Clare GAA Discussion - 2024 All Ireland Hurling Champions

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120484003#Comment_120484003

hes colin dunfords first cousin i believe , his family moved up to the burren a number of years back , has a brother in the minor panel too

supernova5

I figured that might have been the case, a good move on their part and an even better move from a Clare hurling perspective

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120484402#Comment_120484402

i was the same as you , heard alot about him from his performances with tubber but never got a chance to see him until Thursday night still a bit raw at times but looks a huge prospect

evolvingtipperary101

I hear no ref showed for Coolmeen V Kilmurry. Players drove from Cork & Limerick

keeponhurling

Another good win for the minor hurlers last night, v Cork. A good round robin overall with 3 wins and 1 loss.

We will now play the losers of Cork-Limerick next week (probably Cork) in a home Munster semi final on May 2nd. Great chance to get back to another Munster final. Reaching the Munster final guarantees an All-Ireland semi final, regardless of the result.

The U20s now need to wait on other results, but most likely face an away Munster semi-final v the losers of Cork-Limerick on May 8th.

supernova5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120498248#Comment_120498248

Are you sure that would be a home semi-final?

evolvingtipperary101

John Fogarty tweet - Clare love the round robin:

Three-season Munster #GAA SHC round-robin table (2018, '19, '23).

Clare W8 D1 L3 Pts 17

Limerick W7 D2 L3 Pts 16

Cork W6 D2 L4 Pts 14

Tipperary W4 D2 L6 Pts 10

Waterford W1 D1 L10 Pts 3.

supernova5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120498785#Comment_120498785

after a bit of fact finding I compiled that very same chart last July on here,

that might look quite impressive from a Clare point of view but in the cold light of day they have sweet F**k all to show for it

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120498978#Comment_120498978

They have eight wins to show for it!

keeponhurling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120498763#Comment_120498763

According to the Munster GAA website, yes

supernova5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120499032#Comment_120499032

If the old knockout system was in place Clare's 12 games would span out for a minimum of 4 years to a maximum of 6 years [provided there was no drawn games]

The success percentage of those same 12 Round Robin games is 70.83%

The point I'm trying to make is with that winning percentage and the old knockout system in place over 4/6 years Clare would have 2 to 3 Munster Titles bagged instead of none

keeponhurling

Team named for tomorrow (hurlers).

Change of goalie ? And a championship debut for Adam Hogan.

I'm not really sure how they will actually start, thought Duggan and Galvin would be under pressure for the places. No David Fitzgerald of course, due to suspension.

1. Éamonn Foudy (Inagh-Kilnamona)

2. Adam Hogan (Feakle)

3. Conor Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown)

4. Paul Flanagan (Ballyea)

5. Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe)

6. John Conlon (Clonlara)

7. David McInerney (Tulla)

8. Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)

9. Tony Kelly (Ballyea)

10. Peter Duggan (Clooney-Quin)

11. Ryan Taylor (Clooney-Quin)

12. Aidan McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona)

13. Ian Galvin (Clonlara)

14. Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)

15. Mark Rodgers (Scariff)

16. Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle)

17. Cian Nolan (Smith O’Brien’s)

18. Aaron Fitzgerald (Éire Óg)

19. Shane Meehan (Banner)

20. Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)

21. Paddy Donnellan (Broadford)

22. Robin Mounsey (Ruan)

23. Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones)

24. Cian Galvin (Clarecastle)

25. Jack Kirwan (Parteen-Meelick)

26. Brandon O’Connell (Clondegad)

windy shepard henderson

Clare 1-16 Limerick 0-16

A bit of a heart stopper at times tonight at the unofficial home of clare gaa 😜, but great to be back in a munster final in football for the first time in 11 years

if the game was a boxing match it went the 12 rounds decided by an early blow by keelan sexton that saw limerick hit the deck in round 1 , the home side recovered to take controll of the game between the 15th and 30th minutes of the first half , with midfielder conor downes kicking two huge scores ,full back brian donovan and goalkeeper donal o sullivan canceled out the early goal , but big scores from cleary mcmahon and jamie malone kept us in the lead by the half way point

