Kilkenny GAA Thread Part 3 MOD NOTE POST 1*

dastardly00 · 03-02-2019 7:01pm

Overall not a bad day at the office... more experience for the younger lads. Clare were the better side and deserved their win.

Puck out strategy was very poor. You have to wonder what Cody et al. on the sideline are thinking when Clare's half-forward are dominating in the air.

Lawlor gained some great experience marking Conlon today, it will stand to him. Anytime Alyward got the ball he looked very confident, a level above the rest. We need to get him on the ball as much as possible. I agree with the others regarding Kevin Kelly; today he didn't offer up much at all. I can see Cody sticking with him throughout the entire League and then come championship time he could be relegated to the bench. Obviously I hope he comes into form.

The subs did well when they came on. Padraig Walsh offers so much when he's not playing full-back.

kk.man · 03-02-2019 7:20pm

Did ye see the state of the pitch in Cork!..the cost of that place left Ennis look like Wimbledon.

Cornerback1 · 03-02-2019 8:35pm

kk.man wrote: »

Did ye see the state of the pitch in Cork!..the cost of that place left Ennis look like Wimbledon.

Unreal and all the money spend on it. Very poor. Does anybody know what the problem with it is? Last year there was tonnes of sand on it. Very poor standard - how do they expect hurling to be played on that?

I'd stick with Kelly on frees - who else is there until T.J. comes back? I think it's a confidence thing with him.

Agree with others, progressing ok. Loads of regular game time for lads. They can't say they haven't got chances.

Need Pádraig out the first. He's too good to be isolated inside the 21. Good to see Maher chip in with a few points.

Finally, after looking at the scores in Div. 1A over the week-end, KK were the 2nd highest scores. Good sign away from home.

mullinr2 · 03-02-2019 8:43pm

I thought Eoin Murphy had one of his poorer days for Kilkenny today. Puck outs were poor and the few frees he took were off. He should have done better for Clares second goal.
Positives from today were Alyward and Billy Ryan performance. I thought Donnelly looked very heavy legged today. I'd say the Fitzgibbon is taking its toll on some players.
Richie Leahy is wasted in the full forward line. Apart from frees Kelly didn't offer much. I saw Cody give a few shakes of his head when Kelly gave a bad ball.
Great to see Padraig Walsh back at wing. Offers so much there.

Topcat32 · 03-02-2019 8:57pm

mullinr2 wrote: »

I thought Eoin Murphy had one of his poorer days for Kilkenny today. Puck outs were poor and the few frees he took were off. He should have done better for Clares second goal.
Positives from today were Alyward and Billy Ryan performance. I thought Donnelly looked very heavy legged today. I'd say the Fitzgibbon is taking its toll on some players.
Richie Leahy is wasted in the full forward line. Apart from frees Kelly didn't offer much. I saw Cody give a few shakes of his head when Kelly gave a bad ball.
Great to see Padraig Walsh back at wing. Offers so much there.

Probably taking its toll on some players like Donnelly who I thought did ok today and giving other players like the Clare half forward who scored 3 points a match fitness that other county players wouldn't have at this time of year, its crasy that players have to play 5 matches in two weeks at the level of inter county and fitzgibbon cup, the league is going to suffer badly from it.

Amprodude · 03-02-2019 9:00pm

kk.man wrote: »

Did ye see the state of the pitch in Cork!..the cost of that place left Ennis look like Wimbledon.

Shocking stuff alright. How that is acceptable for the money spent on that hole of a spot is beyond me.

Joe Daly · 03-02-2019 9:39pm

You wouldn't sow turnips in it.

sitkaspruce · 03-02-2019 10:41pm

mullinr2 wrote: »

I thought Eoin Murphy had one of his poorer days for Kilkenny today. Puck outs were poor and the few frees he took were off. He should have done better for Clares second goal.
Positives from today were Alyward and Billy Ryan performance. I thought Donnelly looked very heavy legged today. I'd say the Fitzgibbon is taking its toll on some players.
Richie Leahy is wasted in the full forward line. Apart from frees Kelly didn't offer much. I saw Cody give a few shakes of his head when Kelly gave a bad ball.
Great to see Padraig Walsh back at wing. Offers so much there.

Eoin Murphy has kept Kilkenny competitive for the last few years and all keepers concede goals. Don't think he can be faulted for either and from where I was sitting looked to have made a miraculous block for a 3rd. Your talking through your hole if you think he was to blame.

