Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

Have to echo the above's comments that there is definitely an All ireland in this team were we to keep all our main players fit which would give me hope for the next few years even if we weren't to win sunday. how man y more years we have left in conroy and jury is out whether Joyce is the man to get us there or is there any better option in the county which i would struggle to see.

Naming Comer is an interesting one and there is a lot of psychological stuff whether he name shim or not. Taking him out before throw in to bring him on would be a bit deflating pre game but if he planned to start him bringing him in as late change would be a big boost for galway. Irrespective what i think those in the squad know what will happen and Dublin will be on alert to expect him at some stage. Niall Daly into the 26 is a surprising one as feel he hasnt offered much to us over last two years as a scoring threat in forwards especially if Comer,Walsh and Finnerty wont make the 70 mins. Cillian O Curraion is a player who has got very little chances in championship when you consider how he fared during league with little support or experience around him. Would rather him as an option for the inside line if things weren't going our way and he could be a scoring threat as Tomo is the only man for inside line on bench.

My read on that change in the Connacht final was to tag Paddy Durcan with Cathal Sweeney. But Durcan was dropped in the same announcement and Galway ended up with more half backs than anything else.

I'm expecting a big performance from the lads tomorrow

Fit, I think, individually, we have a better 15 than anyone but unfortunately Dublin have a better team. They're well drilled, close out games very well or pull it out of the fire when they have to.

I dont think we're capable of the same against the better teams. We're also going to struggle on kickouts bar bombing it long and hoping we have more power in the centre. Going short would be hitting the self destruct button unless it's an absolute gimme.

I have bad memories of the last time we met in championship, I was in Lloret de Mar,and found an "Irish" bar to watch the match, around throwin time a few dubs came in with the same thing in mind... Anyway when the match started we asked the staff to turn off the boom-boom music, they refused point blank (they weren't Irish, they were Slovak) so we watched the whole friggin match with no commentary with boom boom dance music playing at a high volume, nasty experience never mind the result

Up the tribesmen. So proud

Well I did not have overturning a 4 point halftime deficit to defeat Dublin on my bingo card!

Hon Galway!

Wow. Great 2nd half. That's just made a good day even better! Congratulations lads

WHAT THE F**K DO YA THINK ABOUT THAT JOE BROLLY 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻!!

What a **** result. Lads barely able to stand and dying with their boots on with 3 weekends back to back.

Massive congrats to PJ and the gang. I know McDaid got the MOTM but Mulkerrin coming back from a near career ending injury to batter the Dubs all game was a delight. Walsh was exceptional too.

They deserve a massive crowd for the semis now.

what a win !!!!!

That team got balls……Gaillimh Abu..,,,,

Jeez you'd hope that's not a season ender for Walsh

Congratulations Galway what a win

I didn't expect that performance really after 2 tough weekends. We still lost key lads to injury but I expected the heads to drop like after the soft goal conceded to Armagh.

In all honesty this could stand to us more than any other possible opponent. They made a great team panic, got a couple of soft decisions but took that 2 point lead when ordinarily they'd take the foot off the gas.

at least let us enjoy tonight ffs . We haven’t beaten Dublin in championship in 90 years . I

Unbelievable day. What a performance. Great pride in the jersey in the second half. How do we start matches so poorly and passively, and then come out differently in the second half?

Backs were outstanding. McHugh is an unbelievable footballer. So skillful.

Finnerty didn't have a shot again in a big match in Croke Park but in fairness I thought he linked play well, so too did Tierney and Comer,they helped set up scores especially Tierney winning the throw in at the start of the second half.

Hopefully Walsh can keep playing on that ankle. He was outstanding today, we need him. But it's looking like an injury that'll keep reoccurring. He couldn't put weight on it for a finish.

Gleeson hit some great kickouts too.

Crowd got very very vocal and loud in the last 20 minutes, it felt like way more Galway supporters were at it than was the reality.

Have to say the dubs took their beating well. Few went out of their way to wish us well.