Kilkenny GAA Thread Part 3 **MOD NOTE POST 1***

tbiggertycome

FT 7-12 to 6-19

MfMan

Kk out now or is there a back door?

tbiggertycome

MfMan wrote: »

Kk out now or is there a back door?

They'll be out on the 15th of July

Bonniedog

Mad game, not a sweeper to be seen! Hard luck. Those young fellas made light of the heat anyway!

mullinr2

MfMan wrote: »

Kk out now or is there a back door?

Back door in minor. I don't know who they play next. Disappointing to lose, especially after beating Dub in earlier rounds. Both teams might make final. What are the Munster teams like and Galway?

Bonniedog

There is round robin of Galway, yourselves and Munster runners up. I assume Dublin and Kilkenny avid one another if KK get one of top spots.

the minor championship makes electing a Pope seem straight forward!

dubcat51

3 way group now with galway and losers of munster final.top 2 from 3 into semi final.presume we wont play dublin if we qualify.I predicted a dublin v kk final at the start in earlier post.

brookville

Best of luck to our senior team and management today its going to be extremely hard hurl in these conditions but hopefully cody will have the lads right and lesson learned and if our fowards can click and if billy ryan and aylward can trouble the scoreboard we'll hopefully have a chance.

mercury16

The best Kk team on paper is;
Murphy
Murphy; Walsh; Deegan (he’ll play here anyway)
Holden; Buckley; Morrissey
Fogarty; Maher
TJ; Fennelly; Hogan
Aylward; Walsh; Donnelly

Our forward line has a hat of all Ireland’s, as does our backs. The forward line should be on top of there markers, no reason not to be. They are better.
The midfield should be easily able to cope with Galway’s we have the hurlers in there and Fogarty has shown up to 2015, what he is capable off.
Reality is the midfield are overrun and the forwards are changed out as they didn’t raise a gallop vs Wexford.
So we should not be entering this game, hoping for something special to win it.
Before you mention injuries;
Previously these lads would be busting themselves to get on this team, even injured lads pushing.. not anymore, only a couple of lads bust themselves on this side - Buckley, Padraig, TJ, Eoin Murphy, the others haven’t played well since 2015. Walter has turned the clock very much this year and is a real leader, my hat off to him, cannot say that about the others.
The secret about the last side was above all else - work ethic and drive. Everyone put it in, and the older players drove it on. Certain players are the older ones now, but only some of them are acting as leaders. Larkin was away with army.. never affected his performance or reduced his ability to at least try when on the pitch.

usualstripes

brookville wrote: »

Best of luck to our senior team and management today its going to be extremely hard hurl in these conditions but hopefully cody will have the lads right and lesson learned and if our fowards can click and if billy ryan and aylward can trouble the scoreboard we'll hopefully have a chance.

That's the whole thing. Awlward and Ryan need to trouble the scoreboard along with the rest. If we can hold galway and keep within distance to the last 15 mins we will have a great chance. Expect the full compliment of subs today.

Conor Delaney and Jason cleere if we are losing in any defensive areas and costs pick from Colin, richie, blanch, Scanlon, Donnelly or Sheehan up front.
Really looking forward to this now.

By the way what a freak show yesterday in the minors. Hopefully they will have learned a lot from that and tighten up whoever they face next.

brookville

usualstripes wrote: »

brookville wrote: »

Best of luck to our senior team and management today its going to be extremely hard hurl in these conditions but hopefully cody will have the lads right and lesson learned and if our fowards can click and if billy ryan and aylward can trouble the scoreboard we'll hopefully have a chance.

That's the whole thing. Awlward and Ryan need to trouble the scoreboard along with the rest. If we can hold galway and keep within distance to the last 15 mins we will have a great chance. Expect the full compliment of subs today.

Conor Delaney and Jason cleere if we are losing in any defensive areas and costs pick from Colin, richie, blanch, Scanlon, Donnelly or Sheehan up front.
Really looking forward to this now.

