Hurling 2025

[johnnycool]

What a bunch of cowards. Byrnes did nothing to earn a red.
They'll get their payback in the Munster Championship.

https://x.com/CraicOfTheAsh/status/1896258796898640068

How many punches did he try and throw ?

He had to go FFS, he led with the elbow/forearm into Kelly who had no chance to protect himself whilst looking down at the ball on the ground let alone the swinging arms AKA punches, but so did Tony Kelly, not that type of player doesn't cut it when Adam English is pishing blood all over the shop.

Limerick will rue the loss of Quaid and will need to decide quickly who that replacement is going to be and stick with them so that they can work on restarts as Limerick were a bit off on them yesterday.

Limerick will lick their wounds but know they've some serious power to come back into that team for championship.

Limerick will get out of Munster, Cork, Tipp and Clare are fighting it out for the other two spots.

Cork would be everyone's favourites to take a berth, but I still think they're missing that lad who can pull a ball out of the air when they most need it in their forwards. Healy is a serious speedster and that's always good to have and took some good scores, he won't get that same latitude come championship and Kilkenny's defence does lack pack.

Is the new Tipp resurgence going to stay the pace for Munster, they have uncovered some tidy hurlers and only time will tell, but I have them behind Clare still in the Munster pecking order only due to the fact that we're now starting to see Clare fill the gaps in their team with their starting 15 and the improvement is unreal.

That doesn't say much for the other Clare panelists though and Lohan should be disappointed a bit with that. An understudy at fullback is also needed as Lohan junior ain't that and they'll need Leen elsewhere later this spring.

Too many presentation dinners over the winter could have whetted the appetite there as well.

Waterford are well off the pace again it seems which is sad.

[seafoid]

Limerick are hammering Galway

[SaffronSports]

Limerick are hammering Galway

I think it's me. Watched Tipp hammer Galway too and then I think they've won every other match that I haven't watched. Red card won't have helped them tonight

[The Boy Wonder]

Limerick are hammering Galway

From Hoganstand:
Allianz HL Division 1A
Limerick 1-247 Galway 0-18, TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick FT

The highest ever score in an inter-county hurling game 

[LarryStiles]

What a bunch of cowards. Byrnes did nothing to earn a red.
They'll get their payback in the Munster Championship.

https://x.com/CraicOfTheAsh/status/1896258796898640068

Ye might get away with that stuff in the pub but thankfully not on the pitch 

[marty34]

Limerick are hammering Galway

Just an hour beforehand I was reading McManus' article stating how Galway had sorted the spine of their defence.   

[Sean3]

It was noticeable from the off how much Limerick were up for this. Galway didn't help themselves with some silly passing from the back. They were lucky Limerick's shooting was off in the first half. Adam English got on a pile of ball but missed a number of points. Gillane missed a sitter. Would Limerick be improved by moving Kyle Hayes into the middle and Will O'Donoghue into chb?

[Milltown Row2]

Cork are giving Clare a spanking

[Wildweasel74]

6 goals, but can't do it, when it counts. Clare I doubt have to look where all those  goals came from.

[LarryStiles]

Limerick always make Galway look worse than they are. But in saying that Galway were terrible, always seem to have a load in their togs playing Limerick and Kilkenny.

[ClubScene13]

6 goals, but can't do it, when it counts. Clare I doubt have to look where all those  goals came from.

How did you work that one out, they lost the All Ireland Final by a point in extra time having twice beaten 5 in a row chasing Limerick???

[johnnycool]

Limerick are hammering Galway

Just an hour beforehand I was reading McManus' article stating how Galway had sorted the spine of their defence.   

Gavin Lee looks to have potential at centre back but Fintan Burke is too slow for a modern day fullback.
Was talking to a man at that game and he said the difference in terms of S&C between the two teams was unreal with Galway a few years behind in that regard.
They may get out of Leinster but hard to see them go beyond that.
Limerick picked up a few concerning injuries, Hayes in particular, but Peter Casey being introduced gives them a much needed spark in their forward options.
Will O'Donoghue is a wrecking ball of a man, I'd avoid him like the plague if I were on the opposition.


Clare needed to get gametime into Conlon, McInerney and Cleary, chastening experience for Lohan and his charges, but IMO there are chinks in this Cork team that will be exposed come championship, I still have my doubts about them in the heat of battle and when they can't run their lines.
Huge expectations now from the Cork supporters with this team.
20 years without an AI is unheard of down there.

[Milltown Row2]

Limerick are hammering Galway

Just an hour beforehand I was reading McManus' article stating how Galway had sorted the spine of their defence.   

Gavin Lee looks to have potential at centre back but Fintan Burke is too slow for a modern day fullback.
Was talking to a man at that game and he said the difference in terms of S&C between the two teams was unreal with Galway a few years behind in that regard.
They may get out of Leinster but hard to see them go beyond that.
Limerick picked up a few concerning injuries, Hayes in particular, but Peter Casey being introduced gives them a much needed spark in their forward options.
Will O'Donoghue is a wrecking ball of a man, I'd avoid him like the plague if I were on the opposition.


Clare needed to get gametime into Conlon, McInerney and Cleary, chastening experience for Lohan and his charges, but IMO there are chinks in this Cork team that will be exposed come championship, I still have my doubts about them in the heat of battle and when they can't run their lines.
Huge expectations now from the Cork supporters with this team.
20 years without an AI is unheard of down there.

The Munster championship can throw up all sorts of crazy games and getting out of it will remain the number one priority before talking about All Irelands I'd say, but having seen Cork recently the games I've seen they have a bitta zip about them and while Clare capitulated Cork didn't stop, foot down on the throat and whether they wanted to lay down a marker or not it was impressive enough at times

[EoinW]

Limerick always make Galway look worse than they are. But in saying that Galway were terrible, always seem to have a load in their togs playing Limerick and Kilkenny.

Galway have looked terrible twice this year.  To be fair, timing was against them.  They caught Tipp at the start, when Tipp was determined to atone for their winless 2024 championship campaign.  Then they play Limerick a week after they lost at home to Clare.

One wouldn't give them much chance going to Cork next, however who would have bet on them at Kilkenny earlier this year?

[EoinW]

Last year I figured Limerick had one more All Ireland in them and that Cork was a year away.  My heart was with Clare as the clock was ticking.  Thus 2024 turned out just fine.

I've seen nothing yet to abandon my prediction for Cork in 2025.  If teams don't get on top of their offence Cork really do run riot.  Reminds me of the kind of destruction Kilkenny would do 2006-09.

I'm not saying Cork is the next dynasty but, my goodness, the potential is there.  Luckily it's so competitive now that nothing is predictable.