Cork GAA Discussion Thread

As an outsider who's looked in at the Cork senior championship over the last 3 years I think the standard of hurling is high. Cork has more players of a similar high standard than other counties but it's not a physical championship. Everyone is a ball player and that's ok but a physical contest should be allowed develop. Its is refereed a little bit soft but Iv noted more robust challenges are being allowed over the past year.

Cork hurling is going in the right direction ,under age especially. It will come good. Unfortunately there is a perfect storm of poor coaching, weak players and Limerick around at the moment for the Seniors. That will eventually change. I wouldnt be too negative.

Cahalane wouldnt get on any other team in Munster after all the disasters he's committed. He's a good athlete but his hurling isn't adequate. This is a drum I beat every year since forever. He's got a good attitude, that's not enough

How many cork clubs have had great sides on last 30 years? Newtown and that's about it.

Look how bad cork sides have done in Munster in past 15 years.

It's there in black and white

Kerry going along with match being held in Pairc Ui Rinn instead of Killarney. https://twitter.com/LawlorDamian/status/1517400428216000513?t=bfWdzCj_oo-yoLIcrl3hww&s=19

I think you are overestimating Tradition and Cork success.

Some of the seniors + All of the Minor and under 20 would have been in nappies or in the womb for the 2004 + 2005 wins.

They wont have any memory of cork success, never mind it being a burden!?

All teams have history and tradition, not that I think it matters a whole lot to a current intercounty player.

And you think Cork are going to be competitive and give Kerry a game?

Tradition is what i was reared on. Tradition is the deeds of the past that will inspire future generations. Tradition is Jack Lynch Christy Ring JBM and Teddy Mac. Wouldn't someone in Clare Mayo or Waterford, love to have that sort of tradition?

Edit: Look at Mayo they have a tradition of the wrong kind, they have a tradition of always losing all Ireland finals. Every single Mayo team in an all Ireland final, is weighed down by the failures of previous Mayo teams. Last years all Ireland final defeat, was another layer on that losing trifle. You are correct when you say, that all teams have a history and tradition, but Cork have a tradition of success. Mayo Clare and Waterford have a tradition of failure.

Well Cork have 30 all Irelands, Limerick have 10 all Irelands, Clare have 4 all Irelands and Waterford have 2 all Irelands. Those three counties have 16 all Irelands between them, and they still run well short of Corks all Ireland total. Like it or not those are the facts. For gods sake Clare haven't even won a Munster title since 1998.

Waterfords most recent all Ireland was in 1959, and they have had ample opportunities to break that hoodoo since 1998. Waterfords main problem is all Ireland semi finals. They have lost a hell of a lot of them since 1998. Limerick are a great team, but form is temporary and class is permanent my friend. I'm just very proud to be from Cork, and i'm proud of what my county has achieved over the years. If that offends you, well then there's nothing that i can do about that.

Even if Cork don't win another all Ireland ever again, it doesn't take away what was achieved in the past. No other county will produce a Teddy McCarthy. In terms of all Irelands won across all the grades, and ladies football and camogie, we are the GAAs greatest all round county in my opinion.

Cork also lead the role of honour in camogie and are joint leaders of the ladies football role of honour. Some people might say size and population has something to do with that, but Galway the second biggest county in Ireland only has five all Irelands combined in camogie and ladies football. However with regards to senior hurling and the mens senior football, we are a bit off the pace at the moment alright.

Clare have what we dont, massive workrate. worried enough for next weekend. Cork and Tipp to miss out in Munster?

Munster u20 football final tomorrow at 7:30, live on TG4

1. Callum Dungan (Carrigaline)
2. Jacob O’Driscoll (Valley Rovers)
3. Tommy Walsh (Kanturk)
4. Dan Peet (Clonakilty)
5. Darragh Cashman (Millstreet) Joint Captain.
6. Neil Lordan (Ballinora) Joint Captain
7. Sean Brady (Ballygarvan)
8. Kelan Scannell (Carbery Rangers)
9. Alan Walsh (Kanturk)
10. Richard O’Sullivan (Newcestown)
11. Colin Walsh (Kanturk)
12. Hugh Murphy (Éire Óg)
13. Ryan O’Donovan (Barryroe)
14. Conor Hanlon (Buttevant)
15. Darragh O’Mahony (Ballincollig)
16. Ronan Cashman (Kanturk)
17. Adam Walsh-Murphy (Valley Rovers)
18. Mikey Browne (Newmarket)
19. Paddy O’Driscoll (Gabriel Rangers)
20. Tadhg O’Donoghue (Carrig na bhFear)
21. Liam O’Connell (Ballincollig)
22. Conor Daly (Clonakilty)
23. Eoin Walsh (Clyda Rovers)
24. Fintan Fenner (Castletownbere)

Additional Panel Members; Conor Dodd (Canovee), Danny Linehan (Castlemagner), Robbie Minihane (Castlehaven), Daragh Murray (Glanmire), Hugh O’Connor (Newmarket), Michael O’Neill (Buttevant), Peadar O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers), Joe O’Shea (Urhan), Ciarán O’Sullivan (Kilshannig), Ben Twomey (Fermoy), Fergal Walsh (Argideen Rangers), Sean Walsh (Argideen Rangers)

I have been saying from the start that at least one of Cork and Tipp to miss out and maybe both. We seem to have more in us though but we are hampered by a manager who doesn't seem to learn from previous games. I am hoping the weekend off will have galvanised some lads in our camp and we come out with more purpose. Going to have to be a serious improvement to match Clare

i dont think this is the case at all , i think if you take the cork half forward line they would kill clare , tipperary were awful today in the first half but they beat us by 5 points in the second half , we got destroyed in the (clare) half forward line in the second half ,

plus i think either kingston or horgan would beat cleary for pace all day , corks top 6 are very sharp i am not sure we could do to ye what limerick did to ye physically in the half back line , we always have a fight in us but we also hit some amount of wides , its a totally different type of game

how cork set up in the half back line will be huge , and if they drop a 7th man back which tipp did not do today when clare had a strong wind .were not limerick remember

match ups are everything in hurling , if say you put Kingston full forward on Cleary , Horgan on Flanagan you are playing to your advantage , likewise if you put lehane or harnedy or even someone with pace like robbie o'flynn on david mcinerney they could cause us huge problems ,

if i was negative on cork i think tipp today have a better back 6 man for man but bonner didnt know how to manage it