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2022 Wexford Intercounty Hurling

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Looking at the u20 game v Laois, i honestly can't see us making much progress in this competition. There is no real standout performers in the side. I realise there was a good few injuries alright but they really struggled big time against a limited Laois team. Maybe they will raise their game against Dublin but the signs are not good. Its total madness that Oisin pepper can't play. The rules governing this must be changed.

Samson55 (Wexford) - Posts: 103 - 21/04/2022 15:22:07    2412113

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My team v Dublin would be
Fanning
Donoghoe Ryan O'Hanlon
Flood Reck P Foley
O'keeffe McGovern
J o'connor Chin O Foley
R o'connor McDonald Dunbar
If Chin doesn't start i would put Jacko in at 11 and mcguickin at 12 and Foley at 10.
Again i can visualise Chin being the game changer. He's vital to our prospects this year. Without him we are at best bang average.
Jacko in my opinion must start. We need a bit of muscle in the half forward line and he has the experience to win possession and add a bit of fire power to our attack.
A good start is essential. Playing catchup won't alway work. Home venue, a big crowd and
the famous Wexford roar may get us over the line.

Samson55 (Wexford) - Posts: 103 - 21/04/2022 16:07:01    2412123

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Replying To Viking66:  "Agreed the 2nd half was the first time Jippo looked decent this year. He's a great fullback though."
Just to be clear, I wasn't writing Jippo off, was just expressing my concern that hasn't been his consistent best so far this season. I expect his second half performance to herald a return to his best.

And I just realised, in the example I gave in defending Fanning regarding the mistake that led to a '65 in the first half, the pass was actually given by Dee.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1502 - 21/04/2022 16:10:10    2412126

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Replying To Viking66:  "Fairly sure he didn't. Was always a buffer."
You might just have hit on another reason why we are not successful, none of our managers have ever been buffers. Clearly to be a successful intercounty manager you need to be a bluffer.

zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2036 - 21/04/2022 17:22:57    2412139

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Replying To Samson55:  "My team v Dublin would be
Fanning
Donoghoe Ryan O'Hanlon
Flood Reck P Foley
O'keeffe McGovern
J o'connor Chin O Foley
R o'connor McDonald Dunbar
If Chin doesn't start i would put Jacko in at 11 and mcguickin at 12 and Foley at 10.
Again i can visualise Chin being the game changer. He's vital to our prospects this year. Without him we are at best bang average.
Jacko in my opinion must start. We need a bit of muscle in the half forward line and he has the experience to win possession and add a bit of fire power to our attack.
A good start is essential. Playing catchup won't alway work. Home venue, a big crowd and
the famous Wexford roar may get us over the line."
Fanning
K foley(could be an option) ryan, O Hanlon
Flood, foley, reck
D O Keefe, Liam og
O Foley, Chin , J O Connor
Dunbar,McDonald, Rory

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1150 - 21/04/2022 17:33:32    2412143

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Replying To Samson55:  "Looking at the u20 game v Laois, i honestly can't see us making much progress in this competition. There is no real standout performers in the side. I realise there was a good few injuries alright but they really struggled big time against a limited Laois team. Maybe they will raise their game against Dublin but the signs are not good. Its total madness that Oisin pepper can't play. The rules governing this must be changed."
The rules were clear all year right or wrong we should not have played pepper against Galway didn't make sence no point blaming the rules coz they don't suit us now.

Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 410 - 21/04/2022 20:02:06    2412165

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Replying To zinny:  "You might just have hit on another reason why we are not successful, none of our managers have ever been buffers. Clearly to be a successful intercounty manager you need to be a bluffer."
Sheedy won 2 all Irelands with a team that should really have won more. He was a good motivator but tactically poor and brought hardly any new players up to senior intercounty standard despite him having 30 odd under 20 all Ireland medal winners some of whom have 2 during his second stint.
No Wexford manager has had any recent u20/21 all Ireland medal winners to work with since the late 60s.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16752 - 21/04/2022 20:27:04    2412169

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Team announced. Same starting 15 and mostly the same bench only with a few positional switches although likely be there will be more mid game. Good to see David Dunne on the bench he was much improved last year and haven't seen much of him this year. Strong bench overall again hopefully the starters can keep us in touch at the very least. Really hoping for big performances from Kevin Foley and Jippo.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16752 - 22/04/2022 07:33:51    2412182

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Team named anyway.

No major surprises at the back.

Kevin Foley listed center forward.

Dee and mogie in the middle.

Chinner and jacko named on the bench again.

Think Dunbar is unlucky. He made a good impact last week.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3866 - 22/04/2022 08:30:48    2412185

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Replying To beano:  "Just to be clear, I wasn't writing Jippo off, was just expressing my concern that hasn't been his consistent best so far this season. I expect his second half performance to herald a return to his best.

And I just realised, in the example I gave in defending Fanning regarding the mistake that led to a '65 in the first half, the pass was actually given by Dee."
Jippo has not been the powerhouse he was pre 2019 since in my opinion.
While the sweeper gave him license to bomb forward, Daithi Burke shows how the full back position should be played.
Regarding the team, I think Dunbar will start for Dwyer and Chin will start if fit.
It will be some battle between McDonald and O'Donnell, O'Donnell is more mobile than Burke so ball in to space will be harder for McDonald to win.
On form, I think Wexford will win by a few points, but I would take a 1 pt victory all day.

