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Replying To Viking66:  "Simon apparently"
Simon has been a great servant but every back that started the last day deserves to keep their place

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 165 - 08/05/2024 00:45:08    2543589

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "U20 game tomorrow and minor game next Saturday both on Clubber."
U20 game now on TG4 YouTube

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 08/05/2024 00:58:31    2543590

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Simon has been a great servant but every back that started the last day deserves to keep their place"
Agree 100%

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12235 - 08/05/2024 06:47:02    2543598

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Simon has been a great servant but every back that started the last day deserves to keep their place"
Agreed. He was great last year, but I do think that was our best 6 last weekend.

I'd like to see Casey get a run in Carlow too though. He'd have been effective with the type of Ball we were playing on Saturday

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2756 - 08/05/2024 09:16:24    2543610

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Agreed. He was great last year, but I do think that was our best 6 last weekend.

I'd like to see Casey get a run in Carlow too though. He'd have been effective with the type of Ball we were playing on Saturday"
Think it will be either Casey or Tucker against Carlow

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 165 - 08/05/2024 09:45:26    2543618

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Think it will be either Casey or Tucker against Carlow"
I'd like to see Cathal Doyle get a run there as he's the most like for like replacement for Cian. He's even faster in fact. Obviously I'm biased before we get the usual posters accusing me of it, but he's also a far more prolific scorer from play all the way up than Tucker or Seamus, though probably not as good at the frees as Seamus.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12235 - 08/05/2024 10:02:55    2543624

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Think it will be either Casey or Tucker against Carlow"
Think Casey will start. He has the experience of having played in the league and championship this year and has a good scoring record. Tucker might be a little bit green to throw him in for this vital game.
I presume there will be an appeal to the leinster Council to get Cian Byrne's red card recinded.
I can't see that happening as most observers were adamant that it was a dangerous tackle and the referee made the correct decision.
Keith Rossiter is the only one I heard that felt that he didn't deserve to be sent off. I viewed it several times and to be honest a red card was warranted.

Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 301 - 08/05/2024 10:24:36    2543631

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Listening to the Wexford Hurling Podcast in work. I think Billy Byrne was at a completely different game to the one I was at, and watched back on GAAGO! He was even complaining about the point the backs worked for Conor Foley to score!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12235 - 08/05/2024 11:33:26    2543646

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That U20 line-up would make you think they're going to use a sweeper, hard to make sense of the team otherwise, playing Rowley at corner-forward would be madness for example

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 285 - 08/05/2024 13:20:49    2543664

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There seems to be very little hope for the under 20 tonight. Best of luck to them, they are good players on that panel but probably overall not our strangest group.

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 963 - 08/05/2024 15:12:02    2543690

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Under 20 game a hard enough watch here - I've never seen so many line balls and bad wides in my life.

Whelan impressive attacking from wing back.

Simon Roche might aswell be at home playing at full forward- neither team seem to want to play any direct ball at all. Roche totally wasted there.

It's anyones with 15 to go.

OasisorBlur (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 08/05/2024 19:32:30    2543730

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Nothing between two poor teams. Wexford look badly trained and off the pace. Apart from Whelan a really disappointing effort. Tbh the game could of went anyway tonight. Ref gave Dublin the fair share, he wasn't scandalous or anything but definitely gave them most of the 50/50 calls. Anyway no excuses we were very poor

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 963 - 08/05/2024 19:54:17    2543734

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Not that it would have made any difference to the scoreline in the end but a yellow card isn't sufficient punishment for the last foul on Seán Rowley, black cards shouldn't be limited to inside the 21. And the foul before that on Cillian Byrne was cynical enough too, had to laugh at the Dublin player then throwing the ball behind the goal to slow the game down right in front of the umpire, the umpire then went to retrieve the ball, and didn't let the referee know

Was an ok enough performance, didn't have high expectations going into it, Dublin wasted a lot of opportunities although we were nearly the same in the end, we didn't have much going on in the forwards, don't think we were making best use of either Cillian Byrne or Simon Roche. Seán Rowley and Eoin Whelan probably the stand-outs for me, there are decent hurlers on the team, the big difference compared to some of our better U20 teams in the past is that our fringe hurlers probably aren't as good as say last year or the year before

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 285 - 08/05/2024 19:57:11    2543736

