Cork GAA Discussion Thread

SeaFields

Cork look alot better hurlers. Our corner forward at 15 is after a pile of scoreable wides. Cheap goal to give away too. You'd have to see Cork coming through it though based on the first half

ShamoBuc

3 mins in and cork have scored 2pts while Dublin miss a pen completely Turnbull really is causing havoc

ShamoBuc

Downey sent off in 45min cork still 6 up

The White Feather

Sending off has really closed things up.

Only 6 mins left and Cork only 4 up

ShamoBuc

0-23 v 2-13



Turnbull was simply unmarkable.

Cork not reaching the heights they are capable of but hopefully that will come in the final!!!

The White Feather

Great win for the Minors

Cork 0-23 Dublin 2-13

Turnbull looks phenomenal as well as Connery

SeaFields

Nervous finish. Shouldn't have been as close. I thought Cork looked better hurlers throughout. Nevertheless, into the final and that's the main thing.

ShamoBuc

Down by a point at ht

Hoggie doing the business but the other towards are seeing way too little ball and as such are struggling.
Puckout strategy is coming under a bit pressure .
Need to step it up a gear and take on their man more .

The White Feather

The White Feather wrote: »

If they go a few points ahead early, then it will turn into a dogfight. That will suit them as they are built to hold a lead.

The problems arise if they are at full power and we are below par. Then it will get very dicey especially if we end up chasing the game late on. That would suit them and I think that's when their system is very good. It can really close out a game if the team is ahead. I still think it will be too hard to stop all the Cork forwards but that's assuming that they are all playing well!!

The first half has gone as I feared. They are playing very well but we are below par.

If they keep a few points up throughout the second half then they will win. We need to get ahead of them to make them doubt themselves.

They put a huge effort into that first half but I see them getting tired though in the second half and there will be more space.For all their dominance they are only a point up.

If we get a few more forwards scoring we will win.

DellyBelly

Red card changed the game. Stupid be Cahillane and then Joyce making the mistake really switched the momentum

The White Feather

Of course I didn't allow for Cahalane and his kamikaze tackling so the game looks gone from us.

We should just go for goals non top in the next 5 mins.

7 points down

ShamoBuc

Cork were getting on top when kamikaze Cahalane cost us our place in the final.

Seadin

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Cork were getting on top when kamikaze Cahalane cost us our place in the final.

It may be the first decade ever that Cork may not won an AI.

Burial.

Well lads. Lot of anger and disappointment around Croke park after that. Obviously a shame but it's been a huge year for Hurling all round. I've been vocally dismissive of Cahalane for donkies, even this year when he's raised his level but still looked as dodgty as ever for the majority of games. Clueless clueless behaviour. Waterford had the tactics spot on, middle line besides Hoggie were played out of the game.

It'll stand to them though, very young team and so much more to come for the lads. They've been a credit to the county. Kingston, Rock and the rest of the lads have been phenomenal too, have to keep the bulk of those together for years to come.

On another day we probably would be booking gaffs in Dublin for the final but we've a lot to be proud of and thankful for. The blood and bandage are most certainly back.

HillFarmer

Hard luck today lads in a tight game. Some great scores from your forwards under pressure, I think the game changed completely after the sending off. In a game as tight as this I hate it decided like that. I wouldn't have been pissed off in the ref gave Cahalane a warning for the high challenge.
Kingston spoke very well after the game and comes across as a pure gentleman, who imo opinion has Cork back to top table.

Amprodude

HillFarmer wrote: »

Hard luck today lads in a tight game. Some great scores from your forwards under pressure, I think the game changed completely after the sending off. In a game as tight as this I hate it decided like that. I wouldn't have been pissed off in the ref gave Cahalane a warning for the high challenge.
Kingston spoke very well after the game and comes across as a pure gentleman, who imo opinion has Cork back to top table.

We weren't good enough simple as. Same old failings at semi final stage going back to 2012. Not good enough manager needs to take responsibility. Cahalane is a calamity and cost us the game today. Waterford arent 11 points better than us. We made them look better than what they are.

Canyon86

Tough break on cahalane as he was having a decent enough season

Looks like Austin gleeson will be in trouble for the final

nlrkjos

The two Gleesons could be out bad loss for Waterford, Conor may just win an appeal but Austin is fecked, whatever about TDB's helmet pull being iffy, Gleeson's is just pure deliberate pity for such a youngfella, but he knows the rules.

Powerhouse

Burial. wrote: »

The blood and bandage are most certainly back.

Really? The same thing happened in 2014 when a successful Munster championship was followed by a double-digit beating in the AI semi-final. In the following two years Cork went into freefall. And that was after the traditional "we'll be back" comments following the 2013 final defeat. There are no guarantees. It's back down to the bottom of the hill and start again. I am mindful too of Anthony Daly's comment in 2013 after Dublin lost the All-Ireland semi-final when he said that they were 70 minutes away from a final and it might take a lot to get back to that again. Maybe they are back, maybe not. But there's nothing certain about it.

