Antrim Hurling

[Milltown Row2]

James with a well taken goal... fairly even enough start

[groundlie]

Antrim flying out of the blocks. James McNaughtons pace is something offaly can't handle.

[Milltown Row2]

We are working harder against a decent wind, they are managing to score easier to us, I'm hoping the wind is the reason for that!

[Baile an tuaigh]

Antrim playing well against the breeze which I reckon adds about 15 yards extra to every puck. Ciaran Clark absolutely torturing the Offaly defense. Getting a lot of breaks of big Donal Og. A little unlucky not to have a couple more goals. We should go for the throat at the start of the second half.

[Saffrongael]

Jesus this is a very average Offaly team, expecting us to pull away in second half

[Milltown Row2]

Antrim playing well against the breeze which I reckon adds about 15 yards extra to every puck. Ciaran Clark absolutely torturing the Offaly defense. Getting a lot of breaks of big Donal Og. A little unlucky not to have a couple more goals. We should go for the throat at the start of the second half.

I'd be happy with a 1 point win, let's hope we don't shoot randomly in the second half because we've the wind

[keep her low this half]

Thank god for the last 2 minutes. We were the better team throughout but Offaly were staying in the game due to our weak full back line, 4 points, 2 frees and 2 from play from big 100+ yard balls into the full back line. Referee doing us no favours, frontal charge to the head on Conor Johnston should have been a red card wasn't even a free. Frontal charge on Paddy Burke not given ball turned over and point to Offaly. Sideline clearly to Antrim given by the linesman overturned by the ref. Hopefully it doen't cost us.
As someone else said Offaly look poor bar no 11 Samson who looks dangerous, Having the wind in the second half might help steady up our full back line.

[keep her low this half]

not sure about the penalty but once again our full back line very rash. Didn't see it as a clear goal scoring opportunity due to other defenders back
All to play for now

[keep her low this half]

O Connor on a black card, Walsh and Rooney on yellow, need a change in there before we end up with a red

[Milltown Row2]

not sure about the penalty but once again our full back line very rash. Didn't see it as a clear goal scoring opportunity due to other defenders back
All to play for now

That's been a standard penalty all season, who'd you have in that  full back line?

[Jonkunlon]

Antrim are fitter and faster and that's proving the difference at the minute. There lies the benefits of playing at the top level. Something that hurt us for years.

[keep her low this half]

not sure about the penalty but once again our full back line very rash. Didn't see it as a clear goal scoring opportunity due to other defenders back
All to play for now

That's been a standard penalty all season, who'd you have in that  full back line?

It really is a problem with no obvious solution, we tried the reserve full back line last week and they conceded 7 against Tipp, need to unearth a corner back/ full back during the Joe McDonagh

[keep her low this half]

Another dangerous frontal charge from Offaly, there have been a few today

[Milltown Row2]

not sure about the penalty but once again our full back line very rash. Didn't see it as a clear goal scoring opportunity due to other defenders back
All to play for now

That's been a standard penalty all season, who'd you have in that  full back line?

It really is a problem with no obvious solution, we tried the reserve full back line last week and they conceded 7 against Tipp, need to unearth a corner back/ full back during the Joe McDonagh

We'll hardly unearth one now unless he's on the panel as they'll have had no club games and won't be up to the physical demands at this level

[keep her low this half]

not sure about the penalty but once again our full back line very rash. Didn't see it as a clear goal scoring opportunity due to other defenders back
All to play for now

That's been a standard penalty all season, who'd you have in that  full back line?

It really is a problem with no obvious solution, we tried the reserve full back line last week and they conceded 7 against Tipp, need to unearth a corner back/ full back during the Joe McDonagh

We'll hardly unearth one now unless he's on the panel as they'll have had no club games and won't be up to the physical demands at this level

We could try blooding some of the Under 20s, it will be Joe McDonagh not Div 1. Better to blood someone in Joe McDonagh than in next years Div 1.