Antrim Hurling

[Hurlingballs]

Cushendall, dunloy ended in a draw. Dunloy must of had plenty of short comings today as there wa plenty of shouting at the ref 

[paddyjohn]

Cushendall, dunloy ended in a draw. Dunloy must of had plenty of short comings today as there wa plenty of shouting at the ref 

And he listened to them aswell...

[maxpower]

Cushendall, dunloy ended in a draw. Dunloy must of had plenty of short comings today as there wa plenty of shouting at the ref 

No issue with the referee whatsoever, a lot of the shouting was to draw his attention to the serious amount of off the ball holding going on! Impossible for him to see it, but come championship that won't be an option for teams!

Decent game last night without really sparking into life, both teams will be unhappy not to win.  I'm sure the cushendall men will disagree but I thought in a game where defences dominated our forwards looked that bit more threatening and really should have scored a couple more goals.

St Johns going well this year, not unexpected, they have pushed both Dunloy and Cushendall all the way in recent championships and could be a real threat this year.

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

no complaints about the ref at all last night. tough game and both physical teams not holding back and hard to see everything going on.

Poor enough performance from both sides shooting a lot of wides, esp at frees. Draw was prob a fair result at the end up.

[Jesusjones]

"Off the ball holding..." Not a complaint you'd hear in Kilkenny or Tipperary very often.

[north_antrim_hound]

"Off the ball holding..." Not a complaint you'd hear in Kilkenny or Tipperary very often.

Your right
Grabbing other players hurls
Pulling jerseys and slapping seems to be the norm now
Niki Mc keauge would have needed a death certificate to get a free last night
Take a look at saffron Geal report main picture.
Come championship when the ref has more eyes to help him could be more free flowing than last nights slug fest

[north_antrim_hound]

no complaints about the ref at all last night. tough game and both physical teams not holding back and hard to see everything going on.

Poor enough performance from both sides shooting a lot of wides, esp at frees. Draw was prob a fair result at the end up.

Draw was a fair result. Plenty to work on

[Milltown Row2]

I've played many many years at all levels, pulling, hauling and body checking has been going on for years! It seems people would prefer non contact sport..

Funny thing is players will mention 'that won't be a foul at Croke Park at the weekend'! Been a while since we've been to Croker at semi final weekend!

Wasn't a high scoring game, different styles on show, a clash of styles.. the good thing will be both teams should take something from it, a kick up the arse for Dunloy possibly? and a boost to Cushendall.. come championship the league game will be forgotten about should they meet..

How close were both teams to their best? I thought a couple on each side

[johnnycool]

Are the Johnnies the real deal this year and able to go toe to toe with the top three come championship?

[johnnycool]

This Dall hurler likes a bit of pulling and dragging alright 



Vogue Paris no less.

Can't buy that sort of advertisement exposure

[Jesusjones]

Poor Niki. 

"Off the ball holding..." Not a complaint you'd hear in Kilkenny or Tipperary very often.

Your right
Grabbing other players hurls
Pulling jerseys and slapping seems to be the norm now
Niki Mc keauge would have needed a death certificate to get a free last night
Take a look at saffron Geal report main picture.
Come championship when the ref has more eyes to help him could be more free flowing than last nights slug fest

[ciaran1988]

St Johns are flying at the minute but they have a hard game versus a Ballycastle team who are also tipping along nicely before they even can think of challenging the big 3. I'd expect a very close game between the two and Ballycastle have the advantage of playing at home first.

[paddyjohn]

Seemed an interesting few minutes in the Ossians V Tir na og game last!

[Last Man]

Seemed an interesting few minutes in the Ossians V Tir na og game last!

They wouldn't be fans of the ref involved and maybe had a mini meltdown after losing 2 men but thankfully good sense prevailed. Div 2 has been poor this year after a reasonable start.

[paddyjohn]

Seemed an interesting few minutes in the Ossians V Tir na og game last!

They wouldn't be fans of the ref involved and maybe had a mini meltdown after losing 2 men but thankfully good sense prevailed. Div 2 has been poor this year after a reasonable start.

I wouldn't be one for slagging refs off, but I think quite a few have issues with the ref involved.