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suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1669 - 04/09/2016 19:15:47 1909929 Link 0 |
Expected Tipp to win but was surprised at the extent of their dominance. I too kept waiting for Cody to change the formation as it was obvious that Tipps front 3 were all over the Cats back line. corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 04/09/2016 19:16:30 1909930 Link 0 |
Loved the scene at the end of the anthem, just seconds before the game started when a beaming Michael Ryan started shaking his selectors hands as if to say "Well lads, this is it". He seems to be a really positive kind of guy. joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 04/09/2016 19:33:51 1909938 Link 1 |
Also next year Jake Morris will be some addition to the Tip panel maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 04/09/2016 19:36:26 1909939 Link 0 |
Galway should have beaten this Tipp team in semi final. Better team and lost by a point. That said well done Tipp. Galway will be back next year though.
galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2520 - 04/09/2016 19:39:16 1909942 Link 0 |
Great and deserved win for Tipp bar for two great saves from Murphy this could have ended up as a 15 pt drubbing .........Tipp did all the hurling in the first half but we're only up by 2 which was incredible in someways as Kilkenny were living off scraps and relying mainly on frees to stay alive ( thought Gavin did well by the way played the advantage very well on several occasions).... PaudieSull1 (Down) - Posts: 738 - 04/09/2016 19:47:19 1909951 Link 0 |
Correct and I'd love to think that if Galway had won that semi-final, they'd be All-Ireland champions tonight.However, I'm inclined to think that if Galway had won that semi-final,Kilkenny would be All-Ireland champions tonight.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2168 - 04/09/2016 20:06:21 1909959 Link 1 |
Agree with you there. Full back line for KK were cleaned out today. Prendergast and murphy werent great either. They dont seem to have much coming through at underage either u21s beaten by westmeath and minors beaten by dublin in leinster semi. They might be glad of a break from all the success ;-) . Tipp have management, players and potential to dominate for a few years at least fireinthebelly (Galway) - Posts: 89 - 04/09/2016 20:26:47 1909971 Link 1 |
I suppose In fairness who wouldnt be nervous marking Callanan. Id hate to mark that guy in a friendly club game, let alone an all ireland final. Amazing player.
joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 04/09/2016 20:45:53 1909975 Link 0 |
Just back from the match. I did say during the week that if the Tipp full forward line were on song that they'd win, but never could I have predicted such a landslide performance. It was a fantastic performance to witness, I never thought that Tipp could top the performance they produced in 2010, especially with the likes of Kelly and Lar gone, but that was one for the ages. Hats off to all involved. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 04/09/2016 21:04:21 1909985 Link 1 |
Usually when a great team is over the hill they can collapse on a big day. Kilkenny could have been beaten by 20 points they were completely outplayed . Tipp look well set up their competition may come from other teams rather than Kilkenny. theduke66 (Dublin) - Posts: 334 - 04/09/2016 21:25:40 1909995 Link 0 |
Well done Tipperary doubly delighted as my mum is from Tipperary.
Jedobi (Wexford) - Posts: 143 - 04/09/2016 21:31:36 1909998 Link 0 |
What a game, thoroughly enjoyed watching it, enjoyed it so much I had to watch it a 2nd time on TG4, well done to Tipperary, a great result for them and hurling in general, the same county winning year after year does very little for the weaker counties riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 04/09/2016 21:41:49 1910003 Link 1 |
Jeez, nearly 50 of those were scores, when you have that many you don't see as the game flows directly into a puck out. Ease up. it was a great game
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2386 - 04/09/2016 21:56:44 1910013 Link 1 |
Please explain how Tipp have "Saved hurling". They were by far the better team today and fully deserved their victory but "saved hurling"??? The games between Kilkenny and Waterford and Tipp v Galway done a lot to save what was a substandard hurling year and proved the talent that is out there so how exactly have Tipp, a county with 27 All Ireland's, saved hurling?? Many people thought Clare saved hurling in 2013 yet they have struggled since so how one victory in one game can be claimed as a victory that "saved hurling" seems a bit strange
Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 05/09/2016 01:11:55 1910044 Link 0 |
Today was the most "wristy" performance I've seen since Cork demolished Clare in the 2003 Munster championship. Men against boys stuff. Tipp could have won by 19 points had the mood taken them. Kilkenny didn't even look like scoring in the second half. As good as Kilkenny have been over the last 11 years, and as history has shown, they are a dogged team who live off the oppositions mistakes and capatilise with metal resolve. And as talented and as skillful as they have been, one thing they have always lacked, is that sheer "wristy" silkiness of the great Cork and Tipp teams of the past, including Tipp today. Tipp didn't just win, they played champagne hurling in the second half. Something the great Kilkenny teams have never done. It wasn't just a win, it was shooting practice 32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4122 - 05/09/2016 02:27:12 1910048 Link 0 |
Kilkenny are Dracula. You think you've killed them off... but they come back stronger than ever. Look to your stakeholders! Well done Tipp. A great performance. A Just reward. A vintage year. Here's hoping for more of the same! plike (Kerry) - Posts: 569 - 05/09/2016 06:44:16 1910051 Link 0 |
Looking from here I still think a Tipp Kilkenny final is the most likely combination next year.
bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1354 - 05/09/2016 07:40:35 1910054 Link 0 |
Think Galway are the second best team after Tipp at the moment.Galway need to beat Kilkenny in Leinster next year.Could see a Tipp v Galway Final next year.I think with the heartaches they've endured, that Tipp team will make a serious effort to win back to back titles.Don't think the mistakes after 2010 will be repeated and of course unlike then,the management will likely stay on and Mick Ryan is very impressive and has done a great job.Tipp needed a bit of a cutting edge.Eamonn O'Shea was a great coach but perhaps too much of a gentleman for that much needed bit of steel.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2168 - 05/09/2016 08:47:58 1910070 Link 0 |
Bizarre post. Historically Kilkenny were known for having extremely skilful hurlers and their players for being able to execute skilful flicks. Brian Coady has brought an increasing level of physicality to their play over the years but the skill level of many Kilkenny players over these years has been amazing, DJ Carey, Eddie Brennan, Richie Hogan to name a few off the top of my head. As for yesterday Tipp way the better team particularly in the second half but to say Kilkenny did not look like scoring is mad, they scored 2:20 in this match including 2:08 in the second half. In the last 5 minutes or so they had to go for goals so were working the ball in and Tipp were defending well.
bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1354 - 05/09/2016 08:59:34 1910073 Link 1 |