Early sexton and cleary points had clare 4 points up by the 43rd minute but from that point on limerick had clare on the ropes , the introduction of the excellent gordon browne led limerick to dominate the next 20 minutes 0-7-0-3 and take the lead twice in the closing stages , before scores by cleary 66th minute , walsh 71st , mcmahon 73d and rouine 74th minutes just about got us over the line

one or two excellent stephan ryan saves helped along the way also

the biggest disappointment of the night was the lack of support for the home side , while we often joke about the gaelic grounds to be a home venue for us , 2/3rds of the 3600 attendance were clare supporters , the performance tonight by the home team warranted much more then that and especially after getting to a munster final laast year , mark fitzgerled has done a supper job also for limerick in a really troubled year for the shannonsiders , the limerick county board really need to get behind him now and this team

from a clare view point , ciaran russell was outstanding for us tonight , he was involved in most of our scores , podge was excellent too covering every blade of grass on the field , but the 3 men in the forwards , emmett mcmahon, eoin cleary and again keelan sexton top class from play again , hopefully they can do themselves justice in the final against kerry

clare scorers

keelan sexton 1-4

eoin cleary 0-4

emmett mcmahon 0-2

pearse lillis 0-1

jamie malone 0-1

cillian rouine 0-1

dermot coughlin 0-1

daniel walsh 0-1

cillian brennan 0-1

match highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uBpAZ32XM4

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120507924#Comment_120507924

Shhh we have a spy in the ranks .....

earlier in the week we had a lad from tipp on here informing us a referee didnt turn up to a junior division 4 league game the same lad has been talking down his counties chances since christmas , and then on top fo that tipperary themselves name a team for sunday with their goalkeeper in midfield their full back corner forward and the surprise inclusion of the pat short character Dan Clancy at right half back 😂

i sense an ambush of dan breen proportions tomorrow , we better be ready ......

Treble double

Scraped to victory tonight, but wouldn't worry about that, in previous years when we have destroyed Limerick we have been awful in the next round and vice versa.

Biggest worry is that Brennan and Doherty went off with hamstring injuries which would rule them out for the final. This would make the final a farce as they are our only two man markers.

We are overly dependent on Sexton up front and are lacking a reliable free taker.

But hey we are in a the Munster final.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120509900#Comment_120509900

as right you are about everything above , my advice is enjoy these moments when they arrive, we are in a munster final before any hurling championship starts , a free shot at the all ireland champions before we enter the all ireland series and 3 more top games to look forward to , hopefully we can reach the last 8 again like last year ,

we also have some excellent players coming through as last monday night showed , both brendy and the excellent young brian mc are on the panel also but couldnt feature tonight the future is bright whatever happens

evolvingtipperary101

I hear Lohan tried Duggan and Shanagher up top with Kelly and McCarthy sniffing for the breaks for a spell against Galway in the recent challenge match. The oul twin towers approach. That's right. Tis in black white. Tis in the book. I guess we can expect that for a spell tomorrow.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120509935#Comment_120509935

So the rumors of the ice cream truck parked outside the caherlohan (so called) center of excellence for the past 3 weeks are true then how much is a 99 these days ?

all jokes aside its a huge game tomorrow , lohan is taking a huge gamble by putting all the eggs into the one basket , and given how the draw works out it really puts us under pressure if we dont win tomorrow

personally i see nothing wrong with what cahil has done by naming the team in alphabetical order and then naming players all over the place meaning about 8 positional switches if that team even starts , nothing was more annoying then the white helmet mahers in the half back line though

we cant complain as we probably invented the idea in the first place .

in terms of the game its self , tipp have a great record up here , they dont get intimidated like other teams do , they had a good league and played well against a strong limerick for the best part of 60 minutes , we will have to be up to the exact pace of last April/may to win tomorrow , my worry about that is we had amuch better league last year in terms of intensity and performance

o'donnell meehan and rodgers will be huge for us , looking forward to seen ger o'connor at championship level and how he performs , i can guarantee you one thing it wont be 3-21 to 2-16 like last time

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120509960#Comment_120509960

Time to head on. Anyway, I don't know if it will live up to the hype. Championship cobwebs will need to be blown out.

