Hurling 2024

[imtommygunn]

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

[seafoid]

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

I did
But Clare are on the way up and the odds are level so I think they are worth a win
https://www.oddschecker.com/gaelic-games/hurling/national-hurling-league-division-1/winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5Lewbwp5c

[seafoid]

Paddy Deegan will have No6 on his back this Sunday, whether he stays there is another matter but expect Blanchfield to pick up Fitzgerald, probably the best suited KK defender for that particular job.

KK forwards probably as strong as it gets with maybe the exception of Drennan who'll get on at some point.
TJ will man the square and they'll drop ball in on him, no big secret in their gameplan there, but it will be interesting who Clare match up on him, Big Cleary is the obvious choice if TJ stays deep, if he wonders out a bit, and Cody goes in then Clare might need to reconsider, but I don't expect John Conlan to be too far away either way.

No sign of Tony Kelly, Clare either now feel confident they can win this game without him or the Munster Championship is more important to them, maybe they can do both.


My head says Clare but only a fool would write off Kilkenny to pip them.

Kilkenny are not what they were. Clare should have enough to beat them.

They certainly aren't but they know how to stay in the fight right to the end and Clare won't get it easy.

It should be a good match all right.

[imtommygunn]

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

I did
But Clare are on the way up and the odds are level so I think they are worth a win
https://www.oddschecker.com/gaelic-games/hurling/national-hurling-league-division-1/winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5Lewbwp5c

what has got better about them and worse about kk though?

[Milltown Row2]

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

I did
But Clare are on the way up and the odds are level so I think they are worth a win
https://www.oddschecker.com/gaelic-games/hurling/national-hurling-league-division-1/winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5Lewbwp5c

what has got better about them and worse about kk though?

Winning without Kelly I suppose is one thing. but they have some of that Lohan never say die steel about them

[imtommygunn]

I'm not so sure about the steel thing - the biggest 2 tests they have had this last 2 years were the semi against KK and they failed.

Don't get me wrong I hope they win but KK are finished and Clare are on the up is not an opinion I would in any way agree with... Yes Clare faced up to Limerick better than KK did but ultimately KK have beat Clare when it counted.

[johnnycool]

I'm not so sure about the steel thing - the biggest 2 tests they have had this last 2 years were the semi against KK and they failed.

Don't get me wrong I hope they win but KK are finished and Clare are on the up is not an opinion I would in any way agree with... Yes Clare faced up to Limerick better than KK did but ultimately KK have beat Clare when it counted.

Clare lad on the Clare Hurlers forum responding to a comment in relation to Eddie Brennans prediction for Sunday.


History and success

every time they have played clare when it counted in the last 20 years they have won.
Not sure why should believe any different now

we have a better set of players than Kilkenny yet they won the last two all ireland semis.
why would this final be any different in their opinion?

Its up to us to change the narrative, until we do brennan is right

[imtommygunn]

Yeah that is it in a nutshell. Absolutely no way should Clare have lost those last two but KK are extremely dogged and while they're not like a team from the Cody era they still have some superb hurlers in there too.

Ultimately they have been the second best team in the country this past 2 years and up to Clare to break that.

20 years a long time.

[seafoid]

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

I did
But Clare are on the way up and the odds are level so I think they are worth a win
https://www.oddschecker.com/gaelic-games/hurling/national-hurling-league-division-1/winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5Lewbwp5c

what has got better about them and worse about kk though?

Time. KK are a year older. They aren't getting younger.

Clare have had time to think about where they want to go . If they want to kick on they have the opportunity to show it. Tá siad ag teacht.

[seafoid]

Kilkenny  just ended a spell of l0 minutes without scoring  Clare are more efficient. If KK lose it will be the 4th national final lost by Huw Lawlor in 12 months.

https://youtu.be/0ver0lMNMgw

[imtommygunn]

Do you need to lose a limb to get a free here...

[seafoid]

Clare deserved it.

[imtommygunn]

Kk looked poor enough but still managed to stay in it to the end. Clare have a good spread of forwards appearing there even without Kelly.

[Capt Pat]

Clare deserved it in the end I think. But the ref nearly handed the result to Kilkenny with the wrong decision to give Kilkenny a penalty and Rodgers a black card. Justice was done when Cody missed the penalty.

[Kidder81]

Clare deserved it in the end I think. But the ref nearly handed the result to Kilkenny with the wrong decision to give Kilkenny a penalty and Rodgers a black card. Justice was done when Cody missed the penalty.

You can give a penalty inside the 21 I thought