Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Limerick are absolutely cruising after that result. Through to a Munster final now, they can rest all their big names next week (and probably hand Clare the 2 points) and an extra week for injured players to come back. they’re effective 2 wins away from getting back into an AI final

weve got to got to the well the next 2 weekends to even get into a Munster final and from then could be looking at 3 more games before getting to an All final (there is a preliminary quarter final back this year I beleive)

if we don’t beat cork next week we could be snookered as Coris last game is against Tipp who are already out and we have to go to Ennis

Any word out of the camp since the last game, any players carrying injuries or putting themselves in contention for a start? Maybe it's just me but it feels like a long time since we last had a game and in that time, a lot of hurling has been played. Munster has taken shape, Limerick and most definitely Clare have qualified themselves for the AI series while Tipp have bowed out since we last pucked a ball in anger. Yet it's only the (start of the) second week in May.

Goes without saying and as mentioned above also that we simply have to beat Cork the weekend, no other result will do. It would guarantee getting out of Munster and take the pressure off a bit travelling to Ennis not desperate for a win, a task that's looking to be more and more difficult as the weeks go by. I would say (and without having seeing bookies odds) that Clare will be favourites to meet Limerick in that Munster final, given their good form and having us at home. Who knows, if Limerick rest half their squad next weekend and Clare take advantage, it could be the Bannermen that are the ones resting players the following week against us!

I think most would gladly accept 3rd in the group if offered but if we had a choice about it, I still think finishing 2nd would be preferable. Someone questioned a few pages back if it would be more beneficial to finish 3rd, avoid a gruelling Munster final against Limerick and instead take the "easier" path of 3rd place. Third in Munster though has to then beat the likes of Antrim/Kerry in a preliminary QF before facing the Leinster runners up. That side of the draw also puts you on a collision course with the Munster champions (looking most likely being Limerick).

Compare that to getting 2nd in the group - a "free" shot at a Munster title in the more preferable and familiar confines of Thurles, possibly another tilt at Limerick to see if we have learned anything from the last day, maybe a good chance for fringe players to get game time in a big game (albeit with a nice safety net being it's not a do-or-die match). Win the MF and it's directly through to an AI SF but losing still gets an AI QF against 3rd in Leinster (possibly Wexford or Dublin I reckon) with probably a week's break in between. That also puts you on the Leinster champions side of the draw in an AI SF.

In short, beat Cork and travel to Ennis go all out to beat them.

Let’s take care of our own business . We’ve had our rest hopefully we use that to our benefit we have more strength in numbers then we ever have had and by Christ we will need every one of them !!

Regarding yesterday’s game, the fact is that, despite all Tipperary’s hard work, Limerick ended up with a seven-point win after playing just ten minutes of serious hurling. People are saying that Tipperary ran out of steam, but I would suggest that, in those final ten minutes, Limerick simply showed that they are a far superior team when they put their mind to it.

There were a lot of similarities between this game and Waterford’s win over Tipperary in the first round. In the latter game, Waterford started well, as did Limerick yesterday, then in both games Tipperary got on top with some good hurling and a high work rate. Yesterday Limerick malfunctioned for long periods, reflected in a lot of bad wides, and it was the same for Waterford when they played Tipp. And, like Limerick yesterday, Waterford finished the stronger team against Tipp, basically demonstrating which was the better team. 

Yesterday’s game will have been useful in giving Waterford a warning about the need to hit the ground running against Cork. If you let Cork play, they will do damage. You have to get stuck into them from the start and keep the pressure on. I expect Liam Cahill will make sure this is the case next Sunday.

only saw the limerick Tipp game in full yesterday , to be honest yes I know they ran a away with it the end but I actually thought Tipp have limerick more of a game certainly for longer periods of time then we did just couldn’t get those 2/3 goals you need to get over the line . Should limerick be firm favourites for an all ireland yes absolutely, but there was a chink of light through that all ireland door for me Sunday . Let us look after our own upcoming fixtures but the crunch time is post the provincial finals , who has the most left in the tank in the knockout stages .

Correct let’s just worry about cork on Sunday and forget about Clare and limerick and the all Ireland series and so on. I think the three week break came at the right time for us as we had been hurling non stop for a few weeks, hopefully no new injury worries and those that had injuries are all back to full fitnesses. We will need to be tuned in from the start on Sunday cos if cork get their tails up they will be dangerous. It’s crazy to think that we have been going along nicely while there has been a bit of a crisis in cork hurling but if cork win Sunday the chances are our year will be over and they will be hurling into June! Hopefully there will be a full house on Sunday and everyone there will make themselves heard.

Can't wait to see the team...so many options. Crazy that carthac couldn't play with his u20 team mates so I really hope he has shown enough form in training to get the nod from Liam. Such an unbelievable talent and only getting started.

Possibly

There's a ticket page up but nothing appearing yet when you click the link

This analysis shows you don't understand hurling off the ball. No wonder you're always totting up possessions.

Tipp had a very different approach than Waterford. Waterford could and should take a lot out of it. Particularly in defensive shape, setting traps for turnovers, and forward running off the ball.

Tipp had more shots and wides than Limerick and more goal chances. And more scores from turnovers. If you don't understand the value of what a young Tipp side uncovered on Sunday, you'd want to watch it again.

You can bet your ass that Limerick are working on it.

https://www.the42.ie/dessie-hutchinson-waterford-interview-5760277-May2022/

any further news on ticket front ?

@decies For the tipp game they went up on Ticketmaster lunchtime Thursday so hoping will be the same case tomorrow

The h2h …… please enlighten us.

”DOH” (to quote Homer Simpson).

If teams finish level on points, it goes to scoring difference (not h2h) ?

Not sure on that but it would make sense but the GAA can sometimes surprise us😀😀