Edgware wrote: » Dublin did pull the trigger but missed the target. I think you are right though to say a few long balls deep into the Dublin defence could have caused panic resulting in a free or a score
davegilly wrote: » They did have a lot of patience but they were getting closer to panic stations every minute that passed by. If you remember they did pull the trigger a few times which went wide before finally scored. Bit disappointed with Kerry playing keep ball so close to their own goal with so much time left. Dublin were out on their feet with a huge press on so there was acres of space behind them. Tommy Walsh and Moynihan were in the Dublin half, fresh as daisies. They should have hammered a few balls up the field to let them chase. I know the Kerry players were exhausted at that stage both physically and mentally but trying to keep the ball and/or running into tackles was very silly I thought, especially so close to their own goal. That kind of messing cost us an all Ireland in 2011!
munster87 wrote: » Shows how long Dublin are willing to wait in a build up before pulling the trigger too. Some patience.
davegilly wrote: » Another way of looking at it is - in the last 12 minutes Dublin had oceans of ball, time and space inside the Kerry half but only managed one point. The Kerry defence were superb.
blowitupref wrote: » Last 12 minutes of the match Kerry did not have one shot. Only had 4 possessions and only got inside the Dublin 45 once.
Poor_old_gill wrote: » Do you know what we missed in those last 10 mins last weekend - BJ Keane. I wonder is there any chance of him coming back in as a wildcard move (I doubt it though). His direct running in the last 10 mins would have caused them problems and we needed more adventure than Moynihan or Lyne were gona give-you are not going to play out a 1 point lead with 10 mins to go against the Dubs- we needed another score
munster87 wrote: » Pity Kevin McCarthy isn’t involved for whichever reason anymore. I think he’s a step above the likes of Lyne
Poor_old_gill wrote: » And BJK is substantially better than him - that's why I'm suggesting it! But I do agree that it's highly unlikely
The_Honeybadger wrote: » Yes I’m not sold on either of them. I’d actually prefer Mikey Geaney to Lyne personally. Tomas O’Se is really the only other inside forward I’d see being brought in.
Poor_old_gill wrote: » Theres a time limit on the restriction - it's 90 days I think but it would be up for him now anyway. We need a better option off the bench than Lyne or Moynihan - one of them would be fine but we needed an attacking threat as well late on and neither offer that
The_Honeybadger wrote: » Different scenario. BJK was dropped. I think it’s also the case that once you register to play over there you are ineligible although I’m open to correction on that. Won’t be happening either way.
Poor_old_gill wrote: » In the first place? I'll raise you Diarmuid Connolly
The_Honeybadger wrote: » He was playing in America this summer so even if they wanted to bring him in I don’t think they could and if Peter Keane though he had a role to play at any stage he would have been on the panel in the first place.
mystic86 wrote: » That didn't seem to me to be the mindset (ball into space), it seemed to be keep ball in our own half for the most part in those final minutes. Although which I think was a mistake.
munster87 wrote: » Some were playing keep ball and some were running into tackles, didn’t seem to be a proper plan at that point.
Poor_old_gill wrote: » I think his powerful running would have given us a good option for ball into space but it is unlikely that he will come back in
mystic86 wrote: » I don't think he would have changed anything, the problem was we couldn't or didn't get the ball to our forwards at all.
keane2097 wrote: » I think back to the replay against Mayo we had in 17. We thought no way would their backs hold our forwards again, and no way would our backs get as roasted again. Their backs held us even better the second day, and our backs got even more roasted.
[Deleted User] wrote: » You got to an All Ireland in 2014 completely due to a historic and famous level of bias by referee Cormac Reilly. A game in which he made over a dozen major blunders all favouring Kerry. Also by a ref that had so many links to Kerry. So incompetent that the GAA even dropped him from refereeing games for a number of years. You can never talk about unfair bias after that game. Gough had an outstanding game by comparison. Cormac Reilly is the metric that ineptitude and bias is measured, and Gough did not even register on it. At least you have another chance to go again, Reilly ensured we didn't.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/reillys-officiating-lacked-consistency-284360.html
ciarriaithuaidh wrote: » Still not physically right after Sunday yet - but it was a great occasion. Not sure about some of the "narrative" about it being a classic game, Kerry have blown their chance etc.. Both teams have a lot more in them. There is plenty more scores there, some big players under-performed. Think it’s still there for Kerry. Have to pick a different starting 15 and tweak a few things but the game Sunday should give plenty confidence.
