Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

Can feel like we have 15 goalkeepers outfield at times with the lack of shooting…

Has there been any word of Thompson coming back into the fold yet? He would be some addition to what looks like a strong squad on paper

Last I remember hearing was he was due to come back when he returned from college in America has that changed?

ah hadnt heard that, massive loss

Apparently he got an ankle injury a few weeks ago but didn't hear that he wouldn't be back. Plenty of time yet.

Never a fan of the East Breeze in Pearse Stadium. Although it suits Finnerty as he loves the Arus end. Place jammed already.

Yesterday should be a warning to Galway ..I want to see some mettle and ruthlessness for 70 minutes ,no excuses ,no more Mr Nice guy 🇶🇦

The three degrees ,whats all the blue for 🤔??

No all the sideline crew are in Blue for some reason

Sideline nearly fuked up a straight forward game...mad what is going on

Fionn McDonagh starting, Conroy left on pitch for 65 mins, Dylan McHugh not replaced, took McDaid off, Mulkerrin brought on , no kick out strategy again.

We can be thankful that D'Arcy brought his A game to Pearse stadium today.

F*****g unreal. Contested 9, won 8 clean. Scored two. Almost felt like Westmeath decided to sacrifice leaving him free to double up elsewhere. He had the freedom of the park at times and went to town on them.

Sean Kelly I thought was immense too. Hernon kept Heslin scoreless from play. Plenty more had big games. I know it ended 3 points but it felt like a 3 point hammering to me. Why we didn't try to go for more goals when only one more pass was needed is beyond me.

Sorry I was trying to respond to the ko strategy comment. Darcy was brilliant but someone has to find him.

McDonagh was poor alright. At least they rectified it by bringing in McGrath who added more to the attack. Conroy hadn't a great first half but grew more influential as the game wore on. McHugh no worse than Daly, in a HB line that was too loose all through, but that's a long-term issue with the team. McDaid wasn't going too well and didn't look himself so it was a brave but necessary decision to swap him out. We've been a lot worse with kickouts in fairness, mainly thanks to the display of Darcy. Wouldn't be too critical of sideline yesterday, they got more calls right than you would normally imagaine.

McDaid, for all his power, can be a bit loose in possession at times, i.e. being dispossessed when soloing. It's a pity McHugh, and McGrath (who must surely come into the reckoning again) can't recapture their heights from 2 seasons ago.

Subs bench does appear to be a bit of a Bermuda Triangle alright. Players playing one week seem to disappear altogether for the next game, e.g. as above, plus Ryan Roche etc. At least Thompson is back training and the omens may be good from what I hear.

Ironically, if Gleeson delayed that last kickout, (which led to the McHugh insurance score), to the point where the ref pinged him again for time-wasting, it might have won us the game there! Westmeath would have the choice to tap over the free and hope for enough time for another play, or played the free back out in the hope of getting a two-pointer. Can such a free be brought back outside the arc?