The Tipperary GAA Discussion Thread

Cahill has huge belief in Byrne. I could see how Byrne would work when he played against Galway - short passing game to runners and big physicality for anyone who dared to run through the middle. But the shape up front is killing us, not just up front but at the back too now because it's creating overlaps too handy. It needs to be addressed. I hope it's a case of not showing our hand...

'assuming Cork beat Waterford' ah sure will we bother turning up at all?

Cathal Quinn,
Gearoid O’Connor,
& Joe Caesar are on the 2024 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Rising Stars Team of the Year.

Serious wins for the Tipp under 20 and minors footballers in the last few days. Great talent there.

When a management set up doesn’t know how to play with a gale force wind … it doesn’t look good

some fall from grace in 3 and a half years, are ye sending out under sixteens to represent the senior team?

2020 Munster champions
1 Evan Comerford
2 Colm O'Shaughnessy
3 Alan Campbell
4 Jimmy Feehan
5 Bill Maher
6 Kevin Fahey
7 Robbie Kiely
8 Steven O'Brien
9 Liam Casey
10 Brian Fox
11 Michael Quinlivan
19 Colin O'Riordan
13 Colman Kennedy
14 Conor Sweeney (c)
15 Conal Kennedy
Substitutes:
26 Liam Boland for Colman Kennedy (51 mins)
21 Paudie Feehan for K. Fahey (54 mins)
12 Emmett Moloney for B. Fox (61 mins)
20 Pádraic Looram for R. Kiely (63 mins)
23 Philip Austin for L. Casey (71 mins)

Some clear out since this game.

U20 Munster Hurling Championship game v Limerick this Friday moved from the Gaelic Grounds to Mick Neville Park. Throw in remains 7pm. Some **** show. Sly enough to move the match to where they train though 🤣

Football team for Wednesday.

Considering they are under pressure to have the Gaelic Ground's ready for senior championship makes total sense to move it. Their u20s from what I'm aware are doing most of their training in UL North Campus as academy have office kitted out with all equipment for GPS trackers and other equipment in there. Footballers do all their training in Rathkeale.

Good win for the minors. It's a young team and squad, a lot underage again against next year. Waterford made a comeback but every time they got within a goal, Tipp were able to get the points to keep them at bay.

The under 20 side are the same, at least ten of the under 20 team and most of the squad are underage against next year. They're good hurlers but might have to be patient with them.

Agreed. Same up North.

I think it's a little more complicated than that. Management have a lot to answer for last Saturday. Heard they told the players after the game to take a two week break. Players told them no, we've too much to work on. So, no break. Manager has only managed club before. Not to mention, a lot of good players are injured atm. Creedon, probably the best football find this year, was dropped for discipline issues again (not his first rodeo - needs to wake up).

There's been a huge investment in the senior football panel this year. The football panel is bigger than the hurling panel. A lot of young players brought in, over 40 players getting inter county S&C this year and that will continue. O'Brien is a great S&C appointment. They got him before they got the manager. Plenty of good work at underage going on too.

But yes, way more needs to be done in Thurles and up North. Loughmore and JK Brackens model would be one to follow. That said, both Thurles and Nenagh is big enough to have two separate panels. No excuse really.

Thats my opinion,we'll have to agree to disagree, its not that complicated overall, if O'Brien and Connors were fit last week they would have won. But overall for a long time Tipperary were playing the best teams consistently in the country, Cork\Kerry, Clonmel High school reached Corn Ui Mhúiri in last 10 years as well which was incredible.I remember in the last 10 years Tipp won u-14 and u16 Munster against Cork and Kerry. Now in Munster they are in a pool with the weaker counties, the expectations aren't there I was at the Tipp minor football match vs Cork last year and if they had dual players they would have won in my opinion. There are always 5-6 guys who excel and could easily play both with minimal football training, (tapering of training and the guys in the football panel would go with it too, everyone wants the best guys to play) it could be managed really well especially with how sports science has evolved in last 20 years.

They have a training pool of more players how much does that cost I'll bet you anything very little in the grand scheme of things. Tipp hurling is killing football when it doesnt have to, Tipp should consistently be a top 10-15 gaelic football county with standout teams every 5-10 years, county its big enough, it requires root and branch changes in Mid and North Tipp, standalone football clubs, Thurles Sarsfields may as well give teams a walkover and not bother participating the amount of work they put it into it, crazy stuff really when you consider its all GAA. In Thurles you hear guffaws like "Every football should be burst" its really dark ages stuff and that filters down to kids playing when they see that the best players aren't playing football.

On a managers note John Evans, Liam Kearns (RIP) compared to current guy, a million miles away would be better off getting some homegrown coaches in.

We reach and lose 2 All Ireland minor finals (which most counties would kill for) and it all changes, ridiculous decision…And one having a serious impact now.

Anyone playing for Tipp hurling teams at any grade expects to win, that drive is sorely missing from these Tipp underage football teams.5-6 of them in playing on merit transforms everything and makes the other football panelists better at the same time.

Big squads are big money.

Yes, there is a drop off of dual players come minor. But plenty play both up to under 14, 15, and 16. There's more players/teams being developed now and competitions so hopefully that will change. The pick will become bigger over the next few years.

There is good work being done but it will take time. The most disappointing thing is the amount of players who bolted after getting a munster medal in 2020. But they can't be blamed either.

The right managerial appointments is key going forward.

Doubt it. It's just not feasible to train for and play both at minor while preparing or doing a LC. Numbers are there for separate squads. Dual player at inter county from minor up is gone

ah well that’s already happening.. plenty of overlap of players all” the way up to u15 and u16. Plenty of the better players for the minors and 20s played hurling too