Brilliant to see cian lynch starting. He's going very well by all accounts. The 15 named will start tomorrow but there will be a few switches I'm sure. It's a serious 15 named and this is where they come alive.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1128 - 07/07/2023 09:55:06    2492793

Gearoid at half back same as 21 all Ireland .team looks strong and still options off the bench..best of luck to all involved ..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2217 - 07/07/2023 09:55:32    2492795

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 07/07/2023 10:09:11    2492803

I think that half back line will start as selected. Three lads who can win the ball in the air and move forward with it.

Plenty of options to move Hayes/Hegarty forward if needed with subs from the bench.

Great team. Lets hope they do the business now.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 07/07/2023 10:38:31    2492823

skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1062 - 07/07/2023 11:29:02    2492853

LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 54 - 07/07/2023 13:10:16    2492895

Seeking_silver (Limerick) - Posts: 411 - 07/07/2023 13:33:03    2492916

skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1062 - 07/07/2023 15:02:52    2492947

Congratulations, Limerick. Solid, man-like performances with some brilliant passages of play, too. Still not firing on all cylinders though, especially when it comes to shooting accuracy. But that's a good position to be in going into a final; having a few things to work on. Would love a Limk Clare final but can't see them overcome the Cats.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1912 - 08/07/2023 20:52:17    2493204

Great performance and another 10% minimum to come. I thought hayes was incredible. DoD was excellent and cathal o neills cameo was a snapshot of what this guy is going to bring in next few years. But above everyone I thought Dan Morrissey was a mountain. This Limerick team is some unit. Down the best defender in the game and their leader and captain and they made Galway look poor today after their own poor first 20 mins.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1128 - 08/07/2023 22:58:48    2493246

Huge congrats to all.I have to admit I was very worried after 25 minutes..there was nothing going right..I should have known better at this stage,never doubt this panel of players..I know gillane got 2-6 and Donovan man of match but once again today the backs in second half were excellent..can I mention Dan who didn't put a foot wrong again,a player who always goes under the radar but very seldom does anything wrong..they were almost unbeatable in the air when they got to pitch of the game..Cian was getting better as the match moved on..another great day for limerick and hopefully one more huge day to go..work still to be done but looks as if they are getting to the boil at right time..also kiely showed ruthlessness again when taking Tom off after two bad wides..now sit back and enjoy other semi.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2217 - 08/07/2023 23:55:01    2493254

the more i go to croke park the more i love that stadium brings back some great memories and yesterday was another for the memory bank. what a great team performance. the backs from 20 minutes on were awesome despite missing the best corner back in the game and arguably the best centre back. dan morrissey and kyle hayes deserve mention rock solid. dara o donovan is really turning into a vital cog in this machine he is putting ball on a plate for gillane and flanagan. cian grew into the game and looks like will be a lot better come final as did peter casey,,, .another great day again and well done to john kiely kinnerk and bkroom for getting everything spot on. i wonder how kathy is keeping my ol friend i must give a shout over to the galway page....((

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1097 - 09/07/2023 11:26:36    2493295

So it seemed inevitable to me that it would be repeat of last year and here we are. It may not have been as smooth as I would have predicted but what is. Kilkenny had only 5 wides today and bar a ridiculously stupid play out from quilligan and Hayes to gift them a goal I felt clare might have squeezed past them. Kilkenny have a very strong panel when the likes of cian kenny wally Walsh padraig Walsh richie hogan are introduced so this will be mouthwatering.

Limerick and kilkenny will both improve a nice bit from this weekend. I fancy us to do it but in typical fashion it will be kilkenny to try and stop limerick from equalling the great team of the 00s

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1128 - 09/07/2023 18:59:16    2493399

We really turned on the power last night when it was put up to us and everyone stood up because we had to before ht. It was good to see a lot of our regulars finishing out the game and having the fitness to do it and I think we are looking back to where we were 2 years ago. Cian worked himself into the game after looking lost for the first 20 minutes and by the finish he was the fulcrum winning possession and throwing it out the runner, another 2 weeks and he'll be better again. As for the final KK are better than they were last year but if Kiely gets his incremental improvements in the next fortnight then we will win.

updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 817 - 09/07/2023 19:25:32    2493410

aloneitstands (Limerick) - Posts: 64 - 09/07/2023 21:48:50    2493453

Was listening to James Skehill, Paul Murphy and Tommy Walsh on the drive home last night and all three were talking about our corner backs and the need to deny them the ball. Will be interesting to see how Kilkenny go about that. The presenter asked Skehill/Murphy if the '4 in a row' will weigh on us for the final and they said no, this team is too professional for that and will approach the game as another game to be won, another opponent to be beaten.

The team's scoring rate is getting back up towards recent years and given the number of wides we are still hitting, if they can peak for the final again we have a great chance. 35 & 32 scores in the last 2 finals and it will probably take similar this year to beat Kilkenny.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 10/07/2023 09:04:49    2493492

Fitzy01 (Limerick) - Posts: 387 - 10/07/2023 10:10:46    2493503

Powerful display from 30 mins on. Probably our best performance since the 2021 All Ireland Final v Cork. The Limk game plan was executed to perfection and I think that is why DOD got MOTM. Some beautiful cross field passes for Gillane and Flanagan in that period before half time whilst also chipping with some scores himself. Hayes was outstanding in the second half and I don't think there was ever any doubt in JK mind to keep him at 7 to allow him to make those thundering runs forward. Cian's move to centre forward in the second half was also key as he linked with the play very well laying on the pass for Reidy for the goal.

journeyman (Limerick) - Posts: 112 - 10/07/2023 11:38:28    2493529

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 11/07/2023 16:21:32    2493831

Shocs07 (Limerick) - Posts: 372 - 11/07/2023 22:45:56    2493903