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Hard luck to the lads tonight. They can't be faulted for effort. Hopefully some of them step up to Senior over the next few years.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12235 - 08/05/2024 20:56:14    2543743

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Not that it would have made any difference to the scoreline in the end but a yellow card isn't sufficient punishment for the last foul on Seán Rowley, black cards shouldn't be limited to inside the 21. And the foul before that on Cillian Byrne was cynical enough too, had to laugh at the Dublin player then throwing the ball behind the goal to slow the game down right in front of the umpire, the umpire then went to retrieve the ball, and didn't let the referee know

Was an ok enough performance, didn't have high expectations going into it, Dublin wasted a lot of opportunities although we were nearly the same in the end, we didn't have much going on in the forwards, don't think we were making best use of either Cillian Byrne or Simon Roche. Seán Rowley and Eoin Whelan probably the stand-outs for me, there are decent hurlers on the team, the big difference compared to some of our better U20 teams in the past is that our fringe hurlers probably aren't as good as say last year or the year before"
Agreed. The better players like the ones you mentioned have a serious shot at making the senior panel but the more fringe players weren't at the standard. They tried their best and as I had little confidence going into, it's all we could ask for. However, our forward play throughout the year was disappointing. No real direction other than hitting it long. When we tried to play a running game we had very little runners off the shoulder which resulted in us running into cul-de-sacs. Dublin weren't great either but seemed slightly better coached than us with better forwards. Their center forward was exceptional I thought.

Have better hope for the minors at the weekend. Beat them well at that grade last year but it'll be tough to beat them in Offaly. Think they've improved since the Dublin game where they were poor but the KK and for about 45 mins of the Galway game they were pretty good. If they play like that for 60 against Offaly, should get over the line.

Heartandhand96 (Wexford) - Posts: 15 - 08/05/2024 21:54:32    2543749

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Was in Parnell last night and it's definitely one that could have been won. Hole advantage probably tipped it for the Dubs and Darragh Kehoe would have been a loss. As mentioned already the group probably lacks scoring power and although they tried hard the found the seven Dublin backs hard to break through.

wexfordwin (Wexford) - Posts: 142 - 09/05/2024 07:04:38    2543750

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Eoin whelan was on one leg in fairness. Was talking to his dad and said he shouldn't be playing. He got through it and got a nice point rowley done ok aswell as Moran. I taught for long periods we were very lax slow and pedestrian. Our use of Roache was very poor. Rory Jacob a selector on the Dublin team what is that about. If he was manager I wouldn't mind but only a selector makes no sense to me.

Wexfordgaa (Wexford) - Posts: 269 - 09/05/2024 07:32:24    2543758

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Well done to Rory O'Connor on getting HOTW! Well deserved!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12235 - 09/05/2024 08:15:32    2543764

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Replying To Heartandhand96:  "Agreed. The better players like the ones you mentioned have a serious shot at making the senior panel but the more fringe players weren't at the standard. They tried their best and as I had little confidence going into, it's all we could ask for. However, our forward play throughout the year was disappointing. No real direction other than hitting it long. When we tried to play a running game we had very little runners off the shoulder which resulted in us running into cul-de-sacs. Dublin weren't great either but seemed slightly better coached than us with better forwards. Their center forward was exceptional I thought.

Have better hope for the minors at the weekend. Beat them well at that grade last year but it'll be tough to beat them in Offaly. Think they've improved since the Dublin game where they were poor but the KK and for about 45 mins of the Galway game they were pretty good. If they play like that for 60 against Offaly, should get over the line."
Think the score in the Galway game didn't reflect the play, especially in the 1st 45 minutes. On another day we might have had more goals. And they might have had less. All to play for for sure. Offaly aren't poor either. Hopefully the lads can put a performance together for 60 minutes as you say.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12235 - 09/05/2024 08:17:40    2543767

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Dissapointing game last night. Agree with other posters our play lacked cohesion and we played no direct ball into Simon Roche. One positive is it looks like Eoin Whelan is an outstanding talent and is ready to step into the senior panel maybe even this year? Reminds me of Jippo the way he attacks the ball and hit 2 great points. Sean Rowley is another who could make the step up probably next year. Was impressed with the goalkeeper from the Harriers too made one great save and was assured under the high ball

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 165 - 09/05/2024 08:51:25    2543773

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