Originally posted by offaly:
I think Kilkenny will win by about 5 or 6 points.I fancy Kilkenny to exploit the weaknesses in Tipps full back line and go for goals early on like they did against Cork with the hope of having the game wrapped up early as if it is close in the last 10 minutes nerves will set in and Tipp could hit them with a Seamus Darby moment.The teams are evenly matched across the field apart from Tipps full back/KK full forward line where in my opinion Kilkenny have a big advantage as Tipps full back line has looked dodgy all year and I wouldnt pass too much remarks on the last game as it was John Mullane versus the Tipp full back line and Tipp got the better of Waterford there but alot of that was due to John Mullane being so isolated.Kilkennys full back line is alot stronger than last year and in order for Tipp to win I feel they will have to score goals and prevent Kilkenny scoring any which I dont see happening.

Originally posted by mikehunt:


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Originally posted by offaly:
I think Kilkenny will win by about 5 or 6 points.I fancy Kilkenny to exploit the weaknesses in Tipps full back line and go for goals early on like they did against Cork with the hope of having the game wrapped up early as if it is close in the last 10 minutes nerves will set in and Tipp could hit them with a Seamus Darby moment.The teams are evenly matched across the field apart from Tipps full back/KK full forward line where in my opinion Kilkenny have a big advantage as Tipps full back line has looked dodgy all year and I wouldnt pass too much remarks on the last game as it was John Mullane versus the Tipp full back line and Tipp got the better of Waterford there but alot of that was due to John Mullane being so isolated.Kilkennys full back line is alot stronger than last year and in order for Tipp to win I feel they will have to score goals and prevent Kilkenny scoring any which I dont see happening.

This message has been edited - 30-aug-2010 @ 21:50

Originally posted by haysavedcorkbet:


Put on your Kilkenny pyjamas now and off to bed, its way past your bed time, little KK mini-me.....

Originally posted by cypher:
And who gave you the right to start an official thread?

This should be a job only for AFR, Site Admin and more Senior Posters.

Originally posted by -arseindustries:


i know my rights

Originally posted by cypher:


rights? rights? What do you think this is - A Social Welfare Website or what?

Don`t let me see you stepping out of line again.

Originally posted by -arseindustries:


6pnts my hole, if ye win this 1, and i hope ye do, it wil b F all between them, CB gone, Henry gone, big losses imo. will richie handle the pressure frees?

This message has been edited - 31-aug-2010 @ 03:05

Originally posted by EastStand:
Tipp have to see past it and remind themselves that they were as good as the best Kilkenny had to offer in last years final.

Originally posted by ballydalane:


I don`t think Kilkenny were at their best in last year`s final or anything near it. Only Tommy Walsh   (as always  )   and PJ Ryan   (improbably  )   performed to the optimum level. We stuttered past Galway, Dublin and Waterford on the way to last year`s final.

This year the form has been back to near 2008 levels - however the big drawbacks are the injury to Brian Hogan and the question marks over Shefflin and Tennyson. I`d be amazed if either of them last 70 minutes.

Hurling`s a funny game though, Kilkenny could play better than last year and Tipp mightn`t be half as good, but it could be a reverse of last year`s results.

Kilkenny by 6 points   (1 goal and 3 points  )  

Originally posted by EastStand:


The point I was making is that that was a full strength Kilkenny last year. The fact that they didn`t dictate things the way they normally do is down more to Tipp and the way they played as it is to Kilkenny not being at the same level as 2008.

Originally posted by jokero:


Noel Hickey was out last year, and JJ Delaney played FB. That made a huge difference to the defence, one which has been rectified this year - KK have only conceded one goal last year as opposed to , I think, 6 last year in the run up to the final. JJ may be one of the greatest wing backs of all, but he`s only barely average as a FB. Hickeys return has stabilised the full-back line and freed up the half backs, and the result is that KK have been playing a lot better this year than last. Even allowing for the injury sideshow and the potential loss of Shefflin, I still think they`ll win, by about 4-6 points, purely based on the scoring power they have across the midfield and forwards.

Originally posted by rev it up:
But the same forwards were there . They put up a fairly respectable    2-22 as well.

This message has been edited - 31-aug-2010 @ 09:42

Originally posted by EastStand:


Totally forgot about Hickey missing. Still though Tipp never capitalised on the 3 goal chances, so the return from him being missing was negligable.