Galway GAA discussion thread

seligehgit

Tough draw for Galway but I'd give you guys a decent chance of beating a Donegal team that may have hit a brick wall.You have got some practice in dealing with the dreaded blanket defence against Derry.You are most definitely a coming team with a very young age profile and as a Mayo man I genuinely would'nt like to face you again this year in the open plains of Croke Park.Breathnach's error was a significant turning point in the tight Salthill clash.

From 8 forward you have a tower of a midfield in O Curraoin and Flynn.Sice,Comer,Cummins,O Griofa and Lundy are truly gifted forwards and what a bonus to have Shane Walsh back.Shoring up the back will reap a rich harvest.I anticipate many Connaught titles for this group as Mayo's cycle of success inevitably comes to an end.No too soon me hopes.:)

Hulk Hands

christy c wrote: »

Regarding playing Mayo in the quarters, was it not changed in 2001 after we beat Roscommon so that you could not meet someone you already played?

It's been cleared up, we play Monaghan if we win provided Tyrone beat Sligo. Good stuff, incredibly tough to beat the Ulster sides, but still not beyong the realms we could have a semi final vs Kerry next month. Come on!!

The great thing about this is, I'm not fussy.

Either to win an AI and I'd be happy. :P

If the footballers could get back to at least being competitive we'd have two genuine hopes each year and our chances of ending the year happy would increase two fold.

Its sad to think that since 2001 we haven't even won a 1/4 final. And that included a period where we were still winning Connacht at a fair rate(up to 2008).

Its actually scary to think that from 2001 to our last Connacht is the same period than from that last one till now :-o

Will probably be beyond us to break that cycle this year but if we can start to get over Mayo again you're leaving yourself only three games to the top.

Hulk Hands

Croker 6pm on the Saturday

cocoman

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Croker 6pm on the Saturday

Not sure what to think of that.
Can't see too many from Sligo travelling to Croker for their game with Tyrone.
I would have thought Castlebar would have suited better for all involved.

Diabhal Beag

Those 6 days are going to hit the pockets hard when you include the bumpy trip down South on Sunday and Races next week. Thank ****e for the supporters buses. Can't blame people who'll pick one game over the other.

Unbelievable that the GAA even considered Croke Park for these clashes. Considering the price of accommodation in Dublin especially on a bank holiday most people will have to head home, what time will some people (in North Donegal or Connemara for example) get home? What is the point of having grounds around the country with 15-30k capacity if they can't be used for these type of matches. Tullamore for the Round 4 qualifiers last year was an ideal venue for all. Similarly there were a host of suitable venues for these two games that would have been fair to all and would have limited travel time involved as well as giving a much needed boost to provincial towns. On a bank holiday weekend Dublin has enough going on it doesn't need nor particularly want these games.

Another example is the hurling on Sunday, having to leave home before 9 to be down for the minor game and given past experience of Thurles I wouldn't expect to be home much before 10 or 11 that night. This is the 2nd time this has happened with Galway. The last time in 2013 there was the Bruce Springstein concert in Kilkenny so their game went first which was fair enough but this time around we should have been accommodated. We are stuck with the worst of both worlds, early start and stuck at the end of the queue going home. Co-incidentally Galway had another mind-boggling fixture in Croke Park against Cork in the football qualifers the evening before the hurling.

After the Leinster final and all other recent experiences in Thurles hard to imagine a huge Galway crowd travelling. Thurles has in general been grim both on and off the pitch for Galway Supporters. Fine ground and pitch but it wouldn't take long to count our recent victories there and in terms of getting in and out its a disaster.

People will say isn't it great we have games to be going to and it is but supporters are shelling out their hard earned cash week in week out it would be nice to be shown some level of respect by the GAA.

TCDStudent1

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Those 6 days are going to hit the pockets hard when you include the bumpy trip down South on Sunday and Races next week. Thank ****e for the supporters buses. Can't blame people who'll pick one game over the other.

Its very hard to keep following both the footballers & the hurlers. I have been to the Leinster final, Armagh match, Derry match in the past 3 weeks. It does cost a lot - I think it was 35 for the Leinster final, 15 for Armagh & 20 for Derry. That's just the ticket prices! I do not think I can justify going again another 2 weeks in a row. So I am going to give the hurling a miss in Thurles. Going to watch that one on TV and will go to see the footballers in Croke Park.

