Waterford and Wexford aren't messing about, so much for 1b teams being off the pace

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 29/03/2015 16:37:49    1707853

Can't believe what I'm seeing... Waterford beating Galway by 10 pts and Wexford beating Cork by 6pts let's hope it stays this way for the second half.

mayo_hurler (Mayo) - Posts: 113 - 29/03/2015 16:40:44    1707858

it's always the way. No expectation whatsoever is where we are at our best. Defense has been good. Cononr McDonald giving an exhibition and guiney and mcgovern looking dangerous as ever. There's surely goals in this game

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2677 - 29/03/2015 16:56:53    1707889

mayo_hurler

I'd have been exoecting Waterford to win after seeing them last weekend. best team in the league at the minute after tipp

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2677 - 29/03/2015 16:57:37    1707890

A paltry 1 point for Wexford in 38 second half minutes.Woeful stuff.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 29/03/2015 17:34:36    1707931

cuederocket

you ever hurl in a hurricane ? 33 wides between the 2 teams

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2677 - 29/03/2015 17:40:44    1707935

I know there was a stiff wind Doyler but there is no excuse for 15 good inter county hurlers to only score once in 38 mins.I was listening to updates on RTE radio and the commentator said they hit some very poor wides.Disappointing,as i was hoping yed win.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 29/03/2015 19:05:57    1708017

We suffered badly from frees when Ian Byrne had to go off. Guiney couldn't hit them at all today. I said before the Game I'd be happy to stay within 5 points of them but after the game I must say I was disgusted to lose. Happy with the response from the players though. Much better than last week.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2677 - 29/03/2015 19:15:32    1708026

Yes ye missed a fair few free alrite.Good first half though.Kilkenny in Nowlan Park up next.Good luck with that one(:

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 29/03/2015 19:20:18    1708031

Watching TNG today waterfords defensive set up not easy on the eye....is there a danger we'll end up like Football & rubbish like Dublin & derry last night?

hurler32 (Limerick) - Posts: 867 - 29/03/2015 21:14:02    1708117

i dont think our defensive style will work as well in dry conditions in bigger pitches like Thurlas and croke park. We have the players to play a more attacking style and would expect us to play that way as the year goes on. Tipp game will tell alot

PullHard7 (Waterford) - Posts: 53 - 29/03/2015 21:57:22    1708150

cuederocket,we have to beat the round robin qualifiers first which is always a banana skin.

lads,a 10 week gap for Wexford/Kilkenny/Clare now till their next outing,now i am not one for more league games or a bigger league but surely there is no need to start the league so early?i know we have club matches etc but still 10 weeks is outrageous.

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 30/03/2015 08:57:15    1708169

National Hurling League Semi Finals fixed for Nowlan Park Kilkenny.

clonjon (Dublin) - Posts: 665 - 30/03/2015 13:26:43    1708361

Watched the Waterford game last night and have to say it was terrible hurling,dare I say "Puke Hurling".At one stage I counted 9 Waterford players back with 25 yards of their goal marking 2 galway forwards.
What the hell is going on with our games? Even with the wind Waterford seemed to crowd the midfield area.The touch of the Galway lads seemed to be way off, the number of times a Galway player tried but failed to lift the sliothar with one hand on the hurl was incredible.
Thats not the hurling I want to see.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 30/03/2015 14:12:20    1708389

Of course coaches are going to tinker with blankets even in hurling , IMO it will not succeed as it would get found out easily and quickly , sweeper systems have been on the go for a while but as long as a player can stick one from 60 yards over heads why oh why would you employ a sweeper , I hear the fear and understand the question but I don't think were in for an epidemic of Homestore or More proportions .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 30/03/2015 14:24:16    1708401

I see tipp are unhappy with Seamus callinans straight red yesterday ... Appears the Offaly full back's trick is to give it out but fall to the ground if it's returned ... He caught Shane Dowling in their previous match . Two clean full forwards sent off on straight reds ??

hurler32 (Limerick) - Posts: 867 - 30/03/2015 18:49:44    1708590

Where as I would like to retain a full forward line to have reasonable goal threat I love the work ethic and to see Kilkenny and how hard they work, this young team are working very hard. I hope the team are allowed to develop over next 3 years and see what happens. There is still another gem in the full forward line (Patrick Curran)to come within next 2 years, Along with Bennett and Shanahan, Daragh Fives somewhere in the middle I believe Waterford can be as competitive as they were in the noughties

BanagusGorm (Waterford) - Posts: 19 - 01/04/2015 14:43:12    1709477