The_Ghost · 03-02-2019 11:24pm

Decent run out today, was always going to be tough up there. I thought huw lawor had a great game hopefully he will keep progressing as walsh showed what he can do out the pitch off the bench. Leahy has good attributes for a corner forward but It doesn’t suit em. He’s good wing forward but he needs to be midfield I think esp the way the game is gone. Ger was very good today and once again there was abit of inconsistency with Ryan and donnolly but they both had their moments and showed what they can do. Pitches this time of the year don’t suit them too much.

The puck out has become a massive part of the game now and Is the basis of many attacks for teams like limerick so I was disappointed to see us puck high balls down aimlessly. Murphy is definetly good enough to play 30/40 yard passes into space or into lads hands. I know are main ball winners were not out there but it’s something that needs working on.

Kevin kelly will need to start pushing on now again. He can’t be relying on the frees because no matter how good he hits them tj will be on them come championship. He doesn’t seem to be able to strike the ball from play and is normally running away from goal but I wouldn’t give up on him his movement is good. It’s only the league it’s more minutes and experience for the young lads and hopefully management learned another bit about lads.

blackcard · 03-02-2019 11:28pm

Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh, Conor Delaney, Billy Ryan and Adrian Mullin are 5 new possibilities for the championship. Add in fully fit Richie Hogan and Conor Fogarty and rejuvenated Paul Murphy, Ger Aylward and Colin Fennelly and we would have decent depth in our squad. Not saying all the above are going to work out but certainly grounds for hope.

blackcard · 03-02-2019 11:43pm

Also interesting was that Padraig Walsh was not brought on when Huw Lawlor was getting treatment. Hopefully, he will stay in the half back line. If Buckley can get over his injury, a half back line of Walsh, Delaney and Buckley wouldn't be too bad

dubcat51 · 04-02-2019 2:01am

Decent display today.ger and ryan look like they can.make the forwards for champuonship.padraig surely should never be put back to full back again.also like the look of connor browne and leahy has to come out to midfield.

savannahkat · 04-02-2019 3:59am

mullinr2 wrote: »

Cody has not learnt lessons from Ennis two years ago. Kilkenny can't cope with Clare movement

And why should he even bother trying to cope with it. The essence of every successful team is to force the opposition to cope with you hence the improvement from 0-12 to 1-22 from Kilkenny yesterday and that by way of some very very inexperienced players all over the field. All in all a very good day at the office. The skill leval o0f some of these Kilkenny players is on par with any who have gone before them. Time and patience is now the order of the day..

Village87 · 04-02-2019 9:44am

Not a bad performance yesterday considering the missing players. I thought Kilkenny lacked a bit of pace around the middle, i thought Maher and Fogarty had there hands full with Galvin and Golden. I was impressed with Lawlor full back, lot of ball went in there and Conlon is handful. Paul Murphy gave a terrible clearance for the first goal. Clare fouling kept Kilkenny in the game, Billy Ryan looks the real deal. Leahy needs to be out midfield. 2 big matches in the next few weeks Limerick at home and Tipperary away.

Topcat32 · 04-02-2019 9:47am

Village87 wrote: »

Not a bad performance yesterday considering the missing players. I thought Kilkenny lacked a bit of pace around the middle, i thought Maher and Fogarty had there hands full with Galvin and Golden. I was impressed with Lawlor full back, lot of ball went in there and Conlon is handful. Paul Murphy gave a terrible clearance for the first goal. Clare fouling kept Kilkenny in the game, Billy Ryan looks the real deal. Leahy needs to be out midfield. 2 big matches in the next few weeks Limerick at home and Tipperary away.

How did you think Paul played apart from that? Conor got on a lot of ball and hit a nice point in the second half, I'm sure you were impressed.

Village87 · 04-02-2019 10:29am

Topcat32 wrote: »

How did you think Paul played apart from that? Conor got on a lot of ball and hit a nice point in the second half, I'm sure you were impressed.

Not near the impact Golden and Galvin who got man of the match. Fogarty and John Donnelly were on the one side most of the match. I thought the 2 of them lacked pace when Clare ran at them. Paul Murphy played decent other than that, still does a lot of fumbling with the ball

JJs Left Hand · 04-02-2019 10:40am

I only seen the highlights but did Galvin actually play midfield? Considering for the last couple of years he's played deeper just behind the half back line as a playmaker starting all their attacks from back there I'd be surprised if he did.

mullinr2 · 04-02-2019 12:13pm

What's the story with Richie Hogan? Will he be back for the next match?

spacetrap · 04-02-2019 1:41pm

JJs Left Hand wrote: »

I only seen the highlights but did Galvin actually play midfield? Considering for the last couple of years he's played deeper just behind the half back line as a playmaker starting all their attacks from back there I'd be surprised if he did.

