The Tipperary GAA Discussion Thread

Jake mullen will be good yoke in future. Yere centre forward I thought was going to run riot. He went v quiet then.

Well said Charlie 👌as another Kilkenny man I'm here to say well done to an excellent minor team especially to number 3 who did an excellent job on Mullen tis a shame to see so many new names on the Kilkenny thread just to sneer etc. They are still kids and deserve respect for the work they put in, best of luck for the future, we'll meet again 🍻

The less hurling in croke Park the better

Great guts shown by your boys. Being from Cork I started off not being too bothered about the result or referee calls but like many others here the young Tipp lads won me over during the course of the match and I was delighted for them in the end. And to do it in Nowlan Park, a credit to their county. There was a spell I think it might have been in injury time after 60 mins where the hooking and blocking was incredible. That match will be referenced for many a team in the future in how not to give up no matter what.

TBH our record recently has been good against Kilkenny, bet them in league in nowlan last year, wins in 16 and 19 senior all Irelands.

On what was a very disappointing year for the seniors, the result last night was a great lift for the whole county. An All Ireland of any shape should be celebrated, but to do it in the circumstances was exceptional. Pure grit, graft, determination and never giving up - particularly impressive when the opposition on the night are renowned for those qualities.

Hard to talk about the game without addressing the red cards. 1st was exceptionally harsh, by letter of the law yes, but I think most would agree yellow. 2nd one I did think was warranted. Had the ref applied the rules as strictly in the 2nd half, you could argue 2 Kilkenny players could have seen red also. Went against us on the night, would wonder if a more experienced intercounty ref would have made the same decisions.

Ref should not be the main talking point, as the performance the 13 players on the pitch produced was phenomenal. You thought at the end of the 2nd half they would tire and Kilkenny would make a burst to win it, then the same in extra time but the fitness levels they showed was remarkable. The blocking, hooking, digging the ball out of rucks was spectacular. Towards the end Kilkenny really resorted to a lot of long range efforts - partly due to inexperience (understandable) but also I think because they had little joy against the Tipp defence. Strange thing to say in a game where we conceded 3 goals, but overall the defence was on top. Cathal O Reilly curbed Mullen's influence a lot, and David Ryan was hardy throughout. Loved seeing Euan Murray dropping back helping the defence too great outlet for working the ball up the field.

Forwards deserve immense credit. Half forward line ran themselves into the ground, Ryan, O'Brien were running all night. Full forward line had a tough job to get on the ball given Kk's spare men. One noticeable difference early on was the accuracy of our forwards compared to Kk's. They took their scores much easier. Murray in particular scored some spectacular points in the 2nd half. Billy O Brien's winner was made all the more amazing considering he had a shot come back off the inside of the post earlier in ET, but the composure to score later on was exceptional.

A special word for James Woodlock, while many criticize his actions on the sideline, given how 2 major decisions went against Tipp I think it is a bit more understandable - and lets be honest probably was there to help drive the players on. 2 All Irelands in 3 years is some achievement. Our Minor Finals are becoming known for drama!

Wins in Nowlan Park are rare for Tipp hurling, so this one should be cherished. That team has been excellent all year and thoroughly deserving Champions. Hard luck to Kk, I've no doubt they've been working hard all year too and this must be hard to take. No talk of who might make it to Senior off this team etc. Lets just celebrate the win. Hon Tipp!

Great to see our supporters so vocal the other night, we don't always bring great crowds but we can be v noisy like wexford in 2019 our supporters were v vocal and it definitely helps the team. The minors were like men possessed and were feeding off the crowd energy. Makes up for the shite we had to listen to in 2013 from the home support. Woodlock even mentioned it in the post match interview.

I don't see how Waterford could be considered to be ahead of us?

With regards to the Minors I think it is very much under selling it to simply say it put a 'gloss' on the year, it was a huge win and the belief and mental toughness that those young lads got from that night will stand them and Tipp well in the future. Minor and U21 success is of course no guarantee of senior success but is a good barometer - Limerick and Cork current teams are good examples. Look at the last great Minor team that Tipp produced and the success they went on to have at senior - Brendan Maher, Paudie Maher, Mickey Cahill, Seamie Callinan, Bonner Maher, Noel McGrath and a number of others all came off that same minor team. Tipp have now won two minor AI's in three years with two completely new teams, that is a fantastic spring board.

Some exiting start to the county senior championships. Plenty of big scorelines around.

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Yeah, as good as he was he was always a bit wishy washy in terms of commitment, we could never rely on him.

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Surprised, but both have struggled for fitness in the last few years and I suppose Cahill needs to look to the future.

County treble, won the junior A football also

barrett was poor this year from an outsider looking in , i have heard forde is gone as well if true i wouldn't blame cahill either

bonner and mccormick had some terrible injuries , i watched a good few tipp games on clubber this year , bonner looked good for lorha anytime i saw him

Very very slow posting on here in a very busy club season. Have people lost the grá with using boards when it comes to GAA?

Anyway well done Aherlow on the win yesterday

I think it shows the interest in Tipperary Hurling is at an extreme low, moreso than Boards (although that's a contributor).

County Team a mess - No sight of a glimmer of hope (as much as people like to pretend it) bar the Minors. Quality of County Championship itself probably not amazing. Comparing to the buzz around Clare and Limerick Hurling at the moment for example, it's disappointing.

The poster Evolving Tipperary seems to have gone awol, they seemed to instigate alot of chat.

From seeing footage for about 15 matches and seeing many in person, the eye-test says they weren't great.

'Every competition had its own story to tell' means nothing. Every county can they that about every Championship to be fair.