Cork under 20 Hurling

Group format this year. Cork defending AI champions

Clare v Cork, April 13th
Cork v Limerick, April 20th

Semi finals April 27th
Final May 4th

Meanwhile, in D'Kerry Examiner the sub-headline and the first paragraph are about Kerry Hurling.
Because that's what the public are really interested in.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40795143.html

U20 grade will see a trial of a "Smart" sliotar this year

Some updates on our u20s here. Jack Cahalane is concentrating on hurling only this year

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40834313.html

If (and a big if), they pull it off and do a three in a row, without Joyce, O'Leary and Flynn (who is injured and by all accounts wont make it back), this will be the best of the three. From what I'm hearing, it's going to be a year too soon for most of the minors from last years winning all Ireland team.

Cork Under 20 team to play Clare

1. Brion Saunderson (Midleton)
2. Cathal McCarthy (Sarsfields)
3. Kevin Lyons (Ballygarvan)
4. Ciarmhac Smyth (Midleton)
5. Ethan Twomey (St Finbarrs)
6. Eoin Downey (Glen Rovers)
7. Luke Horgan (Glen Rovers)
8. Michael Mullins (Whitechurch)
9. Brian O’Sullivan (Kanturk)
10. Brian Keating (Ballincollig)
11. Jack Cahalane (St Finbarrs) (Captain)
12. Denis McSweeney (Blarney)
13. Diarmuid Healy (Lisgoold)
14. Daniel Hogan (Sarsfields)
15. Ben Cunningham (St Finbarrs)

16. Cathal Wilson (Newcestown)
17. Darragh O’Sullivan (Ballinhassig)
18. Culann Geary (Youghal)
19. Mark Howell (Douglas)
20. Sean Walsh (Carrigtwohill)
21. Evan Cullinane (Ballinhassig)
22. Jack Leahy (Dungourney)
23. Eoin O’Leary (Glen Rovers)
24. Colin Walsh (Kanturk)

EXTENDED PANEL MEMBERS;

Paudie O’Sullivan (Fr O’Neills), Pierce Cummins (St Colmans), Luke Elliot (Sarsfields), Charlie Grainger (Ballinhassig), Eoghan Kirby (Blarney), Cillian Tobin (Bride Rovers), William Buckley (St Finbarrs), Tadhg O’Connell (Ballincollig), Sean Daly (Randal Og), David Cremin (Midleton), Ben O’Connor (St Finbarrs), James Dwyer (Ballincollig), Daire O’Leary (Watergrasshill)

Pretty woeful stuff from Cork in the first half. 5 points all from frees. One chance on goal that was scuffed badly by Calahane. Gave cheap frees away with foul hand passes and sloppy tackling. Poor game overall but if they don't wake up they will lose this game and deserve so on current performance.

Cork win by two in the end. In fairness they upped it in the second half. Subs made a difference when introduced. But there is. A Lot of work to be done. I know it was their first game and the pitch was shocking but there was a lot of poor touches and decisions. Ethan Twoemy had a good second half and Brian Ó Sullivan. Downey also came into the game. Hogan won a few vital balls as well as setting up the goal. Good to see young Leahy come on and win a ball and a free at the end.

How anybody would pay to watch this stuff is truly amazing. A free every minute and sometimes two. On TG 4 Youtube two gaelgóirs being effusive and loud when a free taker hits the sliotar 100 feet into the air and over the bar.
Sweet mother of Jesus if the powers that be don't bring back some kind of hurling as we once knew it, this ancient game is doomed and destined for the dustbin of old Érin.

Report on the match here.

https://gaacork.ie/2022/04/13/cork-pull-clear-of-clare-in-closing-stages-of-u20-clash/

Ranty wrote:How anybody would pay to watch this stuff is truly amazing.   A free every minute and sometimes two.   On TG 4 Youtube two gaelgóirs being effusive and loud when a free taker hits the sliotar 100 feet into the air and over the bar.
Sweet mother of Jesus if the powers that be don't bring back some kind of hurling as we once knew it, this ancient game is doomed and destined for the dustbin of old Érin.

No, Ranty. Hurling will go on. Every sport evolves, as teams try new ways to win. When I started watching football first, it was a case of catch the ball and kick it. In hurling it was get hold of the ball and hit it. Let the next man do his job. Sure it was exciting, but if your shooting was poor, the excitement was all on the other side. Now it's more about keeping possession; when you have the ball, the other team can't have it, and if they don't have the ball, they can't score.

It wasn't a great game. Cork were very slow and cumbersome, but never the less won some good ball. Shooting was way off and the desire to take on their man wasn't there.

Sad to say I thought a lot of the Cork players looked lethargic and uninterested. Their first touch was extremely poor and never chased down the Clare player in possession, a typical example of this was the Clare goal, where Meehan was allowed waltz through. Twomey and O Sullivan stood head and shoulders above the rest of the Cork players, a big improvement will be required if this team is to progress.

