Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

stick gleeson (if fit) with Kiely in a two full forward line and lob high balls all day long on top of them and let Dessie/bennett/Patrick fitz/Barron etc feed off them……gleeson has as much ‘hurling’ if not more than Duggan/shannagher…..?

After todays draws it an even tougher task over the next two weeks to get any win. It’s hardly possible to pull off an ambush in our first game as last year…? So most likely there will be no hurling for gleeson at all this year…..a couple of mins v Westmeath is all he has gotten if I’m not mistaken…?
Also queally seems he’ll bent on putting Kiely in the half backs or was this just a ploy for the league to confuse opposition.

In America atm and saw the results. Christ we didn't even hit a ball and were already in bother

This campaign will show how good we really are

Just going on results, I’d be fairly positive after today with all other teams only getting a point but it just means as would always have been the case, Waterford have to win one of their home games to stand any realistic chance but win one of the games, and there’s a chance they will have a shot of qualifying if they beat Tipp which is a realistic expectation.
if Waterford win next week, Clare could get only get to 5 and that would include them beating in Limerick which would limit Limerick. I’m not going through all the possible points but my main point is that after todays results, 4 points will probably be enough to advance so 2 wins.

Our best chance of getting out of Dodge is to beat Clare & Tipp ; difficult but not impossible !

Munster is a dog fight but the reality is, if you win your home games, you most likely qualify. 4 points always seems to be enough, that could change this year.

At the start of every year the target has to be, win your home games regardless of the opposition. Had we have done that last year, we would have qualified.

If you don't win your two home games, you really face a struggle in qualifying.

has anyone heard anything about the injury situation? After league final think queally said all should be back bar ozzy, but there was also 2new injuries with jack pender before the final and Peter hogan in the final. We could do with close to a full hand to pick from

Clare have a lot of performances like that over the last few years where they are awful in the first half and storm into it in the second half, eg 2023 and 24 semi finals against kilkenny. Last year's first round v limerick was the opposite. Hurled limerick off the field for the first 50 minutes, then collapsed, conceded 3 goals and beaten.

Very much a momentum team where they can put up big scores in a short amount of time.. If cleary misses out again, lohan at full back is a definite weak link.

Some changes to the Walsh Park plans

https://www.waterford-news.ie/sport/gaa/walsh-park-revamp-back-on-track-with-fresh-plans-submitted_arid-55554.html

looking for one ticket if anyone is selling

so the proposed covered stand on the west terrace is now going to be a traditional terrace.
The existing covered and uncovered stands won’t change much bar entrances.
I’ll wait to see the actual design but I’d be concerned about the East terrace ‘Pavilion’ idea.
Stadiums are cat if fans aren’t on the 4 sides.
if they are clever and have a suitably sized covered terrace like Parnell park built into whatever the are proposing then it could be really great.

All over for the u20s. The Limerick match is one they left behind. We'll hopefully pick up a couple of players from the panel. A reliable free taker is crucial like at all levels.

1-23 to 2-14. A spirited performance in the second half but up against a class Tipp team laiden with all Ireland minor and colleges medal winners and a few from the seniors aswell

I think throwing away the game against Limerick the last day was very hard to bounce back from and we were second best for most of the game

that’s us our now with only pride to play for against Cork in the last game

All in all Ken McGrath Tony Browne Andy Moloney and Kevin Moran have done a decent job in year 2 with a group that was never rated up through the underage ranks. The skill levels and performances have improved this year and there’s definetly some players that will come into the senior reckoning over the next couple of years

We did have a reliable free taker - Tom Carey - he just wasn't picked. Fifteen frees missed over three games is unforgivable and should not be tolerated by any management team.

is called not being good enough.