LAR CORBETT HAS become the fourth Tipperary player in a week to announce his retirement from inter-county hurling.
The three time Allstar joins Shane McGrath, James Woodlock and Conor O’Mahony in calling time on Tipperary hurling in the past seven days.
Corbett began his career with the Premier County in 2000, making just one appearance but firmly established himself as a regular in the starting XV the following season, the same year he won the first of two All-Ireland titles.
The Thurles Sarsfields man is perhaps best remembered for the 2010 All-Ireland final when he scored a hat-trick to help Tipperary stop Kilkenny’s famous ‘drive for five.’
Corbett’s performance that year won him the Hurler of the Year award and in 2012 he briefly retired citing work commitments.
However, using Twitter today, the 34-year old said this time, his retirement was for good.
He will always be remembered for his 3 goals in the 2010 all Ireland final to stop Kilkenny’s 5 in a row ,enjoy your retirement.
My stand out memory of Corbett will always be the day he followed Tommy Walsh around Croke park!
Lar 2 all Ireland’s
O’Mahony 1
McGrath 1
Woodlock 0
Sums up the level you’re dealing with
Mine too Fintan. He will always be remembered for that as much as anything else. The lowest day ever for Tipperary hurling.
Lar’s a lovely loose instinctive hurler, it’s that kind of hurler that kids watch and inspire to play our game, I’ll never forget some of his fluid pick ups with speed of hand and points from long range.
I always admired him. Great skill and vision, a bit like DJ for spotting a clever hand pass. Great for taking a point at full pelt. Best of luck to him.
Best of luck to him fine, but comparing him to DJ? Come on
Ya cathal I know , no comparison , D J never scored a hat trick in an Ireland so I agree 100% with your comment , fair play
Personally my favourite hurler of the last 10 years. 09 to 11 I don’t think there was a forward near him.
Not even King Henry?
Lar retiring to concentrate on his new career as a private investigator fighting crime in Tipperary.
He will do whatever it takes to keep his name in the media. Didn’t he apparently win the Lotto a few years ago but it took him ages to deny it as he was delighted with the exposure. He previously retired too in order to get some much needed coverage. Now he wants to be a vigilante. He’s done a book already (why I don’t know) so he can’t get exposure with that. Maybe he will end up in the media but I can’t see him doing well as he’s not great at public speaking and his writing skills left a lot to be desired when he was doing an article for the Indo. I think he will just have to stick to the pub and the vigilante work!
Piss off ya clown
Don’t let me upset you Ciarzy!
So Tommy k you think it’s funny the amount of people been broken into and terriosed in tipp is funny , maybe you are 1 of the knackers / cowards that are doing this , with a low life comment like that I would not be surprised , I think I am right as you and that other 1/2 breed ( one day ) don’t even have the balls to show yer faces on this site , let out your real name and show you face , your a whimp
I wouldn’t be proud of showing my face if I were you. The picture of the egg would look better!
You are so precious Declan. Very soft and easily upset. You obviously never played hurling anyway. I’d say you were too worried about breaking a nail or someone saying boo to you.
I’m not surprised to hear this news. Lar hasn’t done anything for Tipp in the last 3 or 4 years. He was a highly overrated player. He’s around since 2001 and only had 2 or 3 good hurling seasons.
He struck it lucky in the 2010 final by scoring a hat-trick and he’s been living off that ever since.
How many All Ireland’s do you have ?
Ciarzy, I seriously doubt any person who comments on articles here have All Ireland hurling or football medals. Or World Cup rugby or soccer medals, or Premiership or La Liga medals or a UFC belt or an NFL or NBA ring etc etc etc. If The42 were to limit comments to only people with any of the above there would be no comments section.
Zero as I thought , not in a position to call him overrated wouldn’t be in the Tipp team for last 15 years if he was – and no such thing as a lucky hatrick in an All Ireland final vs KK.
Ciarzy can you please inform everyone what medals you have in various sports so we know which articles you can and can’t comment on.
