Cork GAA Discussion Thread

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Glen. 0-18 v 1-12 Midleton

Is that a full time result ?

Nerve racking finish but yet again they saw it through. Mighty stuff. Rebels Abu.

Fantastic result today for the ladies!

They truly are a remarkable team. Scally coming on nudged us over the line in a few key moments.

A word has to be said about the ref today. He gave a lot of questionable frees. A lot seemed just like the rough and tumble of a match and he should have left play continue. He seemed to give Dublin a load of frees especially but they kept missing. So thats down to them.

The only point where he seemed to go the other way was at the end. He took ages to write the cork player in his book and give a yellow card when Dublin wanted to get on with it.

Make no mistake though, Cork were better overall. The Cork interplay was exceptional whereas Dublin seemed to run a lot with the ball into trouble and then there was no one to lay the ball off to.

The Ladies are great role models for all in Cork and all over the country.Best team I have ever seen in the way they all work for each other.

A great day to be a Rebel!!!!!!!!!

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Cork 0-12 v 0-10 Dublin


All Ireland Champions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Super game by 2 very good teams but Cork started the second half very well and built up a lead they would never surrender!
Cork subs made huge impact, Scally in particular!!!

What a team!!
Back to back doubles !!!
5 All Irelands in a row - again!!
10 All Irelands in 11 years!!!!
Simply the best Cork GAA team I have ever had the pleasure of watching!

31,083, a record attendance for a ladies sporting occasion in Europe this year!!!
Take a bow , Cork ladies, yet again!!!!!!!!!

Well done to Cork Ladies - unbelievable stuff

In relation to the post regards my comment regards cork school some results doing well that's exactly what I meant.
No way did I try and say it was magnificent but some is the word i used and I suggest the definition of some a few but not all. I said some which means a few results were good but no way did I mean al, primarily some being midelton winning and Hamilton and Christ ri in the b side
Not every cork school will win
The key is to have a cork side in as many final as possible in as many grades as possible

Overall the dean Ryan cup with midelton winning was the key in they have a realistic chances of winning it and like I said ag was a surprise loss
The other results in the b competition two cork teams played one another so always going to be a looser

I agree the key is the harty cup in the coming months and I agree a good start is vital in the harty cup.
I would expect cork schools to do well this year again and some have already begun training.
It doesn't imo make a difference what cork school wins the harty or the style of play they play in once cork win a harty cup is all that matters.
After last year excellent season by Douglas hopefully a cork school will win it this year.

Cork so far have a realistic chances of a dean Ryan cup with either charville or midelton so far it's not being as bad as some think it is cork school results.
It does not matter whether it's east north south or west school wins a dean Ryan cup once at least a cork team get to the final and remain competitive it means cork are sustainable standards in consistently which have done the last few years in the dean Ryan cup


As regards the ladies a wonderful epic truly magnificent absoultey magnificent achievement in winning the five in a row something even kerry senior men and kk have struggled to do however I would imagine kk as shefflin alluded to this week the five in a row kk will seriously rattle it in the future.


I had said cork would beat kerry easily weeks ago and understandable so it seemed arrogance and say cork would beat Dublin and once cork beat kk ladies camoige I said cork would win v Dublin and I had no doubt absoultey no doubt at all even when it was close I always knew cork would win as just like kerry and Dublin as I said many times cork have well and truly those teams number and those team will not beat Cork while Ryan in charge.
It honestly was not arrogance but Cork ladies are a team where there the closest thing you can have in being almost certain they will win all ireland finals.

Mcgongile in some pundits eyes is a good coach but he lost three finals to cork now with Dublin and monaghan and imo highly unlikely he will ever out think ryan in an all ireland final.
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When the need is greatest and the pressure is on and you need the great great really really i mean the really great warrior players of want hunger ruthless execution, coolness personified, immense self belive, huge resolve no team in ireland outside kk senior hurling team that equal cork ladies football.
They were only ever going to beat themselves in no team at present can beat them when championship matters.
They may loose meaningless league games but in all ireland final this team rarely looses
Loosing all ireland final cork ladies football is like oil and water it's immisicble in it doesn't mix well.
Cork ladies football dna doesn't allow them to loose finals.
Even today and I was thinking cork weren't great by previous standards of themselves they still do enough


I was delighted to be in Croke park to witness with out doubt cork greatest ever gaa team and Eammon Ryan what a manager what a manager.

Stack, barret, scally, corkery and reilly particularly were immense.
Mulchay had a poor day by her standards however it's only poor in she normally so great but I felt she still had a brilliant game in moments when she still got vital crucial scores particularly after half time two vital point to give cork a lead.
She worked very hard and never gave up. When the need was greatest this great player got crucial frees.

Today buckley and corkery equalled the record of sixteen all ireland i have no doubt particular corkery will be back next year and at least win one if not two more medal in camoige and football.

