Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

Fair play to Cathal he made nothing of it ,if he did like im sure Connolly or Barrett would have it would have been a red.What incident do you think im talking about with Hayes and why do want to ignore it???

The two Downeys are absolute free machines. Run at them at all and you will almost certainly draw a foul.

The Downeys gave away way too many frees on Sunday. One or two were soft but they badly need to improve in this area. Rob did get away with the charge I agree. Byrnes often does similar if you were being honest. It's difficult for the referee but also the players when games are refereed so differently.

On O Donoghue, Gillane does plenty holding and hurley grabbing himself and rarely gets pulled. It's a skill to get away with it and big time players often get the benefit of the doubt. I won't pretend Hoggie wasn't a good man to manufacture a soft free.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that hurley breaking incident, but nothing in it imo. Hurleys can break easily. You won't break a hurley making contact with the bas generally or the heel which would be far worse

I was worried and was sure he'd walk too. Would have been gone for the first round of Munster too. The ref did well there in fairness to him, whatever about the rest of his performance.

Nothing worse than when a fella who dunts first goes down when he's dunted back. I don't think for a second what English did there is beyond any Cork player btw. It's an instinctive reaction with a lot at stake but it's not nice seeing it in the game.

Exactly, for the past 5 or 6 years the likes of Iarlaith Daly and Conor Cleary have dished out some treatment to AG.
Hes well able to take it and give it back to protect himself. Hes on fire, almost unplayable at the minute. Even if he doesn’t hit the heights of last Sunday again he will scare the bejaysus out of any backline

"Foul him and see can you get away with it" was basically the answer Paul Murphy gave during the week on Off the Ball.

They also mentioned that the most successful job done on him so far was Cleary and it was by fouling him all game.

I heard that. Foul but foul better! They're not wrong and there are no angels playing in the full back line these days

To be fair to Cleary, he's fairly limited as a hurler so his only way of surviving marking someone like Gillane is constantly holding/fouling. It's the 2 Helen Keller-type umpires that I would blame for generally doing **** all about it

Club and season ticket returns not out yet. Some will probably surface for Waterford but Tipp wouldn't have general sale stand tickets especially not with them being champions.

Unless they win their first two games which is unlikely but they are at home for both so you never know. It's on at a decent time too unlke when they were dragged across the country on a Saturday night a few years ago.

Disappointing stuff from the u20s. Playing with a sweeper isnt going to work when the forwards arent able to win ball when outnumbered.

Some poor moments in the game. Missing a point attempt from a 20m free, letting a Clare forward catch a high ball uncontested 10 yards out in the crucial minutes at the end of the game..….

Look very unlikely to qualify for the knockouts now.

Are you saying that the rules should not be applied? Surely, it is a clear rule that striking with the hurl or attempting to strike is a straight red card - Both accidental striking with force and intentional striking are penalized, regardless of the force used. Note the last part, it does not have to hurt in order for a red card to apply.

How can you argue that it is not a red card when it is clearly in the rules. If you are one of those that proclaims that it's a mans game, and common sense should apply, then that's a whole other problem. It is that attitude that creates the whole problem in how hurling should be officiated, and makes a mockery of the refs. They are damned when they apply the rules, but then also damned when they don't apply the rules and let the game flow.

Good to see the minors get their first win of the campaign. Anyone see it?

that group of 20s the other night has made huge strides from minor level it was a good performance , it had kinnerk all over it , i didnt see the minor game myself but talking to a keen limerick supporter hes bullish about this young group

2 very average teams i thought the last night