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It's an overreaction certainly and he's likely to get a few weeks but let's not lose the plot. Right now every county team would bite your hand off for a guy like hegarty. Players need to be clever about reacting to fouls. Nearly all the controversial incidents from last year Casey/lynch/gillane came as overreactions to initial fouls. That narrative needs to be gotten into the media. We're a big strong team but teams are trying to get a rise out of some players
We didn't seem to be getting much from Fergal Horgan on the night. The free out for David reidys over carrying was frankly hilarious. We're just not going to get a huge number of frees. So players need to be clever about retaliation. Nothing better than reminding a guy of the scoreboard.


Frankly take all the comments and paste it on the dressing room wall. We are never going to win a 3 in a row easy. Better to realise we aren't at the level now than cruising all year into a semifinal and being ambushed.

Sugary_tae (Limerick) - Posts: 70 - 14/02/2022 19:38:52    2400391

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Replying To gahfan:  "I'd like to see hegarty get a long suspension. He doesn't seem to have any sense that what he does is wrong."
Ah stop

PatKeyes73 (Limerick) - Posts: 21 - 14/02/2022 21:56:25    2400400

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Replying To Sugary_tae:  "It's an overreaction certainly and he's likely to get a few weeks but let's not lose the plot. Right now every county team would bite your hand off for a guy like hegarty. Players need to be clever about reacting to fouls. Nearly all the controversial incidents from last year Casey/lynch/gillane came as overreactions to initial fouls. That narrative needs to be gotten into the media. We're a big strong team but teams are trying to get a rise out of some players
We didn't seem to be getting much from Fergal Horgan on the night. The free out for David reidys over carrying was frankly hilarious. We're just not going to get a huge number of frees. So players need to be clever about retaliation. Nothing better than reminding a guy of the scoreboard.


Frankly take all the comments and paste it on the dressing room wall. We are never going to win a 3 in a row easy. Better to realise we aren't at the level now than cruising all year into a semifinal and being ambushed."
Hegarty will get a one match ban. He'll be back for clare in Ennis. He's had a few matches already and seems to me to be in a good place fitness wise so a chance to to get cian back at 11 v cork and give Tom Morrissey and cathal o neill another run in HF line. All good.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 15/02/2022 10:09:19    2400426

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Replying To Clubgaa:  "Did you ever watch Liam Dunne play???"
Liam got suspended a few times. Think the point isnt that Hegarty "plays on the edge" but more that he gets away with it more than most. Still think he should get a 1 match ban as everyone else would get for the same thing. Just because he is an All star and AI winner he shouldn't get treated any easier or harder than anyone else.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15527 - 15/02/2022 10:57:51    2400440

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Replying To Sugary_tae:  "It's an overreaction certainly and he's likely to get a few weeks but let's not lose the plot. Right now every county team would bite your hand off for a guy like hegarty. Players need to be clever about reacting to fouls. Nearly all the controversial incidents from last year Casey/lynch/gillane came as overreactions to initial fouls. That narrative needs to be gotten into the media. We're a big strong team but teams are trying to get a rise out of some players
We didn't seem to be getting much from Fergal Horgan on the night. The free out for David reidys over carrying was frankly hilarious. We're just not going to get a huge number of frees. So players need to be clever about retaliation. Nothing better than reminding a guy of the scoreboard.


Frankly take all the comments and paste it on the dressing room wall. We are never going to win a 3 in a row easy. Better to realise we aren't at the level now than cruising all year into a semifinal and being ambushed."
I dont think any of the incidents you mentioned were because people were trying to get a rise out of them! Certainly not most of the Hegarty ones or the Flanagan blow to Mahers neck. Limerick are the standard bearers so more scrutiny is part and parcel of that and that wont change any time soon.