He played midfield. Clare had 6 forwards at all times.

dzer2 · 04-02-2019 2:32pm

spacetrap wrote: »

JJs Left Hand wrote: »

I only seen the highlights but did Galvin actually play midfield? Considering for the last couple of years he's played deeper just behind the half back line as a playmaker starting all their attacks from back there I'd be surprised if he did.

He played midfield. Clare had 6 forwards at all times.

They did in their arse Duggan was more in the half back line in the first half.

Village87 · 04-02-2019 3:25pm

dzer2 wrote: »

They did in their arse Duggan was more in the half back line in the first half.

Likewise John Donnelly spent a lot of the game coming deep, thats the role of the half forward line in todays game

dzer2 · 04-02-2019 3:36pm

Big difference was Donnelly moved into the forwards for the puck.outs Duggan never went past midfield that left Galvin as a third midfielder so when he got the ball from the short passes he was free to run at the half back line. Saying that Kilkenny never seemed to have a player in that area when the ball broke free. So they were always chasing back

Village87 · 04-02-2019 4:39pm

dzer2 wrote: »

Big difference was Donnelly moved into the forwards for the puck.outs Duggan never went past midfield that left Galvin as a third midfielder so when he got the ball from the short passes he was free to run at the half back line. Saying that Kilkenny never seemed to have a player in that area when the ball broke free. So they were always chasing back

I really rate John Donnelly, beautiful hurler and very intelligent with a lovely strike off both sides. i just wonder does he have the mobility for the wing forward position that has become so demanding in the modern game. Maybe the no.11 jersey might suit him better where he can roam and pick up possession rather than always working up and down the line

blackcard · 04-02-2019 9:40pm

Village87 wrote: »

dzer2 wrote: »

Big difference was Donnelly moved into the forwards for the puck.outs Duggan never went past midfield that left Galvin as a third midfielder so when he got the ball from the short passes he was free to run at the half back line. Saying that Kilkenny never seemed to have a player in that area when the ball broke free. So they were always chasing back

I really rate John Donnelly, beautiful hurler and very intelligent with a lovely strike off both sides. i just wonder does he have the mobility for the wing forward position that has become so demanding in the modern game. Maybe the no.11 jersey might suit him better where he can roam and pick up possession rather than always working up and down the line

I think that a lot of our players would prefer to play in the half forward line. TJ, Richie Hogan, Wally, John Donnelly, Richie Leahy, Blanchfield, Adrian Mullen,Billy Ryan,Kevin Kelly, Martin Keoghan all play in the half forward line for their clubs. For me, I would play Wally at full forward, he would be a nightmare for a full back and should be able to contest against two defenders if playing against a sweeper system

brookville · 04-02-2019 11:02pm

mullinr2 wrote: »

What's the story with Richie Hogan? Will he be back for the next match?

heard cody being interviewed after the match said walter could of togged today but wasnt going to risked when asked about richie he also said he wasnt going to risked.
the league last year stood to the newcomers when introduced at different stages and now with no tj or wally to lead the attack the likes of aylward or billy ryan are putting their hand and growing in confidence which can hopefully be only good news for us.Also blooding tommy walsh,delaney and lawlor into defence these lads are only in their early twentys the future looks good.
intresting james maher has being taken off first.suprised to see him pushed into corner foward yesterday.Id like to see leahy back out mid field or browne given a start.

savannahkat · 04-02-2019 11:47pm

Billy Ryan Wally and John Donnelly on the full forward line with TJ and any two from the rest of the pack. No one knows much about Ritchie Hogan so far this season, Ritchie Leahy probably the most potential but potential wins nothing and he will have to step up to the plate in the next few games. Alyward doing himself no harm, Kevin Kellyout so long deserves another chance but he has to show he has it sooner rather than later. Hue Lawlor and Conor Delaney outstanding so far. as is the young Tommy Walsh. Blanchfield starting to put up his hand. Skillful ball winning half forwards with a bit of speed, big order but it is what we need. We appear to have plenty with two of three of these skills but no one with all of them hence the ???? below. Assuming every one is fit

