Hurling 2022

[johnnycool]

Waterford have peaked too early and set unreal expectations among their supporters.

Maybe, but with a young, hungry squad, we'll know more where they're really at post the minefield of the Munster Championship..

Coming third and into the qualifiers IMO would be OK for Waterford with a fit panel at the end of it as they'll be dangerous in the qualifiers and would most certainly get to an AI semi final.

Limerick are if anything in a slightly uncertain place, struggled possibly to build the playing panel over the league but still will be in the mix come the business end of the championship discipline aside.
Hope they've still the hunger to drive on as there's very average hurlers in Kilkenny with three AI medals, but they'd be heroes in any other county.
Kiely needs to generate that hunger within the squad and create competition for places within it to keep their place at the top of the pile..

[seafoid]

Waterford have peaked too early and set unreal expectations among their supporters.

I think it could be quite open this year, unless Limerick are at the level of recent years. Waterford will feel they can give it a proper lash.

[seafoid]

It could take Tipp a while to build a new team.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/it-could-take-two-or-three-years-for-this-team-to-evolve-tipp-locked-in-a-battle-to-find-winning-form-41552290.html

[johnnycool]

It could take Tipp a while to build a new team.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/it-could-take-two-or-three-years-for-this-team-to-evolve-tipp-locked-in-a-battle-to-find-winning-form-41552290.html

It will indeed, but not winning Munster and AI U17 and U20 championships isn't necessarily a good barometer of how many hurlers on the respective teams will make it to senior in a meaningful way, have they already got the cream of their last strong U20 team bedded into the senior set up or are there more to come to add speed and strength to compliment the skill and shrewdness of the old guard and with Callinan allegedly out for a while to take up key positions within this Tipp team? We'll know more in 6-7 weeks time.


They'll do well to get out of Munster IMO.

[seafoid]

It could take Tipp a while to build a new team.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/it-could-take-two-or-three-years-for-this-team-to-evolve-tipp-locked-in-a-battle-to-find-winning-form-41552290.html

It will indeed, but not winning Munster and AI U17 and U20 championships isn't necessarily a good barometer of how many hurlers on the respective teams will make it to senior in a meaningful way, have they already got the cream of their last strong U20 team bedded into the senior set up or are there more to come to add speed and strength to compliment the skill and shrewdness of the old guard and with Callinan allegedly out for a while to take up key positions within this Tipp team? We'll know more in 6-7 weeks time.


They'll do well to get out of Munster IMO.

Agreed. Maybe they should have started the new team building process after the 2018 collapse. I know they won in 19 but it is 3 years on now.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0201/1277214-bonnar-planning-fresh-foundations-for-tipperary-rebuild/Sometimes when you win an U21 or U20, you feel next year, I'm gonna be playing senior and it's just an automatic transition," he reflects.

"But even Jake, in terms of the first two or three years, how much he's grown in the strength and conditioning, and athletic development side.

"It nearly does take two or three years to develop into that type of player where they can take the impacts. If they hadn't conditioning done over those two or three years they wouldn't be getting back up or they'd be so winded that the game would be gone for nearly half an hour before they get back into it.

[johnnycool]

Saturday, April 16th

Leinster Hurling Championship: Wexford vs Galway at 4:30pm live on Sky Sports Arena

Sunday, April 17th

Munster Hurling Championship: Waterford vs Tipperary at 2pm live on RTÉ2

Munster Hurling Championship: Cork vs Limerick at 4pm live on RTÉ2

Some start to the AI series not to mention Westmeath vrs Kilkenny

Saturdays game in Wexford too close to call, but will go with Waterford and Limerick in the other two.

Hope Westmeath put up some resistance but not hopeful.

[johnnycool]

Saturday, April 16th

Leinster Hurling Championship: Wexford vs Galway at 4:30pm live on Sky Sports Arena

Sunday, April 17th

Munster Hurling Championship: Waterford vs Tipperary at 2pm live on RTÉ2

Munster Hurling Championship: Cork vs Limerick at 4pm live on RTÉ2

Some start to the AI series not to mention Westmeath vrs Kilkenny

Saturdays game in Wexford too close to call, but will go with Waterford and Limerick in the other two.

Hope Westmeath put up some resistance but not hopeful.

Jaysus, forgot about Dublin and Laois, hard to see Laois springing another surprise on the Dubs like they did a few years back, but you never know.

[seafoid]

More sloppiness from Galway. They need to find that elusive sharpness that has been awol since 2017.

[laoislad]

Saturday, April 16th

Leinster Hurling Championship: Wexford vs Galway at 4:30pm live on Sky Sports Arena

Sunday, April 17th

Munster Hurling Championship: Waterford vs Tipperary at 2pm live on RTÉ2

Munster Hurling Championship: Cork vs Limerick at 4pm live on RTÉ2

Some start to the AI series not to mention Westmeath vrs Kilkenny

Saturdays game in Wexford too close to call, but will go with Waterford and Limerick in the other two.

Hope Westmeath put up some resistance but not hopeful.

Jaysus, forgot about Dublin and Laois, hard to see Laois springing another surprise on the Dubs like they did a few years back, but you never know.

Laois a point up at half time.

[laoislad]

FT
Dublin 1-20
Laois 2-15

[Milltown Row2]

Couple of cracking games today... not sure were Limerick are at since the league was poor, we know the form of Waterford but will Tipp spring a surprise?

[imtommygunn]

Quickly formed conclusion... Waterford will not win the ai this year. Not enough ball winners.

[imtommygunn]

Gleeson and Barron making a big difference but still don't see them beating Limerick.

[marty34]

Quickly formed conclusion... Waterford will not win the ai this year. Not enough ball winners.

Not sure about that.

Walsh Park is tight enough I think. They'll be better in bigger pitches.

[imtommygunn]

Yeah I don't think a tight pitch suits them.