Kilkenny GAA Thread

Very hard for 15-17 year olds to implement the tactics and know how at such a young age. Very hard to criticise them, management are not stupid either, they tried to get it right but poor decisions making and basically bet by a much stronger team.

Tipp were absolutely outstanding, what a team and inspirational performance from them. Hard one to take

you weren’t too kind to Mark Dowling

First off you d be absolutely sick by being bet by tipp but they were the better team all day

If anything the sendings off galvanised them more

Our hurling was slow and ponderous today for some reason I think the occasion got to some players

As someone else said tipp played as a team while we played more like individuals players took to much out of the ball ran to far with the ball when the pass was on

The ref actually blew players for steps so we should have been letting the ball off more than carrying it the extra few steps

I won’t comment on the two reds as I didn’t see the first one and was in the opposite stand for the second

I think we seemed to just panic at times and took all the wrong option's at the wrong times as there was so many poor wides when in good position's

We basically did the opposite to what we did in all the other games I can only put that down to the occasion and nerves

I would nt be to hard on the management and players I think tipps name was just on the cup from the throw in

They ve given us some great moments over the year and I’ve enjoyed watching a lot of the minor games more than the famous Munster hurling championship tbh

I would be worried that’s 4 or 5 minor finals we’ve lost in the last decade though

On the ref it was ridiculous the amount of times tipp players pulled the kk players hurly in over there shoulder and bought a free

My god that woodblock is a disgrace on the line

Hopefully the seniors can put in a good performance next weekend and lift everyone’s spirits again

That's exactly why management are to blame! Minors especially need to be managed!

I've never seen collective behaviour like that from a team's sideline before, like 5 or 6 Davy Fitz's, jumping up down waving their arms in the air like apes, not just for tackles but solos by Kilkenny players,everything. The icing on the cake was them going batshit waving imaginary cards at the ref when a Tipp player hooked the Kilkenny players arm and dragged them both down, to buy a free, right in front of the Tipp dugout. It was clear to everyone in the stand what happened and the ref indicated that he did too, and so only awarded a free, but they were screaming for cards, jumpimg up and down, absolutely shameful stuff.

I won't comment on our performance due to the age involved, but it was really hard to watch it happen, in almost disbelief at times.

Tipp were incredible though

I agree fully but think the players get motivated by this "passion/emotion" our management were standing like bouncers outside a nightclub and it showed in the youngsters on the pitch.

As a Tipp man lads hopefully ye won't begrudge us the win tonight as Tipp victories in Nowlan Park are as rare as hen's teeth.

What a match though, heart, passion, work rate was phenomenal from both teams. Certainly a game for the ages.

Tough one to take for the players so I wouldn't be too hard on them, I believe alot of yere lads are young enough again next year so no doubt they'll be there or thereabouts again next year.

As a Kilkenny man I tipp (no pun intended) my hat to that minor team, we should of had it sown up after half time instead ye scored 3 points with no reply and we drove rediculous wides. The heart and passion from the tipp players was outstanding and at times it looked like we were the ones with 13 on the pitch.

1st one wasnt even a yellow seeing it back more baffling stuff from referees tipp got 5 frees in a row after the second red aswell which makes my blood boil its not the refs job to even things up and give a team everything for the next few minutes after he’s send off one of there players

Silly comment, everyone on here have acknowledged Tipp deserved to win.

The post you quoted said Tipp were incredible.

His last 4 words , yes . The rest of the post was begrudging, he's obviously forgotten some of Cody's arm waving

This one has to be on the management , 2 xtra players for that long and not to win is shocking.

The management had 3 chances to sort out what was happening and they couldn’t do it.

Kilkenny kept hitting 50/50 balls into the forwards or shots from all angles with 2 extra men.

Lots of very talented Kilkenny players on that team. Lots of them underage again next year. I thought more than a few of them understood the game and might have been frustrated with some things… They won't be the first team or the last to get frustrated by a set of backs and get lulled into long range shooting. It happens.

They won a Leinster final and a savage semi against an excellent Clare team. Showed real character and skills. I'd say the same of Clare. It can't all boil down to one performance. They all got all the games you can get at this age level and that's development.

The under17 grade is much maligned. I was impressed all year with it tbh.

Poor weekend overall for Kilkenny GAA Minors,Footballers and senior camoige all beaten hopefully Seniors can do it next weekend.