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Replying To beano: "It really is a closed camp in the lead-up to the championship, no harm I suppose. But Egan's continued stand-off with the local press isn't a great look considering the amount of coverage and support it has provided over the years, and will continue to do after Egan's tenure. Even run-of-the-mill rent a quotes where nothing only cliches are said would be better than complete silence. I see too that Eoin Doyle and Sean Keane Carroll have been added to the panel, while Aodhan Doyle has dropped out. Always felt Keane Carroll could offer something as he has always stood out with Shels." Good to see lads getting a chance. Punter72007 (Wexford) - Posts: 319 - 13/04/2022 15:37:37 2410859 Link
Replying To WEX98: "Played all his hurling in the backs for Davy." Sweeper is different though. He had a free role and wasn't man marking. It suited him. Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 275 - 13/04/2022 16:04:44 2410867 Link
Replying To WEX98: "D. Reck needs to be in the half back line. Mac needs to stop fighting with the full back under the high ball, stand back so he can't tie you up. We need to create space for Rory, need a couple of long range shooters so Galway has to come out, Reck and Foley. Agree S. Reck a huge loss, he was the man for Whelan." Agree about both your clubmen. And that's a very interesting and simple angle on the Mac problem. You could be onto something there. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16686 - 13/04/2022 17:02:00 2410877 Link
Replying To WEX98: "Played all his hurling in the backs for Davy." He played sweeper. Not really a back Wex98. Been watching him since he was underage he is an attack minded player. Was a half forward really. When Davy tweaked the sweeper system and position he put Foley in there and Murphy wingback. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16686 - 13/04/2022 17:04:22 2410879 Link
Replying To Past hurler: "I'd have to agree, of all the things Kev Foley is good at, marking a man isn't one of them. To be fair to Donohoe he is a solid enough championship player. Tried and tested at this stage. Someone has to lose out in the backs though. They will more than likely put Jack Grealish on Rory O'Connor because he is very quick also, so it will be an interesting battle." He caused awful trouble in Madrid last night. Lads pulling his hair and all. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 863 - 14/04/2022 09:23:50 2410924 Link
Presume the team is being named tonight lads. I expect Chin to be named on the bench . Hopefully he is fit and ready to make a big impact . Team I expect to see start is Fanning Donohoe Ryan Hanlon Flood P Foley Reck Kevin Foley Dee Liam Og O Foley Jacko Mikie Dwyer Mac ROC I think it's vital we have ball winners in half forward line and Oisin and Jacko need to come in there . This leaves us with plenty of options off the bench with Chin, Dunbar, McGuckian , Morris and Devitt all capable of making a big impact I would leave the under 20s to concentrate on their own championship . It's vital we do well in that too for their development Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 14/04/2022 10:07:21 2410934 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "Presume the team is being named tonight lads. I expect Chin to be named on the bench . Hopefully he is fit and ready to make a big impact . Team I expect to see start is Fanning Donohoe Ryan Hanlon Flood P Foley Reck Kevin Foley Dee Liam Og O Foley Jacko Mikie Dwyer Mac ROC I think it's vital we have ball winners in half forward line and Oisin and Jacko need to come in there . This leaves us with plenty of options off the bench with Chin, Dunbar, McGuckian , Morris and Devitt all capable of making a big impact I would leave the under 20s to concentrate on their own championship . It's vital we do well in that too for their development" Agree with your selection except I'd have Dunbar instead of Jacko who isn't a great ball winner anyway although better than most of our other forwards. Jacko looks better off the bench. We aren't going to win an aerial war against Galway. If we are going to win we will have to use pacy players playing through the lines and running off the shoulder. Agree 100% about the u20s also. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16686 - 14/04/2022 10:22:55 2410940 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "Presume the team is being named tonight lads. I expect Chin to be named on the bench . Hopefully he is fit and ready to make a big impact . Team I expect to see start is Fanning Donohoe Ryan Hanlon Flood P Foley Reck Kevin Foley Dee Liam Og O Foley Jacko Mikie Dwyer Mac ROC I think it's vital we have ball winners in half forward line and Oisin and Jacko need to come in there . This leaves us with plenty of options off the bench with Chin, Dunbar, McGuckian , Morris and Devitt all capable of making a big impact I would leave the under 20s to concentrate on their own championship . It's vital we do well in that too for their development" Wouldn't have great confidence in that half forward line to be honest bug men don't necessarily make good ball winners. Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 410 - 14/04/2022 10:35:07 2410945 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Agree with your selection except I'd have Dunbar instead of Jacko who isn't a great ball winner anyway although better than most of our other forwards. Jacko looks better off the bench. We aren't going to win an aerial war against Galway. If we are going to win we will have to use pacy players playing through the lines and running off the shoulder. Agree 100% about the u20s also." It's the team I would go with. I would probably go with Devitt myself over Donohoe but not much between them. It's good that we have lads like Chin, Dunbar , McGuckian and Morris who are all capable of making big impacts . Re the under 20 players. I don't think any of them are physically ready for senior inter county championship . All good young hurlers but give them time to develop . Some of them are only leaving certs. One or maybe two might make the match day squad . Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 14/04/2022 11:05:36 2410954 Link
