A good Hurling match or a good Football match?

Warper

Quite simple really, which would you find more enjoyable? A good hurling match or a good football match?

(this is a poll purely on watching the sport, not playing as there are too many counties that play very little of either).

liammur

Hurling, of course.

Footballers are a type of wannabe rugby player but without the skill or physique. Just a lot of mucking about.

jordainius

liammur wrote: »

Hurling, of course.

Agreed!

liammur wrote: »

Footballers are a type of wannabe rugby player but without the skill or physique. Just a lot of mucking about.

Ah come on, be nice!:D Plenty of skill required to be a (good) footballer.

I generally don't like watching football in the slightest, I don't mind the blanket defense but I find myself feeling very bored when a team just handpasses the ball up the pitch. Not enough kicked passes.

KevIRL

Hurling, and it isnt even close

Kristopherus

Hurling by a mile.

toxicity234

Hurling by a mile

Pierce_1991

Hurling, BUT, I'd prefer a bad football match over a bad hurling match.

liammur

But unfortunately it must be said a lot of the skills in hurling are dying out, like ground hurling, and the put-em-under-pressure style is coming to the fore.

everyday taxi

Deffo a football match. Like the Dubs v Cork this Sunday

ShamoBuc

Hurling by a long shot, although I am seriously looking forward to sunday - does that count?

Fandango

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Hurling, BUT, I'd prefer a bad football match over a bad hurling match.

Im mainly a footie man but have to echo this. A great hurling match can be incredible even for a neutral but i dont think a great football match would have as much of an effect. The pace of the game adds alot to a great game so i think it wins there. A bad hurling game however can be horiffic where i dont think a bad football match is effected to the same degree! Great match: Hurling. Bad match: Football. Good Match: Ill sit on the fence and say equal

Gingy

Has to be hurling, sure isn't football only there to keep fit for hurling, nothing better than a cracking day and a packed house in Thurles for the Munster Final or Croker for the All-Ireland and just admiring the amazing skills of the game.

Even the great Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh from deep in West Kerry, said that he much prefers hurling than football.

derealbadger

no contest hurling played with HURLS by the way

an example i go to the club finals most years and they alternate between having the hurling first and the bogball first its ok if the football is first but when the hurling is first trying to watch the football afterwards is like some kind of guantanamo bay torture

Le King

Selected football by accident. Meant to click hurling. So take my vote away :pac:

questionmark?

A good hurling match anyday.

Football has being ruined by all the hand passing. There should be some rule that says no more than two hand passes in a row that might get rid of the whole oh we'll hand pass it fifteen times up the pitch and fist it over the bar:rolleyes:

Optimalprimerib

i would say a good hurling match but they are not as frequent as they are in football. This is a little biased plus the fact that i refuse to watch kilkenny. It just is no fun as 99.999% of the time it is a formality

dastardly00

A good hurling match by a country mile

Lu Tze

Hurling - this coming from a kerryman who doesn't follow it religiously, hurling played by the top counties is awe inspiring in a way that football just can't match - that said i would watch a bad football match over a bad hurling one.

loveacca

Would have to go with the hurling. Play with the big ball myself but when it comes to watching a match for speed and excitment hurling is your only man

Bill2673

Two ways to answer it.

I'd say for someone who has never watched any GAA, a good hurling mathc is better. Skill levels are simply higher.

But.

A good football match IMHO is much, much scarcer than a good hurling match.

Much like a sunny day in Ireland, even if its patchy in parts, a good football match is so rare that you'll make the most of it.

buzsywuzsy

a good hurling game any day

Bk18qd

Prefer a good football match, but if was bringing a tourist to a game it would probably be a hurling match.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

A good football match by a country mile! I hate the way hurling almost resembles basketball in the way that there is very little play around the middle. While both are very enjoyable to watch its only football that you can reeally get into.

fricatus

Hurling of course. Nothing beats it.

hisholinessnb

Football for me. I wonder what the stats on participation are?
How many regstired footballers versus registered hurlers, that would be interesting to see.
Sorry for rambling off topic

Zardoz

A good hurling match would probably beat any other team sport for excitement in my opinion.
I watch very little football these days,the game is ruined and the standard is appallingly low.

BollickyBill

A good hurling match is a joy to watch but when teams are regularly scoring points from 60 yards out, it takes the hard fought excitement out of it. I would much rather watch a hard fought Gaelic match with good marking, passing and one on one action

me89

Hurling all day long.... in fact a bad hurling match is better then a good football match..

Diabhal Beag

Easier to put over points in hurling so it makes a great game even more exciting. In football you have to work harder for points.

jordainius

hisholinessnb wrote: »

Football for me. I wonder what the stats on participation are?
How many regstired footballers versus registered hurlers, that would be interesting to see.
Sorry for rambling off topic

I'd imagine there would be at least twice as many footballers in the country than hurlers. Take county Cavan for instance, as far as I'm aware there are only 4 or 5 hurling clubs in the whole county (Best of luck to Mullahoran this year in their bid for the 21 in a row!!!)


A few good hurling games of note;
2009 Kilkenny v Tipperary All-Ireland Final
2008 Kilkenny v Waterford AIFinal (Not a competitive game, but a truly stunning display from Kilkenny that day)
2005 Galway v Kilkenny AI semi final
2004 Cork v Waterford Munster Final (Cork v Waterford games from 2003 to 2007 were all great games in my opinion)

Could someone who knows a bit more about football than me post examples of gaelic football games that will be spoken of for years to come?

mk6705

Hurling...but I do like football.

