Kilkenny GAA Thread

Fair play to Danesfort. Loads of heart and a lot of skill. Great to see how much it means to their supporters

Well done Danesfort what a mighty display. Delighted for Adrian Burke brilliant win just shows what a team can do with hard work and pure belief in themselves great day for the Parish Danesfort

See you next year in the intermediate championship James Stephens 🤣🤣🤣

Could well have the scenario next year of Village 1st team playing against OLG 2nd team at the same grade. Mad!!!

The easiest year to get out is the first year, you are right, it gets harder from here.

The importance of a strong half back line cant be under estimated.its the spring board to most winning teams. Kk have looked at the same half back line for the last 4 years and its not good enough. Danesfort camogie win definitely helped the mens team. Daire o neill has being very good the last few years and needs a proper look on the county team. That was as good a intermediate final that was played for a long time. All the pressure was on the village a bit like cork at county level. Danesfort learnt from the gowran match that their backs could be got at. They nullified cian kenny and tore into every tackle. They got the few lucky breaks and anthony ireland wall was very good. A very good underage player who has plenty of ability. For the village and eoin larkin its a very dissapointing defeat. Maybe if brassil and macdermot were fit they would of helped but when the game was in the melting pot they had no one to put their hand up and do something inspirational. Danesfort turned it into a dog fight and responded every time. They couple of young lads they brought on were electric.we all knew it wasnt going to be straight foward for the village and next year you'll have battle hardened teams like tullogher,gowran,lisdowney,mooncoin and they will get nothing handy but if they can get brassil and macdermot back they will still be the team to beat. They will be bitterly dissapointed today though. Star studded management team but well done to adrian burke a very good manager. Danesfort are doing a lot right. They will enjoy the next few days

The beauty of sport. Savage display from Danesfort and plenty of talent for Mr Lyng to look at. O Niell and Dunne were immense plus Ireland also.

I'm currently eating my humble pie :)

Brilliant Brilliant Danesfort. What a performance what a win, as mentioned the half back line was brilliant! Fair play to all. I really hope they can, this time go on a run in Leinster. For the village, young side they will 100% be back. Look rathnure got relegated in Wexford, first time ever last year, harshly done over in All Ireland semi final and are in the county senior final next week in which they’ve a good chance. I can see the village going a similar route, keep them all together and this loss hopefully will make them even better. Was a great game. Next weekend will also be great, Will OLG catch fire or Will ballyhale do it again. It’s the game we all wanted as a neutral in fairness. I think OLG have good matchups for the ballyhale forwards and their forwards inside have the pace to hurt ballyhale but could anybody back against them. TJ must be 18 years playing senior now at this stage and who’d back again them.

Was a brilliant game,and best team won. The Danesfort goal cancelling the Village one with about 12 to go was the turning point, from there you could only see one winner. Danesfort played some great hurling with a real edge and all contributed, the captain full back, Des Dunne in the second half, Daire O'Neill all through ,Robbie Walsh and Anthony Ireland Wall were standouts. For many years the Village poster on here knocked the great Paul Murphy and how ironic that the KK legend delivered another exhibition of character and leadership, the type of character the poster now believes is lacking in his own team. I wouldn't be so hard on James Stephens. They were on a hiding to nothing this year with the expectations that were placed on them. They contributed to a great game and the breaks didn't go their way particularly a penalty call at a crucial point in the second half. That's how it goes some days. One final thing the atmosphere in the stands in the second half was electric compared to the past few sundays.

Pretty sure Tj is playing senior since he’s 16/17 that’s over 20 years what a player

I think him and Dunne were brought in after danesforts last intermediate win and think they were dropped after the Walsh cup or league

It was dereks first year I’m almost sure

He scored 1-2 in the 05 county final but could have easily being playing or coming off the bench in 04 what a servant not many better

Sport is a great thing at times, some odds on Leinster, Celtic, Liverpool and The Village losing.

You seem to have a fixation with certain posters and their opinions. Everyone here is entitled to their views on matches or players. After all, it would be pretty boring if we all agreed with each other.

Paul Murphy was fantastic this year for danesfort, I think everyone agrees with that. But it can also be true that he didn't perform to the standards expected for kk on certain occasions. Both things can be true, believe it or not.

Maybe i am being premature here but Daire O'Neill has to be nailed on at wing back next year for Kilkenny seniors, he has everything, pace, power, great in the air, great striker, ability to break tackle and use his pace to run up the line. Himself and David Blanchfield would be 2 excellent wing backs, Mikey Carey could revert to the full back line. I am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel here.

Yes he was excellent yesterday but its also fair to say it was one intermediate match.