John Fogarty: Good hurlers turning into bad actors

Just behind 'steps' and 'throw', 'dive' has become the biggest accusation now from the sidelines and stands and with good reason

CRITICISM: Former Laois manager and Kilkenny player Eddie Brennan has been loud in his criticism of what he sees as players simulating injury. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Six years ago, John Kiely took aim at a comment made from the Clare dugout at Declan Hannon. In his first senior championship in charge, the Limerick manager was on the wrong end of the result but wasn’t taking the remark lying down.

“A comment was passed, I didn’t like it, simple as,” he explained about a heated moment on the Kinane Stand sideline in Thurles. “It was said that he (Hannon) dived and he didn’t dive. Declan doesn’t dive.