Cork GAA Discussion Thread

Pos087

Really looking forward to Waterford game today. I hope we will play a 3 man midfield with Darragh dropping back joining copper and Coleman. With cooper playing as sweeper. The two boys will cause wreck going forward. My money is on Darragh Fitz for hurler of the year. His ability to get ball into his hand and speed to get into space is second to none. However, our issue still remains the spine of our defense. TOM, Rob D and D Cahalane can not defend forwards running at them and non are strong enough at the edge of the square. Come the summer we will need to be scoring 1-30 to be winning games.

Speakerboxx

Pos087 wrote: »

Really looking forward to Waterford game today. I hope we will play a 3 man midfield with Darragh dropping back joining copper and Coleman. With cooper playing as sweeper. The two boys will cause wreck going forward. My money is on Darragh Fitz for hurler of the year. His ability to get ball into his hand and speed to get into space is second to none. However, our issue still remains the spine of our defense. TOM, Rob D and D Cahalane can not defend forwards running at them and non are strong enough at the edge of the square. Come the summer we will need to be scoring 1-30 to be winning games.

Im not happy that Kingston has gone with some of the older panel today. Some of those are failed players and wont be much use come championship.

Itssoeasy

The game today against Waterford will show where cork are. I'm looking forward to have hurling on a Sunday on tg4.

ShamoBuc

2 goals in first couple of minutes for Cork, that will do nicely.

zetecescort

Goal for Lehane and Kingston inside 4 min

KrustyUCC

Well now we've let em right back in to the game

ShamoBuc

Very open game. Poor enough goalkeeper positioning I think for their goal. Waterford up a point 1-07 v 2-03 nearly 20 gone.

ACitizenErased

Think Nash is having a shocker. Shane Kingston is like a man possessed, looks like he’s going to score a goal everytime he has the ball.

KrustyUCC

Kingston doing very well

Good thing Waterford missing some long range shots

No pressure on them at times

zetecescort

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Kingston doing very well

Good thing Waterford missing some long range shots

No pressure on them at times

Our shooting has been poor too

ShamoBuc

Not a bad game, Waerford up by a point at ht 1-13 v 2-08. Faults can easily be found on both sides. But its January.
Puckout are short and keep possession or long and lose it more often than not. Their last point a case in point.

KrustyUCC

Nash had Cork players free though and over hit it straight to a Waterford man

ShamoBuc

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Nash had Cork players free though and over hit it straight to a Waterford man

I've said it before and I'll say it again, he really does sometimes give the impression that he is colourblind.

The White Feather

I have missed the first half and only watching the second half now.

3 cork men and 1 waterford man in our defence and he gets the ball and puts it over.

Infuriating to watch. Not enough fight in the first few mins of this half from what I have seen.

Shocking wide from Harnedy there

ShamoBuc

Harnedy with another bad miss.

Walsh off after 50.

The White Feather

Brain dead overcarry from Cahalane. He had the chance to let it go but ran with it.

Was level and now 2 points down again

The White Feather

Nash with a great assist to a Waterford man :rolleyes:

We are second to every ball.

ShamoBuc

Another puckout straight to a Waterford player, no Cork man even near him.

About 10 left and 3 down.

Lehane off now. Typical game from him, went missing, but did 1 or 2 good things.

The White Feather

By the looks of this match nothing has changed.

Second to every ball and losing every battle all over the field.

Cahalane doing the same stupid stuff as always. No one fighting for things especially in the forwards. If it doesn't get in their hand first time they seem to give up

ShamoBuc

Kingston a shining light.
Playing Hoggie on the 40 for most of the second half was a strange decision.
Plenty of players making the same mistakes as last year.
Puckouts cost us a few scores.
We lost by a point.

eigrod

It’s only January and Waterford clearly had a lot more work done. Kingston’s best performance in a senior shirt. Wouldn’t read anything in to it only that it’s a step in the preparation work for the real stuff.

