Hurling 2024

Started by imtommygunn, February 04, 2024, 03:11:48 PM

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Milltown Row2

We all love to he dry days, little wind, smooth surface, the perfect conditions, but, there's something about the brutality of a late stinking wet disgusting autumn championship final.

The tackles are tough, mistakes aplenty that can level up a underdog v a favourite

It really shows how good the skill level is to play in that

NP doing just enough but Doon sticking with them so far
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

marty34

I'd say Doon would be slight favourites before the game.

imtommygunn

What do they have to do to get a foul??

Saffrongael

Thomastown win Kilkenny surprisingly easily, Intermediate & Senior champions in consecutive years. Some going
Let no-one say the best hurlers belong to the past. They are with us now, and better yet to come

marty34

Quote from: Saffrongael on October 27, 2024, 05:18:56 PMThomastown win Kilkenny surprisingly easily, Intermediate & Senior champions in consecutive years. Some going

Great result by Thomastown.

Henry Shefflin had them and they got pipped in the Intermediate and the follwing year, they win KK and All-Ireland. Great achievement.

Donnellys are some operators.

Not much difference between senior and intermediate in Kilkenny. Top intermediate teams are strong.

St. Thomas' beat last night.

Ballygunnar will be eyeing things up now.

Ulster team will fancy their chances also.

Saffrongael

Quote from: marty34 on October 27, 2024, 05:43:38 PM
Quote from: Saffrongael on October 27, 2024, 05:18:56 PMThomastown win Kilkenny surprisingly easily, Intermediate & Senior champions in consecutive years. Some going

Great result by Thomastown.

Henry Shefflin had them and they got pipped in the Intermediate and the follwing year, they win KK and All-Ireland. Great achievement.

Donnellys are some operators.

Not much difference between senior and intermediate in Kilkenny. Top intermediate teams are strong.

St. Thomas' beat last night.

Ballygunnar will be eyeing things up now.

Ulster team will fancy their chances also.


Ulster has Munster, which will probably be the toughest task
Let no-one say the best hurlers belong to the past. They are with us now, and better yet to come

marty34

Quote from: Saffrongael on October 27, 2024, 05:45:07 PM
Quote from: marty34 on October 27, 2024, 05:43:38 PM
Quote from: Saffrongael on October 27, 2024, 05:18:56 PMThomastown win Kilkenny surprisingly easily, Intermediate & Senior champions in consecutive years. Some going

Great result by Thomastown.

Henry Shefflin had them and they got pipped in the Intermediate and the follwing year, they win KK and All-Ireland. Great achievement.

Donnellys are some operators.

Not much difference between senior and intermediate in Kilkenny. Top intermediate teams are strong.

St. Thomas' beat last night.

Ballygunnar will be eyeing things up now.

Ulster team will fancy their chances also.


Ulster has Munster, which will probably be the toughest task

That's best time to get Munster team I think. In semi-final.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: marty34 on October 27, 2024, 05:04:31 PMI'd say Doon would be slight favourites before the game.

Don't think there was much (bookies wise) between them, but still going for their first, loved the mad celebrations afterwards

Unfortunately for them, gunner next week
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

marty34

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 27, 2024, 06:32:58 PM
Quote from: marty34 on October 27, 2024, 05:04:31 PMI'd say Doon would be slight favourites before the game.

Don't think there was much (bookies wise) between them, but still going for their first, loved the mad celebrations afterwards

Unfortunately for them, gunner next week

That's what I said.

johnnycool

Quote from: johnnycool on September 23, 2024, 09:35:19 AM
Quote from: Blowitupref on September 20, 2024, 04:23:53 PMHurling All-Stars Nominations

Goalkeepers

Patrick Collins (Cork)

Nickie Quaid (Limerick)

Eibhear Quilligan (Clare)

Defenders

Adam Hogan (Clare)

Conor Cleary (Clare)

Conor Leen (Clare)

Diarmuid Ryan (Clare)

John Conlon (Clare)

David McInerney (Clare)

Eoin Downey (Cork)

Robert Downey (Cork)

Ciarán Joyce (Cork)

Dan Morrissey (Limerick)

Kyle Hayes (Limerick)

Barry Nash (Limerick)

Huw Lawlor (Kilkenny)

David Blanchfield (Kilkenny)

Calum Lyons (Waterford)

Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)

Chris Crummey (Dublin)

Paddy Burke (Antrim)



Midfielders

Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)

Tim O'Mahony (Cork)

Tony Kelly (Clare)

Cathal O'Neill (Limerick)

Conor Burke (Dublin)

Cian Kenny (Kilkenny)



Forwards

Shane O'Donnell (Clare)

Mark Rodgers (Clare)

Aidan McCarthy (Clare)

Peter Duggan (Clare)

David Fitzgerald (Clare)

David Reidy (Clare)

Shane Barrett (Cork)

Seamus Harnedy (Cork)

Patrick Horgan (Cork)

Brian Hayes (Cork)

Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick)

Tom Morrissey (Limerick)

Aaron Gillane (Limerick)

David Reidy (Limerick)

Lee Chin (Wexford)

Rory O'Connor (Wexford)

John Donnelly (Kilkenny)

James McNaughton (Antrim)



Hurler of the Year Nominees

Shane O'Donnell (Clare)

Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)

Kyle Hayes (Limerick)



Young Hurler of the Year Nominees

Adam Hogan (Clare)

Eoin Downey (Cork)

Cathal O'Neill (Limerick)

I'd go with the following although I think Shane Barrett deserves one over Patrick Horgan but it will be the other way round for sentimental reasons.

Kelly also will get a midfield berth for similar reasons, the final alone even though he hardly pucked a ball the whole championship to that point. due to injury mind.

For me John Donnelly was the most consistent forward from Kilkenny and should get it over some of the others. KK will get one All Star for being Leinster champions, quota's and all that.

Lee Chin had a great year, but probably won't get one.



Big John gets his hands on a Kilkenny senior title. Some player and gave wee Mikey Butler a tough afternoon. Surprised Lawlor or Deegans weren't sent onto him. He was killing the Gaels.

There must have been another three brothers on the team, beasts of men who don't mind it any which way but lose..


Doon well worth their win also, but there'll be some amount of celebrating to be had... Hard to put that off until Ballygunner game.


marty34

Good win for Feakle today in Clare.

First win since late '80's.

imtommygunn

I see the Kerry fella Mackessy appears to be away to KK.