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Meath GAA discussion thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    If you couldn't enjoy it what's the point sure!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,178 ✭✭✭windy shepard henderson


    sorry apologies , he's a forward and a top one at that across the country in fairness , conor lyons was a serious introduction though , kicked 2 great scores and really got involved , brian dardis was excellent too and never mentioned him , jack flynn has huge hurling connections in east clare any chance you can send a few of them back down to us

    really good game , hopefully they can go on and do a job in leinster



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Christ I hate sport sometimes. Third senior hurling final defeat in 4 seasons and was still sore after the rugby on Saturday (not to mention the football final and the Greece game). Seemed like we were having the better of the game before Daithí McGowan's red card. Talked to a few people and no one knew what it was given for.

    Intermediate final seemed like a cracker and will be replayed next weekend.

    Upcoming Leinster club championship games:

    Leinster Club SFC - Tullamore (Offaly) v Summerhill, 2pm, 22 Oct in Tullamore

    Leinster Club IFC - Rathkenny v Naomh Eanna (Wexford), 2pm, 21 Oct in Navan

    Leinster Club IHC - Kildalkey v Clodiagh Gaels (Offaly), 11 Nov (in Meath Venue)

    Leinster Club JFC - Kilbride v Amsterdam (EU), 2pm, 21 Oct in Ashbourne

    Leinster Club JHC - St. Laurence's (I think - Kildare) v Navan O'Mahony's, 28 Oct (in Kildare venue)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,872 ✭✭✭CrabRevolution


    Kildalkey should be familiar with Clodiagh Gaels. They played them in their last Leinster IHC game in 2021....



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭Technophobe


    Kilbride lads probably familiar with Amsterdam too😛



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    We played Clodiagh Gaels in the Leinster Club JHC back in 2016. Was a tasty affair where we won by 1 while playing for more than half the game with 14 men.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Wins for Rathkenny and Kilbride in Leinster today. Will be interesting to see how much the celebrations have affected Summerhill in tomorrow's game.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭poppers



    Looks like the summerhill game ened in contraversy. Won by 2pts.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,538 ✭✭✭dobman88


    Ref made a mistake by awarding Tullamore a penalty for a technical foul by Summerhill inside the large square. Such infractions are a 13m free.

    Linesman reminded him of the correct rule. Tullamore not happy since they were down by 2 with a last minute penalty awarded and overturned.

    Absolutely ridiculous that he was physically assaulted by a very strong shove in the back. The coward hadn't even the balls to attack him from the front. He's easily identified so I'd expect a lifetime ban minimum.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭BK5


    Kildalkey win the hurling Intermediate championship, what an achievement by any club big or small to win all 3 cups.



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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Supposedly it was an injured Tullamore (and Offaly) player who pushed the referee. Should really get a long ban but probably will get a month or two.

    How it took so long to come to the correct decision at the end is baffling. It was not even close to a penalty. Summerhill up against Naas in the quarter final. Naas weren't impressive in their final win today so if Summerhill can show up, they may have a chance.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,506 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc




  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    Any rumours on how the behind closed door challenge match against Galway went yesterday?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    Lost by four I think. The We Are Meath lads speak about it near the start of this weeks' pod, have the team and all it was strong enough



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    Anyone heading into Navan tomorrow? I think a win is a must to get up and running. With Armagh and Donegal in the Division I don't think we'll be going up this year but absolutely no reason to see why we can't be "best of the rest". 4 home games is huge in that regard too.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭mattser


    Big job to stay in Div 2 by the look of things.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Going to be embarrassed in the All Ireland as well. I've gone beyond caring to be honest. We're not getting better any time soon.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    Was in Navan last week and at the Armagh game last night. Very quiet thread these days. Last night We were completely outclassed at the end of the first half and the second half was like a challenge game. Disappointed we didn’t get the two points n the first game. We played direct football a few times in the first half last night and that’s when we got results. The problem is we don’t have any runners coming on when we do break and just end up recycling back, painful to watch. Have to beat Louth, Kildare and maybe Cavan to stay where we are



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Great result for the hurlers, beating Kildare today. Kildare made the 2A final last year (before capitulating in the Joe McDonagh).

    Ladies continue their 100% record in the league with a win away to Waterford. They seem to be getting up a head of steam again.