He was only on the Tipp team for the last 15 years as they hadn’t any other players.
Please tell me how he was over rated? If he was so over rated i doubt the kilkenny fans would be so obsessed with him. He scored 4 points in the 09 final. He had Paul Murphy turned inside out in 13 in Nowlan Park until he tore his hamstring and the reaction of the kilkenny support showed what a knowledgeable bunch they are.
Having only beaten Kilkenny once in the last nine meetings (championship and league finals) and having made an ass of himself against Tommy Walsh I’m afraid will be his defining stat. 3 goals against a depleted kk was exactly that
A lot more than you id say and I’m only a young fella , he has scored 29-77 all from play in 61 appearances – is that what’s considered overrated???
Ah one fab day strikes again with his disparaging comments
Ciarzy, but they have to be All Ireland hurling medals for you to comment on here, using your logic.
He was overrated because he played for 14 years and people can only think of a few individual games he played well in. If he had been a good player people would have to try remember games he didn’t play well in.
Yeah I’ve 7
Oh dear you can report comments!!!
I know Elaine, I’ve reported some of yours. On the basis of you having your facts arseways!!
Lucky hatrick my big fat boolox
Good man Ciarzy, back to the home with you now. Did you enjoy your day out?
It was lucky Brian, as were Tipp. The only time they beat Kilkenny in the last 20 years is when they were missing the greatest hurler of all time and had several other hurlers on their last legs after been on the go for 5 straight years.
I have been to the majority of the games he has played for the county. The first half of his career I would have said he was not fulfilling his potential, but from 08 to 11 he was consistently our best performer along with Eoin Kelly. 12 to present he showed flashes of greatness. But if you say he is over rated it must be true.
That’s some insult to owen Kelly who is the highest scorer of all time for tipp, God you are some ape
Come out from behind the fake page and maybe people might listen to what you’re saying
I couldn’t care less if people listen to me or not. But they seem to even though I am hiding behind a fake page. I upset plenty of people. They shouldn’t be so precious!!
One day, you’re a hard case, lar often had the upper hand on Kilkenny, that’s why jj did a job on him in the league final in 2013. In fact Lar can feel hard done by in 2013, he was flying in training and had a good league and was set for a great year. But jj had to give him a bit of treatment on the ground and break a few ribs and sure that was his year screwed. How the referee saw fit to send both off that day I’ll never know.
Didn’t it turn out that Lar’s ribs were not broken after all his crying? Too many people on here don’t check their facts before commenting. I love the way everyone thinks I’m from Kilkenny.
No it didn’t
They were just badly bruised but it was to Lar’s and Tipps benefit to not clarify this. I remember the outcry after this happened. You would swear he was the first player ever to get injured during a hurling match. It was Lar at his attention seeking best.
It’s good to see all the kk fans took time to comment on Lar retiring , his hat trick in 2010 All Ireland lives long , was some day ( must mention depleted kk team )
I’m more than happy he’s retiring with only 2 All Ireland medals whilst Kilkenny players are retiring with 9 and 10. It must hurt you that there are serious question marks about Tipps win in 2010 since it’s still on your mind so much you had to mention it.
I couldn’t give a f@@k who played for kk that day .Tipp won ,Lar scored a hat trick !
Would you shut up you clown. He was a great forward in his day. He also scored 5 goals against Waterford in a munster final, won hurler of the year, 2 All Irelands, numerous munster titles. He also had led Thurles to many county final wins and a Munster club. Tony browne and John mullaine have never even won an All Ireland but are also seen a great players to play the game. We all know Kilkenny have been the best hurling team the past 10 years, we don’t need a fool like you coming on here tho, slating a great hurler after announcing his retirement.
It’s 5 goals now is it!! The number is increasing all the time!
Yes Tipp won and Kilkenny have been making them pay for it ever since.
Dead right Jack. Some lads would want to go away and get a life cutting the back off these lads retiring who give up so much of their lives for free for our entertainment. Lar Corbett has provided more sparks of genius on a hurling field than I have ever seen from any other hurler in the flesh. Be it in a club or inter county game. Granted he blew hot and cold at times or had bad runs with injury there was no doubting his brilliance. Best of luck in your retirement Lar!