Murphy
Murphy Lawlor Deegan
P Walsh Delany Buckley
???? Maher
TJ ???? ????
Donnelly Wally Ryan

A bench with C Fenelly, R Hogan, Tommy Walsh, M Keoghan, Conor Browne, Ger Alyward ,C Fogarty, Ger Malone, Ritchie Leahy ,Kevin Kelly and a few of the Shamrock newcomers would be a very strong bench.

conor05 · 05-02-2019 12:23am

savannahkat wrote: »

Billy Ryan Wally and John Donnelly on the full forward line with TJ and any two from the rest of the pack. No one knows much about Ritchie Hogan so far this season, Ritchie Leahy probably the most potential but potential wins nothing and he will have to step up to the plate in the next few games. Alyward doing himself no harm, Kevin Kellyout so long deserves another chance but he has to show he has it sooner rather than later. Hue Lawlor and Conor Delaney outstanding so far. as is the young Tommy Walsh. Blanchfield starting to put up his hand. Skillful ball winning half forwards with a bit of speed, big order but it is what we need. We appear to have plenty with two of three of these skills but no one with all of them hence the ???? below. Assuming every one is fit

Murphy
Murphy Lawlor Deegan
P Walsh Delany Buckley
???? Maher
TJ ???? ????
Donnelly Wally Ryan

A bench with C Fenelly, R Hogan, Tommy Walsh, M Keoghan, Conor Browne, Ger Alyward ,C Fogarty, Ger Malone, Ritchie Leahy ,Kevin Kelly and a few of the Shamrock newcomers would be a very strong bench.

A good back 6 presuming Buckley can get back ok for summer.

Well it’s either Foggy or Leahy midfield with Maher, hard to know which is best. Leahy can contribute immensely or sometimes the game just seems to pass him by completely.

Up front I would go for

10. R. Hogan
11. J. Donnelly
12. TJ
13. G. Alyward
14. Wally
15. Billy Ryan

dubcat51 · 05-02-2019 11:11am

conor05 wrote: »

A good back 6 presuming Buckley can get back ok for summer.

Well it’s either Foggy or Leahy midfield with Maher, hard to know which is best. Leahy can contribute immensely or sometimes the game just seems to pass him by completely.

Up front I would go for

10. R. Hogan
11. J. Donnelly
12. TJ
13. G. Alyward
14. Wally
15. Billy Ryan

Like thar 6 as a forward line and potentially add adrian mullen to the mix.leahy and maher would be my 2 midfiekd players.defence has to play out with injuries and new players putting their hands up.for me I would go with paul murphy ? Deegan. Walsh delaney buckley if fit.if lawlor works out wouls go with him.

Village87 · 05-02-2019 11:39am

dubcat51 wrote: »

Like thar 6 as a forward line and potentially add adrian mullen to the mix.leahy and maher would be my 2 midfiekd players.defence has to play out with injuries and new players putting their hands up.for me I would go with paul murphy ? Deegan. Walsh delaney buckley if fit.if lawlor works out wouls go with him.

yeah a midfield of Maher and Leahy with the forawrds mentioned above gives us plenty of speed and aeriel ability, Maher and Leahy could be an excellent midfield, both fast and get around the pitch and can run at backs and take scores. They would need watching in themselves leaving a bit of extra space for the forwards

mullinr2 · 05-02-2019 2:26pm

Village87 wrote: »

yeah a midfield of Maher and Leahy with the forawrds mentioned above gives us plenty of speed and aeriel ability, Maher and Leahy could be an excellent midfield, both fast and get around the pitch and can run at backs and take scores. They would need watching in themselves leaving a bit of extra space for the forwards

I would go with that midfield pairing too, but, Cody likes to play an enforcer in midfield so he will stick with Forgarty

JJs Left Hand · 05-02-2019 5:09pm

If you put Maher and Leahy together in midfield there will be even more holes in our backs than their currently is. People might not rate him but having Fogarty there plugs gaps that you don't even realise are there. He's an absolute necessity beside Maher or Leahy. Personally I'd just play Leahy at 12, let him come deep for the ball and attack the space he himself has vacated in the half forward line. Play Donnelly at 10 with TJ at 11. Richie at 13 and tell him go wherever you want and Billy Ryan with Walter inside. Colin, Ger Aylward and Mullen as your back ups and potential starters.

Also people talking about Delaney as a centre back. If that was an option he'd be there now but he's obviously seen as a wing back and he's playing well there so why move him.

