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Replying To Viking66:  "Keelin Molloy and the other Dunloy players only rejoined their panel at the end of the League. Think I posted that above too"
Molloy is a very good hurler but in that space of time you'd imagine their fitness and hurling aren't what they should be at this stage of the year? We'll find out saturday

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 506 - 24/04/2024 09:51:56    2540346

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Replying To Viking66:  "Definitely. I didn't pick on his hurling Doyler relax there bud!"
Hahaha oh I know it wasn't you!

I just replied because you were in the conversation.

On a similar but different note I'd be disappointed at how little people have mentioned Ian Carty. Super athlete and a big loss this year.

I'd know his father and never met a prouder man.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3501 - 24/04/2024 10:02:36    2540347

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Hahaha oh I know it wasn't you!

I just replied because you were in the conversation.

On a similar but different note I'd be disappointed at how little people have mentioned Ian Carty. Super athlete and a big loss this year.

I'd know his father and never met a prouder man."
Would be good to have him and Paudie Foley back in the half back line next year!

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 506 - 24/04/2024 10:07:41    2540350

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Hahaha oh I know it wasn't you!

I just replied because you were in the conversation.

On a similar but different note I'd be disappointed at how little people have mentioned Ian Carty. Super athlete and a big loss this year.

I'd know his father and never met a prouder man."
Not going to lie I completely forgot about him, guess I sort of blanked out last year's championship out my mind haha

I know we can't go on about lads not available but how much stronger would our team/panel be if we had Ian Carty, Paudi Foley, Oisin Foley, or Jack Cullen in it. We'd add so much physicality in those lads alone.

Fulgrim (Wexford) - Posts: 263 - 24/04/2024 10:13:27    2540352

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Would be good to have him and Paudie Foley back in the half back line next year!"
I really don't think we have 2 wingbacks as good as those 2 in the county.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15411 - 24/04/2024 10:24:12    2540358

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Hahaha oh I know it wasn't you!

I just replied because you were in the conversation.

On a similar but different note I'd be disappointed at how little people have mentioned Ian Carty. Super athlete and a big loss this year.

I'd know his father and never met a prouder man."
You would go a long way to meet a more passionate man about Wexford. At hurling or football.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15411 - 24/04/2024 10:25:06    2540360

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Replying To Magpie2:  "Look it's not going to be easy in Belfast on Saturday. They will have their homework done on us. Expect high dropping balls into our full back line. They will know we are weak in that area and will try to exploit it. If Jippo is available he is the guy who can snuff out their attempts at goal scoring.
Without him I would be worried. I do think we will win but not by as much as 20 points as one poster said.
Might be better we got a tough hard game and maybe winning by a few points. Remember last year we were humiliated by Westmeath and one week later we beat Kilkenny.
You never know what you'll get from Wexford.
The only consistent thing about us is that we are inconsistent."
They don't always lump high ball in. Their goals will come from link up play with Molloy, Cunning etc running from deep. They will try and pull our halfback line all over the place. Whoever we pick in the middle 8 will have to play like dogs and put in a savage shift as regards workrate. That was lacking for periods against Dublin.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15411 - 24/04/2024 10:28:59    2540361

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Replying To Magpie2:  "Look it's not going to be easy in Belfast on Saturday. They will have their homework done on us. Expect high dropping balls into our full back line. They will know we are weak in that area and will try to exploit it. If Jippo is available he is the guy who can snuff out their attempts at goal scoring.
Without him I would be worried. I do think we will win but not by as much as 20 points as one poster said.
Might be better we got a tough hard game and maybe winning by a few points. Remember last year we were humiliated by Westmeath and one week later we beat Kilkenny.
You never know what you'll get from Wexford.
The only consistent thing about us is that we are inconsistent."
They don't always lump high ball in. Their goals will come from link up play with Molloy, Cunning etc running from deep. They will try and pull our halfback line all over the place. Whoever we pick in the middle 8 will have to play like dogs and put in a savage shift as regards workrate. That was lacking for periods against Dublin. And if that drops, as it did against them last year in the Park, management will want to ring the changes early to stop the rot.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15411 - 24/04/2024 10:30:05    2540362

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Replying To Fulgrim:  "Not going to lie I completely forgot about him, guess I sort of blanked out last year's championship out my mind haha

I know we can't go on about lads not available but how much stronger would our team/panel be if we had Ian Carty, Paudi Foley, Oisin Foley, or Jack Cullen in it. We'd add so much physicality in those lads alone."
For sure. I'd love to get a beer or 20 with Jack Cullen and find out why he's not bothered. AJ Redmond also.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15411 - 24/04/2024 10:41:35    2540367

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Replying To Viking66:  "They don't always lump high ball in. Their goals will come from link up play with Molloy, Cunning etc running from deep. They will try and pull our halfback line all over the place. Whoever we pick in the middle 8 will have to play like dogs and put in a savage shift as regards workrate. That was lacking for periods against Dublin. And if that drops, as it did against them last year in the Park, management will want to ring the changes early to stop the rot."
That's true but I think the point they're making is Antrim will know what happened in the park and will want to test us in the same way.

Hurling is very simple game when you do the basics well.

I know the sweeper system served us well but Kilkenny games, Tipp in 19, the early part of Galway 23, Clare 22, you could argue we've been most effective when we go very direct or at least mix it up.

The running game suits the players we have and we're generally good at it but we can't discount how dangerous Chin, Mac, Rory or even Jacko can be with dropping ball.

Having said that we depended on Chin too much last week at great cost to Casey and Richie in particular.

