Cork GAA Discussion Thread

zetecescort

Serious display from Cora Staunton as usual, 1-6 of Mayos 1-7.

Cork 0-8 Mayo 1-7 HT

The White Feather

The Cork ladies goalkeeper is having a very bad day to put it mildly. I would have taken her off at half time

DuffleBag

For all the days out they've given us jeez there were some very bad decision making by some of them. Orlagh Farmer going for a point with 40 secs left and 2 points in it and blazing it wide. Jesus like. The penalty was very poor as well. Cora Staunton is pure class. Single handedly dragged them into a final.

ShamoBuc

Staunton the difference but we left that behind us. Really bad decision making throughout the game. When we had the extra player we certainly did not utilize it properly. When that Mayo sub came on, shes is a known flyer, we should have picked her up with an equally fast marker. We didnt and she ran at us and set up a goal and was fouled a few times as well.
2 fantastic goal chances when we got beyond the goalkeeper....drove one high over the bar, drove the other high and it hit the post, 2 low shots would have been 2 goals. Bad day at the office from a goalkeeping perspective also, not strong enough at all. And to top it off Scally with the pen, taken off, back on, poorly hit, no real power and I think it was actually going wide.

All in all, very disappointing. But this is a team in transition from the glory teams of the past 10 years and they did themselves proud to get this far I think. They will learn from the defeat. It really could have gone either way and they will there or thereabouts again next season.
It would be nice for Staunton to win in the final but I would fancy Dublin.

zetecescort

very hard replace once in a generation players but with our continued underage success we wont be too far away the next few years

zetecescort

Best of luck to the minors today, would be great to add the last u18 to the first u17 win.

ShamoBuc

16 years since we last won the minor, that's just way too long. I think we have 2 fowards that can win a game and the better midfield, let's just hope that's enough.

zetecescort

ShamoBuc wrote: »

16 years since we last won the minor, that's just way too long. I think we have 2 fowards that can win a game and the better midfield, let's just hope that's enough.

hopefully Sheehan and Turnbull are fully fit, big risk playing them if not 100%

Mahony0509

Team will play as named. Cmon Cork.

ShamoBuc

8 seconds! What a start

SeaFields

4 minutes gone and 3 goal chances already.

ShamoBuc

15 gone 2-03 v 0-04

There are plenty of goals there for us as our fowards are well on top.

Mahony0509

Great start. Full forward line is lethal.

zetecescort

Going well but only 3 up. Downey yet to touch the ball?

munsterlegend

zetecescort wrote: »

Going well but only 3 up. Downey yet to touch the ball?

Downey suits the Galway backs who are big and physical.

Missed a good few chances as well. Need to regroup at half time and push on again.

ShamoBuc

Ht and we are up by 3

We are playing quite well. Fowards well on top but Downey at ff touched the ball for the first time in injury time, ne needs to get into the game as he did tbe very same in tne semi. Bad couple of wides for us but very happy so far.

SeaFields

Yeah galway are after settling well after conceding that early goal and credit to them - they have taken good points under pressure.

ShamoBuc

Bad start, level, now.

ShamoBuc

Canning really causing problems, goal down .

munsterlegend

Our backs are being destroyed physically under the high ball while our forwards are not winning the 50/50 balls as easily.

ShamoBuc

Goal disallowed. Thought the ball went straight in.

munsterlegend

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Goal disallowed. Thought the ball went straight in.

Very harsh decision. Needed it and will need a goal to get back in this.

SeaFields

All the little things going in Galways favour at the minute.

ShamoBuc

Full back line is being destroyed in the second half. Downey is having serious trouble even touching the ball. Might be time to sub him, anyone else would already be off. The rest of the fowards are at least seeing some ball. 10 left 4 down, changes have to be made now. Turnbull really is a taleny.

munsterlegend

Making a lot of bad decisions out there. Galway well on top now physically. Turnbull only forward causing them any problems. Downey not having a good day though just got a point.

ShamoBuc

Thought the keeper dived on the ball when we had a goal chance there.

Mahony0509

We got robbed. Shoulda been a goal. Either way, not good enough.

