Whats the Best sport in the GAA.

Yavvy

Im not talking about which one you play. Im talking about what (in your opinion) is the best sport.

kaimera

good ole hurling.

never played but I find it more exciting tbqh.

Trojan

Hurling is going to take this by a mile: it's a unique, exciting fast paced game. Wish I was half-decent at GAA sports, it's one sport I'd be very proud to be good at.

Of course the best game in the GAA is the one they play when the senior council decides how to word this seasons "you're not playing in my garden" announcement.

Imposter

Has to be hurling. Football has become too much about physical strength and size of late and is rare that a game flows with any sort of rhythm. Hurling on the other hand is fast, exciting and skillful while still keeping a physical element which usually lies within the rules unlike the 'physical element' of football.

I can't really comment on handball as i've never played it but as far as watching it goes I find it quite boring.

gerire

Easily Hurling. Its one of the most skillful games in the world. Plus its has the speed and physical side to it that all sports need. I personally would love to see this sport get more worldwide recgonition and progress internationally. I know it would never reach the heights of soccer as its too skilled for the general lay public to pick up easily.

But I'd say the asians ie China etc would pick it up very quickly looking at the skills they have in Table Tennis etc.

cournioni

Hurling if it is played properly...

Johnny_the_fox

tough question...

Handball has a world appeal.. as it is played all over the world.

but it has to be hurling.

Stark

Camogie

thirdmantackle

no contest. handball -

Yavvy

did you make that picture yourself thirdman ? damm you like your handball...

as you will see i think the poll is a fair reflection on the public in general

Alan

SENT-OFF

HANDBALL...YOU SHOULD ALL GIVE IT A GO...BE WARNED.....IT'S ADDICTIVE!

por

I don't come from a hurling county but I can't understand why people go on and on about how great a game hurling is 'cos it's so fast'. I hate it for the same reason, 'cos it's so fast'. Games do not have to be fast to be good. Look at ice hockey, it's fast like hurling, and like hurling it's s**te. Football is a much better game.

Yavvy

jaysus Thirdman you have a friend, you two should meet up and talk about handball ... incase you didnt know its a sport that uses both sodes of the body

thirdmantackle

well, hopefully he ain't the last of the handballers who are going to invade...

Yavvy

:rolleyes:

yer someman for oneman

kaimera

Originally posted by Alany
:rolleyes:

yer someman for oneman

indeed :ninja:

Imposter

Any chance you can make them images a little bigger?

thirdmantackle

I'll see what I can do...

Imposter

Thanks:)

Sleipnir

Whats the Best sport in the GAA.

Cricket.

Yavvy

Cricket isnt a GAA sport, there is a sport in the gaa with sticks made of ash ( think cricket sticks are made of willow) its called Hurling. you can find more information about it on GAA.ie

Alan

Sleipnir

it
was
a
joke

Imposter

Aren't jokes meant to be funny?

Yavvy

no its was more like a half ass'ed attempt to flame or spam the thread, the reason I have come to this conclusion is because there is nobody on boards ( with the exception of ronaldo7 & co) stupid enough to believe that was an attempt at humour.

joke n.
Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

A mischievous trick; a prank.

An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.

no im afraid it wasnt a joke, please stop your feeble attepts to flame this thread ( the very least you could do is work harder at flaming this thread)

Sleipnir

hard to believe you went off to dictionary.com to get the definition of the word 'joke' just for me.
Forget it, I always knew gaah heads didn't really have a sense of humour when it came to their sports.
It wasn't an attempt to flame but as they say "some people just don't get it"

Yavvy

Sleipnir your full of it . you tried to flame it didnt work, get over it.

I always knew gaah heads didn't really have a sense of humour

And this is proof you only came here to troll, If you dont like GAA suporters dont come on the forum.

but as they say "some people just don't get it"

How true , did it ever cross your mind that my reply to your stupid cricket comment might be joke. I was giving you a chance to see if you were a troll. Alas you are.

Behave or leave.

Thanks,
Alan

Mighty_Mouse

My 2c:
Thought the cricket joke was funny.

Love all three sports so cant decide is a lot different answer to dont care!

gucci

hurling to watch
football to play a
and handball to provide us with the arrogant claims that and poxy logos that there is no better sport in the world,no wait universe.why are they like that?

thirdmantackle

cause we are smug enough to realise that we are better than the rest of ye who don't play ;-)

Yavvy

any more logos thirdman ? I thought the first two were very good

thirdmantackle

I'll see what I can do...

gucci

oh i play,very poorly actually!but i have most of those logos on tshirts(intervarsties) but havnt the balls to wear them cos they are capital cheese

Yavvy

you mean thirdman isnt making them ???

thirdmantackle

how dare you suggest such a thing

gucci

footballers just drink heineken-handballers smuggle isotonic drinks into america!!it has been done!!

Dunny_killshot

There is no doubt about it....Handball is not the best GAA sport........its the only sport to play! No other sport demands hte same levels of Cardio Respiratory Endurance, Strength, Endurance, Agiltiy, Flexibility and INTELLIGENCE!! Forget the rest...play Handball. Handball is the only GAA sport wich offers its players to MEANINGFULLY represent their country i.e. World and Euopean CHampionships.


Imir Liathróid Láimhe, an cluiche is fearr sa domhan!!!!

cournioni

Paul Brady is the man...

Big Ears

Funny that the 2 people the post in support of hanball other than thirdmantackle have only one post each .

or is it ? :eek: .

Well i said football because i prefer playing it but to watch is definetly hurling . ( i only prefer football cause im better at it )

Hurling has a certain craft about it no other sport has .
I also beleive that hurling is of a higher standard than football at the moment ( but its a hard thing to judge )
and finally its the second fastest field sport in the world .(according to the Guinneas(sp ? ) book of records . )

The Rooster

finally its the second fastest field sport in the world

And the fastest field sport in the world is????

soccer, rugby, gaelic football, aussie rules, US football, baseball, cricket, hockey, polo, .....

Off the top of my head I can't think of any quicker than hurling.....

thirdmantackle

Lacrosse?

kaimera

Jai-Alai.

Waylander

Ice Hockey is the fastest field sport as far as I know. Sorry I had not checked the link before I posted. I always thought it was Ice Hockey anyway.

thirdmantackle

How the feck is Ice Hockey a field sport? It has to be played on a field for it to be a field sport!!!!

Waylander

Thank you third man, I was not aware that Ice hockey was not played on a field. It can be very educational discussing these things with you! I will try to choose my words more carefully next time to avoid confusion. By the way how many fields have you seen Lacrosse played on?

thirdmantackle

Loads. I've been at plenty of games in the US. Do you actually know what Lacrosse is?

Waylander

You are right I was thinking of a diferrent sport. I always thought Lacrosse was played with long L shaped hooks on the end of your arm, hurlin a ball against a wall. Does anyone know what that sport is? It used to be in the theme tune for Miami Vice, I think?

kaimera

Originally posted by Kaimera
Jai-Alai.