Phillip,every proper decent GAA fan in Kilkenny will always have respect for Lar.I as a Kilkenny fan will never forget the day he made the stands Croker literally rumble back in 2010.As odd as it is for me to admit……..that win was great for the game of hurling as a whole.Yes it wasnt nice to see Shefflin hobble off but,that’s sport! The Kilkenny team might have been missing a few players and might have been tired after being on that run for a so many years.In 2010 Tipperary were simply just better and unbelievablely hungry.It angers me to see Kilkenny people online posting tripe like that as Lar deserves his praise after a brilliant career coming to an end
Fair play Ionatán, it’s nice to see comments from genuine fans unlike that other lad who is trying his best to just give Kilkenny fans a bad name. Every county has fans like him that don’t have a clue about the game. All players that give up so much time for the fans entertainment deserve enormous respect, whether they are from Tipperary, Kilkenny or any other county. All the best Lar, thanks for the memories.
I’m not from Kilkenny so how am I giving Kilkenny supporters a bad name?
Who said I was talking about you, just goes to show that you realise that you are talking rubbish!
I know you love me really Niall.
Don’t let other people upset you. There are far worse things happening in the world.
Haha, I suppose someone has too!
OneDay you need help.
You need help as it seems you are obsessed with me. Do you have to respond to all my comments to help you sleep at night? Take a sleeping tablet and don’t let me stress you out!
Oh yes actually sorry tis I need the help, my bad
As a Limerick man Lar Corbett was a joy to watch pure class , could blow hot and cold but on form he was up with the best.
And don’t forget the man never played underage with Tipperary until he was a senior panelist , later bloomer .
Very late bloomer, took him until 2009 to do ANYTHING of note.
Glad to see you can admit when you are wrong. Are you sure you are from Cork? It’s not like a Cork person to admit to being wrong. Their ego usually can’t handle it.
2001? All Ireland medal? 2 points from play at the ripe age old of 20? Oh sorry Oneday you mustn’t have been born by then
So a one off half decent game is classed as a player blooming even if he does little else/nothing until 2009!! No wonder Cork are in such awful trouble with low standards like that.
See my comment about worrying I’m talking to a child here. I don’t want you citing that I’m bullying you.
I love the fact you took time to go look that up. You are really obsessed with me now. I’m flattered.
Did you read my comment corret you stupid man? I said 5 goals against Waterford in a munster final in 2011. It was actually 4-4 but I didn’t think I’d have to point that out to such a fool like you. For a man who is not from kilkenny you sure cannot shut up about them. I suppose your all about Dublin after winning the football to .
OneDay you truly are obsessed, you obviously must think I’m from cork as I commented on Donal og well over a month ago, that’s obsession and stalker stuff, I have no problem admitting where I’m from, I’m from Tipp, born and bred, was at the all ireland in 2001, that’s how I know. Where you from by the by?
O Lord a Tipp man!! That explains everything. How does it feel to be the best one in a row team of all time?
Jack, you bore me. You haven’t a clue.
Feels great to be proud of where I come from and willing to admit it, yourself?
I love your obsession. Will you not be able to sleep if I don’t tell you? You will definitely need a sleeping tablet. Is it safe for a child to take one of those? Run in and ask your mammy there little boy.
Okay
Has 2 all Ireland’s but will never catch Tommy walsh
He was only a distraction to the Tipp Team. Maybe they might make progress with him gone. Tipp need to give all the up and coming young lads a run now and forget about carrying the has beings….
What is going on in Tipp!!! There is no way all these players would jump ship unless they knew they hadn’t a hope of winning an All Ireland next year.
Fair play to Lar, played for 15 years for a top hurling county and won 2 all Ireland’s and a hurler of the year gong. Can walk away with his head held high.