Anyway, I guess it is a good complaint to have! :-)

T0001

Galway Footballers Scoring Stats

Galway have scored: 7-62
Galway have conceded: 1-51

Utopia Parkway

T0001 wrote: »

Galway Footballers Scoring Stats

Galway have scored: 7-62
Galway have conceded: 1-51

Not bad going to have only conceded one goal considering we have played Mayo, Armagh and Derry. And that was a freakish own goal as well.

24yearslater

Minors won the replay handily tonight - 4-12 to 1-8. Sligo v poor

Toplink

Word in the street... Conor Whelan is starting on Sunday...

Utopia Parkway

Toplink wrote: »

Word in the street... Conor Whelan is starting on Sunday...

Not just rumour. He starts at wing forward.

24yearslater

24yearslater wrote: »

Minors won the replay handily tonight - 4-12 to 1-8. Sligo v poor

To think they nearly lost to a team who only scored 4 'earned' points in the last drawn game.
Hi
Just shows why you cant judge the future prospects based on overall results as having a back door for every round would see different teams in the running later.

Ala 2014 against Mayo. That may have been a good team but they didn't have the luck in the semi final and didn't get a second shot.
Very easy to just glance at the table and assume they weren't up to much.

Great to hear Whelan is starting, no offence to either of this years corner forwards but this lad looks like he could be a better long term prospect.

I doubt he'll play in the half forward line as he is stated to be listed.
I think maybe giving him 10mins in one of the earlier games would have been a help to get the debut over with but not every young player fails to spark off the bat so there's nothing to assume he cant adapt.

MfMan

A brave call; I'm sure he'll start in the inside line, but who will come out? Flynn is a strong lad on the wing but Mannion is also a more natural 'out the field' player IMHO. Maybe JC would move out....? Brave also to go with David Burke midfield and Harte wing back - Moore's demotion adds needed defensive cover to the bench. But these changes, and no Collins either, would seem that mgmt are pacing up the team a bit.

MfMan

MfMan wrote: »

A brave call; I'm sure he'll start in the inside line, but who will come out? Flynn is a strong lad on the wing but Mannion is also a more natural 'out the field' player IMHO. Maybe JC would move out....? Brave also to go with David Burke midfield and Harte wing back - Moore's demotion adds needed defensive cover to the bench. But these changes, and no Collins either, would seem that mgmt are pacing up the team a bit.

I didn't know the full team only the two coming in so wasn't sure who after Glennon stepped out.
I can make it out a bit better now.

Id guess Mannion drops out as he's a good ball player but can struggle to win ball in a 1v1.
If he can get on breaks around midfield he's capable of using it well.

Harte has done well at HB before so no real worries on him. I like him but would be the first to admit he was bad against KK.
The over carry just exemplified that performance and hopefully just points to an off day.

For those wondering the exact team it must be:

Callanan
Coen
Hansbury
Mannion
Harte
Tannian
Burke
Smyth
D.Burke
Glynn
Donnellan
Whelan
Mannion
Canning
Flynn

If Cork play a sweeper it looks like Galway will line out with an auxiliary midfielder in comparison.

brookville

Are conor cooney or niall burke on the bench?

brookville

brookville wrote: »

Are conor cooney or niall burke on the bench?

Cooney may be as he's at least been training the past few weeks but needs about two more.
He's basically a certainty for any possible semi final so could possibly be a sub.

N.Burke, I don't know what happened with him.
I'm pretty sure he was a sub for the Dublin replay so unless he got injured again after that. I've actually seen very little on him across the three sites so its anyone's guess.

We won't know the exact bench until match day.
AC doesn't even release the team until Friday(possibly training related but still much further than the rest regardless) these days while everyone else is Thursday at the latest.

MfMan

Doubt if Niall Burke was listed as a sub at any stage, a good bit away yet from a return I believe. Don't think Conor Cooney was available at any stage either, mgmt correct not to rush him back, as he broke down before just as he was starting to motor properly.

donnem33

Good call imo by Cunningham to start Whelan...raw pace is what theyre missing and he certainly has it!

brookville

Good to hear cooney is nearly back as he had a great year last year,I'm suprised david burke is hanging on to his position his being out of form a long time or what's the galway feeling on this?

