Hurling puts football in the shade

[bennydorano]

Austin Gleeson POTY?

[Il Bomber Destro]

The fear RTE and the GAA media have of Brian Cody is disgusting.

[Il Bomber Destro]

outside of Derry Tipp i dont think u hardly pick out a good football game neither, but that hurling match the day was another game for the ages, there is about  1 / 2 great football matches about  every 10 years these days, Kerry and Mayo 2 yrs ago and Kerry and Dublin about 4 yrs ago been the pick of them

The AI football semi-finals (including the replays) of the last two years have all been very enjoyable games.

[Zulu]

Football is in a bad place and the odd good game doesn't change that. We have some of the most talented footballers that have ever played the game around now but due to the way the game is played they could be replaced by fit decent club footballers and you'd hardly know. That allied to supporters excusing the cowardly sledging and cynical play of their own players means we are in a race to the bottom with the game.

[stew]

The hurling that was played today destroys football, I hate saying that but the hurling that was played today was absolutely sublime and hit heights football is incapable of these days.

[GalwayBayBoy]

The hurling that was played today destroys football, I hate saying that but the hurling that was played today was absolutely sublime and hit heights football is incapable of these days.

Plenty of  bad hurling games around each Summer especially early in the championship but yeah even a great football match can't hold a candle to a great hurling match. Unfortunately you might only get a couple of those games each Summer.

[johnneycool]

The hurling that was played today destroys football, I hate saying that but the hurling that was played today was absolutely sublime and hit heights football is incapable of these days.

Plenty of  bad hurling games around each Summer especially early in the championship but yeah even a great football match can't hold a candle to a great hurling match. Unfortunately you might only get a couple of those games each Summer.

Games like yesterdays come around only once in a while in hurling also, this years hurling championship has been pretty forgettable barring these two games, but hopefully Galway and Tipp will forget about"systems" and rely on hurling skill, bravery and mental fortitude to get them over the line as hurling is meant to be high scoring so let them at it.
Hopefully Davy Fitz and Clare take note for next year

[seafoid]

How many cracking football matches have there been this summer?

[skeog]

hurling is a totally different game to football way more physical ie lethal weapon in your possesion

[AZOffaly]

hurling is a totally different game to football way more physical ie lethal weapon in your possesion

Hurling is 10 times less physical than football.

[Syferus]

hurling is a totally different game to football way more physical ie lethal weapon in your possesion

Hurling is 10 times less physical than football.

Absolutely not true at the top level, which is all I've ever been exposed to in a football county. Some of the shit yesterday that wasn't even a foul to the referee would have been sending off offences in football. You don see footballers swinging a fist to the top of someone's head to stop them playing a ball, which is something that happens multiple times with a hurley in any hurling match I've witnessed.

The difference between the codes is akin to rugby and American football in my eyes, one has no padding/weaponary and the one that does allows players to hit and launch themselves in ways they never would dare to without the pads or weapons in this case. The very nature of the game allows for more reckless abandon in hurling, both is how so much of it boils down to hoofing balls up the field in any direction and in how players launch themselves at balls or try to swing hurleys to get a touch on the silotar, usually in situations where there's a hand or arm between their hurley and the sliotar. It's a mental game.

It's almost as if the GAA have bought into the hype about the pace and madness of hurling and let players away with obvious and at times recklessly cynical and dangerous fouls.

[INDIANA]

hurling is a totally different game to football way more physical ie lethal weapon in your possesion

Hurling is 10 times less physical than football.

Those that think hurling is more physical can never have played football!

[Il Bomber Destro]

Football is much more physical. It is rare for players these days to hop straight out of minor into senior, particularly with the big counties which cannot be said for hurling and this is all down to physical development.

Hurling is very aimless though which I think negates a lot of the hyperbole surrounding it.

[AZOffaly]

hurling is a totally different game to football way more physical ie lethal weapon in your possesion

Hurling is 10 times less physical than football.

Those that think hurling is more physical can never have played football!

Or hurling. They see hurls, and cut fingers and think physical, but there's far fewer physical collisions in the small ball game.

[didlyi]

The problem with gaelic football is that it seems not everybody is in agreement that it has been poor. Most hurling people will admit that the hurling was poor this year before the Waterford Kilkenny games. I havnt heard one person suggesting it was good up to that point. What we have seen since has been top class. Until footballer followers are honest and united about the state of the game then the bitching and complaining about refs, blanket defences, hand passing etc etc will continue. However for every one that thinks all is not well in Gaelic football another thinks its fine as it is.