Village87 · 05-02-2019 5:21pm

JJs Left Hand wrote: »

If you put Maher and Leahy together in midfield there will be even more holes in our backs than their currently is. People might not rate him but having Fogarty there plugs gaps that you don't even realise are there. He's an absolute necessity beside Maher or Leahy. Personally I'd just play Leahy at 12, let him come deep for the ball and attack the space he himself has vacated in the half forward line. Play Donnelly at 10 with TJ at 11. Richie at 13 and tell him go wherever you want and Billy Ryan with Walter inside. Colin, Ger Aylward and Mullen as your back ups and potential starters.

Also people talking about Delaney as a centre back. If that was an option he'd be there now but he's obviously seen as a wing back and he's playing well there so why move him.

Fair points. Opposition midfielders do not worry about Fogarty they go off and play there own games(Galvin the weekend) and can pick up possessions take scores and cause damage as they know Fogarty is not going to cause much of a threat. If we had Leahy and James Maher there then the opposition midfielders would have to keep one eye on these 2 as if you leave them off to play they could destroy you. Midfielders are doing a lot of attacking in the modern game as the wing forwards now drop deep and provide that extra layer of cover.

JJs Left Hand · 05-02-2019 9:27pm

OK so in that situation who are the wing forwards doing the covering while Leahy and Maher bomb on?

Are you still playing with a 3 man inside line because we're not showing any signs of changing that from what I can see?

Midfield only really works when there's a clear understanding that every time one goes, one stays. Personally I think Maher and Leahy are too good as attackers to work like that so why pair them. I could understand having 2 attacking midfielders if you were playing 2 inside and playing with a third midfielder to allow the other 2 to go forward but as above we don't show any signs of doing that.

What happens when PW plays half back and starts bombing forward? Do you trust Maher and Leahy to fill in?

Because we play with a semi-rigid 6 up front we frequently get exposed at the back when our half back line get drawn out. This would only happen more without someone like Fogarty sitting. There's a reason Fennelly and Jackie and others have in the past praised the unseen work he does. It's because it's needed.

Conor Browne is a similar type of player. If he develops then he's a natural successor to Fogarty but at the minute he does a job that THIS Kilkenny team needs.

In my opinion.

blackcard · 05-02-2019 11:12pm

With the way midfielders play now, I would play Fogarty as a defensive midfielder with Maher given license to attack for 45 minutes. I would then bring on Leahy to run at tiring players for the remaining 25 minutes

brookville · 05-02-2019 11:13pm

what are our thoughts on this weekend club matches?the senior has potential to be an absolute cracker.Two teams with some top class fowards.Ballygunner have being well tested on the way while the shamrocks have had a easier run in but conceded a few goals against naomh eanna and really opened up in the secound half against ballyboden.Id always give the shamrock a good chance because they allof their fowards are a threat and when you have that you always have a great chance.Tj,mullen and colin will cause problems and eoin cody looks a great prospect.im looking foward to it.
great story in the junior castleblaney reaching an all ireland hopefully they give a good account of themselves but dunnamaggin have had a great year and shoukd finish the job this weekend.

Garyp88 · 05-02-2019 11:14pm

Which one out of maher and leahy would you play in the the forwards, leahy doesn't seem at home there and maher works so hard in the midfield, leahy is and maher are both too effective to leave out

Joe Daly · 05-02-2019 11:35pm

The best of luck to the two clubs this weekend from the county , Dunamaginn hope Noel Hickey can finish his career with an all Ireland medal with his club . Should be a good match in thurles great players on both teams it will go down to the wire its hard one to call.

Joe Daly · 06-02-2019 12:11am

Garyp88 wrote: »

Which one out of maher and leahy would you play in the the forwards, leahy doesn't seem at home there and maher works so hard in the midfield, leahy is and maher are both too effective to leave out

Maher lasted forty four minutes last sunday he didn't hurl all that in centre field, we need a player like Eoin larkin to develop that worked his socks off pass a ball I said he was the most underated member of that team . I find with maher may be I am to critical he finds it hard to pass a ball .

JJs Left Hand · 06-02-2019 12:15am

Garyp88 wrote: »

Which one out of maher and leahy would you play in the the forwards, leahy doesn't seem at home there and maher works so hard in the midfield, leahy is and maher are both too effective to leave out

I'd play Leahy at left half forward and tell him to drop into midfield and carry the ball up the left hand side into the space he has left for himself. But if he's going to drop into midfield then the backs need to be told that the first instinct to lash it up the field is not the only option. If he plays basically as a 3rd midfielder focused on the left hand side he also creates a hole for Donnelly to play those cross field balls he's so good at either for the corner forward coming out or Leahy/Maher/Delaney to move on to.

