Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

Could see three teams on 2 points end of this group. Scoring difference could matter.

Need to find a better way of getting D Flynn more involved. Drifts out for 70% of the game. Even if it's just pulling others out of position.

Surprised Brophy wasn't first hooked.

Team carried ball into heavy traffic and conceded savage amount of turnovers. Have to address for Galway.

Well he doesn't play in the full forward line proper which is where he made initial impact as a senior. When he was ripping it up.

Only if Monaghan win all 3 and the rest win 1 a piece for us. Score difference then, down in Killarney.

Despite it being my predicted outcome; the disappointment was over fairly quick this evening. We were well in both our games. 2 quick fire missed chances to go in front against Monaghan at 65 minutes could have seen a different outcome. Don't think we ever led the Longford game till near 70 minutes - as soon as we went in front, heads picked up and we went 5 up. Today - besides the obvious red card, we failed to stamp our authority when we went up 10-8 and had some wides after that. Going in with a lead could have been significant - though the red card killed us. Getting within 1 with 14 men going into injury time was great fight however and I'm proud of that. This is the so called 2nd best team in the country and we didn't look out of our depth at all.

Big positives? We visibly have lots to work on, moreso than most of the other big teams whom we are very very close too. Shooting, consistency, discipline, in game adaptation etc. Add a couple of the u20s into the mix and we will be a serious team with the right management.

I also think it would benefit us to get in someone to teach our lads how to be subtly dirty and get away with fouling. We never seem to get away with off the ball pulling and fouling etc. We must be too obvious. There's an act to it - Feely was fouled nearly every high ball into him in the 1st half (this was blatant fouling and everyone could see it so maybe a bad example). Conway had a Monaghan fella on like a necklace last week and he got a yellow. Dan reacts (poorly in fairness) to instigation and he gets red. It's a shame to even be talking like this but off the ball stuff and unseen fouling on forwards is an epidemic to the game and Kildare seriously need to either join in and get good at it or else continue to have it done to them.

Yeah Healy has made as much impact off the bench this summer as anyone else - the composure and placement of his goal against Fermanagh is a summer highlight for me. If I must criticise he seems to be slower at adapting to not taking the ball into contact as others on the panel seem to be - but that will come with game time tbf!

I am weirdly confident about the Kerry game. A nothing match - no expectation and not a win or bust game since we are out...our achilles is often not performing when we need it most, so it should suit us down to the ground. Those interview clips popping up on social media show an extremely relaxed camp but still an intent to go out and play from all.

Also throw in the pressure on a young Kerry team who have to win and win well. Everyone and their mother is expecting a trouncing. That could play a big role.

Also - got wonderful seats online tonight for Sunday, a stones throw from halfway. A surprise. Knew Dub-Ros wouldn't be the summers hottest ticket but still.

As a clare man ye were screwed by the ref by sending the corner forward and full back off

Not bothered by second half. Very happy with first half, sending off aside.

Some keeper was going to have that happen to him this year. Bad luck on Donellan when you see what the Laois fella does.

If that didn't happen and Brophy was a little sharper in the full forward line, it could have been a nice restart.

For 2.5 games out of 3 we were serious contenders in the group. For 2.5 games Kerry were muck.

One off the right and then one off the left straight after, super player.