Mod note Post #1 - All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2022 (Liam McCarthy Cup)

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118936493#Comment_118936493

Yeah it's crazy timing alright

Purpose of it is for the 'club' player but the J1s will play there part.

Tbh even in 2021 with covid the GAA still go through the season with the traditional timing of it (June-September)

Rosita

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118936350#Comment_118936350

Yeah, they wouldn't be great travellers. Probably to do with not having any tradition of a provincial championship. But at a practical level, Ballinasloe to Wexford would be a 5 hour plus return drive for a match that's on television anyway and is not knockout. Nearly a full day (and work day for many) given up for that, plus the increased cost of petrol at the moment.

I think in the round robin people will increasingly pick and choose their games. Going to every championship game now is a rich man's business in the disposable income sense anyway.

Galway look bang average. Could get enough of it to get out of Leinster.

PTH2009

Brave performance from Westmeath

Always seems teams like themselves and Laois among others can't last the full game against the bigger teams

laymansterms

I thought we travelled in good numbers tbh considering for me at least its an 8 hr round trip.

We would only really be used to travelling to Croker and semple stadium anyway!

laymansterms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118936350#Comment_118936350

I thought we travelled in good numbers tbh considering for me at least its an 8 hr round trip.

We would only really be used to travelling to Croker and semple stadium anyway!

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118937296#Comment_118937296

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118867125#Comment_118867125

Yeh it’s tough. I suppose it eventually comes down to squad depth at times, rather than better quality hurlers. Similarly I guess some smaller teams pump themselves up so much before a big match for that they can blow their load quickly ‘getting stuck in’

Grats

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118937688#Comment_118937688

It shows the lunacy of home and away fixtures where Galway are involved in Leinster. The Leinster Council should have stuck with Tullamore as a neutral venue for Galway.

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118937884#Comment_118937884

Don't see why Galway shouldn't get home games, also it's not really the Leinster championship anymore, more so anyone who's not in Munster championship.

PeggyShippen

Home and away is a great idea. The Tullamore situation for Galway was so unfair. But for there to be only 10200 at the match was very poor from Wexford. Its one of only 2 home games

Brian017

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118938331#Comment_118938331

I know the reasons but it was lunacy starting the championship in mid April. Some of my best memories as a kid was going to matches on a hot summers day. Now there’ll be teams in hurling and football out of the championship before the secondary schools close never never mind the primary ones. If they don’t want to go back to a September finish that’s fine but at least the championship shouldn’t be starting until mid May imo

castletownman

Shane Dowling alleges that Chin took longer over his levelling free than Cooney did over the one that got pulled up.

There was a fundamental difference between the two though. Cooney didn't have to spend so long over a defensive free, Chin rightly took time to compose himself. I bet there wouldn't be zilch if it was TJ or Hoggie standing over it.

Speaking of which, if TJ or Hoggie were man-handled as often as ROC was yesterday, it'd be a free everytime. Grabbing the arm is a far bigger scourge than the throw-pass.

citykat

Kudos to the Decies on a proper rendition of the national anthem

ShamoBuc

Good recovery by Tip, settled well now.

Jarhead_Tendler

Waterford would want to get going again.

Jarhead_Tendler

ShamoBuc

Perfect handpass, blown up as a free, joke.

Jarhead_Tendler

Prunty having a mare

Jarhead_Tendler

Tipp full value for the 5 point lead at the moment

GoldFour4

That’s an excellent save there but you’d have expected Forde to bury that.

ShamoBuc

Fine save but he should have buried it from that position. Tip 6 up and Waterford are all over the place.

ShamoBuc

Waterford forwards need to learn to pull on the ball, goal was gaping.

citykat

4 pointer for Tipp

citykat

Dirty stroke by Kiely

conor05

i knew if Stephen Bennett was held, Waterford would be clueless up front!

Tipp forwards miles ahead!

GoldFour4

Wild swing and did the referee even speak to the umpires?

ShamoBuc

Waterford doing well before ht to get it back to 4 points.

O'Brien in the waterford goal, looks fairly jittery.

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118938874#Comment_118938874

Would have thought pulling across someone's head would be an automatic red?

JeffKenna

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118938878#Comment_118938878

Would have said he's Waterford best player. Some serious mistakes by the defence leading to scores.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118938657#Comment_118938657

I do agree with the fact that Cooney should have taken it quicker. I think it was 45seconds when he blew to throw it in.

But there was an element of the ref adjusting his decision making based on time/score etc which is just nonsense.

You cant give one team less time because they're winning the game and time is nearly up.

Wonder how long Cluxton took in the 2011 final given he strolled up before even getting the kick ready.

I'd file a complaint about the ref if it was my decision, even his other decisions were all over the place.. for and against both teams.

Only two attempts by Barrett to get opponents booked/sent off so far and of course he should have been black carded himself