Cork GAA Discussion Thread

KrustyUCC

Shannon bitching again

https://www.eveningecho.ie/corknews/Put-2km-exclusion-zone-around-Pairc-8229274f-ee78-4d1b-9cf9-2b2d73cdfc10-ds

‘Put 2km exclusion zone around Páirc’

That's not workable

Shannon wants the concerts and local business for parking in Cork Con or Blackrock but **** the rest of us who park properly near the stadium

0byme75341jo28

Shedite27 wrote: »

Is the game on Sunday sold out? Didn't see anything about it online but nothing available on tickets.ie or ticketmaster

Check back every hour or so and keep an eye on tickets.ie and Munster GAA's twitter, it's rare a couple of tickets don't become available in my experience.

The_Kew_Tour

I support both codes and while the Hurlers have given me more to cheer, I hate to just be another supporter that walks away from footballers but it's hard after Saturday..

Where does Cork go from here? .. Is that really the best we have on Saturday? What's underage structures like? Surely a county size of Cork should be getting more for the buck.

pakie ed

Its a team of top physiologist we need in Cork Football. We are almost the same in every way some of us have even Kerry blood in us. We are only divided by a few Hill and rushey fields, but when it comes to football we might be as well on a different planet. Fear causes us so much problems. Kerry are like the All Black's when they put on that jersey.

zetecescort

The Cork Junior Football team to play Kerry in the Munster Championship Final on Wednesday 27th June in Austin Stack Park, Tralee @ 7.30pm has been announced as follows.



1. Chris Kelly - Eire Og

2. Padraig Clancy - Fermoy

3. Peter Murphy - Bandon (Captain)

4. Darren O Regan - St. Vincent's

5. Kevin Cremin - Boherbue

6. Bart Daly - Newmarket

7. John Cronin - Lisgoold

8. Killian O Hanlon - Kilshannig

9. Brian Terry O Sullivan - Garnish

10. Seamus Hickey - Rockchapel

11. Cathal Vaughan - Iveleary

12. Eoghan McSweeney - Knocknagree

13. Jerry O Connor - Boherbue

14. Daniel Dineen - Cill na Martra

15. Anthony O Connor - Knocknagree

Subs

16. Joe Creedon - Iveleary

17. Conor Dennehy - St. Finbarrs

18. Gavin McCarthy - St. Vincent's

19. Garry O Connor - Knocknagree

20. Michael Vaughan - Millstreet

21. Ryan Harkin - Mallow

22. Donal Cremin - St. Michaels

23. Shane O Donovan - Mayfield

24. Barry Murphy - Iveleary

25. David Pyne - Glanworth

26. Adrian Murphy - St Finbarr's

FastFullBack

A few thoughts on footballers. I’ve probably been to most Cork Vs Kerry football championship games since about 2007 and in all those games anytime Kerry play well, they play smart intelligent football, they all seem in sync and in tune with one another. I can't honestly say the same about Cork. Our style is largely a short handpassing and hard running style. It can look ok when played well, but looks awful when not performed well. It worked in 2010 because we had a team of athletes and leaders. It's a style of football that you can't really call intelligent, it doesn't take the highest football IQ to play that style.

An example I've seen time and again over the years and saw a few times again on Saturday is a simple thing like low fast ball into the full forward line and the comparison between when this happens with Cork versus when Kerry do it. For Cork the majority of times the Kerry back is right on the forwards heels, almost touching and this leads to alot of lost possession for Cork. Compare that to Kerry where there forwards seem to consistently be in 5-10 yards of space.
Is this purely down to the Kerry guys being faster? Or most likely again football IQ, knowing when to run, knowing where to run, knowing when the ball will be kicked and knowing how to find space and get separation.

Even on the management side when you listen to Eamonn Fitsmaurice talk you get the feeling he's got a smart intelligent football brain. I haven't felt the same about many Cork managers.

So overall, what if anything can we do the bring up the level of Football IQ in Cork football because it's sorely lacking compared to our neighbours.

Fixture

Hurling team for Munster final ?

O’Flynn to start ahead of Meade?

pakie ed

Fast fullback is right it must be a nightmare to be a cork inside forward, last Saturday night Connolly got little ball . Slow handpass moments nobody wanting to take a chance with a kick pass, it was like pass the parcel. Cork players look like it all about stats some must have very reading of possion. The only stats at the end that matters is on the scoreboard.

DylanAFC

Spare ticket for the town end if anyone's interested lads

zetecescort

Junior football, Kerry 1-9 Cork 1-13 40min.

