Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Stephen Bennett, what a performance in the 2nd half, the man is an animal.

not necessarily, cork could win all their games and we could sneak in second or 3rd ,with cork unassailable , a win against limerick could do us, and we are due one

Being honest I thought he showed well,won ball and set up a good score. Would be disappointed with the wide no doubt. Definitely should've had a free on the sideline. The quick free was a poor decision in hindsight but if it goes to hand and in the back of the net hes a hero. We could name a few other players who cost us a score in the last few mins with silly mistakes but Aussie is the first name on everyone's lips every time.

A Clareman commenting. A brilliant come back. Great boost for Waterford hurling regardless of how the rest of the year pans out. Ye always produce brilliant hurlers, some wonderful hurling but struggle to realise yere full potential. It will come.

67 years waiting…….think it’s at least 5-6 away yet

I have no issue with the decision to take the short free by gleeson. We were in the stand at the city end and dessie was shouting for it and in space. Unfortunately the execution wasn't the best. He had to rush it as that space wasn't going to last long

Ah lads, the first half performance cost us.

It was woeful. To go from the fight in the Clare game to that at home.

No way did I expect that 2nd half showing after that abysmal first half but have to give credit to the lads. They fought for the jersey. No more words are needed about Stephen Bennett and Jamie Barron absolute warriors

We could easily of won the game too

That Tipp crowd are hard to take at times felt sweet we costing them the win after the amount of piss taking by them at half time

Saying that we have a tough road ahead of us and Cork is must win Saturday week as they'll want to 'secure a Munster final place

Thank god was keeping track myself as the 3rd goal wasn't added to that scoreboard

Who knew that murmering gentle words of encouragement at the television could make you lose your voice?

#Hurling #Déise #CamánYouGoodThing

I've been unbelievably critical of Kevin Mahoney over the past while (but chose to leave his name out of this board out of respect). But what a great half of hurling he had today and then the goal to rescue it. Please god we see more of this going forward.

I'm not sure what people on here see in Paddy Leavey. He may have potential but I feel like having him on the pitch today for 70 minutes was fighting with one arm behind our back. Don't want to single him but it's not working. Aaron O Neill is one I had doubts about during the league but he's settling in more and more with every game.

Hard to put words to that.

Every single player put the shoulder to the wheel in the second half. The effort, the passing, the bench, brilliant.

Fitzy and O’Neill bossed it.

Bennet, Barron and Mahony were unmarkable at times.

Can’t understand Calum coming off it was some throwback to lockdown watching him rip up the middle, maybe had a knock.

Jack Pender worked like a dog also, credit where it’s due.

Just on the hassle Leavy gets here, it’s bizzare, the amount of ball that man gets on, he works hard off the ball and he’s never turned over. Maybe it’s way he strikes it but it never bothered anyone with Brick.

We can beat anyone with that level of hurling, how management get it out of them for 70mins is the big challenge for Cork.

I couldn't see the sense in taking calum off either. His shooting was a bit off but the amount of ball he was on was unbelievable.

How do we even sum up today. If you told me at half time that we would get a draw I would have taken the hands off you, and full time I felt we could have won it, absolutely mad feeling.

First half, the less said about it the better, poor first touch, soft in the challenges, second to the ball, shooting dreadful, Tipp getting scores far to easy, looked like a team nervous, over thinking, second guessing what they were going to do, conceding 1-18, dreadful.

Like many others, I worried this was going to be a hammering.

I don't know what happened at half time, but by God what a performance. The lads absolutely left everything out there, talk about dieing in your boots for the cause.

Granted we still had some poor decisions in the second half, but the running play was great, shooting massively improved, players seemed to play with freedom, they just seemed more sure in themselves.

When we get back to reality, I'm not sure where we are. Clare and Tipp games are two games that I would have targeted for wins, so to only have 1 point from both of those is disappointing, but if we fail to obtain another point but show that level of fight, passion and desire that is all that you can ever ask for.

I'm delighted for the lads to put in such a performance and also gutted for them that they couldn't see it out, undoubtedly extremely proud of them all for that second half performance.

It was terrible first half, really poor performance.

But the group of players have gotten a lot of flak over of the years for giving up etc. In my opinion, you could not level that at them the past 3 years. They fight incredibly hard. Today exemplified that, unlucky not to win it in the end.