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Limerick Senior Hurling 2026

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Replying To Fitzy01:  "I thought the same, it was all on the line they should have been ravenous. I'm sure the committment and honesty from the players is top notch but something is not quite clicking at underage for us for a number of years and it needs to be identified and addressed quickly. Are the underage players now getting the same levels of meticulous coaching and conditioning that their counterparts were getting in the last 5 to 10 years. Something seems to have shifted"
In my opinion they were a poorly prepared and selected team. There are only 4 or 5 on the age too which just isnt enough.
I saw all three games and I saw no real pattern of play or structure to what they are trying to do. They were dominated in the middle third in all 3 games and the opposition full forward did as he pleased in all 3 games. The positioning of the seniors leaves a lot to be desired also.
I think the people in charge need to seriously look at who they are putting in charge of our underage teams. There is a significant issue there.

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 229 - 23/04/2026 16:59:41    2668184

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Very disappointing results for 20s in last few years..this year they seem to have no plan or no method.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2677 - 23/04/2026 23:22:58    2668258

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Gillane is a huge loss. Just when we looked like everybody was back and fit. He always went well v Cork
Apart from Quaid I cant think of a more important cog for us, and one thats harder to replace
I dont see any like for like replacement (apart from one man not in the squad) and a huge responsibility now on the Bull and AOC for sure now taking the frees
Any one of Casey, Tom (if match fit), plus DOD to come in with a bit of a shuffle. Casey probably the favourite playing inside
This also lessens our potential bench impact
Knowing our brains trust this will be presented as a challenge to be embraced and an even greater need for complete focus

Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 236 - 24/04/2026 12:18:49    2668330

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Replying To Yadse:  "Gillane is a huge loss. Just when we looked like everybody was back and fit. He always went well v Cork
Apart from Quaid I cant think of a more important cog for us, and one thats harder to replace
I dont see any like for like replacement (apart from one man not in the squad) and a huge responsibility now on the Bull and AOC for sure now taking the frees
Any one of Casey, Tom (if match fit), plus DOD to come in with a bit of a shuffle. Casey probably the favourite playing inside
This also lessens our potential bench impact
Knowing our brains trust this will be presented as a challenge to be embraced and an even greater need for complete focus"
This is a huge test for the bull and AOC. Both were very poor in the league final and that was in a dominant team. This is going to be an extremely hostile and abusive environment going by previous recent visits. They need to show up both defensively and on the scoreboard. Peter is a different type of player to Aaron so the Bull is going to have to step up big time. Reidy is there to fill the gaps in the middle third and he does that job well. If he shows up on the score board its a bonus. Cathal has to cut out the turnovers. He will deliver going forward. Big day for Cian too. He was poor last day aswell. We need a win from one of the 2 away games to get out of the group and/or a munster final.

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 229 - 24/04/2026 15:35:24    2668387

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