Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Mighty game in lemmybrien , young Dunwoody looks a prospect,killrosenty were the better team in a great battle but like the tipp final last week the banner Wil rue that first goal

at an u12 game involving Tallow earlier in the year and behaviour of some tallow supporters/mentors absolutely disgraceful, just saying

what happened here? Aren’t they joined up underage??

yea hence why I said involving Tallow I don’t know if the individuals involved in that were from Tallow or the other club joined with them

Ballygunner dug out a win, can’t say their the most likeable team a lot of fist pumping and shouting and roaring every time they win a free. Whatever works for them I guess

The book about Waterford hurling and hurlers - '59 - has received the highest accolade from the GAA. Congratulations to Brian Kelly, author.

The winners of the 2024 MacNamee Awards are as follows:

2024 Best GAA Publication – Brian Kelly

“59’ An Eyewitness Account of Hurling’s Golden Age”

https://www.gaa.ie/article/2024-gaa-macnamee-awards-winners-announced

Don't agree. Thought it was a good match. Winter hurling. The intensity shown by both teams was massive.

only a problem when bg do it? Go back to crying about parish border rules and catchment areas it makes more sense

As if they need any more help !! Shows what we are up against though .

Mixed day for our two Harty teams - DLS made it two wins out of two against St. Colman's Fermoy 0-25 to 2-11. They're guaranteed to be into the knockout stage (a win or draw in their last game against Midleton CBS and they'll top their group).

Blackwater were destroyed 2-29 to 0-7 by Thurles CBS. Would imagine Thurles still have a good few from last years winning team but that's very disappointing from Blackwater. Hopefully just a total off day after winning their first game. They'll need to beat John the Baptist CS in their last group game to get through to the knockouts.

Thurles are one of the top teams in the competition again this year. I think Blackwater are a good way off that level, but if they could qualify for the knockout stages it would be good progress. Impressive 2nd half from DLS, they finished strongly and their subs made a big impact. Hopefully they’ll be at the business end of the competition.

Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League fixtures (first named team at home):

Saturday, January 3: Tipperary v Waterford, 2pm; Clare v Limerick, 2pm

Wednesday, January 7: Waterford v Kerry, 7pm; Limerick v Cork, 7pm

Monday, January 12: Kerry v Tipperary, 7pm; Cork v Clare, 7pm

Saturday, January 17: Final

McGrath Cup fixtures

Friday, January 2: Waterford v Clare, 2pm; Limerick v Tipperary, 7pm

Tuesday, January 6: Clare v Kerry, 7pm; Tipperary v Cork, 7pm

Sunday, January 11: Kerry v Waterford, 2pm; Cork v Limerick, 2pm.

Saturday, January 17: Final.

What a man. Hard to believe how quickly his career has gone it seems like no time ago he scored that hat trick as a 15 year old against Limerick in a Munster minor championship match, a precocious talent but his career hasn’t been easy just a man of pure steel. What I wouldn’t give to see him win something with Waterford before he inevitably has to pack it in

Any NHL fixtures available?

Might have to wait til this minor crop get up to the level but as we know it's not a guarantee

Not sure what way the format will go if/when the Joe McDonagh finalists are no longer involved

I think it would have to take something special from us to get out of Munster the next couple years, the other 4 teams are so strong, we’re 5/5 in the pecking order that’s the reality. They say we need the win our home games to have any chance and our 2 home games next year are this years all iteland finalists. That’s what you’re up against.
I do think Limerick are not the force they were a couple years ago, we haven’t beaten them in a long time I’d love to see us get one over them, they’ve been a nightmare team for us. Cork Tipp and Clare I don’t think there all that much between us and them an capable of beating them on any given day but getting consistent run of brilliant performances in Munster is what’s needed to get out and weve never been able to produce that