Hurling championship 2018

[Maroon Manc]

3 points up on 67 minutes, Galway should really have seen this out even though they didn't play great

Would agree with that for sure.  Hard to know how we even managed to be 3 pts up at that stage considering how poor we were from midfield up for most of that game - first touch and poor decision making riddled our performance yesterday.  Hopefully such a game will bring us on and an improved performance in Thurles next week will see us through.

They were brutal from midfield up, thought they were chasing goals that weren't really on either. We can put it down to a bit of complacency but that can't be the excuse next weekend.

[Milltown Row2]

Kilkenny were relentless, I thought they would have had little in the tank left as they were more hungry than Galway, and the subs Kilkenny brought on gave them that boost near the end... Galway just need to match Kilkenny's passion next time out, should win by 6

[seafoid]

The Kilkenny reaction to getting a draw says a lot about the state of play at the moment.
It was very different a few years ago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RztFiCl_r20

SEAMUS MC CARTHY6 years ago

I had a bird's eye view of the first of those 3 goals. Perfect way to skin them bloody cats. Yes they got revenge last year but we stopped em getting a 5 in a row. That was special. Their previous championship defeat in 2005 also featured a hat trick from Niall Healy of Galway. Much as it galls a Tipp man like me to admit it, it seems nothing less than an individual hat trick is good enough to beat these stripey bastards. That's how good they are.

[dec]

Is there any reason they couldn't have played extra time in the Galway/Kilkenny game?

[Milltown Row2]

Is there any reason they couldn't have played extra time in the Galway/Kilkenny game?

Finals never go to a extra time, only after the replay do they go to extra time, semi finals and other rounds go to extra time..

It would have been needed to be stated and agreed at the top before that could happen

[playwiththewind1st]

Is there any reason they couldn't have played extra time in the Galway/Kilkenny game?

Yes...the unwritten GAA rule.....sides level, blow it up & wait for replay cash to roll in.

[Sportacus]

An emerging Kilkenny team playing with as much passion as their predecessors.  Their supporters were very quiet, completely outnumbered which surprised me a bit.

[macdanger2]

Sounds like the Leinster U21 final was a cracker, last minute wexford goal to level it, last minute ET Galway goal to win it by a point

[Over the Bar]

Sounds like the Leinster U21 final was a cracker, last minute wexford goal to level it, last minute ET Galway goal to win it by a point

It was superb. In fairness to the ref he allowed both sides the chance to equalise in normal time and extra. The purists don't like that I know.

[seafoid]

What a fantastic result for Galway

[longballin]

same two teams will probably meet in All Ireland final with same outcome

[seafoid]

KK are a few years behind Galway. It's like a few years ago with the roles reversed 

19 min Galway 1-08 Kilkenny 0-01

Michael Duignan describes it as "breathless stuff" and you can't argue with that. Whelan is destroying all around him and he is fouled by Paul Murphy, who is cautioned...Joe Canning knocks over the free and Brian Cody is already calling on his bench.


https://youtu.be/mUXzAYLmvPQ

[manfromdelmonte]

Steps rule doesn't apply to Kilkenny again

[From the Bunker]

Steps rule doesn't apply to Kilkenny again

Gave new meaning to walking the ball into the net. There'll be nothing said by the panel at half time.

[Milltown Row2]

That was a farce! Think he was fouled so could have been a free in (penalty) but the ref gave him a few extra steps