Wonder if anyone realises the lar and tommy walsh fiasco was a tactic enforced by the management and not a personal choice by corbett
I think you will find that Lar was one of the “brains” behind the master plan!! http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/corbett-explains-bizarre-semi-final-strategy-1.557379
He’s retired again!! I thought he went a few years ago??
Bit like dj
Who cares about DJ!! Why do you bring everything back to KK? Are you obsessed with them like every Cork person appears to be? Jealous? Admire them? Loathe them? Love them? Only your shrink knows I’d say.
Lar never retired before, he specicly stated that he was taking a break from inter county hurling, he never ruled out coming back.
For someone who has already had a go at another poster here for getting gacts ares ways you’d think you’d have your own house in order but don’t let the facts get in the way of you making derogatory comments about a person who has given up so much time for the beautiful game and our enjoyment
I asked a question Hon, I didn’t state a fact. Please keep up. I can’t come down to your level.
??????
Throw away the shovel kid
“He’s retired again.” sounds like a statement to me
Followed by ‘I thought he went a few years ago?’. That symbol at the end is called a question mark. Don’t worry you will learn simple things like that when you move on to big school.
Ah simple person, they’re two separate sentences. “He’s retired again!!”.. is one complete sentence. That symbol at the end is called an exclamation mark which indicates the end of a sentence.
It doesn’t matter. The paragraph ends with a question mark. I know the word ‘paragraph’ is a big word for you so ask your remedial teacher what it means in the morning.
Lar walked away to keep his name in the media and kept everyone guessing about when/if he would return. Yet another example of his attention seeking.
Whilst you’re at it ask your remedial teacher to explain when you use exclamation marks. They are not used for statements. I thought you were more intelligent and was enjoying the back and forth between us over the past few weeks. Now I’m seriously wondering if I’m talking to a child!!
OneDay is owning you I reckon
Exclamation marks are not used for statements? I’m amazed at that! Oh look I just made a statement and guess what I also used an exclamation mark at its end. Your waffling about paragraphs is the worst mealy mouthed attempt at back tracking I’ve heard in a long time. Care for more?
Yes, an idiot would put an exclamation mark at the end of a statement, like you just did.
Tá an ceart agat! (More of those pesky exclamation marks in statements) Is é béarla mo dara theanga i ndáirire ;)
Ok so you know Irish (I’m sure you will get a gold star in the morning from your teacher) but your English is brutal.
The Irish Independent say Lar retired in 2012. They would know a little bit more than you about the situation I’d say. http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/lar-corbett-exit-signals-tipperary-transition-34214747.html. Most media outlets said he retired in 2012. Maybe you are Lar are you?
Oneday you would want to check your own facts Lar Corbetts scoring record from play stacks up against anyones including Henry Shefflins. Love your 20 years comment as well seeing as we didnt play each other for most of that time. Controversy for the sake of it leave it to Joe Brolly hes better at it than you
Did I say anything about Lar’s scoring record? NO. Are you seeing things again?
It doesn’t matter how often Kilkenny and Tipp have played each other (a lot in the last 6 years) the FACT is they have only beaten Kilkenny once in championship hurling (2010) since their last victory before that in 1991. That’s 24 years!! A seriously miserable stat for Tipp.
Yes it is, but if your not from kilkenny or tipperary, I’d worry about your own county record, cause tipperary are the only county that have been trying to close the gap in kilkenny the past few years .
Snooze Jack!!!
Tommy Walsh was jeered in semple after being sent off for nothing .
Lat used to get a fair barracking from the Tipp supporters as well unjustly as well
Lar is a legend in tipp, no other hurler in Munster had as many all ireland medals this year. Some Kilkenny “fans” really showed their class by jeering off an injured amateur player off the pitch
Isn’t it tremendous that ppl from all counties comment on a legends retirement, just goes to show the high esteem he was held in even if some of the comments were derogatory, if they bothered to look today they’d see a current player from their own county is involved in an article today and not one of them bothered to comment on it, I suppose it goes to show their mentality and what level of moral standing they have
What a thick!!