Wexford Club Hurling Championships 2023

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Replying To Doylerwex: "Harriers left it behind to be honest but ultimately too patchy to win it. Had a good shout for a penalty that wasn't given. Chin had a point overruled by the ref too. Barntown had a goal disallowed for a throw late on. A draw was a fair result. Very much a game of two halves. Lovely and sunny then a monsoon in the second half changed things a lot. One concern for us is the half back line. Richie Kehoe legs are gone. Jim berry's best days quite a way behind him too. Darby Purcell, Luke Murphy and Conal Clancy are proper players though. Josh Sheil didn't have his best day. For Barntown David Clarke was superb. John lacey is unreal (shame he never got into wexford senior set up) he was one of the best underage prospects we ever had. Cormac Cooney looks a serious operator too. Not sure what age he is. Darragh carley didn't have much influence for a lad who's as capable as he is. I didn't see Darragh Egan there. Derek McGrath is a live wire on the line." Last year ye improved after abandoning 'Derekball', think ye need to do the same this year, think Scallan is better in defence, play him in HB line and push Jim Berry up the field, Cassin and Clancy in midfield, Murphy and Purcell battled well but had a thankless task in the FF line. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 01/07/2023 12:21:05 2490981 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Reads like we were at two different games. I thought Richie got destroyed and lacey was the standout for barntown. How do you reckon fanning played well? Genuinely curious. Didn't have a save to make and drove a load of wides in the first half" I thought fanning for a lad under pressure this year had a good game,he stopped a ball on the goal line twice,came out of his line twice to get high balls and in general was good puckouts etc,yes he miss a couple of 100 yards out frees but I think for a lad who had a lot of question marks and talk around him he played well,which was good to see!!! On Lacey he done nothing last night for there go to man,can't remember him hitting a ball bar the frees and one score,mad what people see just opinions I suppose but no way was he there standout,the two Cooney's were the stand outs last night for Barntown and chin for the harriers!!! theboys (Wexford) - Posts: 310 - 01/07/2023 12:39:28 2490987 Link
I have heard both Foleys travelling again next year. Hope I am wrong. Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 296 - 01/07/2023 12:45:36 2490989 Link
Two draws last night between four real outsiders in the competition? hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 01/07/2023 12:55:37 2490992 Link
Replying To hurlorhurley: "Two draws last night between four real outsiders in the competition?" Before last night I thought the harriers might be dark horse in championship but not convinced after watching them last night. Too reliant on chin. Richie Lawlor is a massive loss. At a loss to understand the logic behind Jim berry being played at wing back. Maybe they'll improve with a few positional changes but I have my doubts. HurlingBuzz (Wexford) - Posts: 556 - 01/07/2023 13:09:01 2490997 Link
Replying To theboys: "I thought fanning for a lad under pressure this year had a good game,he stopped a ball on the goal line twice,came out of his line twice to get high balls and in general was good puckouts etc,yes he miss a couple of 100 yards out frees but I think for a lad who had a lot of question marks and talk around him he played well,which was good to see!!! On Lacey he done nothing last night for there go to man,can't remember him hitting a ball bar the frees and one score,mad what people see just opinions I suppose but no way was he there standout,the two Cooney's were the stand outs last night for Barntown and chin for the harriers!!!" That's fair enough. Opinions is all they are is right. One thing we can agree on is it was an enjoyable evening Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4674 - 01/07/2023 13:22:24 2491002 Link
Replying To HurlingBuzz: "Before last night I thought the harriers might be dark horse in championship but not convinced after watching them last night. Too reliant on chin. Richie Lawlor is a massive loss. At a loss to understand the logic behind Jim berry being played at wing back. Maybe they'll improve with a few positional changes but I have my doubts." Full of hope myself but had lots of chances to get a result last night and didn't seem to know what to do Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4674 - 01/07/2023 13:24:50 2491004 Link
Replying To HurlingBuzz: "Strange I thought chin gave clarke a runaround in the first half but definitely less of an influence in the second half. Disagree with doyler about Clancy. Although he scored 2 points he was anonymous for large parts of the game as was Kyle scallan. Thought Alex lynch was very good for the harriers. Credit to both teams though for an enjoyable game particularly the second half in difficult conditions. Nip and tuck to the end and neither team deserved to lose. Credit to the ref as well. He let both teams go at it and frees were hard won which added to the game" Tbh the best I've seen Kyle Scallan play in the last few years was when he was playing football for Maudlintown. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20706 - 01/07/2023 14:53:46 2491042 Link
