Exiled in Connacht wrote:TG4 is showing the final quarter final on Wednesday next 1st June, Wexford v Dublin.
Chance to see what the standard is like in this years championship with the winners playing Westmeath in the semi final.
For what it's worth both Leinster minor finalists from 3 years ago, Kilkenny and Laois are gone.
frankthetank wrote: I firmly believe when Cody goes this monopoly they have on hurling will come to an end and we'll enter a period where All Irelands are more spread out.
Exiled in Connacht wrote:Searing Drive - Dublin V Wexford IS the last quarter final ( and not the first as you said !! ).
Winners of this game play Westmeath in first semi final and we play Carlow in second semi final
frankthetank wrote:I think there's a general misconception about the so called conveyor belt of talent that exists in Kilkenny. In the last 13 years Klkenny have won 3 All Ireland minor titles and two All Ireland under 21 crowns. Considering the amount of senior All Irelands they have won in the same period this is not a huge amount. For the last three years Kilkennys U21 teams have pretty poor to say the least. Destroyed by Wexford in 2014 and beaten by Westmeath this year. I firmly believe when Cody goes this monopoly they have on hurling will come to an end and we'll enter a period where All Irelands are more spread out.
Have to agree on the ref POTH he was horrendous, some of the decisions were mind boggling, gave a free to Offaly then decided to give it to Carlow, gave Carlow a penalty for absolutely no reason when the guy kicked the ball over the bar . Just glad he didn't cost us the gamePlain of the Herbs wrote:Of all the Offaly teams to hurl in the last week, the U21s were the ones under the most pressure to deliver. And deliver they did.
Not a traditional Offaly team per se, they are good in the air, they have pace, they are athletic, and are ruthless when they get a sniff of a goal. And yet they carry the traditional Offaly never-say-die spirit and work like beavers when the ball is on the ground.
Buoyed with enthusiasm that the Seniors’ run in Leinster, and the U17s’ great win in Kilkenny, has brought, Offaly hurled confidently throughout. It wasn’t perfect (far from it, but that’s for another day), and even when Carlow scores resulted from Offaly mistakes, they never dropped their heads and they carried on and fielded the resultant puckout. Colm Lyons came in for criticism last Sunday, but the fella who refereed this evening (James Heffernan from Wexford) was ten times worse with a succession of incorrect decisions in an appalling performance.
Eoghan Cahil is confident and competent in goals. Ben Conneely dominated the centre and was fierce impressive. Paddy Delaney did what Paddy Delaney does. Offaly toploaded the full-forward line which paid dividends. Ronan Hughes has pace, Wyer, Guinan and Murray foraged well. Conor Freeman impressed when he came on. And Offaly sorted out their freetaking too, with Dylan Murray entrusted with any frees from halfway up.
A fortnight now to an O’Connor Park Final, which is where Offaly want to be. Dublin will start overwhelming favourites and again that’s what you want.
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