Hurling 2024

[Truthsayer]

Can't see them beat this year. Can kill a team in a few minutes with that rapid handpassing and shooting. Same as last years All Ireland final kept opposition at armas lenght 4/5 points ahead. Brilliant team.  Fair play Peter Duggan.. gave all.

[From the Bunker]

Limerick win 6 in a row - Clare have won 6 in 136 years.

[Armagh18]

How long til Limerick do the Dublin and quit celebrating these wins?

[Truthsayer]

How long til Limerick do the Dublin and quit celebrating these wins?

Munster hurling final a different traditional and much harder won. Could enjoy it for another while..

[Capt Pat]

Limerick seemed to dominate from what I saw. However if Mark Rodgers had converted that goal chance when he hit the post Limerick might have been caught.

[mouview]

Limerick are just miles above everyone really. It is going to get boring.

Even the new boys coming in are far better than most of the best of the rest.

Maybe, but Clare flatter to deceive greatly. Definitely behind Cork and Kilkenny in the pecking order and Wexford could stretch them in their next outing also. Never got the hype about them too much, a good number of ordinary players on the team, starting with no. 1.

[Blowitupref]

Limerick team that won Munster in 2019. (1st of their six in a row)

N Quaid;
S Finn, M Casey, R English;
D Byrnes, D Hannon, D Morrissey;
C Lynch, W O'Donoghue
G Hegarty, K Hayes, T Morrissey;
A Gillane, G Mulcahy, P Casey

Subs brought on S Dowling, D O'Donovan, S Flanagan, B Nash, D Reidy


Team that started today

Nickie Quaid;
Mike Casey, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash;
Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes;
Will O'Donoghue, Cathal O'Neill;
Gearóid Hegarty, David Reidy, Tom Morrissey;
Aaron Gillane, Shane O'Brien, Cian Lynch.

[blasmere]

Limerick are just miles above everyone really. It is going to get boring.

Even the new boys coming in are far better than most of the best of the rest.

Maybe, but Clare flatter to deceive greatly. Definitely behind Cork and Kilkenny in the pecking order and Wexford could stretch them in their next outing also. Never got the hype about them too much, a good number of ordinary players on the team, starting with no. 1.

I wouldn't say they are ordinary, they are playing against one of the all time great teams and are quite probably their toughest opponents over the past number of years, not so much today I grant you.

Limerick team that won Munster in 2019. (1st of their six in a row)

N Quaid;
S Finn, M Casey, R English;
D Byrnes, D Hannon, D Morrissey;
C Lynch, W O'Donoghue
G Hegarty, K Hayes, T Morrissey;
A Gillane, G Mulcahy, P Casey

Subs brought on S Dowling, D O'Donovan, S Flanagan, B Nash, D Reidy


Team that started today

Nickie Quaid;
Mike Casey, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash;
Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes;
Will O'Donoghue, Cathal O'Neill;
Gearóid Hegarty, David Reidy, Tom Morrissey;
Aaron Gillane, Shane O'Brien, Cian Lynch.

That's incredible consistency. Only Dowling and I think English no longer involved.

[Gael85]

Limerick are just miles above everyone really. It is going to get boring.

Even the new boys coming in are far better than most of the best of the rest.

Maybe, but Clare flatter to deceive greatly. Definitely behind Cork and Kilkenny in the pecking order and Wexford could stretch them in their next outing also. Never got the hype about them too much, a good number of ordinary players on the team, starting with no. 1.

I wouldn't say they are ordinary, they are playing against one of the all time great teams and are quite probably their toughest opponents over the past number of years, not so much today I grant you.

Limerick team that won Munster in 2019. (1st of their six in a row)

N Quaid;
S Finn, M Casey, R English;
D Byrnes, D Hannon, D Morrissey;
C Lynch, W O'Donoghue
G Hegarty, K Hayes, T Morrissey;
A Gillane, G Mulcahy, P Casey

Subs brought on S Dowling, D O'Donovan, S Flanagan, B Nash, D Reidy


Team that started today

Nickie Quaid;
Mike Casey, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash;
Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes;
Will O'Donoghue, Cathal O'Neill;
Gearóid Hegarty, David Reidy, Tom Morrissey;
Aaron Gillane, Shane O'Brien, Cian Lynch.

That's incredible consistency. Only Dowling and I think English no longer involved.

English still on panel. Had a couple bad injuries over the years.

[yellowcard]

They have very good hurlers but what sets them apart is their level of physical conditioning. They are the fittest team I've seen playing GAA with a lot of massive men. With 53 of a backroom team and JPs unlimited funds they are all but professional in name.

Clare tried to match them physically today and managed to stay in touch for a good part of the game but you never got the feeling that Limerick wouldn't win it. I think they'll get the 5 in a row and will then have another target next year with Dublins 6.

[Armagh18]

They have very good hurlers but what sets them apart is their level of physical conditioning. They are the fittest team I've seen playing GAA with a lot of massive men. With 53 of a backroom team and JPs unlimited funds they are all but professional in name.

Clare tried to match them physically today and managed to stay in touch for a good part of the game but you never got the feeling that Limerick wouldn't win it. I think they'll get the 5 in a row and will then have another target next year with Dublins 6.

Surely that was sarcasm?? Hats off they are a serious team filled with absolute animals of men who can hurl too.

[yellowcard]

They have very good hurlers but what sets them apart is their level of physical conditioning. They are the fittest team I've seen playing GAA with a lot of massive men. With 53 of a backroom team and JPs unlimited funds they are all but professional in name.

Clare tried to match them physically today and managed to stay in touch for a good part of the game but you never got the feeling that Limerick wouldn't win it. I think they'll get the 5 in a row and will then have another target next year with Dublins 6.

Surely that was sarcasm?? Hats off they are a serious team filled with absolute animals of men who can hurl too.

Hannon said it himself in his speech after the match. Imagine a county board trying to fund all of that, it gives them a serious advantage. They make the Dubs look like a division 2 side when it comes to preparation.

[blanketattack]

With all the palaver over how great and exciting the new provincial championships are, they just end up with Limerick and Kilkenny winning in the end 🥱

[Milltown Row2]

I've absolutely no issues with Limerick doing what they are doing, they have worked extremely hard to be in the position they are at.

It's on everyone else to raise the bar, just like football, Dublin raised it and it's in everyone else to bring it.

The standard of play/skill in hurling is phenomenal across the board.

Limerick just have it more, it's a cycle and will eventually come to an end.

[Armagh18]

They have very good hurlers but what sets them apart is their level of physical conditioning. They are the fittest team I've seen playing GAA with a lot of massive men. With 53 of a backroom team and JPs unlimited funds they are all but professional in name.

Clare tried to match them physically today and managed to stay in touch for a good part of the game but you never got the feeling that Limerick wouldn't win it. I think they'll get the 5 in a row and will then have another target next year with Dublins 6.

Surely that was sarcasm?? Hats off they are a serious team filled with absolute animals of men who can hurl too.

Hannon said it himself in his speech after the match. Imagine a county board trying to fund all of that, it gives them a serious advantage. They make the Dubs look like a division 2 side when it comes to preparation.

Madness isn't it. They are unbelievable. Clare seem to be getting further behind them. Kilkenny, Cork are decent teams but not on the level of their great teams from years back. Galway seem go be going backwards and Tipp are at a low ebb as well.