"Eoin Kelly sat down to watch Limerick and Clare duke it out in Ennis last Sunday and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was like hurling from a world that he had little familiarity with compared to his own playing days."
""Yeah, no one seems to mark anyone anymore!" the Waterford legend says of whether he would like to be playing in the modern game. "I watched Clare and Limerick the other day, there was no marking. It was mental."
Eoin Kelly watched Limerick and Clare in Ennis and found the style of play unfamiliar compared with his own Waterford playing days. He observed that players were not being marked closely. He said there was no marking during the match and described the lack of marking as unusual and intense. He also commented on whether he would like to play in the modern game, stating that no one seems to mark anyone anymore. His reaction centers on how defensive pressure and marking have changed from earlier eras.
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