sadly , Shane Conway made little impact .
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Post by southward on Jul 17, 2021 20:50:18 GMT
Always chasing the game with little likelihood of getting there. Westmeath much sharper and fitter throughout; you could tell who had been playing in 1A this year.
Bad few days for Kerry teams. Hon the minors tomorrow.
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Post by kerryexile on Jul 17, 2021 22:38:19 GMT
Always chasing the game with little likelihood of getting there. Westmeath much sharper and fitter throughout; you could tell who had been playing in 1A this year. Bad few days for Kerry teams. Hon the minors tomorrow. I totally agree - the experience against the better teams was what made the difference today. Westmeath had a backroom team along the lines of the Dublin football team while Kerry had Fintan O'Connor fullstop. Do the S&C people work with the hurlers? Are the hurlers, which includes some very good players, going out with the same preparation as they did 20 years ago? Westmeath are not. |
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Post by mossie on Jul 18, 2021 18:10:29 GMT
Bad season for the senior hurlers
Never improved from 2020 and in fact went backwards, Remember Kerry beat Westmeath in 2020!
Injuries were a factor as we never seemed to be able to gather up a head of steam in 2021. Kerry still had a very strong starting 15 yesterday though but all the injuries left us shy on options from the bench
Padraig Boyle and Cian Hussey were the pick of the forwards , Shane Conway started well but not in the match after that. Brian Murphy was good when he came on.
Unfortunately, I think the ship may have sailed for some of the players on this squad for winning a Joe McDonagh, need to blood a few young lads in 2022 and to do so and win the Joe McDonagh may not be possible but it must be done. Kerry performed reasonable well at under 20 level in 2020 and 2021, a few of these lads will have to given a chance in 2021
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Post by Ballyfireside on Jul 18, 2021 23:28:37 GMT
I wouldn't be hard on them in their quest to make us a dual county and let's face it, they are the poor relation in the county, and in a game that, well, is the fastest field team sport in the world - it's amateur status makes this all the more significant.
Many would contend that the small ball game is more skilled than the big ball and on the face of it hurling territory may be hit harder by rural depopulation given that farms are getting bigger and more mechanised, yet here our small ballers are rising. Did someone say that a significant number of our hurlers may live/work in Tralee but still play with the home club and probably because they would be dedicated hurling clubs?
By comparison Kilkenny don't even field a big ball team so let's not lose heart.
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 10, 2021 8:28:21 GMT
Kerry are playing Tipp in the first round of the Munster Hurling Cup at home with no date yet.
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Post by kerryexile5 on Dec 20, 2021 19:28:30 GMT
Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling Cup.
Quarter-Final – Kerry v Tipperary
Austin Stack Park, Saturday January 8th 2022
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Jan 7, 2022 17:28:28 GMT
Just read that John B O’Halloran, Darren Delaney, Jason Diggins, Tomás O’Connor, Barry Mahony, Brendan O’Leary, Bryan Murphy, James O’Connor and Cian Hussey are not involved this year. Seems a very high amount opting out who were available last year. Anybody know the reasons behind it? Also see that another two Limerick club players have joined the setup along with the two brothers previously mentioned; a goalkeeper who’s father is from Ballydonoghue and a full forward who has Dingle connections.
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Post by veteran on Jan 7, 2022 17:53:07 GMT
Disappointing to see all those withdrawals from the hurling panel. Hardly compensated for by club players from other counties opting in. I would have expected new management to have created extra interest.
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Post by mossie on Jan 7, 2022 19:26:09 GMT
Not in favour of the outside players myself, but that is the direction things are going
A few not committing but a Kerry forward line can still take to the field before the year is out that has 6 from the 2 Boyles, Daniel Collins, Maurice Connor, Shane Conway, Brandon Barrett, Shane Nolan, Michael Leary and there are a few younger prospects out there as well who could break through
A few of the above missed last season through injury so they will be a plus
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Post by thehermit on Jan 7, 2022 21:25:02 GMT
Just read that John B O’Halloran, Darren Delaney, Jason Diggins, Tomás O’Connor, Barry Mahony, Brendan O’Leary, Bryan Murphy, James O’Connor and Cian Hussey are not involved this year. Seems a very high amount opting out who were available last year. Anybody know the reasons behind it? Also see that another two Limerick club players have joined the setup along with the two brothers previously mentioned; a goalkeeper who’s father is from Ballydonoghue and a full forward who has Dingle connections. I thought the reason Barry Mahony was not in the Kerry football conversation this year was because he opted for the hurlers?
I suppose it will be a tough ask for the hurlers against Tipp this weekend in Tralee.
Best of luck to the Kilmoyley boys in the Munster final on Sunday too. Would be an incredible achievement to lift that cup and they have a great chance I reckon. |
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Post by kerryexile5 on Jan 8, 2022 0:04:23 GMT
Just read that John B O’Halloran, Darren Delaney, Jason Diggins, Tomás O’Connor, Barry Mahony, Brendan O’Leary, Bryan Murphy, James O’Connor and Cian Hussey are not involved this year. Seems a very high amount opting out who were available last year. Anybody know the reasons behind it? Also see that another two Limerick club players have joined the setup along with the two brothers previously mentioned; a goalkeeper who’s father is from Ballydonoghue and a full forward who has Dingle connections. Barry Mahony is with the Kerry hurlers this year, he is carrying an injury at present. I think 4 x Limerick outsiders is a bit much when the new management team has barely pucked a ball but maybe the management team felt they had no choice with the 8 or 9 lads opting out. Tipperary tomorrow is a good chance to play against strong opposition at the start of the year and see where players are at! |
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Post by john4 on Jan 8, 2022 16:11:07 GMT
I wouldn't be a fierce hurling man. But this is a great win for the county 👏👏 / |
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Post by sullyschoice on Jan 8, 2022 16:45:29 GMT
Dual County for sure.
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Post by thehermit on Jan 8, 2022 18:44:58 GMT
Brilliant, brilliant stuff. Lead from start to finish, I feared they might let it slip when Conway's penalty was saved and Tipp brought it back to 1 but fair fecking play to them.
A first ever win over Tipp in senior hurling!
I don't care a damn about what team Tipp had and what time of the year it is, what a start for Stephen Molumphy reign. Maybe a few that opted out of the panel will have second thoughts now.
This hopefully will be a springboard to a good league and more importantly, hopefully getting our hands on the McDonagh Cup after the last two near misses.
Hopefully the Kilmoyley boys can complete a weekend to savior for Kerry hurling tomorrow.
Playing Limerick next Friday now, incredible stuff
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Post by horsebox77 on Jan 8, 2022 19:04:46 GMT
Just saw it on Twitter… great win, encouraging green shoots….
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2022 19:08:08 GMT
Brilliant, brilliant stuff. Lead from start to finish, I feared they might let it slip when Conway's penalty was saved and Tipp brought it back to 1 but fair fecking play to them. A first ever win over Tipp in senior hurling! I don't care a damn about what team Tipp had and what time of the year it is, what a start for Stephen Molumphy reign. Maybe a few that opted out of the panel will have second thoughts now. This hopefully will be a springboard to a good league and more importantly, hopefully getting our hands on the McDonagh Cup after the last two near misses. Hopefully the Kilmoyley boys can complete a weekend to savior for Kerry hurling tomorrow. Playing Limerick next Friday now, incredible stuff great victory the hermit, would getting promotion in the league be more important than winning the Mcdonagh Cup? |
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