All Ireland S.H.C. Final

[Roashter]

Fantastic game today, and Tipp were fully deserving winners.

Corbett will almost certainly get MOTM. I thought Paul Curran was outstanding at full back along with Padraig Maher, Brendan Maher & Noel McGrath. Seamus Callinan made a big impact when he came on and I thought Sheedy should have brought him on earlier.
JJ Delaney, Michael Fennelly & Eoin Larkin were Kilkenny's best players.

I thought Cody made a few mistakes on the line today. If we are to believe all the stuff that Cody doesn't do sentiment then how did Noel Hickey last the 70 minutes. Plus he took off TJ Reid who was one of their few forwards who looked capable of scoring from play today.

Anyways, Congrats to Tipp and enjoy the celebrations

[Bogball XV]

I'm on curran at 30/1 for man of the match or shane mcgrath at 20/1 - any chance? 
I personally would give it to padraic or brendan maher or noel mcgrath - Whilst corbett would be a worthy winner, there's no guarantee that he'll pick up the award, simply because the panel usually pick someone who wasn't as apparent to the rest of us mere mortals (hence of my choice of the big priced full back and midfielder).

[orangeman]

I'm on curran at 30/1 for man of the match or shane mcgrath at 20/1 - any chance? 
I personally would give it to padraic or brendan maher or noel mcgrath - Whilst corbett would be a worthy winner, there's no guarantee that he'll pick up the award, simply because the panel usually pick someone who wasn't as apparent to the rest of us mere mortals (hence of my choice of the big priced full back and midfielder).

3 goals in an All Ireland final - the choice is easy. Larry.


Sorry about that.

[Orangemac]

Great game today. Final scoreline doesn't tell whole story.

Best team won no doubt but despite not being at their best for whatever reason Kilkenny still fought to the end with all the courage they have been associated with over the years.

Although undoubtedly the best hurling team in living memory wll this team be remembered by todays defeat the way Kerry in some respects are for losing in 82?

[AZOffaly]

God I don't think Kerry are remembered for losing that final. I think they are remembered for all the games they won, and the fact that they were the best team ever. I think that *game* is remembered for the fact that they didn't get their 5 in a row, but the team is not remembered because of that.

I think the same for Kilkenny. today will be remembered as the day the 5 in a row was stopped but Kilkenny won't be remembered because they lost today.

[Aerlik]

CONGRATULATIONS TIPP.  GREAT TO SEE.

[All of a Sludden]

Delighted for Tipp, especially after last year. Better team on the day. I think the whole 5 in a row thing got to Kilkenny, its all their fans talked about today.

[ziggysego]

I really enjoyed the game this afternoon. Really end-to-end stuff. I was always expecting the inevidentable comeback, which nearly happened a few times. Delighted for Tipperary, especially after them failing at the same stage last year, to come back.

[robertemmet]

What was the wee logo on back of Tipp jersey all year

[GroverJr]

Well Done Tipp. Great match - great to see no controversy surrounding the win too. KK have been great champs and will be back.

[AZOffaly]

Lar Corbett MOTM. Spoke well.

[gallsman]

Lar Corbett MOTM. Spoke well.

Could have cracked a smile or two!

Disagree with a few comments on how good today's match was. Slippery conditions ruined things a bit. Just as intense and very physically demanding but I thought the sheer quality of hurling twelve months ago was better.

[funtime frankie]

Great game and delighted for Tipp. Richly deserved. It was funny watching the faces of  some of the Tipp people when the Galtee Mountain Boy was sung. Some tried to pretend to know the words and ended up making fools of themselves. A bit like that Brit minister who made an arse of himself with the Welsh anthem - it gets shown on those compilation TV shows.

Corbett was outstanding and given the slippery conditions underfoot there were some excellent displays of skill all around the park.

I was of the opinion that supporters not going on to the pitch would have detracted from the celebrations, however, a clear pitch made for a much more enjoyable spectacle.

[NAG1]

I thought the opposite re: the on pitch celebrations looked so sanitised and like a soccer team doing the lap of honour.
But everyone has a different take on it.

Really delighted to see B Dunne, getting a chance to redeem himself after last year. Tipp just too good on the day.

[bottlethrower7]

Corbett touched the ball 3 times and scored 3 goals. An invaluable contribution certainly, but for me the best player on the field was Brendan Maher. His work may have gone unnoticed by the sunday game analysts, but for me he was the reason Tipperary won that match. He ran the center and was the pick of the 4 midfielders. Once Tipp had control in that sector they seemed to have that little more time to pick out their passes to the inside line. That was in contrast to Kilkenny who seemed to hit every ball under pressure and who seemed hellbent on ballooning high ball after high ball on top of Power. Thats all well and good, but with talented corner forwards, the odd ball to them would have been worth a try too (acknowledged Eddie wasn't at the races at all).

The questions about what would have happened if Tipp took their chances last year were answered yesterday. Rather than coasting to 5 titles, its probably fair to say that Kilkenny actually got one more than they might have by scraping that win last year. But thats Kilkenny. A truly great team, and having lost yesterday does nothing to change that.

Kilkenny's dominance was always going to come to an end at some point. It was always likely Tipp would be the team to end it. Now its up to the likes of Galway and Cork to get themselves up to the level where they can have us all doubting until the very end, as to where Liam McCarthy is bound.

Congrats to Tipp. Somehow I can't see it being 9 years til their next title, but its hard to see anyone other than Kilkenny or Tipp getting their hands on Liam for quite some time.