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If our lads ever needed a bit of extra motivation it would be no harm listening to the Off the Ball podcast with James Skehill and Paul Murphy where they picked a team from all of the counties outside of Limerick to beat them.

Not a mention of a Wexford man and Skehill even had Johnny Glynn playing full forward, an insult really. Few other dubious picks too, Conor Cooney, Mikey Butler and Joseph Cooney all got picked.

LarryOBrother (Wexford) - Posts: 412 - 05/04/2023 09:53:29    2468952

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "If our lads ever needed a bit of extra motivation it would be no harm listening to the Off the Ball podcast with James Skehill and Paul Murphy where they picked a team from all of the counties outside of Limerick to beat them.

Not a mention of a Wexford man and Skehill even had Johnny Glynn playing full forward, an insult really. Few other dubious picks too, Conor Cooney, Mikey Butler and Joseph Cooney all got picked."
Nothing new, RTE's GAA podcast is constantly disparaging of the Leinster championship even when the host is from Wexford, talked last year about how if Kilkenny and Galway weren't in it it was like a development competition, 2 things on that a few days later we won in Nowlan Park and secondly what daft logic if you took a 3rd of the strongest teams from any sporting competition of course it will be weaker. On a aside does anyone think Kilkenny are being over hyped in the media, I'm not saying their a poor team but for me at the moment the hurling landscape is Limerick on top and there's very little between the next cohort of teams, I heard Mullane on the Throw In Independent podcast last week saying their undoubtedly the 2nd best team in the country, they lost 3 games in the championship last year and none of them were dead rubbers.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 05/04/2023 10:42:28    2468975

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Nothing new, RTE's GAA podcast is constantly disparaging of the Leinster championship even when the host is from Wexford, talked last year about how if Kilkenny and Galway weren't in it it was like a development competition, 2 things on that a few days later we won in Nowlan Park and secondly what daft logic if you took a 3rd of the strongest teams from any sporting competition of course it will be weaker. On a aside does anyone think Kilkenny are being over hyped in the media, I'm not saying their a poor team but for me at the moment the hurling landscape is Limerick on top and there's very little between the next cohort of teams, I heard Mullane on the Throw In Independent podcast last week saying their undoubtedly the 2nd best team in the country, they lost 3 games in the championship last year and none of them were dead rubbers."
Ya i think they are very over hyped. If anything they will be weaker this year, i think 2 if not 3 of the starters from last years All Ireland are missing. I know Drennan is a plus but he's no world beater. If he wasn't hitting frees there would be very little about him, in my opinion.
I also think their backs are there for the taking to be honest.

LarryOBrother (Wexford) - Posts: 412 - 05/04/2023 10:59:17    2468981

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "If our lads ever needed a bit of extra motivation it would be no harm listening to the Off the Ball podcast with James Skehill and Paul Murphy where they picked a team from all of the counties outside of Limerick to beat them.

Not a mention of a Wexford man and Skehill even had Johnny Glynn playing full forward, an insult really. Few other dubious picks too, Conor Cooney, Mikey Butler and Joseph Cooney all got picked."
Skehill loves the sound of his own voice. He hates wexford since the davy days. Last year against wexford with the late free. Paul Murphy is more grounded and easier to listen to. Think even Waterford had Jamie Barron on the teams Aussie was discounted cos he will get sent off and Dessie was mentioned. The inclusion of Glynn was a joke and made a mockery of the whole thing.

The movement to croker is good for us I think. Parnell park is a cauldron and a Kip of a place

Wexfordgaa (Wexford) - Posts: 364 - 05/04/2023 11:18:01    2468991

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "If our lads ever needed a bit of extra motivation it would be no harm listening to the Off the Ball podcast with James Skehill and Paul Murphy where they picked a team from all of the counties outside of Limerick to beat them.

