Galway GAA discussion thread

Down by 3.

No score for 15mins.... In a hurling game...where they led at HT.

None of them would win an argument in this half.... As bad as anything the minor footballers showed this year.

Another terrible wide from an easy position... Kk win the puck out and a free to retake the lead.

Ffs.

The goal certainly seemed to level the game out again at least though KK seem to have standout player on the pitch... Number 8.

Be a disaster if they lost this as they've been far better.

And I wrote this Galway take another bad shooting decision and the KK number 8 went down and scored.

And its two before I even finish... Probably over now.

Ah ffs... They get level, puck out goes through every one to a KK forward who scores from a hard angle.

Destined to lose this, making them look better than they are.

Th customary one minute rubbish when there was at least two minutes of injuries.

Monaghan with a bit of magic and the minute over(very little was in play though) wiggles free from massive pressure to squeeze one over off the post.

Deserved draw, should have been 5 odd up at HT and there were just too many errors in the opening 15 mins of the second half for what was an important game.

Hulk Hands

Great scenes that, fair play to them. KK deserved that, making a sub in the one minute of added time to try and waste time. Serves them right

Two more mistakes for the two KK scores.

Missed ball from a defender and a harsh overcarry under no pressure and they follow it up with two earned points and that's probably the game.... Mountain to climb already and if KK get the next one or two they're out of sight.

Another before even posting.... Terrible.
5 in 4 mins.

Chance for a goal and he fumbles under little pressure, ball the other end... 6 points.

Getting embarrassing now.

Comical... Ref appears to give a square ball under the old ruling.

Then he doesn't use the advantage for a Galway goal chance.

Where did they get this lad?, seems to be using the old rules

Hulk Hands

Why on earth was that last free (for the big dive) brought in from the sideline? It was won about a foot from the sideline. Unless it was for dissent which is very harsh given the circumstances

Takes an extra special type of gobshiite to boo a minor taking a free, as was the case in Nylands leveling free there in the 19th min of extra time. Hard enough for a crowd of kids playing in front of a big crowd with the vast majority of them against you

Utopia Parkway

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Why on earth was that last free (for the big dive) brought in from the sideline? It was won about a foot from the sideline. Unless it was for dissent which is very harsh given the circumstances

Takes an extra special type of gobshiite to boo a minor taking a free, as was the case in Nylands leveling free there in the 19th min of extra time. Hard enough for a crowd of kids playing in front of a big crowd with the vast majority of them against you

I imagine it was for dissent after someone pointed out to him it was never a free in the first place. Obviously shouldn't do it but must be very frustrating to get a crazy decision like that given against you right at the death.

Robson99

Kilkenny goalie very lucky to stay on the pitch.

wp_rathead

Galway have requested reply to be played next Sunday in Croker before other Minor Semi

Cosmo Kramer

Makes sense. Mayo successfully requested their junior final for Croke Park to double up with the seniors so, unless something else has already been planned, I'd say the request is likely to be granted.

Happy enough to get a draw in the end. First half we should have been at least a couple more up at the break. We really lost our way at a couple of stages with Kilkenny half back line taking over and maybe they should have put us away but for a few careless wides. To not score for almost 20 minutes usually wouldn't see you survive but to be fair we hung in there. Time was probably up at the end of normal time but Kilkenny made a sub during that minute so I think the extra time was fair enough.

Having seen this team against both Limerick and Kilkenny, Sean Loftus is the one player who really impressed me but defensively as a whole I thought we were solid. No goal conceded against 2 good sides. This is a young Galway team and looks more balanced than in other years where we'd rely on one star man.

One major worry was the ease with which Kilkenny's centre field were able to find space and pick off scores or set them up for others, if we can get a grip in that sector the next day we'll give ourselves a real chance. Evan Niland on the frees has been a bit hit and miss in the last couple of games, he got a few crucial ones in the 2nd half but we need more consistency in that area.

The free at the end to level it was dodgy as were a number of the refs calls but considering we gave Kilkenny a 6 point headstart within 5 minutes of the restart, we showed good character to fight back and I was happy enough to take a draw and get another shot at it.

Next Sunday is the big one. Here's hoping we can deliver the level of performance we need. Waterford today made a number of careless errors similar to what we made against Kilkenny and Cork defensively and were punished. The lapses which weren't fully punished against Cork and Dublin will have to be cut out. We'll have to deliver a performance above and beyond anything we've shown so far. Tactically Cunningham will have to prove to the doubters he can set up a side against the top sides.

Hulk Hands

Upper Cusack on tickets.ie for anyone interested. Got some near the middle a couple of rows back. Should be plenty of room to move around up there anyway. Much better place to watch a game imo that the corner or the first 10-15 rows of the lower

WallyGUFC

Awful quiet in here...

