Kilkenny GAA Thread

I recall watching Kilkenny v Waterford in 2008 and every puck that day seemed to be a Kilkenny point, they were flying over from all angles and distances. The poor hapless Deise lads were beaten by 20+ points in the end, despite getting 1-13. That's how it was in the last quarter of the match on Sunday :)

Thats a first I have heard re inhalers. I have seen for years rumours about Klopps team and inhalers online. Never bought into it.

When you cant bait em accuse them of cheating!

Same old story!

The reason we tired in the last 20 mins was because of the effort exerted over the first 50 to keep into Limerick. When you're giving up 2 or 3 inches in height and the equivalent bodyweight each collision is going to take more and more from the smaller player than the bigger player and that's going to compound over time. Add in the mental fatigue of trying to keep in with their short passing and movement through the middle and it's eventually going to tell.

Look at the hits to Butler, Fogarty, Mullen and Phelan in the first half. Each one of them were proper shook and that takes a toll.

To simply say oh the players are not fit enough when they've repeatedly shown they can keep going 70+ against Galway and Clare just shows a misunderstanding of what is taking place on the field. Clare drew level with us after O Donnells goal on 63 mins and yet we outscored them 5 to 2 in the last 10 mins. Were we not fit enough then?

Saying we're not as fit as Limerick ignores the very simple reality that a good big lad beats a good small lad every day of the week. And just like when we had Henry and Gorta et al Limerick have that wonderful mix of huge men who can all hurl and in the case of someone like Lynch can make the ball dance.

I’d accept what JJ said. But my real point was the investigation in to rules being broken is poor to say the least wasn’t there supposed to Be a cap on team expenditure. Don’t be blaming me for bringing up these subjects If the rules of the games are being broken they have to be punished simple as otherwise the game is f…ked and most people on here agree that the game is heading that way. A clash of hurls nowadays would get someone sent off.

Contd.while throwing a ball is allowed. Would ye all agree with that.

Throw in Limerick have some of the best hurlers to ever play the game. Kyle Hayes and Diarmuid Byrne's will go down as 2 of the best ever wing backs to play the game. Great in the air, great athletes, great hurlers and great to get scores. Cian Lynch is a magician and Arron Gillane is a serious inside man. They are an unbelievable team and set up.

Derek went down to cork to the league final with a few younger lads and it was a tough afternoon. He went back to the tried and tested for the championship. On reflection they will look back at it being a mistake starting Walter and moving back two players.Lads like conor Delaney and Darragh Corcoran will be asking themselves questions over the winter.

Puckout distribution has being a big problem and I couldn't belive scruff went long with so many in the second half despite getting absolutely murdered.

Tom phelan and David blanchfield were the only breakthrough players and Tom is 27 now. Maybe we need to be looking at the 24 or 25 year old player. Shane walsh is a quare one because I find it hard to see how Billy Ryan can be ahead of him. Shane will also be asking himself where is this going? James bergin was another who was let go quickly.

I was talking a parent recently who's young lad is on the development squads and it's no wonder results aren't being published. Something has seriously gone wrong at underage. This doesn't guarantee success I know but as I said before we are probably over achieving with our shocking underage.

Derek has a big job on his hands now trying to find 7 or 8 players. I don't know if we have them but there's a big job on.

Oh my god 🙄

This is a disgraceful post and should be taking down. Screams sore loser all over. Embarrassing.

Comerman, no offence I'm sure he is a good club player, and its not only Conor Delaney but when was the last time he played a match for Kilkenny? Fair play to Liam Blanchfield and lads like that, they had plenty of chances and when mid 20s they were not getting a run they dropped themselves off it. Invest in the younger players who stick out in club when it kicks off. That's the evolution of intercounty hurling I'm afraid. Lot of deadwood not good enough hanging around. As stated by posts above a big undertaken from management moving forward

Lads we all saw the pics of the limerick men after I think the munster final last year..they are beasts of men. As other posters have said when you have a smaller man being hit hard and often by a bigger man it will take its toll. Limerick are on the road a long time and have serious strength and conditioning work done..add to that their system means the opposition are running around chasing shadows all day its not hard to see how they can outlast opposition in a war of attrition..that's ignoring the fact that they have some hurlers that will go down as all time greats....

Yeah scruffs puckouts in the second half were poor into that strong wind and as someone posted earlier he ignored free men a few times in favour of lumping it long.

The wind had a huge bearing on the game also and as someone posted on the Limerick thread there was very little mention of that on TSG.

The wind from the Hill 16 end has a greater effect than a wind blowing from the canal end because of the shelter from the Davin stand.

I said it already lots of little things didn’t go our way and not winning the toss was another one, but as you said we didn’t seem to have a plan or puck out strategy for playing into the wind.

How is it disgraceful exactly. I said there was a lot of talk around this is a forum for issues to be discussed. On throwing the ball the Limerick lads are getting away with it for years that is not there fault but the fact of the matter is they are throwing it , do you agree with this and if you condone cheating should you not be dropped from this forum.

Do you really need someone to explain the this to ya 😅 maybe its the fact you suggested a team could be involved in doping or maybe i'm going a bit cracked 🤷‍♂️