U20 final on Friday will be live on TG4 from 7:20

zetecescort

Kerry 2-14 Cork 1-15

ShamoBuc

Lost 1-15 v 2-14

Seadin

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Lost 1-15 v 2-14

Close but still not good enough. At least the junior team made Kerry earn their win unlike the seniors. Anyway still disappointing.

eigrod

I really question the purpose of the Junior Inter County Championship. There's little interest in it from a supporters perspective and you'd have to wonder does it ever serve up a player ready for the Senior team, other than players that would be in the picture anyway through the club championships and particularly, the Divisional teams participation in that.

D'Agger

It definitely serves a purpose in finding players who may not play at higher levels of football which receive more coverage. It's also a decent area to put players out of minor, u20 etc. to keep them training and playing at a relatively high level, when they're not quite at IC standard.

So from Corks team yesterday, there's a few fellas I would say shouldn't be there tbqh, but Harkin on the bench was promising u21 two years ago and could step up to senior with some conditioning and correct development. Ruairi Deane was flying for Cork the last day and he was on the 2013(?) Cork junior team. Kerry have used it to good effect in recent years for the same purpose - realistically, this year was probably the weakest junior team they've had in a while but they still had a number of fellas who were minor 2/3 years ago.

I said it in a previous post that Cork GAA, from a football perspective, should have a cyclical model from minor to senior over 4/5 years. Dublin had a similar 5 year plan and Kerry, as part of their minor success & Development centre are following suit it seems. I believe the junior team would be a necessary cog in that cycle but it needs to be used correctly.

Boom__Boom

eigrod wrote: »

I really question the purpose of the Junior Inter County Championship. There's little interest in it from a supporters perspective and you'd have to wonder does it ever serve up a player ready for the Senior team, other than players that would be in the picture anyway through the club championships and particularly, the Divisional teams participation in that.

If you use it correctly it can be a great avenue, but it requires a proper sensible approach.

10 of the players Kerry used in the league this year, had lined out with the Juniors previously. This is because Kerry made it clear that it would be a development pathway for lads. Some counties put zero long-term thought into it and basically seem to round up lads a week or two before a game.

There was 1500 in Austin Stack Park and it was a great game of ball.
The game in Pairc Ui Rinn last year was an absolute humdinger of a game.

I think it's a disgrace that the GAA aren't doing more to promote the Junior championship.

D'Agger

Boom__Boom wrote: »

There was 1500 in Austin Stack Park and it was a great game of ball.
The game in Pairc Ui Rinn last year was an absolute humdinger of a game.

I think it's a disgrace that the GAA aren't doing more to promote the Junior championship.

Was at the game last year - humdinger is right, end to end stuff

Even from a PR perspective, junior football would fit in with their 'grassroots' approach

zetecescort

The Cork U20 football team to play Kerry in tomorrow's Munster Championship Final in Austin Stack Park, Tralee @ 7.30pm has been announced as follows.

1. Ian Giltinan - Carrigaline
2. Nathan Walsh - Douglas
3. Brian Murphy - Nemo Rangers
4. Kevin O Donovan - Nemo Rangers
5. Liam O Donovan - Clonakilty - Captain
6. Aidan Browne - Newmarket
7. Tom Linehan - St Michaels
8. Colm O Callaghan - Eire Og
9. Mark Keane - Mitchelstown
10. Maurice Shanley - Clonakilty
11. Tadhg Corkery - Cill Na Matra
12. Cathal Maguire - Castlehaven
13. Colm Barrett - St Finbarrs
14. Chris Og Jones - Iveleary
15. Damien Gore - Kilmacabea
Subs
16. Eoin Kelleher - Eire Og
17. Alan McCarthy - St Finbarrs
18. Sean O Sullivan - Mitchelstown
19. Liam Wall - Kilmurry
20. Jack Ryan - Ballymartle
21. Mathew Bradley - Aghabullogue
22. Mark Cronin - Nemo Rangers
23. Killian Myers Murray - St Finbarrs
24. Sean Walsh - Mitchelstown

pakie ed

Boom__Boom wrote: »

If you use it correctly it can be a great avenue, but it requires a proper sensible approach.

10 of the players Kerry used in the league this year, had lined out with the Juniors previously. This is because Kerry made it clear that it would be a development pathway for lads. Some counties put zero long-term thought into it and basically seem to round up lads a week or two before a game.

There was 1500 in Austin Stack Park and it was a great game of ball.
The game in Pairc Ui Rinn last year was an absolute humdinger of a game.

I think it's a disgrace that the GAA aren't doing more to promote the Junior championship.

We had a great minor football team that were so unlucky to loose the All Ireland in 2010. Those players would be now in there prime. How many are now in the Cork set up either junior or senior.

