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Replying To countyman2022: "Its actually a very fair point. 1 hamstring injury- a guy misses entire championship. Any player would understand that as a good reason. And if you played at any level, you would know it affects approx 20% of players, not 1%." So 1 in 5 players are pulling there hamstrings now and missing 5 weeks of hurling championship.? I think you should go down through the senior teams playing each week and you'll get your answer. There's a difference between having a minor injury and missing a week or two and been out for two months at a time. WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 309 - 26/09/2025 16:19:56 2637572 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Depends how you define major. None of the hurling round 5 games could knock you out. We got knocked out of the Football because we lost our round 5 game by a point. A draw would've seen us through." Exactly. To distill my earlier post down a bit: Hurling Round 5 - we already knew who was going through from every group (everybody!) and they were all just playing for position to decide who'd play who in the next round. Football Round 5 - we already knew about 90% of who was going through from every group and they were all just playing for position to decide who'd play who in the next round. Not that different, are they?????? So to say that one championship had something major riding on every match, while the other was full of damp squibs, seems way off the mark to me. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3121 - 26/09/2025 20:00:03 2637594 Link
Replying To countyman2022: "Its actually a very fair point. 1 hamstring injury- a guy misses entire championship. Any player would understand that as a good reason. And if you played at any level, you would know it affects approx 20% of players, not 1%." Are you seriously claiming that at any one time, 20% of players are out with injuries that will keep them sidelined for four, five, six, or even more weeks??? My own club is in a hurling quarter-final this weekend. We don't have a single injury worry. Are we just really lucky, or are you just really wrong? Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3121 - 26/09/2025 20:03:04 2637595 Link
I dont know what everyone else thoughts are on this and I dont know if it has been discussed before but I just went on to buy my ticket for the weekend Quarter Final..... €18 absolutely scandalous. They are pricing people out of seen their clubs. If your team makes it to final this year it will have cost €138 to see every game. For any game I have been to in Wexford Park this year it has been about 1/4 full. Surely if they lowered the price from €18 or €15 for the group games down to even €10 you would get more at the games. Graham915oc (Wexford) - Posts: 6 - 26/09/2025 22:45:09 2637607 Link
Replying To WexMurph: "So 1 in 5 players are pulling there hamstrings now and missing 5 weeks of hurling championship.? I think you should go down through the senior teams playing each week and you'll get your answer. There's a difference between having a minor injury and missing a week or two and been out for two months at a time." Any injuries, not just hamstring? All teams? There is more than one grade of senior also. Even a 1 month injury, you miss from before a q final on even whole way to a final. At least the mixed championship gives lads some opportunity to recover. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 903 - 27/09/2025 09:04:30 2637613 Link
Replying To Viking66: " Replying To Doylerwex: "[quote=alwaysasub: "I do agree with that to be honest, I didnt like the split season and happier the way it is, apart from the current structure. Anyways looking toward this weeks games. <b>St. Annes v Naomh Eanna</b> Should be a very tight game, will be hard to call, Gorey again have improved as the year went along, while Anes have been consistant, will just abot give it to the Annes. <b>Harriers v Ferns</b> Again it could be another tight game, Ferns as other teams mentioned have improved as they went along. Think Harrier might go far this year even though they are missing the key players through injury. <b>Martins v Oulart</b> </b>Really can only see one victor here. Oulart benefiting from the current system, Martins to win well, by 10. <b>Rathnure v Glynn</b> If both teams bring the same form from the groups stages, Rathnure should win this confrimatbly. Its hard to fathom Glynn, see they are in another premier minor final this year, its a mystery how these players arent coming through to the senior, they have a massive pick, I dont think they have anyone on the county team bar Fanning? Maybe i'll open to correction. Intermediate <b>Liam Mellows v Fethard</b> Liam Mellows have surprised everyone, while Fethard as per last few years start very slowly and build there way in, I think this will be a game too far for Coolgreany, Fethard to win. <b>Cloughbawn v Tara Rocks/Kilanerin</b> Tara Rocks have really surprised me of late, They were impressive in their last game, while Cloughbawn have been cruising through. I might put my neck out here and it wouldnt surpirse me to see TR/Kilanerin pull off a upset <b>Buffers Alley v Horeswood</b> Dont think the men from ross will trouble the Alley, Horeswood poor most of the year but have won there last two games to get here, probably lucky in the pre lim while Alley will only improve. <b>St. James v Askamore</b> Askamore seem to have hit a rough patch as such in that they arent playing as well as there last year or earlier in the year. Jimmies seem to be coming together, bringing the form for past few years, Jimmies to win. Inter A <b>Geraldines v Oulart</b> Geraldine have lost too many players, so Oulart to win. <b>Monageer v Cushinstown</b> Cushinstown have lost a lot of player and are probably lucky to be in the QF, Monageer are going about there business nicely. MB to win well. <b>Adamstown v Davidstown</b> Both teams coming into good form, going to say Adamstown. <b>Clongeen v St. Marys Rosslare</b> Dont know much about either team, Clongeen could be strong on their fay, going to say them <b>Taghmon v Duffry Rovers</b> Taghmon looking to come back up to Intermediate, Duffry up and coming team but think this will be a step too far."