Kilkenny GAA Thread

Does anyone know why Eoin Cody hasn’t played recently or isn’t in Portugal??

I would agree with you re management. I think when a managers term is up the postion should be advertised if the current manager does not want to continue in the role or has not won All Ireland during their term if they want to continue.

Yeh I'd agree Offaly played the nicer hurling and looked slicker and faster. I suppose the fact Kilkenny should still have won without playing well and with some stronger players underperforming, and while missing arguably their best player, indicated to me anyway that Offaly wouldn't be strong enough to win it out. Was delighted to be proved wrong.

On Marroneds point re managements, I wonder have the Co Board ever actually advertised for expressions of interest. Seems to me the usual suspects just identify the usual suspects themselves and it goes from there? It would be interesting to see who would actually put their hands up.
Whether you agree or not that the 2 Marks deserved another shot, given the way things ended for both it surely would have been wise not to just re-appoint the way they did, but to open it up at least while still given the two incumbents the opportunity to reapply.

Might be best to stop the Eoin Cody speculation. I've heard everything from injury, pneumonia, dropped, left the panel and just about everything else bar giving birth.

I'd be hopeful/confident he and Adrian Mullen will be playing against Galway.

I heard 2 days ago that he had pnuemonia. Saw him in town yesterday and he looked fine

Eoin cody definitely had pneumonia recently and probably why he didn't go on the training camp. Apparently Aidan tallis picked up a serious foot injury which will keep him sidelined for a few months which is very unfortunate if true. Players will have a spring in their step with the ground getting harder and the evenings getting longer and getting into nowlan Park for training. They showed against limerick that they can play better ball into the foward but the real test is a few months time when the real pressure is on. Cork showed what can be done with 3 up top and id prefer to see kk back themselves and play more with 3 inside and not giving away so many puckouts. There's a few positions up for grabs so hopefully the couple of injured lads can get back on track and ramp up competition for places.

Best of luck to the u20 this weekend. Last two years were disappointing and have being discussed to death here so hopefully it's 3rd time lucky for management who will want to right a few wrongs of previous years. Cant keep using the excuse we were bet by the eventual winners. Thats why our underage record is so poor we are happy enough to lose narrowly to the eventual winners.Kk have a high standard and rightly so.i haven't seen the u20 yet but we know that the previous 2 years the half back line got skutchings two years In a row so hopefully lessons are learnt. The better teams are able to bypass sweepers but jeff neary is a very good hurler and reader of the game.i thought he might get more of a run with the seniors. Opposition teams all have their homework done now and probably get access to challenge matches and the way teams set up. The long wait after the round robin to the semi final probably didn't help but the format has being the same the last few years.We seen with tipp the other night there's no guarantees especially at this level. Maybe this years squad isn't as strong as last year but less of a crossover with the senior isn't a bad thing either. Eoghan lyng will backbone the defence and marty Murphy won't be risked if he is anyway doubtful. Most of these had success with kierans if thats a good or bad thing.Some of last years u19 improved last year as it went on. Matt Ruth improved his squad this year after the shock defeat against westmeath but it really is a good competition.

Is Tom Phelan out for 2025 club and county ? Heard he needs an operation on the opposite knee that was causing him bother now too. Disappointing if accurate

We needn't worry too much about that. Tipp,Clare , Offaly to name three will be potentially hugely affected by an absolutely ludicrous rule.

The rule is different this year isn't it? The match on tomor at 12.30 and no team released Friday evening. They trained last night and the team announced to the players.

On a different note another brutal decision James Mahon red card upheld. They will probably say there was intent in it but if that was a kk player none of us would be happy. The only thing is we see them clamping down on something every league,steps,throwing or whatever but by the time the championship comes around it will be well forgotten. A big problem seeping into hurling is players going down with little contact. It's probably being coached by management's which is terrible. Darragh Mccarthy went down a few weeks ago like he was shot. Fives last weekend. Clare lads are notorious at it.We had it again during the week in the cork v clare u20 match a chap got the line for nothing. Yes I know blanchfield and cian Kenny buy frees but buying frees and going down like a sniper has shot you trying to get a lad sent off is different. Another thing is players running up to the ref shouting that's a red or a second yellow. Hopefully this is only a league thing but it's not something I like to see in the game.

Assumed the game would be on TG4s YouTube but it doesn't appear to be?

Excellent, thanks.

Post clip there of maher and barrett going down with zero and I mean zero contact like kenny.

I agree, but don't just single out young Mccarthy and ignore Kenny like poster above.

Well I will call out hypocrisy as i see it.

I think the poster that mentioned McCarty also referenced Kenny to be fair.