Hurling 2024

[Truthsayer]

Limerick will make shite of Kilkenny in final again.

Ye jinxed them!    #fatlady

Some result for Clare. Honestly thought were gone. My father was a Clare man who died two years days after corresponding game between two sides in 2022 so this win means a lot to me.

I'm very sorry you're Dad has passed on, he'd be smiling down on that today. Fantastic second half from Clare. I'd agree that Limerick will win tomorrow but won't be predicting the final until the semi-final is over!! 

[johnnycool]

Clare won by forcing KK to go long in the second half and had cover to mop up the breaking ball. Hogan may indeed dip into the tackle but nowhere in the rules can you put a hurl or a spare arm across a man. He won the battle with Eoin Cody in the second half and that stymied the KK attack greatly coupled by McInerny doing the same thing to Mullen and big Walter.

Clare have gotten the KK semifinal jinx out of their system and didn't play well either. 
If that doesn't give them belief nothing will .

Kilkenny will be kicking themselves as that game was for the taking but they didn't learn anything in the second half and played into Clare hands by hitting it in long when it was crying out for them to work the ball up the field before playing it in especially against the wind.
What now for TJ? Certainly one of the best hurlers of his generation even if he doesn't have as many county AI's as many lesser Kilkenny hurlers.

Probably no announcement till after the club championship is over for him .

[Blowitupref]

James Crombie captures the Reactions in the crowd after Kilkenny's Eoin Murphy made a save from Clare's Aidan McCarthy during todays All Ireland Semi-Final.

[Milltown Row2]

James Crombie captures the Reactions in the crowd after Kilkenny's Eoin Murphy made a save from Clare's Aidan McCarthy during todays All Ireland Semi-Final.

Amazing shot (the photo) the agony and the ecstasy on the faces the of supporters. The passion is great to see. Few Antrim lads in there also, one with a retro 89 top

[Kidder81]

Noticed yesterday how hard it is getting to ref the "high tackle", players are so cute to it now, arm goes in and the player goes down or spins themselves around as if they have been poor axed & usually a free to follow.

Thought Gordon did well with it yesterday as SOD did it a couple of times and didn't get the free.

[Blowitupref]

Serious pace and intensity to this match 0-6 each after 14 minutes.

Great run and finish 1-7 to 0-6 to Cork.

[Armagh18]

Serious intensity is right.

Are Limerick not throwing the ball with almost all of their handpasses

[Bogman]

Serious pace and intensity to this match 0-6 after 14 minutes.

After the crap that the football served up in Croke Park last weekend and the shite that has been the Euros this game is a breath of fresh air. Brilliant game so far.

[Armagh18]

Great call by the ref there in fsirness

[Truthsayer]

Bout time throwing was called out.. be hard to be consistent though

[Armagh18]

Bout time throwing was called out.. be hard to be consistent though

That one was blatant

[Milltown Row2]

3 correct calls by ref for hand pass.

And calls for steps

Cork need a strong start to the second half also..

Too many simple puck outs and scores

[Blowitupref]

Cork gifting some bad scores,  level game 0-11 to 1-8.  Bad wide from a tap over free for Cork, up the field Limerick go to lead by two points after 30 minutes.

Half time Limerick 0-16 Cork 1-11. 

[Armagh18]

Hoggie stuck on 699 here. That was a total gimme for a man of his quality

[Captain Obvious]

Cork 4/1 to win now if anyone fancies them? they'll have much regret about that 1st half should they lose.