Galway GAA discussion thread

Slieve Gullion · 05-08-2018 12:43PM

Kerry were still there if Galway had won. I doubt Galway were that blaise on the prospect of meeting them again. Just pondering but who knows?, it's history now.

spurshero · 05-08-2018 12:57PM

Monaghan game over lads . -objective of the group stage was to qualify to put us in to all Ireland semi which we done with Game to spare . Win or lose yesterday we were still gonna be in a semi so it was hard to know what players mindsets were . If lads weren’t going full throttle who can blame them . Could get injuries cards etc to rule them out . Anyway let’s park it there now and wish the hurlers all the best

Diabhal Beag · 05-08-2018 01:02PM

Traffic was shocking since early this morning. Got to Borriseiligh at 10ish and tailback was lethal then. Parked out near Drom. Be a long journey home win or lose.

threeball · 05-08-2018 01:07PM

Slieve Gullion wrote: »

Did Galway decide to throw the Monaghan game?, they knew losing to Monaghan gave Kerry the boot. Advantage being going only half pelt and resting players while seeing off Kerry for free. Any thoughts on this?

They didn't rest players though did they so that shoots down that theory.

Sycamore Tree · 05-08-2018 01:42PM

GMac not warming up but wearing 6. I think Niall Burke starts and a few positional changes in half backs.

grbear · 05-08-2018 01:48PM

Traffic's an absolute disaster. Salthill-esque.

flazio · 05-08-2018 01:52PM

As I said in the other thread. RTÉ can't afford any delays to their coverage, they need to be free for the hockey final after 4pm. Unless a safety call is made by the Gardaí the game has to go ahead on time.

threeball · 05-08-2018 01:53PM

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

GMac not warming up but wearing 6. I think Niall Burke starts and a few positional changes in half backs.

Hardly worth ruling him totally out by playing him. Think we're better to go without and see how we cope.
I'd be confident we have enough areas to improve on to put this game away. We were incredibly one dimensional last week

threeball · 05-08-2018 01:54PM

Niall Burke at centre back.

Sycamore Tree · 05-08-2018 02:01PM

threeball wrote: »

Niall Burke at centre back.

Dont think he will start there. Joe Cooney probably.

grbear · 05-08-2018 03:48PM

Mixture of relief and and rage after that. Great to get the win but I felt that the ref gave Galway nothing between Glynns goal and halftime which is what kept Clare in the match. It would have been finished if he'd given Galway the frees they were entitled to during that period.

Great to reach another final.

Mac_Lad71 · 05-08-2018 04:20PM

grbear wrote: »

Mixture of relief and and rage after that. Great to get the win but I felt that the ref gave Galway nothing between Glynns goal and halftime which is what kept Clare in the match. It would have been finished if he'd given Galway the frees they were entitled to during that period.

Great to reach another final.

I’m a Corkman and I absolutely agree with you on the ref. When a team goes 5 or 6 points ahead psychologically the refs give the chasing team everything. It was the exact same in the closing stages of last weeks Cork v Limerick game when a totally incompetent ref gave Limerick a couple of soft frees which enabled them to gain momentum which they never lost.

Pa8301 · 05-08-2018 04:28PM

Delighted with the result! I thought the ref was terrible also, particularly in the second half. Kept Clare in the game. Fair dues to O'Donnell, he scored a good goal even though he should have been whistled for steps twice for it.

thecretinhop · 05-08-2018 04:35PM

the ref was unreal bad fk me wrecked but get thefk in

thecretinhop · 05-08-2018 04:36PM

the ref was unreal bad fk me wrecked but get thefk in

BloodyBill · 05-08-2018 04:42PM

Pa8301 wrote: »

Delighted with the result! I thought the ref was terrible also, particularly in the second half. Kept Clare in the game. Fair dues to O'Donnell, he scored a good goal even though he should have been whistled for steps twice for it.

He didn't take steps. He just did brilliantly. It was a great goal, not a good goal.

BloodyBill · 05-08-2018 04:46PM

grbear wrote: »

Mixture of relief and and rage after that. Great to get the win but I felt that the ref gave Galway nothing between Glynns goal and halftime which is what kept Clare in the match. It would have been finished if he'd given Galway the frees they were entitled to during that period.

Great to reach another final.

