Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

seligehgit · 28-06-2014 10:03PM

Great win for the minors

Always_Running · 29-06-2014 06:08PM

seligehgit wrote: »

Great win for the minors

Great result but a less than great performance tbh Galway should have been out of sight in 1st half however very wasteful and mayo got rather soft penalty before half time. Took the lead for the first time on 59 minutes when Galway were down to 14. Much improving to be done though mayo have probably knocked out the best minor side in connacht and now have home advantage against the rossies who are apparently not at the level of recent years. The quarter final will be against Donegal or Armagh.

yop · 30-06-2014 10:48AM

Results from the weekend.

Mayo Senior Football League - Division 1A
Davitts 2-13 Breaffy 1-10
Ballina Stephenites 1-14 Claremorris 0-04
Castlebar Mitchels 4-19 Ballaghaderreen 0-03
Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-08 Garrymore 1-10
Ballintubber 1-17 Knockmore 1-07
Kiltane 0-17 Charlestown Sarsfields 1-11

Are Mitchels the new Dublin!!!

threebeards · 30-06-2014 11:54AM

yop wrote: »

Are Mitchels the new Dublin!!!

Big score alright. Didn't get to the game yesterday as I was going to Westport. Every time I have seen them so far this year, they look very impressive. Gone odds on now for the championship

yop · 30-06-2014 03:02PM

threebeards wrote: »

Big score alright. Didn't get to the game yesterday as I was going to Westport. Every time I have seen them so far this year, they look very impressive. Gone odds on now for the championship

Any report I read of them seems to be a case of them going from strength to strength.

MaroonAndGreen · 30-06-2014 08:26PM

What a win for Mitchels they look unstoppable to be honest

GBXI · 01-07-2014 10:35AM

Duffy played the full game for Salthill in Galway Championship at the weekend. Horan seems to be talking him up a lot (not that he'd ever play down a player!). Depending on injuries, I could seem him make an appearance off the bench against Galway on Sunday week.

keane2097 · 01-07-2014 10:39AM

Pearce Hanley won player of the round in the AFL last time out, some animal

http://livegaelic.com/features/irish-experiment/pearce-hanley-afl-player-round/

Does he play any club football when he's at home?

MayoSalmon · 01-07-2014 10:48AM

keane2097 wrote: »

Pearce Hanley won player of the round in the AFL last time out, some animal

http://livegaelic.com/features/irish-experiment/pearce-hanley-afl-player-round/

Does he play any club football when he's at home?

Hardly!

Has a professional contract in the AFL and you think they will allow him to come home and play mickey mouse club football in his spare time

keane2097 · 01-07-2014 10:52AM

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Hardly!

Has a professional contract in the AFL and you think they will allow him to come home and play mickey mouse club football in his spare time

Oh right, I didn't realise it was such a foolish question since Tadhg Kennelly played football every time he came home for his entire career, as has Tommy Walsh since he went to Australia along with Zac Touhy.

Apologies.

Syferus · 01-07-2014 12:16PM

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Hardly!

Has a professional contract in the AFL and you think they will allow him to come home and play mickey mouse club football in his spare time

He has came home and played for Ballagh since he signed, so please don't be condescending when you don't know what you're talking about.

Pierce was injured recently so there wasn't much scope for it anyways.

keane2097 · 01-07-2014 12:25PM

Syferus wrote: »

He has came home and played for Ballagh since he signed, so please don't be condescending when you don't know what you're talking about.

Pierce was injured recently so there wasn't much scope for it anyways.

Presume he's a bit of a beast?

Syferus · 01-07-2014 12:33PM

keane2097 wrote: »

Presume he's a bit of a beast?

The Ballagh lads reckon his body shape has totally changed since he went over. Barry Solan is a player for Ballagh, trained Katie Taylor before the Olympics as well as IC teams like Laois so when they're impressed by Pierce you know he's made some serious progress.

Was always a big, talented lad but power and pace he has now he'd do serious damage for Ballagh if they ever could get him back for the later end of the club championship some year.

