80’s Babies still doing It. The Class is Permanent, Club Hurling 15.
1.Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone)
Arguably Tipperary’s greatest ever hurler is still doing it for the South men from between the sticks, Blocking, Scoring (1-01 in the Tipperary SHC ), Pin Point Puckouts, Refereeing and the 2024 Tipp Masters Captain.
2.Mickey Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
Now plying his trade in Premier Intermediate, Cahill is still a force to be reckoned with. Anchors the defence well and Sarsfields are humming as a result. Every chance they could make the Seamus O’Riain Final for the Second Year in a Row. Cahill ran the show for them in both of those Finals from the Half Back Line, Don’t Doubt for a minute, that he could do the same again this Year.
3.Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
The mini digger is still going strong for Mullinahone. Full-back or Centre-back there’s no stopping Curran. The physique says he’s still ready for Inter-County. Another Tipperary Masters Hurler.
4.Conor O’Brien (Eire Óg Annacarty)
He plays in the Forwards now for EOA but, O’Brien always did his best hurling in a Tipp Jersey at 4. Still leading the Annacarty Crew to the top of their Premier Intermediate Group and kicked in with a Man of the match display of late also, 0-02 from play for the 2024 PIHC so far.
5.Brian Fox (Eire Óg Annacarty)
Fox is the spiritual leader out West, an epic display in their Round 3 game v Cashel saw him pick up a Man of the Match award and an even more vaunted inclusion on The Premier ‘View’ Team of the Week.
6.Brendan Maher (Borrisoleigh)
When You Captain your County to Minor & Senior All Ireland wins you can do what you want. Brendan can do it all and from any position. Will need all his prowess this Weekend coming v Lorrha in their Relegation Semi-Final.
7.Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
‘Bustin’ out of defence he’s gonna flatten ya’ – The 2 Johnnies had the Newport man off to a T in 2010 and he’s still doing it in 2024.He scored a remarkable 0-12 in the 2023 Championship and You can be certain he will chip in with a vital score at the Weekend, if Newport need it in their Relegation Semi-final v Moyne Templetuohy.
8.Tom Treacy (Cappawhite)
Another All-Ireland minor medalist from 2007, Treacy still holds court out West. A Powerful display in Round 3 v Clonoulty saw his team qualify for a Quarter Final Joust against Shannon Rovers this Saturday in Newport.
9.Johnny Ryan (Drom)
When needs must you reach for experience and that’s exactly what Drom did. Johnny answered the call and Drom got the win they so badly needed to stave off a Relegation Battle. He scored 0-03 from play in that loser gets a Relegation Semi-Final game v Borris-ileigh and also chipped in with 0-02 from play in their Round 2 Loss to Toomevara.
10.Darragh Hickey (Boherlahan)
He was famous in ‘07 for a stormer against Cork and just last weekend in their Preliminary Quarter Final Defeat to Cashel, he was Jimmy Barry Murphyesque, overhead flicking the ball to the net for his native Boherlahan. The 2023 Intermediate Champions will need his steadying influence for a few more Years Yet. He finishes with a Total Tally of 1-05,all from Play for 2024.
11.Danny O’Hanlon (Carrick Swan)
Still produces for the Swan albeit off the bench these times. They’ll need all his experience to get over the line this weekend against Burgess. 0-02 from Play so far this Championship but its his experience and cuteness that adds so much more to the Swan attack.
12.Pat Shortt (Upperchurch)
The ‘Church intermediate team may be struggling but Shortt certainly isn’t. Scoring at will the last two years at this grade. 2-05 so far this Year, 2-03 of it from Play.
13.Pa Bourke (Thurles Sarsfields )
A virtuoso display for Sarsfields this Year with four points from play against Clonakenny in their Round 3, 2-19 to 2-12 Win. If Sarsfields go further in the Premier Intermediate Championship, you can bet Bourke will be near the top of the scoring charts. 0-06 from Play so Far.
14.Philip Austin (Borrsokane)
Borris are flying, Austin is flying, The former Tipperary Footballer proving yet again that form is Temporary, 1-00 from play in their Round 2 win v Skeheenarinky, but its his link play and leadership that adds so much more to the North Men’s attack. Golden Kilfeacle this Weekend have been put on Notice.
15.Seamie Callanan (Drom Inch)
We weren’t leaving him out. A real leadership performance all Year but, particularly in Round 3 (0-13, 0-05 from Play), Where Drom beat Borris-ileigh to avoid the relegation dogfight. Drom and Inch scored 2-71 in this Year’s SHC, Callanan contributed 1-27. He hasn’t gone away, You know.