Meath GAA discussion thread

Hammer Archer wrote: »

I'm a little confused. According to the programme, he didn't. But he's down in the Hogan Stand report in the place on Niall Kane.
From looking at his picture, it looks like it was actually Hurley that played in the 18 jersey. Played very well and got 5 points. Mickey Burke did very wel
l on him in the second half.

Thanks Hammer much appreciated congrats the win

Anyone in Baltinglass today? Sounded comfortable. DCU next week

Hammer Archer wrote: »

The Brays and Graham Reilly were best.

It is really great to have David back, other then 1 league campaign about 3 years ago he has never got the chance to get a proper run of intercounty games under his belt. I honestly think he has it in him to be every bit as good as his brother.

With him and Shane back from injury I think we can do some damage in Division 2 this year.

Brian Menton looked decent against Carlow IT yesterday in St Margarets

RoyalCelt wrote: »

Many of you going to either semi final this sunday? Meath v DCU Navan at 2pm and the UCD game is in newbridge. 6 meath lads on the ucd team i hear and 1 on the dcu one.

I'll be in Navan anyway. This is will be far and away our biggest challenge yet.
A Meath/UCD final would be great, a chance for MOD to assess a full panel plus an extra 6 on the same field. (Not sure how interested he is in Lenehan if he's already dropped). Mostly likely Kildare will be in the final though, they're going hell for leather in this comp. Cant blame the flour bags though, wont win anything else

RoyalCelt wrote: »

Well said but if we lose to DCU I hope it's a DCU v UCD final. The two of them hate it each other! But yeah a Meath v Kildare match or even UCD would be the perfect preparation for the league. I really hope we can get over DCU as we've lost to them the last 2 times we've played!

Also lost to UCD the last time we played, last minute goal in Bantys (shudder) first match.

In my opinion, after often watching the huffing and puffing of the O'Byrne Cup only to spectacularly fail in the League, the O'Byrne Cup means nothing. Games in which the Dubs put out a second string and also against college teams at different stages of training and made up with a variety of players than can change in standard quite a bit from year to year.

I will go along next Sunday but would hope that the team is set up to learn more about the players, formation, tactics etc than arrest some perceived set of defeats to DCU or that we might "owe them one". These games should be treated as a very good workout for the players.

Our focus must be on the very important 1st game of the league at home against Galway. Win that one and it sets us up nicely to have a right go at promotion. Lose it and the prospects of promotion immediately wane with any positives gained in the O'Byrne Cup immediately lost.

Meath have had really poor League performances in recent years with many end of league games meaningless. It would be super to be at least in there with a chance on the day of the last rounds and thus give the players some quite competitive games in advance of the championship.

Expected more from DCU given the group they came from. Nonetheless we did what we needed to do. Good start to the year although we've had no real test leading to the final.
Either way looking forward to Newbridge next week.
Also some shambles only having one gate open.

Good win but DCU were very poor.

How did they beat the Dubs, no matter how few regulars that the Dubs had?

Some very positives from a Meath pov. O Sullivan very lively and took his scores well. Backs closed down well and some nice moves. Carroll gave a great ball in for David Bray's goal. Shane O'Rourke did well at midfield and it is nice to also have Tormey as an option in midfield in addition to Gillespie. Donnacha Tobin also back, Gilsenan lively and we are shaping up to have a decent panel for the league.

As I said earlier lets not get carried away with O'Byrne cup wins. The so called challenge from DCU never materialised. Kildare doesnt concern me. Our priority remains Galway in the first league game.

How is the panel looking now lads? I thought ye lacked strength in depth last year. I'll probably be at a couple of your league games in Navan this year, what would ye expect to be the starting 15 vs Galway in the first league match?

Is Kevin Reilly injured?

To the best of my recollection and I am open to correction it was 2008. The year we had the big dust up in Parnell Park

dixiefly wrote: »

Thanks iDave, its too long anyway.

Nice bustup that day.

Coffee was rotten, had to throw it away

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Think that Dublin game in 08 was actually Division 2. I think 2008 was the first year of Divisions 1,2,3 and 4. Since then we've been in Division 2 apart from last year. We were in Division 1B back in 2006 I think.

Yep it was because both yourselves and Dublin beat Cavan in 2008.

In 2007, Meath beat Roscommon in the Division 2 final in Breffni. Meath had beaten Cavan in the semi and Roscommon beat Cavan.