GeordieRebel

Thoughts for Sunday?

Personally think our match ups in the backs and winning our pick outs are the two keys. It'll be interesting to see which of Spillane or Cahalane picks up Conlon with the other presumably picking up Duggan and O'Donoghue on O'Donnell. Is it possible Conor O'Sullivan gets a start after a good performance against Waterford?

Our forwards have shown they can cause wreck if good ball goes in. Would be keen to get Kingston on Jack Browne as we've seen with Cadogan that when you run at him you can cause him huge problems.

Should be a good one. Think it's gonna really tight but, like the first game, I would probably back our lads to see it out if it goes down to the last 5 minutes.

zetecescort

Kerry 1-3 Cork 0-4 at the water break, 15min

zetecescort

Kerry 1-6 Cork 0-9 HT. On TG4

zetecescort

Kerry 2-8 Cork 0-12 50min

zetecescort

Kerry 3-11 Cork 0-14 FT

zetecescort

The Cork Senior Hurling team for next Sunday's Munster Championship Final v Clare in Semple Stadium, Thurles @ 2pm has been announced as follows.



1. Anthony Nash - Kanturk

2. Sean O Donoghue - Inniscarra

3. Damien Cahalane - St Finbarr's

4. Colm Spillane - Castlelyons

5. Christopher Joyce - Na Piarsaigh

6. Eoin Cadogan - Douglas

7. Mark Coleman - Blarney

8. Darragh Fitzgibbon - Charleville

9. Bill Cooper - Youghal

10. Daniel Kearney - Sarsfields

11. Conor Lehane - Midleton

12. Seamus Harnedy - St Ita's ( Capt )

13. Luke Meade - Newcestown

14. Shane Kingston - Douglas

15. Patrick Horgan - Glen Rovers

Subs

16. Patrick Collins - Ballinhassig

17. David Griffin - Carrigaline

18. Conor O Sullivan - Sarsfields

19. Tim O' Mahony - Newtownshandrum

20. Lorcan McLoughlin - Kanturk

21. Brian Lawton - Castlemartyr

22. Michael Cahalane - Bandon

23. Dean Brosnan - Glen Rovers

24. Robbie O Flynn - Erins Own

25. Jack O Connor - Sarsfields

26. Rob O Shea - Carrigaline

The_Kew_Tour

We should just give up playing football

Seadin

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

We should just give up playing football

It's coming to that stage alright.

Why aren't we good enough in any level to beat Kerry? That's 3 in a row now this week with the Seniors Juniors and u20s all losing to Kerry. The ladies are flying the flag for us in football.

Kerry have excellent talent and great players and great people involved with their football teams but surely with a big County like Cork we should have the players too or do we have the right people involved to coach our teams? What are we doing different to Kerry in all levels? How can Kerry be so good in all levels against us? We have more choice with player selection with all the club's in the county but we nearly always fall short to our Kerry rivals. In all levels club and intercounty teams Kerry near always come out on top. Why can't we be on par with Kerry?

FastFullBack

1 spare stand ticket for O’Coinneann stand tomorrow if anyone is interested.

The White Feather

I forgot to give my tuppence worth about the Senior football result so I will here as we look forward to the hurling final!

I'm not sure what people were expecting but I expected us to get hammered and we did. What I hoped for was at least to go at them from the start until they took over. This is exactly what happened. Couldn't see anything else happening as Kerry are way ahead of us at the moment. I think the start we got shows there is some progress being made but it will take a big while longer yet.

As regards the final tomorrow I think we will win quite comfortably in the end. Baffling to me how Michael Duignan tips Clare to win. We have shown some great hurling this year and people keep underestimating us. What I have noticed is that we have different players playing very well in each match. One match is was Cooper then another is Kearney or Harnedy and so on. We just haven't put teams away fully and let them back in it.

Why I talked about the football first is to show I am not deluded and think Cork will win every match!

We just need a few more players on song and we will pull away. Don't get me wrong, it won't be easy at the start but I think we will run out winners by 5 points or more. Of course we need to perform first or we won't be winning anything.I'm not saying we just show up!

We just have more firepower than Clare in my view. I would have been more worried about Limerick had they got to the final. Against Clare I just think the match ups favour us a lot.

This may go completely different to how I expect it but I see a comfortable win. We will have to see.

ShamoBuc

Pressure is now off the footballers and surely they will actually play the next time- optimistic view.

Tomorrow has all the ingredients. Weather will be great, Thurles will be bulging and hopefully a narrow win for Cork. I think they will win a tight game.