I heard there was pandemonium in the kk dressing rooms when lar followed tommy Walsh into the showers

tipperary are better than that, apologies!

What has barely been mentioned is the fundamental rule that in hurling, the backs choose who they mark, not the forwards. Tommy wasnt marking Lar, Jackie was. So after 5 minutes Declan Ryan should have seen this and acted. Kilkenny would have been 8 points up at half time but for Herritys mistake which changed the momentum of the rest of the half.

Lar did keep Tommy scoreless in fairness though!!

P.s. Telling a player of Lar Corbetts attacking qualities to go and mark another player (to sacrifice himself) is not a “sound tactic”.

Believe there were some great tunes played in Lar’s bar in Thurles last night… ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, ‘Stand by your Man’, ‘Walk the Line’….
and not slagging Lar btw, just the management decision to have one of the game’s best scorers walk round the pitch like a lovesick puppy…

to be fair it must have been great craic for the lads – do u reckon they were also imitating each other? stop that – stop that – this is stupid – this is stupid – stop repeating what i say – stop repeating what i say (i reckon thats when the yellow card came!)

I’d say the Queen would refuse to shake Lar’s hand now after his carry on yesterday.

It was a shame to see such a great player doing this. I agree i think management made him do it even though he didn’t want to. What i didn’t get was not putting Eoin Kelly on when things started to go wrong

That card should have been a red, no question about it. The ref let that go on for far too long. Not the best of refereeing yesterday at all.

That KK defence was formidable yesterday. I doubt that Lar would have been able to impose himself even if he had decided to crawl out of Tommy Walshs backside. Joe and co have much to ponder come final time as do the Tribe back three in locking up Power, Fennelly and Fogarty.

There is clearly one rule for Kilkenny players and another rule for their opponents. Look at their previous match Richie Hogan was sent off for pulling on a player. So when Tipp players strike a KK player or pull off their helmets its ok. The GAA needs to tell all their refs to apply one set of rules to all teams.And as for the tactics of Lar and Pa well that was their downfall. They perished on that Rock. Lets hope we get a decent and fair Ref for the final.

That ref. was idiotic. He thought the whole thing was a great joke and he running around grinning like a cheshire cat.

What a second half by the cats!! There fans must have been drooling watching them go! Galway need a great start against them again! Was in croker last year great all Ireland! Hopefully will get a ticket again!

Richie got it spot on, Lar’s around long enough now to realise their tactics were harming Tipp’s attacking play and should’ve said and done something bout it. Surely his opinion would carry a bit of weight in the dressing room. Tipp were lacking leaders on the pitch and lacking a Plan B on the sideline. It appears that Declan Ryan maybe the fall guy for both.

Tipp people are hurting after watching that fiasco. Whoever came up with that plan for Corbett should never be allowed near a county team ever again. Well not in Tipp anyway.

The Tipperary hurling supporter deserves answers and not just the usual rumour mill. The Chairman of the county board needs to tell us who was behind this rubbish.

After that debacle, who will take the job on, as that trio are surely history now, but the history of it in Tipperary is that those who will want it are not the best candidates and the best candidates will run a mile.
When we hit rock bottom in a few years, a man will come forward but he will wait and watch now and then emerge as a hero.

Thats the Tipperary hurling way.

Sheedy built a team capable of winning all-Ireland’s left Tipp hurling in good shape it took Declan Ryan 2 years to destroy it and bring us back down to junior level. Bring back Sheedy to sort this mess out…

Lar Corbett was thrown in against Tommy Walsh because he was a senior player and believed to be equipped to deal with Walsh’s play. Besides Walsh’s undeniable hurling talents Walsh is the master of late tackles, dirty blows and generally just intimidating opposing players.. All part of the game ..? Well that’s debatable.. But putting a senior player on him that can handle him is actually a sound tactic.

Walsh dealt with the tactic extremely well and ultimately came out on top, but those who know hurling will also know that Walsh deserves any attention he gets on the pitch, I would go so far as to say Walsh himself would agree.

Lar Corbett is not the villain here, someone will have to hold up there hands from the Tipp camp and explain what happened but ultimately the main reason behind what happened is Tommy Walsh himself. The style of hurling he plays and how dominant he is playing that way..

I read a lot of the comments here and I have to say that there was no plan or tactic here- I think Declan Ryan lost all control of this team and the dressing room- playin bonner maher up front- nobody in there right mind would do that there is no better ball winner in midfield- there was a lot of stuff going on off the ball- like tommy walshs laying into John o Brien before the match started real class there- and then I think lar and pa takin matters into there own hand- callinhan left in on the bench due to personal grudge – curran had the flu- there were no tactics here just disgraceful play from some hurlers and left Declan Ryan to cover it up cause he can’t come out and say what really happened-
What should happen Declan Ryan has to resign, players need to leave after yesterday – Corbett

I think LAR should not be allowed on any hurling pitch again.

Tactics were so dumb yesterday it beggars belief. A group of players capable of winning any match made to look like dumb beasts by management,a grudge against callinan,bonnar on the edge of the square and the stupid tactic of lar and pa on tommy Walsh. In any game that suits a back,forwards score,they don’t mark. Team selection is shameful,but most of all undertakes management team tipp hurled poorly look unfit and a are far better than last Sunday. The team deserves better the county deserves better, and everyone deserves to nothave to listen to Michael duignan ever again.

go see a shrink lar you need treatment

Where’s the picture of Tommy Walsh hitting Pa Bourke with the his hurley as Bourke ran past him?