Is it time to stop puking and start peaking?

There's a grand stretch in the evening and you know hurling season is starting to get into the swing of things when you’re tempted to head out for a few pucks when you get home.

Most clubs will be nearing getting back to pitch sessions, if they're not already doing so, and that change in the hour is only around the corner. A magical time of the year.

So as we head into round three of the league I wonder whether this is the time to peak in the league - or is it needed at all?

I was doing some work recently with the great Anthony Daly and he gave one of the best quotes I’ve heard in a long time.

We were chatting about Tipp and how they’re going so far and Dalo asked "Are they peaking when they should be puking?!"

We know what he means. Are they going too well too early when they should be training like dogs?

Well most counties are training like dogs around now and the matches seem to bear that out. It got me thinking - is there a time to peak for the league and are we nearing that now?

Everyone is all in now given that the Fitzgibbon Cup is done and dusted (a massive congrats to my alma mater Mary Immaculate on their great win).

It’s eight weeks to the first round of the championship. Entering round three, if your team has struggled thus far, this weekend could mean curtains for their chances of qualifying for the top league group in 2025.

So with the timeframe, the prospect of only two more competitive games before championship, and the looming threat of relegation, I would contend this is 'moving day' for several teams in the top hurling leagues.

Add to the fact that managers will now be wanting the majority of their top players back on the pitch together in a competitive setting.

Even last time out, we saw a much stronger Kilkenny