Hurling 2025

[Bord na Mona man]

It's a disgrace that a Wexford ref is allowed to referee Galway two weeks before we play them. He gave Daithi Burke and Micheál Donoghue red cards. Burke is out for that match. Lee Chin will have a field day.

As a general rule, it's a conflict of interest to have a ref from the county of the next fixture.
However, Galway can have no complaints about the red. When the half time whistle blew Burke pulled down on Duignan and broke a hurl over has head/neck/shoulder. It might be acceptable in Galway club hurling, but it's a red all day at inter county.

Open to correction but the half-time whistle hadn't gone, (why Owens didn't blow when the puck-out was in the air, only he will know), and Dathi was competing for the ball legitimately as it dropped.

It was a fairly blatant stroke. Any Galway folk who were nearby on the terrace knew he was likely to get a red once the officials mulled over it.
The only Galway ones complaining about refereeing conspiracies are the ones who didn't see it, or weren't even at the match, if the Galway forum is anything to go by.

[Armagh18]

Thought a Cork fella was lucky enough not to be spotted firing a headbutt, seemed to be plenty of shit going on for both sides but that young fella was unlucky enough to be caught.

[Owenmoresider]

The cork fella got away with one too.

In the lead up to the red?

The one John McGrath got in the stomach. It was a bit later in the half.

Ah, must have missed that myself. Think Cork would have won regardless but that's so self inflicted that he can have no complaints and plenty of apologies to his team mates

The lad is only 19 or something so ease up on him FFS..

The GAA do have to come down hard on the dig to the balls.  It's getting all too common.

Except in this case it wasn't a dig to the balls, O'Donoghue milked it for all it was worth. That's getting all too common as well.

[Ash Smoker]

That's a woeful decision to give Dublin the ghost goal from the penalty.

[Doyler1]

That's a woeful decision to give Dublin the ghost goal from the penalty.

The referee looked very suspicious when he was running back after insisting on over ruling his umpires.

[johnnycool]

The cork fella got away with one too.

In the lead up to the red?

The one John McGrath got in the stomach. It was a bit later in the half.

Ah, must have missed that myself. Think Cork would have won regardless but that's so self inflicted that he can have no complaints and plenty of apologies to his team mates

The lad is only 19 or something so ease up on him FFS..

The GAA do have to come down hard on the dig to the balls.  It's getting all too common.

Except in this case it wasn't a dig to the balls, O'Donoghue milked it for all it was worth. That's getting all too common as well.

Indeed, it's the very same bullshit that Donal O'g called out on Adam Hogan earlier on in the day but from the referee's and officials standpoint, they knew McCarthy had struck and O'Donoghue went down clutching his balls..

The task for referees and officials isn't easy.

[johnnycool]

https://x.com/i/status/1916522308291662263

[Milltown Row2]

https://x.com/i/status/1916522308291662263

That's a red, Cork player is running back and he'd no need to ram the stick into his stomach. The Cork player should also be called out for, what it looked like to me at the time holding his balls as if he was hit there.

[Premier Emperor]

Playacting in hurling is getting out of control. It destroyed what was potentially the game of the year in the first minute.

[Premier Emperor]

Nothing to see here.
https://x.com/calahonda4/status/1916603348318671049/video/1

[Milltown Row2]

Nothing to see here.
https://x.com/calahonda4/status/1916603348318671049/video/1

Two lads grappling at each other, headbutting with helmets on lol!

[Capt Pat]

Clare are out after losing to Tip. They gave Tip a 4 goal headstart which was too much to overcome in the inevitable second half comeback. Clare were badly hit by injuries to some of their best players this year.

[Milltown Row2]

Clare are out after losing to Tip. They gave Tip a 4 goal headstart which was too much to overcome in the inevitable second half comeback. Clare were badly hit by injuries to some of their best players this year.

Amazing game but Clare just gave Tipp too much of a start.. that said they had chances to draw, or even win it

[Premier Emperor]

Clare are out after losing to Tip. They gave Tip a 4 goal headstart which was too much to overcome in the inevitable second half comeback. Clare were badly hit by injuries to some of their best players this year.

Or simply Clare are no great shakes!

[Milltown Row2]

Clare are out after losing to Tip. They gave Tip a 4 goal headstart which was too much to overcome in the inevitable second half comeback. Clare were badly hit by injuries to some of their best players this year.

Or simply Clare are no great shakes!

They were all Ireland champions, Tipp since 2019 haven't be great shakes