Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Few nice scores with Ballygunner getting back to there best

Very impressive performance from Ballygunner. Some of their forward play was a joy to watch. You have to say that Loughmore looked tired at times. Difficult to raise it week on week.

That referee was dreadful. Just not up to it

The Munster final will be a closer game. Sarsfield impressive winners but quality of the opposition was questionable.

I guess you are trying to wind people up with that. Ballygunner will look forward to the final with confidence

Maybe it's just a reflection on the Tipp championship, last team to win a game in Munster was Borrisoleigh in 2019.

Hard to see beyond Ballygunner now,Na Fianna and Kilcormac are 2 good teams but not at the same level.Anyone know here when was the last time a Waterford team won won a Munster football championship game?

If you look through the recent winners in Tipp, it's spread over a lot of clubs, the standard is very even, all the games this year were close. No team has a large quota of county men.

The two most dominant recent teams were Shamrocks and Ballygunner, both with a huge roll call of past and present county players. For the moment Ballygunner can shape their year for the Munster campaign, they come through Waterford at a canter.

Nire in 2016

HARTY CUP NEWS

Following the Round 3 games in the TUS Dr. Harty Cup Under 19 A Hurling competition this week, the winners of the three groups with 4 teams qualified for the Quarter-Finals in the New Year – namely Group 1 winner CBC Cork, Group 2 winner Ardscoil Rís Limerick and the winner of Group 3 (Blackwater Community School Lismore or Cashel Community School who play next Tuesday).

As per the competition regulations, the fourth confirmed Quarter-Final place was determined by a draw between the winners of the groups with 3 teams (Group 4 winner – CBS Midleton, Group 5 winner - De La Salle College or Group 6 winner - St. Flannans College Ennis). That draw took place this afternoon with CBS Midleton being selected as the fourth Quarter-Finalists. De La Salle College and St. Flannans College will play in the Preliminary Quarter-Finals as a result.

The Preliminary Quarter-Final draw will take place next Tuesday evening after the remaining Group 3 game between Blackwater Community School Lismore or Cashel Community School with repeat pairings being avoided.

The teams involved in the Preliminary Quarter-Final draw are as follows –

Group 5 winner - De La Salle College

Group 6 winner - St. Flannans College Ennis

Group 1 runner-up – John the Baptist Community School

Group 2 runner-up – Our Ladys Templemore

Group 3 runner-up – loser of next Tuesday’s Blackwater Community School Lismore v Cashel Community School game.

Group 4 runner-up – Nenagh CBS

Group 5 runner-up - Gaelcholáiste Mhuire an Mhainistir Thuaigh

Group 6 runner-up – Thurles CBS

Preliminary Quarter-Finals – December 4th

Quarter-Finals – January 8th

Semi-Finals – January 18th

Final – February 1st

Info Courtesy of Munster GAA.

Dessie announced captain for the coming year.
dunno about that

How many final appearances….15…?

Dessie picked as captain for 2025

You're probably right there are likely more natural leaders in the panel but wouldn’t bother me too much. Main thing for me on Dessie is that he’s not on the frees again this year. Either go back to Stephen Bennett (who to be fair can have an off day here or there) or give it to Paudie Fitzgerald if he’s going to be a regular starter. He seems to go well on them for Kilrossanty?

I think the free taking conundrum is one of the first things Queally needs to address