National Hurling League 2022 Discussion

No - I was replying to your point about hurling never being intended to be a possession based game. Same goes for every sport.

Majority of teams with players good enough now play a short passing game. You rarely if ever see Man City cross into the box anymore since it’s such a low percentage play etc.

Handpass removed would be bizarre - if people still want to play ground passes etc they can. Again, if I’m in possession and get knocked to the ground with ball in hand and surrounded, what am I suppose to do if hand passing is banned? It’s a bizarre thing for you to suggest.

Getting rid of hand passing is a farcical idea. We need to keep the skills of the game not do away with them. I would give 4 points for a goal though because the game is turning into a long range shoot out now. The slioter should be heavier. Also refs shouldn't be awarding frees for every tackle like they do nowadays. Since when did hurling become do soft. There's no harm in a little needle do just let the game flow more than blowing the whistle on everything. It's also s pity ground hurling is a dying art. As a young lad you were always taught to keep 2 hands on the hurl and pull hard😁

There is nobody suggesting getting rid of the handpass. Suggestion is to change the rule so that the ball cannot be released from the same hand that is holding the ball. Players can still play the ball from the hand off the hurl or by switching hands. This makes keeping possession a lot more difficult, eliminates any ambiguity over the handpass so making the refs decision easier, will reduce rucks as winning them will not have the same reward (throw out) and will make for better tackling with the hurl rather than the hands ie hooking and blocking. The tackle has deteriorated into a load of hands, arms and elbows all over players trying to stop the throw.

If you cant see any issues with the amount of throwing the ball around the place then you dont really appreciate the essence and integrity of the game. There is no skill in throwing a ball.

You think it might but if we could eliminate the throw then the refs can crack down on the spare hand fouls. As it stands defenders have little choice but to use their hands as the throw is not defendable. I see several instances where a players in possession gets surrounded by 3 or 4 opposing players for him just to simply throw the ball out of the tackle to a loose player. Even Rugby or Gaelic football doesn't make it so easy to release the ball from the tackle.

Striking only in a ruck are you mad. There wouldn't be a hurler left in the country with any ankles.

Making the free harder to score from after an illegal hand pass will encourage players to hand pass.

I would like to see a few tests done with a heavier sliotar though.

There are more reasons than fear of a leg break for the no rucks and bringing in rules that encourage that sort of mutually assured destruction is wrong. One reason for more rucks is that the fitter players mean there are more bodies able to make it to the breakdown.

Technical fouls for illegal hand passing would be brilliant if every illegal hand pass was called but there is no indication refs can make that happen under any rule set.

Probably right about the ground hurling. Players who can accurately stick pass or kick it to a teammate would be better than rucks for his teams chances of keeping possession.

Jesus christ, outstanding camera work from TG4, a slow motion 4k shot of jason forde blowing snot out his nose.

Didn't have a great view of the Brown sending off but it looked very soft. Diving and feigning injury is definitely a thing in hurling though but won't be tackled because there will be war if HQ admits that hurlers cheat just like in soccer and other "dirty sports"

i felt alot of that was going on for both teams today just the ref wasnt sharp enough to it , not sure who was in charge of cork and galway last night but they let a lot of them go

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Isn't that more Donal Og's thing? He's watching Hegarty's every move.

Just another thought - And I'm not talking about the Sunday Game.

But who are posters going to for their coverage of the GAA - who's good out there?