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Kilkenny GAA Thread Part 3 **MOD NOTE POST 1***

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    #4862
    Billy Ocean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭Billy Ocean


    brookville wrote: »
    Wexford are on a high at the min and going for the grand slam over kk.There will be a large vocal home support but hopefully we can express ourselves.Maybe a few wexford posters might tell us have they many stars on the team although they have done very well at this grade since chin and co were u21 giving us a few heavy beatings along the way so hopefully we can turn it around tomor evening and play to our best.
    wouldn't be a strong wexford side on paper, eoin molloy in defence is the only 1 off the senior panel so ye are rightly favourites. Weather forecast isn't great which might effect the crowd, nice evening would have attracted 7 or 8 thousand I reckon. 1970 only time wexford done minor, u21/20 and senior grand slam so big carrot for us in fairness


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    #4863
    Joe Daly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 499 ✭✭Joe Daly


    The clubs have to have there count of what tickets they need by wed pm to nowlan park.


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    #4864
    bruschi
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,140 Mod ✭✭✭✭bruschi


    Billy Ocean wrote: »
    wouldn't be a strong wexford side on paper, eoin molloy in defence is the only 1 off the senior panel so ye are rightly favourites. Weather forecast isn't great which might effect the crowd, nice evening would have attracted 7 or 8 thousand I reckon. 1970 only time wexford done minor, u21/20 and senior grand slam so big carrot for us in fairness

    would echo that. I dont expect them to win tonight unfortunately. Its not that strong a team and there are no dual players of which I think they would have added greatly to the hurling panel. Ross Banville is a very good player and an excellent free taker, despite his unusual routine. Hopefully the weather breaks for the evening, been great the last while, typical that we miss out then for a game.


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    #4865
    blackcard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭blackcard


    So the winner this evening gets to play the losing Munster finalist and the loser plays the Munster champions. Still would be nice to beat Wexford, they have beaten us too often recently. Good to see Sean Ryan starting too


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    #4866
    bruschi
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,140 Mod ✭✭✭✭bruschi


    blackcard wrote: »
    So the winner this evening gets to play the losing Munster finalist and the loser plays the Munster champions. Still would be nice to beat Wexford, they have beaten us too often recently. Good to see Sean Ryan starting too

    We can never beat ye enough! you couldnt come close to know what it is like to years and years of beatings off one team! :(


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    #4867
    Billy Ocean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭Billy Ocean


    bruschi wrote: »
    would echo that. I dont expect them to win tonight unfortunately. Its not that strong a team and there are no dual players of which I think they would have added greatly to the hurling panel. Ross Banville is a very good player and an excellent free taker, despite his unusual routine. Hopefully the weather breaks for the evening, been great the last while, typical that we miss out then for a game.
    jack cullen from gorey is a big loss not sure exactly why he's not involved, Michael Codd from the st martins too and couple of decent hurlers focused on u20 football


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    #4868
    me89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭me89


    No Adrian Mullen tonight


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    #4869
    Cornerback1
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭Cornerback1


    me89 wrote: »
    No Adrian Mullen tonight

    Grade 1 tear - bad news all around!


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    #4870
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Cornerback1 wrote: »
    me89 wrote: »
    No Adrian Mullen tonight

    Grade 1 tear - bad news all around!
    ****e, tear of what?


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    #4871
    Cornerback1
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭Cornerback1


    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    ****e, tear of what?

    Not sure, just in and D.J. was on TG4 speaking a few minutes ago.


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    #4872
    Doogs27
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Doogs27


    Cornerback1 wrote: »
    Not sure, just in and D.J. was on TG4 speaking a few minutes ago.

    DJ said it was the quad. Awful news.


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    #4873
    blackcard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭blackcard


    Hamstring. Should be okay, slight tear


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    #4874
    citykat
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    Obviously being rested for Limerick.


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    #4875
    1984baby
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭1984baby


    me89 wrote: »
    No Adrian Mullen tonight

    I’d say he’s being rested for the match vs Limerick. The U20s are through to the semi win or lose


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    #4876
    usualstripes
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    Anything official on this yet?


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    #4877
    brookville
    Registered Users Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭brookville


    usualstripes wrote: »
    Anything official on this yet?

    They said slight hamstring but infairness to cody he has being very good to give mullen to dj even the laois match alot of other managers would of held him back.Happy enough at half time with the breeze to come hopefully try get our fowards into it


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    #4878
    Moosey15
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    Last two points for Wexford ,there should have been frees given to KK


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    #4879
    amber69
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    Any scores?


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    #4880
    Garyp88
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    Wexford 0-12 kilkenny 1-12


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    #4881
    blackcard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭blackcard


    Finally a free off this ref.


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    #4882
    mullinr2
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    Both teams not playing great


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    #4883
    Garyp88
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Garyp88


    But blanchfield with a superb run and point


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    #4884
    Comerman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Comerman


    blackcard wrote: »
    Finally a free off this ref.
    Referee is brutal, four soft yellows to KK and nothing for the clothesline tackle on James Brennan


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    #4885
    mullinr2
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    We won despite the best effort from the ref


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    #4886
    laneykin
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    mullinr2 wrote: »
    We won despite the best effort from the ref

    Definite few frees for Wexford in the second half that were for nothing. We got a few very light yellow cards too.

    Mullen was a big loss in the forwards.


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    #4887
    savannahkat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭savannahkat


    7 maybe 8 minutes of extra time. Where did it come from. Well done to Kilkenny as hard an earned 2 point victory despite the referees best efforts.


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    #4888
    Topcat32
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Topcat32


    When you lose your best player at that age it can get into the players heads, backs were excellent this evening both defensively and offensively, forwards lost their shape against a really determined Wexfod performance in the second half, you put a senior player in a forward line at that age and he may not do much himself but the other teams backs are concentrating on him so much it opens up space for other players

    Have to say given how both sets of players would be rated, that was a very good performance by Wexford.


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    #4889
    dastardly00
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    I didn't get to see much of the match unfortunately.

    Well done to the players, management and backroom staff!


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    #4890
    brookville
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    Not convincing but a win is a win and nothing to be snuffed at.Mullen obviously a huge loss but the longer it went on tonight the harder it got.I was happy enough in the first half but we really lost our shape and both teams guilty of poor shooting and we were really hanging on at the end.Dffficult conditions and a difficult place so we'll take it and hopefully move on.Well done to all


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    #4891
    SteJer
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭SteJer


    By a distance the worst refereeing display against Kilkenny I’ve ever seen at any level (including numerous Barry Kelly performances). Some of the frees blown against Kilkenny were mind boggling. The Wexford players were even surprised they were getting a free a lot of the time. Blatantly obvious frees for Kilkenny not given.

    Ridiculous yellow cards too. He was obviously hoping to catch one of our lads on a double yellow.

    Wexford had the ball brought forward several times because of Kilkenny dissent when a free was given but they could do and say what they wanted after a rare free was given to Kilkenny and the ball was never brought forward.

    Despite his best efforts we managed to win. Great result considering we were playing in Wexford Park, Wexford hurling is on a major high and we were missing Mullen.

    We should have won by a lot more than 2 points. A major lack of composure from a lot of our players on many occasions. Sloppy passes, dropped balls and some poor decisions from Mason on goal. A lot of improvement required if we are to beat Cork or Tipperary.

    Great to have 3 All-Ireland semi finals to look forward to. If we play to our potential in all of them we will have 3 All-Ireland finals to look forward to soon.


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