Hurling Qualifiers

The draw for the preliminary and first phases of the GAA Hurling Championship Qualifiers were made this afternoon.
The preliminary phase draw sees Antrim host Westmeath while Laois will enjoy home advantage against Cork.
In the first round the winners of Laois v Cork will enjoy home advantage against Offaly while Carlow will have to travel to either Antrim or Westmeath.

GAA Hurling Championship – Qualifier Draws (first team enjoys home advantage)
Preliminary Phase – weekending Sat June 18
Antrim v Westmeath; Laois v Cork

Phase One – weekending Sat June 25
Laois/Cork v Offaly; Antrim/Westmeath v Carlow.

Christy Ring more like .....

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Christy Ring more like .....

Dublin arrogance here again, you weren't saying that a few years ago.

Antrim are the big winners in that draw, should get two wins under their belt and a bit of momentum before getting a cut off one of the bigger sides.....Poor Offaly seem to have no luck when it comes to the qualifiers draw...

Wouldn't be so sure Puke. Antrim only beat a dour Westmeath by 4 points in the league. They now have a new manager and some very important players back who have the pride in the jersey. I still feel if we didn't let in those 3 soft goals we would have won by 10 points or more. Our lads were sore after that match and are gunning for another crack at Westmeath.

Antrim tend to struggle against teams they are "supposed" to beat. Last year they needed a miracle to come from about ten behind to beat Carlow at casement, and then beat the Dubs next time out at Croke!!!

Westmeath could do for them......

patrique wrote:Antrim tend to struggle against teams they are "supposed" to beat.

They tend to struggle against teams they are not "supposed" to beat as well bud.

hurlingguru wrote:

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Christy Ring more like .....

Dublin confidence here again, you weren't saying that a few years ago.

hurlingguru wrote:

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Christy Ring more like .....

Dublin arrogance here again, you weren't saying that a few years ago.

Great work going on in Leinster, always remember we are 1 sometimes

Seems a bit of an odd set-up that teams defeated in the semi-finals of provinces can meet each other straight away in the Hurling Qualifiers:

Clare vs Galway

Limerick vs Wexford

Meanwhile, teams defeated in provincial quarter finals, as well as preliminary round losers and Antrim, don't meet any of the above until Round Three.

Surely the four defeated provinical semi-finalists should meet four teams advancing from Round 1 of the Qualifiers?

Be interesting if someone could gather all the different back-door systems since 1997. My guess is all have been failures. It's only a matter of time before it changes again.

Did Cork really need to hit 10 goals?? Hope they get a fooking hammering later in the summer ....

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Did Cork really need to hit 10 goals?? Hope they get a fooking hammering later in the summer ....

Bizarre post.

What have you and Thomas Clarke been taking this evening.

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Did Cork really need to hit 10 goals?? Hope they get a fooking hammering later in the summer ....

That was my thought's to.............Hope the Dubs give it to them

Belfast Calling.........Pat Calling

Looks like we will be locking horns again. Why can't we ever get to play ye in DCP

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Did Cork really need to hit 10 goals??

Heard Offaly had the beating of cork today but left it behind them, hitting 16 wides

The Puke wrote:Heard Offaly had the beating of cork today but left it behind them, hitting 16 wides

That's why they have the posts, supposed to hit the ball between them.

Poor forwards hit wides, Clare suffered badly from it in the 1990s if you remember?

Now a team can have an off day, but too many sides hit a load of wides, and it is a sign of poor decision making, panic or whatever.

It can only be used as an excuse on rare occasions.

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Did Cork really need to hit 10 goals?? Hope they get a fooking hammering later in the summer ....

Be interesting to hear Jayo's take on this afternoon's Munster Final.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Did Cork really need to hit 10 goals?? Hope they get a fooking hammering later in the summer ....

Be interesting to hear Jayo's take on this afternoon's Munster Final.

Waterford are a hurling power - Laois are not. Not nice to see them get whacked but thats life - and Tipp anxious to send a message to the Cats.

As for Cork getting tanked .... Happy Days!

Both quarter-finals fixed for Sunday the 24th of July in Thurles. Dublin vs Limerick at 2pm followed by Galway vs Waterford at 4pm. €30 for the stand, €20 for the terrace.