Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Gunners need goals in second half . Big effort now for 30 mins plus

Not going Ballygunners way

Ballyhale well deserved winners. SOKY unbelieveable but that's a testament to how many goal chances Ballyhale created.

For Ballygunner; 2 points in the first 25 minutes of second half tells it's own story. I couldnt' make out the adjustment made at half time by Ballyhale but BG half back line had no time on the ball in the second half and were unable to hit those lovely diagonal balls into the corners where Dessie and Fitzgerald were picking off easy points in the first half. On top of this the half back line got cleaned out in the air at times in the second half and didn't have the pace to scramble after Ballyhale had won clean ball. BG get more out of their half back line and they when this game.

Ballyhale the better team by a big. Ballygunner should never have agreed to a pitch where Ballyhale had played their 2 previous matches. Croke Park is a big advantage to Kilkenny teams. That whole thing was naive. Plus there's been alot of pats on the backs for Ballygunner since the Na Piarsaigh match. The article in d'paper took the biscuit. Saying all that the beat team won.

If only Davy can convince Soky to give it another go

Close but no cigar.

No excuses please.

Would that be the same Croke Park where KK have lost the last 3 AI finals they’ve been in to Munster teams??

You can counter that by saying that on a wider pitch with good underfoot conditions Ballygunner should have been able to use their movement. Ballyhale were much bigger physically and a tighter softer pitch would have suited them better.

Ballygunner may need to look at their subs policy. By not giving the subs any game time for months aside from a couple of minutes at the end it was unfair to expect them to turn a game. Taking off Fitzgerald was a strange one too, especially as it looked like Shane Sullivan was flagging after a good 40/45 mins. Crokes showed how Ballyhale were caught by pace down the middle so I'd ask why they didn't move Billy O Keeffe in to the half back line and ask him to use his legs to go at Ballyhale. Both teams packed their defences so the direct ball in was always favouring the defenders with their extra numbers.

squads

huh?

I hope I live long enough to see kilkenny win another all Ireland..just to see the reasons/excuses as per peggy shippen..if.its against limerick/ clare it may just blow his tiny mind

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You were shouting for kilkenny id say. The old Stockholm syndrome. Haha.

Ah no come on. Who's talking nonsense now? Limerick were 6 up two or three times. They went 5 up again 5 mins from the end. Dropped Kyle Hayes back to stop a goal. Game over. Kilkenny got 3 points,waste of time. Limerick won and copperfastened their status as one of the great teams of all time. The only thing flagging is you, criticising genuine posters.

Apologies to the Waterford fans on here who all know that if ballyhale and ballygunner met 50 times they would probably win 20 each and draw ten regardless of venue..its Sad I'm getting sucked into this but..

I am and always have been a proud kilkenny man so yes I would like them to win the all Ireland every year if possible..I don't mind who they beat to win..except maybe tipp as I live and work there now. ..I only mentioned limerick and clare because of our dual county peggy..

I believe the best team wins every match with very few exceptions so it annoys me when people make excuses.. to claim kilkenny got to within a couple of.points of limerick because of.game. being held in croke Park is ridiculous ..especially since limerick are.the most successful team.in croke Park of.the last 5 years

Anyway I'm.sure this will all be misinterpreted by our dual County friend..but as a wiser man than me once said..the best thing about your opinion is it doesn't matter

Apologies again for hijacking the Waterford thread..

Here's to next.year and some more exciting games

Kilkenny had 8 players who had never started an AI final whereas Limerick had none. That just might have had more significance than the venue. That Cork would avoid playing KK in CP if they could is ridiculous. And what CP had to do with the big Tipp victories in ‘16 & ‘19 is a real mystery.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2022/12/22/bennett-confident-fitzgerald-will-bring-the-best-out-of-waterford/