Kilkenny GAA Thread

Leinster hurling was strong enough Wexford should have beaten Cork in the 2003 semi final they had them the first day but left it behind Waterford got a lesson in Nowlan park off Wexford to. The very first all ireland Tommy played in he was a doubt due to a hip problem he was replaced in the second half.

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You could've replied with this and left out the earlier post? Just a thought.

Why is the first instinct of so many to just be abusive?

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Padraig Walsh is a much better half back than Paddy Deegan. If Padraig lacks pace then Deegan certainly lacks pace. Deegan will be found out as usual come knock out hurling and at Padraig Walsh's expense.

I'd have thought P Walsh would be ideally suited to that number 15 Jersey that seems to drift out around the field to mid field and try and get on loose ball and help out the mid field and half backs at time. He would be a decent puckout option too.

Either way if he doesn't start you need to be getting him on with at least 20 minutes to go..

Has Fogarty broken a finger in training

Anyone has or know where I can get the boundary of the three clubs in Kilkenny city? Thanks.

Tbiggertheycome has a map with all the club boundaries, should be able to sort you out.

Most posters here can see with their own eyes who is going well and who isn't, without any reference to stats. If the stats back up those views, so be it.

On Cody, and with reference to our last two very contrasting matches - not one person I know was happy with the performance against Wexford, the biggest complaint been that we played the Cody way, lumping ball after ball on top of the Wexford sweeper. The exact opposite was executed in the Galway game, we played the smarter hurling that most teams are playing now, which hadn't been Cody's way up to now. We finally got what we were crying out for. Somebody got through to Cody. Hopefully he continues to listen and if it gets us another title we'll all celebrate.

It's a joke alright but it's hardly a suprise. The whole thing was a circus.Everyone agrees the fahy incident was disgusting. The game is probably as fast as its ever being and its very hard to referee but the linesman should of seen this incident. The umpires should of seen the hayes and duggan incident. I think its only a matter of time before we see a tmo in hurling but the ref needs more help from the umpires and lineman. Its probably at the stage where we need two ref per game but that probably wouldn't work where you'd have one letting it go and the other blowing for everything.

Looking forward to the two matches Saturday and it's hard to call both matches. Will clare have a hangover from the Limerick match?I'd give wexford a good chance and a it's a real banana skin for clare altho wexford have a bad record In thurles. Wexford are on a high and they've a few dangerous fowards and they've pushed up a few more fowards. Damien reck will probably pick up kelly.Galway will be dissapointed with the last day and I'd expect a much better performance from them. Henry will need to make a few changes and it's a big game for him. Alot of the galway team are on the road a long time and a rebuild will be cards over the next few years.Im suprised we haven't seen more of the successful underage teams.It'll be intresting to see how the leinster teams face up against the munster teams. A win Saturday could give a team momentum and who knows what could happen. Galway wouldn't fear Limerick so who knows what might happen

We're in a good position now training will be ramped up and places will be up for grabs especially In the forwards. Who ever reaches the semi final will fancy their chances of making an all Ireland final so there's a huge prize at stake. We've failed at this stage the last two years and we'll need a huge performance but we're only 70 mins from a final. We showed the last day that we can adapt and play smarter hurling and galways half back line were caught out by this.Hopefully we work on getting better ball into the fowards and We need to get eoin cody and the fowards more involved. Chopping and changing probably not helping the team but I was hoping Billy Ryan would kick on this year and nail down a spot. Padraig for me will have to start somewhere the next day. Whatever happens a few changes will need to be made and hopefully we can get the mix right and we can get a spark in to the attack.

Straight out of the Frank Murphy handbook. KK would do the same.

I wonder should Richie Hogans red card be rescinded seen as Dickie Murphy made a decision based on hawkeye.what the ref doesn’t see doesn’t happen.