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There have been several dangerous strokes in today's games. In the first match two Waterford player were deliberately hit with sticks, one to the stomach, the other to the head. In the second game a Galway player has been felled by another belt to the head with a stick. Will these issues be discussed or even mentioned by the panel or mentioned on tonight's Sunday Game? Is hurling seen as beyond reproach by the GAA and media? These hits are dangerous and some poor fella is going to be seriously hurt or worse one of these days. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9702 - 26/07/2015 17:17:20 1759258 Link 0 |
Id be more worried about the fist pumping and roaring into lads faces ,getting fairly cringe worthy at times. players are going to pull muscles doing this constantly and possibly get laryngitis. AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 26/07/2015 17:27:16 1759261 Link 0 |
I asked a similar question with regards over carrying, throwing of ball, pulling and dragging recently after Donal O'Grady and Donal Og Cusack brought it up, one night only! Notably they shied away when Cork were at it in subsequent matches. What is highlighted above is far too serious to ignore. The same analysts criticise refs for inconsistency! Laughable. westisthebest (Galway) - Posts: 444 - 26/07/2015 18:00:24 1759280 Link 0 |
today's incidents were no worse than most weeks, you could make more of them if players didn't wear helmets. Business as usual. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 26/07/2015 18:11:29 1759288 Link 0 |
It's alright Ulsterman. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 26/07/2015 18:43:11 1759310 Link 0 |
County: Antrim Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2466 - 26/07/2015 19:23:48 1759333 Link 0 |
Well said cockney cat, oh and by the way they are hurlerys not sticks. therealtmo (Tipperary) - Posts: 1292 - 26/07/2015 19:30:14 1759334 Link 0 |
Hitting another man around the head with a hurl is totally unacceptable and should not be tolerated. Anyone on here trying to justify it is very wrong in my opinion. Naysayer (Antrim) - Posts: 2071 - 26/07/2015 21:09:50 1759404 Link 0 |
Let's relax its a mans game! Do away with cards as well 222 (UK) - Posts: 693 - 26/07/2015 21:23:45 1759406 Link 0 |
Well the way some of these "men" fall after being "hit" is the real crime. Someone said here guys are protected I have yet to see a barefaced lump at someone with a hurley to the head. No fractured skulls or broken bones. The "hit" is only as spectacular as the "dive/fall/roll" and there is plenty of that crap on show. Two good games and no arguments from anyone about the two teams going into semi's. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 26/07/2015 22:02:51 1759428 Link 0 |
The thing is hurling is not as physical a game to play as football but the use of hurls gives it that more savage image though we are all aware of the etiquette that says you do not use your hurl in any dust-ups. Some guys don't seem to have got this message. Naysayer (Antrim) - Posts: 2071 - 27/07/2015 08:06:40 1759430 Link 0 |
If you play/played the game there are very few career ending injuries, over and above what happens in other sports. Very very few go out to hurt an opposing player - the use of the shoulder is no different to football. Most strikes are attempts to play the ball, players generally know how to protect themselves all part and parcel of playing the game. And these guys don't regard themselves as macho/real men either, they are athletes with a unique skill and its not exactly a parlour game either. If it all gets too much for you hit the off button. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 27/07/2015 08:34:18 1759438 Link 0 |
I think the worst incident of the weekend was how Dotsy O'Callaghan was felled as he went towards goal at the end of the Waterford Dublin game. Two lads took him out and all Dublin got was a 21 yard free. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 27/07/2015 08:52:31 1759446 Link 0 |
arock not too much at all - literally just saying can we not try and use the excuse that because a guy is wearing a helmet it is alright to swing your hurl into the side of his head deliberately. Naysayer (Antrim) - Posts: 2071 - 27/07/2015 09:43:06 1759477 Link 0 |
Hurling is a unique sport in that the onus to protect yourself tends to be with you. We saw the cork half back / midfielder get booked for pulling on the Galway lads hand but as the analysts pointed out the Galway lad didn't have his hurl up to protect the hand so it was his mistake to catch the ball that way and fair game to go for the ball. duckula20 (Antrim) - Posts: 175 - 27/07/2015 10:17:44 1759499 Link 0 |
Not only did they only get a 21 Slayer, but the man that pulled down Dotsy was already on a yellow and then saved the resulting 21! Heftydickonem (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 27/07/2015 10:20:58 1759502 Link 0 |
Lots of sledging in both games as well, but no "somebody think of the children" outrage. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12120 - 27/07/2015 10:25:21 1759506 Link 0 |
John Bannon in his ref watch column in Examiner today says that Gleeson should have had two more yellows. He also says that Shanahan should have been booked earlier in the match for unsporting behaviour. An incident he didn't mention was when Gleeson threw the ball at a Dublin player early in the game. The linesman called the refs attention but he let it go. westisthebest (Galway) - Posts: 444 - 27/07/2015 10:25:34 1759507 Link 0 |
Not only did they only get a 21 Slayer, but the man that pulled down Dotsy was already on a yellow and then saved the resulting 21! slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 27/07/2015 10:48:51 1759529 Link 0 |
Cork backs got slated yesterday for allowing Johnny Glynn scored the goal that he did score. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 27/07/2015 11:08:06 1759544 Link 0 |