Galway GAA discussion thread

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mjp wrote: »

Sounds like Ciaran Duggan's season could be over after reports say he broke his wrist in Anaaghdown's game against killannin tonight. Will be a big blow to him and Galway as his strength and mobility around the middle would be much needed in Super 8s

Big loss given there are 3 Super 8 games on the horizon. Conroy has not been having a good year either. We've depended on the subs a lot.

SarahOH

Supporters bus for Sunday? Heard nothing so far

kala85

The tribesmen supporters club is running a bus to the match, bus has to be booked by tomorrow.

Diabhal Beag

Ya the usual story: First option goes to Supporters Club members but if they are short of numbers to fill a second/third bus they'll have no bother letting ye on. Think it leaves Ceannt at 10.30 this time which leaves ya a bit short of time to get food and watch the start of the Munster.

testtech05

What do you guys think will the attendance be like this weekend? Its not looking like any of the upper tier is going to be open for it based off tickets.ie there are no sign of them yet anyway.

testtech05

testtech05 wrote: »

What do you guys think will the attendance be like this weekend? Its not looking like any of the upper tier is going to be open for it based off tickets.ie there are no sign of them yet anyway.

Usual attendance for this game has been around 30k.

Might be up a bit as Galway are in a better place and KK fans won't be heading into it as 1/3 shots as they were most years.

Who would have thought after the 2015 final that a mere three years later that you could get KK at 5/2 against the same opposition.

aidan24326

Seems to be very little talk about the game Sunday, not generating much interest? Be a small enough crowd I'd imagine. It will hardly break 30K unless a good few from Carlow and Westmeath turn up.

grbear

I think the heat will put some people off travelling. It's great weather for a lot of things but not for spending six or seven hours in the car, air-conditioning or not.

threeball

grbear wrote: »

I think the heat will put some people off travelling. It's great weather for a lot of things but not for spending six or seven hours in the car, air-conditioning or not.

If you end up in exposed seats in Croker you'll get fried too. Would be dodgy enough. I won't risk it with kids anyway.

I says

aidan24326 wrote: »

Seems to be very little talk about the game Sunday, not generating much interest? Be a small enough crowd I'd imagine. It will hardly break 30K unless a good few from Carlow and Westmeath turn up.

I’m getting the 1050 train from mullingar on Sunday will be in Connolly around 12.10 there is also the special that’s on Sunday 1130 leaving mullingar and arriving Drumcondra at 1240ish is fully booked for anyone who normally uses these trains might be as well book rather than chance them they are always packed for AI semis and finals

aidan24326

I says wrote: »

I’m getting the 1050 train from mullingar on Sunday will be in Connolly around 12.10 there is also the special that’s on Sunday 1130 leaving mullingar and arriving Drumcondra at 1240ish is fully booked for anyone who normally uses these trains might be as well book rather than chance them they are always packed for AI semis and finals

Is there many heading up from Westmeath? I feel Westmeath and Carlow have been badly shafted with the timing of the game.

I says

aidan24326 wrote: »

Is there many heading up from Westmeath? I feel Westmeath and Carlow have been badly shafted with the timing of the game.

Maybe 1500 or a bit more without any tv exposure it’s hard to generate interest in it for the casual supporters.

jr86

aidan24326 wrote: »

Seems to be very little talk about the game Sunday, not generating much interest? Be a small enough crowd I'd imagine. It will hardly break 30K unless a good few from Carlow and Westmeath turn up.

Yeah there was the novelty of a Galway/Wexford final last year. It was a huge occasion and it won't be touched on Sunday I'd imagine

With KK beaten in Leinster, and a league win behind them galway were being really looked upon as AI contenders so that ensured it brought out more support and the fact they were actual favourites in a Leinster final (was it the first time ever or were they in 2013 too?).

Galway have won the AI now and I'd imagine more of the fairweather fans will be holding out till August. As someone else said it's very warm weather to be travelling across the country in. With the Munster Final and World Cup on plenty may just go for a day on the couch/ beer garden instead

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aidan24326 wrote: »

Seems to be very little talk about the game Sunday, not generating much interest? Be a small enough crowd I'd imagine. It will hardly break 30K unless a good few from Carlow and Westmeath turn up.

Newbridge or nowhere has dominated the news all week. Been very little about the Munster final either but that will get a big crowd anyway with Cork in the final.

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Hurling team for Leinster final

James Skehill
Adrian Tuohy
Daithi Burke
John Hanbury
Padraic Mannion
Gearoid McInerney
Aidan Harte
Johnny Coen
David Burke
Joseph Cooney
Joe Canning
Niall Burke
Conor Whelan
Conor Cooney
Cathal Mannion

Curly head

Anyone know if the subs have been named?

