This weekends senior fixtures
Out of interest what way does the Kilkenny championship work. Do they incorporate a league into it ?
Na Piarsiagh no angels either. Mike Casey should have been yellow carded 3 times already.
Strange there was no yellow cards given there at the end of the half?
Why was Shane Dowling in the referees ear at the end of the half?
Yeah pearses are completely blameless 🙄
Probably as the ref chickened out on pulling the Bsllygunner player for that hit just before the HT whistle
Dowling is some dose, as a pundit and a player.
For the forecast game of the week this has been dreadful stuff. Bad wides, bad handling, bad decisions, there's not much redeeming this game so far. It's scrappy as hell.
Definately hasn't lived up to the pre match hype. Na Piarsaigh struggling now. Ballygunner well on top.
It's called winter hurling.
Ah stop. The kildangan game was light years ahead played in similar conditions. No excuse for this rubbish so far. Two teams more interested in clipping one another than hurling.
Ballygunner will be heavy favourites to win their 5th Munster club and join Blackrock as the provinces most successful club. Very strong all over the field. Can't see Clonlara getting within 5 points of them.
Should have played that game in Thomond Park, nothing but rucks and scrums, wouldn't see half as many in the egg chasing.
na piarsaigh managed only 1-2 from play in the entire game , as good as ballygunner are they were never tested in this game
Think Ballygunner will win by a double digit margin myself.
I hope the two Leinster semi finals are on the box next weekend. Na Fianna v Naas and Kilcormac Killoughey v O Loughlin Gaels. Another Sunday feast of club hurling.
Another? When was the last Sunday feast of club hurling because it wasn't today
KK and O'loughlin's on TG4 1.30 Saturday, other 2 televised games between RTE and TG4 are 2 Ulster football semi finals. Naas Na Fianna will probably be on Clubber.
Taught 1st game was enjoyable today 2nd was scrappy and this isn't a dig just being realistic at the moment was still more enjoyable than the vast majority of club football games televised recently.
Yeah first game was ok,sendings off made the excitement in the game. The second game was brutal to watch and as someone above said it could of been played in Thomond. My point been twas far from a feast of hurling
Sometimes 2 top teams negate each other to the point it becomes a poor game.
Dowling shouldn't be a pundit on Limerick games but other than that people can shove their criticism up their holes. If he wasn't an RTE pundit the detractors here would be coming on their keyboards about how amazing his post injury transformation and new county medal win was.
Won't be able to watch on Saturday so i'll have to tape that game and don't have clubber so pity no more Sunday feast of hurling.
Ballygunner 8/13 favs for All Ireland. St Thomas second fav at 11/2 then O Loughlins at 7/1. Na Fianna 14/1 i'll be having some of that although Naas will give them plenty next week. I wouldn't be sure of Ballygunner winning out. Plenty of work to do yet.
Ballygunner are definitely hot favourites now. Only themselves and Thomas' really have any experience at this level.
Looking forward to seeing Naas. I hear that club are putting in serious work and getting the best out of their advantageous demographics same as Ballygunner and Na Piarsaigh.
Yes Naas are definately a club on the rise. Nice catchment area population wise. Winning plenty underage. Thought there could be a shock on v Ballyhale Shamrocks when on trailing by a point at ht in last years Leinster championship. If Na Fianna could get Donal Burke back fit i think they're as strong as anyone on their day. Disappointing this game not on TG4 next weekend.
In St Thomas run since 2018 I can only remember 1 strong performance outside of Galway, vs Ballyhale in January 2022 when TJ got the last minute free. So they've alot to prove in my book. Ballygunner are strong favourites for me at the moment, don't think Thomas's, Sluaghneil or Cushendall are good enough and probably not the Leinster teams either unless somebody comes from nowhere like Borrisoleigh in 2019. Can't see Clonlara beating them either.
Would love to see NaFianna win it outright. The boost it would give to Dublin hurling. I think Clonlara will put it up to Ballygunner and run them close. John Conlan is playing great stuff at the moment. Would have to fancy Ballygunner though to win the AI.
Would that Ballygunner team and management do better in the inter county championship than the current Waterford team. I think they would definitely make the all Ireland quarter finals. They are so well coached and their style of play would work even better in the summertime. They might be under pressure in a few positions and physicality could catch them. They would give a good rattle to any of the top 8 teams and they would beat the rest handily.
The fact is a lot of the players are retiring from Intercounty early
Soky, Philip and Pauric Mahony would still get into the Waterford team today
You can buy games on clubber individually isn't just yearly ,monthly packages etc. Probably talking €10-15 I'd say.
Not so sure Waterford's problem is the players that they have. Plenty of talent in that county, better than cork, tipp and some others. They need to get the right management team in place and they certainly don't have that. Ballygunner do. Every time I hear their manager speak I am really impressed. He comes across as the opposite to Davy. Then they are so well coached. Each player seems to know what they are doing. Waterford players this year looked like they didn't have a clue what they were supposed to be doing. Not so sure it is ballygunner players Waterford need but the ballygunner management team.
Also alot of posters forgetting about O Loughlin Gaels. Strong contenders and probably the best defence left in the championship which is worth alot in winter hurling.