Anyway, there's no reason the 2 can't just interchange throughout the game. Trust the pair of them to make it work out there.

BORO BILL · 06-02-2019 10:03am

Joe Daly wrote: »

Maher lasted forty four minutes last sunday he didn't hurl all that in centre field, we need a player like Eoin larkin to develop that worked his socks off pass a ball I said he was the most underated member of that team . I find with maher may be I am to critical he finds it hard to pass a ball .

I agree Maher will only pass as a last resort seriously lacks vision but the same could be said for leahy and Aylward. Too many guys playing for themselves not team players no real teamwork up front. It’s something Cody really needs to address

06-02-2019 9:11pm

Joe Daly wrote: »

The best of luck to the two clubs this weekend from the county , Dunamaginn hope Noel Hickey can finish his career with an all Ireland medal with his club . Should be a good match in thurles great players on both teams it will go down to the wire its hard one to call.

Not in Croker? Thats shabby. Thurles is a fantastic arena and a great source of pride to us speaking as a Tipperary man. However, for a little parish like Dunnamaggin, it would have been an amazing experience to play at Croker even just the once. Other than Noel Hickey or one or two others the rest might never get that chance again. The source of the GAA's success comes from rural clubs like Dunnamaggin.

The GAA have their priorities all wrong. They'd make certain the likes of Ed Sheeran plays in Croker but they can't even look after their own.

kilkennyboy · 06-02-2019 9:18pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not in Croker? Thats shabby. Thurles is a fantastic arena and a great source of pride to us speaking as a Tipperary man. However, for a little parish like Dunnamaggin, it would have been an amazing experience to play at Croker even just the once. Other than Noel Hickey or one or two others the rest might never get that chance again. The source of the GAA's success comes from rural clubs like Dunnamaggin.

The GAA have their priorities all wrong. They'd make certain the likes of Ed Sheeran plays in Croker but they can't even look after their own.

He is talking about shamrocks and ballygunner
In thurles.

06-02-2019 9:19pm

kilkennyboy wrote: »

He is talking about shamrocks and ballygunner
In thurles.

Oh yes of course. My mistake. Just the way i read it

I look forward certainly to seeing Ballyhale v Ballygunner. Id say it will be a thriller

Village87 · 07-02-2019 4:10pm

Looking at the teams left playing Fitzgibbon Cup there doesn't seem to be to many from Kilkenny left in the competition, compared to Munster counties and Galway. Not a massive concern but does show a shift in power

sitkaspruce · 07-02-2019 8:22pm

Anyone hear Colin F. May not be available for the county team this summer?

JJs Left Hand · 07-02-2019 8:37pm

That would be a big turnaround from this time last week when he gave an interview saying he's mad to get back in after the club

Joe Daly · 07-02-2019 9:03pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not in Croker? Thats shabby. Thurles is a fantastic arena and a great source of pride to us speaking as a Tipperary man. However, for a little parish like Dunnamaggin, it would have been an amazing experience to play at Croker even just the once. Other than Noel Hickey or one or two others the rest might never get that chance again. The source of the GAA's success comes from rural clubs like Dunnamaggin.

The GAA have their priorities all wrong. They'd make certain the likes of Ed Sheeran plays in Croker but they can't even look after their own.

I know its a great arena no complaints here .

Amprodude · 08-02-2019 9:15am

Village87 wrote: »

Looking at the teams left playing Fitzgibbon Cup there doesn't seem to be to many from Kilkenny left in the competition, compared to Munster counties and Galway. Not a massive concern but does show a shift in power

Looks like Kilkenny hurling is in transition and will take a while to get to where it is again but will never be too far away from success.

Village87 · 08-02-2019 12:52pm

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Anyone hear Colin F. May not be available for the county team this summer?

Why is that ? Last week he said he made himself available. Kilkenny could do with Colin

Ceist_Beag · 08-02-2019 1:17pm

brookville wrote: »

great story in the junior castleblaney reaching an all ireland hopefully they give a good account of themselves but dunnamaggin have had a great year and shoukd finish the job this weekend.

Even better story in the junior in that the Castleblayney chairman/manager is a Kilkenny man, from Ballyragget!

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