Hurling 2026

[Milltown Row2]

Well done to Ballyguneer, the better team. I just hope waterford dont try to emulate this brand of hurling at senior level. Not attractive and probably not as effective at a higher standard.

Which brand of hurling has Waterford been doing lately?

[johnnycool]

Ballygunner play a similar brand of hurling to Limerick.

They work the ball out to about midfield and then hit the two man FF line with a ball in the space in front of them.

They either work the score themselves or find a runner coming through and lay it off to them.

At club level they are just better than the rest at it and even though both Loughrea and St Martins put it up to them in the first half, they stick to their guns and pull away in the end.

Loughrea needed a goal or more from their forwards but didn't get the ball into them enough to put the Ballygunner FB line in diffs.

[didlyi]

Well done to Ballyguneer, the better team. I just hope waterford dont try to emulate this brand of hurling at senior level. Not attractive and probably not as effective at a higher standard.

Which brand of hurling has Waterford been doing lately?

A brand that provides nothing either to the players or those watching. Agreed there not much different so the likelyhood is they continue to do the same or even more tippy tappy hurling

[Milltown Row2]

Well done to Ballyguneer, the better team. I just hope waterford dont try to emulate this brand of hurling at senior level. Not attractive and probably not as effective at a higher standard.

Which brand of hurling has Waterford been doing lately?

A brand that provides nothing either to the players or those watching. Agreed there not much different so the likelyhood is they continue to do the same or even more tippy tappy hurling

Reliant of on individual stars (Bennett and co) getting goals and hoping to win games has been the style I've noticed recently...

Waterford have always had great hurlers but playing as a teams proves to work better, it may be boring but it wins games

[imtommygunn]

Have to say I feel this way about ballygunner too. I just don't find games they're in interesting at all. In the hurling I don't think I have ever thought that about another team. (Though Davy fitz's sweeper setup does sometimes not look great either...)

[NAG1]

Have to say I feel this way about ballygunner too. I just don't find games they're in interesting at all. In the hurling I don't think I have ever thought that about another team. (Though Davy fitz's sweeper setup does sometimes not look great either...)

Their style is the next iteration of Davy's style. Loads of players behind the ball, work hard to get it back, play a couple of forwards up on their own and try to dominate possession.

[johnnycool]

Have to say I feel this way about ballygunner too. I just don't find games they're in interesting at all. In the hurling I don't think I have ever thought that about another team. (Though Davy fitz's sweeper setup does sometimes not look great either...)

Their style is the next iteration of Davy's style. Loads of players behind the ball, work hard to get it back, play a couple of forwards up on their own and try to dominate possession.

Hurling is moving to a possession based game with keeping "contested" balls to a minimum which makes it all the more imperative that the ability to legally dispossess someone with the ball needs to be maintained and that means clamping down on overcarrying, throwing the ball etc.

Otherwise it really will turn into a shootout with little or no of the traditional hip to hip hurling as we'd have known it.

[Milltown Row2]

Have to say I feel this way about ballygunner too. I just don't find games they're in interesting at all. In the hurling I don't think I have ever thought that about another team. (Though Davy fitz's sweeper setup does sometimes not look great either...)

Their style is the next iteration of Davy's style. Loads of players behind the ball, work hard to get it back, play a couple of forwards up on their own and try to dominate possession.

While it hasn't worked at Intercounty, this style has won 2 All Irelands for Ballygunner, they probably are one short with this team but 2 is a decent return for one team..

It works when the ball is played to someone who has the ability to make the ball stick, be it in the or in a 50/50 dirty ball on the ground, which they mainly did.

Ball clean into the hand or quick touch off the hurl into hand and the lad is away, seen on Sunday with the player turning on his man, leaving him space to shoot, or play someone in a better position

I'll take boring and winning if I was a player/manager to shooting from the hip and hoping to keep ball every time 

[NAG1]

Any one else for banning the back pass to the keeper?

[didlyi]

Have to say I feel this way about ballygunner too. I just don't find games they're in interesting at all. In the hurling I don't think I have ever thought that about another team. (Though Davy fitz's sweeper setup does sometimes not look great either...)

