Who is in the top 6 and where do they stand as of today?

oll (Limerick) - Posts: 693 - 17/08/2014 20:32:39    1638073

killkenny tipp limerick cork galway maybe dublin after that

togood (Laois) - Posts: 3 - 17/08/2014 20:51:56    1638091

Just ring Paddy Power for next years Championship odds - that will be a fair reflection on where counties are with respect to rankings.

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 18/08/2014 10:41:47    1638227

Only ranking that matters will be decided in September between Tipp and Cats. All the rest is nonsense. HS rankings had Wexford three places ahead of Dublin!

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 18/08/2014 11:05:56    1638243

Kk
Tip
Lim
Clare
Cork
Dub

oll (Limerick) - Posts: 693 - 18/08/2014 12:17:34    1638288

NHL div1 teams are hurling's top6. You don't see Bournemouth or Huddersfield fans ranking themselves in the premiership top20.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3422 - 18/08/2014 14:29:54    1638368

Lads the only ranking that matters is who is the last county standing come September.

Hoover78 (Limerick) - Posts: 865 - 18/08/2014 14:41:42    1638372

That's true Pope but you don't see soccer teams basing their standing on pre season friendlies!!!!

mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 18/08/2014 15:09:33    1638389

Indeed Mike, or soccer teams winning promotion, only to be told that there's no promotion this year lads! I was a bit surprised at Oll's 'rankings' there, as Galway are one of only three sides I believe to have retained NHL div1 status 2012-2015 in the revised 6 team div structure, and I don't recall an NHL div1 meeting with Limerick at all in that timeframe.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3422 - 18/08/2014 15:22:26    1638399

I find it hard to remember those pre season friendlies Pope so you could be right

mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 18/08/2014 15:35:48    1638413

Mike, KKs record in the last 13 'pre-season friendly NHL' competitions is won 8, lost 2 finals, didn't reach 3 finals. That record is closely comparable to their McCarthy Cup record in the same period. Tipp have also been in 4 of the last 7 NHL finals, so the top sides are clearly carving up this 'pre-season friendly' stuff between them. Perhaps it's time that Limerick moved in on some of this pre-season action, rather than adopting Oll's delusional notion about team ranking, based on a few strong MHC showings in the past two seasons, Wexford's annihilation, and one solid but losing all-Ireland semi-final outing.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3422 - 18/08/2014 16:07:05    1638436

Hoganstand have Lim in at no 3 last week and have wex ahead of dub
Lim have finished in last 4 2 years in a row
At start of next year championship Lim will be ahead of gal and dub to win liam

oll (Limerick) - Posts: 693 - 18/08/2014 16:57:17    1638462

1 KK
2 Tipp
3 Cork
4Limerick
5Wexford
6Galway
7Dublin
8Clare
9Waterford

therealtmo (Tipperary) - Posts: 1292 - 18/08/2014 16:59:53    1638464

How could Wexford possibly be ahead of Dublin or any Division One team?

Dublin beat them and they were hammered by Limerick who beat Tipp who hammered Dublin! And they failed to get promoted.

This is not anti Wexford thing by the way, just pointing to the absurdity of it.

These rankings are all bullshyte. We might as well be 32nd after the disaster we had and I'd say a few Cork and Limerick people feel the same...

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 18/08/2014 17:07:05    1638468

oll
County: Limerick
Posts: 649

1638073 . Who is in the top 6 and where do they stand as of today?

What is it based on?
Because the deck chairs get rearranged so often in Hurling. In one month in the hurling calendar a team can go from being accused of having no underage coming true, a poor manager not physical enough to being genuine contenders for Liam .
Or the other way round as in Corks case after one game.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 18/08/2014 17:14:39    1638477

Go to Lim page down the page on left hand side
Hurling rankings how does your county rate it
Read it for yourself and see from 1 to 32 and where your county is rated and then leave a comment here

oll (Limerick) - Posts: 693 - 18/08/2014 18:04:44    1638506

Its play ground stuff with the rankings.

All that matters is winning the all Ireland. I dont think its possible to win the all Ireland being in division 2 in the league. In the championship Limerick won 1(tipp)and lost 2(Cork Kilkenny) games of teams in division 1 in the league. Not that great of a record. The media has ye hyped up.

Next year will be a totally different championship. Cork.Galway,Dublin,Clare,Waterford wont fear ye. Limerick are a good team but its hard to win an allIreland.

Sheedy (Galway) - Posts: 107 - 18/08/2014 19:13:18    1638534