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Tipperary have made strides this year but are not a top 4 team. Galway to win this one and move on 1shot (Galway) - Posts: 22 - 19/06/2025 11:48:44 2619183 Link
Last 3 Galway v Tipperary games in the GG all won by Galway. 2017 League Final, 2020 All Ireland QF and 2023 All Ireland QF. In the words of Cahill Galway are very very dangerous and completely unpredictable they could hit you like a storm out of nowhere especially when you think they are not going well katser (Galway) - Posts: 2628 - 19/06/2025 12:38:48 2619204 Link
Replying To 1shot: "Tipperary have made strides this year but are not a top 4 team. Galway to win this one and move on" So who are the 'top 4'? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2850 - 19/06/2025 12:55:28 2619211 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "So who are the 'top 4'?" I'd assume he'd have Cork, Limerick, Kilkenny and Galway, if he's predicting Galway to beat Tipp. If we're anywhere like the last day, Tipp will beat us comfortably. However, I do think we have a chance. Among the top 3, I think Kilkenny would definitely fancy themselves against Cork. But then I think Cork are better equipped to take on Limerick. It'll all be answered soon enough in any case. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2397 - 19/06/2025 13:37:46 2619233 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "So who are the 'top 4'?" Limerick, Cork, Clare & Kilkenny...you might say where are Clare but for injury they are top 2. This Tipp team have a lot of young and inexperienced and Galway will have confidence in turning them over. Galway have done well in Q Finals and I fancy this to continue. 1shot (Galway) - Posts: 22 - 19/06/2025 13:57:54 2619239 Link
Replying To BostonGuy: "Evidence! Didn't realize it was a legal case. I don't think this is a great KK team, form against other Leinster teams has been average. I get that you can only beat whats in front of you but they have had lapses in games against average opposition like Dublin/Galway and let them back into games. Tipp drew with Limerick, beat Clare and I think they would have contested against Cork if they didn't have the sending off after 2 mins. I don't think there is a massive amount between them, both are better than Galway but I would give the nod to Tipp over KK IMHO." Definitely don't agree that Tipp are better then KK, and don't agree with your rational for same either. Tipp are improving, but even forgetting our RR game against them, they were sceptic in the league final. I would give Galway a very good chance this weekend, but it needs to be the Galway that played against the Dubs and not the Leinster final version. bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 413 - 19/06/2025 14:10:01 2619246 Link
Replying To 1shot: "Limerick, Cork, Clare & Kilkenny...you might say where are Clare but for injury they are top 2. This Tipp team have a lot of young and inexperienced and Galway will have confidence in turning them over. Galway have done well in Q Finals and I fancy this to continue." We are the only two going for Galway to win. All the other so called Galway supporters on here as per usual have no faith and no balls! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2628 - 19/06/2025 14:26:21 2619256 Link
Replying To 1shot: "Limerick, Cork, Clare & Kilkenny...you might say where are Clare but for injury they are top 2. This Tipp team have a lot of young and inexperienced and Galway will have confidence in turning them over. Galway have done well in Q Finals and I fancy this to continue." I would put Tipperary in the top 4 teams currently. They have made some significant improvements this year, they have a good game plan which suits their players. This was very noticeable to me when they played Limerick in the League, and remember they beat Cork in Thurles in the League. Yes they lost the league Final to Cork, but they were undone by 2 goals in 5 minutes in the first half and at half time they took off a number of players to rest them in advance of the Limerick round robin match. Against Limerick in the round robin I know for a fact that Limerick hit all their targets and KPI's, the limerick stats were up there with any match they have played in the last 5 years, so I'm guessing Tipperary stats must have been off the charts if they drew with Limerick. Also they beat Clare in Ennis not and easy thing to do. The round robin defeat to Cork can be discounted as they were a man down due to the Darragh McCarthy Red Card at the throw in. As regards this weekend, I think Tipperary are just a bit ahead of Galway at the moment and baring a red card ir something I think they will just about edge Galway LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 178 - 19/06/2025 14:34:10 2619259 Link
Replying To 1shot: "Limerick, Cork, Clare & Kilkenny...you might say where are Clare but for injury they are top 2. This Tipp team have a lot of young and inexperienced and Galway will have confidence in turning them over. Galway have done well in Q Finals and I fancy this to continue." I'd agree with that top 4. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16359 - 19/06/2025 14:36:03 2619260 Link
