KILKENNY POWERED THROUGH to yet another All-Ireland hurling final yesterday, after a 1-21 to 18 point win against Waterford in Croke Park.
The Cats made it 14 finals in 17 years under Brian Cody, continuing their hoodoo over their neighbours that stretches back to the 1959 All-Ireland final, the last time the Déise lifted Liam.
A number of players stood out for the reigning champions, and the trio trusted with the task of selecting the man of the match on the Sunday Game last night were Donal Óg Cusack, Eddie Brennan and Ger Loughnane.
Obviously, with a haul of 1-9, TJ Reid was given a nomination, along with is teammate Cillian Buckley who chipped in with a point, while Darragh Fives of Waterford impressed the panel enough to get mentioned.
However, neither Buckley nor Fives could do anything to stop Reid picking up the prize, with the panel smitten on the forward’s display, with Cusack suggesting the Ballyhale Shamrocks star “could surpass any of the greats, and Loughnane adding that his “unselfish workrate and leadership” were a key weapon in his arsenal, rather than just his scoring power.
Did the panel get it right? Give us your thoughts in the comments below.
Don’t know if this lad is up to it would love to see Mark Travers, caomhin kelleher or Gavin bazunu get loan moves or start starting for their first teams.But that’s highly unlikely for kelleher or bazunu so a loan is probably needed. But I’d say Travers is better than Ramsdale at Bournemouth imo.
@James Mockler: apart from his debut,Travers has mad so many errors when given a chance,Ramsdale is a decent keeper.
@Nic Antonio: tbf travers has made mistakes but so has Ramsdale one that springs to mind is against Leicester I think vardy lobbed him from 35 yards. But I think play Travers as much as Ramsdale and you’ll potentially have a better keeper in the long run.
@James Mockler: O’Hara is a good keeper and playing first team football unlike Travers and Gavin is miles away from playing for Irish senior team.