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Inexcusable lack of intensity from us so far considering Kildare would have earmarked this game as a potential win and we should have been prepared. They have the freedom of the park with their puckouts. We'll never learn to defend high balls in the absence of Jippo too will we?
Big performance needed after the break.
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This feels very similar to the game in Down and it's the poorest we've been since the lull in the second half up there. Not sure what the answer to the problem at 6 is because it's not Reck and it's not Lawlor.
OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 351 - 18/04/2026 19:13:52
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Content with the win, with plenty of scope for improvement ahead of what should be a caludron in Nowlan Park against the wounded (but beatable) Cats.
Upped the intensity levels after the break and some of the new lads showed up well, especially Wickham who proved some of the doubters wrong. I think he compliments Hearne well in the middle. Carley had his best game in a Wexford jersey imo and O'Leary looks to be an addition too. Bit of a reality check for Roche though, although I wouldn't be too worried about his credentials at championship level.
Navigated a potential banana skin quite well after which is the main thing. And going by noise elsewhere online, this Kilkenny team are in a bit of a rut so aren't to be feared. Although may have a point to prove Saturday week. With Offaly bloodying Dublin's nose today, it looks like tighter than ever before
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Take that. Shocking pitch, not great on the first half but certainly improved and grew in confidence. It's a long time since we could say our subs improved us. Some good champions debuts as well. Got the job done, on to the next assignment.
It's not ideal for us that Kilkenny got hammered. They'll be saucy, but we just have to bring our very best performance. We've won in nowlan park in the championship before. I think the only county to have done so actually.
Fair play to Offaly, from what I hear they should have won it. A draw there was a good result for us.
Leinster could have some surprises.
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Replying To beano: "Content with the win, with plenty of scope for improvement ahead of what should be a caludron in Nowlan Park against the wounded (but beatable) Cats.
Upped the intensity levels after the break and some of the new lads showed up well, especially Wickham who proved some of the doubters wrong. I think he compliments Hearne well in the middle. Carley had his best game in a Wexford jersey imo and O'Leary looks to be an addition too. Bit of a reality check for Roche though, although I wouldn't be too worried about his credentials at championship level.
Navigated a potential banana skin quite well after which is the main thing. And going by noise elsewhere online, this Kilkenny team are in a bit of a rut so aren't to be feared. Although may have a point to prove Saturday week. With Offaly bloodying Dublin's nose today, it looks like tighter than ever before" Poorer Wexford teams have beaten better KK teams in the relatively recent past.
Watch the Galway V KK game, and unless you think Galway are up there with Limerick et al. (we aren't) you'll be comforted by how ordinary the stripey men are these days.
Go up there to win and be disappointed if you don't.
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Replying To Doylerwex: "Take that. Shocking pitch, not great on the first half but certainly improved and grew in confidence. It's a long time since we could say our subs improved us. Some good champions debuts as well. Got the job done, on to the next assignment.
It's not ideal for us that Kilkenny got hammered. They'll be saucy, but we just have to bring our very best performance. We've won in nowlan park in the championship before. I think the only county to have done so actually.
Fair play to Offaly, from what I hear they should have won it. A draw there was a good result for us.
Leinster could have some surprises." Think Galway beat them in Nowlan Park in 2019 if I'm not mistaken
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Probably went how I expected, was uncomfortable for long periods but we just ground them down in the end
Thought the effort levels were good and it wasn't as if we were physically bullied, biggest area for improvement was our first touch in the forwards, we were unable to make the ball stick in the first half although at the same time, the last time a Championship game was played on that bad a surface was back in the 1930s
Only out-scored them by 1-11 to 1-10 from play which is disappointing given that while their S&C is very good, they've a very clear tactical plan, and they've a lot of belief in themselves, they're a very limited team from a hurling perspective, their forwards weren't really able to hurt us much from open play outside of Sheridan and their backs struggled when pressed and/or required to strike it off the hurl
Need better games from nearly everyone in the forwards next week
Thought our game-plan was good enough, looked like we were playing into a decent enough wind in the first half but pressing the puck-out disrupted their running/hand-passing game, ended up baiting them into making mistakes when they tried to do stuff they were unable to do
Sruggled with some of their longer puck-outs into space in the first half but with us pushing up and with their wind advantage, something had to give
Somewhat flattered by the score-line, they should've been ahead at the break had they not hit some very poor wides. At the same time, we actually hit more wides than them across the entire 70 minutes (12 to 11) although I feel like our wides weren't as bad as theirs, they hit a few wide from fairly central positions
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We done what had too do upped the intensity in the 2nd half which was needed,still a little bit too over reliant on chin 1.12 think highest scorer after that was 2 points but got the win and need the intensity to be there from start next week,win up there in a very good position although as mentioned leinster is going to throw up few surprises this year I heard at match yesterday Eoin whelan has packed it in due to lack of playing time pity that if true as seen him play in couple of walsh Cup games and thought he did OK,anyway on too nolan park for next day out.