The_Kew_Tour

Ok today was a disaster, but we are Munster Champions and we can build from this. Its not like this is a team pushing on and ws on its last legs, its a very young team. It has a touch of 1998 about it where we got a pasting by Clare but future signs were coming.

We still lack a player or too but we have come on leaps and bounds this year. We will get there just give this team chance. Its young full of potential and with our u17s and Minors looking strong the future us bright. You got to lose one to win one sometimes.

irishfeen

The Cork crowd was absolutely amazing today, half the county seemed to have been there. I was on the hill and the atmosphere between the two sets of fans was great - sending off was such a pity, changed everything!

Traffic going up and coming down the M8/M7 was atrocious, almost at a standstill past the Red Cow this evening for about 2 hours.

The_Kew_Tour

Powerhouse wrote: »

Really? The same thing happened in 2014 when a successful Munster championship was followed by a double-digit beating in the AI semi-final. In the following two years Cork went into freefall. And that was after the traditional "we'll be back" comments following the 2013 final defeat. There are no guarantees. It's back down to the bottom of the hill and start again. I am mindful too of Anthony Daly's comment in 2013 after Dublin lost the All-Ireland semi-final when he said that they were 70 minutes away from a final and it might take a lot to get back to that again. Maybe they are back, maybe not. But there's nothing certain about it.

Back in 2013 and 14 we were lucky and we had very few decent hurlers coming through. Totally different comparison. No guarantee but future looks much brighter this time

Amprodude

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Back in 2013 and 14 we were lucky and we had very few decent hurlers coming through. Totally different comparison. No guarantee but future looks much brighter this time

Nothing guaranteed. I would fear we won't be there in the latter stages of championship next year when the Tipps Kilkennys, and Clares are back again.

Innish_Rebel

HillFarmer wrote: »

Hard luck today lads in a tight game. Some great scores from your forwards under pressure, I think the game changed completely after the sending off. In a game as tight as this I hate it decided like that. I wouldn't have been pissed off in the ref gave Cahalane a warning for the high challenge.
Kingston spoke very well after the game and comes across as a pure gentleman, who imo opinion has Cork back to top table.

Fair enough comments but Cahalane's two yellows/red was stonewall. Lets be honest he made the decision easy for the ref with the 2nd especially. But both tackles were reckless.

Feel sorry for the two Gleason's but to be fair Conor must take a long look at himself. About to win an All Ireland semi final, gets a belt (from Kingston I think) and hits Hoggy - right in front of the linesman??? Jeez must keep the head in that situation - point up at the scoreboard and ask your opponent the score or something like that - don't swing the hurley...

danganabu

Innish_Rebel wrote: »

Fair enough comments but Cahalane's two yellows/red was stonewall. Lets be honest he made the decision easy for the ref with the 2nd especially. But both tackles were reckless.

Feel sorry for the two Gleason's but to be fair Conor must take a long look at himself. About to win an All Ireland semi final, gets a belt (from Kingston I think) and hits Hoggy - right in front of the linesman??? Jeez must keep the head in that situation - point up at the scoreboard and ask your opponent the score or something like that - don't swing the hurley...

Both Gleeson's were insanely stupid, there is absolutely no defending them, Austin's in particular has to be one of the most brainless acts on a hurling field ever, its akin to hearing that the Guards are doing a drink driving blitz the weekend and deciding to drive down to the pub and have 10 pints just to see if I can get away with it.

crottys lake

danganabu wrote: »

Both Gleeson's were insanely stupid, there is absolutely no defending them, Austin's in particular has to be one of the most brainless acts on a hurling field ever, its akin to hearing that the Guards are doing a drink driving blitz the weekend and deciding to drive down to the pub and have 10 pints just to see if I can get away with it.

Spoken like a true Tipperary man....what a yawn.....can't help yourself..

danganabu

crottys lake wrote: »

Spoken like a true Tipperary man....what a yawn.....can't help yourself..

What are you ****ein about? Which part do you disagree with??

purpleisafruit

Conor Gleeson was a reactionary moment but by the letter of the law, striking an opponent is a sending off.
As for Austin Gleeson, that was a red card all day based on everything we've seen this year. He should be banned but probably won't be.
Hoggy had to be a case of mistaken identity. Cahalane was a silly tackle and definite red that swung the game hugely for Waterford.

marno21

All we've heard in the leadup to this game was about de Burca and the helmet issues, you'd imagine the last thing a Waterford man would want to touch would be a Cork helmet given all the talk of it. Very foolish from Gleeson.

Both Cahalane cards were brainless. 2nd one especially given that he was already booked and should've learned from the first yellow. Deserved red 100%.

danganabu

marno21 wrote: »

All we've heard in the leadup to this game was about de Burca and the helmet issues, you'd imagine the last thing a Waterford man would want to touch would be a Cork helmet given all the talk of it. Very foolish from Gleeson.

Careful now or crotty will be on to you........or maybe you will be ok as you are not from Tipp