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3 Points For A Win In Hurling's Round Robin

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I might not be around for the follow-up discussion due to exams, but should it be 3 points for a win in the hurling round robins? The fact that Wexford are still in with a chance of qualifying, having only beaten Laois, is farcical. There are similar scenarios in Munster with Tipp I was told on a stag party this weekend, don't ask me to recall them though! StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 15/05/2022 11:23:14 2417188 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "I might not be around for the follow-up discussion due to exams, but should it be 3 points for a win in the hurling round robins? The fact that Wexford are still in with a chance of qualifying, having only beaten Laois, is farcical. There are similar scenarios in Munster with Tipp I was told on a stag party this weekend, don't ask me to recall them though!" But isn't it better to have teams still in the hunt going into the last matches. Keeps it competitive. carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 15/05/2022 12:18:49 2417207 Link
3 points for a win was brought in by the FA in soccer in the early 1980s because there were too many draws and the product as a whole left a lot be desired. 3 points for a win encouraged teams to attack and thereby improved the product. Draws in hurling and football aren't as common as they are in soccer so I don't really see why 3 points for a win is needed. Plus teams don't really play for draws like the way they are able to in soccer. Won't really make a difference to the game as a spectacle either. ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 240 - 15/05/2022 12:24:05 2417212 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "I might not be around for the follow-up discussion due to exams, but should it be 3 points for a win in the hurling round robins? The fact that Wexford are still in with a chance of qualifying, having only beaten Laois, is farcical. There are similar scenarios in Munster with Tipp I was told on a stag party this weekend, don't ask me to recall them though!" For us to go through in 3rd we have to beat Kilkenny. For us to make a Leinster final we have to beat Kilkenny well and hope Galway beat Dublin. Either way we will have earned our place as Nowlan Park isn't an easy ground for us to get a result in my lifetime. And if we lose to Kilkenny we will deserve to finish 4th. Hurling isn't like football or soccer. I don't think you can play for a draw. So I don't see the need for 3 points for a win. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11849 - 15/05/2022 12:33:09 2417217 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "I might not be around for the follow-up discussion due to exams, but should it be 3 points for a win in the hurling round robins? The fact that Wexford are still in with a chance of qualifying, having only beaten Laois, is farcical. There are similar scenarios in Munster with Tipp I was told on a stag party this weekend, don't ask me to recall them though!" Like yourselves, I don't think anyone seriously thinks that Dublin or Wexford are in a fit state to be in the last six - assuming they even beat the McDonagh team! Of course, that might change next week but it's highly unlikely that either will beat the Cats or Galway. Which does beg the question regarding whether there ought to be a third team. Perhaps not. I certainly won't be lighting candles in the hope that Dublin go through unless it is on the merits of at the very least a good display against Galway. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2557 - 15/05/2022 12:35:11 2417219 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "I might not be around for the follow-up discussion due to exams, but should it be 3 points for a win in the hurling round robins? The fact that Wexford are still in with a chance of qualifying, having only beaten Laois, is farcical. There are similar scenarios in Munster with Tipp I was told on a stag party this weekend, don't ask me to recall them though!" There's merit in what you propose. Arguably the Wexford situation is farcical but on the other hand isn't it great to have 2 games in Leinster next weekend where everything is up for grabs and where the 4 top teams still have everything to play for? If it was 3 points for a win Wexford would now be out and would have nothing to play for and the game would be a non event. So on that basis I would say it is better to leave it at 2 points for a win! PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 15/05/2022 12:41:52 2417224 Link
Not farcical imo. If Wexford beat Kilkenny in Nowlan Park next weekend, they'll be thoroughly deserving of their spot in the playoffs! Win and In, baby!! Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3422 - 15/05/2022 12:43:11 2417225 Link
Like others have said if Wexford can beat Kilkenny they'll deserve to go through. The Dubs were simply awful last night. We're really going nowhere at the moment. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 15/05/2022 13:31:27 2417232 Link
Anyone have the maths on how the tables would look otherwise? It would be interesting. In fairness, if Wexford beat Kilkenny they will have beat Kilkenny, drawn with Galway and beat Laois. But lost to Dublin and Westmeath. Jeckyl and hyde! ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1128 - 16/05/2022 16:53:15 2417838 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Anyone have the maths on how the tables would look otherwise? It would be interesting. In fairness, if Wexford beat Kilkenny they will have beat Kilkenny, drawn with Galway and beat Laois. But lost to Dublin and Westmeath. Jeckyl and hyde!" I know it felt different but we didn't actually lose to Westmeath!!! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11849 - 16/05/2022 18:03:43 2417891 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "I might not be around for the follow-up discussion due to exams, but should it be 3 points for a win in the hurling round robins? The fact that Wexford are still in with a chance of qualifying, having only beaten Laois, is farcical. There are similar scenarios in Munster with Tipp I was told on a stag party this weekend, don't ask me to recall them though!" Best of luck with the exams. Just hope that they ain't in logical deduction. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1910 - 17/05/2022 10:35:22 2418014 Link