Galway GAA discussion thread

basillarkin

It was a free, the Tipp player was not in control of the ball when he was hit, thus the tree was given. The 2nd yellow card was a joke and he can feel hard done by, it ended the game as a contest also. Not sure has he the pace for senior but we will wait and see how he goes in the under 21 grade first.

cgpg5 wrote: »

Killeen is some player. that's his third year on the minor panel and will make the senior panel for sure next year!

That was a bloody lovely shoulder. Need to see more of that, zero complaints. Giving a free never mind a booking for that is a disgrace.

bad old weekend on the hurling front but roll on next week

cgpg5

basillarkin wrote: »

It was a free, the Tipp player was not in control of the ball when he was hit, thus the tree was given. The 2nd yellow card was a joke and he can feel hard done by, it ended the game as a contest also. Not sure has he the pace for senior but we will wait and see how he goes in the under 21 grade first.

He's not too slow either. Has been lining out at full back and CF for his club this year at senior and seems a class act. Has been Galway's best player pound for pound for two years at minor now imo.

Good to see a lot of good players seem to be coming through at minor. The likes of O'Meara, Dolan, and Molloy also look cracking players and are underage again next year

basillarkin

I am well aware that he is playing senior club and I have seen him a few times over the last couple of years, there is a FB spot open in the senior team imo but he just seems a little slow, we will just have to agree to differ on that one.

I thought O'Meara and Burke were 2 of Galways better performers today.

Great to see them other lads you mentioned in your post been available next year as well.

cgpg5 wrote: »

He's not too slow either. Has been lining out at full back and CF for his club this year at senior and seems a class act. Has been Galway's best player pound for pound for two years at minor now imo.

Good to see a lot of good players seem to be coming through at minor. The likes of O'Meara, Dolan, and Molloy also look cracking players and are underage again next year

cgpg5

basillarkin wrote: »

I am well aware that he is playing senior club and I have seen him a few times over the last couple of years, there is a FB spot open in the senior team imo but he just seems a little slow, we will just have to agree to differ on that one.

I thought O'Meara and Burke were 2 of Galways better performers today.

Great to see them other lads you mentioned in your post been available next year as well.

Shane Cooney and Eanna Burke and ADrian Morrisey are underrage too alright. Think young Linnane might be but I'm open to correction on that. Recall these lads playing Tony Forrestal in 2008!

aidan24326

Beaten by the better team. Tipp were able to get scores just that little bit easier.

Tipp will beat Dublin comfortably in the final.

premierstone

Redicilous sending off could have just as easily been a free out (the second one), felt Tipp probably would have just enough regardless but it really was a crazy decision.

aidan24326

It was a bad decision but it didn't decide the game. I always felt Tipp had the edge, they were finding it that little bit easier to get scores and Galway players made more unforced errors. Wasn't much in it but definitely the better team won, and they'll be hot favourites to beat Dublin now.

cgpg5

aidan24326 wrote: »

Beaten by the better team. Tipp were able to get scores just that little bit easier.

Tipp will beat Dublin comfortably in the final.

Minor is incredibly unpredictable. Dublin were the "best team in ages" at minor football last year and were beaten by Tipp. Galway had a "useless" minor team in 08 yet should have won the all Ireland. Kilkenny were unbackable favourites in 10 and could well have been beaten by Clare on the day. You never know on the day.

cgpg5

Under 21 team:

Fergal Flannery
Brian Flaherty
Daithi Burke
Jason Grealish
Johnny Coen
Darragh Burke
Joseph Cooney
Padraig Brehony
Tadhg Haran
Richie Commins
Niall Burke
James Regan
Conor Cooney
Jonathan Glynn
Davy Glennon

Now I'll eat my hat if they line out like that :P

That has been taken from GalwayGAA but positions are severely messed up I'd think. Still some 15 though. All bar one on the senior panel. Substitutes Donie Fox, Shane Maloney and Paul Huban are the unlucky 3 senior panellists to lose out.

These three plus the likes of Jamie Ryan, Dean Higgins, Cormac Diviney, Cathal Greaney and Mark Horan make the subs bench

InchicoreDude

It was a free, the Tipp player was not in control of the ball when he was hit,

Has this rule changed in the past few years?

Back when I played in my teens, if there were two opponents running for the ball, we would often try to shoulder the other person in running for the ball. Is this not the case any more?

kildare9

Lads making an accum for the weekend, would it be safe to back Menlough beating Carna Caiseal and Killererin beating Breathnachs?

cgpg5

kildare9 wrote: »

Lads making an accum for the weekend, would it be safe to back Menlough beating Carna Caiseal and Killererin beating Breathnachs?

Don't do it!!! Carna have outstanding experience think they can win the championship never mind the match this weekend

Killererin should win though but c(sh)ould've lost the first game too

kildare9

cgpg5 wrote: »

Don't do it!!! Carna have outstanding experience think they can win the championship never mind the match this weekend

Killererin should win though but c(sh)ould've lost the first game too

Grand, yeah heard Padraig Joyce didn't play very well the last day

InchicoreDude

kildare9 wrote: »

Grand, yeah heard Padraig Joyce didn't play very well the last day

Definitely fancy Killererin to win.

