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I'm just wondering am I the only one who saw Eoin Murphy's "tackle" in the first half of Wexford v Kilkenny. Minute 23 if you have a recording. I have one but doubt they'll let me post it.. What suprises me most is that not a single commentator either live or on The SG even mentioned it. Not only was it a penalty to Wexford but it was a red card also. Had O'Connor's foot been planted at the time of the "tackle" he'd be in hospital today with it in a cast and season and maybe career over. To his credit he got up and limped away more embarrassed by the lost opportunity than the injury he sustained. Sindar (Roscommon) - Posts: 348 - 17/06/2019 10:02:36 2196269 Link 2 |
Yeah, a tackle that is potentially dangerous, that happens very frequently in hurling and is almost never even commented on, not mention punished. I can't ever recall a penalty given for it (I have vague recollections of the Nolan from Dublin doing something similar but can't recall if he was punished or got away with it)
Heftydickonem (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 17/06/2019 10:18:53 2196282 Link 0 |
Have to agree, I was fairly bemused when Donal Óg talked about the bravery of Eoin Murphy coming out to make that tackle on the Sunday Game. Nothing brave about that, he wasn't going for the ball. He was going to take Rory out.
Fulgrim (Wexford) - Posts: 224 - 17/06/2019 10:33:08 2196294 Link 0 |
Hurling keepers get away with fouls like that all the time. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 17/06/2019 10:47:29 2196303 Link 3 |
It's a leg breaker and if it happens anywhere else on the field it's a red card and one almighty punch up.
Ej (Wexford) - Posts: 355 - 17/06/2019 10:58:23 2196310 Link 0 |
Should have been a red card and a penalty. No ifs ayes or maybe very disappointed with the so-called pundits. lochgarmanabu (Wexford) - Posts: 1020 - 17/06/2019 11:33:02 2196338 Link 0 |
No more about it by the look of it...... Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11849 - 18/06/2019 16:45:54 2197181 Link 0 |
Never noticed at the time but had a look back and you're correct. Cowardly more than brave to be fair about it as it wasn't one of the incidents where a goalie throws his body in front of the ball. It's at least the second similar incident this season from a goalie. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 18/06/2019 17:34:05 2197213 Link 0 |
all for brave goalkeeping but yes i agree that it is dangerous and a broken leg for rory if he doesn't lift his legs. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 18/06/2019 17:39:00 2197217 Link 0 |
I watched the game live and thought myself at the time it was a foul but but since the commentator didn't really debate it I felt perhaps I was wrong. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 18/06/2019 18:51:46 2197237 Link 0 |
I was close to where it occurred. Have since had a look at it on replay. It was actually much worse than I thought at first. In any other sport he would have had a red card. Some media people claimed that it was very brave from the goalie. It was far from that. He led with his studs. Rory O'connor was lucky he jumped otherwise there would not have been much hurling for him in 2019 anyway. No free, no card, nothing. Disgraceful. lochgarmanabu (Wexford) - Posts: 1020 - 18/06/2019 19:23:55 2197255 Link 0 |
Touhy done the same to Bonner in Ennis came out full pelt and high leg lucky a yellow. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 18/06/2019 20:02:51 2197276 Link 2 |
Some whinging from the Wexford crowd (and Tipp posters, peculiarly) since the match about this, it happens the whole time but now that a Wexford player almost died (apparently) its something that needs addressing urgently. Not a peep about TJ Reid being split open with a jab of the hurl to the face that when completely unpunished though, strange Heftydickonem (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 19/06/2019 09:38:04 2197450 Link 5 |
When did that happen? First I have heard about it so its probably made up.....
StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 19/06/2019 10:14:13 2197463 Link 1 |
I would also add that Damien Reck got split open by Conor Whelan and there wasn't a word about it. A Kilkenny supporter complaining about whinging, which is what they specialise in at every referee every day they go out, is deeply ironic also. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 19/06/2019 10:17:48 2197465 Link 1 |
I'd disagree with some people calling it cowardly, that's just ridiculous. He comes out to meet a guy coming at his goal nothing cowardly about that. I think some folk are projecting 'intent to hurt' on E.M., which again is ridiculous. Similar with Tuohy, it was mistimed alright, but like any mistimed tackle it will look bad. Buachaillbui (Clare) - Posts: 118 - 19/06/2019 10:22:26 2197468 Link 2 |
All the whinging since the game has been from Wexford supporters, ye even had a man sent off for whinging FFS. Your manager is the biggest whinger in the game. Ironic really when the discussion on here after the Kilkenny Galway game and in the build up to the Kilkenny Wexford game included many posts from Wexford supporters about Kilkenny supporters complaining about the ref Heftydickonem (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 19/06/2019 10:32:32 2197472 Link 2 |
I completely agree with most of your post, except the O'Hanlon forearm to TJ's face and subsequent in his face goading and shouting isn't the incident I was referring to. I haven't seen the match since, so can't give an exact time but if I recall correctly in the first half TJ was blown for steps running in on goal, and when the referee blew the whistle TJ was struck to the face. He was later treated for it Heftydickonem (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 19/06/2019 10:38:35 2197476 Link 0 |
I dunno where you are hearing complaining, but I am living in Wexford for the summer now that college is out and haven't heard 1 person complaining this week about the referee. Also weren't Kilkenny complaining about timekeeping the previous week? Was that OK then? StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 19/06/2019 10:40:33 2197477 Link 0 |
And rightfullyso as the ref prevented TJ from taking the free.
Gowran_Yank (Kilkenny) - Posts: 96 - 19/06/2019 12:30:43 2197532 Link 0 |