The sullivans particularly doireann were magnificent.
It's hard to see any team stop cork next year bar Galway imo.
Dublin had a few new players and immense credit they never gave up and have given a great performance but dublin have lost to cork too many all ireland final they need new management next year imo
With the minor talent coming through, and even though cork lost the under twenty one all ireland you would think cork will still be a force the next few years.
While Dublin won the title they are coming in to a senior team trying to break cork dominating where as Cork lost the under twenty one cork young talent are coming in to a culture developed by Ryan that are used to winning.

Unfortunately I wasn't at the hurling senior county semi final as the ladies was priority today.
No real shock midelton lost when lehane didn't play any part and while I felt a fully fit midelton were cork best chance in munster I certainly would not begrudge the glen winning and it's great they are in a final in its good for city hurling which is good for cork
I would hope the glen win it outright as I felt the glen were not that bad last year but too many games in successive weeks made them tired
It interesting Sarsfields if they win the replay could suffer tiredness like the glen last year and i think the glen will beat Sarsfields should they meet this time
The glen have good coaches and good young talent coming up.
All credit due to them on a good victory.
I'm not sure they would win a munster this year in winning the county with such an absence of winning it i think that would take a lot out of them this year

Erins own drawing with sars fair play to them

It's a pity they didn't win as nothing against sars but imo cork hurling needs a change and a new winner
You would imagine erins own will find it hard to win the replay but credit to Martin bowen a previous county winning management and a good manager for doing good work in he's come back term with them
Anyone stand out in this game? from a cork view point in the view of anyone that was at it today.

It seems jack sheehan was a big loss for them
The final word has to go the cork ladies as there really is no words or adjectives that actually do this phenomenonal management and panel justice in there truly an absolutely awesome outfit.
There imo will hardly ever be a team like them in ladies gaelic-games again and the only team to beat there records are indeed themselves.
I can't wait for the home coming.
Well done to them.
Another chapter of legacy of success written in stone today and it all began when they had the honesty to demand better standards and demand new management when up to then they were being well beaten in games
How fitting cork won the tenth today considering 05 was there first.
Every one of them and Ryan should be given freedom of cork city.
Cork ladies leading the way in gaa in cork.

http://www.eveningecho.ie/sport/the-cork-ladies-footballers-live-by-the-values-of-all-for-one-and-one-for-all/934963/

commonsense. wrote: »

I see the point you're making but to be honest I think 3 weeks in a row isn't bad preparation for a county final. Injury might be an issue but sure that could happen training. Hopefully The Glen can do it and raise a flag for city hurling. Wouldn't be too confident though.

I guess it depends on how tough a game it will be. At the v least your expect Erins Own to lower the blades on Sars if the game is away from them.
There is something about Sars style, lose ballplayers spraying passes around the place instead of getting stuck in which mirrors the softness of Cork hurling. The Glen may have only two scoring forwards but there an honesty in the tackle which is missing in Cork hurling.

Breige Corkery = superstar

9 Football All Stars and a 10th is surely in the post.

willietherock wrote: »

I guess it depends on how tough a game it will be. At the v least your expect Erins Own to lower the blades on Sars if the game is away from them.
There is something about Sars style, lose ballplayers spraying passes around the place instead of getting stuck in which mirrors the softness of Cork hurling. The Glen may have only two scoring forwards but there an honesty in the tackle which is missing in Cork hurling.

The goal chances missed must be a worry for glen, 2 scorching runs through the middle one from Hoggy, one from Mcdonnell both witha smell of goal off them resulting in no score - and no 8 for Glen had a chance to bury the game with 5 mins to go and fluffed it.

Having said that overall theGlen played with a higher intensity for longer than Midleton - midleton only finally Looked dangerous when O Shea came on and time was running out. Good few rmblings about Wallace, questions over team selection etc rumours hes heading back to Limerick ???? Dont think hes done his cork managerial aspirations much good

Speaking of which Kilmallock dethroned and out - there will be a new Limerick and new Munster club champions this year

Andre 3000 wrote: »

Any chance of Conor Dorris ever getting a call up to the Cork Seniors?

Hello Conor.

Andre 3000 wrote: »

Ha I wish. But no Dorris has been a superb forward for the Glen, sometimes outshining Horgan, which I know can happen easy but to be fair to Dorris he has looked absolutely class. I remember a few years back Dorris was consistently racking up four or five points from play easy each game. He then got quitter and scored less but seems to have gotten back in the groove. Any time I have seen him play I have been impressed with his all round play as well as his scoring. Seems like a lad who should be given a chance anyway.

Horgan leading the scoring chances in cork championship again however what is often lost in translation is horgan most of he's scores are frees and not from play
An outstanding free taker but can be prone to miss crucial ones and the best talent hurler in cork but not consistently from play and he's club scoring from play is actually poor enough when you look at the last few years
He still could be scoring way more from play for he's club with the talent he has.