Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

Limerick have won 3 of the last 4 all Irelands, got caught cold by Kilkenny in 2019, but over the last few years have been head & shoulders above everyone else. Since the 2018 final, Galway have been also rans, were atrocious last year and not much better this year. I can't see how any Limerick supporter would be worried about facing Galway, it would be an absolutely massive upset if we beat Limerick. Galway are still living off 2017, but, are miles away from that team.

Great test today. it's exactly what was needed and we showed our resilience and collective spirit. Casey and Lynch will start the next day. I would move Hayes to half back and either start Dan Morrissey in full back and drop Casey or drop Morrissey.

Mike Casey can't start the final. His distribution was shocking. He gave away so much ball and he has a poor tendency of always going forward when there's an easy pass out the back door. He was awful for the goal. He's done great to get fit but fir me Morrissey is way better at 3. Get Kyle back on the wing back because Kilkenny will target that wingback slot. The midfield was well beaten today. DoD only has the bare 50mins in his legs.

I have to praise Reidy because I'm usually his biggest critic. He was the difference . 3 important shots but id still keep him as a sub. There was no goal threat today..zero. thats a real concern

Lynch midfield and Hayes at 11 or vice versa . Id drop DOD though his distribution was excellent in the first half. His legs aren't great. Mulcahy was ok. Id drop Mike Casey for sure. Kilkenny will target him. He's shocking. He's very very good running out to attack the ball but he loses his man and his distribution....well its terrible.

I honestly think putting Dan Morrissey in full back, bringing Hayes back wing back with Lynch in centre forward and Peter Casey in the corner is yer strongest team. The team ye started in the final last year was unplayable that day. Alternatively Lynch could just drop in for DoD midfield and leave Hayes Centre forward. He did well there today and scored a few pints. Had a few running chances too which could often lead to a goal with how strong he is

Only worry would be Peter Casey might not be in great form and Lynch too since they're both just back so could be a bit rusty

Could be repeat of the 2019 final v Kilkenny?

Who're you talking about? Cork? Clare? Waterford? Tipp? Apply the same logic to all of these. Limerick people I know quite rightly feared Galway this year above all others, very rare Galway don't test you out or give you a stern contest. Today was and will be Limerick's closest match of the year, similarly to 2018, 2020.

Jesus girly girl will you stop running down your own. Look at where we came from got destroyed by waterford last year, lost our best hurler ever and at times looked like we weren't even going to get a decent manager and they pulled it out of the fire and got henry. This year is reminiscent of donaghue first year, lost gallantly to tipp and we seen how they went in the second year

They weren't let be, but still found a way to win. Galway are a way tougher team to beat than Clare who were exposed as hopeless in defence on Saturday. Look at the quality of scores that Limerick got, and had to get, yesterday under pressure.

Galway played brilliant yesterday but I think it's too early to suggest the "getting Henry" was a big coup.

Bad decision. Several much better refs should have been considered ahead of him.

John Keenan obviously upset the referees assessors with the Munster final performance, hasn't been seen since.

hope he leaves the umpires he had in Ennis behind, poor ref, seems fairly unfit aswell, in this day and age no excuse for a ref carrying extra weight. John Keenan obviously being punished for the Munster Final which is unfair.

OK fair enough.....but I'd say that referees, no more than players or managers, can have good or bad performances throughout a season and this should be the basis for awarding them all ireland finals. By all accounts Lyons has been given this game as it was felt he was due one as recognition for having been around for a few years.

His performance in ennis was terrible. While any ref can miss something or make a wrong call, it's a different story to incorrectly implement the rules of the game etc...

It's not even that he's anti limerick or anything, it's more that you couldnt trust him not to do something mad, like sending someone off for no reason, that will impact on the game. Watching the semi final at the weekend, you could trust that Thomas walsh wasn't going to do anything like that for example.....