Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

How Jack prendergast has stayed out on the pitch in the last 2 games is beyond me. His supporting runs actually narrow the space, or he runs into space for puckouts that Pirlo wouldn't find him with a ball. On TV maybe people can convince themselves he's mediocre, but in the flesh he is dirt.

I’d say he had run himself into a standstill. Needed legs for that last gruelling 10 mins

Christ above....That was a proper game of two halves... woeful in the first half & magnificent in the

The subs (Sean & Kevin) positional changes completely flipped the gsme on its head along with a much more aggressive approach.

​Billy was class again. Jamie, Stephen B, and Aaron O’Neill were nothing short of phenomenal once they cut loose. I don't agree with the negative comments regards Paddy. He was one of our better performers again today.

​It definitely felt like Tipp outnumbered us in our own backyard, which is honestly a bit disappointing.

​We’ve got Cork on Saturday week and it’s do or die. The shift the players put in during that second half proves they’re playing for the jersey. We need to make sure we at least match the Cork crowd next day.

It's now that this team needs all the support it can get.

Clare vs Limerick next Sunday won't be for the weak and could have a big baring on our season

I’d have dropped Dessie a long time ago but there’s been nobody to bring in. Today was Mahony’s first game where he stood up and was counted so fair play to him. I think the Paddy Leavey debate is basically west v east here, there’s no way he’s comparable to Brick as a previous poster stated, Brick absolutely dominated the half back line. Leavey gets on the ball but he’s pretty loose when it comes to defending. He might be better in midfield but I’ve yet to see that.

I'm East and I'm not seeing it.

Dessie needs to be played in the correct position and get the right ball delivered into him…dropping him would be crazy.

couldn’t agree more with you

Calum Lyons performance at the start of the 2nd half up until he was taken off was amazing. It was the most Roy of the Rovers performance I have ever seen in person, especially at a time we were dead and buried!

Yeah it was, and Jamie Barron too.

In fairness to the lads, men stood up all over the pitch when all seemed lost.

A nice break now and Cork at home. Can't wait.

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Kilkenny man here was roaring ye on the 2nd half. Hard to get the contrast between both halves, even the crowd seemed dead in the first half. Tipp lads had all the time in the world. 2nd half was peak munster hurling, Bennett and barron are 2 warriors, lions outstanding too. Mackey great impact.

With a 2 week break, and cork likely down their no 3 and 6 id give waterford every chance if they put a full 70 minute performance together. In reality they were flat after last week while tipp were always going to come out fast

still gasping for air after that yesterday. If ever a performance typified Waterford, not just this team but Waterford teams stretching back to the 90s, this was it. Mixing the sublime with the ridiculous.

those point scoring stats paints a fair picture but this has been a feature going back as far as Derek McGrath teams, taking 40/50 shots out the field from crazy angles with the law of averages that at least 50% should go over. Theres a wider issue around team setup and systems, we need to find a way to work our way into more scoreable positions to make it about quality of shooting and not quantity. I think the battle on the sideline was intriguing yesterday with Liam Cahill flummoxing everyone with 4 changes to the starting line but then the changes made at half time by Waterford management including introduction of Mackey, players roaming around and attacking in droves right from the throwin in the second half caught Tipp unawares aswell

one thing we can’t say is that the players are not playing for Queally and this management team. He’s got everyone rowing in behind him and the hunger and desire for the Waterford jersey is at a level I haven’t see for a while

Footballers drawn at home to London in the Tailteann Cup 1st Round

Too many ifs and buts especially with the level of competition in Munster.

Next up is Cork where in all honestly we need a win, take one game at a time as we can't worry about what others might or might not do.