Waterford GAA Discussion Thread 3 Updated Mod Note Post 1

KevIRL · 12-02-2016 10:07PM

Team v Kilkenny

1. Stephen O'Keeffe (Ballygunner)

2. Shane Fives (Tourin)

3. Barry Coughlan (Ballygunner)

4. Noel Connors (Passage)

5. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)

6. Darragh Fives (Tourin)

7. Philip Mahony (Ballygunner)

8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater)

21. Maurice Shanahan (Lismore)

10. Kevin Moran (De La Salle) - Captain

11. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)

12. Michael Walsh (Stradbally)

13. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan)

14. Jake Dillon (De La Salle)

15. Colin Dunford (Colligan)

Cake Man · 12-02-2016 11:23PM

I'm happy with that team.

ovalu · 12-02-2016 11:43PM

Cake Man wrote: »

I'm happy with that team.

I'm not, grand team for winter hurling no doubt, but height of the summer, tipp or Kilrenny, doubt you'll beat them with Coughlan full back and Dillon and Brick(respect) in the forwards

Deise_2012 · 13-02-2016 12:11AM

ovalu wrote: »

I'm not, grand team for winter hurling no doubt, but height of the summer, tipp or Kilrenny, doubt you'll beat them with Coughlan full back and Dillon and Brick(respect) in the forwards

What's wrong with Coughlan full back? He was very good last season. You can't fault brick either he's a fantastic player

Cake Man · 13-02-2016 09:17AM

Coughlan may not be perfect but he's surely the best option for full back in the county. He was fairly solid last year so is more than entitled to keep his place.

Dillon works hard but probably does need to score a bit more, Brick one of the first names on the team sheet. His leadership alone is vital in a young forward division.

Apart from Tadgh and Paudie, the above 15 is probably our strongest team I think.

robopaddy2 · 13-02-2016 11:09AM

That is a super team. Management obviously see this as a very important game. We havent beaten kk in the league in a good few years. I think 2009 possibly the last time. Hopefully we can do it on Sunday I think it would set us up nicely for the year ahead

Alf Tupper · 13-02-2016 01:39PM

KevIRL wrote: »

Team v Kilkenny

1. Stephen O'Keeffe (Ballygunner)

2. Shane Fives (Tourin)

3. Barry Coughlan (Ballygunner)

4. Noel Connors (Passage)

5. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)

6. Darragh Fives (Tourin)

7. Philip Mahony (Ballygunner)

8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater)

21. Maurice Shanahan (Lismore)

10. Kevin Moran (De La Salle) - Captain

11. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)

12. Michael Walsh (Stradbally)

13. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan)

14. Jake Dillon (De La Salle)

15. Colin Dunford (Colligan)

About as strong a team as we could field, would be confident enough that we can take Kilkenny at home at this time of year with that team.

No disrespect to Iggy who has been a great servant but glad to see SOK is starting.

tomwaterford · 13-02-2016 03:30PM

Deise_2012 wrote: »

What's wrong with Coughlan full back? He was very good last season. You can't fault brick either he's a fantastic player

I dunno what the fascination is with running down coughlan around here

As far as I can tell he is one of a few to hold Seamus Callanan scoreless (maybe 1pt??) from play in last few years....ended up man on man with him on a few occasions and short of fouling him couldn't have done any better on him....how anyone could fault him after last years Munster final if they were on the terrace??

Though roll on Sunday....should tell a lot of where Waterford are at in terms of strength training as it's as close to a match up for last August as possible!!

Though any word on when Pauricc Mahoney back

mountgomery burns · 13-02-2016 04:08PM

In the last 2 or 3 years about 23 or 24 players from different clubs have been present on the County panel. Think it's a sign of the strength in depth in clubs down through the levels of Waterford hurling.

Waterford's future successes are predicated on maintaining that depth of wealth across all of the county. But I think its a sign that the people that are putting these structures in place, and the coaches in clubs and schools developing them have done excellent work in the last 20 years. Long may it continue.

I think we'll win tomorrow and it's important we do.

waterford28 · 13-02-2016 06:24PM

Honestly don't think dillon is good enfough, cant see what he offers to the team.
brick could still do a job in the forwards tho if they play the same system.

waterford28 · 13-02-2016 06:26PM

Anyone else see the kk team? Hope I'm wrong but I think we'll get a bit of a relaity check tomorrow.

cul beag · 13-02-2016 06:29PM

mountgomery burns wrote: »

In the last 2 or 3 years about 23 or 24 players from different clubs have been present on the County panel. Think it's a sign of the strength in depth in clubs down through the levels of Waterford hurling.

Waterford's future successes are predicated on maintaining that depth of wealth across all of the county. But I think its a sign that the people that are putting these structures in place, and the coaches in clubs and schools developing them have done excellent work in the last 20 years. Long may it continue.

I think we'll win tomorrow and it's important we do.

I would be very confident with the team for tomorrow. A year older,a year wiser and more experienced, the time has come for us now not to be fearing teams coming into our backyard but to be stamping our authority on things from the start. This is the 3rd year of the plan so having seen vast improvements last season we should be buzzing with anticipation of what this season might hold for us. Waterford by 3-4pts tomorrow.

HatchetMan7 · 13-02-2016 07:13PM

Kilkenny look quite strong around the middle and half forward line. Moran v Buckley and Barron v Fogerty should be an interesting battle. Our halfbackline will be up against it though. Austin Gleeson v TJ Reid, D Fives v R Hogan and P Mahony v W Walsh. (if they lineout as named)
I think P Mahony should hold his own on Walsh although he will be put under alot of pressure on the kilkenny puckout. Gleeson and Fives have a huge battle on their hands but both players should be looking forward to this early season test. The aerial duel between Gleeson and Reid should be interesting, there not too many better forwards in the air than TJ Reid.
You would also hope that our supply of ball into Maurice and Paddy Curran is more suitable than some of the ball fired in last year.
All in all a tough opening test for Waterford no doubt but one we can win and with home advantage i think we might just shade it.

