Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

blockfighter wrote: »

Serious punishment is one thing but that's not much good to the team that's been knocked out as a result of the foul.
Unless something like a penalty goal is introduced (like the penalty try in Rugby) I don't see the problem going away.

Extend the D. Any black card offence inside the D is a penalty. Anything outside advances the ball 50m. Soon cut out the ****e

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Please god move on PJ. Hasnt a clue what hes doing.
You wait until the 73rd minute to press a kickout which should be standard.
They lost both of them for a reason.

Watched enough years of this kind of headless football now.

Stoppit PJ hasn't a clue?? give over, we won most of the ball around the middle, it was our decision making and ball handling up front that done for us. Conroy, Walshe, Kelly, Power all were decent. Bad decision for Sice to come out of retirement... Headless football bit harsh imv

threeball wrote: »

Looks more like class cant coach to me. There is no game plan, no shape, no pressing, no plan on kickouts. Its just really poor. Our players or no worse than Mayos, probably better in a lot of cases but playing in a chaotic situation. Corofin show you dont need superstars to be really effective

As in a lot of sports it's up to the player to perform when they cross the white line .
A coach can only do so much .
The greats in all sports don't depend on coaches.
To many of this galway side are just not up to it .
They get found out just like mayo will get found out later in championship .

Good to know some things never change. Galway teams and a 1 point loss, consistency in a world gone mad!

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

As in a lot of sports it's up to the player to perform when they cross the white line .
A coach can only do so much .
The greats in all sports don't depend on coaches.
To many of this galway side are just not up to it .
They get found out just like mayo will get found out later in championship .

The players don't decide to concede the kickouts. The players don't decide to go every man for himself on kickouts. The players don't decide how the team structures attacks. Blaming the players when the deficiencies in this area are so glaringly obvious is as clueless as the coaching it defends.
Handling mistakes or poor options are on the players but the platform has to be there to work from. U16 teams would have a better structure.

h2005 wrote:

Are we seriously blaming the ref? I think a bit of introspection is needed. We were ****e! I can’t see Mayo going any further either if they just managed to scrape past us

Blaming the ref no. But sometimes a couple of decisions go your way and turn a one point loss into a one point win.

Power make two great stops. But comfortable on the ball. Hopefully now he can cement the number one spot.

Sean Kelly is the real deal. Mulkerrins can be happy with his first year. Liam Silke. Just not for me at the moment. Molloy was good when he came on hopefully another one that can get a run in the team. John Daly back will be huge.

Did ok around the middle but Ronan Steede should of been taken off again. Hopeless.

PC was brilliant again. Michael Daly frustratingly poor again. Paul Kelly did well especially for a guy sprung this late in the year.

Ian Burke frustrating. Dessie looked lively but didn't do enough.

At the end of the day for me missing

John Daly
Tom Flynn
Adrian Varley
Eamon Brannigan
And a half fit Damo

Along with no match against Sligo and didn't get much rub of the green put paid to Galway today. Turnovers and coughing up a lot of simple possession was hard to stomach.

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

To many of today's players are OVERCOACHED.
The skill levels in Gaelic football are woeful .
The amount of players that can't kick pass a ball over 20 yards is shocking.
It's all hand pass and most of it is going sideways .
The 2 best scores today came from the most natural footballer on the field ( Shane walsh ) .
To many mediocre players with way to much information been given to them and on the day their heads burst .

So your solution is to let these mediocre players go out and fend for themselves with no gameplan? I sorry but you couldn't get any more cliches in a post if you tried. All scores count the same weather they're curled in from the sideline 50m out or if they are punched over from 13m. We don't get points for difficulty.

To be honest I thought we could be well beaten this morning. In the end they could easily have nicked it in the last 6 or 7 minutes there. Daly missed a sitter. Walsh missed the two frees. Kelly taken out of it bearing down on goal. Before that Hurson gave Mayo a ridiculous free out when Higgins hopped on the back of a Galway forward after a poor kick out from Clarke.

They suffered with no game for 4 weeks though. Awful sloppy in possession. Kicked a pile of ball away. It took them a half of football to get up to speed. They really stuck at it though so credit to them in that regard. They'll be sick though because it was there for them in the end.

Sean Kelly was superb throughout. Shane Walsh kicked some glorious points but in the first half even he kicked a lot of ball away needlessly.

Hopefully get John Daly, Cooke, a couple others and a fully fit Comer back for next year.

threeball wrote: »

So your solution is to let these mediocre players go oute and fend for themselves with no gameplan? I sorry but you couldn't get any more cliches in a post if you tried. All scores count the same weather they're curled in from the sideline 50m out or if they are punched over from 13m. We don't get points for difficulty.

If galway had 6 forwards with the ability of a player that can take scores like Shane walsh .... We would be looking at how many all irelands in a row we could win .
You can't coach what he has , you can't coach what padraic Joyce had .
The ability to take your score off both feet .
The ability to get your head up and play an intelligent pass ... To many of galways players are just not up to it .
A coach can only do so much ...it's down to the players .
It's down to the same players producing it when it matters .
In gaa ... It matters in championship .
They get found out ... Why ??
Not because of a coach ...
Because they aren't and never will be up to it .

Green&Red wrote: »

What about the two Galway reds not given in the first half?
Deliberate knee from Conroy and strike from Mulkerrins on Conroy?

Don't even know what the Mulkerrin one was meant to be. Can't remember any incident.

Conroy one there is no way to prove it was intentional unfortunately.

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

If galway had 6 forwards with the ability of a player that can take scores like Shane walsh .... We would be looking at how many all irelands in a row we could win .
You can't coach what he has , you can't coach what padraic Joyce had .
The ability to take your score off both feet .
The ability to get your head up and play an intelligent pass ... To many of galways players are just not up to it .
A coach can only do so much ...it's down to the players .
It's down to the same players producing it when it matters .
In gaa ... It matters in championship .
They get found out ... Why ??
Not because of a coach ...
Because they aren't and never will be up to it .

If my auntie had balls... What team has ever had or ever will have 6 forwards of the talent of Walsh. We're lucky we have one, most have none but they're pushing for All irelands while we're struggling with getting over the line against division 2 teams and serving up the crap we saw today, especially in the first half.

Happyilylost wrote: »

Jesus ye are making a huge deal about a gentle tap to head. If AOS didn't spend so much time rolling around refs might take him more seriously when he does go down.

Ah give over & take off the blinkers, anyway the better team won. I’m sure we won’t have to wait long for a Galway win over Mayo again, you’ll get over it.

Barlett wrote:

Ah give over & take off the blinkers, anyway the better team won. I’m sure we won’t have to wait long for a Galway win over Mayo again, you’ll get over it.

No blinkers. I like to think I call it as is. What Conroy did was petty. But it wasn't a red. He simply walked over AOS and his knee caught him on the face. Even if the ref say it I think it's only a yellow. But hey that's just my opinion.

Green&Red wrote: »

What about the two Galway reds not given in the first half?
Deliberate knee from Conroy and strike from Mulkerrins on Conroy?

What about Diarmuid o Connors strike. Or Ruane taking out McDaid. Ye better hope he get that ref the next day.

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Don't even know what the Mulkerrin one was meant to be. Can't remember any incident.

Conroy one there is no way to prove it was intentional unfortunately.

Mulkerrins was caught on camera giving a little puck into Tommy Conroy's face after he gave away a free. Very clear action of hand going back and then into his face.