Cork GAA Discussion Thread

tipp beat clare in the other semi, 0-16 to 2-9

lost by 1. great effort to force extra time, disappointing not to push on after the goal

Just sick after that ...a good looking team and to lose in extra time by a point ....O Connor destroyed us he was the difference ....Kerrys puke blanket football frustrated us all and Cork did not score for long periods ....on the night the best team won but we had three chances at the end of normal time but panicked our shots ....what might have been again for Cork football......TTM the only bit of good news I have Sean Hayes and one of his selectors were at the match ...seem to me to be a man looking at talent ......this is tough night to be think about that right now.

Felt sadly Kerry better on night and deserved win although taught we'd steal with golden chance end of normal time

We have Faulous individuals - powter, Dinesen, Kingston but kerry had them to and more balance

Powter was wasted pin corner his attacking runs badly missed in first 40 mins - he was marking geaney but sacrifices his own game - when he came out he made difference

Best gameever ive seen Ryle and Shane Kingston not at his normal best but ball kept away from him and he still caring injury

Surely some future cork players in dis group

Taught Kerry kick passing superb , accurate and fierce comfortible on ball strong on break

Very dissapointing I suppose kerry coast to Munster now unless tipp shape up - dey will prob concentrate on hurling

willietherock wrote: »

Excellent article. If ROCO AND Gaelscoil could become permanent hurling "academies" and attract and develop the best talent in the city and the Seandun development squads properly looked after , as with this yrs Munster U16 champs, thinks could pick up. But I'll hold my breath. DO'D has been involved with BnaO /development squads within Cork for yrs and is a dyed in the wool football man and hardly has the most inspiring track record when it comes to underage hurling development. The Glen themselves are part of the problem have really let the underage hurling standards slip

Talent in rochestown coming from clubs and work done deer

Huge talent already gone through dere and won nothing - desparate record in simcox cour u I mhuiri

Pushed by a few passonate gaa teacher but really I'd say last thing school want to be is even is hurling academie

With talent they have they shoulda won senior cups last 4/5 yrs

This year they pushed on and got a lot rite but you have to have almost a lunatic attitude and you need it all on sideline to

Huge respect for work done this year but short on the expertise needed for Harty esp.

In fairness in cork it's likes go AG and Ccri have structure but not always players - rochestown have players but not structure to win the big ones

thinkstoomuch1 wrote: »

Cork ladies replay v Galway tommorrow evening on tg4.

Munster Camogie final on Irish tv, sky channel 191

http://www.camogie.ie/news.asp?id=4584

http://www.rebelog.ie/news/359590/Cork_Squads_U14_U15_U16_are_named

Deise_2012 wrote: »

any predictions on the cork club championship matches today?

Youghal v Na Piarsaigh
Bishopstown v Bride Rovers
Mallow v Iniscarra

Very tough to call as round robin championship makes it a lottery to a sense
Na pirasaigh have lee and gould and Buckley etc and I'm not sure if Eddie gunning plays due to leaving cert but I'd fancy youghal
Mannix halpin huge losses gardiner year older and guinheeen manager gone I'd say youghal with grit work rate and Desmond ollie dempsey and copper probably win it for them


Bride trying for stability and in Shane Walsh etc minor player unlucky not make cork set up good players but it is hard to look past the town with o Neill cronin lester, Murray all fine club players should win


Mallow should on paper win with herihly luttrell o Connor and Sean Hayes outstanding talent but these are the games mallow don't win and inniiscarra if o callaghan plays, dual cork minor sean o dounoughe and last year minor tomas o Connor they could be tough opponent
You would say mallow if they turn up to win however when pressure is on and the game needs be won I'll guess inniiscarra to win it as mallow don't always do it but I'd like them to actually do well as their talents deserve better runs in championship
Hayes if he gets ball could do real real damage
Outstanding talent imo.

Great response to the galway goal too. Went up and tagged on few points immediately. Much better intensity from our girls today. Galway seem like a team that arent going to fold either though. Cracking 2nd half coming up me thinks.

na piaraigh were too good for youghal last night. they played with more intensity, cohesion & intelligence. McDonnell in FF gave Grace a hiding from the start. Men against boys. youghal will find it hard to stay senior this year. all their backs are lacking pace & toughness. there's no intensity in mid field & with only 2 forwards(cooper & o'mahony) causing the na piaraigh defence any bit of bother over the hour the city team won't have an easier match this year. na piaraigh are good well balanced team that will go far this season but couldn't really judge them against an inept youghal side both on the field & sideline.

A lively opener to the hurling this weekend
I went to the mallow game to see two main players recormac Murphy and Sean Hayes in i think both could have big seasons with cork various teams
As I said mallow on paper should win but I guessed inniiscarra but mallow nearly lost this game and in truth should won in normal time but there have outstanding individual but they don't play as a team during a game imo

They will imo not win this outright as some team with three or four inter county players at various grades with cork past or present they will be beaten by, inniiscarra had grit and courage and commitment and player great hurling but lacked a few forwards and relied on Casey cork intermediate player a lot
Mahony was good, dounoughe had he's moments but luttrell done well when he marked him

Hayes was outstanding winning ball either at half or full forward and got two goals and an excellent penalty, he got load points, he as I said before the game was a star player and he's unbelievable
Minor cork last year he was very good and showed be on the under twenty one this year and intermediate panel also as he's tough strong as on ox and a real worker and he's imo senior potential if developed in time

Killan o Connor had a good game
Murphy had a good game but shouldn't be half forward play him centre back with luttrell beside him and you have a fortress with o Neill at half back
A gripping game right through to extra time that mallow will be delighted to win but they have to do lot work to progress further, start with playing Murphy in he's beat position.

