Dublin GAA Discussion Thread MOD WARNING POST #2944

Reading on the old twitter thingy that Dublin player from 1995 had his All Ireland medal stolen when his home was robbed over the weekend. That must be killing him.

Maybe wee Peter took it off him, just as Dublin took it off us!!!

All joking aside, hope the perps are caught, and the precious medal returned. Must be gutting for the fella.

What a game and what a performance !!! albeit for the last 10 mins, I mean what team wouldn't panic up 12 points versus Kilkenny in their own back yard with 10 mins to go..... its unchartered territory as far as us Dubs are concerned !! I thought we were hurling that well the first 25 mins we would have beat them with 15v15 tbh.

The whole team played out of their skin bar the last 10 mins, David Treacy fulfilled Paul Ryans position and more, we were questioning what Paul had done to be dropped before the game but the answer turns out to be nothing....Treacy has just been on song in training and we just cant put 16 players out
unfortunately Excellent from play and the placed ball today !!

Half forward line Trollier and Danny both had an excellent game, I think any player would have done what Danny done in the last 2 mins to slow the play down and kill the momentum KK were building up. Colm Cronin kept quiet today but he show'd enough last week what he can do when he gets going.

Shane Durkin was man of the match for me absolutely dominated midfield today. First to every ball and first to all the secondary ball around midfield, laid off some great ball around the middle as well (most notably for Kelly's point first half)

What can you say about Peter Kelly what a man 2nd behind Durkin for man of the match for me and not much in it at all, dominated the half back line great to have someone in there so confident who's great under the pressure of a high ball, I think he misplaced only 1 ball all day. Keaney and Crummey also had a good games I thought they lost their way a bit in the second half when KK went down to 13 but they weren't the only ones.

The full back line were fairly good apart from that messing about for the first goal we conceded definitely something to work on training .

We have such a great squad atm and a great manager to go with it its a good time to be a Dublin hurling fan, Dublin to beat Kilkenny by 5 points in Nowlan Park.. say that 10 years ago and you would of been getting signed into the psychiatric ward in St James Hospital :pac:

Anyone have a list of the Dublin subs on Sunday?

DoctaDee wrote: »

Dooley (BBSE), Corcoran (Crokes), Barrett (Na Fianna), McCaffrey (Lucan), Plunkett (St.Brigids), McMorrow (BBSE), Boland (OP/ER), Paul Ryan (BBSE), O'Carroll (Crokes), Peadar Carton (O'Tooles) & O'Dwyer (Crokes)

Just to add to that O'Carroll was withdrawn altogether and replaced with Ben Quinn on the bench

How the win bodes for the championship really shouldn't be an issue at this stage.

Dublin are under new management, new style, new faces and positions. The game on Sunday and the games thus far should be seen as a fantastic start, nothing more.

Let them lick their wounds and talk about how great they'll be come June if they must.

Kkboy wrote: »

4: Play them when they are missing 8 first choice players

If you're going to make that point the same applies for Dublin. Playing under a new manager trying to work out who his best team is, playing players in different positions etc.

We're not missing 8 first choice players and those who played Sunday may go on to be first choice but we certainly don't have a settled team yet either.

Anyway all that Sunday counts for is the two points in the league and nothing else

corny wrote: »

How the win bodes for the championship really shouldn't be an issue at this stage.

Dublin are under new management, new style, new faces and positions. The game on Sunday and the games thus far should be seen as a fantastic start, nothing more.

Let them lick their wounds and talk about how great they'll be come June if they must.

Couldn't have put it better myself

U21 footballers make their seasonal debut in their second home O'Moore park next week. Should be a though one with Laois having a good win last night.

I confidently expect to have my surgery/clinic up and running in The Laurels Pub in Killarney Saturday afternoon off the 11.05 train, topic under discussion will include whether Kerry will be the 5th game in a row we'll be tasked with playing against a blanket defence and whether there's a 21st/wedding reception worth crashing in the town

ProudDUB wrote: »

Do we have to pay 50 smackers to visit your clinic?

Ah jaysis no PD I've adopted the NHS model it's free for all! Well other than specialist services like mental health issues that"ll cost but can be claimed back at the bar

DoctaDee wrote: »

I confidently expect to have my surgery/clinic up and running in The Laurels Pub in Killarney Saturday afternoon off the 11.05 train, topic under discussion will include whether Kerry will be the 5th game in a row we'll be tasked with playing against a blanket defence and whether there's a 21st/wedding reception worth crashing in the town

The Labour Party conference is on in town. Our Glorious Leader - aka Joan Brutal - will be addressing the adoring masses in about an hour. G'wan and crash that & get yer mug on the telly. I dare ya !

John Cherry wrote: »

Ref complete homer in the game. How that wasn't a red card is just shocking officiating.

I agree but to be fair Costello could of got his marching orders too. Molloy has to be number 2 in the championship.

Slattsy wrote: »

Very poor 2nd half from Dublin.

How Donaghy is still on the pitch i'll never know, gets away with murder.

Should off been off the same time as Bastick!