Barbie!sBitch wrote: » He's a very frustrating player to watch, he's always falling over or being caught by the defender, he also struggles to get the ball first time and when he does he's going for the spectacular rather than the simple, he seems hell bent on going to the outside trying to go up the end line rather than cutting back.
letowski wrote: » The second goal today was of true quality it must be said. Lovely stick work and support running. Weve got the hurlers in the county, we just need to get it right.
windy shepard henderson wrote: cleary has answered his critics this one anyway , but today speaks volumes about davey fitz and his complete inability to rotate a squad , huge number of lads playing today over looked over the last number of years , guys like jason mccarthy would probably be lucky to get 30 seconds at the end also today
letowski wrote: » Yeah O'Brien is a very important component of our backline. We saw the loss he was to the team last week when Cadogan ran amuck. This is the second time he has shut down Hogan. It will be interesting to see where McInerney and O'Connor will come in. McInerney is a gaurenteed starter, but I think O'Connor is going to be in a fight for his place, probably against Morey. I think O'Brien, Dillon, McInerney and Cleary are definates.
LuckyGent88 wrote: Reckon we have our full back line fairly sorted. O'Brien is a superb man marker and has good physicality while Morey has great pace and is good with the ball. Fitzgerald is nailed on for wing back spot, TK in midfield, conlon, podge and shanagher in the forwards. Plenty of spots still up for grabs and great to hear that Dave Mac was back training on Friday night.
letowski wrote: » Loved the way we played 3 lads in the full forward line and looked to played diagonal balls out in front of them. Thought Shanhans distribution was good. As you said the right way to play the game, and were creating goal chances too which is pleasing. Just have to be a bit more clinical, Reidy and Conlon should have raised the green flag. I thought Fitz was excellent at left half back, he has to be a starter for me, he is a very gifted hurler.
Davys Fits wrote: Clare hurling again the way it should be played. Great to see a mix of physicality, skill and direct play.
Twiceasnice97 wrote: » what makes the kilkenny forward line a strong one? blanchfield is in his second season and hardly hit a ball against waterford TJ reid is a great hurler but the fact is he didn't score from play in the entire championship last year if memory serves r leahy was an intermediate last year Hogan is excellent walsh is a power house but his grip restricts him and kevin Kelly has skill but lacks toughness they are not a poor set of forwards of course since the very fact of being on the kilkenny team suggests quality but lets not get carried away.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » pat donnellan will probably make an appearance at some stage , i gave his inter county career the last rights last year , some comeback in fairness , the kilkenny team is mixed again , very strong forward line , expect a backlash from last week , but it will be interesting to see how there backs cope given how direct we look , if the forwards click then it will be a far closer game then the bookies expect Substitutes: Andrew Fahy Shane Golden Peter Duggan Pat Donnellan Jason McCarthy Bobby Duggan Cathal McInerney Shane McNamara Conor O Donnell,Eoin Quirke Kevin Hehir kilkenny team E Murphy E Cody P Walsh C o Shea J Holden P Murphy K Joyce C Fogarty C Buckley L Blanchfield TJ Reid R Leahy R Hogan W Walsh K Kelly
LuckyGent88 wrote: » See what the dubs are doing to cork!!! We could be in trouble.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » will have to divert back into town on sunday to lob on that one seems you got it right in the past didnt know who i was talking to since the changing of the name ......taught it was a spy :eek:
Barbie!sBitch wrote: » J@ysus Clare are 9/4 to win this and have a 3 point handicap, the bookies don't normally get it wrong but I think they might be overestimating KK here, they are missing a few players as well. Saying that, Conlon at 11/1 for first goal scorer is worth a fiver
windy shepard henderson wrote: » cork looked like a team in training since the wexford defeat last summer , but to be fair our sharpness was miles off and that was apparent in the munster league too i imagine blanchfield would still be a handful dispite his busy week with carlow it , ritchie hogsn would cause us problems out there too ,yeah they dont have the same pace but serious threat all the same up front lining up looks positive , the only positive i could really take from last week in cork is we dont look anywhere near as negative or conservative as we did under fitz ,when we beat kilkenny last year we asked real qustions of them that day .... and then reverted back to the short stuff again , for me this was his downfall really, i was disgusted to see us go back to that against waterford last year you have to play to your strengths no matter how limited or depleted your squad is , the line up for sunday is doing just that , will take a good performance and hope for a couple of wins later on in the campaign when a bit of sharpness returns
letowski wrote: » I think we might get away with a slow half back line this weekend, as Kilkenny's midfield and forwards are not particularly blessed with pace. I think it was the likes of Kingston, Cadogan, Meade and Kearney we were struggling to close down due to their movement. I very much like our midfield, nice balance and better with Reidy back there. I most interested to see how David Fitz gets on, it think he is the best candidate if we want a more physical aerial presence there. After seeing the success of Breen for Tipp last year, I think Fitzgearld could make an impact for us too. I think being down Galvin, Kelly and McGrath, we might be slightly short in raising white flags, but what we do have is an inside forward line that can score goals. I think its obvious why John is in at 14, KK have Padraig Walsh in there with hardly any experience, I think we target here. I would be surprised if we won but if if were clinical with our goal chances and Reidy gets his frees this time we will be in with a shout.