ShamoBuc

Cork 2-15 v Galway 2-17

No joy today. Turnbull is one for the future. Canning the difference unfortunately. Some nice hurlers coming through including Downey who was totally non existent in the semi and the final. We had 3 bad wides in the last 6 mins, such is life.

SeaFields

Bollocks.

munsterlegend

Our shooting and decision making was very poor at times. Ref didn't give us anything either as opposed to Galway when clear fouls which happens as Galway had obviously much more support. Sheehan not fit enough in the end and Turnbull was head and shoulders our best player.

Burial.

Hard luck to the lads. Galway's deserving winners though. Liam O Shea is some player.

zetecescort

Amprodude wrote: »

That disallowed goal was a clear goal.

How? He was in the square before the ball.

Disappointing result but the team have given us a great year. outside of Sheehan and Turnbull I thought O'Shea put in a serious shift.

GeordieRebel

Amprodude wrote: »

That disallowed goal was a clear goal.

I'm not sure it was a clear goal, he was in the square before the ball, but the Canning goal was just as questionable for square ball. Think Galway were the better team overall. Disappointing but a great year none the less from the team.

eurokev

Galway definitely the better team today. Their full forward line destroyed us.

Well done to the Cork lads. Some days you lose. Really really looking forward to watching a good few of these lads develop.

zetecescort

best of luck to the camogie teams tomorrow, both games on RTE.

Aishling Thompson named at centre back, at least they have had a few weeks to work on it.

Burial.

Great win for Bandon over Ballymartle tonight, 2-22 to 1-18. Their incredible run in both football and hurling continuing. Na Piarsaigh beating the Glen 1-9 to 0-7 with about 20 to go. Glen might be finally running out of lives this year although can never count them out.

Edit: Wind is apparently very strong and Glen have it for the second half.

ShamoBuc

Gemma will be a big loss but I reckon Aisling attacking the ball might be a good option, that said I think kk will win by a couple of points. They are a well drilled team and set out to be hard to beat defensively and try to take their chances when they come their way. Bit like Waterford so hopefully a repeat of their result.

Burial.

Hoggy looked to have snatched a draw with a monstrous free but Piarsaighs went down and scored a free of their own with the last puck...1-12 to 0-14. Na Piarsaigh play Bandon next. Two underdogs through!

zetecescort

Na Piarsaigh win by 1

ShamoBuc

Intermediates lead 1-07v 0-06 at ht

Playing with a very strong wind we have been poor, scored the goal with the last puck of the half. Also playing with an extra player in the half back line is a bad decision with that wind at your back. Meath the better team, with a very accurate free taker who will probably win them the game in the second half because the ref loves her whistle.

ShamoBuc

Severe dislike for that ref, sooooo whistle happy, ruined what could have been a good game, despite the conditions.

Overall I thought we were poor and got luckily at times. Meath were in a few times but for a poor touch. They also put their free taker into full foward and she did not take the long range frees, which they missed. Deservedly down to 14 at the end, but that didn't cost us. 3 mins et given and 3.23 in she blew for ft, 3.25 the ball went over for a Meath point.


Cork 1-09 v 1-09 Meath

gifted

Referee completely destroyed that match.....whistle happy and stopped the game from developing

munsterlegend

gifted wrote: »

Referee completely destroyed that match.....whistle happy and stopped the game from developing

The ref was terrible. Baffling decisions toward the end. Hope not there for the replay. That said the standard was very poor with so many mistakes.

waxmelts2000

Agreed she was terrible

sligeach

That referee made so many bad decisions and put the icing on the cake with the controversial blowing of the final whistle.

ShamoBuc

Gemma starts but I think she really is not fit and will come off.

Shockingly heavy shower there, conditions that will suit the defensive kk.

ShamoBuc

Despite clear fouls, he is playing advantage each tine, 4 mins 20 seconds gone before the ref blows for a foul-despite and it was a soft one, clear difference in refs style already, much better game as a result!

Itssoeasy

The Kilkenny tactic seems to have no one up front. They haven't looked like scoring.

ShamoBuc

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The Kilkenny tactic seems to have no one up front. They haven't looked like scoring.

Their set up is very defensive, which is exactly what they do normally, but surprising as they are with the wind.

Itssoeasy

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Their set up is very defensive, which is exactly what they do normally, but surprising as they are with the wind.

It's like Tyrone in football.