Kilkenny GAA Thread

Whelan ended up further out the field when they were crying out for a focal point. I found that surprising that it was not corrected

Lohan will know he has work to do and that's the best way going into the match.Clare dug really deep and grounded out a great win although wexford probably helped them a bit.Wexford had their match ups spot on and we can learn something from their approach.Rory hayes form has dipped alot and and lohan subbed him after a few minutes shows how quick he was to react. Cian nolan who came on done well.Duggan form hàs slipped a bit but himself and lawlor should be a good tussle if it happens.Cleary at full back does alot of pulling and dragging and nearly always gets a yellow so he'd be on thin ice If he got booked early.Mossy has worked hard to date but we need finishers inside.tj and cody inside and a roaming corner forward. Hopefully eoin cody can catch fire and we get a much better performance from the fowards.Clare will be expecting us to presist launching high ball in but we need to improve what we done the last day and keep them guessing.

I'm also very dissapointed with galway. They were steeped against cork and if whelan is held its hard to see how they'll trouble Limerick. Alot of the same faces on the gakway team I thought we'd see more of the winning minor teams.

My thoughts too but when I said, I'd imagine, I was hinting at Cody's trust in P Deegan to play anywhere!

Eoin Cody will hardly be as quiet as he was against Galway.

Deegan was giving a man marking job on Stephen Bennett 2 years ago in the All Ireland semi final and got an absolute run around. If Clare get motoring Tony Kelly will have a field day.

Or get a job there!

Haven't watched the game back but everyone here is going mad over it, i have the absolute height of admiration for Shane O'Donnell especially after coming back from his concussion issues but he was completely anonymous for 60 mins on Saturday ends up getting MOTM and official GAA player of the week, Paul Flanagan was without doubt Clare's best player on Saturday. Aswel as ROC and the 2 Recks going off injured Chin played the entire 2nd half with a pulled hamstring that's why he didn't end up out in the middle 3rd at any stage, Shane Reck's injury was actually caused by a sly dig with the hurl to the stones by TK, very uncharacteristic of him would have given him the benefit of the doubt only I seen it with my own eyes, it was a straight red all day. Looking forward to going to the semi final as a netural, think it will be a 1 score game either way. For match ups id say Fogarty on Taylor, Butler on TK, maybe Carey on SOD unless Clare move him to the FF line. Paudie Foley did a serious job on Davy Fitz, don't know your most similar player to that possibly Deegan, those suggesting him for TK need their head examined, TK destroyed O'Hanlon in 2020 championship I'd expect a similar outcome with Deegan, Duggan has had 2 quite games in a row his place could be under pressure from Shanager could throw in Rodgers or Meehan either, probably need someone in midfield who could physically compete with Malone, Cian Kenny who started v Galway could get blown away in that regard. We would have seriously been patched together for the semi if we got over the line on Saturday, ROC had a scan today the fear is its the ACL.

What kinda crowd are people expecting for semifinal?

Cork arent under conditioned. The likes of Cahalane and the backs are strong men,well conditioned. You can't make the likes of a Coleman or Fitzgibbon into big men. They are naturally light fellas. They ll never blow anyone off a ball

Deegan would not do on Tony Kelly. He'd make a fool out of him. He probably does need a man marker but not sure who's best suited to doing that thankless role.

Cork arent under conditioned. The likes of Cahalane and the backs are strong men,well conditioned. You can't make the likes of a Coleman or Fitzgibbon into big men. They are naturally light fellas.

Be interesting to see if Kilkenny go for early goals against Clare . Is it in their locker ?

You be worried the way Bill Ryan Eoin Cody form is gone.

Interesting to see if Hayes keeps his spot after being taken off after 8 mins last week, played for his club the following day so doubt it was an injury, got taken for 1-6 and 0-8 from Dessie Hutchinson and Seamus Flanagan in the previous 2 games.

Richie Hogan is very likely to be named in the subs for next week and to come in as one of the first substitutions

I hope your right on Hogan lads.....Needs to be in 26 at minimum if he is in good shape and form.

You would think if it happens it would be at Tom Phelan's expense