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Post by Mickmack on Jun 15, 2019 22:53:08 GMT
I watched the Kerry Offaly game straight after the Wexford KK game. Apart from the disparity in standard, the strictness of the reffing in Tralee was notable compared to the Wex v KK game.
Offaly won the all ireland 21 years ago in Codys first season as manager. They beat KK in the final.
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Post by Attacking Wing Back on Jun 15, 2019 22:57:19 GMT
Well done to the hurlers. Great result. Lost in all the hoopla about Offaly slipping to the third tier. Wait for all the calls now for the Joe McDonagh to be expanded to 6 teams etc. Offaly aren't good enough. Maybe the GAA might have been better off giving money to promote hurling in counties like Offaly, Kerry carlow etc than pumping it into Dublin football the last 10 years.
Look what the Joe McDonagh counties and Carlow have done with ittle or no central support
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Post by mossie on Jul 13, 2019 18:20:32 GMT
Good win for the under 20s today v Wicklow
great to see fine hurlers from Dr Crokes, Tralee Parnells and Kilgarvan in the starting 15
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Post by hurlingman on Aug 4, 2019 13:20:31 GMT
Another U20 title won, but again as i'vr said before is it any benefit in the long run when Kerry are so far ahead of everyone else at this level?
Also interesting to see three from Kilgarvan and no one atall from Ballyduff or Kilmoyley
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Post by wideball on Aug 4, 2019 13:30:00 GMT
Man of the match from Donal O'Sullivan scoring 2-5. Barry O'Mahony scored 1-2 at centre forward. Any chance of them playing senior hurling for Kerry?
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 4, 2019 21:03:35 GMT
Barry OMahony has two seasons under his belt as a senior. He played senior for the county before playing senior for his club.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 21:10:15 GMT
What is the rush in getting the county hurling championship out of the way? Replayed game today with next round on Saturday. Quick turnaround for Crotta once again playing just 5 days later! Semi finals on the weekend of August 17/18 with the final the following Sunday. Quite clear thay the hurling is nothing more than a hindrance to the county board
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 5, 2019 21:28:23 GMT
What is the rush in getting the county hurling championship out of the way? Replayed game today with next round on Saturday. Quick turnaround for Crotta once again playing just 5 days later! Semi finals on the weekend of August 17/18 with the final the following Sunday. Quite clear thay the hurling is nothing more than a hindrance to the county board In 2017 there was a gap of 3 months between the first round and the second round with the final played in bad ground in October. Full marks to the county board i say for running it off properly in good weather. The dual players can play football when the county football championship resumes. Other counties should follow suit. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2019 7:11:44 GMT
Who is your tip to win it Mickmack? Lixnaw looking even stronger than last year at the moment. Shane Conway is just a joy to watch - Would make an impact on most county teams IMO. Ballyduff wont be far away either, as always. They looked impressive in their last outing granted it was against a poor Ballyheigue side.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 6, 2019 8:21:05 GMT
I have been to any games do far as i am Dublin based but they tell me that Lixnaw are flying.
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 15, 2019 10:13:17 GMT
Munster councal wanted the minors to play in Munster championship next year but county board said no. I've said it before things wont improve unless the underage teams make a spet up. They're saying it's a year or two too early but imp the others will just push on even more. I know Kerry won't be winning the champinship but is winning the B grade doing anything good in the long term?
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Post by Galway breeze on Dec 21, 2019 20:32:44 GMT
Cork with too much power even with a second string squad. Mallow was bitterly cold tonight and Kerry over their depth. Kerry haven't closed the gap on Cork, maybe do better against Tipp.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Dec 22, 2019 14:14:18 GMT
Would be great if hurlers rose near the top but realistically hard to see it as they would have to compete with teams that have similar wherewithal as our footballers. Cork won both one year and Offaly and Galway are also 'dual' counties so there is a benchmark.
There may be a belief that TCB would be risk averse in that what might be given to hurling would be better spent on football, i.e. a Sam Maguire is more valuable, so maybe the county needs to have that conversation.
I didn't really get into the few hurling games I've been to and partly because I had a behind the goals ticket - whatever chance I had of seeing the ball from the sidelines I had no chance there. Low and behold but with the League Finals played together this year I had a good ticket on the Hogan and didn't I get the bug, really got into it, though Limerick outplayed Waterford it was an amazing game, much as I hate to admit but it even sapped a bit of the enthusiasm for our own game after.
On the question of 'dual' playing, with the standards of both codes rising it is consequently increasingly hard for 'dual players' - hard enough to manage one!