O.A.P

I have been reading the Tip forum but haven't found their weakness yet
They seem confident however

threeball

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Upper Cusack on tickets.ie for anyone interested. Got some near the middle a couple of rows back. Should be plenty of room to move around up there anyway. Much better place to watch a game imo that the corner or the first 10-15 rows of the lower

How did you choose your seat, it says it will give best available but I don't like relying on luck

T0001

threeball wrote: »

How did you choose your seat, it says it will give best available but I don't like relying on luck

If you buy them from ticket.ie, they show you the seat numbers before confirming purchase! If your not happy just press edit tickets and keep trying until you get the seats you want!

johnny osbourne

WallyGUFC wrote: »

Awful quiet in here...

quitely confident

Main item on the agenda this weekend is the hurling but also best of luck to the ladies footballers and camogie team too. Season defining games for both of them.

If the ladies footballers can get over Cork it would give them huge confidence for a shot at the All-Ireland. Galway have been there or thereabouts for a few years without threatening to win the All Ireland and played Cork in the league final, both the draw and the replay were good games and could have been won. Hopefully they've learned from those experiences. This team has a good mixture of youth from two successful minor teams and experience and now is the time they will want to make a statement. Of course they are playing a formidable Cork side who have raised the bar considerably over the last decade but you have to beat them at some stage if you want to win it.

Camogie side have had an unbeaten year to date but it counts for nothing on Saturday. Its the real start of the season. The 4 teams in the semi-finals were always likely to make it. Galway beat Wexford relatively comfortably in Wexford over a month ago. Galway are favourites there but Wexford have had the benefit of a match against Dublin in the interim and beat Cork in the group also. You'd expect Galway to win that one though. Kilkenny look the form side in the other semi-final.

24yearslater

Same team as the last day

24yearslater

24yearslater wrote: »

Same team as the last day

Unsurprising though I may have edged for Lally over Tan.
He can catch a ball and is obviously more mobile, did well when he came on against Cork.

Diabhal Beag

We're hardly likely to see Conor Cooney on the bench are we? Heard little since the weeks before the Cork game.

I'd have gone for Lally also. In a game of this intensity Tannian is a liability as the game wears on. Definitely no more than 50 minutes for him for me. I'm not sure on Conor Whelan for this particular game, considering he is only 18 he had a good game the last day and he will be a quality player for us for years to come. However, 1-1 of his total came after Cork had given up and up to that point he had been mixed in a game we were dominant in. I'd have been more inclined to have him as a trump card off the bench. Physically Tipp will give him a much tougher time than Cork.

MfMan

Borders no.2 wrote: »

I'd have gone for Lally also. In a game of this intensity Tannian is a liability as the game wears on. Definitely no more than 50 minutes for him for me. I'm not sure on Conor Whelan for this particular game, considering he is only 18 he had a good game the last day and he will be a quality player for us for years to come. However, 1-1 of his total came after Cork had given up and up to that point he had been mixed in a game we were dominant in. I'd have been more inclined to have him as a trump card off the bench. Physically Tipp will give him a much tougher time than Cork.

By going for the same team again, it increases our options off the bench and means that men coming in are more likely to hit the ground running; e.g. I don't think that Tan would be a great man coming in cold. (Have a feeling anyway that there's one big game in him yet this year). Forward options are actually a bit thinner on the ground now I think; Niall Healy won't turn a game, neither will Joe Cooney, Shane Maloney is too raw, Brehony a bit light. Conor Cooney won't be ready, probably not at all this year.

Think talks of Galway's physicality and aerial dominance is a bit over-stated. Tipp are strong enough in the challenge and in the air also; I expect the game to be decided by who can maximise the amount of damage they can do when in space.

donnem33

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

We're hardly likely to see Conor Cooney on the bench are we? Heard little since the weeks before the Cork game.

100% no chance

orl

Borders no.2 wrote: »

I'd have gone for Lally also. In a game of this intensity Tannian is a liability as the game wears on. Definitely no more than 50 minutes for him for me. I'm not sure on Conor Whelan for this particular game, considering he is only 18 he had a good game the last day and he will be a quality player for us for years to come. However, 1-1 of his total came after Cork had given up and up to that point he had been mixed in a game we were dominant in. I'd have been more inclined to have him as a trump card off the bench. Physically Tipp will give him a much tougher time than Cork.

I agree with you about Conor Whelan. Jonny Glynn gifted him that goal. He could have kicked it in himself. Too much, too soon i think.

CATwalk

If canning starts centre forward I'd put my money on Galway. Let him roam around and pick off points to keep scoreboard ticking over. He'd have free role as paudie maher is too busy sweeping up loose ball.