All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2023 ( Munster And Leinster Championships,Liam McCarthy Cup)

A few reputations took a beating today, Liam Cahill's and the strength of Munster hurling. Logically both provincial third placed teams were beaten by the losing provincial finalists e.g. a team notionally a place above them this year. However, the early rounds in Munster looked miles ahead of Leinster but the end result is that both third placed teams were well beaten.

Liam Cahill has had two very flat and tactically poor outings from 6 games. After last year in Waterford that's a worry for Tipp.

As a Galway man, I think Clare will win the All Ireland. I see them overpowering KK and beating Limerick in the final. They seem to have a very tight/committed/gutsy/skilful squad.

Clare for the win now, I think.

I think we only beat them in the semi- last year because they were drained from the Munster Final.

They'll want to avenge that, and they're good enough to do it.

But mostly they'll want to do it as a way to clip Limerick, and I think they're good enough to do that too. The magnitude of today's scoreline, they're not in a bad place after this year's MF at all.

Galway are at nothing.

I think we would need absolutely everyone to be 100% fit, to have a shout.

The second placed team in Leinster were probably 10-12 points better than Tipp today, as a Tipp man that pains me but it is true.

Cork didn't get to the 2022 All Ireland, it was 2021 with no round robin, bit rich you calling that nauseating given your bizarre obsession with St Kierans college...

Using your logic, KK beat Galway who beat Tipp who beat Clare and drew Limerick.

How were Limerick poorly off form?

They didnt play badly on the day. Looked to be very little between the top 4 munster in the first 3 rounds. Draws and single point games.

Tipps form has completely fallen away since.

Galway will give Limerick their toughest test yet. I'd say they've been chomping at the bit for them since last summer. Today was about getting over the line

I'm not even from Kilkenny 😅 your rants on that thread aren't something easily forgotten.

Well Cork were a puck of the ball away, from beating both Clare and Limerick and getting out of Munster. With the underage talent coming through, i'd be confident that we'll win a senior all Ireland within the next five years. Waterford and Wexford are in a bad way alright though.

Hopefully both those counties will improve in the next couple of years. Wexford in particular have a fine history and tradition, yet they've only won one all Ireland since 1968 and that was back in 1996. For a county who've produced players like the Rackards and Tony Doran, Wexford really should be doing a lot better imo.

You bring up the Leinster Munster thing more than anyone though, it’s like watching children bickering and ruins the thread.

Last year is history . For me limerick were lucky to beat Clare in Munster final . Also thought they were lucky enough v cork in precious game which was knockout essentially . No Hannon or Finn . I don’t think there quiet as good as they were . Im not saying they will be beaten but I do think there beatable . Time will tell .

Not at all Tipperary this year were hugely improved from last year. They made the right call in getting rid of Colm Bonnar imo.

Hugely improved 😂😂😂😂🤣 won 1 game… drew 2 others and lost 2.. not going to bother counting Offaly game.. even if the Tipp players thought ‘‘twas an all Ireland final the way they put Offaly to the sword… but I suppose in that game Callanan got a few more goals so he got to boost his championship goal record… disappointed with Tipp this year tbh… they had an early conclusion to their year last yr… I wouldn’t blame colm bonnar.. he had no luck.. none… I thought tipp would be fresh and reinvigorated this yr… things fell off a cliff after effort against LK… very surprising tbh…