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A great game yesterday. Hurling the big winner. Why ? Flashing cards limited. Variation in play. Some short puck outs. Lots of long ones with man on man battles. Yellow cards are the ruination of the game as it completely stops physical play for fear of any minor infringement getting sent off. Scrap them now and if a player hits a player intentionally and certainly off the ball send him off. They way it used to be but looking at soccer got into someones head.
Getting back to the game. We saw great players on both sides displaying great skills. Great champions waver but don't wilt. That is what Limerick are. Clare can now see that they are in step with them and plan for loftier heights. The rest left in the race can see where the bar is set now. I would not rule anyone out in this fabulous game.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3035 - 06/06/2022 15:11:58    2422801

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Replying To Joe10:  "Most of those matches that you spoke about lacked any excitement especially the dublin - kilkenny match.
The kilkenny hurling has one style and is dull and boring,
I agree the munster final had it all,
I like matches that have bite and toughness in them
And if good enough like TK to score then fair play"
I didn't list the dublin/kilkenny match. The ones I listed were all exciting for me and I was at them or watched them live on TV. I also watched several Munster games on TV that looked like challenge games or turkey shoots. I know Laois shipped some hammerings and Westmeath lost heavily to Galway but the last day of the Munster Round Robin beat all, and between supposedly even enough teams with all to play for.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15639 - 07/06/2022 07:40:07    2422809

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A salute to our four in a row champions

http://limerickhurling.blogspot.com/2022/06/salute-to-four-in-row-champions.html

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 07/06/2022 07:43:57    2422811

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "No. As I said previously, There were 4 bets, 1 treble (trixie) and 3 doubles.
The trixie would have been 124/1. The winning double (Kilkenny win, and Clare v Limerick Draw (70 mins) was 27/1.
Kerry (win) - 7/2
Kilkenny (win) - 6/4
Clare v Limerick Draw (70 mins) - 10/1"
Surprised at you CC a Trixie is the 4 bets not just the treble. And a 4 pound trixie would have got you 49.50 back on the double with the draw so well done!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15639 - 07/06/2022 07:44:50    2422812

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Replying To Rockies:  "Don't confuse "Munster" arrogance, with "Limerick " arrogance. Wexford will be a match for anyone, and already beat Leinster champions Kilkenny. Clare proved yesterday that the "gap" is closing, and the all Ireland race is wide open! Clare and Wexford could be game of the season!"
The gap in general might not be closing. Clare are closer for sure but they hammered ye and might hammer us too if we beat Kerry. We will know more in a few weeks.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15639 - 07/06/2022 07:46:54    2422813

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Replying To Viking66:  "The gap in general might not be closing. Clare are closer for sure but they hammered ye and might hammer us too if we beat Kerry. We will know more in a few weeks."
Not so sure that Clare hammered Cork, in the round robin series.Two points difference on scoreboard, when Cork gave them a 10 point lead in the first half. Clare will have their hands full with Wexford, and could be another battle. Great game in Munster final on Sunday, can only revitalize hurling with great efforts by both teams. No quarter asked or given. These amateur sportsmen deserve highest praise for their commitment!

Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 07/06/2022 09:46:04    2422840

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Another complete mess up with Hawk eye at the weekend…. Not been able to verify a score… came up on screen "information unavailable "… What tosh… Hawk eye turning into an expensive embarrassment

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3802 - 07/06/2022 10:11:28    2422864

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Replying To Viking66:  "Surprised at you CC a Trixie is the 4 bets not just the treble. And a 4 pound trixie would have got you 49.50 back on the double with the draw so well done!"
I don't want to get too far into a betting conversation on what is essentially a '2022 All-Ireland Hurling Championship thread' (although I did start the conversation).

No, I didn't know what a Trixie was. But, I've never really needed or wanted to use one. If I pick 3 selections and back 3 doubles and 1 treble, usually my stakes on the doubles will nearly always be different to the stake on the treble. Plus, my 3 doubles will not have equal stakes. I weight each bet so that I will make a profit, and that profit, on any double or treble, will be roughly the same. I couldn't do that with a Trixie.

I don't understand how you get 49.50 for a £1 stake. The odds on the double (6/4 and 10/1) that came up was roughly 27/1.

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2751 - 07/06/2022 10:23:22    2422872

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Foreverblue I was about to ask has there been an explanation of what is happening with this very expensive technology??data unavailable,what does that mean??was the score given or not??i can't actually remember..what was the delay in thurles Sunday??how many people knew or even saw the result of hawk eye?croke park are very silent on what is happening,is it available for the rest of championship??

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2506 - 07/06/2022 10:26:46    2422875

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Replying To Rockies:  "Not so sure that Clare hammered Cork, in the round robin series.Two points difference on scoreboard, when Cork gave them a 10 point lead in the first half. Clare will have their hands full with Wexford, and could be another battle. Great game in Munster final on Sunday, can only revitalize hurling with great efforts by both teams. No quarter asked or given. These amateur sportsmen deserve highest praise for their commitment!"
We were a good bit better on day but won by 2 only Cork still a very dangerous team IMO

clooney (Clare) - Posts: 984 - 07/06/2022 10:39:38    2422885

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Another complete mess up with Hawk eye at the weekend…. Not been able to verify a score… came up on screen "information unavailable "… What tosh… Hawk eye turning into an expensive embarrassment"
Still better than umpires. Some of the umpiring decisions this year, in various games, have been shocking. Either, the umpires need an eye test or are just plain incompetent!

Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 07/06/2022 10:41:44    2422889

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That Munster final, I've watched 3 times now. And I'd rarely if ever watch a game back, even the second time.

Flanagan is right, it is a game for the ages. I've watched it 3 times, and tried to analyze how I'd beat Limerick, were I an inter-county manager. Right now, it's almost impossible. Their work rate, skill and most importantly their discipline is top class. When Flanagan got that belt with the blade of the bas right down between the shoulders, he just continued on as if he'd been hit by a feather. That discipline and toughness is what makes this Limerick great and a joy to watch.

I also enjoyed the KK-Galway game, not for the quality of the hurling, but for the effort and the hits that went in (a tad too far in at times by Galway). Though, poor was the play, the game kept me engaged.

Another engaging game was Sligo vs. Leitrim. I only saw the first-half, and saw highlights of the second-half and ET. When you've two evenly matched sides, who are willing to take a risk and kick the ball, and not frozen by the fear of losing possession, Gaelic football can still be a good game to watch. Thank you both Leitrim and Sligo (but Donegal and Derry can just bugger off).

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2202 - 07/06/2022 10:41:54    2422890

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Another complete mess up with Hawk eye at the weekend…. Not been able to verify a score… came up on screen "information unavailable "… What tosh… Hawk eye turning into an expensive embarrassment"
I was reading it costs between €7000 and €8000 a game to use Hawk-Eye.

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2751 - 07/06/2022 10:50:54    2422896

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Replying To Rockies:  "Don't confuse "Munster" arrogance, with "Limerick " arrogance. Wexford will be a match for anyone, and already beat Leinster champions Kilkenny. Clare proved yesterday that the "gap" is closing, and the all Ireland race is wide open! Clare and Wexford could be game of the season!"
Agreed a lot of hurling still to be done. With all due respect to the hurling preliminary quarter finals, nothing is set in stone in the rest of the matches. The arrogance comment however is a bit rich coming from any Cork person. Yes there are supporters in every county which takes ridiculous to the extreme however a four in a row munster titles for limerick will probably never happen again in my lifetime. So there's no shame in enjoying this one.
Clare were absolutely brilliant as well. Literally could have gone either way. It takes two to tango to make such a spectacle. Who knows if both or even 1 will make the final but as a stand alone game it will live long in the memory

Mads (Limerick) - Posts: 367 - 07/06/2022 10:57:27    2422900

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "I was reading it costs between €7000 and €8000 a game to use Hawk-Eye."
Considering they took in about 1.2 Million last Sunday, that is chickenfeed.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4490 - 07/06/2022 11:16:14    2422910

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "Considering they took in about 1.2 Million last Sunday, that is chickenfeed."
But it didn't work.

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2751 - 07/06/2022 11:23:18    2422915

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Replying To Rockies:  "Not so sure that Clare hammered Cork, in the round robin series.Two points difference on scoreboard, when Cork gave them a 10 point lead in the first half. Clare will have their hands full with Wexford, and could be another battle. Great game in Munster final on Sunday, can only revitalize hurling with great efforts by both teams. No quarter asked or given. These amateur sportsmen deserve highest praise for their commitment!"
They do for sure!
Friend of mine from Cork was at the game he reckoned Clare were 10 points better overall. He also likened Clare to Wexford in a way. Both have to be alot better to win by a few.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15639 - 07/06/2022 11:36:29    2422924

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Replying To Mads:  "Agreed a lot of hurling still to be done. With all due respect to the hurling preliminary quarter finals, nothing is set in stone in the rest of the matches. The arrogance comment however is a bit rich coming from any Cork person. Yes there are supporters in every county which takes ridiculous to the extreme however a four in a row munster titles for limerick will probably never happen again in my lifetime. So there's no shame in enjoying this one.
Clare were absolutely brilliant as well. Literally could have gone either way. It takes two to tango to make such a spectacle. Who knows if both or even 1 will make the final but as a stand alone game it will live long in the memory"
You are well entitled to enjoy it Limerick superb team but it was an absorbing final well done to both teams as usual we have some controversy this time from Clare. I would love if there was no extra time and we could see it again.

Still a lot of hurling but Limerick still favourites

clooney (Clare) - Posts: 984 - 07/06/2022 11:39:55    2422928

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "I don't want to get too far into a betting conversation on what is essentially a '2022 All-Ireland Hurling Championship thread' (although I did start the conversation).

No, I didn't know what a Trixie was. But, I've never really needed or wanted to use one. If I pick 3 selections and back 3 doubles and 1 treble, usually my stakes on the doubles will nearly always be different to the stake on the treble. Plus, my 3 doubles will not have equal stakes. I weight each bet so that I will make a profit, and that profit, on any double or treble, will be roughly the same. I couldn't do that with a Trixie.

I don't understand how you get 49.50 for a £1 stake. The odds on the double (6/4 and 10/1) that came up was roughly 27/1."
Sorry I misread your post I thought You said in the post that you got Kilkenny at 7-2. So your £1 would get you back £3.50 winnings. So you would have £4.50 going down on your 10-1 draw with your £1 stake back. which will get £45 plus your £4.50 back. So £49.50. Still £27.50 is a nice hit!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15639 - 07/06/2022 11:42:15    2422929

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "But it didn't work."
Has it been working correctly in any game this year?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15639 - 07/06/2022 11:43:49    2422932

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