Speakerboxx

More of the same for 2020. Kingston isnt the man and the players aren't good enough. Typical.

Speakerboxx

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Another puckout straight to a Waterford player, no Cork man even near him.

About 10 left and 3 down.

Lehane off now. Typical game from him, went missing, but did 1 or 2 good things.

Lehane should get dropped for good off panel. The most overrated player for Cork over the years. Useless when we need him.

Speakerboxx

I expect Cork to come back with one good performance and a win that will paper over the cracks but we be caught again when it matters. The story of Cork hurling like the 2010s.

The_Kew_Tour

In fairness it is only January, but it’s the same failed tactics today as has been for last 13 years or so

KrustyUCC

I hate this part of the performance yesterday

"As Kingston’s predecessor John Meyler reminded us more than once during his two-year tenure, Cork are a different animal when the clocks go forward. However, work-rate translates to any season and here it was lacking as it was in the recent Munster League final defeat to Limerick.

Worrying? Not at this time of year but this is not something we haven’t seen before."

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/the-frees-we-conceded-were-very-poor-cork-boss-kingston-hopes-to-fix-controllables-after-defeat-977861.html

Of course that's very worrying as it's the same crap as years gone by

You can't just turn effort on and off

How is that the players are allowed get away with being outworked by their opposition time after time?

You would have thought that is something that Kingston would have demanded esp after the Limerick debacle

zetecescort

The Cork Football Team to Play Leitrim in Round 2 of the National Football League has been announced.

1. Micheál Martin (Nemo Rangers)
2. Sean Powter (Douglas)
3. Thomas Clancy (Clonakilty)
4. Kevin Crowley (Millstreet)
5. Tadhg Corkery (Cill na Martra)
6. Liam O’ Donovan (Clonakilty)
7. Mattie Taylor (Mallow)
8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarrs) – Captain
9. Brian Hartnett (Douglas)
10. John O’ Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
11. Sean White (Clonakilty)
12. Ruairí Deane (Bantry)
13. Michael Hurley (Castlehaven)
14. Ciaran Sheehan (Eire Og)
15. Cathail O’ Mahony (Mitchelstown)


16. Joe Creedon (Iveleary)
17. Aidan Browne (Newmarket)
18. Peter Murphy (Bandon)
19. Tomas Clancy (Fermoy)
20. Cian Kiely (Ballincollig)
21. Kevin O’ Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
22. Ryan Harkin (Mallow)
23. Shane Forde (Na Piarsaigh)
24. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)
25. Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers)
26. Stephen Sherlock (St Finbarrs)

zetecescort

Cork camogie will play Waterford tomorrow before the men play Tipp. Game will be streamed on the Camogie Association's facebook page from 4:45

zetecescort

The Cork Hurling team to play Tipperary in Round 2 of the National Hurling League has been announced.
1.Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)
2.Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
3.Robert Downey (Glen Rovers)
4.Sean O’ Donoghue (Inniscarra)
5.Chris O’ Leary (Valley Rovers)
6.Tim O’ Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
7.Damein Cahalane (St Finbarrs)
8.Bill Cooper (Youghal)
9.Luke Meade (Newcestown)
10.Robbie O’ Flynn (Erins Own)
11.Seamus Harnedyy (St Itas)
12.Aidan Walsh (Kanturk)
13.Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
14.Declan Dalton (Fr O’ Neills)
15.Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers) – Captain


16.Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
17.Niall O’ Leary (Castlelyons)
18.Sean O’ Leary-Hayes (Midleton)
19.Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
20.Mark Coleman (Blarney)
21.Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
22.Shane Kingston (Douglas)
23.Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers)
24.Conor Lehane (Midleton)
25.Brian Turnbull (Douglas)
26. Michael O’ Halloran (Blackrock)

ACitizenErased

Nash FINALLY dropped. Thank god we're trying something different.