I heard na Piarsaigh shocked youghal, huge win and Mcdonnell got three goals
Ian Mcdonnell was always a strong ball winner and people will know two years ago I felt should get a run with cork however mobility is he's problem so unfortunately won't ever make it but a strong hurler, fast hands, great shot but like cian Mccarthy unfortunately has it all bar mobility for inter county senior where mobility is key.

The shock of the night must be bride beating Bishopstown in extra time
Fair play to bride rovers, their main goal this year is stability and staying up and they will be happy with the win
Great to hear reports of it in the thread


Just watched the ladies football, congratulations to cork another wonderful victory in another league won but hardly a wonderful performance and cork ladies footballers builds itself around no egos and honesty within so I'm sure they will be the ist to admit this wasn't a great performance, lot poor wides, poor decision making, turnovers and Galways yellow card helped cork hugely at a vital point in the game but still cork won whichever great sign to win and know you have more left to improve and no doing cork will improve under Ryan again

The great great really really great teams of sport, Barcelona,man United, old Brazil teams, cork three row hurling and team of ten years ago, kerrys teams, ruby Walsh, Tony McCoy's, Frankie dettori, kilkenny this world all perform when the need is greatest and despite playing poorly and credit to Galway for not allowing cork play to their form, key key moments cork leaders stacks, corkery, flynn, Buckley stood tall and that's leadership
Backs to the wall, no real certainties in sport however kk hurling and cork almost as certain as dawn breaks day to show you the light as they are superb when your in a war.
Eammon Ryan deserves huge credit for the win again as he allows these players become what they become and such a humble guy with no ego allows players thrive
I wish other cork teams managers had no ego in their game.

Galway are a fine side play with such freedom, spirit, not prohibited at all but still have structure and organisations and play with real tempo their going to be a serious threat to cork this year and are a breath of fresh air for the championship, and I have huge respect for them, loosing to cork and on top of the league is dissapointing for them but I don't think it is a huge setback in the sending off will give them solace in that was a possible game changers so unlike Dublin, monaghan, kerry loosing to cork I don't think Galway young team will suffer too greatly and there going to be a serious threat to cork, but this is great for cork as cork always become better after any challenge and seem to reinvent themselves

One thing I noticed is at various stages while it's not said cork do at times play like a blanket as there was at various stages ten ladies in a zone defending their goal aera, and while women dont do the same contact as men defending cork ladies defend well in i notice each player seems know what their doing
And this was by far not their best defensive performance by large but you could still see plays they defended well, where when you look at cork men defending you can see the huge difference in structure and zonal marking
Cork ladies do it well at times, cork men should be able to do it but imo it comes down to coaching
Thrilling game and when by their own high high standard Valerie mulchay and sullivan didn't have their greatest games, they will have them again, great win for cork.
It was a game of great excitement.
It also this game showed how winning your kick ours are vital to primary possession and when cork pushed high end press helped by the numerical advantage cork really began in the last stages to win a lot of crucial ball.
This cork teams never panics or crumbles under pressure and that in any team is a reflection of outstanding management.
Congratulations to the camoige also, both to win and gain redemption for the shambles in both games going ahead the same day.
Well done to the ladies,the greatest cork football team ever, as I say every Xmas when I preview the cork season ahead in all teams, three teams I always say well get real value for money win or loose, the the cork under twenty one team, cork junior footballers in an odd year as we normally win the all Ireland the year after we have to field a new team in the even year and then the best til last the ladies team.
They all have great management so success is never far away.
A crying shame our remaining cork teams don't have management like these three.

One final note, Longford were destroyed by offaly in division league final just three weeks ago in croke park, by thirteen points.
In reference to cork waterford in the hurling I referenced that game here, in i said after Longford already beating them in the group league game it was clear as day, and I don't even follow Longford closely that they no way had a real focus or desire or want to perform v offaly, offaly won but made one critical mistake they hammered them with goals.
A false false dawn as couldn't even get one tonight.
Point I was making even in a division league game it's clear as day shadow boxing went on as both opponents played each other again three weeks later.
It could be argued as Longford had no chance winning even an o Byrne cup or any trophy, should won league division final, but point is championship took precedent over the league as there was a close proximity between both championship and league games

Cork v Waterford hurling imo is a similar precedent and just like Longford who were demolished cork have a point to prove so imo tonight shows the team that looses the league encounter certainly have the huge hunger and motivation for championship rematch just weeks later.

Rebel norrie wrote: »

Great win for Bride Rovers last night. 100% work rate always. Brian murphy showed what a loss he is to the cork team.He scored a outrageous point all off 90 metres a truly inspirational player. Pa Cronin played well last night. Scored some great points.Altough he was lucky to stay on the pitch for a dangerous pull back on one of the rovers players. Cian o Connor very good for rovers. How Shane Walsh is not on the cork minor team is mind boggling. He was superb for Bride last night. Colm Lyons was very poor last night. Very first minute of game Bishopstown player pulled across murphys chest not even a yellow. Gave Bishopstown very soft frees. In the rovers deserved their win.

Shane Walsh is awesome player I'd agree he is just unreal
Id have him there but competition is very good at half back in minor but I agree when lad stands our senior club last two years should be minor panel surely
How did Glasgow do the ex Piarsaigh player

Congratulations great win for bride
Brian Murphy is brilliant but I don't think he's any loss now to cork in cork have corner backs and Murphy If was fit likely played full back

How did cronin and o Neill play for the town
Lyons referring clare limerick next week so if he had a poor game as you say he needs to up he's game next week as it could be a tense enough affairs with both teams players and managers under huge pressure