MfMan

donnem33 wrote: »

Good call imo by Cunningham to start Whelan...raw pace is what theyre missing and he certainly has it!

Don't think the team lack for pace in general, not in attack anyway, it's manufacturing the space to use this pace to best advantage that can be the problem.

MfMan

MfMan wrote: »

Doubt if Niall Burke was listed as a sub at any stage, a good bit away yet from a return I believe. Don't think Conor Cooney was available at any stage either, mgmt correct not to rush him back, as he broke down before just as he was starting to motor properly.

I don't buy programmes(so cant check) but id nearly bet that he was in the programme that day.
I remember the Uncle or someone had one and nearly sure he was on it.
I remember trying to spot him in the warm up as it was either speculated he was on the bench or else he was listed.

However what I will say is that he may even of been one of the changes announced before that game.
Maybe if someone here has that programme they can confirm that as I only remember him listed as a sub and they're only first noticed in the programmes on match day.

He's certainly someone very little information is going around about anyway.
Cant even say I even heard what the initial injury was.

brookville wrote: »

Good to hear cooney is nearly back as he had a great year last year,I'm suprised david burke is hanging on to his position his being out of form a long time or what's the galway feeling on this?

Most would agree he's dipped a lot.

Looked in 2012 like he would be a multiple All-Star, but now he's not someone everyone would have on their teams as an automatic. Probably the standout player from that team who's performances have dipped massively.

Jeez no post for two days and the minor game done and dusted.

Only caught the last 5 minutes but they held on well.
Limerick couldn't manage any goal chance at the end.

Probably the biggest umpire blooper of the year though at the end.
Limerick back had a poor shot from outside the 21 hit the post and go over and it was signalled wide.

To explain it better, he hit it from the left, it hit the right post about 5 yards over the crossbar and bounced towards the opposite post... Couldn't possibly go wide if it hits a post and goes towards the middle of the goal and not away from it.

Woodbrook80

When do the 21's get to play

Diabhal Beag

Waste case scenario of Joe Canning having a shocking game finally doesn't matter in a Galway game. Have to say that whatever Cunningham and his selectors have done this year has worked. They've never been hungrier to fight for breaking ball. This extra games will hopefully stand to them.

Glynn was outstanding. Was more lethal in attack in addition to his usual fantastic work under high ball. Mannion was very good too. Whelan had a very good debut especially in the last 10. Dathí Burke and Harte impressed me.

Thing about the FB-line was that even though they weren't tested you could still say Hanbury was solid out in the HB line.

Great to win in Thurles.

threeball

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Waste case scenario of Joe Canning having a shocking game finally doesn't matter in a Galway game. Have to say that whatever Cunningham and his selectors have done this year has worked. They've never been hungrier to fight for breaking ball. This extra games will hopefully stand to them.

Glynn was outstanding. Was more lethal in attack in addition to his usual fantastic work under high ball. Mannion was very good too. Whelan had a very good debut especially in the last 10. Dathí Burke and Harte impressed me.

Thing about the FB-line was that even though they weren't tested you could still say Hanbury was solid out in the HB line.

Great to win in Thurles.

Finally having a bench is a huge bonus too. Some serious quality and experience to throw on there in the second half

Not sure of the exact number but I had JC on about 8/9 wides with still a bit to play with only the one free included.

Glynn got cheered off the pitch and a few weeks ago a few on here wanted him dropped.. A simple lol will suffice as even same when he wasn't scoring then he was making other contributions. Not as if he was hopeless and this has been a turnaround.

Mannion dropped out as expected and done as he did in the U21 game last year.
I think he's suited more to space and time then trying to win 1v1 battles in the corner.
Could be the next best midfielder after Hogan if utilised correctly.

That's 12 games now between both codes including future guaranteed games... Must be a record for ourselves.

RobbieRuns

Cork out of both football and hurling in July....

Gaillimh Abu ! The one true two code county !

RobbieRuns

RobbieRuns wrote: »

Cork out of both football and hurling in July....

Gaillimh Abu ! The one true two code county !

Id like to feel for them but they have Cork City and Munster.
We have nothing going on outside the GAA worth shouting about.

Amazing that after their haul in hurling they fell away so far.
These things can change so quick... For the good and bad.
Case in point our footballers after 01.