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I could nt have te game for family celebration reasons was listening to splatter and co on the radio. I m not good at watching on TV or listening to our games .
Had to turn it off a few times just for nerves but had phone watching twitter for score updates .
Jesus its the worst feeling if you are not there abd used to going to most games . .
Got the win most important . Was hoping we d be a bit more free flowing but by sound of it the pitch was partially to blame for the lack of continuity . Plus maybe a little cynical fouling by kildare not allowing us to build momentum . Kildare obviously gad targeted areas to cause us problems . Was it the case their puck outs were well drilled on trauning ground or we just conceded them . It sounded like everything good they did came from uncontestd puck outs .
Hopefully going forward a bit of competition for places now .
It sets up nicely for the next games . Every game is winnable or loveable whichever you prefer or .
Will be some atmosphere in tullamore as I think both teams regardless of results will still have chance of at worst 3rd position if we can get a result v dublin or kilkenny it will be hopping .
Saturday the 9th/10th leinsters super hurling weekend this will be the weekend to sort the men from the boys.
Most anticipated weekend in long time in leinster hurling .
The draw for offaly was massive for them and the championship as a whole .
Watched good bit of it Offaly They were full value for the result and so unlucky not to get the win they probably just about deserved .
Their inside forward play was lovely to watch pace touch ruthless . Mitchell was unreal for lad that's only back from injury . Talented bunch of young hurlers .
Regardless of size difference u cant beat pace and touch i know size will poib catch them out against bigger teams with more skill but its lovely to see scores coming from skill quick thinking pace . rather than brute force .
their touch was that bit better than Dublin which created the scoring chances . They stretched dublin whenever they could . Saying that Dublin showed a lot of resilience too and probably were nt at their best either .
We are warned we need to be at the top of our game to get any result in our remaining games .
As I said all winnable and all loseable depends on how we turn up . On the day .
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Replying To beano: "Inexcusable lack of intensity from us so far considering Kildare would have earmarked this game as a potential win and we should have been prepared. They have the freedom of the park with their puckouts. We'll never learn to defend high balls in the absence of Jippo too will we?
Big performance needed after the break." Kildares movement for their puckouts was very intricate. They pulled Richie out towards the sideline and then sprinted back in from different positions. Dowling mustve done an incredible amount of work with them on puckouts. In fairness to Keith, who I was sitting behind, he did shout to Richie to hold the centre numerous times. I thought to myself at the time that Kildare wouldn't be able to keep that amount of movement up all game, and sure enough in the second half they werent.
And Richie was superb catching high ball all through the game, probably our best player at it yesterday, including Chin and Jacko .
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Replying To Ryanworld: "We done what had too do upped the intensity in the 2nd half which was needed,still a little bit too over reliant on chin 1.12 think highest scorer after that was 2 points but got the win and need the intensity to be there from start next week,win up there in a very good position although as mentioned leinster is going to throw up few surprises this year I heard at match yesterday Eoin whelan has packed it in due to lack of playing time pity that if true as seen him play in couple of walsh Cup games and thought he did OK,anyway on too nolan park for next day out." To be fair I think it was 10 frees chin got.
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Replying To beano: "Content with the win, with plenty of scope for improvement ahead of what should be a caludron in Nowlan Park against the wounded (but beatable) Cats.
Upped the intensity levels after the break and some of the new lads showed up well, especially Wickham who proved some of the doubters wrong. I think he compliments Hearne well in the middle. Carley had his best game in a Wexford jersey imo and O'Leary looks to be an addition too. Bit of a reality check for Roche though, although I wouldn't be too worried about his credentials at championship level.