Sadly his brother Cian is quite the talented ladeen too!

keane2097 · 01-07-2014 12:37PM

Yeah when Tommy went over the first thing they told him was that he needed to lose a stone from his legs. Very obvious body shape change for him too since he's been there, I suspect GAA training methods still lag a bit behind.

GBXI · 01-07-2014 01:14PM

keane2097 wrote: »

Yeah when Tommy went over the first thing they told him was that he needed to lose a stone from his legs. Very obvious body shape change for him too since he's been there, I suspect GAA training methods still lag a bit behind.

Ah horses for courses and all that. They're two different games. The professional element also makes it hard for the amateur GAA players to be the same specimens.

Syferus · 01-07-2014 01:18PM

GBXI wrote: »

Ah horses for courses and all that. They're two different games. The professional element also makes it hard for the amateur GAA players to be the same specimens.

Most of the top 16 teams put in enough effort in training and conditioning to be relatively comparable to professional sports. It's a matter of training smarter rather than training more.

GBXI · 01-07-2014 01:21PM

Syferus wrote: »

Most of the top 16 teams put in enough effort in training and conditioning to be relatively comparable to professional sports. It's a matter of training smarter rather than training more.

Agreed. I'm not suggesting for a second GAA players don't train as hard as AFL players. It's all about nutrition, recovery, medical attention, and information - the pros get more of this.

keane2097 · 01-07-2014 03:28PM

GBXI wrote: »

Agreed. I'm not suggesting for a second GAA players don't train as hard as AFL players. It's all about nutrition, recovery, medical attention, and information - the pros get more of this.

Which is essentially the same as saying the training methods lag behind.

From speaking to Tommy about it a fair bit he reckons the amount of time the players spend training is the same from GAA to AFL, there's a gap there somewhere.

GBXI · 01-07-2014 04:08PM

keane2097 wrote: »

Which is essentially the same as saying the training methods lag behind.

From speaking to Tommy about it a fair bit he reckons the amount of time the players spend training is the same from GAA to AFL, there's a gap there somewhere.

Well they don't really lag behind, in that one set are training to be AFL players and the others GAA players. I would consider AFL to be a faster more physical game to Gaelic football, though Gaelic football is becoming incredibly fast at the top level.

I agree though GAA players would probably become even better athletes, and possibly more skilled, if the game was pro like in AFL. *Not that I want GAA to go pro

ColeTrain · 01-07-2014 08:34PM

keane2097 wrote: »

Which is essentially the same as saying the training methods lag behind.

From speaking to Tommy about it a fair bit he reckons the amount of time the players spend training is the same from GAA to AFL, there's a gap there somewhere.

Probably the fact that the GAA players have to work five days a week unlike the AFL players who can concentrate on conditioning?

royster999 · 06-07-2014 04:43PM

Will it be possible to pay on the gate next Sunday?

statto25 · 06-07-2014 04:47PM

royster999 wrote: »

Will it be possible to pay on the gate next Sunday?

The Connacht Ticket wagon should be there selling tickets before the game.

MaroonAndGreen · 06-07-2014 09:00PM

Ah I cant wait

Mayo v Galway in the Connacht Final again for the first time since 2009

Ill never forget 2009 - Mort's goal, ''RIP Micheal Jackson'' :pac: , Michael Meehan seemingly breaking our hearts at the end only for Peader Gardiner's immediate response with a great great winner that will live long in the memory

It was the best game of football in Connacht in the last decade in my opinion. Thankfully Mayo came out on top, not expecting a game as close as 2009 but Mayo v Galway, its exciting!

MaroonAndGreen · 06-07-2014 09:06PM

This will also be the 42nd year Mayo and Galway will have met in the final.

Galway currently lead 21-20 in final meetings v Mayo.

Can Mayo level it up on Sunday?

Nidgeweasel · 07-07-2014 07:51PM

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Ah I cant wait Mayo v Galway in the Connacht Final again for the first time since 2009

Ill never forget 2009 - Mort's goal, ''RIP Micheal Jackson'' :pac: , Michael Meehan seemingly breaking our hearts at the end only for Peader Gardiner's immediate response with a great great winner that will live long in the memory It was the best game of football in Connacht in the last decade in my opinion. Thankfully Mayo came out on top, not expecting a game as close as 2009 but Mayo v Galway, its exciting!