Their style is the next iteration of Davy's style. Loads of players behind the ball, work hard to get it back, play a couple of forwards up on their own and try to dominate possession.

While it hasn't worked at Intercounty, this style has won 2 All Irelands for Ballygunner, they probably are one short with this team but 2 is a decent return for one team..

It works when the ball is played to someone who has the ability to make the ball stick, be it in the or in a 50/50 dirty ball on the ground, which they mainly did.

Ball clean into the hand or quick touch off the hurl into hand and the lad is away, seen on Sunday with the player turning on his man, leaving him space to shoot, or play someone in a better position

I'll take boring and winning if I was a player/manager to shooting from the hip and hoping to keep ball every time 

Waterford and a bit like Ballygunner, they dont seem to care about marking your man. The amount of space given to Cork yesterday was crazy. You can talk all day about tactics when you have the ball but christ you need to stop the opposition aswell.

[Gallybander]

Surprising enough win for Waterford today. We put that Cork nightmare behind us and showed what we're made of by taking down Limerick. Reuben Halloran was clinical from the placed balls, and Shane Bennett's penalty helped us into the driving seat. It was a massive performance to hold them off at the end, though Limerick might have had some cobwebs, but Waterford fully deserved it.

[marty34]

Surprising enough win for Waterford today. We put that Cork nightmare behind us and showed what we're made of by taking down Limerick. Reuben Halloran was clinical from the placed balls, and Shane Bennett's penalty helped us into the driving seat. It was a massive performance to hold them off at the end, though Limerick might have had some cobwebs, but Waterford fully deserved it.

Didn't expect that from Waterford, especially against Limerick. When will the BG lads be back in?

Imagine if Waterford had SOK back in goals. Be some boost. Although Nolan is decent.

Limerick had a strong team out but will get better.

Munster championship will be cut throat once again. Best competition out there. 2 are not going to make it.

[Gallybander]

Surprising enough win for Waterford today. We put that Cork nightmare behind us and showed what we're made of by taking down Limerick. Reuben Halloran was clinical from the placed balls, and Shane Bennett's penalty helped us into the driving seat. It was a massive performance to hold them off at the end, though Limerick might have had some cobwebs, but Waterford fully deserved it.

Didn't expect that from Waterford, especially against Limerick. When will the BG lads be back in?

Imagine if Waterford had SOK back in goals. Be some boost. Although Nolan is decent.

Limerick had a strong team out but will get better.

Munster championship will be cut throat once again. Best competition out there. 2 are not going to make it.

Waterford wins over Limerick are rare enough these days.
I know Limerick have a habit of taking it easy in some league games...maybe even championship games.

The BG lads will be back either this week or next. But some of the newer players were impressive and Shane Bennett put in a good display in defence.

[johnnycool]

I see Ben O'Connor wanting more physicality in hurling and even the odd melee..

I'd not necessarily disagree with that, but sometimes I'd be careful for what you wish for as I'm sure the likes of Limerick and Clare who have the size and physicality to work with Cork would maybe enjoy a bit more leeway from referees and make a Cork team with questions over their hardness pay for it.

That's not condoning Mark Colemans downward strike to the Galway lads helmet, not within an asses roar of a ball.

That's a red all day long.

[Bord na Mona man]

I see Ben O'Connor wanting more physicality in hurling and even the odd melee..

I'd not necessarily disagree with that, but sometimes I'd be careful for what you wish for as I'm sure the likes of Limerick and Clare who have the size and physicality to work with Cork would maybe enjoy a bit more leeway from referees and make a Cork team with questions over their hardness pay for it.

That's not condoning Mark Colemans downward strike to the Galway lads helmet, not within an asses roar of a ball.

That's a red all day long.

O'Connor needs to be careful. There's a difference between physicality and dirt. O'Connor won't fix Cork's lack of A by shortcutting in a dollop of B.

All he's doing is bringing the gaze of officials onto Cork and that could cost them at a crucial time.