READING THE TOP TEN RANKED HURLING TEAMS I WONDERED IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE TEAMS IN IT THAN 20/40/50 YEARS AGO HAS THE GAAS ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE HURLING IN WEAKER COUNTIES TOTALLY RAILED

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2840 - 15/09/2014 18:02:35    1652346

1.tipp team of 60s
2.kilkenny team of oos

any suggestions on other 8?

tiobraidArann (Tipperary) - Posts: 362 - 15/09/2014 18:37:49    1652359

Thurlesblues

In deference to that Tipp team of the 1960s, I think it is unfair on them to compare with other lesser teams like the Kilkenny team of the 00s. That Tipp team revolutionized the game. They were the epitome of sports science, tactical nous and awareness,discipline, professionalism. I could go on.

My Top 10

1. Tipp 1960s
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10. Kilkenny 00s


StMunsRiver

To answer the actual question. Possibly 40 years ago- Offaly were not in the top 10 (perhaps they are not now). There has been very little change in the pecking order.

Over the years only 9 counties have won the Liam McCarthy Cup. In football 16 teams have won the Sam Maguire. 3 counties in both codes have won All-irelands without the trophies.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 15/09/2014 20:11:37    1652394

Tipp in the 60s won 4 all Ireland 7 munsters and 5 leagues

Kilkenny in the 00s won 7 all Irelands 9 Leinsters and 5 leagues

Cork in the 40s won 5 all Irelands 5 Munsters and 3 league titles

Cork and Tipp had no backdoor contenders to deal with. Kilkenny of the 00s are the greatest hurling team without any shadow and the only people who wont agree are people from Tipp Cork or those who believe that the hurling of that generation was superior

Brianmac78 (Dublin) - Posts: 1168 - 15/09/2014 21:41:31    1652453

Watching hurling since the late 80's so my list is

1. Kilkenny 99-14
2. Clare 95-99
3. Cork 03-06
4. Tipp 08-14
5. Offaly 94-00
6. Waterford 02-10
7. Kilkenny 91-93
8. Tipp 87-91
9. Wexford 96-98
10.Limerick 94-96

dcb (Kilkenny) - Posts: 26 - 16/09/2014 10:35:26    1652540

I've seen action from hurling matches from the 1960s on TG4 and the standard was shocking. Most of the players could barely puck the ball out of their way. From what I've seen, the standard seemed to rise from the 1970s on with the emergence of very skilful Kilkenny and Cork teams that decade, and it's been improving ever since.

ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 16/09/2014 10:47:47    1652548

Ballydalane, you're not comparing like for like and of course hurling is entirely different to what it is today and in twenty years time some might see todays games as 'shocking' can't even handpass to a teammate etc, etc.

Sports evolve with time, so enjoy the here and now, especially with you being a Kilkenny man.

bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 16/09/2014 12:11:44    1652599

I think it's more realistic to divide Kilkenny into 2 eras, 98-2005 and 2006-14. Although I'd say the latter were better and more successful, I preferred watching the former, a more open style, less physical maybe, but with more stylish' hurlers like mcevoy, larkin, byrne, Carter who weren't around later

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 16/09/2014 12:13:45    1652601