National Hurling league round 2

[Asal Mor]

Reillers, what's the story with Sean Og and Jerry O Connor? Are they returning from injuries or are they just not making the team at the mo? Aisake ahead of Cussen seems a strange one alright given their recent performances.

[heffo]

How do you see it going Reillers?

[INDIANA]

tipp v galway is the clash of the weekend. Kilkenny are missing a good few so I'd see their match with cork being tight enough with both defences dominating.

Offaly v Dublin is too close to call despite our win against tipp- offaly in tullamore will be very very difficullt and waterford will mince limerick.

Tipp v Galway should be a cracker. Heading to Tullamore myself so I'll miss it.

[GAA_Punter]

Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 Round 3
Tipperary v Galway, 2.30pm, Semple Stadium, Thurles

Having secured victory over Kilkenny last weekend after their Round 1 clash with the Cats eventually got the go-ahead Tipperary enter this Sunday's game with one victory from two games.
Galway are currently unbeaten and recorded a comfortable three goal win over Waterford two-weeks ago.
NUI Galway's Fitzgibbon Cup success last weekend will be a boost for the likes of John Lee approaching this tie. However a repeat display by Tipperary's of last weekend's performance will see them edge a tight encounter.

VERDICT – Tipperary
Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 Round 3
Cork v Kilkenny, 2.30pm, Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Cork welcome back Newtownshandrum duo Ben O'Connor and Cathal Naughton for this 'battle of the titans' at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
It's a welcome boost for Denis Walsh's charges, with Donal Og Cusack also recalled between the posts.
Kilkenny are wounded after losing to rivals Tipperary last weekend, but the Cats rarely lose two games in succession and are unlikely to do so this Sunday.
VERDICT – Kilkenny

Rest the weekend hurling previews on
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/2010/03/12/weekend-hurling-previews-saturday-13th-sunday-14th-march/

[seafoid]

Offaly v Dublin is too close to call despite our win against tipp- offaly in tullamore will be very very difficullt and waterford will mince limerick.

Do the Waterford lads do much mincing ?

[Reillers]

Reillers, what's the story with Sean Og and Jerry O Connor? Are they returning from injuries or are they just not making the team at the mo? Aisake ahead of Cussen seems a strange one alright given their recent performances.

Sean Og is injured. He's resting Jerry I suppose.
Looking at it now. Like while there are some strange decisions the bench is strong enough, we're not wasting space. And we've Jerry, Cussen, and as well Luck O Farrell who's playing really well and Paidi who seems to have come back into form.
It's better than previous years anyway. It's good to see Naughton start midfield with Kenny, which is what I think could be a great partnership, but in some ways it's dissapointing to see Gaa dropped back when he's been doing really well in the mid, hopefully he'll end up dropping back to the centre in the hb line because I really wouldn't play him anywhere else.
It's good to see Mark Sull up at centre forward, he's been doing well and it'll be a big test up against Tyrell who's been hurling well of late.

I don't understand what he's doing with Brian Murphy and Shane O Neill. THe other positions and choices you can find an explanation, a reason for them. But I just see no reason for what he's doing position wise with these two players.

And when it comes to Aisake well, it's sink or swim at this stage, he needs to up it a bit and prove himself. Curran has to step up as well.

I don't know..sure at the end of the day I suppose it's only the 3rd game in in the League and things are still being experimented with and positions and players being tested. We'll have to wait and see. It's not the team a lot of us would have picked, but it's interesting and there's a strong bench as well.
If he changed it around slightly I would have been looking forward to it positively hoping for a good result..now. Not so sure. Fingers crossed though. It's our first time in a long time that we've played KK on equal ground, ya it's only the start of the League but it will be a good barometer for where we are and where we need to be.

[Asal Mor]

Should be a cracker anyway, played at championship intensity. It always adds to the spectacle when the two teams dislike eack other as much as these two do. As well as Tipp have been doing in the last year, Cork v Kilkenny is still the most enthralling clash in hurling.

[orangeman]

Great win by Cork against KK. Some performance. Fair dues to them and considering they weren't full out it was a great victory.

[Reillers]

Well that was more then interesting. Full hell for leather stuff at times. Very fired up match.
There are positives and negatives to take out of it, but f**k it like, we beat KK and that's always a great feeling.

[Minder]

I was actually more impressed with Kilkenny today, especially the fact that they played the second half with 14 men. Was great match this early in the year. Gardiner had some game for Cork.

[Reillers]

I was actually more impressed with Kilkenny today, especially the fact that they played the second half with 14 men. Was great match this early in the year. Gardiner had some game for Cork.

[Minder]

I was actually more impressed with Kilkenny today, especially the fact that they played the second half with 14 men. Was great match this early in the year. Gardiner had some game for Cork.

Reasoned debate as usual Reillers.

[Reillers]

I was actually more impressed with Kilkenny today, especially the fact that they played the second half with 14 men. Was great match this early in the year. Gardiner had some game for Cork.

Reasoned debate as usual Reillers.

An incredible amount of bitter people I've come across today. So excuse my lack of patience.

[glens73]

I had a wager on Cork at 12/1 the other day, to win the All Ireland, too good a price to turn down for a county of their stature.

[Minder]

I was actually more impressed with Kilkenny today, especially the fact that they played the second half with 14 men. Was great match this early in the year. Gardiner had some game for Cork.

Reasoned debate as usual Reillers.

An incredible amount of bitter people I've come across today. So excuse my lack of patience.

WTF would I be bitter about ? Kilkenny matched Cork for the whole second half minus a player if you can't applaud that maybe it is you that is the bitter one.