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 15/02/2022 13:02:47    2400474

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Replying To tiobraid:  "I dont think any of the incidents you mentioned were because people were trying to get a rise out of them! Certainly not most of the Hegarty ones or the Flanagan blow to Mahers neck. Limerick are the standard bearers so more scrutiny is part and parcel of that and that wont change any time soon."
Peter casey took a blow by gleeson in AI semi prior to his red card which was rescinded at the first opportunity. Gillane stupidly reacted to a hurley slap by Barrett in munster final if you watch it again and lynch reacted to being grabbed around the neck by the cork defender so to counter your argument all three incidents mentioned were provoked. You can argue all day regarding the actions but you can't argue regarding the provocation.

The seamus Flanagan high hurley on paraic maher was not provoked but I will always feel there was no intention to hit maher in the head. He went to block him in the chest and a combination of his hurley being slightly high and the bounce up from mahers hurley caught him high. Seamus did not intend to catch maher high esp after just scoring a crucial goal that had limerick in the lead. For me it looked worse than it was and a yellow was correct.

I don't know of any other incident involving hegarty last year.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 15/02/2022 13:47:10    2400487

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Replying To tiobraid:  "I dont think any of the incidents you mentioned were because people were trying to get a rise out of them! Certainly not most of the Hegarty ones or the Flanagan blow to Mahers neck. Limerick are the standard bearers so more scrutiny is part and parcel of that and that wont change any time soon."
i NOTICED A TIPP CORNER BACK ON SUNDAY SWIPING WITH HIS HURLEY ON 2 OCCASIONS LATE IN THE GAME.
BOTH TRANSGRESSIONS WERE IGNORED

SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 342 - 15/02/2022 14:14:19    2400496

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Replying To daveboy:  "Peter casey took a blow by gleeson in AI semi prior to his red card which was rescinded at the first opportunity. Gillane stupidly reacted to a hurley slap by Barrett in munster final if you watch it again and lynch reacted to being grabbed around the neck by the cork defender so to counter your argument all three incidents mentioned were provoked. You can argue all day regarding the actions but you can't argue regarding the provocation.

The seamus Flanagan high hurley on paraic maher was not provoked but I will always feel there was no intention to hit maher in the head. He went to block him in the chest and a combination of his hurley being slightly high and the bounce up from mahers hurley caught him high. Seamus did not intend to catch maher high esp after just scoring a crucial goal that had limerick in the lead. For me it looked worse than it was and a yellow was correct.

I don't know of any other incident involving hegarty last year."
Hegarty's hit on Joe Canning in 2020 all Ireland semifinal went unpunished. Hit Canning with Hurley across the back, under the guise of a hook! This was a blatant unprovoked hit and should have been punished with a 6 month ban. Hegarty obviously thinks he can do as he pleases!

Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 15/02/2022 16:14:53    2400527

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Replying To SixtiesKid:  "i NOTICED A TIPP CORNER BACK ON SUNDAY SWIPING WITH HIS HURLEY ON 2 OCCASIONS LATE IN THE GAME.
BOTH TRANSGRESSIONS WERE IGNORED"
I don't believe it's a "transgression" to swipe with the hurley. Can you be more specific?

midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 601 - 15/02/2022 16:17:23    2400528

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Replying To Rockies:  "Hegarty's hit on Joe Canning in 2020 all Ireland semifinal went unpunished. Hit Canning with Hurley across the back, under the guise of a hook! This was a blatant unprovoked hit and should have been punished with a 6 month ban. Hegarty obviously thinks he can do as he pleases!"
That's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever read on this forum. I was actually replying to a comment that mentioned last years championship on its sole but you really out did yourself there. Limerick are fully aware that the focus is on them as the outstanding team in Ireland currently and will take things as they come. Gearoid will serve his 1 match ban and be back raring to go.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 15/02/2022 16:49:12    2400536

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By god a lot of people looking for gearoid to be suspended for a length of time..rules have changed so it's actually match suspensions..I'd expect him to miss the game v cork and then be flying again for last 2 league games..isn't it great that limerick are now being spoken about and sure let's hope we keep annoying some..plenty of support from pundits like davy,Derek mc grath and Eddie Brennan on newstalk last night..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2499 - 15/02/2022 17:21:29    2400543