Classic case of the underdog missing their chance to win on the first day.

Diabhal Beag

The Breathnaigh have a good team for the future but it wouldn't surprise me if they won the replay.

mccarthy37

cgpg5 wrote: »

Killeen is some player. that's his third year on the minor panel and will make the senior panel for sure next year!

That was a bloody lovely shoulder. Need to see more of that, zero complaints. Giving a free never mind a booking for that is a disgrace.

bad old weekend on the hurling front but roll on next week

I taught this lad did nothing wrong to merit a yellow card. The shoulder was a fair tackle strong but fair as for the second yellow he was doing what a full back should be doing it could as easily have been a free out. Definitely a player for the future. Big man for a boy.

MfMan

Best XV since 1988 not to have won Liam. Haven't included any of the current team, so hopefully there'll be no new additions come Sunday evening!

Richie Burke

Ollie Canning
Sean Treacy (incl., though not sure of he was a sub in '88; if so, put in Shane Kavanagh)
Greg Kennedy

Tom Helebert
Liam Hodgins
Padraig Kelly (mainly on his '93 display, though lacked consistency)

Liam Burke
Fergal Healy (played in a lot of positions, but was good here in '05)

Kevin Broderick
Cathal Moore (not always consistent either, but when good, was very good)
Joe Rabbitte (say what you will, very effective and hard to mark)


Ger Farragher
Eugene Cloonan
Alan Kerins

Any additions or omissions?

Diabhal Beag

David Tierney as waterboy :pac:

aidan24326

MfMan wrote: »

Best XV since 1988 not to have won Liam. Haven't included any of the current team, so hopefully there'll be no new additions come Sunday evening!

Richie Burke

Ollie Canning
Sean Treacy (incl., though not sure of he was a sub in '88; if so, put in Shane Kavanagh)
Greg Kennedy

Tom Helebert
Liam Hodgins
Padraig Kelly (mainly on his '93 display, though lacked consistency)

Liam Burke
Fergal Healy (played in a lot of positions, but was good here in '05)

Kevin Broderick
Cathal Moore (not always consistent either, but when good, was very good)
Joe Rabbitte (say what you will, very effective and hard to mark)


Ger Farragher
Eugene Cloonan
Alan Kerins

Any additions or omissions?

All good players on their day but all were part of dismal displays too, let's not forget that. Flop after flop.

I really hope Anthony Cunningham has instilled a belief and a winner's mindset in the current squad. So far so good but Sunday will be the ultimate test. Let's not be reminiscing about former players who, while talented, didn't deliver when it mattered. Harsh I know, but it's a results business.

What Galway need to do next Sunday is approach the game with the same kind of attitude they had in the Leinster Final. Show no respect to Kilkenny at all, get stuck into them right from the throw in and hit them hard.

MfMan

aidan24326 wrote: »

All good players on their day but all were part of dismal displays too, let's not forget that. Flop after flop.

I really hope Anthony Cunningham has instilled a belief and a winner's mindset in the current squad. So far so good but Sunday will be the ultimate test. Let's not be reminiscing about former players who, while talented, didn't deliver when it mattered. Harsh I know, but it's a results business.

What Galway need to do next Sunday is approach the game with the same kind of attitude they had in the Leinster Final. Show no respect to Kilkenny at all, get stuck into them right from the throw in and hit them hard.

Bit harsh to call them flops. They didn't have the benefit of a second chance for all of those years. Could have done better in '93 but missed a load of chances, Brendan Keogh at wing-forward in particular had a 'mare. Similarly in '01, bit hard done by with a few ref. decisions, while it took a great save by Cummins from Broderick to keep out a goal when Galway had a lot of momentum in the closing stages.

GAA_PUNTER

Damien Joyce was a great corner back for many years

porterbelly

Derek Hardiman

Funk It

porterbelly wrote: »

Derek Hardiman

Was always a big fan of Hardiman. But I remember walking out of Croke Park in 2005 thinking that he had a great game in the final, dominating the aerial battles and the like, only to realize that he was marking Ben O'Connor, the same Ben O'Connor who scored like 1-7 that day.

basillarkin

It's a shame Southern Gaels did not have their Gort players for the west board final against Cliften,took a bit of a beating and made a mockery of the competition after good wins against Renvyle and Headford. Cliften now pay the winners of Ballinasloe or Caltra in the county final.

Mars Bar

Anyone watching the camogie?

Galway are getting hooked left, right and centre! Just got another goal so now there's only a point in it again.

CorkonianRebel

Fantastic Intermediate Camogie Final. A draw in the end.One of Derry's points was clearly wide so Galway should be the winners. How that was not spotted I will never know!

O.A.P

double post oops

O.A.P

Mars Bar wrote: »

Anyone watching the camogie?

Galway are getting hooked left, right and centre! Just got another goal so now there's only a point in it again.

I enjoyed that pity they didnt win it though.

mickmackey1

Does anyone know if Kevin Hynes is a grandson or grandnephew of Limerick 1940 All-Ireland winner Tommy Cooke? Thanks.

O.A.P

Man its quite on here. Are we all just hoping, praying or sure of it ?
gaillimh abu.:):D;) http://video.ireland.com/video/iLyROoafMifE.html