Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

An Ciarraioch

On the county championship structures, a review committee will examine the four proposed motions and report back by March - so unlikely any change will be implemented before 2025:

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/kerry-gaa-vote-to-establish-review-committee-to-consider-county-championship-structures/a814830649.html

westsidestory

Didn't Jack fall out with Dromid as a player himself also, might have played with Waterville for a spell if remember rightly.

Bass Reeves

Miltown Castlemaine lost probably a victim of the Kerry championship system. No break between there County final and first round if the Munster championship, as well as there best players going full tilt with Mid Kerry. If they had got over that match they would have probably gone all the way in the AI club championship

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121422990#Comment_121422990

Milltown Castlemaine had none of the energy they had the previous week.

They had a burst at the start of the second half scoring 4 without reply to go 2 up but that fizzled out as quick as it started.

You could see full well that the week break was too short for them.

And while we are at it they are playing in the mid Kerry championship semi final on Sunday.

Interestingly I read that it's the first time since 2013 that the Munster champion will not be from Kerry at intermediate.

I knew Kerry were strong at that grade but I didn't know they dominated it that much in the last 10 years.

An Ciarraioch

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121436310#Comment_121436310

Largely because the Cork representatives are from the wrong grade - they put forward their "intermediate" champions, but because the county also has a "Senior A Championship", it's that competition that actually corresponds to the second tier elsewhere.

highball14

McGrath Cup Wednesday against Tipperary. What new players are people hoping to see?

kerryjack

We need to win every game go hard at league and finish at the steps of the hogan stand.

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557573#Comment_121557573

Not really

There are very few contenders for the All Ireland this year.

It's really Dublin or Kerry.

All each have to do is avoid potentially being drawn against the other in a QF and avoid any banana skins like Derry or whoever on the way to the final.

DDC1990

New Kerry goalkeeper jersey looks nice.

Unfortunately I got to see it close up on Shane Murphy as he limped off injured before the match has even started.

fire_man

Surprised to see D Geaney back playing already.

highball14

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121568447#Comment_121568447

A young fella trying to break into the Kerry set up, of course he’s going to be playing in the McGrath Cup!

StuttgartKY

Is Donal Down O’Sullivan still on the panel?

highball14

There should be plenty of depth and competition for places this year. Damien Bourke, Sean O’Brien, Joe O’Connor, Ronan Buckley, Cillian Burke and Dylan Geaney are all players who had no game time last year but can challenge for places in the starting 15 or matchday 26s.

An Ciarraioch

Particularly in the League - I know Jack puts great store in it, largely done to the coincidence that every All-Ireland he's won has followed up on a spring title, but so long as we stay up, the priority should be to blood new players, especially around midfield.

An Ciarraioch

Strong team named for the Limerick game tomorrow - apart from Stefan starting after his injury woes, the other notable news is Conor Geaney getting a runout in the full-forward line:

https://www.kerrygaa.ie/team-announcement-kerry-vs-limerick-mcgrath-cup-2/

awaywithyou

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121576953#Comment_121576953

you would have to wonder why such a strong team named... cillian burke keith evans the young geaneys from dingle should be playing these games not jason foley sean o shea etc...

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121580761#Comment_121580761

It always easy to say that but players need a structure and you need to have a certain amount of backbone within a team

An Ciarraioch

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121400034#Comment_121400034

Which is indeed confirmed, as the review won't be completed before April. Parnells going senior means two groups of three, and one group of four in the hurling, with the top two in all three sections advancing straight to the QFs, with the other four sides playing off for the final two berths:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41311996.html

An Ciarraioch

Armin Heinrich makes his senior debut for the county this afternoon, while Cillian Burke and Seán O'Brien get further opportunities to impress - the game will be live on TG4's YouTube channel.

orangerhyme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643317#Comment_121643317

Nice to see new talent.

Does anyone know where Heinrich got his name from?

Is his father German?

An Ciarraioch

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643405#Comment_121643405

The family has been living in Tralee for decades anyway, I believe his father came to Kerry to work in the old Burlington factory, and passed away last year.

kerryjack

Jesus boards is gone to shite first league game and not a tweek

munster87

Had almost forgotten how shite Joe Mcquillan is

Fann Linn

Perhaps people are watching a match???

Forge83

Sean O Brien whipped off when Joe O Connor is having a nightmare. Defensively he has been chronic. The media hyping him up the last few weeks was madness. Anytime a Derry player has tried to go past him he has offered no defence. How on earth is Micheal Burns still on this panel and Donal Down dropped, the mind boggles.

On a positive Sean O Shea is already moving a lot more freely than he was at championship level last year. Could be a massive year ahead for him. Graham O Sullivan Kerry’s best player so far.

fire_man

It seems Kerry are still holding onto players who haven't performed at this level.

Bass Reeves

Jack should never have started two inexperienced midfielders against the best MF in the country as well the HF line had two players with there first start at intercounty

To cap it off he made the wrong switch when he bough on Barry Dan. He should have taken off Michael Burns and got the three lads to play accroes the middle and one of the HF to push up on the kick outs

That is what he did in the end when he swoped KS for DOC. Adrian Spillane must be injured as he would have made an impact in that game.

Paul Murphy bough nothing to the table again. Graham O Sullivan was probably the best player on the field. SOB made a bit of an impact but butchered two goal chances. Jason should have rounded the goalkeeper.

We should have fouled in the last play to guarantee the draw they should never have got the ball inside the 45. Not a complete disaster but we cannot afford any more f@@kups if we want to get to a league final.

Tom O Sullivian is not a good enough footballer to play CB. I be inclined to play Graham O'S or Gavin there and put Tom back into the corner. Mike Breen might be worth a chance as well at CB

Forge83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121683208#Comment_121683208

I was roaring for them to foul in the Derry half on last play also. As for midfield, Rodger’s was actually quiet for them which makes our midfielders display even worse. If Diarmuid was fit enough to come on then he should have started. In first half we played far too slowly hand passing the ball up the field, that will never be good for Kerry. As soon as we started kicking the ball out of defence our game improved massively. No Okonbur also so he must be injured again?

An Ciarraioch

Yes, him, Mike Breen, Ruairí Murphy and Tony Brosnan are all injured at the moment.