Cork GAA Discussion Thread

Straight Talker

Typical Cork football eh! When you think we finally might be going somewhere, you end up getting brought right back down to earth again!

I know the hurlers are in a barren spell as well with regards to success, but the Cork footballers (with the exception of that late 80's and early 90's period and the 2008 to 2012 era) have always been a frustrating team to support.

The reality is we won't be challenging for all Irelands again until we get back up to division one. It's only the first game but we're already on the back foot now.

Straight Talker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120173768#Comment_120173768

Look at the bright side of things Vinnie. Only Kerry Dublin and Galway have won more all Irelands than us in football!

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120174738#Comment_120174738

well to be fair where cork were 5 or 6 years ago it is a huge improvement , you cant just click your fingers and win an all ireland , good under age team coming through form the last few years , really good induvidual players in matty taylor , poweter , sherlock , foreign minister in goals ian mcguire and brian hurley , . give it time

Straight Talker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120173958#Comment_120173958

It's worrying all the same, and we probably have appointed John Cleary about ten years too late imo. Oh well hopefully this might be as bad as it gets for us this year! The league is so important this year, and we produce that rubbish in our first game. I just hope we up it from here onwards!

Straight Talker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120174763#Comment_120174763

Oh this team will need five to six years worth of division one football, before we can even think about an all Ireland imo.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120174784#Comment_120174784

everything is aimed towards a munster championship final in my opinion that would be a fairly good starting point

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120174585#Comment_120174585

totally agree give it time

lukin

I was reading a few previews of the football league divisions and a good few of them predicted Cork would be in the promotion shake-up.

That seems laughable based on today's performance. They are more likely to be relegated.

roshje

Don't know would it have made a difference, but that last goal for Meath he travelled a good distance without playing the ball.

ACitizenErased

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120175652#Comment_120175652

Think someone on Twitter counted 10-12 steps

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120177263#Comment_120177263

The ref seemed happy to let them foul on a consistent basis, stopping us going forward at any kind of pace, so I'm not surprised at that.

Around the 60th minute mark, I remember a Cork player being fouled on the far side, not once, but twice - no free, lost possession and they scored.

The ref wasn't the reason Cork lost but he was especially poor I thought.

zetecescort

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120178505#Comment_120178505

what was poor was that we aren't cute enough to play the ref. we prefer to let teams run right through us without laying a hand on them, same in the hurling

ACitizenErased

Patrick Horgan: I felt I was treated unfairly last year

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41060279.html

big_drive

Silly interview from Horgan. Just let last year off. Plus he was actually playing poor time he was dropped, management were probably correct to let him off

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183675#Comment_120183675

He might get a clip of the blade from Shane in training.

Strange time to be saying stuff like that.

Is it mind games against his direct opponent for the frees and the title of main man for the forwards?

big_drive

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120184125#Comment_120184125

Strange one alright. I'd say his main rival for frees could actually be Dalton if he starts, he's a great free taker

Will be interesting to see if Horgan starts Saturday, I'd say pat Ryan is a strong character and would have no problem letting him off if he doesn't feel he has something to contribute

Straight Talker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120183959#Comment_120183959

We would have beaten Galway last year if he was played from the start imo.

big_drive

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189023#Comment_120189023

Possibly he might have scored some of the missed frees in first half but before the game I thought it was the correct decision to leave him off

ShamoBuc

The Galway game still rankles a bit to be fair as Hoggie would more than likely made the difference between winning and losing that game. I can still imagine him standing over those frees and slotting them over. They were like nails in the coffin when they were missed. No guarantee Hoggie would have scored them, but still.

lukin

Lads let's be honest, it was a good thing Galway beat us that day. It spared us another beating from Limerick. And don't say "You know I think we could have taken them".

You know well we wouldn't have.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120193702#Comment_120193702

But the point is Hoggie starting that game would probably have given us a better chance of winning.

Sure if we thought we might have to play Limerick at some stage this year, we might as well just pack it now and save us a beating.....

lukin

Another beating from Limerick in the championship would have done us no favours. We are better off not playing them until after some other team has beaten them (if that ever happens).

In 2021 Clare should have beaten us in Limerick and it was a pity they didn't.

The humiliation we got in the final would then have been avoided.

ACitizenErased

Cork U20s will face Kilkenny in a challenge at 5:30 before the game on Saturday.

The Cork Senior Hurling Team to play Limerick in Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A Round 1 has been announced.

Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)

Conor O’Callaghan (Dromtarriffe)

Eoin Downey (Glen Rovers)

Sean O’Donoghue (Inniscarra) Captain

Tommy O’Connell (Midleton)

Ciarán Joyce (Castlemartyr)

Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)

Brian O’Sullivan (Kanturk)

Luke Meade (Newcestown)

Brian Roche (Bride Rovers)

Conor Lehane (Midleton)

Cormac Beausang (Midleton)

Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neills)

Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)

Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)

Gavin Connolly (Blackrock)

Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons)

Eoin Roche (Bride Rovers)

Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum)

Cathal Cormack (Blackrock)

Sam Quirke (Midleton)

Conor Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)

Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers)

Brian Hayes (St Finbarr’s)

Shane Barrett (Blarney)

Shane Kingston (Douglas)

Straight Talker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120193702#Comment_120193702

You seem to be a person with a very uncork like inferiority complex! It's a recurring theme across all your posts here! Limerick are a great team for sure, but i would never ever go into a match thinking that Cork aren't going to win.

Straight Talker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120194002#Comment_120194002

Nah i'm still happy we got to that final, and besides that semi final win against Kilkenny was a great day out. It's a pity Clare didn't beat us. What the eff! Are you even from Cork?

ShamoBuc

20 gone, we've had a few bad wides, down 5 v 9 Limerick look far slicker.

ShamoBuc

ht Cork 0-08 v 0-16

Making a bit of a game of it for most of the half but have had 9 wides, still sloppy in parts, particularly Lehane who has been brutal, given the ball away a couple of times, dropped one or two short and had 2 wides. 5 points in a row just before ht have Limerick well in control.

lukin

Cork supporters wanted us to play more direct and cut out the "tippy-tappy" hurling.

We are doing that in this game and seeing the results.

ShamoBuc

Nice ball in and a Cork goal.....

Hoggie benefited from a fast ball in previously when he was fouled.

ShamoBuc

Cork getting some nice ball into the forwards now and it's down to 3 points.