Club Championships 2019-20

Big Pussy Bonpensiero wrote: »

Would the hurling snobs ever shut up trying to tell everyone how much better hurling is.. They're nearly worse than the vegans..

But they are correct in fairness

One of the most nasty cynical displays ive seen from a team at any level, Corofin aren't a dirty team but when the other team is carrying on like Kilcoo are you have a right to defend yourself

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

One of the most nasty cynical displays ive seen from a team at any level, Corofin aren't a dirty team but when the other team is carrying on like Kilcoo are you have a right to defend yourself

Dead right. I wouldn't even shake their hand after that. Mickey Moran should be ashamed to send out a team like that. Filthy bunch.

Steede and Daithi Burke were immense for Corofin. Kept a team that wasn't firing in the game in crucial periods.

Knew what I'd see when I logged in here.

Anti-football and anti-Northern bias.

It makes me wonder why some of ye even watch football. Actually it seems that some spent more time reading and posting here than actually watching the game.

That was a cracking game before extra time. Full-blooded, passionate, tactical, result in doubt until the end. Kilcoo gave everything to get back in the second half and had nothing left for extra time.

Stop moaning. If you want a score every minute go and watch basketball.

grbear wrote: »

Not quite sure how to analyse that. Corofin had the momentum in the second half and then tried to be too clever and almost lost it.
Got the momentum again in extra time and stomped Kilcoo into the dirt.

When they simply play football Corofin are the best club team I've ever seen.

Kilcoo deserve credit. Horrid game and they played in a cynical way but it worked a lot better than some other teams who thought they could out-football probably the best footballing club side there has ever been. Can't be too hard on a team that chose a better approach even though it'd turn a purists stomach.

Good point Kilcoo wouldn't have been in an asses roar of them if they played open football.

I just looked at it in the last two years Corofin won by 9, 15 and now 8 after extra time.

They are clearly on the slide . People with be watching with interest to see if Joyce can fit them into a Galway side that suits thier style.

smelly sock wrote: »

Ive seen plenty of bad hurling games. A poor game of hurling would have been superior to that ****e though.

I'm sorry that is just subjective bias stuff. It is just that 'hurling people' are used to bang crash wallop 90 miles an hour stuff.
Traditional Hurling people do not like variation of pace in a game, tactical changes and so on.
Traditional Hurling people prefer men to mark thier man - none of this sweeper messing.

I am well aware of 'hurling people' the said truth is hurling will wane with the insular attitude. Where the hurling snobs rule the roost.
Dublin are viewed with suspicion in the traditional hurling world - intruders etc.
It's funny stuff.

Traditional hurling people are extremely transparent in thier views and mindset.

I've never got the "hurling is better than football" or (much less common) "football is better than hurling" arguments.

They are 2 completely different sports with the only obvious similarities being the GAA and the scoring systems.

I much prefer football with it's variance of tactical approaches and formations and the fact that most scores tend to be "hard-earned".

Hurling on the other hand whilst I admire the skills on display the relentless scoring/shot taking ("ball is pucked out breaks loose is picked up and it's over the bar ...etc. ") can for me get a bit samey bordering on boring.

But that's just me. I'm hardly going to declare football a superior game just because I enjoy it more. Some people love watching ice skating ffs whatever floats your boat.

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

If you think the tackle is clearly defined then you've never played , rec'd or managed. It is an area of constant frustration for all involved. What one person thinks is the opposite of another. This is the reason why you see people losing the rag with inconsistencies.

Football: The tackle is a skill by which one or more players may dispossess an opponent or frustrate his objective within the Rules of Fair Play. A tackle is aimed at the ball, not the player.
A tackler may use his body to confront the opponent but deliberate bodily contact such as punching, slapping, arm holding, pushing, tripping, jersey pulling or a full frontal charge is forbidden.
The only deliberate physical contact allowed is that in the course of
a Fair Charge one player only with at least one foot on the
ground , makes a shoulder to shoulder charge on the player
in possession.

The tackle is clearly defined. However I'd argue that the definition is very poor - what exactly does the bit where it says that a tacker may use his body to confront an opponent ?

The most important part of the definition for me is the bit about the tackle is aimed at the ball

Far too often you see lads tackling the player/making no effort whatsoever to play/win the ball, the ref blows for a foul and a player doesn't seem to have an iota why the ref blew. I'd put a serious amount of this down to terrible coaching. Even at the top level there are some inter-county players who just don't seem to know what is a legitimate tackle/attempt at a tackle. I think the fact that you are not allowed tackle a player unless it's a shoulder and that you have to tackle or attempt to tackle the ball should be given far more emphasis.

I argue that a staggeringly high percentage of GAA people have never ever read the actual definition but just go by a general jist from watching matches.

threeball wrote: »

If you drag them into the dirt they'll match you. They generally don't start it. Kilcoo set out their stall early.

Did you even watch the match?

I'd say it was 50:50 although the stats say Corofin committed over double the amount of fouls that Kilcoo did (23-11).

tanko wrote: »

Aye, don't suppose you saw Corofin players drag Kilcoo players down using rugby tackles on two or three occasions towards the end of normal time?
Or Lundys thuggery? Filthy bunch indeed.
Corofin are a fantastic team but their legacy has been tainted by their behaviour today imo.

Utter nonsense.
Kilcoo embarrassed themselves today- I wanted them to win prior to the match because as a neutral you nearly always want the underdogs to win but jeez their carryon was pathetic.

Lads screaming anti northern bias on here are deluded- that epitomised the stereotypes today- the brawl at full time was pure orchestrated behaviour

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

Utter nonsense.
Kilcoo embarrassed themselves today- I wanted them to win prior to the match because as a neutral you nearly always want the underdogs to win but jeez their carryon was pathetic.

Lads screaming anti northern bias on here are deluded- that epitomised the stereotypes today- the brawl at full time was pure orchestrated tramp behaviour

Cmon gill, corofin were no Angel's either. Twas Lundy that started the tunnel melee which the Garda had to step in and break up. Hit a Kilcoo man with a dirty shoulder running past him down the tunnel. I was at the game and both teams were as cynical as each other.

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