Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

A famous victory.

Would you give any credit to the Management

Munster gaa twitter has Clare away to Cork but there probably will need to be a draw as both have played Tipp.

Munster gaa had this tweet:

Munster MHC Semi-Finals explained - as Tipperary played both Clare & Waterford in Group 1, the competition regulations state that the No. 1 team (Tipperary) will play the No. 3 team (Waterford). As a result, Clare will play Cork in the other Semi-Final

Duck duck go seems to do the trick cheers .

buff Egan has the best of the minor game in his Snapchat if anyone follows him

some very impressive performers in that team, the corner back nicknamed ‘the bean’ apparantly (I think someone has been winding Buff up there) the no. 5 O’Connell from Abbeyside. Cummins and Twomey we knew about from last year. The fullback aswell

great to see some green shoots we needed that win. Underage performances have been disappointing across the board

https://waterford-news.ie/2022/04/26/the-colour-just-wasnt-there/?fbclid=IwAR0v8fv6XocIq-HnbzWxvlvPRB4JxWKQKCwSW4m2DlHPTyrvDPdgrsVn5lU

liam not happy with support in limerick . Now we all know limerick at 7pm is not ideal for any Waterford supporter but there you go .

Great effort so far

Just tuning in now. Will one of the teams have a breeze in the second half?

Like last Sat too little too late

17 wides

How many wides? I reckon about 17. Our abysmal underage record continues. Some good players on that team but the same as the Tipp game didn't have any game plan. Limerick took every chance that came their way . The goal miss jesus and u12 player would have put it away. Some players with big reputations in Waterford anonymous again.

Good effort but yet again leaving it too late and missing easy chances esp that miss on goal. Say that management will get another year if there available

That bloody Gaelic Grounds, why can't we win upthere in any grade

Once again a Waterford Under-20 team has lost a game they should have won. I reckon that if whoever was in charge of the Limerick team was in charge of Waterford instead, they would have won this game comfortably. This, for me, is the crucial factor which has left Waterford on the losing side time and again over the years.

This game was remarkably similar to the senior game last Saturday night in many ways. After an even first half, Limerick grabbed hold of the game in the second half, reeling off point after point, but with Waterford, displaying admirable fighting spirit, repeatedly hauled them back with goals. However, in the end Limerick had the poise to hold out.

Like last Saturday, Limerick played a much more-organised and controlled brand of hurling, establishing the midfield platform to send a stream of well-directed ball into their inside forwards. Waterford, by contrast, were playing off the cuff most of the time, and the quality of ball into the forwards wasn’t nearly as good. Yet, despite all that, the fact is that Waterford shot 17 wides against 18 scores, while Limerick hit just six wides against 27 scores. Put simply, Waterford had the chances to win the game comfortably. Their seven wides in the first six minutes, when they were totally on top, were particularly costly.

Their were also similarities between this game and last year’s Munster minor hurling final, when the same mentors were in charge of Waterford. On that occasion, Waterford persisted in hitting long puckouts down on a Cork half-back line which was completely on top. Tonight, it was obvious in the first half that Waterford were having problems with long puckouts against a strong Limerick half back line. Limerick’s third quarter dominance arose mainly from the fact that, every time they scored, they then got possession from the succeeding Waterford puckout and scored again.

The other big similarity with last year’s Munster final, and partly attributable to the insane puckout strategy, was the absence of any system for getting the ball to Waterford’s star forward, Patrick Fitzgerald. It was only in the closing stages, when the game loosened up and Waterford got some kind of a grip in the midfield area, that we caught glimpses of what Fitzgerald is capable of.

It is hard to believe, from what we saw in all three of Waterford’s under-20 games this year, that Ronan Power was a member of the team which won this year’s All-Ireland senior club championship. He was a liability tonight and should have been substituted, but of course that was never going to happen.

On the plus side, I have to salute Joe Booth for his superb performance tonight, and the marvellous leadership he provided in Waterford’s late charge. I expect a player who can win aerial ball like will have made Liam Cahill sit up and take notice. The other big plus from this championship has been the performances of Kilrossanty’s Pádraig Fitzgerald, who looks like the real deal.

When you think of the injuries to Reuben Halloran and Charlie Treen, Jack Ó Floinn’s needless red card against Kerry, and the silly rule which kept Cárthach Daly out of the team, one gets an idea of how close Waterford could have been to a Munster title this year at this grade. And whatever happened to Johnny Burke, who played a centre back in Waterford’s first game against Tipperary and wasn’t seen again?

Limerick had some fine individual performances, e.g. English & O’Brien. Nevertheless, the Stats that you outline are proof that Waterford threw this match away.

Aaron Ryan couldn’t repeat his freetaking exploits against Tipperary; I thought that Patrick Fitzgerald should have been switched on to frees, early on ; then there were shots dropped short and the goal chance that was butchered.

I was impressed with Jake Foley whenever he was brought on for Ballygunner seniors yet didn’t even warrant a start on this U20s team ; he duly scored a goal when he came on last evening, nicely set up by Patrick Fitzgerald ; the latter had a couple of wides but no blame attaches to him ; he received virtually no decent supply (not for the first time) ; I also think he skilfully dispossessed Limerick players on 2 occasions ; what a prospect he is. Honourable mention also to the aforementioned Padraig Fitzgerald, Joe Booth and (in patches), Mark Fitzgerald.

You are definitely missing something, I’m not sure what.

Two of your theoretical 4 have cruciate issues and will play no part in 2022 Championship hurling. A third looked to have a serious hamstring tear which will probably keep him out until the All Ireland semi final and you would have to ask what his conditioning would be like after a serious interruption in a condensed series.

Any further injuries or suspensions and Kiely will have to turn to a bench that he only trusted to use two of tactically last Sunday in what was anticipated to be Limerick’s hardest match until the knockout stages.

Maybe the bench is so good they don’t need match experience? Or else Kiely doesn’t fully trust them, neither when Limerick were cruising 9 points up or when they were struggling to stay in front at three points.