Cork GAA Discussion Thread

The old "half time bust up in the dressing room" story is pretty much a cliche in GAA circles at this stage. Usually followed by made up fiction on Whatsapp.

Having said that IF something remotely like that did happen then any players involved should never wear the Cork jersey again.

I wouldn't discount the half-time bust-up story. Remember last year Downey was subbed off before half-time in the Munster championship game v Limerick after he got booked;

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41393215.html

Cahalane came on and Seamus Flanagan took him to the cleaners. We did win the game but maybe that was why the Glen Rovers contingent on the team opposed Downey being taken off.

Brolly may be a football analyst but he raises a good point, Donal Og states that the players 'won' the strike what does that mean? as a man that loves statistics himself let's take a look at what winning the strike means ……… this is our performance in all Irelands pre-strike and post-strike

Neutral here, but I watched the game again last night and have to say that Tipps second half performance, to a man, was totally awesome.

One point. Regardless of what might or might not have happened at half time, the incident with Hoggy and Shelley should be rewatched. I do not know if Hoggy goaded Shelley after the goal, but when Shelley took a grip of him, Hoggy looks absolutely terrified. Captain Maher eventually stepped in to calm things down, but most notably of all, not one Cork man came in assist Hoggy in anyway.

That may have been the precise point in time that, consciously or unconsciously, Tipp realised that they owned this Cork team.

Got that whatsapp message last night, heard from a fairly decent source today that there is an element of truth to it - how much I do not know, but something definitely happened

Jesus it's elite level senior hurling with a group up to 40-50 in size when you count extended panel and back room team and mostly men.

I'd be very surprised in any such group if lads weren't having disagreements, the odd bust up etc. In shout stay and be kept indoors and the good of the team should come before your needs but there'll always be bumps in the road. In the course of 15 years playing senior club football I had more fights with club players than opposition; all sorted with a shake hands before leaving field and the reason for dispute acknowledged and sorted.

As Babs said after 1988 all Ireland final or semi loss rather glibly " if they are men they'll be back"

Do you think Cahill and Bevans had plain sailing from taking over team to last Sunday, or that things were always rosy for Kiley and Kinnerk in Limerick.

Too many people want this to be true and the cause; Cork fans looking for a reason for implosion and other counties looking for a laugh at your expense.

I think its very likely to be mostly bullsh1t

Management wanted to take Eoin Downey off . His brother And Horgan wouldn't allow it . Arguments between all then and Cork late out for the 2nd half .

If some players on that panel think they're bigger than Cork hurling then they need to be dropped imo. You could say the 2003 to 2006 Cork team had it's egos as well but at least they had the all Ireland medals to back it up as such.

how can you confirm anything if you don’t know if it was BS or greatly exaggerated

Was speaking to a member of the panel who was there, Confirmed it did kick off but wouldn't elaborate on specifics which isn't much but at least now know for a 100% fact something did happen…

I'm disgusted with everyone involved witb the Cork Management and the players involved in the argument. Cork were playing OK first half 1-16 is a decent score in the first half. Why they couldn't keep the heads and push on for the win is beyond me. They have left every supporter in Cork down with those antics in dressing room and they be waiting a while before they get another shot of an All Ireland final appearance. Eoin and Robert Downey should never again play with Cork if they went against management and Hoggie just pack your bags and don't come back if your ego is bigger than the team. It would only happen a Cork team in an All Ireland final trying to chase history. F me.

Cork going twenty one years without an all Ireland is a bigger issue than Hoggie not getting his all Ireland medal. The man has given great service to Cork hurling, but it looks like that story about him and the two Downeys putting their own personal agendas and club pride before the good of Cork in that dressing room at halftime, is starting to gather more and more legs at this stage. We're talking about the captain in Robert Downey and in Hoggies case the teams most experienced player as well. For god's sake you wouldn't see the likes of this at Duffy's circus!

I can accept that Tipp team were the better team on the day but are Tipp a 15 point better team than Cork? not a hope. There's never smoke without a fire so something happened inside the dressing room as Cork came out very late too. The truth always gets out. Time will tell.