Preview: Laois v Waterford (Allianz Hurling League Div.1B)
Written by Laois PR Team
The Laois senior hurlers will play Waterford in their Round 2 game of Div.1B when they travel to Waterford on Sunday February 9th with throw in at 2pm in Walsh Park.
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Manager Tommy Fitzgerald has named the following side to face Waterford:
Starting changes from the Offaly game:
Podge Delaney at no.5 replaces Tom Cuddy.
Paddy Purcell starts at no.9, Tomas Keyes who was midifeld against Offaly is no.15, replacing Martin Phelan.
Willie Dunphy at no.14 replaces Aaron Dunphy
Latest Laois Stats:
Enda Rowland joined Neil Foyle on 55 NHL apps (v Offaly)
The pair are in joint-24th spot on the all-time NHL apps table for Laois.
Rowland was the first player since Pat Critchely (1990) to make his 55th NHL app against Offaly.
Vs Offaly, Enda Rowland became the 10th Laois hurler to reach 100 league & cship appearances.
135 Matthew Whelan
115 Tommy Fitzgerald
110 Joe Fitzpatrick & Paddy Purcell
108 Mick Mahon
106 Michael Walsh
103 Willie Hyland
102 PJ Cuddy
100 Enda Rowland
Cha Dwyer played his first NHL game in nearly three years.
It was the 168th time that a Laois hurler has had 1000+ days between NHL matches.
Round 2 Recap:
Laois v Offaly in Laois Hire O’Moore Park February 2nd
Laois: 1-15
Offaly: 1-24
Laois: Aaron Dunphy 0-7 (five frees, one 65), Enda Rowland 1-0 (penalty), Jordan Walshe 0-2, Cha Dwyer 0-2, David Dooley 0-2, Aidan Corby 0-1, Paddy Purcell 0-1.
Offaly: Brian Duignan 0-13 (ten frees), Dan Ravenhill 0-5, David Nally 1-0, Oisin Kelly 0-2, Dan Bourke 0-1 Donal Shirley 0-1, Colin Spain 0-1, Charlie Mitchell 0-1.
Standout Players (Laois): Liam O’Connell came on as a substitute in the 48th minute and his hard work rate made an immediate impact in the Laois defence. He intercepted long balls aimed towards Offaly forwards and turned over possession when he got out in front of markers to win the ball, before using his physical strength and pace to get up the field alongside using accurate puck passes to aid in the Laois attack.
The return of midfielder Jordan Walshe and right corner forward Cha Dwyer, was great to see and proved highly effective in getting Laois points on the scoreboard due to their long range scoring prowess. Both players scored their points from play excellently from long range and difficult angles. Both scored 0-2 from play.
Aaron Dunphy proved his role as captain with a strong performance. He was consistently accurate from dead balls under pressure and also displayed the ability to get a super score from play. (Total 0-7)
Waterford: NHL Div.1B Round 2 in Carlow on Sunday February 2nd
Carlow: 2-21
Waterford: 1-19
Scorers for Carlow: M Kavanagh 0-10 (6fs, 1 65), Chris Nolan 2-3, Paddy Boland, James Doyle 0-2 each, Kevin McDonald, Jack McCullagh, Ciaran Whelan, Jon Nolan 0-1 each.
Scorers for Waterford: Padraig Fitzgerald 0-5 (4fs), Jamie Barron, Patrick Fitzgerald (1f) 0-4 each, Conor Sheahan 0-3, Sean Walsh 1-0, Tom Barron, Jack Prendergast, Patrick Curran 0-1 each.
Waterford suffered a shock defeat to Carlow in their opening game of the Div.1B 2025 campaign.
Jamie Barron for Waterford was their standout player on the day. Displaying a top form shooting performance, scoring 0-4 from play. Padraig Fitzgerald was highly accurate in free taking duty (0-4 from frees, 0-1 from play) His point from play seen Waterford equalise on the 58th minute before Carlow pulled away. Conor Keane was introduced as a 2nd half substitute, coming on at half time and produced an impressive performance.
Previous meeting between Laois v Waterford.
NHL Division 1 February 11th 2023
Laois: 2-19
Waterford: 2-31
By Laois PRO Fri 7th Feb