Twill be a tale of two exciting forward divisions and whatever backs can do the business I'd say.

keeponhurling

What a disaster.

Hard to know if that defending can be fixed in a week. Goalie and full back line very very poor.

again Tony Kelly very very quiet. Duggan and O'Donnell fought hard but didn't really contribute a lot in terms of scores, not sharp enough.

It felt like they just weren't ready for championship, maybe this game can bring them on.

cnoc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120509960#Comment_120509960

Clare 3-23(32) Tipperary 5-22(37) - only 5 pts this time!

cnoc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120512189#Comment_120512189

Only joking. A nightmare start for Clare.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120512202#Comment_120512202

incredible number of errors today , two very soft goals almost unforgivable the 3rd was almost as bad , 16 wides 14 from play endless amount of short passing turn overs and dragged all over the place at the back , went 17 minutes of the second half with a strong wind at our backs and scored 2 points

to lose by 5 points nearly gives me hope at this stage

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120512035#Comment_120512035

thats my hope also , hogan was very lucky not to have been sent off , paul flanagan is as much a culprit for the 2nd goal as the keeper , we need tipp to beat in two weeks time to keep us in the hunt if we dont win next week, that performance will get us hammered in limerick next week

expect to see rory hayes and maybe cian nolan start ahead of todays two corners , the half back line was dreadful also

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120510770#Comment_120510770

no need for the spy job , i was expecting an ambush today instead we just shot ourselves in the foot

looking forward to hear your views on the avondhu division 5 junior d league over on the cork thread ,,,

forde was excellent for ye today , john mcgrath just dragged cleary all over the place all day , morris looked sharp an dangerous from the word go , , johney ryan and brian mccgrath were excellent at the back , noel destroyed us in the middle int he first half too, this was the tipperary performance iwas dreading the last few weeks we didnt help ourselves today but it was more then the deserved outcome

the hardest working team wins the game as they say

keeponhurling

The best players for both teams (Morris and A.McCarthy) were also their performers on the league, maybe there’s something in that. They built up form.

Maybe we should have gone full strength in the league for the last game or two, you need to play as a unit, backs and forwards. Like Foudy and Flanagan or Conlon, how often have they ever played together ?

Big decision next week on the corner backs but also the goalie. We haven’t had a really top goalie since Davy probably.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513195#Comment_120513195

i was thinking the same all day , even before throw in ,tipp weather they lost or won always showed well in their games , we did nothing , we hammered a poor wexford second string and a limited westmeath . we were poor against both galway and cork but we all just shrugged our shoulders and said its only the league

we are starting to run out of time now

listen that was a really good game today , high intensity some excellent scores and great atmosphere , we made more then a few errors that we never usually make , correct them and we still have a huge chance in this group

i hold the standard of the game today as a plus , we beat waterford a few years ago in walsh park ,in a flat drab game and got pounced on in our next two outings , i dont see that happening this year even against limerick next week i feel today will stand to us

i fancied tipp before today , they love the park they thrive on that atmosphere rather then feel intimidated and have a great record up here , co inside with some excellent new lads and the return of a few old from injury , i am not surprised with the outcome just annoyed how lose we were today '

i am not going to bash foudy either , we had 16 wides today 14 from play , mccarthy had 5 3 from play i can forgive him but not the likes of diarmuid ryan malone and at times ryan taylor , it seams we have learned nothing from kilkenny last june

david fitz to come back , and no hannon and heagerty next week for the shannonsiders , i am not saying we will win but it gives us a chance if we improve on today , .....keep the faith i say 👍️

evolvingtipperary101

Spare a thought for Foudy. The lad will be going through the mill tonight. He's a lot better than that. There's no place to hide in that position. He looked very good in the league. He has a bright future.

Tipp forwards put a good bit of pressure of Clare backs that forced back passes and he was swallowed up. It happens.

