Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

PCeeeee · 03-03-2019 1:57am

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Oh yeah I know that. Hopefully he'll be up to speed by summer and rustiness is batural. Very good player.

Yup. Hoping for great things...:)

PCeeeee · 03-03-2019 1:59am

Also you spot on re Cunningham. He deserved a bit of a go

MfMan · 03-03-2019 2:31am

threeball wrote: »

Now that we're safe I want to see us leave 3 to 4 up at all times in the next two games and make sure we get out of defence at pace. Theres two decent games against very different opposition to see what works and what doesn't. We were very dangerous tonight when we went at pace. I think we could do some serious damage going that bit more offensive. It will also take pressure off our kickout as they cant commit as many to the press in case we retain possession.

If they do that I think it could change the course of their season.

Exactly. Tonight was *by far* the best performance of the league, and in no way excuses the earlier displays or lack of attacking ambitions. Sure, we got lucky; when the game was in the melting pot, Mayo struck the post from a free and had a few bad wides straight after. We regrouped and a rather uncharacteristic bit of hard work from Shane Walsh won us a converted free which turned things in our way again. An excellent win and it shows what can be achieved by being a bit more adventurous in attack and willing to press forwards earlier. The subs introduced could have cost us the game; Brannigan for the rather very good Cummins didn't work as all he did was foul. Bradshaw did SFA too as far as I could see, and how Duggan was left on was a mystery.

This victory in no way vindicates KW's tactics; rather, it shows what Galway football can aspire to when let off the leash a bit more. As much as Kerry's win last Sunday was just about deserved, tonight's win was just about the correct result. I'm not at all being churlish, I just want to see much more of what I saw tonight. Then, the crowd would really get behind the team.

Frozen Veg · 03-03-2019 10:22am

MfMan wrote: »

Exactly. Tonight was *by far* the best performance of the league, and in no way excuses the earlier displays or lack of attacking ambitions. Sure, we got lucky; when the game was in the melting pot, Mayo struck the post from a free and had a few bad wides straight after. We regrouped and a rather uncharacteristic bit of hard work from Shane Walsh won us a converted free which turned things in our way again. An excellent win and it shows what can be achieved by being a bit more adventurous in attack and willing to press forwards earlier. The subs introduced could have cost us the game; Brannigan for the rather very good Cummins didn't work as all he did was foul. Bradshaw did SFA too as far as I could see, and how Duggan was left on was a mystery.

This victory in no way vindicates KW's tactics; rather, it shows what Galway football can aspire to when let off the leash a bit more. As much as Kerry's win last Sunday was just about deserved, tonight's win was just about the correct result. I'm not at all being churlish, I just want to see much more of what I saw tonight. Then, the crowd would really get behind the team.

Duggan MOTM on GBFM.

TCDStudent1 · 03-03-2019 10:54am

Frozen Veg wrote: »

Duggan MOTM on GBFM.

I find it hard to understand that tbh. There were some much more worthy candidates. I thought he did ok last night. However, his place is probably a little under threat as overall, he's had an extremely mediocre league campaign.

threeball · 03-03-2019 11:01am

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

I find it hard to understand that tbh. There were some much more worthy candidates. I thought he did ok last night. However, his place is probably a little under threat as overall, he's had an extremely mediocre league campaign.

Wasn't MOTM but deserved to stay on. Did a lot of the unseen donkey work. Had one moment where mayo caught us on a dangerous turnover and he chased hard to eventually put an end to that attack. That was after running 50m to be a support runner going forward. We need lads like that.

Hulk Hands · 03-03-2019 11:57am

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Not sure KW is too keen to play mchugh any more. Thought Brannigan looked way off pace tonight.
O'Laoi certainly deserves to retain his place. The other o'laoi didn't do great tonight. Cunningham probably should be a little annoyed he wasn't on before him as he's done well so far this year.