T. Leaf wrote:

Ranty wrote:How anybody would pay to watch this stuff is truly amazing.   A free every minute and sometimes two.   On TG 4 Youtube two gaelgóirs being effusive and loud when a free taker hits the sliotar 100 feet into the air and over the bar.
Sweet mother of Jesus if the powers that be don't bring back some kind of hurling as we once knew it, this ancient game is doomed and destined for the dustbin of old Érin.

No, Ranty. Hurling will go  on.  Every sport  evolves, as teams try new  ways to win.  When  I started watching football first, it  was a case of  catch the ball and kick  it. In hurling it  was  get hold of the ball and  hit it.  Let the next man do his job.  Sure it was exciting,  but if  your  shooting was  poor, the excitement was all  on the other side. Now it's more about keeping  possession; when you have the  ball, the other team can't  have  it, and if they don't have the ball, they can't score.

It wasn't a great game. Cork were very slow and cumbersome, but never the less won some good ball.  Shooting was way off and the desire to take on their man wasn't there.

My opening sentence stands,   All IMHO of course.  
Here's my take on what hurling should be.    You hit it with the hurley,and nothing else, high or low and hit it to one of your own if you can, otherwise try to score.
You mention football and here's my take on that also.    It's title is FOOTBALL, so you must use your foot and nothing else to propel the thing forward od backward.     The use of any other body part is a free against you unless it's accidental.    NO more hand passing scores, accidental scores disallowed.    
I know that I wouldn't pay to watch a modern possession game of hurling and wouldn't even watch it on TV except when Cork are playing.  
Would only pay to watch four or five top football  teams and of course Would crawl under a barbed wire fence to watch a Cork football team, despite it's shortcomings .

Looks like Ben O'Connor is available going forward

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40851617.html

Cork Under 20 team to play Limerick

1. Brion Saunderson, Midelton
2. Darragh O Sullivan, Ballinhassig
3. Kevin Lyons, Ballygarvan
4. Ciarmhuc Symth, Midelton
5. Eoin Downey, Glen Rovers
6. EthanTwomey, St. Finbarr’s
7. Luke Horgan, Glen Rovers
8. Brian O Sullivan, Kanturk
9. Michael Mullins, Whitechurch
10. Brian Keating , Ballincollig
11. Ben Cunningham, St. Finbarr’s
12. Denis McSweeney, Blarney
13. Eoin O Leary, Glen Rovers
14. Jack Cahalane, St. Finbarr’s
15. Diarmuid Healy, Lisgoold

16. Cathal Wilson, Newcestown
17. Cathal McCarthy, Sarsfields
18. Culann Geary, Youghal
19. Mark Howell, Douglas
20. Sean Walsh, Carrigtowhill
21. Evan Cullinane, Ballinhassig
22. Jack Leahy, Dungourney
23. Daniel Hogan, Sarsfields
24. Colin Walsh, Kanturk

Additional Team Members

• Paudie O Sullivan, Fr. O Neills
• Sean Daly , Randal Og
• Luke Elliot, Sarsfields
• Pierce Cummins, St. Colman’s
• James Dwyer, Ballincollig
• Cillian Tobin, Bride Rovers
• Ben O Connor, St. Finbarr’s
• Charlie Grainger, Ballinhassig
• David Cremin, Midelton
• Eoghan Kirby, Blarney
• William Buckley, St. Finbarr’s
• Tadgh O Connell, Ballincollig

https://munster.gaa.ie/event/munster-under-20-hurling-championship-limerick-v-cork/

I'm going to 'try' and see this game but am finding it very difficult to enjoy an hour where there's a free every minute and the little ball is nowhere to be seen until the ref throws it into a scrum after the other scrum failed to yield anything worthwhile.
Still and all there's Cork jerseys against Limerick jerseys and there's the little matter of a recent hammering from their big boys to be sorted out.

No sign of Ben O'connor on the team sheet. Really hope we can hold onto him. Remember watching Darren Sweetnam in the middle of the park and thinking this guy is going to be unstoppable. I was wrong, rugby stopped him unfortunately

6 points down at half time.... FFS, when does the misery end

It wont end until your corner backs can catch a short puck out.

Limericks no 7 looks like a rugby back... fucking massive for U20

Jesus, Limerick U20s doing to Cork what their seniors did on Sunday. Bullied, hunted, harassing and fighting. Depressing... 8 points down. Need goals already

Must be the grass in Limerick?
There were more scrums in that encounter ( game) than any rugby game.
Desperate stuff to watch.

Disappointed in that. I was following it on twitter and even there the constant flow of Limerick scores was worrying. At one point in the second half, it seemed to dry up for 5-10 minutes, but Cork didn't score sufficient in that time to make serious inroads.

No improvement whatsoever from last week, we blamed the ref, the pitch but its the players that are wrong. Looked like a team together for the first time. We cannot defend in Cork anymore, no blocking or hooking, or stopping the player getting the first touch into his hand. I said after the Clare game last week they looked lethargic and uninterested, they looked the same tonight. The Limerick nightmare continues.

Missed the whole thing. Sounds terrible. No AI in that team.
Donal O'Mahony is over them, who else is in there with him? Is Wayne Sherlock invoked?
Doesn't sound like the same set at up as last year