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Replying To Timbertony:  "Forwards let the ball out very handy too, some of which seems to be tactical. Let's be honest, the workrate across the board isn't up to par. Backs can't handle being ran at and pretty much every team tried to target us in the air too. I guess not easy replace likes of Liam Ryan, MOH, P Foley, all who were strong at both."
I was very dissapointed with our workrate particularly in the Dublin game our forwards let the Dublin backs work the ball out far too easily and we got punished

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 668 - 30/06/2025 13:16:26    2622630

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "I was very dissapointed with our workrate particularly in the Dublin game our forwards let the Dublin backs work the ball out far too easily and we got punished"
I would say the Offaly match was the only game where I though the workrate was acceptable and it was really too late by then.

We just have to dust ourselves off and look forward now anyway taking a lesson from what Dublin have done. There's absolutely nothing special about them except they're organised, extremely hard working and are well coached in what they're doing. That is a gap I believe we can bridge with the resources at our disposal.

One thing for sure, there can be no messing next year. Heads down and try to hit the ground running in 1b.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3794 - 30/06/2025 14:02:36    2622650

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We have to be on it from the word go next year. Dublin have shown what is possible. We arent that far behind them but need to show far more consistency and be far more aggressive. We are seen as soft that is the reality of things. We need to attack the league from the off if we are to be in the hunt for promotion

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 668 - 01/07/2025 09:52:52    2622815

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "We have to be on it from the word go next year. Dublin have shown what is possible. We arent that far behind them but need to show far more consistency and be far more aggressive. We are seen as soft that is the reality of things. We need to attack the league from the off if we are to be in the hunt for promotion"
It has to start at club underage level. Our coaching and drills are generally too passive with too little contact, and referees here are maybe too strict on physicality. Chops and pulls definitely shouldn't be allowed, but our refs do seem alot more whistle happy than other county's. The perfect illustration being the Munster Final, which changed altogether when a Wexford ref took it over.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 01/07/2025 10:46:55    2622831

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Replying To Viking66:  "Noone seemed to follow him around the pitch in the game I watched. Like all modern intercounty 11s playing high level hurling he roamed. All the counties seem uninclined to detail a man to mark a roaming 11."
So you are saying it was Damien Reck or nobody? How can any set of backs let a player roam around and score 15 points and anybody turn around and say nobody was marking him? In fairness, somebody has to take responsibility either manager or players if that is the case.
My father was at the match and told me it was Damien Reck as well.
Its not like nobody marking a corner back who roamed up the field a few times and grabbed a point or set up a score because we had a man deep, its their key forward and you are saying nobody was marking him while he destroyed us and bet us on his own?

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1886 - 01/07/2025 12:19:53    2622856

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "So you are saying it was Damien Reck or nobody? How can any set of backs let a player roam around and score 15 points and anybody turn around and say nobody was marking him? In fairness, somebody has to take responsibility either manager or players if that is the case.
My father was at the match and told me it was Damien Reck as well.
Its not like nobody marking a corner back who roamed up the field a few times and grabbed a point or set up a score because we had a man deep, its their key forward and you are saying nobody was marking him while he destroyed us and bet us on his own?"
I don't know who was detailed to mark him after Shane Reck was injured. But I'd be 99% sure it wasn't supposed to be Damien. That's not the role he plays for us.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 01/07/2025 14:04:29    2622887

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "So you are saying it was Damien Reck or nobody? How can any set of backs let a player roam around and score 15 points and anybody turn around and say nobody was marking him? In fairness, somebody has to take responsibility either manager or players if that is the case.
My father was at the match and told me it was Damien Reck as well.
Its not like nobody marking a corner back who roamed up the field a few times and grabbed a point or set up a score because we had a man deep, its their key forward and you are saying nobody was marking him while he destroyed us and bet us on his own?"
I was going to raise the same point storystash but you got in ahead of me.
Can't understand how a lethal forward like Mannion could be given the freedom of the pitch.
I saw him on one occasion taking a shot and no marker within 30 yards of him. Crazy stuff.
It's the job of the defence to Mark tightly, making it difficult for the forward to get a clean shot on goal.
If we defend like that we are going nowhere.
Mannion must have had a very broad smile on his face when he walked off the field after that game.

Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 532 - 01/07/2025 14:18:57    2622895

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Replying To Magpie2:  "I was going to raise the same point storystash but you got in ahead of me.
Can't understand how a lethal forward like Mannion could be given the freedom of the pitch.
I saw him on one occasion taking a shot and no marker within 30 yards of him. Crazy stuff.
It's the job of the defence to Mark tightly, making it difficult for the forward to get a clean shot on goal.
If we defend like that we are going nowhere.
Mannion must have had a very broad smile on his face when he walked off the field after that game."
Mannion scored 0-11 against Kilkenny in the Leinster final, the difference is the Kilkenny starting forwards scored 3-15 between them.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 970 - 01/07/2025 14:39:25    2622901

