JJ Delaney and Lar Corbett tell story of league final fight
People can lose their head in sport. When things get heated, when tempers flare, you can do things that are out of character and defy logic and former Kilkenny defender J.J. Delaney is certainly guilty of the latter. Delaney threw a punch at Corbett’s helmet after an altercation 14 yards from the Kilkenny goal that saw […]
7 years ago
“It was controlling Dan Shanahan as much as anything else”
“The whole thing is absolutely choreographed now.” From the Maor Foirne to the physio, the bus driver and everyone in between, inter-county set-ups have expanded hugely and everyone has an important role to play. Derek McGrath knows all about it from his five years with the Waterford hurlers and Lar Corbett experienced the growing number of […]
7 years ago
“On a Friday night, their job should be simplified and they’re going home relaxed then”
If you have a point to make, make it clearly. If you have a job to pass on, pass it on with conviction. There’s no use in tip-toeing around the crux of it, no point in beating around the bush. Lar Corbett remembers his days hurling with Tipperary well. He recalls championship weeks like they […]
7 years ago
Corbett & McGrath’s Big Build-Up is here – our new hurling analysis show
Derek McGrath, Lar Corbett, highlights, match-ups and a tactics board. As hurling preview shows go, Corbett and McGrath’s Big Build-Up is a must-watch. SportsJOE and Centra have teamed up for the All-Ireland senior hurling championship and, throughout the summer, we’re bringing you one hell of an analysis series. Waterford manager for five years, Derek McGrath […]
7 years ago
Have yourself a snowy night in tonight with these three cracking GAA programmes
Deadly. There’s something endlessly satisfying about shutting yourself in from the descending blizzard outside and basking in your television’s warming glow. A healthy chunk of Ireland’s population will experience just that this week as Storm Emma and the Beast From The East have their way with our daily lives, swooping in to plunge the country […]
8 years ago
