Ger Cunningham taking a lot of positives from early season form

Mon, 9th February 2015

Dublin hurling manager, Ger Cunningham, has been encouraged by what he has seen so far of Dublin’s hurlers as they turn their attention of the upcoming NHL Division 1A campaign commencing with this Sunday’s all-ticket clash with Tipperary in Parnell Park (2.0).

“The league is obviously going to be the focus going forward. We mixed the very good with some not-so-good,” said Ger reflecting on last Saturday’s narrow Walsh Cup final loss to Galway in Croke Park.

“But overall, taking everything into consideration, still a lot of positives to be taken out of it. We’ve tried to find a few new players, and I think we’ve found a few.

“I thought some people put up their hands tonight - Shane Barrett did some really good things, maybe started slowly but he got a phenomenal score and could have got another one.

“Chris Crummey - his first game since he played an under-21 final with his club back in November. I thought he did a lot of very good things tonight, he showed that he can play at this level.

“We gave Shane Stapleton a game tonight to see how he was performing, can he play at this level? Started very well, he got a couple of very good scores, and he showed again that he’s a work-in-progress and the more of those we can find, the better.”

But the Cork hurling legend knows there is plenty of room for improvement.

“I think you can make them (the opposition) earn their score more so than giving away silly frees.

“So that’s something we’ve to work on - our discipline and our tackling,” he added.

Next Sunday's NHL Division 1A clash of Dublin and Tipperary in Parnell Park (2.0) is an all-ticket game.

Tickets are currently available online http://dubgaa.tickets.ie/

Dublin footballers NFL Division 1 clash with Kerry will now take place on Sunday, March 1 in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney (2.0).

Allianz Leagues GAA Hurling Division 1A Round 1
Ath Cliath v Tiobraid Arann 2pm

Ticket Information:

Pre-purchase price:
Adult: €10 (Pre-Purchase discount ends midnight on the day before the fixture)

Match Day Price:
Adult: €15
Concessions: €10 available at the grounds only

Juveniles can attend this match free of charge and do not need a ticket.

All tickets for this match are UNRESERVED.