Hurling 2024

[seafoid]

3 galway players sent off yesterday so Daithi burke and Conor whelan are unavailable for the match against Limerick next weekend

I don't think either have cause for complaint all the same.

Davy Fitz's Waterford bate again and relegated. He had to stop himself from throwing some players under the bus in the interview after the game.

Will he still be in a job in a few months time?

 

I think the league has been devalued. Nobody seems to be interested.
Every time I hear Craig Morgan mentioned in Tipp games it reminds me of Dillon Quirke.

Waterford will be back after one season anyway.

[imtommygunn]

Yeah tbh I don't go out of my way at all to watch hurling matches at the minute as they feel more like friendlies. Football has far more at stake it seems. Division 1 in hurling is a procession this year. Probably nice for wexford to get one over on davy and clare on kilkenny but still doesn't mean that much.

[johnnycool]

Yeah tbh I don't go out of my way at all to watch hurling matches at the minute as they feel more like friendlies. Football has far more at stake it seems. Division 1 in hurling is a procession this year. Probably nice for wexford to get one over on davy and clare on kilkenny but still doesn't mean that much.

It is indeed all a bit "friendly" at this stage with some counties proving to be more successful at building up a panel for the impending championship round robins but hey, that's what the tier 1 counties wanted.

[imtommygunn]

They never should have done away with the way 1a was. The lower divisions are way more interesting.

[seafoid]

Yeah tbh I don't go out of my way at all to watch hurling matches at the minute as they feel more like friendlies. Football has far more at stake it seems. Division 1 in hurling is a procession this year. Probably nice for wexford to get one over on davy and clare on kilkenny but still doesn't mean that much.

Football division 2 has jeopardy because of Sam Maguire. Hurling top tier doesn't.
It is interesting to watch but not compelling.

[Captain Obvious]

Yeah tbh I don't go out of my way at all to watch hurling matches at the minute as they feel more like friendlies. Football has far more at stake it seems. Division 1 in hurling is a procession this year. Probably nice for wexford to get one over on davy and clare on kilkenny but still doesn't mean that much.

Hurling league is probably their group format in the Leinster,Munster championship. Matches at the moment are mainly warm ups before that.

[imtommygunn]

Yeah I don't think the championship format has helped and it is far too compressed too but I guess they all are at the minute.

[marty34]

I think they should have run off the league, week on week until finished.

Then gave the few weeks break during the league to the championship to spread it out a bit.

[Milltown Row2]

I thought there was plenty of bite in the Waterford Wexford game yesterday.

Some meaty challenges and no easy fouls to be won!

Waterford would need to work on shot selection and accuracy

They'd plenty opportunity to win that.

On another note, Cavan beat Armagh.

That be like Antrim beating Limerick in the league

[imtommygunn]

Pity to see that as it's an Antrim man managing Armagh!

[Milltown Row2]

Pity to see that as it's an Antrim man managing Armagh!

There was an Antrim man managing Cavan last year, not sure if he's there this year

[johnnycool]

Pity to see that as it's an Antrim man managing Armagh!

There was an Antrim man managing Cavan last year, not sure if he's there this year

Good for Cavan, the same county Croke Park were looking removed from the NHL's

[seafoid]

I didn't know that Ciara Mageean's father played hurling for Down and bate Kilkenny back in the 90s.

[johnnycool]

I didn't know that Ciara Mageean's father played hurling for Down and bate Kilkenny back in the 90s.

Bate Kilkenny and relegated them to Div2 and in Nowlan park. DJ Carey was playing also.
The team bus lost a window on the Ormeau Road on the way home.
 
Cork bate us in the league semifinal in Croke Park a few weeks later.

Chrissy AKA the White Hunter was centre forward that day.

Ned Quinn took control of Kilkenny soon after and the rest is history.

[imtommygunn]

Were you playing JC or are you younger than I imagine lol

He was a decent hurler in a very good Down team at the time. A few of those names starting to appear on down seniors now too.