I hope this weekend we can tighten up at the back and be a little more varied in our use of the ball.

I remember talking to Antrim lads a few years back and they called out Rory Jacob as a player they hated playing against. Once he was isolated and got the ball in hand he was near impossible to stop. I think Casey can be similar.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3501 - 24/04/2024 10:44:31    2540369

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Replying To Viking66:  "I really don't think we have 2 wingbacks as good as those 2 in the county."
Would love to see Damien Reck freed up to play midfield with Hearne but that wont happen until next year when the 2 lads are hopefully back. Id put Paudie at 6.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 506 - 24/04/2024 10:45:19    2540370

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Replying To Magpie2:  "Look it's not going to be easy in Belfast on Saturday. They will have their homework done on us. Expect high dropping balls into our full back line. They will know we are weak in that area and will try to exploit it. If Jippo is available he is the guy who can snuff out their attempts at goal scoring.
Without him I would be worried. I do think we will win but not by as much as 20 points as one poster said.
Might be better we got a tough hard game and maybe winning by a few points. Remember last year we were humiliated by Westmeath and one week later we beat Kilkenny.
You never know what you'll get from Wexford.
The only consistent thing about us is that we are inconsistent."
Antrim are targetting this game as well as Dublin and Carlow. So much so that they left some players off the panel last weekend. Galway left some players on the bench as well so obviously a differnet approach being taken in terms of targetting these games.

wexfordwin (Wexford) - Posts: 189 - 24/04/2024 11:08:40    2540373

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My team for Saturday, assuming everyone who was available vs. Dublin are available again:

Backs the same personnel- none of them got the run around last day really. Slight tweak though with Foley at 3, Matt at 6 and D.Reck at 7. Of all our options for CB, Matt probably has the know-how to drop back and cut off space when required.

Lawlor-Hearne.

Chin-Foley-ROC
Casey-Mac-Byrne

With the onus on Foley to drop back as a plus one when required. We need to go back to basics a bit and cut off space/protect our full-back line more. The volume of easy-to-prevent goals we have conceded already in an otherwise decent season is too high.

It was highlighted by Larry O in the Wexford Hurling podcast last week that at times we need someone to play sweeper even for a spell to protect what we have, and it was mentioned in this week's episode that someone had to take off a helmet and feign injury right at the death vs. Dublin, and that we are still naive. Both points are valid.

If Jacko is fit, slot him onto the wing and move his brother inside for Byrne.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1478 - 24/04/2024 11:16:14    2540377

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Replying To Viking66:  "For sure. I'd love to get a beer or 20 with Jack Cullen and find out why he's not bothered. AJ Redmond also."
Find this hard to fathom myself. Surely you would want to push yourself and play at the highest level if you have the ability. Seems like a waste of talent to me.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 506 - 24/04/2024 11:39:15    2540381

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Keith confirmed in an interview with Wexford people today that Jacko and Charlie may return on Saturday. Hanlon picked up a slight knock but is okay. Other than that will be the same squad as Sunday.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 506 - 24/04/2024 11:46:14    2540383

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Interesting you only have something to say after a bad day.

Richie is a class act. He was the best player on the best minor team we had in 30 odd years.

He's inexperienced at this level as he's been extremely unfortunate with injury.

To question whether he has the hurling is the rambling of an upstart who knows nothing about hurling."
He was very good at minor. Ahead of lads in terms of speed and aerial ability. Stickwork (hurling) not so much. Good player.

Waltermitty2 (Wexford) - Posts: 265 - 24/04/2024 11:51:24    2540384

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "That's true but I think the point they're making is Antrim will know what happened in the park and will want to test us in the same way.

Hurling is very simple game when you do the basics well.

I know the sweeper system served us well but Kilkenny games, Tipp in 19, the early part of Galway 23, Clare 22, you could argue we've been most effective when we go very direct or at least mix it up.

The running game suits the players we have and we're generally good at it but we can't discount how dangerous Chin, Mac, Rory or even Jacko can be with dropping ball.

Having said that we depended on Chin too much last week at great cost to Casey and Richie in particular.

I hope this weekend we can tighten up at the back and be a little more varied in our use of the ball.

I remember talking to Antrim lads a few years back and they called out Rory Jacob as a player they hated playing against. Once he was isolated and got the ball in hand he was near impossible to stop. I think Casey can be similar."
Think Rory was a trickier faster player than Seamus. More like Cathal Doyle. Or maybe Cian Byrne.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15411 - 24/04/2024 11:52:55    2540385

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Replying To Viking66:  "Keelin Molloy and the other Dunloy players only rejoined their panel at the end of the League. Think I posted that above too"
But it looks like the Elliotts were all starting and they all missed the league too

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 438 - 24/04/2024 11:53:32    2540386

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Replying To wexfordwin:  "Antrim are targetting this game as well as Dublin and Carlow. So much so that they left some players off the panel last weekend. Galway left some players on the bench as well so obviously a differnet approach being taken in terms of targetting these games."
Which players did they leave off the panel? Johnston?

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 438 - 24/04/2024 11:56:26    2540387

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Replying To wexfordwin:  "Antrim are targetting this game as well as Dublin and Carlow. So much so that they left some players off the panel last weekend. Galway left some players on the bench as well so obviously a differnet approach being taken in terms of targetting these games."
Makes perfect sense for them. They beat Carlow in Belfast and barring Carlow beating one of other four which is unlikely then they stay up just one one match,

If Dublin had to go to Belfast I'd be worried but rarely troubled by them in Parnell.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3430 - 24/04/2024 12:03:03    2540389

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