High-scoring future as hurling hitting a new level

As we head into the fourth weekend of Allianz Hurling League action, a pattern is beginning to emerge. More and more teams are playing the possession game of short stick-passing.

It begs the question — is hurling going forward? There are those who pine for the old days, the first-time pulling, the long aimless ball into forwards and all that. In my opinion, that game went out with the flood.

Look at the old games shown on TG4 these days. Look at the so-called skill levels. Yes, fellas were pulling, but how often were they hitting the ball? How often were they pulling simply for the sake of pulling?