Navigated a potential banana skin quite well after which is the main thing. And going by noise elsewhere online, this Kilkenny team are in a bit of a rut so aren't to be feared. Although may have a point to prove Saturday week. With Offaly bloodying Dublin's nose today, it looks like tighter than ever before" We gave 5 lads their 1st ever championship starts, and Darragh Carley was only making his 3rd. All 4 subs who came on were championship debutants too. I think nerves maybe played a part, especially for Simon and Jack, whose touch wasnt as good as normal. The pitch wouldn't have helped either, I sent a WhatsApp video of the pitch to a few friends from pitchside before the game, saying spuds were sown in it last week, and one replied that spuds wouldn't grow in it!!!!
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Think Galway beat them in Nowlan Park in 2019 if I'm not mistaken" They did. They drew there in 2023 too.
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Replying To Viking66: "Kildares movement for their puckouts was very intricate. They pulled Richie out towards the sideline and then sprinted back in from different positions. Dowling mustve done an incredible amount of work with them on puckouts. In fairness to Keith, who I was sitting behind, he did shout to Richie to hold the centre numerous times. I thought to myself at the time that Kildare wouldn't be able to keep that amount of movement up all game, and sure enough in the second half they werent.
And Richie was superb catching high ball all through the game, probably our best player at it yesterday, including Chin and Jacko ." He's unbelievably good in the air for a fairly small lad. Very good technical hurler all around to be honest.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4454 - 19/04/2026 12:33:50
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A few random thoughts on the game and the day out overall-
1- Rossiter was much more positive on the line, more vocal, and more decisive. Noticed where things werent right, such as Foley getting dragged out away from the square, and Lawlor getting dragged out of the centre, and constantly shouting at them to get back into position, and at other players to cover the men who had tried to pull our 3 and 6 out of position. Also all 3 of the subs he brought on before the last 10 minutes had a positive effect on the game. Overall a much improved performance from Keith.
2- Maybe that was part of the Bernard Dunne effect?
3- that pitch was worse than any club pitch my kids have ever played on.
4- some of the new lads , 9 or 10 if you include Carley, looked nervous, as was to be expected. Some also looked surprised at the intensity Kildare brought. They will improve that way Im sure. Welcome to Championship hurling lads!
5- Jacko looked rusty, but improved as the game went on. To be expected also.
6- Tipp ref let the game flow. Also to be expected. Thought he had a good game overall.
7- great to have a good lot of lads on the bench who can make a positive impact when they come on, to be honest I dont remember that being the case ever before. At least since the 90s when I first started going to games.
8- The 2 Byrnes especially added a good bit of energy to our performance.
9- Shame Jippo wasnt able come on, even for a cameo, to get a bit of Championship gametime.
10- Fanning was excellent .
11- Chin is still one of the best hurlers in the country.
12- So is Damien Reck.
13- the Bear is a legend, he snuck off and paid for the Eddie Rockets. Again! I only got them Kentucky last time they were down in Wexford for the Naas game. May bring them to the Whitford or somewhere next time!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19259 - 19/04/2026 12:38:13
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Replying To Ryanworld: "We done what had too do upped the intensity in the 2nd half which was needed,still a little bit too over reliant on chin 1.12 think highest scorer after that was 2 points but got the win and need the intensity to be there from start next week,win up there in a very good position although as mentioned leinster is going to throw up few surprises this year I heard at match yesterday Eoin whelan has packed it in due to lack of playing time pity that if true as seen him play in couple of walsh Cup games and thought he did OK,anyway on too nolan park for next day out." Hope he's back next year (Could be a new management set-up), think he's a really good prospect but as much as I like him going forward, he wasn't going to be featuring in this year's Championship given he got no game-time in the League, he'd be a big loss going forward if he doesn't come back next year alright
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1069 - 19/04/2026 12:38:35
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Replying To Formertownie: "I could nt have te game for family celebration reasons was listening to splatter and co on the radio. I m not good at watching on TV or listening to our games .
Had to turn it off a few times just for nerves but had phone watching twitter for score updates .
Jesus its the worst feeling if you are not there abd used to going to most games . .
Got the win most important . Was hoping we d be a bit more free flowing but by sound of it the pitch was partially to blame for the lack of continuity . Plus maybe a little cynical fouling by kildare not allowing us to build momentum . Kildare obviously gad targeted areas to cause us problems . Was it the case their puck outs were well drilled on trauning ground or we just conceded them . It sounded like everything good they did came from uncontestd puck outs .
Hopefully going forward a bit of competition for places now .
It sets up nicely for the next games . Every game is winnable or loveable whichever you prefer or .
