Kilkenny GAA Thread

If the Munster teams do a number on us in minor it will be sickening. This is our best minor team in 20 years. Hopefully they get over the line.

Kilkenny beat Dublin by 14 pts and 12pts not 5? Difficult for Dubs in fairness it was their 6th game in 6 weekends including 2 heavy defeats to Kilkenny in 2 of previous 3 weeks, and looked like their 2 best players at 6 and 11 were injured. 

Clare were coming off a nice break and were set up for that game. Going on Munster form it'll be them or Waterford in the semi for Kilkenny. 

You are right, we got some late scores to pull away from Dublin. Still the performance of minors particularly now it is u17 can vary from day to day. Remember in 2014, there was a team for the ages from Limerick beaten by Kilkenny. That Limerick team included Sean Finn and forwards Cian Lynch, Barry Nash, Seamus Flanigan, Tom Morrissey and Peter Casey. Although Liam Blanchfield, Luke Scanlon and John Walsh made appearances for KK at senior level, Tommy Walsh was the only starter to nail down a place. Billy Ryan was a sub

Totally lawless, keepers are often 7-8 yards outside the square when contact is made with sliotar on puck outs.Never pulled.

Steps, throwing, not waiting for whistle on puck outs, stealing yards on frees then stealing another 5 balancing it on the hurl.

The rules of hurling are being waived to help create the "spectacle", the 1-29 to 0-34 "spectacle". It will end badly for hurling.

oh I know that Blackcard but it’s the lack of respect that’s shown towards us. Ourselves and Galway will give a good account of ourselves yet.what I’m saying is when the media keep hyping up Munster, the Munster teams start to believe it, we will wait and see the outcome. Are the wheels coming off the Cork wagon.

Cork wont be winning an All Ireland. I would fancy Kilkenny to turn them over, Limerick showed us how to beat Cork, bring everyone back behind the ball to restrict Corks pace and running game and 3 men inside, suffocate them and turn them over, they are vulnerable under a high ball and leave loads of space in the back line, also they are poor when the ball hits the ground, easily out muscled on rucks. They do not seem to have a plan B. Hopefully Kilkenny get Cork now as i would expect us to beat them

I felt the day in ennis after letting that lead slip they would not be winning the AI. No way Limk would let that lead slip with 14 men. I think if you get in their face they are not tough enough. Lovely hurlers and great to watch when going well.

maybe wrong but Tommy walsh was on the minor team with Adrian Mullen and john.donnelly beaten in extra time by dublin at minor in parnell pk.Donall Burke played for dublin.Richie leahy was the standout player IMO against that limerick team in 14

That was a good team in fairness

Tipp are arrogantly confident that they'll win but while they have a very good side, I think the Kilkenny team is seriously underrated, probably due to the failure of this side to get past Laois in the Minor championship of 2022.
The team is backboned by 2 Croke Cup winning teams, has excellent defenders who have the ability to curtail or contain a very good Tipp attack, and have enough scoring power and standout forwards to do damage at the other end. There's serious character in some of these lads as well.
2 of Tipps backs are just out of minor and whilst both are good players, it's a huge step up to mark a 20 year old as an U18.

I'd suspect the Leinster U20 championship was far stronger than Munster, and while we were certainly lucky that the Dubs disposed of the 2 favourites, I believe we'd have had a serious chance of doing the same.
There seems to be a bit of grit and substance to these lads, and listening to the interviews after the Leinster Final it sounds like they are a very united group, and on a bit of a mission to make amends for last years misfortune as well as their failure at minor level. They are going in as underdogs at home which will suit them down to the ground.
A win Saturday would give a bit of belief back to Kilkenny supporters and a bit of serious momentum for the seniors, and would be a real boost for supporters attitudes for the rest of the year.

Imagine winning v Galway on Sunday week, and going into a semi final in Croke Park with the possibility of having a 20 and Minor All Ireland in the bag? Long way to go to achieve that I know, but things would be looking a hell of a lot rosier all of a sudden for the county.

I would love to know where some lads on here meet tipp people to say we are arrogantly confident of winning. I haven't met 1 tipp person who thinks we will win easily. Actually most are worried about Cummins tactics as in last year's final they were way too cautious even when losing with time near up. We have decent players but alot in tipp feel the management tactics are not getting the most of them and could come acropper Saturday against a good kilkenny side. Clare could have bet us in the final, lost to limerick so no nobody I know think this is a gimme match.

I'm curious to know what you mean by "tipp are arrogantly confident they'll win"? The players and management, supporters or media? If you're talking about players I'd very much doubht that. Brendan Cummins was at the leinster final and I'm sure he knows most of the kilkenny players and their ability.

Your dead right Marooned. Kilkenny hurling is on the up. Time to bring some of the buzz back around the county. Would like to see the county council put up flags too seen as we are in 3 leinster finals, one we have already won.

What became of Richie Leahy? Thought he was going to be the next Michael Fennelly at one stage.

I think he had a bad injury hurling last year in Australia and is out for a while. Awful pity things did not work out for him with Kilkenny. The last 3/4 years he would be some addition if he got fully fit, streets ahead of some players getting game time the last few years. He must still be only 27/28, but definitely one that got away. Michael Fennelly and Tj did not become regulars until 25/26, if Leahy was a bit more patient, handled better, got a bit of luck he would now be a powerhouse.