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Sorry, as in only the B teams were competitive in u-15 & u-16, A's teams were not near it?
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 734 - 06/09/2024 11:43:29 2568687 Link 0 |
Thanks for the update on Wexford underage teams, green shoots? Being competitive is the key at underage, and we need teams to have a few stars. Remember this Offaly team was spoken about since Tony Forristal days. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1786 - 06/09/2024 12:53:33 2568706 Link 0 |
On the topic of championship structure, if you want more jeopardy in these games maybe an AFL style knock-out stage is needed. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1786 - 06/09/2024 13:30:58 2568709 Link 0 |
@StoreysTash - interesting idea about the second chance for teams who finish first and second, and I like it in principle. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2630 - 06/09/2024 15:03:42 2568724 Link 0 |
U16As got to the Michael Foley Cup Final, where they lost to Waterford. Waterford reached last years u15A Arrabawn final, so would be one of the best teams at the grade. It was an even enough game up until there was a melee, after which we had a lad sent off while Waterford didn't, but should have also. There were no linesmen to help the ref. Playing 2 1 hour games in 3 hours meant we just didn't have the energy left to compete with 14 men for the remainder of the half. U15As won the Arrabawn Shield, which I suppose means they finished 5th. Tipp were better than e eryone else at u15 this year, there would be nothing between us and the other 3 counties who contested the Arrabawn Cup semifinals. And our u14As reached the Tony Forristal Final, where they were level with Kilkenny coming into injury time. We were one of the best counties at A level at u14, u15 and u16. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14053 - 06/09/2024 16:27:46 2568740 Link 0 |
Absolutely Storeystash. It has to start at the bottom. At u6 and u8. Then progress up.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14053 - 06/09/2024 16:30:33 2568744 Link 0 |
That's the Michael Foley A Cup Final our u16As reached the Final of Countyman2022. They beat Tipp in the SF, while Waterford beat Cork in the other semifinal. Think Kilkenny won the Shield.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14053 - 07/09/2024 06:29:39 2568804 Link 0 |
Is the Walsh cup gone this year or is it just the football preseason games. I've only read that football is gone but I saw buff going off on one saying Walsh cup and Munster league is gone Wexfordgaa (Wexford) - Posts: 317 - 12/09/2024 07:52:29 2569484 Link 0 |
I hope the walsh cup isnt gone . Its a good warm up for younger and fringe players going into the league. No need to play Chinner , ROC , Mac, Jippo etc in the walsh cup in my opinion
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 368 - 12/09/2024 10:43:59 2569500 Link 0 |
Yes, all pre-season tournaments (football and hurling) are gone. As things stand, it's just a one-year suspension of them, but obviously it remains to be seen if they'll ever come back. Rossi's thoughts on it here: https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/hurling-news/were-going-miss-walsh-cup-33631557 link Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2630 - 12/09/2024 11:11:32 2569507 Link 0 |
I asked the question yesterday of a man in the know would the League be starting earlier and he said no, not as far as he knows. Being as the intercounty managers will now be arranging challenge games instead anyway, what exactly is the benefit of scrapping those competitions then?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14053 - 12/09/2024 14:26:22 2569568 Link 0 |
Its absolutely pointless Viking
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 368 - 12/09/2024 15:14:28 2569575 Link 0 |
Its absolutely pointless Viking"]I agree. We'll just end up with roughly the same number of matches anyway, but they'll be challenge matches rather than Walsh Cup or O'Byrne Cup. And at least with those two competitions, a few quid went to the Players Injury Fund. There'll be nothing going into it next year unless counties decide to charge people to watch challenge matches and then hand the money over anyway. That's about as likely to happen as clubs deciding to vote in favour of taking powers away from them when it comes to deciding club championships structure! Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2630 - 12/09/2024 17:09:28 2569597 Link 0 |
Its absolutely pointless Viking"]That's what I was thinking. At least if they used that time to start the League earlier there would be some free weekends later on in the intercounty season for replays or rest weekends.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14053 - 12/09/2024 17:50:24 2569610 Link 0 |
I think there's a round too many in the current Championship but if you wanted to keep the current number of gameweeks, you could have the following; ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 358 - 12/09/2024 21:28:44 2569631 Link 0 |
I had no problem with removing the pre season tournaments with a view to starting the national leagues a bit earlier which in turn would give the cramped intercounty season a little bit more time to breathe. tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1430 - 13/09/2024 08:57:28 2569660 Link 0 |
Surely it ll help the college lads not having to play county on weekend and college midweek they can give it their all . Yes may have to train alright but can play at sigerson/fitzgibbon level which would be nearly all players at inter County level anyway. If we starved of games ye could do worse than attend these competitions . Must ve had their reasons is it players said no they need some down time too after club snd county . Still ne games but not in competition Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 305 - 13/09/2024 10:48:24 2569677 Link 0 |
I know people love to get out to a match in January but you learn nothing about a lad hurling on a bog in January, and all you do is make them start training earlier because Rossiter or Niall O Ceallachain don't want to lose badly in January. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1260 - 13/09/2024 18:18:28 2569757 Link 0 |
Congratulations to Lee Chin and Rory O'Connor for their all star nominations! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14053 - 20/09/2024 09:09:23 2570898 Link 0 |
Great news. Conor Mac showed great form too and in other years Cian Byrne might have been in yhoty territory. Big story of the day for me is Kilkenny only have one forward and it's not tj. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3199 - 20/09/2024 10:34:06 2570919 Link 0 |