HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling

National Forum

Wexford Hurling Thread

(Oldest Posts First) - Go To The Latest Post

You need to Login to Post

Replying To Afinestick96: "It feels like die or die for both teams on Saturday. Our backs our to the wall and we have to deliver. To be fair Dublin are probably a bit further down the line in terms of development but I still think there will be nothing between us in Wexford Park" Should be cracker. Losing team is gone barring unlikely results elsewhere and in last two rounds. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4269 - 07/05/2026 16:09:29 2671471 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "It feels like die or die for both teams on Saturday. Our backs our to the wall and we have to deliver. To be fair Dublin are probably a bit further down the line in terms of development but I still think there will be nothing between us in Wexford Park" 100% It will be a major setback for whoever loses this do or die game. I hope whichever team prevails, does so by more than a point tbh. That would be a real sickener.... Hopefully we are talking about the hurling, and not a referee decision after the game... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4934 - 07/05/2026 16:26:09 2671473 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Should be cracker. Losing team is gone barring unlikely results elsewhere and in last two rounds." Offlay might yet have a say in all this, Barney. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4934 - 07/05/2026 16:27:10 2671475 Link
Replying To Waltermitty2: "Hard to see anything other than a huge dublin win on Saturday." I say you are fun on nights out Waltermitty hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1209 - 07/05/2026 16:51:15 2671480 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Offlay might yet have a say in all this, Barney." Offaly Fionn (Dublin)* - Posts: 4934 - 07/05/2026 17:24:50 2671490 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Think you may have seen that here! :D" We all got an email about it to go in through the pine ridge gate. Parade at halftime. Should be good craic Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4490 - 07/05/2026 22:52:14 2671522 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Offaly" Nothing Surer they are going about their business quietly. Could sneak 3rd place very easily Formertownie (Wexford)* - Posts: 587 - 08/05/2026 08:40:37 2671537 Link
Replying To Fionn: "100% It will be a major setback for whoever loses this do or die game. I hope whichever team prevails, does so by more than a point tbh. That would be a real sickener.... Hopefully we are talking about the hurling, and not a referee decision after the game..." This will be the game of the weekend! Expect a big response from Wexford but feel the Dubs might just have enough to get over the line.. bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 526 - 08/05/2026 08:50:00 2671540 Link
A Wexford win for me - Wexford Park is a difficult place for any team to come to and especially for a Dublin team that may not travel well. Will we see wholesale changes? … Possibly a few .. I don't think we have that in-depth of a squad - we also have quite a lot of players that are similar ability. The harsh reality of this is that if Wexford loose, they are as good as out of the championship on May 9th except for a few miracles. MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 304 - 08/05/2026 08:52:49 2671541 Link
Replying To hunting: "I say you are fun on nights out Waltermitty" did he say anything false or something? countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 987 - 08/05/2026 09:09:47 2671545 Link
Cian Byrne is fit I hear after hamstring problems. I'd worry for our forwards on the strength of what I've seen so far. Worry about our backs too. Hoping Wexford can get a result but it's gonna be tough WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 487 - 08/05/2026 10:07:10 2671552 Link
Hard to feel overly optimistic, even before the Kilkenny disaster this was going to be a tough, tough game for us. Yes we should have won the league encounter but it felt like Dublin had more improving to do, played really poorly and STILL got a draw. Having said that, will be there, will support the lads, just hope they give us something to shout about. wexford2012 (Wexford) - Posts: 132 - 08/05/2026 10:26:20 2671562 Link
Just talking to one of the lads. For the first time this week I'm absolutely buzzing for tomorrow. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4490 - 08/05/2026 11:18:40 2671577 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "We all got an email about it to go in through the pine ridge gate. Parade at halftime. Should be good craic" Great craic sure. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 987 - 08/05/2026 11:31:43 2671584 Link
On a separate note - Good Counsel College lost to St Kierans College yesterday in the 2nd year Leinster Final. Apparently only 2 Wexford players started on the first 15 for GCC. For me that sounds serious alarm bells - either the GCC management team are very biased towards KK hurlers or else the standard of 15 year olds hurling in GCC from Wexford is very poor: According to GCC Twitter 13 clubs represented - 8 Wexford: St James, Gusserane, Horeswood, R/Cushinstown, Rathnure, Adamstown, Bannow Ballymitty, Cloughbawn, 5 Kilkenny: Graiguenamanagh, Tullogher, The Rower, Mullinavat, Kilmacow, Do our Games Development People, Director of Hurling etc etc look at these figures and maybe start asking some questions. I've been harping on for years (as have many others on this forum) that if our schools are doing well then our county teams are doing well. MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 304 - 08/05/2026 11:50:06 2671589 Link
Why are we always last or nearly last to announce our senior teams? Is it still the case that there is a deadline for county boards to forward team sheets on the Thursday before the game for publishing in the programme? Point is if the team is picked why hold it back until Friday afternoon or even Friday evening? Other counties announce their teams much earlier, so why can't we? I know it may not be that important but it would allow supporters time to air their views and discuss the panel selection. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 678 - 08/05/2026 12:48:42 2671610 Link
Same team named as the last day, only changes I can see are Darren Codd and Cian Byrne coming in on the bench Would expect changes, Shane Reck the obvious name to look at given he's been an injury doubt all week ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1152 - 08/05/2026 13:05:11 2671615 Link
Replying To Magpie2: "Why are we always last or nearly last to announce our senior teams? Is it still the case that there is a deadline for county boards to forward team sheets on the Thursday before the game for publishing in the programme? Point is if the team is picked why hold it back until Friday afternoon or even Friday evening? Other counties announce their teams much earlier, so why can't we? I know it may not be that important but it would allow supporters time to air their views and discuss the panel selection." Team announced but you can be sure that won't be the starting 15 .. Cillian Byrne back in the match day 26 and it looks like Rory Higgins drops out MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 304 - 08/05/2026 13:10:05 2671617 Link
Replying To MyOhMi: "On a separate note - Good Counsel College lost to St Kierans College yesterday in the 2nd year Leinster Final. Apparently only 2 Wexford players started on the first 15 for GCC. For me that sounds serious alarm bells - either the GCC management team are very biased towards KK hurlers or else the standard of 15 year olds hurling in GCC from Wexford is very poor: According to GCC Twitter 13 clubs represented - 8 Wexford: St James, Gusserane, Horeswood, R/Cushinstown, Rathnure, Adamstown, Bannow Ballymitty, Cloughbawn, 5 Kilkenny: Graiguenamanagh, Tullogher, The Rower, Mullinavat, Kilmacow, Do our Games Development People, Director of Hurling etc etc look at these figures and maybe start asking some questions. I've been harping on for years (as have many others on this forum) that if our schools are doing well then our county teams are doing well." A lot can change in a year and I could be mistaken on this but think the following is correct Peter's drew with Kieran's in the group stages Peter's lost to Kieran's by 1-12 to 0-03 in the SF That same Peter's team beat Good Counsel First Years last year That GC first year team last year had 6 Wexford starters ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1152 - 08/05/2026 13:11:55 2671619 Link