Waterford GAA Discussion Thread 3 ***Updated Mod Note Post 1***

seananigans wrote: »

there not their



suit not suite



you're not you're

seriously lads, you're representing your county here ,act like it ,speak English or nothing at all

Tá áthas orainn an corn seo a ghlacadh...

Very good hurling team named. Will it start I don't know. There may be a surprise. I thought the late selection change for the Munster Final was a little too conservative. We were brave enough to go to Tipp's back yard so why not remain brave. The firewall was already put in months ago. Management will point to the fact that the sides were level when Eddie Barrett came off (and I like him but not as a Centre Forward when Brick is also up there). Chances were then missed and the common preconception prevailed.

I think tomorrow will be more adventurous, not 15 v 15, Jesus no, but still more attacking. In whatever configuration you can expect Gleeson, Dunford, Bennett, Moran, Barron and Fives (maybe the 2 of em) running directly at Dublin, that's a lot to hold. Maurice, Brick and Dillon should provide a good target for the direct alternative.

I thought the Munster Final was a proper intense affair albeit without enough scores from ourselves. The Dublin Limerick game the night before looked like a 1b league final. Nonetheless Dublin are boosted and we have lost a bit of certainty not so much from the Munster final but also the U-21 defeat.

The last time these sides met was in the relegation final of 2014. Waterford weren't able to beat them with 14 men for a second time that spring. What has changed, well 11 starters for a start. Of the 4 survivors from that XV none are in the same position. Waterford are really a different team.

Almost everyone in the media has tipped Waterford except for Martin Brehony who doesn't count. I didn't get the Ger Loughnane verdict I think he may have turned on us again, the b***h. We have been afforded a certain level of respect now which we need to prove tomorrow. I have reconciled with Thurles recently and I would like the opportunity to do so with Croke Park.

Dublin are an odd team who do well in odd years, Waterford are odds on and I think we'll get through it by the odd goal or 2.

KevIRL wrote: »

Jesus, some weather

It's cat.

Cake Man wrote: »

Really looking forward to the game. Hard to know how it'll go, I know most are tipping us and saying we have the better hurlers but that alone won't win us the match.
Hope the shooting improves as it wasn't great the last day. This is the first time this year the lads have gone into a game on the back of a defeat (2 if you include the disappointing u21 game) so it'll be interesting to see how the lads respond to that. Would be sickening to go out after such a great season so far. Heard the weather is awful so that'll probably play a part.

If the shooting tidies up and we manage to get good ball into Maurice, Bennetts, P. Curran when he gets on the field we should have enough to get us through. Haven't seen a huge amount if Dublin this or the last few years but I know they can blow hot and cold. They don't score too many goals either so this game could well be an all point affair.
If we go into the last ten mins a few points down I really hope to see caution thrown to the wind and push lads forward, unlike the u21 game last week.
It would be fantastic to get back to Croker and a crack off KK. Here's hoping that's how it pans out today.

The very of luck to all the lads involved today.

Come on the Déise

Conditions much better in South Tipp on the way to the match, hopefully the heavy rain will stay away for the game.

Not at the races today. Colin Dunford really needs to relax more on the ball. Aussie's not in the game much. Is Darragh Fives midfield with Jamie Barron?

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Who's that commentating with Marty? Bugging the hell outa me...

Liam Sheedy

robopaddy2 wrote: »

Brendan cummins. No question of who he was shouting for anyway. Not waterford.

Fantastic win. But one question. Do we need to be acting the goat and fist pumping and roaring into opposition faces. maurice was roaring and hanging off rushe for the full 70 mins not surprised rushe decided to clobber him near the end id have done it a half hour before.

so he gets an oppostion player sent off frustrates him and impedes his play,and thats a bad thing ?

Well done to ye today. Great bounce back from losing the Munster final and then to us (Clare) in the space of a few days.
I was afraid that would go against ye coupled with a boost for Dublin following on their win over Limerick.
At ht it looked like it would go down to the wire but credit to Waterford, really upped the intensity and work rate in the 2nd half and the Dubs had no answer.
Fully deserved the win. Personally I hope ye learn some lessons from the loss to Tipp and I'm the semi final can balance the mixture of maximising the defensive system without limiting ye're attacking threat.

I really hope Waterford go for it (without being naive and getting blown away early) and not just go out with the aim of keeping the score down and a commendable loss.

What the hell was this "I do" stuff on the Dublin bibs about? Made no sense at all.

Happy out with today, put up a decent score and if we can start well against Kilkenny we have a chance of reaching the final.

As an aside, seeing Galway absolutely cane Cork makes me think Tipp might not have it so easy in the other semi final if Galway turn up on the day.

Eddie Brennan has made a proper eejit of himself with a silly tweet on Liam Rush incident

"No excuse for Liam rush but nothing worse than being beaten & getting verbals from your opponent #sportsmanship"

Hon the Deise ,great win