So after a disappointing loss to Galway,next up is Waterford in an another difficult game
Waterford have put up huge scores,even though you would say they haven’t been tested
Hopefully a better performance than last Sunday
So after a disappointing loss to Galway,next up is Waterford in an another difficult game
Waterford have put up huge scores,even though you would say they haven’t been tested
Hopefully a better performance than last Sunday
Id still be giving them leeway as this is another start under a new manager trying to get his ideas over to a new group. All takes time but we have looked a step behind and don't have that cleverness the "big 4/5" have and as a result we need to work a lot harder to create a scoring opportunity which has a knock on effect to the energy and spirit of the team. Parnell is a decent ground for Dublin hurling teams and they generally perform well in its tight surround.
Its round 4 i believe?
Bookies have Waterford at +2pts for this one. I'd find it hard to spit us apart as the results have been below what we've been expecting but I believe a factor is the college action that a lot of lads are taking part in.
Waterford have 6pts but you'd expect that after playing Carlow, Laois and Offaly.
The contrast between our backs and their roaming forwards will be interesting. Tight pitch will suit us more than them.
But they were All Ireland finalists in 2017 and u21 A I the year before. They were dogged with injuries last year and crucial refereeing decisions went against them. They have a lot of real good young hurlers. Still, it’s Parnell Park so hoping for a big performance from Dublin. Was impressed with our full back line last week -ODonnell was immense and the Galway inside forwards didn’t do a whole lot of damage.When you consider Canning got 8 from frees, Mannion 4 from midfield and Harte 2 from wing back maybe our forwards aren’t all that bad after all. McBride got 3 and if we had another midfielder to contribute similar + Crummey and Barret who are well capable of long range points, it would all help.
They are not a bad side at all.Theyve put up some big scores,even the last day in wet conditions,hoping for a better performance this weekend and I think we’ll get that
Very hard to know who we have available for this. I think Hetherton damaged his chances last week and possibly one of the forward spots they had pegged for him is up for grabs again (unless they had trained the legs off him the previous week, or there is some other back story).
I suspect the forwards might be something like Sutcliffe, Rushe, Treacy, Ryan, Dillon and Burke. With a big assumption in there that Ryan will be back. If Ryan isn’t back, I assume O Rourke will start. O Rourke is a serious hurler, but I just can’t see it working out long term with his size. Maybe with better forwards he could be the X factor one, but we don’t have that luxury at the moment. I would love to see Schutte or Winters get a run, but I have no idea where they are at. Hopefully Boland could be back too at midfield, it’s about six weeks since he went off injured.
All of that is based on who Kenny has had on match day squads. Left to my own devices I would be including one younger lad. We know now what each of our forward options brings more or less, and I think even with the very best six we can muster, one of them will be weakish - so finding one from outside the current ones being tried would be a game changer.
Maybe management aren’t putting any importance on this, in reality it means nothing. So we won’t really know how they are going until the championship (like last year).
QuoteId still be giving them leeway as this is another start under a new manager trying to get his ideas over to a new group. All takes time but we have looked a step behind and don't have that cleverness the "big 4/5" have and as a result we need to work a lot harder to create a scoring opportunity which has a knock on effect to the energy and spirit of the team. Parnell is a decent ground for Dublin hurling teams and they generally perform well in its tight surround.
I think that might be the case for a while. The Gilroy plan seemed to be to get so fit that they could keep up the extra effort for the whole game.
LiamMac posted stats here a few months ago that showed us up near the top in last years championship in all the ‘hard work’ ones. The blocking, hooking, turnovers, pass disruptions etc. We really need to be there again this year.
I’ll be happy with massive increase in intensity and work rate for 70 mins. Wouldn’t be to worried about not getting the win once with do that! Consistency in this area is vital going forward into the championship!
Oisin O Rourke needs that perfect ball into him where he’s one on one with his man in space. Unfortunately we haven’t been delivering the type of ball consistently enough that he needs. Is a pity as I doubt there’s many corner backs would fancy being isolated against him out in the corner in a 1 v 1. I agree his size counts against him
Good point, the balls in to anyone on the ff line haven’t been great.
Is O Rourke fast though? I haven’t really seen enough of him to judge it.
Wouldn’t say blistering pace but quick enough for the position anyway. Excellent first touch and turn and can score from the tight angles from what I’ve seen. Would be doing this regularly at club level. Again it’s when the corner back is as mobile he struggles to shake them off due to how light he is.
Never played hurling , get to as many club/county games as I can take what I say with a pinch of salt , but do we not overly complicate hurling in Dublin when analyze in particular forward play , I’ve read recently, he’s not big enough , he can’t win his own ball , he’s not fast enough etc Dotsy showed us that height was not an impediment, nor was the perfect ball , he could street fight with the best and was as wristy as any , your not allways going to get great ball that’s a fact what’s also a fact is if you can’t win your own battle with your marker your at nothing, equally giving cheap frees away is not aggression it’s poor play , just my observation of Dublin games and some comments could just as easily be wrong
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