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Replying To MicktheMiller:  "T J Reid is the main man for Kilkenny."
Wow would never have thought

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1106 - 03/11/2020 12:27:19    2304781

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Replying To tiobraid:  "Spot on. The game yesterday will focus the KK minds and see a few changes also. They didn't become a terrible team in 35 mins. I'd say it'll be a 50/50 game. On paper KK are still a very good side. Its a decent KK forward line in my opinion but a huge lack of experience in the full back line and potentially not at KK standard. I still think Eoin Murphy is probably the best ever in goals but maybe not quite to the level he was a 2/3 years ago. I think you'll see a big reshuffle from positions 2-9 with a number of positional changes also.
Galway on the other hand look top class with even some room for further improvement. Easily second favs for All Ireland but as you said, anything can happen. Limerick lost a couple of games in Munster last year but in everyone's eyes they were going to walk the All Ireland but came unstuck (after winning 3 and losing 3 games in the cship).
That's the great thing about the present time, almost anyone can beat anyone despite what some people think."
Spot on Tip, despite the fact that Limerick look awesome they can be bet. Its easy and laughable for us hurlers on the ditch to say my X is better than your X. This is knock out no time to fully recover hurling where luck will play a big part. Every team can be beaten on a given day. Galway found that out in 2018 ,limerick found it out in 2019 and hopefully for you Tip your tipperary have only got a scare and will recover. Who will win this years all Ireland, well it's a team that gets the breaks , staying covit free, and injury free. Gaillimh ABU.

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 356 - 03/11/2020 13:46:37    2304811

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "I would just. to say this much about two of last year's Limerick defeats, those in Munster. Cork have beaten Tipp (2010) Clare (13), Waterford (17) and Limerick (14) and last year and eack time fell in their butt after. This has been a pattern of theirs for most of the past ten years. As regards the Thurles if you rest Lunch, Hegarty, Hannon and Mulcahy going to Thurled, where are you going. I disagreed with Kielys approach there."
Right Oldtourman, I always thought that was a strange move by Kiely, a man who makes very few mistakes. Apart from their absentees that day, Limerick just didn't seem to play with their usual energy. Even when Tipp lost Barrett and Bonner to injury and Limerick (I think) introduced a couple of their top players, Tipp still looked marginally the better team. Of course, all was changed a couple of weeks later in the Munster final but, while Limerick started their best team that day, their attitude also seemed to be so much better. Maybe that was all part of a master plan by Kiely!

midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 221 - 03/11/2020 14:08:04    2304828

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Replying To midlands:  "Right Oldtourman, I always thought that was a strange move by Kiely, a man who makes very few mistakes. Apart from their absentees that day, Limerick just didn't seem to play with their usual energy. Even when Tipp lost Barrett and Bonner to injury and Limerick (I think) introduced a couple of their top players, Tipp still looked marginally the better team. Of course, all was changed a couple of weeks later in the Munster final but, while Limerick started their best team that day, their attitude also seemed to be so much better. Maybe that was all part of a master plan by Kiely!"
I know....god help them, and then in the All Ireland Semi Final v KK it was pure daylight robbery! Jesus it must have been a sickner to lose like that!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 1058 - 03/11/2020 14:28:50    2304840

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Replying To katser:  "I know....god help them, and then in the All Ireland Semi Final v KK it was pure daylight robbery! Jesus it must have been a sickner to lose like that!"
well kathleen all set for another limerick galway final......we had to send ye up a limerick man to get ye bk on track.....

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 876 - 03/11/2020 14:42:23    2304847

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Replying To munsterchamps:  "well kathleen all set for another limerick galway final......we had to send ye up a limerick man to get ye bk on track....."
I tell ya if Galway win the All Ireland he deserves all the credit

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1106 - 03/11/2020 14:48:04    2304853

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Replying To Breezy:  "I keep hearing how Cody is gonna shake things up and drop some players but never hear who he should drop or call up.

You would swear KK have a bunch of next Henry Shefflins sitting on the bench to be rotated in"
They have a history of great hurlers popping up when some of their greats start to fade. We saw that when DJ Carey started to fade then Shefflin popped up.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 03/11/2020 17:21:28    2304892

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