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513437#Comment_120513437

The dirty diesel is burnt through now. I think Clare will be the better of today.

I think Conlon and Kelly needed a game. Perhaps, came in a little undercooked.

I don't think there's huge issues to be rectified. But first touch and shot selection would be high on the list for the next games. The full back line needs to risk getting out in front more, for my money. A lot of risky defending from behind going on.

Some crazy angles for points taken on - maybe, playing to the pressure of the crowd a bit. Just felt rushed from Clare at times but they were put under a lot of pressure from Tipp.

The forward line looks like he picked the best 6 but is it balanced? I'm not to sure the ratio to donkey work men to finishers is right at the moment. I'd put Kelly back on frees, he needs to be kept in the game (and probably to feel like he's the main man rather than being phased out for McCarthy). McCarthy is a bull of a man who'll win his own ball and get involved regardless of who is on him and maybe doesn't need the frees as much.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513529#Comment_120513529

i could kill paul flanagan for his constant backward passing under pressure which caused the 2nd goal , he was taking the easy way out and put a young keeper under pressure, , foudy was nervous under the high ball though, his puck outs and shot stopping are really good though ,

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513551#Comment_120513551

in regards the forward line , it really should be meehan , mccarthy and rodgers , with mccarthy drifting in and out , but today our game plan was to go deep and retreat to the 45 for tipperary puck outs , if we turned the ball over as a result , we had a fella in the middle 3rd being put under instant pressure with no one inside , shannaher slightly changed that , but michael breen was excellent under the high ball all day

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513575#Comment_120513575

I'd agree with that. I do think Taylor, O'Donnell, and Duggan should be under strict instructions to get the ball into Rodgers hands at all costs. There's goals and assists in Rodgers. I watched a lot of Fitz this year, and Rodgers made Mikey Kiely look like a superstar this year. I'd say Rodgers had a pain his hand from the amount of goals he laid off.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513588#Comment_120513588

the game plan was stupid by us today , we put tipp under no pressure coming out with the ball wheres ye devoured us in possession inside our own 45 it was worth about 8 or 9 points today ,

if the likes of rodgers or even galvin or reidy or whoever are asked to play that deep the next day it wont matter who we start its hampering us straight away , brian hogan was taking his puck outs from the 45 for a finish

my only straw left to clutch on is ,all the mistakes we made today we never usually make bar the wides , id happily take 16 wides next Saturday night if we win

Treble double

Some talk about the Munster Football Final being played in Ennis. I don't know if there is substance to it.

It would be the making of the occasion if it is played there. Probably get 15000 attendance which would lead to a good atmosphere in the Park. That attendance in the Gaelic Grounds would be sparse.

Kerry should have no issue, they always get a relatively good contest off Clare in Ennis, I'm sure they want a good contest and they hardly fear being turned over.

Pogue eile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513195#Comment_120513195

Would have thought that Jason Forde was head and shoulders Tipps best player in the league. It's a valid point though, it's very hard just to switch it on come championship, especially with the short gap now.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120515499#Comment_120515499

The county board contacted both the Kerry board and the Munster council Saturday night after the Limerick game to express there intention of hosting the final in Ennis,

They met with the Kerry board last night to discuss it further, a decision will be made tonight by the Munster council as to where its on

From what I hear there's plenty of appetite from Kerry supporters in particular to play it in Ennis,

keeponhurling

But would it mean that the next Clare v Kerry Munster final would be in Killarney?

windy shepard henderson

Yes , the only way any team will get home advantage is by way of a coin toss , it's either that or a neutral venue

Clare have a bye into next year's semi final of the Munster Championship with Kerry on the other side of the draw , it's not beyond the possibility that the two teams might meet again in the final,

fire_man

I am looking for a ticket for Limerick game.There is only terrace available at the moment online.Will there be stand tickets online later in week or should I approach Club at this stage?

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520455#Comment_120520455

The club should have a number of seated tickets, chance that first, there will be plenty of terrace tickets knocking about if the club don't have seated tickets

evolvingtipperary101

Sub for Ruan...

