Referee appears to be significantly in favour of Waterford. Then once the crowd got on his back he gives Kilkenny the softest free ever. He has completely dogged Kilkenny so far. Awful performance in first half

890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 13/08/2016 19:27:56    1900641

He's letting the game flow. I'm happy with him. Has given a couple of soft frees to both sides all the same.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 13/08/2016 19:34:39    1900642

some amount of chops kilkenny are getting away with here

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 13/08/2016 19:45:53    1900643

I see he is continuing to be completely biased against kilkenny

890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 13/08/2016 19:59:12    1900645

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 13/08/2016 20:02:15    1900646

Lads he wasn't a complete disgrace, a few of the more obvious calls went against Kilkenny but what a nightmare of a game to try and ref!

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7896 - 13/08/2016 20:24:24    1900648

Every Killkenny man pulls his man when the ball spills. Never once pulled by the ref.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 13/08/2016 20:26:19    1900650

Chop, chop, chop all day long.

Disagree with the general mood. The ref let an awful lot go on both sides.

KK got a few questionable ones too.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 13/08/2016 20:27:53    1900652

ref was ok might have gotten a couple of calls wrong but a tough game to manage, much better than owens in the final last year. KK were the best team today anyway

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1669 - 13/08/2016 20:29:18    1900653

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 13/08/2016 20:29:55    1900654

I thought he was very biased towards Waterford today.He gave them everything he possibly could.

Waterford played brilliant and there is definitely an all ireland in them if they stick with it but Kilkenny fully deserved their win today.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 13/08/2016 20:34:01    1900656

Rayo (Galway) - Posts: 90 - 13/08/2016 20:44:17    1900662

someone started a thread about Mayo fans always booing decisions against them, but I thought Kilkenny fans were dreadful for it tonight, as well as cheering wides for Waterford they didn't cover themselves in glory. But they were the better team today and deserve to be in the final.

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 13/08/2016 20:50:30    1900664

If the ref was crap at least his crap was consistent, mostly! Very difficult game to ref in fairness, still what's with Dan Shanahan's jaunts and forays onto the pitch with the water bottle?

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 13/08/2016 20:56:18    1900665

There is a rule that you cannot drop your hurley and handpass the ball, yet no ref seems to enforce it

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 13/08/2016 20:58:54    1900668

rossy15 (Roscommon) - Posts: 617 - 13/08/2016 21:10:21    1900674

He's just a bad refeeee like the rest of them. I don't he favoured either team.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 13/08/2016 21:15:04    1900676

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 13/08/2016 21:28:47    1900682

Have to disagree with a lot of the posts here . Ref did well in general .made a few mistakes for both teams. A waterford defender got a yellow when colin fennelly just charged into him and richie hogan got 2 very soft frees . Kilkenny fans and brian c didnt cover themselves in glory.

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 766 - 13/08/2016 21:38:25    1900687

I thought the Ref did ok. Waterford lost it on the sideline really. But make no mistake this Kilkenny team is beatable. They used up some of their 9 lives today. And hopefully Tipp or Galway will finish them off- for the sake of hurling.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2519 - 13/08/2016 21:42:31    1900689