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 24, 2019 9:42:31 GMT
This might be of interet someone on here
thegaelicgame.wordpress.com/2019/12/24/kerry-to-host-its-first-hurling-coaching-conference/
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Post by mossie on Jan 5, 2020 23:46:11 GMT
on a receiving end of a lesson in the 2nd half today. very dependant on Shane Conway frees for a score
still with Daniel Collins, Brandon Barrett, Padraig Boyle, Michael O'Leary and one or two others to come back into the side, the outlook heading into the league is still positive
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Post by mikeymoriartydahill on Jan 14, 2020 11:54:21 GMT
the kerry minor hurlers have a great team this year best in a long long time. main players are keith o mahoney ardfert chris lawlor ardfert denis lynch ballyheigue eric walsh ballyheigue aaron mccabe ballyduff dylan harris kilmoyley
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Post by southward on Feb 2, 2020 16:30:12 GMT
Great result for Kerry against Offaly at ASP today, the Kingdom scoring the last 6 points to win by 2-11 to 0-14.
Two from two in the league so far. Well done to all.
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Post by homerj on Feb 3, 2020 9:33:13 GMT
super win....
anybody know why this game wasnt played saturday night at 5pm before the football? would have been great for the players to play before a crowd of what would have been close to 12,000 by the time you add the too together.
instead they played before ~300
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Post by mitchelsontour on Feb 12, 2020 21:12:32 GMT
Congratulations to Shane Conway on man of the match in the Fitzgibbon Cup final with UCC.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 12, 2020 23:46:55 GMT
NIALL MCINTYRE
Shane Conway dances around the hurling pitch like a kangaroo on springs.
The ball does as the Lixnaw man wishes and when he drops the shoulder and goes, you haven't a hope of catching him.
There was one stage in Wednesday night's Fitzgibbon Cup final when the Kerryman slipped trying to control the ball. The IT Carlow chasers converged, but as the dainty forward fell to the ground, his balance remained in check and the ball somehow stayed, as if hovering with magnetic forces on his hurley.
Everyone in the DCU sportsground stands drew a sharp intake of breath. This was street hurling in the field's of St Clare's.
All told, Conway's 0-10 guided UCC to their 40th ever Fitzgibbon Cup title. It was Conway's second in two years and if you haven't heard of or seen the Kerry player in action at this stage, you're missing out.
He's like a chosen one, with the low centre of gravity and the dancing feet. The ball just responds to his call and speaking after another stellar performance, UCC manager Tom Kingston praised his gem to the heavens.
"He’s just different level," said Kingston.
"His hurling brain is just so far ahead of most guys, his skill, his free-taking kept us in the match. He did it all over the pitch, he’s outstanding. I think any team in the country would love to him, he’d make any team in the country but he’s loyal to his club, he’s loyal to his county and I’d have huge admiration for him. I slag him there sometimes, I call him the Messi of hurling, and I don’t think I’m too far wrong, he is the messi of hurling."
Few would argue with that. Kingston's nephew Shane was another who dazzled on a brilliant night for 'The College' and the manager was a proud man afterwards.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 12, 2020 23:48:49 GMT
Shane Conway seems to have taken his game to another level this year.
Congrats and well done to him.
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Post by kingdomfan1991 on Feb 13, 2020 7:48:21 GMT
The guy is just gifted. Let's hope the Cork senior hurlers come calling! Some of his teammates last night are Cork seniors and some of the best young hurlers in the country, yet he outshines them most games...
One of our counties brightest lights across all sports.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 13, 2020 22:53:36 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 13, 2020 23:00:12 GMT
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Post by mitchelsontour on Feb 15, 2020 17:21:39 GMT
Another good win today well done to all involved.
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Post by hurlingman on Feb 17, 2020 14:05:04 GMT
Shane Conway seems to have taken his game to another level this year. Congrats and well done to him. The more fellas playing at this level the better imo. Even being part of panals in UCC, UL etc can only be a good thing. If he can stay injery free he'll be one of if that Kerry's greatest |
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Post by mossie on Feb 17, 2020 22:38:01 GMT
good win in Trim in terrible conditions
The backs were teak tough, Nolan and Conway got on a lot of ball at midfield and forwards grafted hard on a day that was not for forwards. Padraig Boyle and Brandon Barrett were the best of the forwards
Kerry going nicely in the league
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Post by homerj on Feb 23, 2020 17:48:39 GMT
how does it shape up now, is it top two into semi and one gets promotion or what?
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Post by southward on Feb 24, 2020 11:23:17 GMT
RTE's treatment of lower tier hurling is appalling. On TSG last night, for instance, they started with extensive highlights and analysis of a Div 2 football game (Ross-Kildare). Later on, after the results from all 4 divisions were gone through, there was special mention of Waterford and Limerick's footballing exploits. Yet, when it came to the hurling, there wasn't a peep about anything outside of Div 1A/1B. I don't think they even gave the scores.
This is the norm with RTE and has been forever. In fact it seems to be the case with the hurling fraternity generally - no interest in highlighting or promoting the game beyond the elite counties.
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Post by hurlingman on Feb 27, 2020 8:24:25 GMT
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