Mayo GAA Discussion

PARlance · 16-03-2023 02:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365373#Comment_120365373

Yip, they seem to be going all in on this new CB role, with Loftus and Jason Doc the clear frontrunners. It's a big call and a brave move. You can see what they're trying to do, but I'm not sure I like it...

Despite not losing yet, teams have come through the middle far too easily for me. What we might be gaining in terms their passing ability etc, I think it's wide open to being found out come the business end of things.

spakman · 16-03-2023 07:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120366130#Comment_120366130

Yep, I'd have the same worry. If we had Oisín Mullin there, I'd be very content...

HBC08 · 16-03-2023 11:40PM

Jason doc is a much stronger tackler and in the air than Loftus.

Sebastian Dangerfield · 16-03-2023 11:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120368115#Comment_120368115

A lot less mobile though surely...

HBC08 · 17-03-2023 12:28AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120368144#Comment_120368144

Loftus would have him for pace.

Ideally I'd like to see Diarmuid there,he's the perfect candidate but he's needed in mf,he's in the form of his life

happyoutscan · 19-03-2023 05:32PM

Missed the first half, but TG4 showing some great points that were taken. Looking forward to the second half.

PressRun · 19-03-2023 06:24PM

Reape terrific on the kickouts and commanding his square.

Aidan imposing himself again and doing very well on the mark. I feel like there is serious work being done with him in training to clarify his role. He has had a good day out.

Mattie seems to have found some form and was running into contact a lot less today.

Paddy Durcan is so direct, you miss him when he's not there.

Unfortunately, the game passed James Carr by. He just couldn't get into it at all. When Conroy came on, he tried hard and is looking okay. Just probably needs a bit more time to get that full match sharpness back.

Our defence did very well as a unit. We plugged some gaps today. Now that all said, Donegal weren't exactly direct or penetrative in attack. Felt they lacked a bit of fight, surprising given what's at stake for them.

Blackjack · 19-03-2023 06:29PM

Good win. First time to beat Donegal in Donegal. That’s us in the league final now. Some spread of scorers too. Aido deserved MOTM, he was excellent today, put huge pressure on Donegal when they had the ball coming out from goal, and we got a few good possessions and scores off that too. Added 4 points to the scoreboard too, which is great to have him adding to the scoreboard.

Donegal were poor enough all the same.

Barlett · 19-03-2023 06:33PM

Donegal weren’t great but Mayo have made a lot of teams look poor in the league so far. It’s been an excellent campaign so far & it would be a massive shame not to win the league now.

PressRun · 19-03-2023 06:43PM

Yeah, I think we have to go for it now. Would be a great bounce going into championship.

Blackjack · 19-03-2023 06:43PM

Absolutely. There has been a bit of a narrative around that alright, that the opposition have been poor therefore our performances not being as note worthy. I think we are probably a bit ahead of the other teams but if we can stay ahead that’s where the games are won.

PressRun · 19-03-2023 07:17PM

Winning is a habit and you can only beat what's in front of you. Yes, we've probably more work done than others and some of the opposition has been poor, I would still have question marks myself around whether we can keep it up during the summer. But nevertheless, momentum is important and once you lose it, it's hard to get it back so I reckon we should just keep at it and see where it takes us.

Be-Jaysus · 19-03-2023 07:51PM

Mayo looking good and putting in big performances to match the results.

Id like to get Kerry in the final, but this time go out and win the game.

A 2nd beating for Kerry by Mayo will deliver some mental scars as we head into the championship and it will give the team more belief moving forward.

We have a huge squad of extremely fit players who all know their roles so rotating doesn't really weaken this team to any great degree.

Fr Tod Umptious · 19-03-2023 07:57PM

Aiden alluded to the health of the squad in his post match interview.

And it's so true, I don't think there is a single Mayo player that is not available because of injury.

Remember other years when players were going down left right and center.

And even though we have been winning games since Armagh pulling away there has been no sign or Orme.

Some people here are getting their wish.

PARlance · 19-03-2023 08:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120376951#Comment_120376951

I really don't think Kerry would carry too many mental scars if that was to happen.

But flip it around, and if Kerry were to stumble into a final and beat us... That would be a hard one to take seeing that we're been flying and they've barely been trying.

The pressure would be on us not to mess up a very good league campaign. I would much prefer Galway in the final.

spakman · 19-03-2023 08:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120376981#Comment_120376981

I agree in general, but Cillian, Hession and Brickenden are 3 potential starters that are out injured at the moment. Darren McHale a bench player also injured.

Cartman78 · 19-03-2023 08:08PM

Just after watching it recorded there.

Very impressive overall... although I expected a bit more fight from Donegal tbh.

Is that O'Shea's most prolific match for Mayo?? Can't remember him ever looking so confident in from of the posts.

Re: Orme - my young fella was alibg about him alright... assumed he was injured, will be very hard for him to break back into the squad at this stage

PressRun · 19-03-2023 08:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120376981#Comment_120376981

Well Enda Hession and Cillian are definitely injured. Nothing extremely serious as far as I know, but they are. I don't see either being available for the next game, definitely not Cillian anyway.

Not sure what the story is with someone like Brendan Harrison, who has been really unfortunate with injuries his whole career. I know there was some discussion here a while back that his body basically wasn't cut out for intercounty, but he had attempted a comeback last year and got injured again. Not sure what has happened since.

Coillte_Bhoy · 19-03-2023 08:15PM

Lads is final confirmed for 4pm? Just looking at train times here now

RedDevil55 · 19-03-2023 08:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377032#Comment_120377032

Eoghan McLaughlin too.

Fr Tod Umptious · 19-03-2023 08:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377048#Comment_120377048

I wasn't aware of Hession and Cillian.

I thought they were just being rested.

Bass Reeves · 19-03-2023 08:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120376951#Comment_120376951

I think this year's AI is between Mayo Galway and Tyrone. Galway will beat Kerry next weekend by 4-5 points. Cork might even beat them in Munster. History is against Dublin no D2 team have won an AI on Yonks. When Armagh won in 2002 technically they were a D3 team ( there was two groups of 8 in D1).

The AI will really come down to Galway and Tyrone, while Mayo might beat either in the SF they will probably lose to the other in the final

Be-Jaysus · 19-03-2023 09:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377244#Comment_120377244

Unlike other finals I would be very confident if we got to a final simply because we have Rochford who knows how to nullify opposition and execute a game-plan , plus Kevin Mc is a great motivator and man-manager of the squad..

This mayo team has the potential to be as good as the 2017 team, but nobody in 2023 is near the level of Dublin in 2017.