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Replying To Magpie2:  "I was going to raise the same point storystash but you got in ahead of me.
Can't understand how a lethal forward like Mannion could be given the freedom of the pitch.
I saw him on one occasion taking a shot and no marker within 30 yards of him. Crazy stuff.
It's the job of the defence to Mark tightly, making it difficult for the forward to get a clean shot on goal.
If we defend like that we are going nowhere.
Mannion must have had a very broad smile on his face when he walked off the field after that game."
Was listening to podcasts the week before the game,can't remember was it Martin storey or richie kehoe said the starting point to beating galway was Cathal Mannion and wexford would have to sacrifice someone,stop him and you would go along way to beating galway,I'm fairly sure it was spoke about not conceding puck outs!!! If we done those two things against galway we would prob won the game!!! If we pushed up on puckouts in all other games and apply habit of pressure I'm fairly sure we would have had a better chance to win games!!! I think we have to set up and play with high intensity and energy!!! Without that we are so poor,with it we are competitive!!!

theboys (Wexford) - Posts: 280 - 01/07/2025 15:55:19    2622924

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Replying To theboys:  "Was listening to podcasts the week before the game,can't remember was it Martin storey or richie kehoe said the starting point to beating galway was Cathal Mannion and wexford would have to sacrifice someone,stop him and you would go along way to beating galway,I'm fairly sure it was spoke about not conceding puck outs!!! If we done those two things against galway we would prob won the game!!! If we pushed up on puckouts in all other games and apply habit of pressure I'm fairly sure we would have had a better chance to win games!!! I think we have to set up and play with high intensity and energy!!! Without that we are so poor,with it we are competitive!!!"
It was Richie Kehoe and he laid out the whole plan, then we did the opposite

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3794 - 01/07/2025 16:11:01    2622930

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Replying To theboys:  "Was listening to podcasts the week before the game,can't remember was it Martin storey or richie kehoe said the starting point to beating galway was Cathal Mannion and wexford would have to sacrifice someone,stop him and you would go along way to beating galway,I'm fairly sure it was spoke about not conceding puck outs!!! If we done those two things against galway we would prob won the game!!! If we pushed up on puckouts in all other games and apply habit of pressure I'm fairly sure we would have had a better chance to win games!!! I think we have to set up and play with high intensity and energy!!! Without that we are so poor,with it we are competitive!!!"
Definitely

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 01/07/2025 17:33:30    2622953

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Yeah that was brutal v Galway from Wexford. If a bolter of a corner forward had scored 1-4 well what can you do.
But their main threat was called out and flagged and an u10 manager would have known stop Cathal Mannion and you will go a long way to beating Galway. It was poor by the players but also by Keith Rossiter.
You can't legislate for a player running amok but at least put somebody on their star man to get in there and make life hell and make him earn every ball he wins.
Leave a couple of marks on him, give away a few frees, but at least make him earn everything.
But the problem is, Wexford lack that sort of player at the moment. Shane Reck is the only one capable but he too wants to hurl too much ball.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1412 - 01/07/2025 19:50:02    2622993

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "Yeah that was brutal v Galway from Wexford. If a bolter of a corner forward had scored 1-4 well what can you do.
But their main threat was called out and flagged and an u10 manager would have known stop Cathal Mannion and you will go a long way to beating Galway. It was poor by the players but also by Keith Rossiter.
You can't legislate for a player running amok but at least put somebody on their star man to get in there and make life hell and make him earn every ball he wins.
Leave a couple of marks on him, give away a few frees, but at least make him earn everything.
But the problem is, Wexford lack that sort of player at the moment. Shane Reck is the only one capable but he too wants to hurl too much ball."
He was injured in the warm up

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 01/07/2025 22:06:31    2623020

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Great to hear that Lee is committing for another year.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 02/07/2025 06:51:56    2623043

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Replying To Viking66:  "Great to hear that Lee is committing for another year."
Brilliant if true . Where did you hear this?

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 668 - 02/07/2025 09:26:43    2623061

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Brilliant if true . Where did you hear this?"
Various different papers carrying the story

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 02/07/2025 10:46:14    2623089

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Brilliant if true . Where did you hear this?"
Various different papers carrying the story

https://www.gaa.ie/article/lee-chin-happy-to-go-again-with-wexford-in-2026

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16468 - 02/07/2025 10:48:26    2623091

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Brilliant if true . Where did you hear this?"
Don't have the link handy but there was something on the official gaa page on twitter

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 278 - 02/07/2025 10:55:57    2623092

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Replying To Viking66:  "Various different papers carrying the story

https://www.gaa.ie/article/lee-chin-happy-to-go-again-with-wexford-in-2026"
Great news lads. Lee is an outstanding player I love seeing him in the purple and gold. I hope we really go at it next year for his sake

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 668 - 02/07/2025 11:42:09    2623103

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I see Jack Redmond scored 7 points from play and Simon Roche scored 6 from play over the weekend. I really hope we can get these two lads firing next year and really step up and earn their places . I would love us to at least get to another Leinster final before Lee retires . He is the greatest Wexford hurler I have ever seen and deserves more than one Leinster hurling title. Our first aim next year has to be to win division 1b of the league. Young lads really need to step up in the early rounds of the league and we need to show more hunger and intensity from the word go

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 668 - 02/07/2025 11:50:42    2623105

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