Not a mention of a Wexford man and Skehill even had Johnny Glynn playing full forward, an insult really. Few other dubious picks too, Conor Cooney, Mikey Butler and Joseph Cooney all got picked."
I'll have a stab at it-
Eoin Murphy- KK

Cathal Barrett- Tipp
Eoghan O'Donnell- Dublin
Mikey Butler- KK

Damien Reck- Wexford
JC - Clare
Calum Lyons- Waterford

TK- Clare
Darragh Fitzgibbon- Cork

TJ Reid- KK
Lee Chin- Wexford
Jason Forde- Tipp


Rory O' Connor- Wexford
Conor Whelan- Galway
Dessie Hutchinson- Waterford

Bench- Brian Hogan, SOD, David Fitz, Daithi Burke, Matthew O Hanlon, Jamie Barron, Huw Lawlor, Donal Burke, Diarmuid Ryan, Seamus Harnedy, Cathal Mannion
No Gleeson because you will need 15 men on the pitch to beat Limerick.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15765 - 05/04/2023 11:58:38    2469005

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Nothing new, RTE's GAA podcast is constantly disparaging of the Leinster championship even when the host is from Wexford, talked last year about how if Kilkenny and Galway weren't in it it was like a development competition, 2 things on that a few days later we won in Nowlan Park and secondly what daft logic if you took a 3rd of the strongest teams from any sporting competition of course it will be weaker. On a aside does anyone think Kilkenny are being over hyped in the media, I'm not saying their a poor team but for me at the moment the hurling landscape is Limerick on top and there's very little between the next cohort of teams, I heard Mullane on the Throw In Independent podcast last week saying their undoubtedly the 2nd best team in the country, they lost 3 games in the championship last year and none of them were dead rubbers."
They will always have good hurlers. And will fight. No doubting their intensity, they and Limerick are the 2 most consistent teams that way. I still don't see them as "undoubtedly the 2nd best team in the country". I think if they played any of the top 7 counties apart from Limerick 10 times the wins would be pretty evenly split. I exclude Dublin from that at the minute because they have a serious mental block when it comes to the stripey men.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15765 - 05/04/2023 12:03:23    2469007

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "Ya i think they are very over hyped. If anything they will be weaker this year, i think 2 if not 3 of the starters from last years All Ireland are missing. I know Drennan is a plus but he's no world beater. If he wasn't hitting frees there would be very little about him, in my opinion.
I also think their backs are there for the taking to be honest."
They have lost Browne and Carey.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15765 - 05/04/2023 12:04:19    2469008

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "Ya i think they are very over hyped. If anything they will be weaker this year, i think 2 if not 3 of the starters from last years All Ireland are missing. I know Drennan is a plus but he's no world beater. If he wasn't hitting frees there would be very little about him, in my opinion.
I also think their backs are there for the taking to be honest."
Agree noone knows how Drennan will be come championship. He was good at u20 but not exceptional

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15765 - 05/04/2023 12:04:52    2469010

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Replying To Viking66:  "They have lost Browne and Carey."
Richie Leahy and James Maher travelling too but wouldn't be regular starters.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 05/04/2023 12:39:15    2469024

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Replying To Viking66:  "Agree noone knows how Drennan will be come championship. He was good at u20 but not exceptional"
Drennan has 2-65 in 6 league games, did some digging scores from play is 1-1 v Antrim, 0-2 v Tipp, 0-3 v Laois, 0-5 v Dublin, 0-1 v Waterford, 0-1 v Cork. 1-13 in 6 games.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 05/04/2023 12:44:10    2469027

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "If our lads ever needed a bit of extra motivation it would be no harm listening to the Off the Ball podcast with James Skehill and Paul Murphy where they picked a team from all of the counties outside of Limerick to beat them.

Not a mention of a Wexford man and Skehill even had Johnny Glynn playing full forward, an insult really. Few other dubious picks too, Conor Cooney, Mikey Butler and Joseph Cooney all got picked."
Just listened to this now. Found it quite funny to be honest. Goes to show you just because a player plays at the highest level it doesn't mean he knows it all! Wouldn't lost any sleep over that!

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 05/04/2023 12:47:29    2469029

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Drennan has 2-65 in 6 league games, did some digging scores from play is 1-1 v Antrim, 0-2 v Tipp, 0-3 v Laois, 0-5 v Dublin, 0-1 v Waterford, 0-1 v Cork. 1-13 in 6 games."
2 from play against an experimental Tipp team, 1 from play against Waterford and Cork. 4 points from play in 3 games against top teams none of whom were at full strength or playing anywhere near championship intensity.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15765 - 05/04/2023 13:05:18    2469038

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Drennan has 2-65 in 6 league games, did some digging scores from play is 1-1 v Antrim, 0-2 v Tipp, 0-3 v Laois, 0-5 v Dublin, 0-1 v Waterford, 0-1 v Cork. 1-13 in 6 games."
Its decent shooting but i still don't think he looks like a star in the making. Good player no doubt but honestly from a Wexford perspective i'd still rather see him starting than Richie Leahy or Billy Ryan or even Richie Hogan.