    Fair play to you. I don't get to games often nowadays living outside the county and with family commitments. But even if I was able to attend, I'm not sure if I could stomach the away games in particular anymore.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    Yeah its been poor enough now, really should've won against Fermanagh even though it wasn't deserved. You couldn't even pick 5 minutes from it where we were good now. Against Armagh the first 20 was decent but once they got the first goal it went to bits pretty quickly. I do wonder is it down to having 14/15 lads involved in Sigerson. Not just in terms of exertion but how much are they around early in the year to work on the tactical stuff for the team too.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    we wont beat Cavan away anyway thats a certainty. best we can hope for is a 2 wins from 3 at home v kildare louth or cork.i cant see us winning the three



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,011 ✭✭✭enricoh


    Lads can u pay cash at the turnstiles? I remember hearing something about it coming to an end.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,011 ✭✭✭enricoh


    Two contenders for goal of the year anyway! Kildare seem to be on the floor altogether, no harm having them next week.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    no, all ticket! and cant get tickets at the venue either..... its a pain!!!!



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    Ive never heard such a strange crowd noise for a goal before! The Louth one, there was just this gasp when it went in.......Costellos goal was absolute class



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    A win over the big rivals Kildare at the weekend doesn’t even get a mention! Are many of ye making the trip down the N3 Saturday evening? Be wary of Virginia. An absolute minefield for traffic.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,799 ✭✭✭This is it


    Feck sake. I'm not on social media and always use irishscores.com for updates... They have Kildare 0-19 Meath 0-12... I thought we lost 😂




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    i cant make it down to cavan saturday night, does anyine know if any pubs have access to channells showing it live? were on a good run of form but id be shocked of we won. havent beaten cavan since 1965 in breffni park, high time that stat was erased though.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King




  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    Yes

    It would make you wonder why they even send cameras to these games, and the value of it. Same for the match against Kildare, the only televised footage of that game was a 90second highlight reel showing mostly scores from the losing team, and none of the clutch moments in the game(with the exception of a black card incident). Danny Dixons catch, leading to the equaliser for example.

    I expect that it will be the same amount of coverage for the Cavan game.

    I wonder how modern management get to study opposition if the footage is so limited? Hopefully Colm has an arrangement with someone in RTE for the tapes(i would hope that this is the case)-marginal gains and all that!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Teams are recording games themselves. Cavan Coaching & Games sent out the full Cavan Louth game to coaches.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Sent out by Cavan CB after ten:


    ALL SYSTEMS GO.........


    Following a pitch inspection this morning Cavan County Board v Meath GAA will go ahead aslong as the weather does not deteriorate. 


    A further pitch inspection will take place at 2pm

    #AllianzLeagues 

    #GAA



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    Will head up later and see how we go. At least there’s some confidence in the lads now, I think it’ll be a good and feckin cold game!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Pack the under armour and if you want a seat in the stand, you’d nearly want to be leaving Meath now.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    4 up but should be nearly out of sight. We've had some shocking wides from gilt edged positions.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Fairly shocking match. Looked like neither team wanted to win it at the end. We’d both have no business in Division 1.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Christ, how on earth did we not win that? Three goal chances with none taken. Shane Walsh's miss in the second half was particularly egregious. Four games with only one goal is worrying, particularly when we're not exactly shooting the lights out with points.

    Positives is that we were good in defence and in Seán Brennan we seem to finally have someone who can consistently put medium to longer range dead balls over. But we are still way off the top 10.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,178 ✭✭✭windy shepard henderson


    i haven't seen ye this year other then the louth game , but i disagree with being off the top ten , huge win last week against kildare , convincing the week before against louth , the set up is much improved from the mcintee days , the condition stuff will improve if boylan gets his way , the football will improve if colm gets his way , i see huge improvements from the last few years , it will go to the wire for the game in ballybofey



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    Yea very disappointed we didn’t come away with the full points for that. It felt like both teams going through the motions at times. We’re not far off the top of division. We should’ve been fighting fierce to win tbh…



  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    An amazingly frustrating match to watch from a Meath supporter point of view, given the the chances and one or two of the refereeing decisions towards the end, but from a team progress point of view, the fundamental building blocks continue to stack up and for me this is a cause for enthusiasm. Any team that spends more than one season in Division 1 has a minimum standard of dogging out results and a strong defence while the attacking talent and the finer skills are honed.(Galway, Monaghan and Roscommon as examples). If we keep up the same standard for Cork and Donegal, we will be almost unrecognisable from the MOD era teams, and will be more of a reflection of the AMcE team of 2019, albeit, with a much younger age profile and therefore, greater potential.

    The injuries and unavailability of so many major players(from last year) has enhanced the competition amongst the previously unestablished and the ones who came back from long term injuries to find their feet. When the inevitable injuries do come round again(I was amazed we seem to have come away unscathed given the conditions on Saturday), we will have a resilience beyond any expected development projection from the management.

