Kilkenny GAA Thread

What was the injury?

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Andy is Andy. To be fair not many disagreed with him. He spoke a lot of sense.Tom phelan got a sore belt to the privates and went to hospital Saturday night but hes ok thankfully. Early indications were ivan bolger isnt as bad as initially feared he got a scan monday. He has had a good few injuries especially ankle but theres a bit of cutting in him. Garret has probably done enough to start the championship.kk are conceding big scores and opposition are running down the throat of the defense creating goals. Tallis has being kk best player this league. Niall corcoran has a lot of work to do with the backs the next few weeks. I know its a new spine but the amount of chances opposition are able to get is concerning. Obviously alot could happen in a few weeks but for the laugh they picked what team they think will start the first round.Mickey walsh and Edward scally.tallis,butler,deegan,carey,corcoran reid,molloy,kenny. Fowards are little more difficult because dont know if mullen or tom will be back. Donnelly will be dissapointed with the league but always covers alot of ground. Mickey reckons tom phelan is a cert he brings something different to the kk attack. It would be hard to drop Liam moore and maybe macdermot can offer something off the bench. Its an awful pity marty murphy was injured. He struggled in a few early games before getting injured

I heard Tom Phelan will be sorted, but it was a nasty injury alright.

The results of last nights Munster under 20 matches, Tipp beating (14 man) Cork by 2 points and Clare edging out Waterford at home by 1 point would suggest that's going to be a very competitive competition.

We'll probably have a better handle on it after round two but it does bring to mind the old racing saying if you think you have five Derby horses chances are you have none.

Beat Clare in the semi finals two years ago.

On the 20's We will have backs that will match any team and exceed most with the possible exception of Tipp. Our midfield will be good also, but where we might fall short is the lack of star quality and real pace in the forwards. There's good hurlers there in attack but real standout forwards coming through has been an issue at senior in recent years, and it appears that's still the case on current underage teams. We always had 'names' coming but that appears to have dried up, for whatever reason.
I wonder if speed training in development squads is nearly as important now as hurling skills. That's where the modern game has gone, and where it's still going.

well Chaz, I only saw the U20’s against Clare a couple of weeks ago and I thought the same as you did that the backs were good but they leaked nine goals in two challenge matches? I thought about four out of the six forwards were weak enough, maybe Henry should have a look at some of the U19’s who I said on an earlier post that there commitment was very good. I hope they do well in Abbotstown tonight against the Dubs.

While I have to agree deegan is probably a nice guy and shows full commitment to training and the likes, i am afraid I have to disagree on several parts of what has been said, he may make himself available to puckouts but when it comes to winning dirty ball and making crucial tackles, he goes missing. Case in point the last match against tipp, he lacks the bravery and selflessness you need in that position. That's why you saw Corcoran drifting back to cover that position. While I agree that the young lads have to put their hands up, but a lot of players have been sacrificed to accommodate a player who is not a natural defender. I think thomastown exposed how limited he was in the county final two years ago, and better forward lines (limerick, cork.) will do the same come summer.

I would not question Deegans bravery. IMO he has no problem getting stuck in. The last 2 club county finals he has stood off the centre forward and the 2 lads absolutely dominated the game, no need for that with the best full back in the country behind you at club level. I don't think he trusts his legs. If he gets bet his legs are gone imo.

Any chance we can move on from the Deegan topic? Everyones views have been well made at this point. No individual warrants this amount of chat.

No, we have won the only two versions of this competition beating Wexford in the final last year (David Barcoe, captain) and Dublin in 2024 (Rory Garrett, captain). Have one group match left then the top two play in the final, so after last nights win i'd imagine we are as good as qualified.

U19’s KK 0-22 DUB 4-08.

KK off to Portugal today for five days training.