The Tipperary GAA Discussion Thread

I'd rather Cork, they are the weaker side out of the two but think our lads will get a bigger lift from beating them than beating Waterford, just because of who they are.

Think we'll win that with a few points to spare.

Cork have been afraid of us for a long time, like we were of them for a few years around the early/mid 00's. They always let us play our game and (2017 aside) even when we are hitting wides for fun like last year or when we let them run up a big lead with the first half like 2018 - we have had their number for a long time.

We have lads that have been in must win situations and come through them so many times. They have lads that have flopped every time they met those situations.

I'd be more worried about Waterford but we would have enough for them over the 70.

Why would it be more fitting for Waterford?

No young player?

That's just plain wrong.

Who is Barry Hogan? Who is Jake Morris?

Mark Kehoe has been given chances. A number have been given many chances in the league and as subs in the championship- Byrne, Cadell, Quirke, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Brian McGrath. The Flynns were given a lot of game time since Sheedy has come in, way more than before.

Sheedy has continually looked for new blood.

It's a myth he hasn't. People with an agenda or just blindly trying to support an argument that's not true, argue he hasn't.

He can't make players take ownership of the jersey. They have to take the jersey and keep it when given the chance.

Sheedy did freshen things up after 2019. If my memory serves me right - Three players who didn't start the ALL-IRELAND final started. Kehoe, Morris, and Flynn in midfield.

Tell me the brilliant performances that have gone ignored?

I see young players learning their trade at senior level and trying to get to the pitch of it. But I don't see anyone who has deserved to nail a place really. Apart from Jake morris.

Just out of interest, tell me how many 19/20 years have broken into inter county teams and play every game in the last two years? And you don't have to pick a successful team.

I hope we don't go down the road of detailing Dan to someone and tying up his game to marking someone.

He has far too much to offer with his own possession game to be running around after someone. They put him on Lyons in the league - hope they don't this time around.

Ideally you want someone who makes constant runs into the full forward line - get Lyons running at his own goal, not ours.

Tipp need to be smart with space against Waterford - they need to make sure that Waterford are running into channels that they've created and not the channels that Waterford want to run into. Ideally, Tipp need to crowd the center and the goal area. Show Waterford the wings and make them shoot from there.

I don't think Tipp need to start out defensively, but if Waterford are running and running at us, we need to try to keep the scoreboard ticking over, stay with them on the scoreboard, and once it hits 45/50 mins freshen things up with legs (O'Meara, Flynn, Kehoe, Breen, Connolly) and really go at them in that last bit of the third quarter and the last quarter.

I wonder if Willie Connors's energy is better off the bench? Possible starters? Cadell, Robert Byrne, (Maybe Brian McGrath at center back with Dan screening in front)

I wonder if Bryan O'Mara is right yet?

Jake had a few sub appearances. Certainly wasn't in the team.

People on here seem to think that because you've won a few underage titles that you're going to rock into a senior inter county team. Doesn't work like that.

Loads of lads being developed. And the reality is, most won't make it. That's just the way it is. The team Sheedy brought along in 2010 was exceptional. How many went on into the team 5 or 6? Also they were coming into a team that hadn't success in nearly 10 years. 5 ot 6 from one team is the exception. Sheedy had no problem playing teenagers then because they performed.

For those that do make it, it will take time, if they do make it. That's hurling.

WHo is 23/24 that hasn't made the team and who is to blame? But that's just what happens. Most successful underage players, never mind unsuccessful, don't make the senior grade. That's the way it's always been, and alway will.

Also, a few of fine hurlers make it "late" - 27/28.

All Sheedy can do is give them a chance and they can take it or not. Quirke when he came on against Clare, struggled to rise the ball. I'm not pointing fingers at him or anyone. But senior is pressure and it will take players time to adapt if they do.

A lot of posters, not saying you, are pointing the finger at Sheedy for this. It doesn't make sense. They'll be blaming Sheedy for the knockavilla transfer saga next.