Replying To TerribleFootwork: "Last year ye improved after abandoning 'Derekball', think ye need to do the same this year, think Scallan is better in defence, play him in HB line and push Jim Berry up the field, Cassin and Clancy in midfield, Murphy and Purcell battled well but had a thankless task in the FF line." Is Clancy mobile enough for midfield? Murphy and Purcell both still a little light for Senior. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20706 - 01/07/2023 14:55:03 2491044 Link
Replying To HurlingBuzz: "Before last night I thought the harriers might be dark horse in championship but not convinced after watching them last night. Too reliant on chin. Richie Lawlor is a massive loss. At a loss to understand the logic behind Jim berry being played at wing back. Maybe they'll improve with a few positional changes but I have my doubts." The Harriers have been too reliant on Chin for the last 12 years WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 368 - 01/07/2023 17:35:31 2491075 Link
Great start to the campaign for St Anne's beating St Martins. They always seem to be able to pull big performances out of the bag. Two points could be valuable come the end of the championship. Bit of a wake up call for the Martins but you'd expect them to bounce back and still contend for first place WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 368 - 01/07/2023 19:15:51 2491098 Link
Shells not at the races at all Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4674 - 01/07/2023 20:15:14 2491107 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Shells not at the races at all" That was hard to watch. Probably as poor a game as you'll ever see. A free fest . Both teams forgot they were playing a game of hurling HurlingBuzz (Wexford) - Posts: 556 - 01/07/2023 21:17:00 2491133 Link
You would imagine Shels and Martins will improve. But 2 points in the bag for Anne's and Ferns will be a big step to qualifying for the QFs. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20706 - 01/07/2023 21:30:12 2491140 Link
Wins as expected for the Alley and Jimmys. Big win for Gusserane against Horeswood. Tara Rocks off to a winning start too. Anyone at any of those games? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20706 - 01/07/2023 21:34:55 2491145 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Wins as expected for the Alley and Jimmys. Big win for Gusserane against Horeswood. Tara Rocks off to a winning start too. Anyone at any of those games?" Yes Viking, I watched the Rocks v askamore game. Decent enough game but askamore lost their way when PJ Nolan went off injured. Young ? Curtis was lively and v good on frees for the rocks. Devitt showed his class too. Nothing much else to report !! Yellaman (Wexford) - Posts: 294 - 01/07/2023 21:53:57 2491161 Link
Replying To WexMurph: "The Harriers have been too reliant on Chin for the last 12 years" I think that's a little unfair. Jim Berry was probably the best club player in wexford at that time Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4674 - 01/07/2023 21:55:25 2491162 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I think that's a little unfair. Jim Berry was probably the best club player in wexford at that time" Fair, maybe last ten years then :L I'm my opinion John Leacy has been one of the best club hurlers in the county last decade or so, pity he never really got a consistent run with Wexford , and I could nearly say the same for football WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 368 - 01/07/2023 22:07:48 2491170 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Is Clancy mobile enough for midfield? Murphy and Purcell both still a little light for Senior." Clancy is mobile enough in my opinion but can drift in and out of games. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 01/07/2023 22:24:15 2491175 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Wins as expected for the Alley and Jimmys. Big win for Gusserane against Horeswood. Tara Rocks off to a winning start too. Anyone at any of those games?" I made it in to Ross today for the Adamstown and Jimmies game. Overall it was very poor game, the Jimmies always looked like winning but never really pulled away. I think there a good side and have a couple of new faces this year. It'll be interesting to see how they get on over the next few weeks. Adamstown looked very poor, I think they lost 4 during the game to injuries. I think they could be in trouble this year if the injury's, a couple of them did look serious enough. I know they will have a couple to come back in but overall they did look quite weak to me. JT22 (Wexford) - Posts: 62 - 01/07/2023 23:00:24 2491193 Link

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