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Replying To Rockies:  "Hegarty's hit on Joe Canning in 2020 all Ireland semifinal went unpunished. Hit Canning with Hurley across the back, under the guise of a hook! This was a blatant unprovoked hit and should have been punished with a 6 month ban. Hegarty obviously thinks he can do as he pleases!"
Ye Cork boys would want to toughen up a bit and get yer own Hegarty instead of complaining about him. Your lads are still a bit soft.

updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 898 - 15/02/2022 17:23:08    2400544

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "Wexford in the '97 Semi Final also comes to mind. They were going well until a moment of madness in which John Leahy got a dirty blow seemed to change the whole tenure of the game, even if the culprit got away scot free."
And Rory McCarthy got a belt from one of the Bonnars as well ....

johnocarroll17 (Limerick) - Posts: 408 - 15/02/2022 18:23:23    2400556

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Replying To Rockies:  "Hegarty's hit on Joe Canning in 2020 all Ireland semifinal went unpunished. Hit Canning with Hurley across the back, under the guise of a hook! This was a blatant unprovoked hit and should have been punished with a 6 month ban. Hegarty obviously thinks he can do as he pleases!"
From my watching, he pretty much did as he pleaded anyway against Cork last year in the final, without having to hook or block or hit under any form of guise.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2196 - 15/02/2022 19:47:30    2400567

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Replying To SixtiesKid:  "i NOTICED A TIPP CORNER BACK ON SUNDAY SWIPING WITH HIS HURLEY ON 2 OCCASIONS LATE IN THE GAME.
BOTH TRANSGRESSIONS WERE IGNORED"
Why are you shouting?

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3746 - 15/02/2022 20:31:32    2400570

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Replying To updwell:  "Ye Cork boys would want to toughen up a bit and get yer own Hegarty instead of complaining about him. Your lads are still a bit soft."
If we have to do that... time to quit

Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 15/02/2022 20:54:13    2400574

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Replying To daveboy:  "That's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever read on this forum. I was actually replying to a comment that mentioned last years championship on its sole but you really out did yourself there. Limerick are fully aware that the focus is on them as the outstanding team in Ireland currently and will take things as they come. Gearoid will serve his 1 match ban and be back raring to go."
Referees will be alert to Hegarty's antics now. His honeymoon is over... time to play the game!

Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 15/02/2022 20:58:16    2400575

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Replying To updwell:  "Ye Cork boys would want to toughen up a bit and get yer own Hegarty instead of complaining about him. Your lads are still a bit soft."
I wonder do the same cork boys remember a certain former cork goalie who made comments about hego Sunday night taking the head off a Galway full forward in 08 with a vicious attack with the hurley and got sent off.

I have a lot of time for him as a pundit but he really let himself down with his comments.

Anyway as I said after the Waterford match in the league last year limerick will just absorb this and make it something to use in a positive manner as the year goes on.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 15/02/2022 21:22:31    2400580

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Replying To Rockies:  "Hegarty's hit on Joe Canning in 2020 all Ireland semifinal went unpunished. Hit Canning with Hurley across the back, under the guise of a hook! This was a blatant unprovoked hit and should have been punished with a 6 month ban. Hegarty obviously thinks he can do as he pleases!"
Ah seriously. You're worse than Joanne Cantwell for bringing up a much over blown incident that happened way back when. You'd be better off trying to figure out how you're going to turn things around in Cork this year after the massacre last year! Less tippy tappy hurlers that run forever for a start

Shocs07 (Limerick) - Posts: 374 - 15/02/2022 21:29:13    2400582

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "By god a lot of people looking for gearoid to be suspended for a length of time..rules have changed so it's actually match suspensions..I'd expect him to miss the game v cork and then be flying again for last 2 league games..isn't it great that limerick are now being spoken about and sure let's hope we keep annoying some..plenty of support from pundits like davy,Derek mc grath and Eddie Brennan on newstalk last night.."
You think he'd killed someone.

updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 898 - 15/02/2022 21:46:10    2400584

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