MattressRick

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Hurling team for Leinster final

James Skehill
Adrian Tuohy
Daithi Burke
John Hanbury
Padraic Mannion
Gearoid McInerney
Aidan Harte
Johnny Coen
David Burke
Joseph Cooney
Joe Canning
Niall Burke
Conor Whelan
Conor Cooney
Cathal Mannion

What's the story with Colm Callinan? I'm afraid a tight game this year could be decided by a goalkeeping error and Callinan makes fewer than 1 per game. Granted in the AI last year he made 2 really but skehill is prone to brain farts.

Happyilylost

MattressRick wrote:

What's the story with Colm Callinan? I'm afraid a tight game this year could be decided by a goalkeeping error and Callinan makes fewer than 1 per game. Granted in the AI last year he made 2 really but skehill is prone to brain farts.

Had a set back. May be wrong but we may not see him this year. Galway win tomorrow I'd say it would be difficult to change unless Skehill has a disaster.

Diabhal Beag

I'd have given Flannery gametime against Dubs the last day. Skehill's puckouts are fantastic and he can save the odd penalty but he can cost goals from the silliest of blunders.

MfMan

Happyilylost wrote: »

Had a set back. May be wrong but we may not see him this year. Galway win tomorrow I'd say it would be difficult to change unless Skehill has a disaster.

Current (paper) talk seems to say that he's on the mend and could yet feature this season.

Happyilylost

MfMan wrote:

Current (paper) talk seems to say that he's on the mend and could yet feature this season.

I think he'll be back for sure. I more meant Galway win tomorrow and Skehill does o.k. can hardly see him being dropped for an All Ireland Semi Final. Big to call to make to hand a keeper his first start for the season in a semi final.

donnem33

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

I'd have given Flannery gametime against Dubs the last day. Skehill's puckouts are fantastic and he can save the odd penalty but he can cost goals from the silliest of blunders.

I would prefer Skehill over Flannery. Flannery has conceded very soft goals throughout his underage career. Tbf to Skehill, he has been solid throughout the round robin

donnem33

donnem33 wrote: »

I would prefer Skehill over Flannery. Flannery has conceded very soft goals throughout his underage career. Tbf to Skehill, he has been solid throughout the round robin

You obviously must have left the Dublin game at half time so but ya up to that game couldn't really fault him. I'd still give him the nod over flannery but undoubtedly he is the big worry as we come to the business end.

kala85

What happens if the leinster final is a draw after normal time, does it go to extra time and frees or a straight away to a replay?

Hulk Hands

Lest noone forget, after yet another beating dished out by our minors, senior Connacht champions. Top dogs in Connacht and all being equal, the natural Connacht hierarchy will remain for a while to come

Heraldoffreeent

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Lest noone forget, after yet another beating dished out by our minors, senior Connacht champions. Top dogs in Connacht and all being equal, the natural Connacht hierarchy will remain for a while to come

Lets not be triumphalist about this............














But halli-feckin=looyah!!

Utopia Parkway

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Lest noone forget, after yet another beating dished out by our minors, senior Connacht champions. Top dogs in Connacht and all being equal, the natural Connacht hierarchy will remain for a while to come

Feel for Mayo in a way. I remember the great Galway team of 98-01 being beaten by Donegal in a Castlebar replay in 2003 and you just knew the journey was all over for that team. Very sad feeling but at least that side had 2 All-Ireland medals to ease their pain. Mayo just have the memories. Always sad to see a loved team reach it's natural end but it happens to them all.

I says

Fcuk that anyway today the fowards never performed when the game was there for the taking Jason Flynn should have tapped it over and JCs missed free let them back in.
Having said that KK didn’t spring any surprises which I thought they would it can only get better the next day.

threeball

Played well within ourselves and should still have won. I would rather have lost today than had to bother with the replay though. Schedule is heavier now.

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I says wrote: »

Fcuk that anyway today the fowards never performed when the game was there for the taking Jason Flynn should have tapped it over and JCs missed free let them back in.
Having said that KK didn’t spring any surprises which I thought they would it can only get better the next day.

Could have tapped over about 4 easy points today but lads seemed fixated on getting a goal and the final pass never seemed to go to hand or someone held onto possession a bit too long and the chance went.

In a low scoring game it might have been wiser just to take the easy points than trying to force goal chances.

Definitely felt like the team was a bit complacent today for whatever reason. Very poor in the first half and only for some bad Kilkenny shooting they should have been further behind at the break. Much better in the 2nd to be fair where they were largely on top until coughing up some very avoidable scores in injury time.

Backs were mostly excellent but midfield and the forwards lacked their usual intensity and sharpness.