Galway should have had a man sent off for the shoulder in the head of the Clareman. So the ref left Galway off there. I think over the 70 Clare got the most decisions from the ref but Galway again took their foot off Clare's neck and that has to be a worry.

Pa8301 · 05-08-2018 04:49PM

BloodyBill wrote: »

He didn't take steps. He just did brilliantly. It was a great goal, not a good goal.

You can go back and count them if you like. He definitely took too many steps. It's not something I'm particularly bothered by as most refs let players away with extra steps. It was a quality goal alright but by the letter of the law it shouldn't have stood.

mickmackey1 · 05-08-2018 04:53PM

Mac_Lad71 wrote: »

I’m a Corkman and I absolutely agree with you on the ref. When a team goes 5 or 6 points ahead psychologically the refs give the chasing team everything. It was the exact same in the closing stages of last weeks Cork v Limerick game when a totally incompetent ref gave Limerick a couple of soft frees which enabled them to gain momentum which they never lost.

Thankfully not all Cork fans are sore losers.

threeball · 05-08-2018 04:57PM

Pa8301 wrote: »

You can go back and count them if you like. He definitely took too many steps. It's not something I'm particularly bothered by as most refs let players away with extra steps. It was a quality goal alright but by the letter of the law it shouldn't have stood.

I'd be far more upset about the two mannions and Conor Cooney being fouled multiple times in a row and no frees coming. It kept Clare in it and killed our momentum.

Happyilylost · 05-08-2018 05:11PM

Fair play to this team and management. Dathi a animal. Joseph Cooney fantastic. Joe Canning nailing everything in yellow. And Whelao a magician mixed with the work rate of a tiger. Plenty of things didn't go right today. Plenty of decisions didn't go Galways way. But the went to the well again and again. Thankfully there was plenty of water left.

Amprodude · 05-08-2018 05:16PM

in today's game I think Clare were riding their luck slightly but you can't go to the well once too often. Beaten 3 times this year they don't deserve to be in a AI Final.

awec · 05-08-2018 05:18PM

Pa8301 wrote: »

You can go back and count them if you like. He definitely took too many steps. It's not something I'm particularly bothered by as most refs let players away with extra steps. It was a quality goal alright but by the letter of the law it shouldn't have stood.

He was fouled (by Burke I think).

Think the refs tend to ignore the steps somewhat when a player is being fouled in the process.

Mac_Lad71 · 05-08-2018 05:28PM

mickmackey1 wrote: »

Thankfully not all Cork fans are sore losers.

Cadogan pulled for over carrying when it was a free out. Kearney pushed in the back in the lead up to first goal. Not a sore loser just stating facts.

Pa8301 · 05-08-2018 05:30PM

awec wrote: »

He was fouled (by Burke I think).

Think the refs tend to ignore the steps somewhat when a player is being fouled in the process.

Having seen it again, he was being held alright.

Amprodude · 05-08-2018 05:31PM

Mac_Lad71 wrote: »

Cadogan pulled for over carrying when it was a free out. Kearney pushed in the back in the lead up to first goal. Not a sore loser just stating facts.

Exactly Cork were the better team and had Limerick in their pocket for 63 mins. Few ref decisions helped Limerick gain momentum and Limerick had the better bench to finish the game. Think Galway will win the final. Pressure of winning and hype might affect Limerick like 2007.

BloodyBill · 05-08-2018 06:27PM

Pressure is on Galway. I think Limerick will bring a performance but Galway are a fantastic side. A few weaknesses shown today though. Hanbury was roasted but O Donnell is class I guess.

meriwether · 05-08-2018 06:29PM

BloodyBill wrote: »

Pressure is on Galway. I think Limerick will bring a performance but Galway are a fantastic side. A few weaknesses shown today though. Hanbury was roasted but O Donnell is class I guess.

O donnell scored a goal, and be was in at FF for that.

Hanbury did fine. He always does fine. I think I love him.

kala85 · 05-08-2018 06:41PM

Traffic to today's game was absolutely chronic.

BloodyBill · 05-08-2018 06:47PM

Clare crowd should have went by Tipp town or Newport. I think Clare and Galway went the same way so traffic was chronic. They should have left out some of the fat trainee guards in Templemore to direct traffic.

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