Two mins played and we are still doing the tippy tappy hurling as usual.
Pathetic display by Cork. We won't be getting out of Munster this year never mind getting to an All Ireland final.
Patrick Collins woeful. He has to be taken off.
Brutal.
Too many soft players.
No physicality.
Constipated hurling.
The same players playing the same brand of hurling year after year.
A few minutes of graft and all of a sudden we are only a goal down at gt.
It’s very hard to not run into trouble when the short passing game isn’t working. Decent last 5 minutes but Kilkenny should be out of sight by now the way Cork have been playing.
If we repeat what we did against Clare last week and not score in the first 15 mins, we won't be winning this.
Downey going off a good thing for Cork?
You mean a few minutes of actually giving a shite instead of poncing around the pitch
And if you only turned the game on now, you think it was a close game but Kilkenny should be further ahead.
Exactly, a bit of graft.
Too passive for nearly a half an hour.
Take your points for christ sake
Kingston cost Cork the game.
I think the first half as a collective team effort was more of an issue.
Absolutely. You cannot fluff that many goal chance, let alone against Kilkenny.
Those slow starts proved to be costly again. A good comeback all the same, but we're not going to win anything until we erase these fadeouts in games. I think Pat Ryan needs to make a statement here and drop a couple of players. We have a lot of options right now and let's be honest it doesn't look like some of those players, who've been here for a decade or at least nearly a decade will ever bring us to glory.
Enjoyed it at the end. Some very good play in the second half but the first half was woeful.
Coleman made a huge difference. I would say if he played the full game we would have won. Some fairly bizarre misses from hoggie but he still played very well.
Ref made a few strange decisions against us at crucial times. One where he said there was a push on the kk player when there was none and another few where Cork player clearly fouled but nothing given. A swing of over 5 points at least. I don't like the ref handing out loads of yellow cards to both sides as well. Lot of them were just frees, no need for yellow. Only maybe where Hoggie was pulled down and Coleman being late in tackle.
I think we learned a lot here though and while disappointing this game will prove to be very helpful. Once we get going we are hard to stop. The bad thing is we seem to take ages to get going and still in this game another long spell where we didn't score.
We messed up about 5 goal chances and we were very lucky with KK not getting that goal where he was slightly hooked and Collins saves it. But the goal chances for us were all messed up badly. Kingston had a very poor game whereas Lehane played well. It seems every game only 1 of the 2 plays well.
Yet again though, we have a game where we don't score for a long time. It is infuriating to see it happen again.
Still think this game will help us come championship. Surely Ryan sees now what works for us and what doesn't.
We can't keep picking the same players that have failed to deliver for years and expect things to change.
The big hope was that Pat Ryan would bring in players with a bit of fight in them and cut out that unnecessary passing for passing sake crap. His u-20 teams were well able to mix up the way they played and could win their own ball.
I'm very disappointed to see the same faces being picked that are doing the same things they've done for years. I'd be far happier to have less 'wristy' hurlers in than a few hardy bastards that will fight for everything.
The tippy tappy short passing stuff is infuriating. Cork scored the goal from a long puckout, won the broken ball and scored. But hardly tried it again for the whole match and went back to the short passing crap around the back. Won't get out of Munster again playing like that.
And those 20 minute stretches of being completely out of the game are incredible in how often they happen. It's like they collectively go to sleep for long stretches of the game.
Cork U20 manager Ben O’Connor has announced his 36-player panel ahead of 2024 season.
Ballinhassig’s Darragh O’Sullivan has been announced as team captain with Ballincollig’s James Dwyer named as Vice-Captain.
Cork begin their Munster Championship programme on April 5th with a trip to Waterford
followed on April 12th when Clare will travel to Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
In Round 3, Cork will host Limerick on April 26th before closing their Munster Championship off with a trip to Tipperary in round 4 on May 3rd. All games will start at 7pm.
U20 Hurling panel 2024
Paudie O’ Sullivan -Fr O’ Neills
Daniel O’ Connell -Dromina
Shane Coughlan -Fermoy
Kevin Lyons-Ballygarvan
Darragh O’Sullivan (Capt) -Ballinhassig
James O’Brien -Fermoy
Rory Troy -Newtownshandrum
Ollie McAdoo -Blackrock
Denis Cashman -Bride Rovers
David O’Leary -Ballincollig
Timmy Wilk -Cobh
James Dwyer (Vice Capt)-Ballincollig
Cillian Tobin -Bride Rovers
Dan Murnane -Carrigtwohill
Peter O’Shea -Erins Own
Johnny Galvin -Eire Og
Ronan O’ Connell -Bride Rovers
Tadhg O’ Connell -Ballincollig
Mikey Finn -Midleton
Ben Walsh -Killeagh
Adam O’ Sullivan -Ballinhassig
Diarmuid Healy -Lisgoold
William Buckley -St Finbarr’s
David Cremin -Midleton
Ben Nyhan -Clyda Rovers
Mark O’Dwyer -Russell Rovers
Jayden Casey -Youghal
Jack Leahy -Dungourney
James Murray -Youghal
Barry O’ Flynn -Sarsfields
Barry Walsh -Killeagh
Oran O’ Regan -Erins Own
Ross O’Sullivan -Na Piarsaigh
Eoin O’Leary -Glen Rovers
Ryan Sweeney -Blackrock
Ronan Dooley -Douglas
He was a hothead who could be nearly sent off every game..
Cork hurling could do with a few on the edge characters like him.
I keep saying it but the ladies footballers won't be going far this year. All new players and now Katie Quirke has a bad knee injury she got while playing for ucc.
Hope her recovery goes well.
In good news, Sean Powter is available again for the men's game against Cavan.
Team to play Cavan tomorrow at 4, U20 challenge game v Galway beforehand at 2
(1) Patrick Doyle (Knocknagree)
(2) Maurice Shanley (Clonakilty)
(3) Daniel O’Mahony (Knocknagree)
(4) Tommy Walsh (Kanturk)
(5) Luke Fahy (Ballincollig)
(6) Rory Maguire (Castlehaven)
(7) Matty Taylor (Mallow)
(8) Ian Maguire (St Finbarrs)
(9) Colm O’Callaghan (Eire Og)
(10) Eoghan Mc Sweeney (Knocknagree)
(11) Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)
(12) Brian O’Driscoll (Carrigaline)
(13) Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
(14) Brian Hurley (Castlehaven) Captain
(15) Chris Og Jones (Iveleary)
(16) Christopher Kelly (Eire Og)
(17) Kevin Flahive (Douglas)
(18) Darragh Cashman (Millstreet)
(19) Sean Powter (Douglas)
(20) Sean Meehan (Kiskeam)
(21) David Buckley (Newcestown)
(22) Paul Walsh (Kanturk)
(23) Jack Cahalane (Castlehaven)
(24) Fionn Herlihy (Dohenys)
(25) Damien Gore (Kilmacabea)
(26) Steven Sherlock (St Finbarrs)
Anyone know what the story is with the goalkeeper situation? Is micheal aodh gone?
Opening league game v Kilkenny in the camogie about to start on the Camogie association's youtube channel
Point down at ht 1-09 v 1-08 in the camogie.
1-16 v 1-17 Fine away win for Cork in Kilkenny. Subs providing a few scores in the last 15 in particular.
Always nice to beat the cats.
