Originally posted by coogee bay:
1 - an open free flowing where skill comes first or
2 - todays game , a physical battle with a liberal referee.

Originally posted by coogee bay:
1 - an open free flowing where skill comes first or
2 - todays game , a physical battle with a liberal referee.

This message has been edited - 19-aug-2012 @ 19:48

Originally posted by Tippsy McStagger:
I like an open, free flowing game where the skilful players are properly protected by the referee and get space to play, played with total intensity and physicality with bone crunching tackles left, right and centre, with a referee who lets the game flow. I like a game with plenty of overhead pulling and ground hurling in the traditional style, played man v man, with modern tactical awareness, new formations and good ball possession, with none of that ridiculous, old fashioned mindless pucking the ball away.

Originally posted by The Serb:
because the GAA authorities and referees are afraid to enforce the rules because they have a fear of upsetting a certain man who has a baseball hat glued to his head!!

Originally posted by The Serb:
An open free flowing where skill comes first is what hurling should be about, not this horrible game that Loughnane brought in an Cody perfected and the rest are trying to copy. Ive said it before on this site and got lambasted 'hurling has now become rugby league with sticks' all because the GAA authorities and referees are afraid to enforce the rules because they have a fear of upsetting a certain man who has a baseball hat glued to his head!!

Originally posted by The Serb:
An open free flowing where skill comes first is what hurling should be about, not this horrible game that Loughnane brought in an Cody perfected and the rest are trying to copy. Ive said it before on this site and got lambasted 'hurling has now become rugby league with sticks' all because the GAA authorities and referees are afraid to enforce the rules because they have a fear of upsetting a certain man who has a baseball hat glued to his head!!

Originally posted by Anyone but FF:
I prefer a fast open game free flowing game where skill comes first. In my mind the Cork V Waterford games of the noughties were the pinnacle in the history of the game, they were tough games as well but skill was the main currency in those games not pulling and dragging and other "manly" arts!Iv said it before here and got slated for it but the Tipp V KK rivalry of the last 3/4 years has done nothing for me and everytime I see them go at it I am left frustrated at what the game of hurling is becoming!

Originally posted by Anyone but FF:
I prefer a fast open game free flowing game where skill comes first. In my mind the Cork V Waterford games of the noughties were the pinnacle in the history of the game, they were tough games as well but skill was the main currency in those games not pulling and dragging and other "manly" arts!Iv said it before here and got slated for it but the Tipp V KK rivalry of the last 3/4 years has done nothing for me and everytime I see them go at it I am left frustrated at what the game of hurling is becoming!

Originally posted by rebelrebel30:
Was said those games were skillful but didnt have the swarming, pulling, dark arts etc that was there today. Today represented what cody had truly created. I could even contrast last sundays semi final with todays, played with better spirit and tempo and better skill, very little pulling and dragging or swarming even if Galway were more defensive its nothing on what todays match waas to be honsest, no doubt the "mans game" bridgade will shout you down for even suggesting this, its can be all that and skillful but whats happening now is just not hurling.Its a +++isation of other sports brought into hurling, codys taken rugby, gaelic football and used some of their principles in tackling, defensive mindsets etc. Lads are confusing skills of the game with brute ugly tackling and blocking, witness Kilkennys taking out of Lehane going through in the league final, rugby tackled, its be going on since 2006 and while the Kilkenny lads wont like it or agree its just my view its a game made in the image of cody himselfd, hes domineering on the line, doesnt like anyone to challenge his dominance, the way its going hurling will soon be secondary and players will just go out onto the pitch and tackle each other as a primary objective rather than let their skill, the ball do the work.