</div>Just on Glynn Darragh Carley is one of our best senior prospects. David Clark was involved but went traveling. I expect he'll be involved again. One of the cooneys exceptional underage as well bit this is his first year senior. I get you though, they seem to be consistently excellent at underage and nothing ever comes together at senior." Think part of the problem is that they are TOO good at underage. Alot of their lads haven't got that inner dog, or drive to get better, that you get from having had to go to the well to win games coming up. Think that's why they haven't dominated at Senior, and haven't produced any top intercounty Senior outfield players in a long time."]Not sure you can say they haven't got that inner dog. They were 11 pts down v Rathnure only 2 years ago after losing half their team to emigration and still won the match that most everyone agrees needs a ton of bottle to win.. They scored 2 goals in injury time to knock out the defending champions Shelmaliers in the football quarter final last year. And if you think they are too good at underage then at least wait till those lads that have all those minor titles backbone the team before you make the assumption that they were too good for their own good. They were underdogs in every one of those minor titles they won and will be again this year. Also they only won their 1st minor Premier Title in over 15 years 4 years ago . Come back to me in 5 years if they are still underachieving I will agree with you. Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 220 - 27/09/2025 10:09:29 2637618 Link
Replying To Paull: "Just on Glynn Darragh Carley is one of our best senior prospects. David Clark was involved but went traveling. I expect he'll be involved again. One of the cooneys exceptional underage as well bit this is his first year senior. I get you though, they seem to be consistently excellent at underage and nothing ever comes together at senior." Think part of the problem is that they are TOO good at underage. Alot of their lads haven't got that inner dog, or drive to get better, that you get from having had to go to the well to win games coming up. Think that's why they haven't dominated at Senior, and haven't produced any top intercounty Senior outfield players in a long time."]Not sure you can say they haven't got that inner dog. They were 11 pts down v Rathnure only 2 years ago after losing half their team to emigration and still won the match that most everyone agrees needs a ton of bottle to win.. They scored 2 goals in injury time to knock out the defending champions Shelmaliers in the football quarter final last year. And if you think they are too good at underage then at least wait till those lads that have all those minor titles backbone the team before you make the assumption that they were too good for their own good. They were underdogs in every one of those minor titles they won and will be again this year. Also they only won their 1st minor Premier Title in over 15 years 4 years ago . Come back to me in 5 years if they are still underachieving I will agree with you."]Ok so that's not the reason so. You are also forgetting the comeback from 10 points down against Oulart just this year! So why do you think have Barntown not won a Senior hurling title ever? The closest they came was the team Garry Laffan played on in the late 90s/early noughties. It's a long time since they had a regular Senior intercounty outfield starter for a long period of years also. Hopefully Darragh Carley might change that narrative. Conor Mahoney maybe also if he gave it a real shot. In Football that same team of the mid/late 90s won Barntowns only Senior Football title ever also. For a huge dual Senior club with excellent facilities, excellent coaches and great playing numbers its actually baffling. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17106 - 27/09/2025 11:24:54 2637623 Link
Replying To countyman2022: "Any injuries, not just hamstring? All teams? There is more than one grade of senior also. Even a 1 month injury, you miss from before a q final on even whole way to a final. At least the mixed championship gives lads some opportunity to recover." There's nobody disagreeing that in a split-season format, a five-week or six-week injury would put a player out for the majority or all of the championship. That's an absolute fact. The issue is your claim that 20% of players are affected by these injuries. That'd be four or five players from every single squad in every single grade out at some stage during the year with a hamstring or similar injury. My own club had just one this year, where somebody missed a few group matches, but is now back to full fitness. So again - are we just really lucky, or are you just really wrong? Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3121 - 27/09/2025 11:32:42 2637626 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Think part of the problem is that they are TOO good at underage. Alot of their lads haven't got that inner dog, or drive to get better, that you get from having had to go to the well to win games coming up. Think that's why they haven't dominated at Senior, and haven't produced any top intercounty Senior outfield players in a long time." Not sure you can say they haven't got that inner dog. They were 11 pts down v Rathnure only 2 years ago after losing half their team to emigration and still won the match that most everyone agrees needs a ton of bottle to win.. They scored 2 goals in injury time to knock out the defending champions Shelmaliers in the football quarter final last year. And if you think they are too good at underage then at least wait till those lads that have all those minor titles backbone the team before you make the assumption that they were too good for their own good. They were underdogs in every one of those minor titles they won and will be again this year. Also they only won their 1st minor Premier Title in over 15 years 4 years ago . Come back to me in 5 years if they are still underachieving I will agree with you."]Ok so that's not the reason so. You are also forgetting the comeback from 10 points down against Oulart just this year! So why do you think have Barntown not won a Senior hurling title ever? The closest they came was the team Garry Laffan played on in the late 90s/early noughties. It's a long time since they had a regular Senior intercounty outfield starter for a long period of years also. Hopefully Darragh Carley might change that narrative. Conor Mahoney maybe also if he gave it a real shot. In Football that same team of the mid/late 90s won Barntowns only Senior Football title ever also. For a huge dual Senior club with excellent facilities, excellent coaches and great playing numbers its actually baffling."]It is a bit baffling but underage success cannot be rge reason as that's only relatively new. Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 220 - 27/09/2025 12:09:29 2637630 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "There's nobody disagreeing that in a split-season format, a five-week or six-week injury would put a player out for the majority or all of the championship. That's an absolute fact. The issue is your claim that 20% of players are affected by these injuries. That'd be four or five players from every single squad in every single grade out at some stage during the year with a hamstring or similar injury. My own club had just one this year, where somebody missed a few group matches, but is now back to full fitness. So again - are we just really lucky, or are you just really wrong?" Its 3 players- my own club hasn't had any hamstring injuries- but one with an ankle injury, one with a calf injury and one with a broken finger. All 4-6 week injuries. 6 weeks is basically the entire championship in the split season. From speaking to players in other clubs, they have had similar if not a larger number. I used 'hamstring' as an example of an injury. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 903 - 27/09/2025 12:10:01 2637631 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Think part of the problem is that they are TOO good at underage. Alot of their lads haven't got that inner dog, or drive to get better, that you get from having had to go to the well to win games coming up. Think that's why they haven't dominated at Senior, and haven't produced any top intercounty Senior outfield players in a long time." Not sure you can say they haven't got that inner dog. They were 11 pts down v Rathnure only 2 years ago after losing half their team to emigration and still won the match that most everyone agrees needs a ton of bottle to win.. They scored 2 goals in injury time to knock out the defending champions Shelmaliers in the football quarter final last year. And if you think they are too good at underage then at least wait till those lads that have all those minor titles backbone the team before you make the assumption that they were too good for their own good. They were underdogs in every one of those minor titles they won and will be again this year. Also they only won their 1st minor Premier Title in over 15 years 4 years ago . Come back to me in 5 years if they are still underachieving I will agree with you."]Ok so that's not the reason so. You are also forgetting the comeback from 10 points down against Oulart just this year! So why do you think have Barntown not won a Senior hurling title ever? The closest they came was the team Garry Laffan played on in the late 90s/early noughties. It's a long time since they had a regular Senior intercounty outfield starter for a long period of years also. Hopefully Darragh Carley might change that narrative. Conor Mahoney maybe also if he gave it a real shot. In Football that same team of the mid/late 90s won Barntowns only Senior Football title ever also. For a huge dual Senior club with excellent facilities, excellent coaches and great playing numbers its actually baffling."]It is a bit baffling but underage success cannot be rge reason as that's only relatively new. Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 220 - 27/09/2025 12:19:34 2637632 Link
That first half performance from Mac was as good as I have ever seen from him, no matter what the Anne's seem to try, they just can't handle him ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 640 - 27/09/2025 16:49:06 2637650 Link