Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

Rows Grower wrote:

I agree, the vast majority of Dub fans have no idea what it's like to support a team playing away from home.

True, and with it being in CP its handy as half of the vast amount of Country Fans are living in Dublin anyway.

munster87 wrote: »

And their kids will play for Dublin!

1 of the Dublins

Adam Moynihan is a Killarney based journalist working for the Killarney Advertiser and is relatively new to the industry. He's a sound chap and knows his stuff. He is trying his hand at a podcast and interviews Shane Murphy from Dr. Crokes. Its only 17 mins and worth a listen. It's kind of a shill as Adam is a friend of mine but his work definitely merits attention. And yes, he asks him about his place with Kerry.

https://twitter.com/AdamMoynihan/status/1149735323720699904?s=19

No subs released for some reason. I think we will get ripped apart by Mayo and as good as that forward line is, they wont be able to save us.

1 Shane Ryan
2 Jason Foley
3 Tadhg Morley
4 Tom O'Sullivan
5 Paul Murphy
6 Jack Sherwood
7 Gavin White
8 David Moran
9 Diarmuid O'Connor
10 Micheál Burns
11 Sean O'Shea
12 Stephen O'Brien
13 David Clifford
14 Paul Geaney
15 Dara Moynihan

PK reported no injuries earlier so presumably Jack Barry has been dropped. His form has been up and down but he is a big man who can tackle and bottle up a runner. Likewise Gavin Crowley. Two players who have done well v mayo in the past too.

I find the team very surprising. Perhaps there will be changes before throw in.
If not then I wonder what the plan is? Mayo will run through that team at their ease. They will be delighted if that is what they are facing.

Euphoriasean wrote: »

Where beat for parking lads? Will be coming in the N22 though Farranfore.

Number 2 here. Easy in, easy out. Less than a 5 minute walk to stadium. Always use it whenever I drive and it's open.

https://twitter.com/fitzgeraldstad/status/1149449539591581698?s=19

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

PK reported no injuries earlier so presumably Jack Barry has been dropped. His form has been up and down but he is a big man who can tackle and bottle up a runner. Likewise Gavin Crowley. Two players who have done well v mayo in the past too.

I find the team very surprising. Perhaps there will be changes before throw in.
If not then I wonder what the plan is? Mayo will run through that team at their ease. They will be delighted if that is what they are facing.

I think there will be a few changes before kick off. Very strange no subs named, are we in for some weird surprise I wonder....

dobman88 wrote: »

Coming from Farranfore car parks 5&6 are good options, you take the left just before driving down the hill into Killarney. But theyd be close to a 20 minute walk to stadium.

Don't mind the walk if they would be handier to get out off. The Mayo traffic will all be coming in that side. Cheers for the info lads, should be a cracker.

RedDevil55 wrote: »

Hi guys, I'll be coming into Killarney on the N22 Rathmore/Mallow road tomorrow. Is there parking on that side of the town as I'll be heading back that way afterwards?

I plan on getting there about 2 hours before throw in.

There is a post a few posts back with a link to a twitter post with a parking map of Killarney

There is feck all that side

You might get something on the side of the road facing back the way you cam, it's not that long a walk to the ground

Just to note for anyone arriving early. Celtic Steps will be performing from 2.30pm and it's well worth heading in for that as they put on an amazing show.

Having a beer after the game.

Foley. O se. Moran. Clifford immense.

Mayo looked knackered.

Ref was appalling in the second half for us.

Delighted. Will enjoy today.

Donegal will show us if it was a once off at home

Forge83 wrote: »

I think there will be a few changes before kick off. Very strange no subs named, are we in for some weird surprise I wonder....

This was spot on, fair play. Shane Enright coming in was certainly a surprise but he did the job just fine. Thought James O D did well as a type of playmaker too. Got on a lot of ball and fed the lads inside well.

Very happy my prediction of Mayo giving them a hiding was well wrong. I did not see that performance in them but I'm a very happy man this evening.

Very happy with the performance. Really hungry.

We finally got a good crowd behind us. Hope we get the same up to Croke Park next weekend. Donegal fans will travel well.

A rare visit.

But I liked the Jersey yesterday. Gold sounds like a terrible idea, but I thought the retro Adidas ringer style looked great.


That's all I have to say. Good bye.

After spending today thinking about the game, the main thing I'm taking from it is the difference in kick out strategy than when Fitzmaurice was in charge. There actually looked to be a plan for almost every eventuality yesterday and it was great to see.

That Stephen O Brien catch was sensational. Running backwards, towards Donie Vaughan who has been one of the toughest footballers of the last decade, expecting contact and not only does he catch it clean but he puts Vaughan on his arse doing it. I've never cheered a catch before but that one did it for me. Brilliant stuff from him and it just epitomised the performance for me.

Is the game up on RTE player? Can't find it. Would appreciate if someone could link me to it.

Thanks Dob

munster87 wrote: »

Shane Enright, thought he had played himself out of contention over the past year or so. I’ve been a critic myself. He was fantastic yesterday. Does he start against Donegal now?

Said the exact same to my brother last night. Have never rated him and he put in an unbelievable shift yesterday. Should start against Doengal imo, that game would be made for him physically

munster87 wrote: »

He even looked composed on the ball. Deserves the start. Donegal are much stronger on the forwards than Mayo though, will be a test.

Will be a bigger test all over the pitch tbf. Kerry had Mayos number on Sunday, from 1-15, kickouts, the whole lot. And even though Kerry played fantastically and arent getting much credit for their performance, Donegal wont be as poor as Mayo were.

We will need Moran to be on top form again to try and battle Murphy. Luckily Donie Vaughan seems past it and they only had to keep O Shea quiet but Murphy is a different animal.

munster87 wrote: »

Yeah Murphy is probably the best all round player in the country. Could actually play him anywhere. When they went a few points clear of Meath around the 60 min mark he just went and sat back between the half back and full back line when Meath had possession. Hopefully won’t get a chance to sit back like that next weekend.

I think we will need as fast a start as we saw in Killarney but Donegal will be expecting it so I'd expect them to sit in and take the pressure for a while and break at pace. They're well able to take a lot of pressure, well organised and disciplined enough to hold positions. Should give us a good indication of where Kerry are and what else needs improving if we are to progress.

Tbh, if we manage an all Ireland semi this season, its massive bonus territory for me. I wasnt expecting anything like that performance against Mayo so not getting too excited just yet but they're in better shape now than they were this time last year at least.