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Replying To Purpleandgold72:  "No cameras was disappointing alright. And not even a mention of the result in one of the national papers today let alone a match report of any size. But still Cork v Galway gets nearly a full page and Dub v KK gets half a page."
That's the last thing I would be worried about.

zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2025 - 06/03/2022 13:26:18    2404055

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Replying To Purpleandgold72:  "Can you shed any light on the extent of Chins knee injury? Will he see any action this year?"
He was training last week anyway.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3824 - 06/03/2022 15:08:03    2404062

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Replying To zinny:  "That's the last thing I would be worried about."
Yeah fair enough but not even the result provided..? It wasn't a challenge match.

Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 275 - 06/03/2022 15:08:28    2404063

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "Just wondering where and how he was supposed to be playing Junior B football any time recently? He played senior for Sarsfields last year so obviously couldn't play Junior B as well, and there won't be any Junior B this year for another few months."
It was last October, played Junior B against Monageer and then played senior, wasn't fully fit to be playing football and made it worse. Originally picked up the injury with the Harriers.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/gaa/monageer-have-too-much-for-chin-and-company-40916798.html

WEX98 (Wexford) - Posts: 546 - 06/03/2022 20:02:58    2404131

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Replying To Purpleandgold72:  "No cameras was disappointing alright. And not even a mention of the result in one of the national papers today let alone a match report of any size. But still Cork v Galway gets nearly a full page and Dub v KK gets half a page."
Cork Galway and Dub KK were much bigger games tbf. We were playing offaly lads I can't imagine the interest outside of both counties was that high.

ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 302 - 06/03/2022 20:04:43    2404132

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Replying To Purpleandgold72:  "No cameras was disappointing alright. And not even a mention of the result in one of the national papers today let alone a match report of any size. But still Cork v Galway gets nearly a full page and Dub v KK gets half a page."
I listened to three hurling podcasts last week for analysis of the Wexford v Galway game......for the time that they all gave to the game they all spent 80% of the time talking about Conor Whelan and he wasn't even playing......one was "The Hurling Podcast" which allegedly "focuses on the Wexford hurling journey".

WEX98 (Wexford) - Posts: 546 - 06/03/2022 20:11:02    2404134

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According to Darragh egan, Chin is fine and that he trained very well yesterday morning with other lads up in Peter's college..

juan31 (Wexford) - Posts: 169 - 06/03/2022 21:22:59    2404155

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Replying To WEX98:  "It was last October, played Junior B against Monageer and then played senior, wasn't fully fit to be playing football and made it worse. Originally picked up the injury with the Harriers.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/gaa/monageer-have-too-much-for-chin-and-company-40916798.html"
If Chin did damage to a knee or hamstring in a football game the 1st weekend of October you'd hope it wouldn't be until 4 months later they realise the extent of the damage.

bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 07/03/2022 08:31:29    2404166

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Replying To WEX98:  "I listened to three hurling podcasts last week for analysis of the Wexford v Galway game......for the time that they all gave to the game they all spent 80% of the time talking about Conor Whelan and he wasn't even playing......one was "The Hurling Podcast" which allegedly "focuses on the Wexford hurling journey"."
Being under the radar might do us no harm

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16537 - 07/03/2022 08:49:39    2404168

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Replying To juan31:  "According to Darragh egan, Chin is fine and that he trained very well yesterday morning with other lads up in Peter's college.."
Great news!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16537 - 07/03/2022 08:50:08    2404169

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Good to hear Chin trained over the weekend. We need him and Jippo back. Overall happy enough with Saturday . It's hard to play full belt everyday so it's understandable we were a bit flat . We were very sloppy in the first half but picked up in the second half. Thought Devitt was impressive corner back and seems to have been given a license to get up the field with his off the shoulder runs. Bailey looked a bit rusty which is understandable having not played this year. Rory was unplayable again and is surely the in form player in the country right now. Flood and Mogie also made a big impact in second half . Kevin Foley and Oisin Foley also came into it in the second half.

Overall we'd have to be very happy with league so far.
I think we should go 3/4 for Cork game maybe give likes of Dee a rest he's played every game . Hopefully Chin and Jippo are back for Cork game . I'd go full strength for the league semi final then while holding back a few things up our sleeves for championship .

Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 07/03/2022 09:45:45    2404179

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Replying To WEX98:  "I listened to three hurling podcasts last week for analysis of the Wexford v Galway game......for the time that they all gave to the game they all spent 80% of the time talking about Conor Whelan and he wasn't even playing......one was "The Hurling Podcast" which allegedly "focuses on the Wexford hurling journey"."
It's fine mate.

I'll be delighted if nobody takes any notice of us until July!

Although Eddie Brennan, Shane Dowling and Tommy Walsh have all built us up a bit.

The otb hurling power rankings have us at number 2 behind Cork.

Eddie reckons we're closer than ever before.

Shane reckons the spine of our team contains the best hurlers in the country.

Jipo, paudie, mac, dee and Rory is pretty formidable to be fair.

They're all saying Egan has a great headache of where to put chin when we're going so well without him.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3824 - 07/03/2022 09:59:34    2404182

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Hard to sum up the performance on Saturday. I thought we were very poor and still probably should have won by double digits. Two things worrying me are 1. how loose we were around the middle and how easy Offaly were able to short pass around us. but maybe a step up on the intensity levels would sort that and 2. More players probably played their way off the team than into it which is not a great sign.