Bill2673

Best football match I've been to.....

Armagh vs Tyrone semifinal in 2005.

Don't hear it spoken about too often now, but it was a brilliant match and the only time I;ve come away from a gaelic match thinking the standard of play was incredibly high.

coffeelover

Defo hurling. Love it

Bill2673

Am a bit surprised.

If Hurling is so much more popular.....(and I prefer it myself by far).

Then how come the top tier of Croker was empty last Sunday?

equivariant

Hurling, even though I grew up in north galway and played only football as a teenager.

Unfortunately football has been ruined by poor refereeing and lack of proper enforcement of the rules. I'll be a bit controversial and say that I think that football has the potential to be a much more skilful game than hurling, but unfortunately the powers that be are too obsessed with preserving the so called "manliness" of the game to see the potential of it. Make football 13 a side, enforce the rules properly, and it could be spectacular.

Trampas

hurling even though I am more a football man

deisedevil

Should it not have been: A poor hurling match or a good football match.

That night have been a bit closer in the poll, with hurling still winning it anyways.

DDC1990

I picked hurling, despite being from a "football only county" in Kerry.

The League final in 2004/2005 (not sure which) between Kilkenny and Tipperary was simply unbelievable. Kerry lost the Div 2 final that day, but Killkenny and Tipp, played out a cracker with a final score of around 5-17 to 4-19. Unreal game.

However there have been some amazing games of Football. Kerry vs Galway in the rain in 2008 was unforgetable, as was the Coláiste na Sceilige vs Jarlaths final back in the day.

WesternZulu

jordainius wrote: »

Could someone who knows a bit more about football than me post examples of gaelic football games that will be spoken of for years to come?

Dublin Vs Mayo 2006
Kerry Vs Galway 2008
Dublin Vs Tyrone (200?)
Meath Vs Louth (2010)
3 of the quarter finals this year.

There are loads more, they just are from the top of my head.

Then you have the games that were not great but will live long in the memory;

Sligo Vs Mayo & Galway (2010)
Roscommon winning Connacht this year
Sligo winning Connacht 2007
Fermanaghs run 2004
Wexfords run to the semi's
ect

In hurling, although way more skillful (as it is in comparison to most sports) it is too easy to score. Not near as difficult as football.

Football gives more variety in terms of teams and that adds to the game.
I think a good game of football combines skill and physicality perfectly.

And it doesn't help that the panel on RTE will run down a game of football no matter how good it is...they are never happy and does not help the image of the game.

phkk

Has to be hurling,doesn't even come close!

Always gets to me the way Club finals always have the hurling first,you just can't watch a football game after a hurling game(even a bad one). RTE have been guilty and GAA of scheduling football games first before hurling

fobster

DDC1990 wrote: »

The League final in 2004/2005 (not sure which) between Kilkenny and Tipperary was simply unbelievable. Kerry lost the Div 2 final that day, but Killkenny and Tipp, played out a cracker with a final score of around 5-17 to 4-19. Unreal game.

Remember that one well. Such an epic contest!

The quarter-finals in the football this year were end-to-end excitement, most of the time...

galwayash

I'm from Galway but prefer football....really unusual for a galway supporter

derealbadger

galwayash wrote: »

I'm from Galway but prefer football....really unusual for a galway supporter

depends what part of Galway north or west its not unusual but east or south it would be sacrollidge

galwayash

derealbadger wrote: »

depends what part of Galway north or west its not unusual but east or south it would be sacrollidge

Am from Galway city. No one I know understands why I like football!

derealbadger

galwayash wrote: »

Am from Galway city. No one I know understands why I like football!

yes the city is not very GAA orientated its funny the way Galway splits hurling and football wise

galwayash

derealbadger wrote: »

yes the city is not very GAA orientated its funny the way Galway splits hurling and football wise

I know. Its nearly a sin to support both sports!!

derealbadger

galwayash wrote: »

I know. Its nearly a sin to support both sports!!

i love the game of hurling the skill is just unreal but im a Galway man and support and travel for both the footballers and the hurlers but given a choice between SAM and the McCarthy cup Mac wins every time soon real soon

galwayash

derealbadger wrote: »

i love the game of hurling the skill is just unreal but im a Galway man and support and travel for both the footballers and the hurlers but given a choice between SAM and the McCarthy cup Mac wins every time soon real soon

I thought the hurlers did well this year. Were you at the match against tipp in croker? Really devestating loss. Thought we deserved to win. Great atmosphere and a great match.

derealbadger

galwayash wrote: »

I thought the hurlers did well this year. Were you at the match against tipp in croker? Really devestating loss. Thought we deserved to win. Great atmosphere and a great match.

ye i was hart broken after it but at the same time i feel we are very close this team are ready to play for each other hope Ollie gives it another year i went to school with him and the guy is an absolute gentleman and a legend i would give anything to see him with an AI medal

WesternZulu

derealbadger wrote: »

ye i was hart broken after it but at the same time i feel we are very close this team are ready to play for each other hope Ollie gives it another year i went to school with him and the guy is an absolute gentleman and a legend i would give anything to see him with an AI medal

Stay on topic lads...nobody wants to hear about Galway :pac:

Doublin

Hurling def

Even as a Dub who will be anxiously looking forward to today's match, my family's Tipp roots meant I went to Semple Stadium matches long before Croker. And even though my Football skills were greater than my (reckless) Hurling skills..