Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

seligehgit wrote: »

Ladies struggling to handle the strength and power of Cork,Cora is producing the goods as per usual.She has got to be the greatest lady footballer of all time IMO.

Has she ever passed a ball in her life? If she could add that dimension to her play she would be a much better footballer. For all the great scores she has got, she has been turned over umpteen times.

robbiezero wrote: »

Has she ever passed a ball in her life? If she could add that dimension to her play she would be a much better footballer. For all the great scores she has got, she has been turned over umpteen times.

And to add to that, referees tend to give her frees if the defence look sideways at her. That one there was a disgrace.

The Cork number 15 is a class act.

Hard luck to the ladies. Cork were probably just that little bit smarter in possession and took their chances well. It's been a great spring for the Mayo ladies all the same and hopefully they can capitalize off it for the rest of the year.

gigantic09 wrote: »

Maybe it won't be a disaster when she retires.Will force other players to step up to the plate and as a result grow in confidence.Alot of great build up play by mayo yesterday but but poor execution and decision making in front of the posts,cost them.

I've seen that Mayo team play 4/5 times in the last year or so (on the telly) and I have thought the same every single time. Last night was actually the most effective I have seen her in a while, but in the latter stages of the championship she won't get away with taking as much out of the ball.
Even so I still thought that for all the scores she got last night, it wasn't enough return for the amount of ball she was on.
She draws so many players to her, if she could add a passing dimension to her game, it would really add potency to that forward line instead of making them so one-dimensional and easy to defend against. 10 points was a very poor return for all the ball they had last night. It's not like she needs to be a one man band she has some very good players around her in there.

That video is actually pulling at my heart strings! I don't know what I'd do if Mayo win the All-Ireland!

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Well that ain't going to happen.
He had a bit of a revival under Horan in 2012 but injury set him back again after that.

If memory serves he scored a lovely goal against Monaghan last year (2015) in Mchale as a late sub, and was brought on a few times around then, each time making an difference imo. I just like the effort he puts in when he comes on

I don't think the role suited Keith Higgins at all. He was one who didn't like the pressure that came with it.

Cillian is a very obvious and good choice for captain, imo. Nerves of steel and he is clearly a leader in the group on and off the field. I think he'd consider the role a privilege and is a character who enjoys responsibility.

blinding wrote: »

Probably not on a GAA pitch/stadium but maybe somewhere could be found.

When Ruislip closes for redevelopment I think that they might be using the London Irish rugby training grounds for league matches. Doubt it would have a bigger capacity than Ruislip currently has.

No he didn't play in the final,TBH I'm not overly surprised Liam Irwin hasn't been brought in this year.He's a bit to go to be worthy of same.He most certainly has a potential future at inter county level... Excellent placekicker,very sweet ciotog and bags of ability.He possibly needs a winter of strength and conditioning.I do worry about his lack of mobility,he won't be afforded the same latitude at senior level.Space is at a premium.

By the same rationale I'm a bit surprised Brian Reape has been called in at this early stage in his career.Best of luck to him,hope he makes a big impact.

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Why are people suggesting that Mayo are the best placed team to beat Dublin ?

Jimmy McGuinness wrote about it in his IT column this week, without giving much evidence other than “they have to have a game plan”

Thoams O’ Se mentioned it during the RTE championship launch on Sunday, saying “but if any team is to stop the all-conquering side, Connacht kingpins Mayo might just be ready to end their wait desperate wait for Sam Maguire.”

And more than a few knowledgeable football fans, not the ‘cute hoor’ types, down here in Kerry suggest Mayo are the best placed team to beat Dublin.

The question is why ?

Is it because they ran them the closest in 2015 ?

Is it because Kerry were exposed as being old and slow in the league final ?

I personally believe, and I have said it here many times, that Mayo are well capable of getting to the final all other things being equal, but I’m not sure they will win it

The day would have to go very right for them

On the basis of the last League-Championship-League cycle... I can't see past Dublin at all and can only see Tyrone being capable of toppling us.

That's where we stand on May 11th.

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Why are people suggesting that Mayo are the best placed team to beat Dublin ?

Jimmy McGuinness wrote about it in his IT column this week, without giving much evidence other than “they have to have a game plan”

Thoams O’ Se mentioned it during the RTE championship launch on Sunday, saying “but if any team is to stop the all-conquering side, Connacht kingpins Mayo might just be ready to end their wait desperate wait for Sam Maguire.”

And more than a few knowledgeable football fans, not the ‘cute hoor’ types, down here in Kerry suggest Mayo are the best placed team to beat Dublin.

The question is why ?

Is it because they ran them the closest in 2015 ?

Is it because Kerry were exposed as being old and slow in the league final ?

I personally believe, and I have said it here many times, that Mayo are well capable of getting to the final all other things being equal, but I’m not sure they will win it

The day would have to go very right for them

Of Mayo, Tyrone, Donegal and Kerry, I think Kerry are least likely to beat the Dubs and Mayo probably the most likely. By most likely I mean have a slim chance. I cannot see the Kerry team beating that Dublin at all bar major changes in selection.

Its unusual to say this but Kerry don't have that many dimensions to their attack. Their ideal style of play is to be able to give quick kick passes to their inside forwards and run lovely angles off them to take a pass if required. When the kick passes are cut off they struggle. In the second half of the league final they really looked to be out of options in attack other than the lump in the Donaghy which Dublin are well able to deal with now.
What they lack is pace from behind the ball carrier.
They are slow in midfield and their half back line do not attack much and even then I'm not sure how quick they are. From what I saw of them in the league Marc O'Se was their most attacking defender which says it all.
Mayo have the high ball option at full forward, the kick pass option into the likes of Cillian O Connor, or they can carry the ball at pace from deep with the likes of Keegan and Barrett etc. So they would seem to me to have more options to trouble Dublin, it was especially noticeable in the drawn game last year how much they troubled Dublin when they ran at them in the last 15 minutes.
Of course Dublin have all those options in spades apart from the high ball into the full forward which is debateable as to how much use it is.
Jack McCaffrey is a big loss to their attacking from deep at pace tactics, but they still have plenty attack minded defenders.