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520575#Comment_120520575

`corofin /ruan that is ..... and ogonnelloe is a very dangerous place for a tipperary man to be wandering around !!

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520675#Comment_120520675

Where did Ogonnelloe come into it?

Sure, that's where I walk the dog, up to Moylussa. And then down over the bridge, sticking the chest out, for a big feed in Flanagans.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520710#Comment_120520710

wires crossed , taught you were giving another update on another mediocre clare gaa tie , ruan were playing over in ogonnelloe tonight

poor old michael o'reagan the announcer did a bit of a mess of his clubmates substitution alright ....

i imagine the dog will walk across the bridge on two legs with his own chest out this week 😒

windy shepard henderson

https://twitter.com/MunsterGAA/status/1650959069354553353/photo/1

no coin toss then , limerick it is.

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520910#Comment_120520910

Ah sure, it was a bit of craic. Bitta of a laugh in the stand.

Ye have a right chance this weekend. Lohan is doing the right things- he has added more threat up front. Touch and striking is never going to be right first day out. Possibly too many changes in the full and goal keeping line at once coming into the championship. Bit of inexperience. And perhaps Foudy and Cleary haven't played together enough yet to know each other inside out. They can organize those situations now.

I hope Lohan keeps believing in that system and doesn't get gun shy now because if ye're to beat the rest of them, ye'll need goals.

50% of teams who lose the first round in Munster championship still get through.

It's only just beginning. Tipp could be out yet. There'll be more than a few twists along these crazy few weeks.

Figerty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120513570#Comment_120513570

There is truth in that. but I would question Foudys instinct for positioning for a few of the goals. The first line ball goal came through and it should have been dealt with. If any full back breaks a ball through to a goal you expect a goalie to deal with it. No touch or deflection on the ball. That to me is goal keeping instinct to be in the right place. It's tough on him, but I think Lohan has to make the change..

He needs to bring Hayes in if he is fit for cornerback, or even put David Mc back at this stage.

David Fitzgerald is needed at midfield. Malone is honest but just missing that little bit at times.

To be honest. Tony Kelly's game now needs to change as he gets a bit older. We need to see him win puckouts not be the runner for puckouts. KK and now Tipp have figured out what we know in Clare. Deny possession on puck-outs and run with Kelly to deny him space. If you can stop clean puckout win on Clare's puckout,, you take most of Kelly's game out.

Is David Riedy injured? Massive loss if he is.

O'Donnells first match also, so it's will also be interesting to see how he is the next day. Thought Taylor limped a bit going off.

Also, to be honest, I'm not sure Lohan actually has the best players in Clare on the panel. Now that's a bit of a statement but in reality, I think there are some better hurlers in the county than some of the subs.

evolvingtipperary101

Limerick Senior Hurling Team v Clare in MSHC Rd 2 is Announced.

Nickie Quaid

Sean Finn

Dan Morrissey

Barry Nash

Diarmaid Byrnes

Declan Hannon (C)

Kyle Hayes

Darragh O’Donovan

William O Donoghue

Cathal O Neill

Cian Lynch

Tom Morrissey

Aaron Gillane

Seamus Flanagan

Peter Casey

16 Jamie Power (Monaleen)

17 Conor Boylan (Na Piarsaigh)

18 Mike Casey (Na Piarsiagh)

19 Ronan Connolly (Adare)

20 Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown)

21 Richie English (Doon)

22 Gearoid Hegarty (St. Patrick’s)

23 Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)

24 Barry Murphy (Doon)

25 Donnacha Ó Dálaigh (Monaleen)

26 David Reidy (Dromin/Athlacca)

keeponhurling

Clare team also announced. Only two changes.

Quilligan replacing Foudy in goals.

Taylor has an injury and drops to the bench, but David Fitzgerald comes straight back in.

I think that makes sense and I'd hope that the other players will have been brought on by the game last week.

keeponhurling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120529456#Comment_120529456

Is Declan Hannon fit to play ?