Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Good experience for the lads down away from home, some real class on that minor team. They won’t fear cork if they met them again.

Team for the seniors, kiely was the big one that stood out for me. I think he has the potential to really drive on and add something a bit different up there but hasn’t played since Dublin so probably nursing that injury.

I’d have no complaints though, that’s a battle tested team that just needs to be able to manage games a bit more cleverly than previous years and who knows where they could end up. Aussie trotting on for the last 10 mins would send the place into a frenzy.

So whats the story with the walsh park west end terrace. Is it covered or not.

A bit of cover from the rainstorms would bring in more punters.

Decent performance from minor team last night. Disappointing to have been dominated to such an extent for the last quarter though.

I thought Conor Lynch, Jack Power and Jamie Shanahan were excellent. Cork had a clear plan to counter Cormac Spain and we couldn’t get ball to him as a result. Our interplay was very slick at times in tough conditions in the first half.
Cork destroyed our puckout in the second half which will be a worry. Cormac Deane was the best player on the field by a distance. I do wonder if our half back line are giving us enough of a platform to drive on and really rattle this competition.

so it all starts in earnest again tomorrow. Seems like a long time ago now since the defeat in the Gaelic Grounds last summer.

I had a look back on the highlights from the games last years championship on Youtube. To be fair we were agonisingly close. Played brilliantly to beat Cork, also played very well against Clare before losing out in an injury time point to the eventual all Ireland champions. People point to the Tipp game that got away but looking back Tipp did have us on the ropes for long stages of that game, goals kept us in front but in hindsight Tipp were value for their draw in the end. The Limerick game the ship had sailed really you can’t leave it until the last day to try and get a result in the AI champions backyard and fatigue was probably kicking in.

Similarly this year we need to get the business done in the first 3 games. The last game away to Cork in a full PUC is not the game to target.

One standout performer looking back on those games last year was Calum Lyons, stepped up with huge scores at crucial times and can’t understate his loss. You’d hope a fit Aussie back in the fold will counteract that loss. We’ll need all hands on deck over the next 3 weeks.

Hasn't featured for a single second the whole league, so I'd have major doubts about his fitness.

Does anyone know how hes been going in training?

How we cope with Duggan will say a lot. Can our full back line deal with the high ball, Cork really couldn't handle him in the 2nd half. We are capable of winning and I Donnell is a massive loss for them. We are underdogs but we put in a real performance against Cork last year and were unlucky not to get a draw up in Ennis. Can't be conceding 4 goals against them again though!

Oh and to answer an earlier question

I for one am optimistic about winning tomorrow. So narrowly missed qualification last year. Beat the all ireland finalists well,lost to the all ireland winners by one point and really should have beaten Tipp.

Good team with good honest players and the bit of steel and reality from Queally .

A nice league run in so yes I think Waterford will win tomorrow ,or certainly we have a really good chance to do so .

Hopefully a strong Waterford attendance gets vociferously in behind their team from the start.

A decent looking team. If we can get a performance from all of the starting 15, we have a great chance. A huge effort & clever play from Kevin Mahony, Patrick Curran, Darragh Lyons and Ian Kenny just to name a few, could see us over the line, along with the tried & tested spine of the team. We know what most of the team are capable of on a good day, so it will boil down to a lot of great individual performances and a strong game plan, well executed as a team. Hopefully lads will play right to the edge, but within the rules and not let hot-heads get cards for stupid bravado and backchat.

Waterford are capable of winning this one, but everyone will need to have their shoulder to the wheel and hopefully the management have put in place a master-plan based on months of analysis & carefully targeted training. Having an impact from the bench would be a nice bonus, but I would hope that the only need for any subs to come on is due to exhaustion from tireless hassling and harrying, especially from our forwards & midfield stopping Clare getting out of their own half.

There is also a great chance for the management to show that we do not need anyone from outside to win games at this level. The closest we have got to winning an All-Ireland in 61 years was with a homegrown manager, so good luck to all tomorrow & UP da Deise!!

Have you still got the ticket.

Best of luck to Peter and the team tomorrow. UP THE DEISE

Today's game is officially sold out as is cork V Tipp. Hopefully another epic day of Munster hurling and we come out on top.

Well, the day is finally upon us. Nerves building, hoping we get a good performance and come out the right side of a result for once. I won’t be able to stomach yet another heartbreaking loss.

The very best of luck to Peter and the lads today.

Up the Deise

Best of luck to the team and management today

Up the deise

What's weather like in Walsh park today? Will wind have much of a bearing on the game