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Definitely don't agree that Tipp are better then KK, and don't agree with your rational for same either. Tipp are improving, but even forgetting our RR game against them, they were sceptic in the league final. I would give Galway a very good chance this weekend, but it needs to be the Galway that played against the Dubs and not the Leinster final version." The dubs were brutal. 9 wides in the first 15 mins. Don't go by that match. BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 152 - 19/06/2025 15:56:02 2619285 Link
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Definitely don't agree that Tipp are better then KK, and don't agree with your rational for same either. Tipp are improving, but even forgetting our RR game against them, they were sceptic in the league final. I would give Galway a very good chance this weekend, but it needs to be the Galway that played against the Dubs and not the Leinster final version." Off the remaining teams I would put in order Limerick, Cork, Tipp, KK and Galway. Now add in Munster Clare definitely had a down year by their standards and I think Waterford like Galway played well in parts but not good enough to win the big games. Wexford were unlucky against an average Dublin team, but not seen any real progress there in a while. If Clare played anywhere near their best they would be #3 in my book, Waterford would be a toss up with Galway and Dublin and Wexford at the back. I would love to see Offaly spring off their underage success and be competitive but the next 2-3 years will tell if thats a reality. Could any team beat a higher order team, absolutely. Anyway the next few weeks will sort it out! BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 176 - 19/06/2025 17:12:35 2619308 Link
Replying To katser: "We are the only two going for Galway to win. All the other so called Galway supporters on here as per usual have no faith and no balls!" make that 3! Lot of people buying the Munster hype that Tipp are automatically 3rd in the country because they were competitive in Munster. 50-50 game this weekend with us shading it due to having comfortably the best player on the pitch and KK would beat either imo Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 74 - 20/06/2025 09:23:50 2619393 Link
Replying To BostonGuy: "Interesting selection, Killeen in midfield, he seems like a decent hurler and fine athlete but definitely not an IC forward. I was going with Fahy at CB and lee on the wing, Mannion on the other wing. I would put CW center forward as a roving forward, good distribution and ball winner and keep Mannion close to goal in the corner as he is prob our only chance at goal. Don't know enough about Rabbitte. K Cooney seems decent when he get ball in hand. I'm not expecting a win, but we need to go down swinging. Tipp are better than KK, but they are no Cork or Limerick on current form." Good post until you said Tipp are better than KK, will you stop the lights. I am not even sure Tipp are better than Galway tbh. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 960 - 20/06/2025 10:02:02 2619400 Link
Judging by the Galway team names and no remarkable changes and an underwhelming bench I'm going tipp by 5-8 honestly can't see a performance to topple the premier BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 152 - 20/06/2025 10:13:21 2619402 Link
Very uninspiring team selection jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1590 - 20/06/2025 10:21:57 2619406 Link
Replying To BigBàsMan: "Judging by the Galway team names and no remarkable changes and an underwhelming bench I'm going tipp by 5-8 honestly can't see a performance to topple the premier" Or maybe he's trusting the players to atone for their poor performance in the LF. I think Galway have a right chance. bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 413 - 20/06/2025 11:03:16 2619419 Link
Replying To Overdahill: "make that 3! Lot of people buying the Munster hype that Tipp are automatically 3rd in the country because they were competitive in Munster. 50-50 game this weekend with us shading it due to having comfortably the best player on the pitch and KK would beat either imo" It's an all Ireland quarter final lads. The first real knockout game of the year. Ye have a great chance. Tipp have been good this year but it's a fairly new group for them where as plenty of your lads have done it all before. Very much a 50/50 in my book. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3746 - 20/06/2025 11:10:22 2619421 Link
In fairness to Skittle on recent off the ball podcast, he is correct. We aren't in a great place for the future let alone Saturday CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 555 - 20/06/2025 11:39:30 2619435 Link
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Or maybe he's trusting the players to atone for their poor performance in the LF. I think Galway have a right chance." You don't give a hoot who wins between Galway and Tipperary.....your only responsibility is Cork in the All Ireland Semi Final. I've heard the Cork fans have already booked train tickets and accommodation for the All Ireland Final. katser (Galway) - Posts: 2628 - 20/06/2025 12:40:11 2619449 Link
That's the team MD has picked so it's up to the players to deliver.We are good enough to beat Tipp without playing outstanding. katser (Galway) - Posts: 2628 - 20/06/2025 12:52:45 2619452 Link