LarryOBrother (Wexford) - Posts: 412 - 07/03/2022 10:44:40    2404193

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "Hard to sum up the performance on Saturday. I thought we were very poor and still probably should have won by double digits. Two things worrying me are 1. how loose we were around the middle and how easy Offaly were able to short pass around us. but maybe a step up on the intensity levels would sort that and 2. More players probably played their way off the team than into it which is not a great sign."
I think some of them didnt match the intensity Offaly were always going to bring against us. They were that split 2nd slower closing down lads, took a split 2nd longer to control the ball, took a split 2nd longer to move it on. We dont have that Kilkenny thing of playing every game like it could be your last yet. We are better than we were 10 or 20 years ago with the consistency but are still along way behind Kilkenny that way. And those split seconds can cause a 5 point swing or 10 point overall difference in a game. Dublin the same at the weekend although they look a different team when O Donnell is playing . Chin might help us when he returns as he always looks up for it the last few years. Ryan also. We did look noticeably better teamwork wise when the more established lads who wouldve played with eachother more came on.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16537 - 07/03/2022 11:35:46    2404208

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Replying To WEX98:  "It was last October, played Junior B against Monageer and then played senior, wasn't fully fit to be playing football and made it worse. Originally picked up the injury with the Harriers.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/gaa/monageer-have-too-much-for-chin-and-company-40916798.html"
Fair enough, and thanks. Didn't realise he'd played Junior B last year before playing senior. But it's still the case that he's training again and Egan has said several times that he hopes to have him for the Cork match, so I still think it's unlikely that it's only now they've discovered his injury is worse than thought and that he'll be out for a long while yet.

Unless there are all sorts of mind games going on......!

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2970 - 07/03/2022 11:38:00    2404210

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Replying To Afinestick:  "Good to hear Chin trained over the weekend. We need him and Jippo back. Overall happy enough with Saturday . It's hard to play full belt everyday so it's understandable we were a bit flat . We were very sloppy in the first half but picked up in the second half. Thought Devitt was impressive corner back and seems to have been given a license to get up the field with his off the shoulder runs. Bailey looked a bit rusty which is understandable having not played this year. Rory was unplayable again and is surely the in form player in the country right now. Flood and Mogie also made a big impact in second half . Kevin Foley and Oisin Foley also came into it in the second half.

Overall we'd have to be very happy with league so far.
I think we should go 3/4 for Cork game maybe give likes of Dee a rest he's played every game . Hopefully Chin and Jippo are back for Cork game . I'd go full strength for the league semi final then while holding back a few things up our sleeves for championship ."
I'd imagine there will be shadow boxing from both teams in the Cork game as there's schedules are basically mirrored.

March 20- game against each other
March 26/27- both have a league semi final
April 2/3- 1 or both could be in a league final
April 9/10- rest weekend
April 16- we play Galway in championship
April 17- Cork play Limerick in championship

I'd imagine the game on March 20 is well down the priority list for both and do think even the league knockouts will be overshadowed in a way with the mindset of championship is around the corner.

bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 07/03/2022 12:06:49    2404221

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Well done to the Wexford hurling panel on a good win against Offaly.
Always tricky to get up for a game, when everybody has you as clear favourites.

Again, great too see the continued exposure and widening of the panel.
A special mention for young Corey Byrne Dunbar on getting his first score for the Wexford seniors.
I am really happy to see all these young lads taking their chance and improving.


On a completely different point, the Leinster championship is going to be very tight this year.
I wouldn't give a lot of credence to the Dublin defeat by Kilkenny at the weekend.
I watched the game and Dublin were flat footed and looked like they have done some heavy training during the last week.
The support runners, tough tackling and focus was not there, unlike when the Dubs played Waterford and Tipperary.
Also, Dublin minus Eoghan O'Donnell are not the same team.

Punter72007 (Wexford) - Posts: 318 - 07/03/2022 13:16:19    2404253

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Replying To wexico15:  "I'd imagine there will be shadow boxing from both teams in the Cork game as there's schedules are basically mirrored.

March 20- game against each other
March 26/27- both have a league semi final
April 2/3- 1 or both could be in a league final
April 9/10- rest weekend
April 16- we play Galway in championship
April 17- Cork play Limerick in championship

I'd imagine the game on March 20 is well down the priority list for both and do think even the league knockouts will be overshadowed in a way with the mindset of championship is around the corner."
I think with the short gap between League and Championship anybody not up to speed in the last round of the League and the semis and final arent going to go well in the Round Robin. Form and intensity cant be turned on and off.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16537 - 07/03/2022 13:26:38    2404256

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Replying To Viking66:  "I think with the short gap between League and Championship anybody not up to speed in the last round of the League and the semis and final arent going to go well in the Round Robin. Form and intensity cant be turned on and off."
Its a tricky one, Galway were flying in rounds 4 and 5 of lasts year league but were terrible then in the championship. Waterford got to a league final in 19 but got hammered in every game in Munster, its so hard to judge.

bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 07/03/2022 13:41:54    2404267

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Replying To wexico15:  "Its a tricky one, Galway were flying in rounds 4 and 5 of lasts year league but were terrible then in the championship. Waterford got to a league final in 19 but got hammered in every game in Munster, its so hard to judge."
Yeah, I don't think Cork will be looking at Limericks league form and saying they have a handy first round of the Championship. I am not convinced that momentum in the league translates into Championship as its two very different competitions.

zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2025 - 07/03/2022 15:51:58    2404308

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