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1917 - 22/04/2022 08:49:11    2412188

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Team is probably as expected given the impact Chin made off the bench and they probably want to continue easing back in, but the one stand-out is it appears K.Foley is undroppable. Playing him centre-forward hasn't worked before.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1502 - 22/04/2022 08:54:33    2412189

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Replying To zinny:  "You might just have hit on another reason why we are not successful, none of our managers have ever been buffers. Clearly to be a successful intercounty manager you need to be a bluffer."
Chin named on the bench again. Kevin foley named centre forward, I'm glad to see him named further up the field but is this really the game to be putting an out of form player in one of the most important positions on the pitch in one of the most important games of the season?

Would have liked to have seen JOC start ahead of Mcguckin as well and also Dunbar in for Dwyer.

ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 302 - 22/04/2022 09:21:39    2412191

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Replying To ChinCanHurl:  "Chin named on the bench again. Kevin foley named centre forward, I'm glad to see him named further up the field but is this really the game to be putting an out of form player in one of the most important positions on the pitch in one of the most important games of the season?

Would have liked to have seen JOC start ahead of Mcguckin as well and also Dunbar in for Dwyer."
It seems management are aiming at finishing with a stronger team than the one that starts. I understand why chinner isn't starting but once again the half forward line baffles me. Foley was centre back v Waterford then midfield and now centre forward. Mcguckin struggled last week and thought Oisin foley was the only one to offer anything. Think donohoe and Dwyer are fortunate to start. 50/50 tomorrow. I'm just hoping there's a 70 minute performance in us

HurlingBuzz (Wexford) - Posts: 556 - 22/04/2022 09:50:20    2412195

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Replying To HurlingBuzz:  "It seems management are aiming at finishing with a stronger team than the one that starts. I understand why chinner isn't starting but once again the half forward line baffles me. Foley was centre back v Waterford then midfield and now centre forward. Mcguckin struggled last week and thought Oisin foley was the only one to offer anything. Think donohoe and Dwyer are fortunate to start. 50/50 tomorrow. I'm just hoping there's a 70 minute performance in us"
Thought Mcguckin didn't do too badly. And Donohue did really well second half after a shaky start. Was even one of our better players when I got home and watched it back. I'd say Chin mustn't be fit enough for a full 90. Agree Kevin Foley needs a big game but like Jippo we know how good a hurler he can be. Hopefully it will be a great night for us Saturday but as usual I haven't a clue if we are going to turn up or not.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16752 - 22/04/2022 10:23:58    2412209

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Really surprised not to see Dunbar start. I thought he brought a lot to the game when he came on. I also think he is more mobile than Dwyer. Maybe Egan thinks Dwyer deserves another go and Foley at half forward is an interesting choice, maybe he dropping back as a 3rd midfielder to try get ball in to the full forward line.
Overall we improved as the game went on but I thought that was down to the subs we brought in more than the team improving.

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1917 - 22/04/2022 11:04:29    2412223

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Not as confident after seeing our team . I just feel our half forward line May struggle . Would have liked to have have seen Dunbar in for either Dwyer or K Foley and I think we need one of Jacko or Chin in the half forward for their power , pace and aerial ability .

Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 22/04/2022 11:29:13    2412233

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Best of luck to all involved this weekend.
It's going to be a tough battle and it will be a tight game.
Think we will win if we bring the same intensity level we had in the 2nd half against Galway game.
Keeping the fingers crossed!

Punter72007 (Wexford) - Posts: 319 - 22/04/2022 12:06:54    2412239

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Replying To HurlingBuzz:  "It seems management are aiming at finishing with a stronger team than the one that starts. I understand why chinner isn't starting but once again the half forward line baffles me. Foley was centre back v Waterford then midfield and now centre forward. Mcguckin struggled last week and thought Oisin foley was the only one to offer anything. Think donohoe and Dwyer are fortunate to start. 50/50 tomorrow. I'm just hoping there's a 70 minute performance in us"
Agree 100 per cent. Looks like will be stronger finishing than starting.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 22/04/2022 12:40:05    2412246

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Agree 100 per cent. Looks like will be stronger finishing than starting."
I'd be very fearful of this strategy, only for Galway being wasteful that game would have been over by half time. Can we afford to be that bad against Dublin and be > 6 points down at half time? This is probably the most important game we'll play in the round robin. Lose and our year is probably over (not 100% sure of all the permutations).

Nothing against the lad but Kevin Foley is absolutely blessed to be starting, has shown nothing in league and championship so far. I think Dunbar can feel aggrieved, his point when he came on was class. It doesn't seem like Egan's modus operandi to name dummy teams so that is likely to be the team that takes the field.

I'm honestly fearful this game could be out of our hands at half time. Dublin's backs are one of the best defensive units out there and that half forward line isn't the most imposing. Best of luck to the lads, will be there in the Park shouting them on.

Fulgrim (Wexford) - Posts: 270 - 22/04/2022 13:00:39    2412251

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Agree 100 per cent. Looks like will be stronger finishing than starting."
Gives us options if we're not going well by bringing in strong substitutions. The management will have assessed ours and their setup and system by then also.

I'd still put K. Foley corner back.

WEX98 (Wexford) - Posts: 547 - 22/04/2022 13:06:47    2412254

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