Will be some atmosphere in tullamore as I think both teams regardless of results will still have chance of at worst 3rd position if we can get a result v dublin or kilkenny it will be hopping .
Saturday the 9th/10th leinsters super hurling weekend this will be the weekend to sort the men from the boys.
Most anticipated weekend in long time in leinster hurling .
The draw for offaly was massive for them and the championship as a whole .
Watched good bit of it Offaly They were full value for the result and so unlucky not to get the win they probably just about deserved .
Their inside forward play was lovely to watch pace touch ruthless . Mitchell was unreal for lad that's only back from injury . Talented bunch of young hurlers .
Regardless of size difference u cant beat pace and touch i know size will poib catch them out against bigger teams with more skill but its lovely to see scores coming from skill quick thinking pace . rather than brute force .
their touch was that bit better than Dublin which created the scoring chances . They stretched dublin whenever they could . Saying that Dublin showed a lot of resilience too and probably were nt at their best either .
We are warned we need to be at the top of our game to get any result in our remaining games .
As I said all winnable and all loseable depends on how we turn up . On the day ." Tbf, I thought we handled their puck-outs well enough, they caught us out a little bit at the start of the first half when they played low, long balls into space but once we copped onto that, we handled them well enough, I think the plan was to let them try work the ball out from the back and clog passing lanes around the middle, looked frustrating because we weren't putting pressure on them but they handed us a few easy scores by going for passes that weren't on, thought the management team for their tactics spot on tbh
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Replying To Viking66: "We gave 5 lads their 1st ever championship starts, and Darragh Carley was only making his 3rd. All 4 subs who came on were championship debutants too. I think nerves maybe played a part, especially for Simon and Jack, whose touch wasnt as good as normal. The pitch wouldn't have helped either, I sent a WhatsApp video of the pitch to a few friends from pitchside before the game, saying spuds were sown in it last week, and one replied that spuds wouldn't grow in it!!!!" I was walking in at the same time as the players and as soon as we saw the pitch, some of the players started laughing and were joking "Did the groundsman even bother to cut the pitch during the week?"
Ironic that they made an announcement on the PA towards the end not to go on the pitch as they didn't want anyone to ruin it!
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1069 - 19/04/2026 12:57:22
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Now that the sand has settled… was impressed yesterday by Hearne, Wickham and OLeary who has been effective since the Clare game.... Lawlor played much better in the second half also once he seemed to get to grips with their puck out strategy, two Jacks and Simon were quiet enough. Carley wasn't too bad either, when he went off saw him holding his hamstring a bit alright. Subs definitely bolstered us, Cillian Byrne in particular, Cian is out for a while with a hamstring injury so I saw on twitter.
Moving on to next week, only saw highlights of match in Salthill on YouTube. I'm stuck in two minds as to what to think, part of me thinks we're going to be on the receiving end of a backlash while the other part of me thinks we can go up there and get a result, but we'll need to improve big time on the first 45 mins. Donnelly will be a big loss for them as well as having no Mullen, id expect Murphy to be back in the goal.
With Jippo not getting any game time yesterday, do you put him in from the start now next week?
OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 351 - 19/04/2026 13:24:31
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Replying To OpenStandWall: "Now that the sand has settled… was impressed yesterday by Hearne, Wickham and OLeary who has been effective since the Clare game.... Lawlor played much better in the second half also once he seemed to get to grips with their puck out strategy, two Jacks and Simon were quiet enough. Carley wasn't too bad either, when he went off saw him holding his hamstring a bit alright. Subs definitely bolstered us, Cillian Byrne in particular, Cian is out for a while with a hamstring injury so I saw on twitter.
Moving on to next week, only saw highlights of match in Salthill on YouTube. I'm stuck in two minds as to what to think, part of me thinks we're going to be on the receiving end of a backlash while the other part of me thinks we can go up there and get a result, but we'll need to improve big time on the first 45 mins. Donnelly will be a big loss for them as well as having no Mullen, id expect Murphy to be back in the goal.
With Jippo not getting any game time yesterday, do you put him in from the start now next week?" On Jippo, it might be a bit premature to stick him in from the off, but we need to do SOMETHING. Because looking at Kildare's goal, we were badly exposed and isolated for it. And by all accounts TJ had a field day on Galway despite an awful day for Kilkenny, so the prospect of route one ball could be damaging.
I wonder could Lawlor be a left-field option solely to compete aerially with Reid? Freeing up Foley to play in the half-back line. Moving Chin back would take too much from us up front.
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