Wishing Wexford the best on Sunday (also wished Galway the best on their forum). I can't see either of you beating Kilkenny, but there'll only be a puck of a ball between yourselves and Galway. Unfortunately, for you guys, I think Galway will shade it (WEXFORD 1-23 VS. GALWAY 2-22). I also can see a draw between Galway and Dublin (GALWAY 1-25 VS. DUBLIN 2-22). And that, my friends, is alas, the one that's going to scuttle Wexford's championship ambitions for 2022. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2352 - 14/04/2022 14:53:28 2411002 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "It's the team I would go with. I would probably go with Devitt myself over Donohoe but not much between them. It's good that we have lads like Chin, Dunbar , McGuckian and Morris who are all capable of making big impacts . Re the under 20 players. I don't think any of them are physically ready for senior inter county championship . All good young hurlers but give them time to develop . Some of them are only leaving certs. One or maybe two might make the match day squad ." Fanning O hanlon, Ryan, reck J o connor, foley, flood K foley, d o keefe O foley, chin , Liam og Dunbar, mcdonald, Rory If chin not fully fit then, oisin centre, j o connor in forwards and donohue corner back with Reck going to half back line. hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1150 - 14/04/2022 14:53:51 2411004 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Wishing Wexford the best on Sunday (also wished Galway the best on their forum). I can't see either of you beating Kilkenny, but there'll only be a puck of a ball between yourselves and Galway. Unfortunately, for you guys, I think Galway will shade it (WEXFORD 1-23 VS. GALWAY 2-22). I also can see a draw between Galway and Dublin (GALWAY 1-25 VS. DUBLIN 2-22). And that, my friends, is alas, the one that's going to scuttle Wexford's championship ambitions for 2022." Are you not reviving your gem of a thread from earlier in the year to post your predictions on?! I'll refresh it for you! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16686 - 14/04/2022 15:14:39 2411008 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Wishing Wexford the best on Sunday (also wished Galway the best on their forum). I can't see either of you beating Kilkenny, but there'll only be a puck of a ball between yourselves and Galway. Unfortunately, for you guys, I think Galway will shade it (WEXFORD 1-23 VS. GALWAY 2-22). I also can see a draw between Galway and Dublin (GALWAY 1-25 VS. DUBLIN 2-22). And that, my friends, is alas, the one that's going to scuttle Wexford's championship ambitions for 2022." I would have to agree too with you a 100% I don't think we have a hope on Sunday BUT, however we have a great chance on Saturday and that my friend is when we are playing............. juan31 (Wexford) - Posts: 169 - 14/04/2022 15:35:04 2411017 Link
Listening to the backdoor hurling podcast . Rory Jacob has said we had a gapping hole in the centre of our defence against Waterford . He tipped Hanlon to start centre back and pick up Conor Cooney. I would agree with Rory , Matt can stop Teams running straight through the middle of us. Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 14/04/2022 16:17:49 2411026 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "Listening to the backdoor hurling podcast . Rory Jacob has said we had a gapping hole in the centre of our defence against Waterford . He tipped Hanlon to start centre back and pick up Conor Cooney. I would agree with Rory , Matt can stop Teams running straight through the middle of us." The reason we stopped playing him there was he didn't have the pace to keep up with the runners. Though he's definitely looking faster this year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16686 - 14/04/2022 16:52:46 2411032 Link
Replying To Viking66: "The reason we stopped playing him there was he didn't have the pace to keep up with the runners. Though he's definitely looking faster this year." He does lack pace but he does offer a real physical presence at centre back. Hanlon is experienced there and knows when to foul too if someone is running through the middle . We can't afford to let teams run through with nobody meeting them like against Waterford . Paudie Foley is another option there but I don't think he is nearly as physical in the tackle as Hanlon Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 14/04/2022 17:05:17 2411035 Link
Replying To Viking66: "The reason we stopped playing him there was he didn't have the pace to keep up with the runners. Though he's definitely looking faster this year." I read somewhere Matt lost 4-5kg this winter so that has obviously added the extra speed in his legs. Conor Cooney would be ideal for MOH on the forty. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 970 - 14/04/2022 17:15:00 2411039 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "He does lack pace but he does offer a real physical presence at centre back. Hanlon is experienced there and knows when to foul too if someone is running through the middle . We can't afford to let teams run through with nobody meeting them like against Waterford . Paudie Foley is another option there but I don't think he is nearly as physical in the tackle as Hanlon" I do agree MOH is a better centre back than Paudie. Looking forward though, bearing in mind the way the game is developing and with an eye to 3 or 4 years down the line, I'd like to see Damien Reck there. I think our backs situation has improved alot over the last 2 years to be fair to all the lads we are talking about. MOH looks to be over the niggling injuries and I'd guess is more than 4 or 5 kilos lighter, Flood who was a forward underage has become an excellent wingback. Bailey looked good there last year and hopefully will be fully recovered by next year. As hopefully will Shaun Murphy who I think was our most underrated player over the last few years. Paudie is a good hurler and adds height, while the 2 Recks are also fulfilling their potential at Senior level. Donohoe seems to be making less bad decisions and Devitt has really come on this year. Redmond and Niall Murphy are also good cornerbacks. The only worry apart from Shane Reck being injured has been the form of Jippo this year but hopefully that will change from Saturday onwards. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16686 - 14/04/2022 19:46:53 2411053 Link
Very happy with the team, but would be a small bit worried about Conor Whelan on Donohue if both start where named. Sun should be shining and a huge crowd in the park for championship hurling, I cannot wait. Best of luck to both teams and here's hoping for a cracker. ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 302 - 16/04/2022 08:15:47 2411056 Link
Have to say for some reason I'm worried about our corner backs hope I'm wrong just have a bad feeling about today Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 410 - 16/04/2022 08:59:59 2411063 Link