Yeah I more meant Brannigan given his overall ability rather than his form last night given his injury. Agree on McHugh, he's a great asset but Kevin probably doesn't like his lack of pace for a championship side. I don't think there's any room in the forwards past the Daly, Walsh , Comer Burke quintet, especially with loads of options for working half forwards. Happy to have O'Laoi, Cummins, Brannigan etc there though to play the Armstrong and Varley roles from last year. There's a ridiculous amount of depth in the county at the moment

grbear · 03-03-2019 12:01pm

Couple of thoughts from last night:

-The first half showed the damage this team could do if they get the ball up the pitch quicker. Some great point scoring.
-Great character shown to dig out the win when all the momentum had shifted to Mayo.
-John Daly and O'Laoi look two very useful additions to the squad.
-Can't remember the last time I saw a Mayo crowd so negative/pessimistic after a game. Heard a few comments along the lines of "it's only the league" but generally very downbeat.

Happyilylost · 03-03-2019 2:11pm

Hurling off. F**king crazy calling a game off this late. Anything fun to do in Carrick on Suir?

RMAOK · 03-03-2019 2:14pm

Happyilylost wrote: »

Hurling off. F**king crazy calling a game off this late. Anything fun to do in Carrick on Suir?

This is the same ****e that went on last year with the Wexford game below in Wexford park.

Considering the distance between Galway and Waterford (or Wexford), would it not be a good idea to make the 'final call' on these matching at 10 or so in the morning.

I'd be saying the same thing if either of them counties had to travel to pearse stadium.

03-03-2019 2:23pm

Least it might get TV coverage next week.

giveitholly · 03-03-2019 2:25pm

Happyilylost wrote: »

Hurling off. F**king crazy calling a game off this late. Anything fun to do in Carrick on Suir?

Yeah get out of there as fast as possible!

MfMan · 03-03-2019 2:35pm

Cork/Tipp off also. I'd say whole league final stages schedule will be put back a week.

threeball · 03-03-2019 3:10pm

MfMan wrote: »

Cork/Tipp off also. I'd say whole league final stages schedule will be put back a week.

Have they crammed it all in like last year or is there weeks to spare?

Diabhal Beag · 03-03-2019 3:55pm

Raging they left it so late to call off. Was already nearly there ffs.

threeball · 03-03-2019 4:06pm

Roscommon showing why we must commit men forward. Causing Dublin all sorts of problems at the moment by taking them on. Great to see and glad for Anthony Cunningham.

deise08 · 03-03-2019 4:39pm

It was a ridiculously late decision.. sorry for all those that travelled down.a long way to come just to look at a pitch. our first home game in walsh park , and it was one I was really looking forward to.
Gaa really need to be taking supporters in to account.. they should have made the call last night.. to give people a chance, And for those that stayed over night, would've given them the whole day to do something.

macslash · 04-03-2019 4:01pm

Match officially fixed for next Sunday. Isn't it a weeks rest now for the footballers?

spurshero · 04-03-2019 5:56pm

macslash wrote: »

Match officially fixed for next Sunday. Isn't it a weeks rest now for the footballers?

Ya . Footballers play Roscommon sat week . Not sure where I think Pearsestadium

jr86 · 05-03-2019 10:27am

macslash wrote: »

Match officially fixed for next Sunday. Isn't it a weeks rest now for the footballers?

Looks like sunday could be a wash out

Will be a right mess for clubs in April if there's more postponements

threeball · 05-03-2019 12:06pm

RMAOK wrote: »

This is the same ****e that went on last year with the Wexford game below in Wexford park.

Considering the distance between Galway and Waterford (or Wexford), would it not be a good idea to make the 'final call' on these matching at 10 or so in the morning.

I'd be saying the same thing if either of them counties had to travel to pearse stadium.

If they put money into decent pitches rather than white elephant stadiums whose stands are empty 8758hrs per year then people wouldn't have to put up with this crap. Every county ground in the country should have to have a Croke park quality pitch first and foremost, then worry about stands. Might reel in the ridiculous spending and we'll end up with nice 15,000 seaters rather than 45,000 capacity wind and rain tunnels.

10-03-2019 7:57pm

Two points against a stiff breeze.

Absolutely no understanding or work done on playing a short game which is needed not alone against a strong wind but also a sweeper.

Seems MoD didn't learn from the AI last year so lets hope today was the wake up call and that you can't just play a long game and nothing else.

Waterford played the game that was available and had worked on some things ie short puck outs and the line ball
We persisted with playing a game that was only on for 35mins and bar the big swing in the weather we may never pulled away when we did.

Thank god they restructured the league or it would have been three years straight blowing big leads.

