Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

The thing at the end if wrong as they are Semi finals to be played on the weekend of 26th/27th Match

Austin Gleeson was immense today, particularly in the second half, was taking treatment off the ball all game but his reaction was to start scoring points from all over the field, really encouraging to see him like this.

Colin dunford got a ridiculous red card, absolutely no need for him to hit the opponent and he had been flying up to that, 2-1 from play and looked like he would get more scores. he may struggle to get back in now with players returning and a suspension to serve.

A good win in a tough venue, but loads to work on too, strong wind but some of the wides were desperate

anyone here at the match?

Was at he game, we travelled up and down in the one day - not much longer of a journey in terms of driving than going to Ennis to be honest.

Antrim put up a tough battle and were really "in your face all day", driven on by a very vocal home support. Dunford getting (rightly in my opinion) put off for poor pull made it more difficult, mind you the referee and his assistants missed two more blatant pulls by Antrim Players which were probably more deserving of red cards, and this inconsistency makes for very frustrating viewing.

The wind was very strong but Stephen Bennett had a real off day and shot some very poor wides which again made life hard for us. Probably a bit more worrying for me was that despite this he had a couple opportunities from play and placed balls to put the ball into space where forwards had made good runs, but he went for his own scores. I really expect more from a player of his experience and caliber at this stage.

It was a performance with not a lot to get excited about, the exceptions for me being as follows:

• It was a good tough outing for TDB who faced a good physical challenge for the 70 + minutes, as opposed to the stroll in the park last time out. This will have done him the world of good.
• Aussie is really starting to show great form, maturity and leadership . He scored 8 points from frees, play and a sideline cut., and he had to endure a huge amount of close attention and at times what looked like pure provocation, but in the majority he did not get involved. he focused on his game throughout and this for me is a real sign of a new maturity.
• The form of Dunford looked good until his dismissal and Michael Kiely looks a real handful, the amount of pressure he put on the Antrim full-back line even though being out numbered was great to watch. Tom Barron continues to put up his hand, while Monty and Darragh Lyons were a mixture of the Good and Bad, but considering it was their first outing in difficult circumstances, i personally was quite happy with them both.
• All in All Antrim have ben putting it up to teams so far this campaign and yesterday was no different. A two point win having played with 14 men for nearly 50 minutes including stoppage time, up in Antrim was a very good win.

And Aussies 2 hands are raw red from punishment. A warrior

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Interesting that Lyons and Barron won’t be back in until the Kilkenny game at the earliest. While both carrying knocks I suspect there’s no rush from management. Those 2 lads are the engine room of the team and you want them right for Munster championship and ready to go for the gruelling 4 games in 5 weeks

What's up with both?

The result of the Dublin vs Kilkenny game on Saturday ill say a lot about the league table and at least we'll have an idea of what needs to be done before throw in Sunday. Kilkenny out if they lose but if they win will create a lot of problems.

2pm start for our home championship games against Tipperary (17th April) and Cork (15th May)

7pm for our trip to Limerick on the 23rd April

Time tbc for our last game away to Clare on the 22nd May

Yes thought team be in by now

No Aussie, Dessie, Jamie Barron or Calum Lyons. You would have to favour Tipp with them missing