Dublin GAA Discussion Thread - 2013

Prop Joe wrote: »

Kerry will line up as follows

Marc O Sé - Brogan
Mark Griffin - Rock/Andrews - Will change if ye start Cullen as a sweeper
Shane Enright - Mannion
Tomas O Sé - Connolly
Peter Crowley - Kilkenny
Fionn Fitz - Flynn
Paul Galvin and Donnacha Walsh will play just behind the midfield for protection
Buckley & Maher in the middle
Gooch & Declan o Sull on the 40
James O Donoghoe & Darran O Sullivan in the Full Forward Line

Eoin Brosnan,Aidan O Mahoney,David Moran,Bryan Sheehan and Kieran Donaghy will be the subs.

Howya ... seems by your take on things to be a very defensive minded team. I'd worry @ playing 11 behind the ball as this would appear to be inviting Dublin onto them, and in order to pressure kicks into midfield Kerry will have to contest us further up the field.

The likelihood of Dublin employing a sweeper with this Kerry formation is minimal I'd think ... the strength in numbers will more than likely be moved into the HF line, with an orthodox front 3. I'd wonder at the logic of consigning Darran O in the forward line I would've thought his pace but be better utilised firstly to counteract either Jack Mc or McCarthy, and secondly as shown previously Dublins defensive problem with direct running at us. Donnachadh Walsh I think would also need to be deployed further upfield.

To my way of thinking, Kerry will need to exploit the Dublin trend so far of "feeling" our way into a match - certainly the match ups and formation you mention would serve da Kingdom well protecting a lead, but I'm not sure that its gonna inflict a big scoring threat if they field as you've stated. Ta

Stoner wrote: »

Feeling a way into a match is a great way to describe it. I've been trying to understand if that is actually the tactic, Galvin constantly talks about mobile intelligent players who figure things out during the game.
Maybe that is the way to go, certainly they finish strongly, much better than the old blitz and fold of years ago

Blitz and fold..very good yeah we've done that alright The half time pint was sweet as honey then 15 mins into 2nd half it was coming back up me neck like parazone.

I like that phrase mobile intelligence like the golfer that diagnoses and fixes a swing fault mid round or a boxer that figures out an opponent mid fight. There's very little histrionics on the Dublin sideline Mick Deegan would carry a few instructions around the pitch, but I think Gavin implicitly trusts the players to "figure" it out.

I still believe we won't see the best of this team til next year, there's a nagging doubt that they'll come unstuck. I think Kerry in an AI SF is the ultimate test for the mobile intelligence coz I for one have never quite figured them out:D. Win lose or possibly draw this will be the game of the year

keane2097 wrote: »

Ha! Blitz and fold gave me a chuckle!

I take consolation from the fact we've never done that against Kerry ... we just just folded ... Mayo '06 Cork '10 would make my hall of shame

TheGoldenAges wrote: »

Still rather encouragingly we "Folded n' blitzed" against Mayo last year :pac:

LOL....... stop confusing the issue ! ......... strangely enough as you said there was a certain encouragement with that loss - we got a glimpse of the real Dublin that we'd waited all year for.

TheGoldenAges wrote: »

If we'd forced a replay that day (Brogans 1v1 miss) I would have fancied us to take them the next day.

If's and but's...

I'll never get over that and i'll never forgive him either

Was down at Electric Picnic last year for it, one of only a handful of Dubs... anyway I threw on my jersey and walked over to the local town to watch the match. Headed back to EP after and I then got absolutely slaughtered and had dogs abuse thrown at me for the rest of the day by total randomers !!
So i stabbed them all*




*May not be true.

I listened to the radio in the car at EP last year. I think I'll do the same this year; it avoids any possible confrontation.

The only part of the previews about the match that I fear are the ideas that Kerry have been training to peak at this time of the year. Hence, they've had heavy legs against Cork and Cavan and faded somewhat towards the end of those games. Thus, we might be seeing the form that had Kerry 9 points up against Cork, rather than the form that saw them just about win in the last twenty minutes.

Moneymaker wrote: »

Eh Mayo were well worth their victory that day, they blew us off the field for 50-55 minutes.

That's true, they were great, but at least we showed some form towards the end, they can be worthy of the victory at the same time we can be happy about the response from Dublin while recognising that it was not enough.

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

When should we expect team news? Would have thought we'd have the team by now.

Yea keeping close watch for it aswell, should know by 10:30 I'd say.

bigron2109 wrote: »

Dubs:Cluxton; O'Brien O'Carroll Cooper; McCarthy Brennan McCaffrey; Macauley O'Sullivan; Flynn K'kenny Connolly; Mannion Andrews Brogan

Shame no Dean Rock but no real surprises.

Rock will be kept for his 2 point impact late on. Good to see Andrews back in!

Was hoping Andrews wouldnt start,The 3 boys inside are a great team...Kerry expected this line up with the match ups at the back....Lads this game is gonna go down in history as the best game ever

Hank Schrader wrote: »

Thought BC did enough the last time out


Would love to be proved wrong

Oh he did Hank ..very effective game from Cullen. This forward line if it starts as selected is a very attack minded one. It just about ensures that Kerry will have to withdraw into deeper roles .

Paddy A gave AOM a bit of s run around last time in Killarney so he has that confidence coming in.