The_Honeybadger wrote: » Not sure I like Foley on Con he is just too big and physical for him, Morley is our best defender and is a horse of a man. You are right in that the two marked their men from behind last weekend and never looked in danger of giving up a goal. They defended better than they were given credit for, are our defensive woes slightly overstated? Keane will no doubt throw a spanner in there somewhere but I think a lot of the matchups are obvious enough
keane2097 wrote: » I think Morley would take Rock and Foley will go on Con. You're going to be on the ropes there but it would be a bit like the Donegal and Tyrone games where you expect the full back line to struggle but hopefully you can keep the likes of Con and Mannion to three or four points from play apiece. Despite the two boys being on the ropes against McShane and Donnelly they didn't look like giving up goals too much really. You would pray for the same thing. They could both be taken for five points from play and end up saying they had great games if you could just stop goals. Maybe they would put Begley on Mannion again and put TOS out on Howard or Kilkenny. I actually think playing against Dublin would suit K Spillane better than playing Tyrone. You'd be better off having someone like Tommy in reserve in the hopes that you can influence how Dublin approach some key stage of the second half. I think we brought him on at half time in the league game to try and force Dublin to play a sweeper in the second half, so we could have Paul Murphy doing a sweeper job on our side.
jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: » Media having a great time with the "Kerry" vendetta against Gough. Would prefer if Fitzmaurice and Aidan O'Mahony wouldn't comment on it. To the match. Would ye start Jack Barry and Tommy Walsh for this one? Does Tom O'Sullivan pick up Kilkenny? What way do ye see match-ups? Need to make pitch wide when attacking which we didn't do in 1st half v. Tyrone. If O'Callaghan is in FF, which he might not be, knowing how Jim Gavin likes to innovate, but we would need someone on his toes to help Morley or whoever.
Just An Opinion wrote: » You’d be left disappointed, Cluxton doesn't do gutted, or ecstatic for that matter. He kicked the most famous winning point in Dublin GAA history in 2011 and just strolled off to the dressing room afterwards like he just finished a training session. He treats defeats similarly, shake hands with his opponents and on with his business, no fuss or fanfare with the guy, pretty much what makes him iconic to us Dubs.
dd973 wrote: » I'd rather lose the semi than the final so wasn't going to be gutted by losing to Tyrone, however it ended up a pleasure to beat them as someone who remembers 05 and 08 vividly, I think we've got about a 40% chance, there's also the scenario where we play really well and the Dub's aren't the well drilled robots they usually are. I'd love to see Cluxton walk off the pitch gutted after losing. There's something slightly odd and unnatural about this Dublin streak of domination, a bit like Man City tearing up the Premiership every season when it's not really their historical role in the sport.
keane2097 wrote: » I'm not having it from any **** who comes along and tells us they wouldn't bat an eye if the final was given to a ref from Cork living in Kerry and heavily involved in schools GAA in Tralee either. Get up the yard with that bull****.
munster87 wrote: » Nothing against David Gough whatsoever, fantastic ref, but Fitzmaurice is right, couldn’t expect someone working and living in Dublin to be completely impartial in this final. Imagine making a decision that cost Dublin the five in a row, life would be made very tough by some. Not worth the hassle.
Strabanimal wrote: » Tyrone put 70 mins of pressure on them in the league and beat them easily even dominated the dubs more down a man. The Kerry panel hit the treadmills from now until the AIF and the Dubs will be severely tested.Fs sure you cant handle the pressure of responding to your super 8s gloating poat when you won Ulster.
charlie14 wrote: » No team can sustain 70 minutes of applying constant pressure at inter-county level. Try it with this Dublin team and they will soak it up until you start to tire, and then in a very short space of time put you away. Same as they did in 12 minutes beginning of the second half Saturday.
Slattsy wrote: » I was thinking the same thing, and its a bloody shame. Forum has gone to the dogs, toxic. Its gone way beyond banter. Too many losers around now. I'm not one for posting in other teams' threads but good luck in the final. I know some of us Dubs dont like you Kerry boys, and vice versa, but i have to say from all my times going to Croker to play you lot over the years, there's never been anything but respect from your supporters. Genuinely never a bad word and always handshake at the end. And believe me, i dont see that very often (Mayo cough cough).. Anyway, that said I still hope we knock the bollíx outta ye and send you home with your arses on a plate
Strabanimal wrote: » They cannot deal with 70mins of pressure. The talking up of this Dublin team is ludicrous.
dobman88 wrote: » Was hoping that the 2019 championship thread would clean itself up by now after the games but no joy.Cant see the point in starting a thread specific to the final as it will just be dragged down to the same level so assume this is the best place to chat about the final? Will have to assume SOB will appeal the Meath black card and have it rescinded, seems the most likely one anyway. Any other worries after yesterday? Seemed to come out of it injury free anyway.
The_Honeybadger wrote: I think they said on TSG that when you get a run on them you need to get a lot of scores. I agree 100% and Kerry can do this.
