GAA Hurling 2019

Limerick 

Laois

Kilkenny. 9/2 in paddys

12/1 no goalscorer in the wexford/kilkenny game 

Expensive too unless you bring a couple of flasks and a rake of hang sandwiches. 

I had a look online for munster tickets and they're sold out everywherem. They must have been just club returns. This fixture on Sunday is probably capable of having 60k+ at it if they had the capacity and it didn't class with the leinster final. 

Wasn't surprised by Limerick's win in the slightest, always thought they would win this one. Don't think Kiely sent out his team to lose 2 weeks ago, but the fact he didn't pick his strongest team and the visible lack of concern in the last 10/15 minutes of that game that they were losing at the time told its own story. High stakes gambling in a way, it's gone wrong for other teams in the past (Tipp V Limerick in the opener of Munster last year for example) but they managed to make it look reasonably easy. Hayes & Casey in particular absolutely superb for Limerick, and they will justifiably be hot favourites from here in. 

Delighted for Wexford, they were full value for their win, though I really don't know what KK were at in the final minutes throwing away relatively straightforward point scoring opportunities in favour of chasing a goal, cooler heads may have got the draw out of it. in a way, its very unlike them to make poor decisions on the field of play, in another way, late goals getting draws or wins is what everyone in (Cody's) KK were brought up with, maybe they thought another one would come if they tried to force it enough. 

A few words on the divisive Davy Fitz, whatever anyone thinks of him, a Munster title in 2010 with an ageing Waterford team, an AI and a national league with a young Clare team who also haven't won anything since, 2 Fitzgibbon's with LIT and now Wexford's first Leinster title in 15 years is quite a haul, especially considering he wasn't working with any of the traditional bigger hurling powers of KK/Tipp/Cork. Unlike everywhere else he has been, the Wexford public generally love him, and the players clearly haven't got fed up of him yet as they did in Clare & Waterford. 

He also provided the GAA comedy moment of the year today in the pre-game interview, while getting a dig in at the 'traditionalists'. Look it up if ya haven't seen it, but reporter asks Davy a few standard questions, then asks something like ''Has the wide open spaces of Croke Park impacted on your thinking as regards tactics, could we see something different from Wexford today ? '' Davy- ''Ah no, we're just going to send them out, play 15V15 (said that particular bit very disdainfully/sarcastically) and just see what happens''- gives camera one of his mad stares, and walks off. 

I'd be of the view that on the whole, the GAA is better for having the likes of that lunatic involved in it, and when you look at the trophy haul, there is a bit more to him than the lunacy he brings to the table. 

Obviously massive celebrations in Wexford and Limerick but I'm surprised by the big celebrations in Portlaoise and the size of the crowd they took to Croker. This Mcdonagh Cup meant a lot to them. I'd love to see them put it up to Dublin.

I think the best thing for Kilkenny is for cody to have one last year in 2020 and Eddie Brennan to take over for 2021 onwards. But as I'm not a kilkenny fan I hope cody stays another 10 years as I think he's past his sell by date. Next year I'd back Dublin to win the Leinster hurling and there's a real possibility Kilkenny won't get out of Leinster. They'll play Dublin and Galway away. Not an easy task. 

They're still a top team and I can't wait to see them take on Cork in Thurles. 

Laois kit man talking about lifting the cup in Croke Park. Nice gesture by Laois captain Paddy Purcell to call him up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=74&v=BeNs2WLFDJY