Club Hurling 2023

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seafoid

#195
January 22, 2024, 11:22:10 AM
Quote from: NAG1 on January 22, 2024, 11:16:31 AMVery harsh call on the Red, OLG player made a real meal of it.

But it did actually have a positive affect on St T's game plan, they were definitely better on the ball after the sending off and kept possession better for sure.

Good competitive game for the neutral.
Oscar Wilde said that there is only one thing worse that not getting what you want. Getting what you want.

It was not good for the Gaels.

ST had no choice but to start hurling. And their superior experience emerged. So many heart breaking losses were turned into hurling magic yesterday.

seafoid

#196
January 22, 2024, 12:35:09 PM
ST were supposed to be a soft touch in the final but I honestly don't think Cushendall would have lived with them in that second half.

imtommygunn

#197
January 22, 2024, 12:48:56 PM
How were they? Sure they beat the overwhelming favourites Ballygunner? I didn't see the odds before the game but this was a 50/50 game for me.

Milltown Row2

#198
January 22, 2024, 01:53:44 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 22, 2024, 12:48:56 PMHow were they? Sure they beat the overwhelming favourites Ballygunner? I didn't see the odds before the game but this was a 50/50 game for me.

St Thomas's were favourites, slight though

OLG's lost all composure, didn't know what to do with the ball in the second half, shots come passes, miss hits, not getting any benefit of the extra man, in fact looked dead on their feet..

Staying close with OLG's in the first half was the spring board to winning it, getting a man sent off changed them completely and they have a won and lost a few close games over the years
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

johnnycool

#199
January 22, 2024, 02:09:16 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 22, 2024, 12:48:56 PMHow were they? Sure they beat the overwhelming favourites Ballygunner? I didn't see the odds before the game but this was a 50/50 game for me.

St Thomas's were unreal in that semi-final so the big question about them is whether they can replicate that performance in a final against a Kilkenny team and in that second half they really delivered..

Big shout out to Conor Cooney, supremely talented hurler who turned up in a big way in the second half when needed by his teammates.

imtommygunn

#200
January 22, 2024, 02:43:28 PM
Cooney as good as about when he's on form. It's just been a few years since he has been.

seafoid

#201
January 22, 2024, 05:16:07 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 22, 2024, 02:09:16 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 22, 2024, 12:48:56 PMHow were they? Sure they beat the overwhelming favourites Ballygunner? I didn't see the odds before the game but this was a 50/50 game for me.

St Thomas's were unreal in that semi-final so the big question about them is whether they can replicate that performance in a final against a Kilkenny team and in that second half they really delivered..

Big shout out to Conor Cooney, supremely talented hurler who turned up in a big way in the second half when needed by his teammates.
Conor Cooney and David Burke drove the performance in the second half. they were so impressive.

You would have to feel sorry for Huw Lawlor, possibly one of the greatest defenders in the game but very unusally for a Kilkenny hurler he has been in 4 senior all Irelands and lost all 4.

I remember being in a pub in Dublin ahead of the 2015 all Ireland hurling final and looking at the KK fans and wondering what it must to like to be a fan of a county that wins serial all Irelands. Things are very different for them now.

LC

#202
January 22, 2024, 06:24:15 PM
A big turnaround for St. Thomas in the space of 12 months bearing in mind how comfortably Dunloy beat them last year.

marty34

#203
January 22, 2024, 06:34:53 PM
Like the Ballygunner game, St. Thomas' brought the fire.  They knew they had to be in the faces of Ballygunner from start to finish and that intensity got them over the line in the semi-final, albeit on penalties.

They had the same plan for OLG's also from the first minute. Get in their faces, horse them over the endline and play on the edge stuff, which they did.

Like Glen in the football, they stayed in the game, hung in there and took their chances. They are an experienced outfit but the recent losses seemed to have a huge bearing on their attitude this year. 

Nobody was going to bully them - they were doing the bullying. 

And with great hurling ability. Eanna Burke's points at the end were top quality, especially his last one. On the sideline, with men hanging off him and not even knowing where the posts were. A fantastic effort to win any game, never mind an All-Ireland Final in CP.

I like to look at clubs and teams and see if they deserve it by looking at their recent history. St. Thomas' were knocked out by T.J.'s free, last year by Dunloy so they were knocking on the door.  They were there or there abouts every year.

manfromdelmonte

#204
January 22, 2024, 08:39:35 PM
Thought Conor Cooney was immense.
He won the ball and brought so many other players into the game in the second half

Oso

#205
January 22, 2024, 09:20:50 PM
Delighted to see St Thomas' win it. O'Loughlin Gaels will feel aggrieved about the one that looked over the line but I can't stand simulation and karma bit them in the ass, that was never a red card.

Much to be admired about St Thomas' mentality, physical and mental toughness and endurance over the 2 games, the semi final and final.  But they have some amazing hurlers too, Conor Cooney obviously, the Burke's etc. Those last 2 points of Eanna Burke's were simply magical, worth the admission fee alone.

With Ballyhale missing a few last year O'Loughlin's will see that as a huge missed opportunity. They lack a few forwards and have relied on scores from further out. It's a long way back for them. 

burdizzo

#207
January 23, 2024, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: Oso on January 22, 2024, 09:20:50 PMDelighted to see St Thomas' win it. O'Loughlin Gaels will feel aggrieved about the one that looked over the line but I can't stand simulation and karma bit them in the ass, that was never a red card.

Much to be admired about St Thomas' mentality, physical and mental toughness and endurance over the 2 games, the semi final and final.  But they have some amazing hurlers too, Conor Cooney obviously, the Burke's etc. Those last 2 points of Eanna Burke's were simply magical, worth the admission fee alone.

With Ballyhale missing a few last year O'Loughlin's will see that as a huge missed opportunity. They lack a few forwards and have relied on scores from further out. It's a long way back for them. 

Agree - very hard to see that as a red card. Mind you, Burke could easily have got a second yellow just before he scored that amazing point. You know, I sort of wanted O'Loughlin Gaels to win it, but I fancied Thomas', and they were the better balanced side.

Oso

#209
January 23, 2024, 05:18:09 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on January 23, 2024, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: Oso on January 22, 2024, 09:20:50 PMDelighted to see St Thomas' win it. O'Loughlin Gaels will feel aggrieved about the one that looked over the line but I can't stand simulation and karma bit them in the ass, that was never a red card.

Much to be admired about St Thomas' mentality, physical and mental toughness and endurance over the 2 games, the semi final and final.  But they have some amazing hurlers too, Conor Cooney obviously, the Burke's etc. Those last 2 points of Eanna Burke's were simply magical, worth the admission fee alone.

With Ballyhale missing a few last year O'Loughlin's will see that as a huge missed opportunity. They lack a few forwards and have relied on scores from further out. It's a long way back for them. 

Agree - very hard to see that as a red card. Mind you, Burke could easily have got a second yellow just before he scored that amazing point. You know, I sort of wanted O'Loughlin Gaels to win it, but I fancied Thomas', and they were the better balanced side.

Yep he should have been off for a second yellow for the loose slap at the gaels player's hand.  I can't recall what the first yellow was for though.
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