By the way what a freak show yesterday in the minors. Hopefully they will have learned a lot from that and tighten up whoever they face next.

infairness it looks like with the selection his going to try maybe work the short ball a bit and try keep it on the floor leahy and ryan are very fast and hopefully if we're still in the game later on spring the few subs.
We can't do what we did the last day lumping missiles down on their half back line thats not going to work.

mullinr2

We will need goals to win today. We are going to have to play a short game today and work it into the inside forward line. Long balls are not going to beat this Galway team. They are too tall and strong. Defence needs to be tight and not be dragged out of positions. If we manage to do that we might have a chance

citykat

Thats great. Stadium announcer just welcomed us to the Leinster FOOTBALL final.

dastardly00

10 minutes gone... we've probably started better than our other championship matches

junospider

The wides are killing us.

bamayang

Great half, if a little poor in finished product. Alyward working exceptionally hard but he really lacks a little wristyness to get a shot off.

Question: if TJ’s 21 yard free mid way through first half was for tackle on Alyward how was it not a penalty?? We’ll inside small box.

noserider

Would be very happy with that 1st half.
With a good bit of fire power on the bench if we hang in there we will be close

Nickindublin

bamayang wrote: »

Great half, if a little poor in finished product. Alyward working exceptionally hard but he really lacks a little wristyness to get a shot off.

Question: if TJ’s 21 yard free mid way through first half was for tackle on Alyward how was it not a penalty?? We’ll inside small box.

That was a foul on Reid. Ref brought it back when Ger failed to get goal.

dastardly00

I really don't think Alyward is up to scratch. Really hope I can be proved wrong.

dastardly00

We're reverting to just driving long balls down the pitch... Need to stop doing this.

noserider

I hope that TJ miss isn't pivotal

dastardly00

Our biggest problem, and it's been that the whole championship, is that we are not scoring enough from play.

Could be a good time to bring on Richie Hogan (if actually fit) and Fennelly

The White Feather

dastardly00 wrote: »

Could be a good time to bring on Richie Hogan

Cody must be on here reading your advice

mullinr2

We really need to score more from play. It prob won't be played again at Croke Park which will suit Galway

brookville

mullinr2 wrote: »

We really need to score more from play. It prob won't be played again at Croke Park which will suit Galway

we hung in there and finished well but fair play to the lads i thought our defence was very good and we should of being further ahead at half time just a small bit of composer.
Galway took over early in the 2nd half but hogan helped in a few scores so hopefully we have a trump card with him starting next week.
overall we have to be happy with the lads some unbelievable fielding in the first half we know know we can compete with the best hopefully we can kick on.

mullinr2

brookville wrote: »

we hung in there and finished well but fair play to the lads i thought our defence was very good and we should of being further ahead at half time just a small bit of composer.
Galway took over early in the 2nd half but hogan helped in a few scores so hopefully we have a trump card with him starting next week.
overall we have to be happy with the lads some unbelievable fielding in the first half we know know we can compete with the best hopefully we can kick on.

I thought we played into Galway's hands a lot more in second half. Our use of the ball was much better in first half. Lads Ger Alyward shooting is awful, Billy Ryan had a good game but some of his shooting was poor too

dubcat51

Really should have been further ahead at half time(dis most of the hurling)blanch poir when he came in (he is hit and miss)mossy very poor.ryan and awltard loojed dangeroys but need to convert more.bottom line is we are well up to beating galway.

paulie gaultieri

Great to be back in Croke Park I think that game will bring on the newer panel members a huge amount.

Whatever about not scoring a goal or two we didnt concede any either. Most solid defensive display in a while.

Roll on next Sunday.

dubcat51

Leinster final in thurles what a joke.gaa really need to get a grip.first kildare situation now michael buble means were in thurles.gaa people need to rlse up and put a stop to this.should of had buble on midweek if they want a concert.re plays should be factored in.

Odyssey 2005

Leinster final played in Munster, Gaa at their money gragrabbing best.