Mayo GAA Discussion

I heard it is already in progress. May be bull though.

On the 4 teams left, I saw Westport on Saturday. They have a good blend of youth and experience. Could cause an upset.

That's what I heard as well, in fact, I had heard that it was as good as a done deal and they are just waiting until he turns 18. Could be BS but the guy saying it would be fairly clued in.

It'll be a real shame if he does head off!

Semi finals cant be in Castlebar as the ladies county final is on that weekend

It is true. As you said, waiting until he finishes school.

Massive loss to Mayo based on what we have seen. Best youth Mayo forward talent I've ever seen. Way higher ceiling than Cillian and Aidan, and his Dad! I'm wondering these days what can be done to encourage him to stay. What did Kerry do with Clifford?

I heard he is off too.

University paid for by Aussie rules club.

I have also heard Mayo players in college in Dublin can't get acommadation.

Perhaps these are the things the county board needs to be looking at.

Mayo and the GAA need to do everything possible to keep him here, he has the potential to be whatever he wants to be and its a sickner to lose our best young players.

Agreed. I tried watching some of the AFL on tv at the weekend. Its full of stoppages for marks, loose passes and inaccurate shooting for goal.

Obviously the lifestyle around it is superior to here so that's a big factor.

I was at a game last Friday week.

It realy isn't great.Great players the likes of kobe and clifford would be wasted there.

I was still in Oz a week later so caugth the semi final with Oisin playing.Again,it seemed a waste of his talent

Any strong tall,fast guy should be able to play their game Poaching the very best of ours maybe needed to be looked at Kerry did very well to keep Clifford.

Kobe was already down there as a15year old.Its a done deal as far as I know,been known for a year or two

I suppose Kerry were able to guarantee Clifford there was Celtic crosses to be won whereas we haven't even won the Nestor of late.

So Kobe was fast tracked into the Crossmolina senior team because he'll be off to Australia next year?

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The particular person/player you're all talking about has been to Australia, they know all about him. As for who the scouts are? There's a couple of get to know you sessions in Ireland for the past few years, GAA being what the GAA is (money talks) means word gets around pretty quickly about who's seen to be a prospect on the way up. Those guys are contacted. Yes, it's his choice to go, doesn't mean he'll make it in that sport though.

Absolutely, if he wants to go and get paid well, live his dream of a professional footballer, warm weather, girls etc….. it is very hard to blame him and all that experience he will encounter and enjoy. If they can offer some package to keep him here, in education, job, money in his pocket then he has a choice. If he declines they should wish him well, tell him to knock them dead out there and if he ever feels he would like to come back, we will take him back with open arms. It's the same for Mullen and before him Hanley.

Appears to be the case with Kobe going by the above poster who said its a done deal since he was 15 years old. Which suggests he'll be off once he turns 18 or finishes his leaving cert?

Not often a 17 year old is made a regular starter on a senior team nowadays an early taste of what's to come should he have a change of heart on his Aussie move, all up to the player of course but I recall kieran Kilkenny eventually opted out of his done deal Aussie move over a decade ago and was good news for Dublin that he did.