Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

davey always says he goes out to win every match so taking that at face value and he is being 100% truthful then as a waterford supporter you would have to be concerned based on what has been served up to date…..! Draw with Dublin and at times struggled to get on top of Antrim and Laois…..ten pt defeat to tipp and a loss to kk in a game that from what I saw of it yesterday was littered with u12 type errors…stick/hand/flick passes to team mates surrounded by kk players, poor shooting, incorrect options being taken etc etc……no idea what a starting 15 will be for first game v limerick…..can all this put right in a month……would have to hope so but ‘hoping’ is not a good word to be relying on 😡

Could you argue that Davy fluked an All Ireland win with Clare back in 2013 ?. Cork were mere seconds away from winning the drawn game. Davy really underachieved with that squad after struggling in All Ireland Qualifiers and not even getting back too Croke Park or even getting to a Munster Final. It might of been doubtful that Clare team would of won an Ireland under him it wasn't for 2013

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I wouldn't argue it was a fluke but you'd wonder without Kinnerck in the coaching set up involved would they have got over the line.

I see Joe Canning wrote quite a detailed piece in the last 24 hours regarding our "puck-out" strategy where we push everyone up the field leaving just two players inside our 45 - believing the aim was to bring opposing forwards further away from our goal., which is an interesting concept, that is until the opposition decide to leave a forward or two inside our backs, - do we risk the puck out breaking down and being returned with interest or do we start to drop back. Apparently Davy has loads of puck-out strategies !! My own view is that puck-out strategies should be about creating space and movement where the ball can be played into space with players moving onto the ball rather than having to stand under a dropping ball in congested areas, where backs generally have the advantage, and the more players you push up, the less space there is to exploit - just my thoughts.

It was also mentioned about Jack Fagan being allowed/pushed up the field to win puck outs, but let's be honest Jack was always quite an effective Half Forward to has grown and strengthened immensely over the last two year, so why not just play him as a ball winning half forward and find an alternative half back!!

I am more interested in Davy's restart plans after half time - once again for the throw in we had five forwards inside the opposition area, and most baffling of all TDB placed at wing forward. Ball was thrown in, we lost possession KK attacked and TDB ran back to and stayed in his normal position. (maybe i am totally wrong and it was Fagan or Lyons was placed there - all the red helmets can be confusing at times in our Half Back line but am fairly certain it was TDB) - if it was for a Puck Out- just to see could he win it, fair enough but for a throw in - the mind boggles!!!

Interested to see how our Minors and under 20s go over the next two nights - saw the minors in Celtic Challenge last year and they were handy, i know a year makes a difference but will be interested to see. have they progressed under Joxer

Tadhg was the sweeper so as he's the one without marking duties it makes sense he's the one pushed up to make up the 6 inside the 65 for the throw in. If it's anyone else it means swapping men around.

I'm amazed that the game does not appear to have been cancelled. It has been raining continuously in Dungarvan for two days, getting worse all the time. Conditions are terrible right now with driving rain and wind. There is an unusually high spring tide at the moment, and all sea front car parks have been closed by the council, with warnings of potential flooding.

It's disgraceful having to play a game of hurling in conditions like that. It's really a bit of a lottery, and the referee isn't helping. Waterford at sea for the first 20 minutes but seem to have improved a bit before half time.

James Skehill wasn't holding back regards Davy on the Hurling Pod.

If Waterford had played in the first 20 minutes like they played in the remaining forty, they could well have won this game, especially as they were playing with a strong wind in the first half. In the end they were beaten by a giveaway goal. Conor Tobin did create one good goalscoring chance, but the Limerick goalie saved well. They were somewhat unlucky not to get the equaliser at the end.

Disgrace to allow that game go ahead tonight. How a referee can do a pitch inspection and deem that field fit to play in is beyond me. Not fair on lads training hard the last few months and expected to play in that, just not good enough

Sounds like it was an awful night to try play a game of hurling and hard for any player to stand out or look any way decent in those conditions.

Maybe in better weather it would have been a fairer reflection of what both teams were really like (as well as a better game) but I suppose the result still stands and it’s yet another defeat to add to the underage collection. Could probably count on one hand the number of underage wins these last few years, we just never seem to come out the right side of a close game.

Here’s hoping the 20’s can get a result tonight, assuming it goes ahead. A Limerick clean sweep at minor, u20 tonight and senior in a few weeks would depress me no end.

A little OTT by him tbh

He should be relieved as it could easily of been his county Galway under Davy

Limerick had been in the same position for man years, suffering clean sweeps to Cork and Tipp regularly.

And it's a strong possibility that when this current incredible senior squad ride into the sunset this will be repeated.

Would you be depressed no end if it was one of the big 3, Tipp,Cork or Kilkenny that were doing the clean sweeps.

Limerick won a minor game last night by a single score, in lottery conditions. The U20 game is impossible to call, and i see the senior game in Thurles in April as 50/50. Just that the venue might tilt it in Limerick's favour.