Kilkenny GAA Thread

Once every ten years........

I think the biggest issue with this team is that they have a tendency to go out of games at crucial times. If they go out and play for 70 mins then they can win. If they they dont and Tipp get a run at them it could be the same as 12 months ago. Lyng needs to have options on the bench that can change the game if we are losing or the game is turning against us. He will need at least 4 out of the 5 subs to make an impact. IMO the team with the most impactful bench will win. Another area could be free taking. The team sheet will be interesting.

I think at times a bit too much is made of the weak/strong bench. Selectors of any team will,IMO, start with what they believe to be their best 15. Very often a relatively unknown player will come on as sub and make a fig difference. Keeping a top player on the bench and hoping he'll come on and turn the game is certainly playing with fire. I see little between the teams and Kilkenny as leinster champions are deservedly favourites but otoh tipp finished on equal points with Cork and Limerick in Munster.

That's a strong team, and Tipp will do well to hold that forward line.

I can see us going for goals straight from the off and not letting the younger Tipp lads settle in a packed Croke Park.

Herity was absolutely terrible in the goal for Kilkenny, i do not actually remember him making a save during his time, just mistakes.

Yeah Kilkenny will take the game to Tipp, trying there best to get in turnovers and stop the running game, especially Tipp aiming at lads like Reid and Deegan. Lawlor and Butler will hold Forde and Mcgrath, the 2 forwards are slow, Tipp wont get much joy going direct imo. I can see Kilkenny working there socks and probably be ahead or close to it after 60 mins, this is when players like Billy Ryan, John Donn, TJ, mossy etc are absolutely knackered and cant continue the intensity and teams get a run on Kilkenny. Hopefully management have a plan from 60 mins on to counteract this.

And that was on a dry day

Course Cody famously hated Herity anyway. That fact may have ended up contributing to his reluctance to get involved with the county set up in later years too?

Nearly all the pundits going for Kilkenny, Will o callaghan only pundit tipping tipp. They can't all be wrong surley, Kilkenny by 4 unfortunately.

Tipp will target our 6 & 7, Jake Morris if he keeps up his recent form, on Deegan, Lord help us, bloodbath.

The last 2 league games against Tipp we have stood off them for the puckouts and let them build for the back, I think on Sunday we have to push up on the puckouts and force them to go long or make risky puckouts. If we give them time at the back and let them get good ball into Morris/Ormonde/Forde etc.. they will cause us trouble, if we can force them to start hitting 50/50 ball into their forwards it'll suit our backs a lot better.

Donal og is going for Tipp..he hates kilkenny with a passion though and rarely goes for them

I agree, he is 100% right and doing a great job, fair play to him, him going to Tipperary is not clouding my judgement on his standard of goalkeeping at intercounty level which was a very low standard.

Forde and Morris are the two who need particular watching. Must be man marked out of the game.

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