The future of laois hurling

[Keyser Söze]

Anyone willing and able to PM a rough idea of what the starting team might look like? I understand you might not want it posted here.
Be interesting to see considering they are highly rated and seem to be going well.

[Spiritof1915]

Breakdown going on waterforg game is
4 from clough ballacolla
3 Rosenallis
2 The harps
2 Borris kilcotton
1 camross
1 castletown
1 abbeyleix
1 Rathdowney Errill


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Anyone willing and able to PM a rough idea of what the starting team might look like? I understand you might not want it posted here.
Be interesting to see considering they are highly rated and seem to be going well.

[clonadmad]

Playing galway today I believe

I'll post up full team sheet,match video and Gps data shortly

[Keyser Söze]

Lol @ Clonad. That's a good spread of clubs 1915.

[redsetanta]

Are they talking about cancelling underage inter county if we go to level 5. Senior will go ahead apparently.

[redsetanta]

https://www.laoistoday.ie/2020/10/13/laois-minor-hurlers-announce-captain-vice-captain-and-panel-ahead-of-leinster-championship/?fbclid=IwAR0hfsknZ7emrj3CdWr2d1cshQ1b8kuF6pesRkeYi4eodQV0jD49qmZ5-YA

[Keyser Söze]

Anyone able to make a stab at the minor team?

[Spiritof1915]

Same as waterford practice game last week except for young dooley starting instead of joe corby.

[clonadmad]

Is it being streamed?

[redsetanta]

Offaly GAA are streaming the game

https://offaly.gaa.ie/2020/10/14/minor-hurlers-senior-footballers-in-action-watch-both-games-live/

[clonadmad]

Offaly GAA are streaming the game

https://offaly.gaa.ie/2020/10/14/minor-hurlers-senior-footballers-in-action-watch-both-games-live/

Gentleman

Thanks

[Spiritof1915]

https://www.laoistoday.ie/2020/10/16/laois-minor-hurlers-name-team-for-leinster-clash-with-offaly/

Jim O Connor out. Big loss

Anyone able to make a stab at the minor team?

[SpeculativeEffort]

How many from last years team?

[merman]

1. Finian Cuddy (Trumera)
2. Jack Phelan (Camross)
3. Aodh Bowes (Rosenallis)
4. Lochlainn Conway (Clough-Ballacolla)
5. Philip Tynan (Borris-Kilcotton)
6. Aaron Phelan (Castletown)
7. Lawson Obular (Abbeyleix)
8. Padraig Brennan (Clough-Ballacolla)
9. Cathal Murphy (The Harps)
10. Diarmuid Dooley (Rosenallis)
11. David Dooley (Rosenallis)
12. Tom Fennelly (Rosenallis)
13. Noah Quinlan (Borris-Kilcotton)
14. Cillian Dunne (Clough-Ballacolla)
15. Cody Comerford (The Harps)

Very strong defence with a nice mix of power and pace.
Aaron Phelan is a really good centre-back and though Aodh Bowes would probably prefer to play there too; he has the physicality to be an excellent full-back.
Conway and Phelan are front-foot defenders with loads of pace and Philip Tynan is a very solid all-rounder.
Where Lawson Obular was picked was always going to be interesting, he's a fabulous prospect and I'd have been tempted to go with him at full-forward. I think, however, he sees himself as a defender and his surges forward could be eye-catching.

Really good midfield; both Murphy and Brennan are strong, athletic and can score from range. Brennan is probably a defender moreso than a midfielder but he is a classy hurler and a fine choice of captain. I really like that midfield actually.

Noah Quinlan named at corner-forward is also interesting; he's very-highly rated in Borris/Kilcotton and could play in any position. I actually thought he'd start midfield. He'll carry a massive threat if he plays in the full-forward line. Cillian Dunne will thrive on good ball and is an excellent free-taker. Diarmuid Dooley is one of the most improved hurlers around and his athleticism is a real asset. His older brother David is a natural centre-forward and will be a real goal threat with his direct running. Tom Fennelly is very athletic and strong; he'll cover a lot of ground and his delivery should be very good. Cody Comerford is another really versatile hurler with huge potential.

I think 10 of the team were on the panel at some stage last year with Comerford, Diarmaid Dooley and Phelan the only three starters underage next year, though I'm open to correction on that.

Jim O' Connor and Joe Corby are two losses but we still have really good options with DJ White, Cian Conroy, Padraig Rafter, Barry Fitzpatrick, Brian Duggan, Colin Byrne, Greg Cuddy and Sam Quinn surely very close.

Offaly reckon they have a very strong team and will relish coming in against a Derek McGrath-coached Laois team with a bit of a reputation. They'll be very competitive and if Laois are anyway complacent, they will take us.

There is also a small cohort around our own county that seem resentful of this management group so there is a degree of pressure on them to perform.
I hope they will.

Best of luck to everyone involved.

[Keyser Söze]

In fairness Merman I don't think there are many hurling people in Laois (if any) who would want anything but success for a Laois minor team.
This core of this management team haven't always acted in the best interests of Laois hurling over the past 2/3 years in my option. That's an opinion. And I'd have preferred if they hadn't got the job. But personally, speaking at least, I certainly am not waiting for them to fail.
From all accounts the players have been really impressed with the set up & McGrath has been heavily involved (again something I would have been sceptical of).