Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Giving a storm tomorrow

Wouldn't be surprised the senior final is postponed to next weekend, I know the football championship is on but they still have plenty of time before the Munster Championships

Interview with Austin Gleeson

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2022/09/10/austin-gleeson-its-hard-not-to-react-sometimes-in-the-end-im-the-one-that-looks-stupid/

Phillip gave ten years with Waterford and had a couple of bad leg breaks. There’s only so much hurling lads can give at that level and throw in the expectation put on those lads to produce in Ballygunner, which by all accounts is a county level set up, and you find yourself burned out very quickly.

I agree on Stephen O’Keeffe, absolutely he offered a few more years with Waterford but again, he’s the main man with Ballygunner and was on the road a long time with Waterford. Very hard to criticise anyone for hanging it up with the county, they’ve all spoken about the demands it brings.

On today’s game, I’ve heard people say the weather will be a great leveller for Mt. Sion. I can’t see it personally. They’re not a good team and take Gleeson out of it and they’re probably a very average team. Ballygunner are well used to playing in poor conditions with soft pitches, they’ve had plenty of practice in the autumn/winter the last few years. I can’t see anything other than another comfortable Ballygunner win by maybe 8 or 9 points.

Hard to see the game going ahead , torrential rain at the moment and due to get heavier over next few hours I think.

the fact they’re making u13s play their co finals in this rain has me convinced that the senior game will go ahead.

madness

Who won u13 Co Final in the Roinn A?

Mount Sion are a disgrace. They’ve no interest in trying to hurl here.

Is Austin Gleeson after packing on a few pounds extra? (I don't mean bulking up)

You're well named, commenting on that subject LOL

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In my case Bellius Maximus would be more accurate

You can move up in level but not down.

Bit of class showing now from BG

Hard to see Ballygunner not getting the 10 in a row esp with the strength in depth they have at all levels. The sad reality is players like Aussie, Jack Fagan, Jamie Barron among others might never get a county senior club medal. Hopefully this new Premier Intermediate will improve things

Wasn't a classic county final by any means and the weather definitely killed the game

Aussie looked devastated and you'd have to worry is the love of the game soon gone for him. Let's hope Davy can get him back to his best

Ballygunner not out again for another 8 weeks, they will no doubt give it there to retain the Munster and All Ireland honours. To get back to Croke Park it's the Tipp, Limerick, Cork or Clare champs and then the Leinster winners in the AI semi finals. Very tough route

Another great win for the gunners. Mount Sion played really well in patches and worked so hard. Their full back line were immense and out first, time and time again, demonstrating great first touch. Surely caught Davy’s eye. The midget was class and gave it all. How close would it have been if Austin had hit a low penalty to let it skid off the surface and then tapped over the late first half free? Not his day overall but he did score a magical second half point and made a great defensive block.

What can you say about the Gunners? Some team and even when it’s not going well, they find a way. Billy O’Keefe was one of their best players last year and not starting now. That says it all about their panel.

Strange comment. Thought they played ok but weren't good enough especially when they had scoring chances. You seem to have a strong dislike for mount sion judging by your last few posts.