KK4SAM · 13-02-2016 09:58PM

waterford28 wrote: »

Anyone else see the kk team? Hope I'm wrong but I think we'll get a bit of a relaity check tomorrow.

Kil. v Wat.
E Murphy
P Murphy J Holden S Prendergast
P Walsh K Joyce D Cody
C Buckley C Fogarty
W Walsh R Hogan TJ Reid
JJ Farrell C Fennelly M Kelly
Subs
R Reid
J Tyrrell
B Kennedy
C oShea
R Lennon
L Ryan
M Malone
C Martin
J Maher
K Kelly
J Power

mickotallow · 14-02-2016 12:01AM

What are the options of the bench tomorrow ?

Cake Man · 14-02-2016 12:24AM

Tom Devine, Shane McNulty, Stephen Bennett, Brian O'Halloran (are the latter 2 injured?) would be my guess of first off the bench?

mountgomery burns · 14-02-2016 12:28AM

Kilkenny team isn't as good as that with which we did battle in August. Ours is pretty similar. And were at hiem should be winning

KevIRL · 14-02-2016 09:55AM

Don't want to sound all PTH2009, but I do worry to hear folk expecting us to beat a KK team with 12 starters from last years winning all Ireland team. Gonna be a tough ask as always. Fingers crossed for a good game and that it stays dry.

Tipp and limerick looked decent last night, although the opposition was poor.

Cake Man · 14-02-2016 10:16AM

Yeah I wouldn't be going into any game v KK expecting to win. Play well and we might have a chance.

Best of luck to all the lads and management today, here's to a good start to 2016.

Up the Déise

3ships · 14-02-2016 10:47AM

We are missing our 2 most influential players from last years league win. The adjustments are kept to the minimal which shows how important a win is here today. The Austin Gleeson positional roulette continues with it looking likely he starts half back. Plan B is he swaps with Moran and Plan C is he is moved to the forwards. Think Tom Devine is a doubt with a dead leg, may come on. Tom Ryan is a good option based on the Munster League and Brian O Halloran based on last years league. Michael Harney would offer a ball winning option. McNulty probably first call for the defence.

I'd like to see McGrath take a leaf out of Brian Cody's book and put our best forward on their weakest defender. So Dan's brother on Cody's son just to see where he is at. Dillon is better near the goal anyway. Shane Bennett, Patrick Curran and Colin Dunford are exciting forwards but will need the guardianship of the Brick.

I'm really looking forward to a good game, the pitch may have other ideas but I think we can win this. Keeping 2 of Buckley, Reid and Hogan quiet will be a tall order. Welcome to Division 1A.

Deise_2012 · 14-02-2016 11:16AM

3ships wrote: »

We are missing our 2 most influential players from last years league win. The adjustments are kept to the minimal which shows how important a win is here today. The Austin Gleeson positional roulette continues with it looking likely he starts half back. Plan B is he swaps with Moran and Plan C is he is moved to the forwards. Think Tom Devine is a doubt with a dead leg, may come on. Tom Ryan is a good option based on the Munster League and Brian O Halloran based on last years league. Michael Harney would offer a ball winning option. McNulty probably first call for the defence.

I'd like to see McGrath take a leaf out of Brian Cody's book and put our best forward on their weakest defender. So Dan's brother on Cody's son just to see where he is at. Dillon is better near the goal anyway. Shane Bennett, Patrick Curran and Colin Dunford are exciting forwards but will need the guardianship of the Brick.

I'm really looking forward to a good game, the pitch may have other ideas but I think we can win this. Keeping 2 of Buckley, Reid and Hogan quiet will be a tall order. Welcome to Division 1A.

Are Paudie and Tadhg back soon ?

3ships · 14-02-2016 11:26AM

Deise_2012 wrote: »

Are Paudie and Tadhg back soon ?

Mid March for TdeB and hopefully Mahony by end of league

tomwaterford · 14-02-2016 01:23PM

KevIRL wrote: »

Don't want to sound all PTH2009, but I do worry to hear folk expecting us to beat a KK team with 12 starters from last years winning all Ireland team. Gonna be a tough ask as always. Fingers crossed for a good game and that it stays dry.

Tipp and limerick looked decent last night, although the opposition was poor.

It'll be a good measure of where Waterford are at
Minus de burca and pauirc mahony.....so long as they give everything..Il be happy can't ask for more

**.fukkin sick of seeing Waterford losing to kk though

PTH2009 · 14-02-2016 01:30PM

The stand will be chaos today with that strong wind. Can't see the game being a classic due to the wind and rain cud be an advantage for us

KevIRL · 14-02-2016 02:24PM

Right crowd up here already

PTH2009 · 14-02-2016 02:57PM

As kev said good very crowd here

Professey Chin · 14-02-2016 03:21PM

Christ that pitch is a mess

Rebel norrie · 14-02-2016 03:35PM

Puke hurling from Waterford. 2 forwards inside 50 metre line and 10 wides.

Cake Man · 14-02-2016 04:36PM

Awful game, worse shooting but will happily take the win.
Well done lads.

Davys Fits · 14-02-2016 04:38PM

I would say lovely hurling from Waterford. TBF they played all the hurling and should have won by 10 points. They need P O Mahoney back if only for the frees and to have Shanahan inside, and need to threaten the goal more often. Given the terrible conditions they played well and thoroughly deserved to win.

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