    Are there any outrageously talented (Cú Chulainn Esq.) players around 17 or 18 yet to break into the panel who could become a marquee forward?

    Have a look at the teams below from the likely Division 1 teams next year;

    Derry (Shane McGuigan)

    Kerry(David Clifford)

    Dublin(Con O'Callaghan)

    Tyrone(Darragh Canavan)

    Galway(Shane Walsh)

    Mayo(Tommy Conroy or Ryan O'Donoghue)

    Donegal(Paddy McBrearty)

    Armagh(Rian O'Neill)

    Almost without exception, all these teams have a go-to forward, who on their day account for the majority of scores. I wonder when we will get one, or who from the current crop could become more consistent? Our own Shane Walsh(if he ever gets to play summer or an extended period of football!) has some potential.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    I didn't get up on Saturday so I can't really comment on the game, but I think at the start of the league 6 points at this stage would've been about what we all expected really. I'd agree that we aren't ready for Division 1 yet but given the amount of players still injured off last years Tailteann team its certainly progress.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    delighted with that perfermonance on saturday night, maybe we bigged cavan up to much or maybe for once meath went down to breffni park with a chip on their shoulder instead of cavan having the point to prove when meath come to town. i think the incovering of the 1965 stat might have got meath team into a different mind set and the bookies and scribes and pharrisses writing them off may have had them up for it or maybe the have found the bit of grit and meaness needed. the next trip down to breffni id say they will really be gunning for erasing that stat. i think we can open up cork in 2 weeks and get the win, id love to see us go to ballybofey at full stregth and really target the win. donegal will probabaly field a weakened team as it will be a dead rubber for both but id love to see us go for a win with full stretgh team, this young team needs that self belief.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Davy Rispin from We Are Meath had comments up that a League game was abandoned last night between Castletown and Drumbaragh due to an altercation between non playing club members. What happened there lads does anyone know?



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Jaysus what on Earth was that end to the game. Hope it was just a case of the game being won but it doesn't bode well for next week if we've conceded 21 points to Longford.

    Paul Shankey managed Waterford to their first championship win in 14 years against Tipperary today.



  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    Given that the(supposed) lineup for Sunday has just been announced with Shane Walsh on it, any word on whether it was just a rumour that he has broken his foot?!



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Was a mildly competitive first half and we'd likely have been close to level at half time were it not for some baffling refereeing decisions. But we were destroyed on our own kickouts in the second half and the few times we did actually win possession, more often than not, we stupidly coughed it up leading to an easy score. Case in point was the third goal when Caulfield did brilliantly to stop a goal chance and win the ball back, then we give the ball away on our own 45 with Hogan out of position.

    Long break to the group stages now. Only chance is if we manage a lucky draw and get the Munster or Leinster runners up in our group and scrape third spot.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,733 ✭✭✭Tombo2001


    Biggest talking point yesterday was the crowd. Might be the first year where the same fixture for womens gets a bigger crowd than the mens.

    Once the first goal went in, that was it - not because of the score line but because of how easy it was for Dublin to score.

    Interestingly - Meath had more possession, it was the only strategy that seemed to work yesterday = Meath passing the ball around the middle of the pitch as a way to stop Dublin scoring. As soon as anyone got a rush of blood and tried to pick out a corner forward, that was it, turnover and Dublin score 30 seconds later.

    Thought the goalkeeper was excellent.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    Had a game postponed last night late in the day so I got to watch the U20s. I thought they were excellent, defensively very sound especially. Eamonn Armstrong was superb and he would only be 18, he was the minor captain last year. I know we haven't had much to be excited about lately but I think this 20s team is something to get us excited. The fact some of them have another year or two at U20s too is a good sign as its not basically the 2021 Minors moved up.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    U20 final on tonight against Louth in Parnell Park at 7:30pm. Would be a first title at this age level since 2001 if we're victorious.

    The draw for the All Ireland group stages takes place tomorrow at 3pm. Worst case scenario leaves us with Kerry/Dublin, loser of the Connacht/Ulster final and Derry. Best case, you feel, would be Ulster/Connacht winners (who may beat us by less than Kerry/Dublin), Clare/Louth, Roscommon/Monaghan. Would like to get a bit of luck and have at least one winnable game rather than getting hockeyed each game.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    yea we'll see what the draw brings tomorrow afternoon. Its strange one, as Ive no excitement for it because you know from the Dub game where we're at so we're not going to make finals or anything. but, at the same time, the games will be good for the lads and hopefully bring them on again for next year. itll be interesting to see the attendances, as some of the regulars with me have decided theyre done paying money for this year…..



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