LarryOBrother (Wexford) - Posts: 412 - 05/04/2023 13:09:43    2469043

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Replying To LarryOBrother:  "Its decent shooting but i still don't think he looks like a star in the making. Good player no doubt but honestly from a Wexford perspective i'd still rather see him starting than Richie Leahy or Billy Ryan or even Richie Hogan."
Richie Hogan is back this year.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15765 - 05/04/2023 13:19:48    2469044

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Replying To Viking66:  "2 from play against an experimental Tipp team, 1 from play against Waterford and Cork. 4 points from play in 3 games against top teams none of whom were at full strength or playing anywhere near championship intensity."
Yeah I'd agree, from both this year and underage he does seem like an exceptional freetaker, an even better 1 than TJ in my opinion but general play will be the big test.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 05/04/2023 13:23:21    2469048

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Replying To Wexfordgaa:  "Skehill loves the sound of his own voice. He hates wexford since the davy days. Last year against wexford with the late free. Paul Murphy is more grounded and easier to listen to. Think even Waterford had Jamie Barron on the teams Aussie was discounted cos he will get sent off and Dessie was mentioned. The inclusion of Glynn was a joke and made a mockery of the whole thing.

The movement to croker is good for us I think. Parnell park is a cauldron and a Kip of a place"
Social media definitely isn't always the most reliable source but seems like plenty of Dublin supporters wouldn't agree with moving the games away from Parnell.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 05/04/2023 14:14:53    2469065

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Social media definitely isn't always the most reliable source but seems like plenty of Dublin supporters wouldn't agree with moving the games away from Parnell."
I would fundamentally disapprove of the decision to move these matches to Croke Park.
The idea of the Nell is that it is small, uncomfortable, hostile, and with a crowd about a foot from the sideline. It also disincentivises away support because it is even further from the other Leinster counties. Its like dragging opponents in to a street brawl versus one in a boxing ring with gloves.

Moving it to Croke Park to me is advantage Wexford and Galway, when truth be told we need every advantage. Crazy move. I may find out the rationale, the Nell is small and a bit like Galatasary but we might as well play them in Portlaoise or Nowlan Park as apposed to 10k in Croke Park.

I think our chances of coming out of Leinster just decreased by about 25%

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1340 - 05/04/2023 14:56:42    2469082

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "I would fundamentally disapprove of the decision to move these matches to Croke Park.
The idea of the Nell is that it is small, uncomfortable, hostile, and with a crowd about a foot from the sideline. It also disincentivises away support because it is even further from the other Leinster counties. Its like dragging opponents in to a street brawl versus one in a boxing ring with gloves.

Moving it to Croke Park to me is advantage Wexford and Galway, when truth be told we need every advantage. Crazy move. I may find out the rationale, the Nell is small and a bit like Galatasary but we might as well play them in Portlaoise or Nowlan Park as apposed to 10k in Croke Park.

I think our chances of coming out of Leinster just decreased by about 25%"
The Dublin players are quoted saying they prefer the open spaces of Croke Park. Will make for a very dead atmosphere when we meet them though

Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 05/04/2023 15:30:23    2469091

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Replying To Viking66:  "2 from play against an experimental Tipp team, 1 from play against Waterford and Cork. 4 points from play in 3 games against top teams none of whom were at full strength or playing anywhere near championship intensity."
Joe Canning got hurler of the year with 9/10 points from play in the championship. Some cant look past free taking - which obviously is important too

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 05/04/2023 16:01:17    2469097

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Yeah I'd agree, from both this year and underage he does seem like an exceptional freetaker, an even better 1 than TJ in my opinion but general play will be the big test."
The irony being, that exceptional quality he has is the one thing us Wexford fans have been craving for a while.

I'd 100% take him as a starter for us if offered. In fact I find it mad lads on here disparging Drennan when our own forwards are probably the least consistent unit among the top 10

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1492 - 05/04/2023 16:05:28    2469100

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