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by frankthetank
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:48 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
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Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Considering one wouldn’t exactly view Galway as hurling aristocrats (1 All Ireland in 36 years) Offaly have a poor enough championship record against them.

Played 13
Offaly wins 4
Galway win 8
Draw 1

Last Offaly win: 1994
Last Galway win: 2018

Biggest Offaly win:
14 points. 1984 All Ireland ...
by frankthetank
Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025


Looking ahead to Saturday, was it such a big underperformance from Galway at the weekend? I think Kilkenny are well ahead of them and may prove to be well ahead of the rest of Leinster too.
Galway will be highly motivated to bounce back this Saturday, but they are short on quality.

Offaly need ...
by frankthetank
Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:39 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
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Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Outfield players unable to win puckouts and breaking ball isn’t always the keepers fault.

Troy made some fantastic saves.

I do see you’re point regarding Liam Hoare though. Not in full agreement but worth a discussion all the same.
by frankthetank
Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:25 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025


A positive performance but I feel a key reason for our defeat was our failure to retain possession from our own puckouts in the last 20 minutes. Dublin hit some poor wides but we were unable to take advantage as we were handing possession straight back to them from the resulting puckout ...
by frankthetank
Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:08 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

You could be nothing but proud of our hurlers leaving Parnell Park on Saturday. They absolutely gave it everything they had and really emptied the tank but just came up short. Overall I felt Dublin were very marginally the better team and just their more extended physical development and greater ...
by frankthetank
Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:04 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025


Any idea of if many are going? Any buses or groups on the train?

Few pubs there in Killester a 10 min walk from the ground for a bit of grub and a few pints and to watch Kilkenny Galway at 3:45.


Very small Offaly crowd going from anecdotal evidence. Enquired about a bus from my club but ...
by frankthetank
Sat Apr 19, 2025 10:51 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Division 1 Club Hurling League 2025
Replies: 14
Views: 8779

Re: Division 1 Club Hurling League 2025

Ballinamere would be severely weakened with all their intercounty players missing.

Disappointing result for Coolderry considering their excellent results and score totals to date.

Belmont seem to be struggling but are down al least David Nally, Paddy Clancy, Oisin Kelly James Nally, Jack Clancy ...
by frankthetank
Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:50 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Colin Spain has a lot of positives to his game especially his delivery of ball to his forwards. However a major work-on for him is his ability to track a runner from midfield. This was evident in both his last 2 appearances in Croke Park. I’m sure this will come in time.

David King would be more ...
by frankthetank
Thu Apr 17, 2025 4:28 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

I think POTH would be the first to tell you calling the hurlers “The Dubs” is the incorrect term.

They were traditionally known as “The Metropolitans”.
by frankthetank
Thu Apr 17, 2025 3:32 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Theres 2 aims really for Offaly in an overall context in this year’s championship.

1) Maintain their place in the Leinster Championship for 2026.

2) Manage to come Top 3 and qualify for All Ireland series.

We’ll know if number 2 is a possibility after Saturday evening. If we lose it’s really all ...
by frankthetank
Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:26 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025



But it seems the Golf Course Terrace (the terrace that runs along the side of the pitch) has sold out.

I've never seen it matter what terrace your ticket is for there. It's open plan and you can take your pick.
It would be a brave steward trying to inform some of the sky blue Linden Villagers ...
by frankthetank
Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:08 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2025
Replies: 474
Views: 292269

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2025

LS,

That’s a great post to be fair.

Jeopardy is gone from the championship. The group stage provides numerous back doors for the stronger teams.

The last exciting championship was Covid. Remember the excitement when Cork scored the last minute goal to beat Kerry knowing that Kerry were ...
by frankthetank
Wed Apr 16, 2025 10:51 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Division 1 Club Hurling League 2025
Replies: 14
Views: 8779

Re: Division 1 Club Hurling League 2025



Result from tonight:

Kinnitty 0-13 Birr 1-13

Birr are 2 wins from 2 following their opening win over Shinrone.

Kinnitty have conceded 1-10 and 1-13 in this year’s league and lost both games. That must be tough to take.


In the senior championship last year, Kinnitty scored 1-12, 1-15, 0-09 ...
by frankthetank
Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:43 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Division 1 Club Hurling League 2025
Replies: 14
Views: 8779

Re: Division 1 Club Hurling League 2025

Result from tonight:

Kinnitty 0-13 Birr 1-13

Birr are 2 wins from 2 following their opening win over Shinrone.

Kinnitty have conceded 1-10 and 1-13 in this year’s league and lost both games. That must be tough to take.
by frankthetank
Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:32 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 625
Views: 320204

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

More stand tickets have come on stream.

But it seems the Golf Course Terrace (the terrace that runs along the side of the pitch) has sold out.