I had forgotten about that on Mortimers shirt. Hillarious

ColeTrain · 07-07-2014 11:55PM

At home to Galway you have to strongly fancy us. I expect a marker to be put down by the team, to show that they are serious about doing damage come August and possibly beyond.

MaroonAndGreen · 08-07-2014 12:07AM

ColeTrain wrote: »

At home to Galway you have to strongly fancy us. I expect a marker to be put down by the team, to show that they are serious about doing damage come August and possibly beyond.

I'd take any kind of win to be honest. We dont need to be putting down markers, its not a neccessity.

I know and everyone should know that we are capable of winning every single time we take to the field. I dont think the players will be pushed if they win by 1 point or by 10.

This game is so perfect for Galway after last years hammering, they are well under the radar. Its the least hyped and talked about Mayo v Galway game in a long time.

ColeTrain · 08-07-2014 12:27AM

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

I'd take any kind of win to be honest. We dont need to be putting down markers, its not a neccessity.

I know and everyone should know that we are capable of winning every single time we take to the field. I dont think the players will be pushed if they win by 1 point or by 10.

This game is so perfect for Galway after last years hammering, they are well under the radar. Its the least hyped and talked about Mayo v Galway game in a long time.

Maybe it's just the fact that I'm sick of people laying into the team, there's been a wave of negativity directed by a lot of the 'support' since the Ros game and since September.

Of course there's always room for improvement and mistakes have been made but some of the abuse I've heard has been far beyond that.
I would love to see us go out and give a convincing performance on Sunday, just to shut the usual gloom merchants up for a while.

davegrohl48 · 08-07-2014 07:29AM

I would like to see Kevin Mc returned to half forward. Picking him corner doesn't seem to work as effectively. Cillian was centre forward in this game last year would love to see it tried again. He has the best footballing characteristics of a centre forward of anyone in the county. He should be a go to guy linking middle 8 to the best placed forward. Only on a team that is already moving the ball well should you think about leaving a good centre forward inside in full forward line.

Fr Tod Umptious · 08-07-2014 09:00AM

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

I'd take any kind of win to be honest. We dont need to be putting down markers, its not a neccessity.

I know and everyone should know that we are capable of winning every single time we take to the field. I dont think the players will be pushed if they win by 1 point or by 10.

This game is so perfect for Galway after last years hammering, they are well under the radar. Its the least hyped and talked about Mayo v Galway game in a long time.

I agree that we need a win, but for the sake of believing that this team is good enough to win an All Ireland I would like to see a performance also.

I am no believer in this idea that teams are ‘keeping their powder dry’, ‘not revealing their hand’, or ‘waiting till they get to Croke Park’

Teams that perform below expectations do so for far less complicated reasons than the above.
They do it because for various reasons they are not as good as people expect them to be.

And this team have performed below expectations all season.
They publicly stated that winning the league was their aim yet fizzled out v Derry.
They got out of Roscommon with a win, all credit to gritty performances and pulling it out of the bag but it’s a situation they should never have been in in the first place.

As a Mayo fan my biggest fear is all the good work that this team and backroom have put in since 2011 will all be once again wasted, including all of the benefits that Buckley has brought.
And it will be another 10 years before we get to this level again.

The path to an All-Ireland in 2014 is not a steep one.
We have Galway on Sunday, with a win we then have one of Cork, Laois, Limerick, Tipp, or Sligo.
Each one of those should be winnable for Mayo.

Then you possibly get Kerry in a SF. If there was ever the chance to get a monkey off their back then it’s v Kerry this year.
Kerry are nowhere near they were in previous years, and if Mayo play anywhere near their potential then I’d fully expect them to make light work of Kerry.

Then you are in an All-Ireland, possibly v Dublin but that is no guarantee either.

Since the Kerry Munster Final win on Sunday, Mayo are guaranteed to be ‘under the radar’ until the SF at least, Dublin v Kerry All Ireland final is all you will hear from now to the end of August.

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