Wexford at home next week so at least we got a home game as compensation

brendanwalsh · 10-03-2019 11:27pm

jr86 wrote: »

Looks like sunday could be a wash out

Will be a right mess for clubs in April if there's more postponements

Is johnny glynn to be jnvolbed at all this year.?

Happyilylost · 10-03-2019 11:46pm

brendanwalsh wrote:

Is johnny glynn to be jnvolbed at all this year.?

He's back in a few weeks

Cathalachs · 10-03-2019 11:53pm

Will it be a double header or will the football be moved?

Happyilylost · 10-03-2019 11:56pm

Cathalachs wrote:

Will it be a double header or will the football be moved?

Would be great although for some reason there seems to be talk of it on bank holiday Monday.

RMAOK · 11-03-2019 12:06am

Happyilylost wrote: »

Would be great although for some reason there seems to be talk of it on bank holiday Monday.

Possibly to facilitate tg4. Also the fact that there's no floodlights in the stadium.

Sunday will be left clear for the all-ireland club finals.

GS11 · 11-03-2019 10:25am

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Two points against a stiff breeze.

Absolutely no understanding or work done on playing a short game which is needed not alone against a strong wind but also a sweeper.

Seems MoD didn't learn from the AI last year so lets hope today was the wake up call and that you can't just play a long game and nothing else.

Waterford played the game that was available and had worked on some things ie short puck outs and the line ball
We persisted with playing a game that was only on for 35mins and bar the big swing in the weather we may never pulled away when we did.

Thank god they restructured the league or it would have been three years straight blowing big leads.

Wexford at home next week so at least we got a home game as compensation

Harsh to say there is no work done, they are trying to play the short game but aren't very good at it. It could take a few years to become good at it, too late for some of these players. I think we might be as well sticking at what we are good at.

MfMan · 11-03-2019 11:21am

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Two points against a stiff breeze.

Absolutely no understanding or work done on playing a short game which is needed not alone against a strong wind but also a sweeper.

Seems MoD didn't learn from the AI last year so lets hope today was the wake up call and that you can't just play a long game and nothing else.

Waterford played the game that was available and had worked on some things ie short puck outs and the line ball
We persisted with playing a game that was only on for 35mins and bar the big swing in the weather we may never pulled away when we did.

Thank god they restructured the league or it would have been three years straight blowing big leads.

Wexford at home next week so at least we got a home game as compensation

Not true. They have been playing the short ball game throughout the league, moving away from the long-ball tactics employed in the latter half of last year's c'ship. For two reasons I think; a) because both Cooneys and Glynn are currently unavailable b) as an antidote to Limerick's current power game, no harm to have a Plan B when next we meet.

Don't get too carried away with yesterday's defeat. It was on a horrible day for hurling in a ground where the hosts are seldom beaten. We were the only unbeaten team going into yesterday's final series of games and lost only to an injury-time goal.

MD does though need to show more trust in his younger players; Kevin Cooney, Ja Mannion and Jack Coyne can be good enough if given the opportunity. Bleaheane on the other hand isn't yet a good enough hurler so this year mightn't be his time. Good though he has been in modfield, Cathal Mannion may yet be needed further forward; Niall Burke is making a claim again for a starting spot but Flynn, alas, just can't get a good run going. It does look as if Padriag Mannion is going to be no. 6 this year, I'd say mgmt just don't trust GMac's more basic skill levels. Pity Joe Cooney won't be around to fill a spot in this line.

jr86 · 11-03-2019 12:01pm

MfMan wrote: »

It does look as if Padriag Mannion is going to be no. 6 this year, I'd say mgmt just don't trust GMac's more basic skill levels. .

And Harte at 4

Which I don't understand tbh

RMAOK · 11-03-2019 1:46pm

Cathalachs wrote: »

Will it be a double header or will the football be moved?

Yep. Double header next Saturday in pearse stadium. The hurlers play Wexford at 1:30 and the footballers play Roscommon at 3:30

Stationmaster · 11-03-2019 1:51pm

jr86 wrote: »

And Harte at 4

Which I don't understand tbh

And where will GMAC be if Mannion stays at 6?

jr86 · 11-03-2019 2:06pm

Stationmaster wrote: »

And where will GMAC be if Mannion stays at 6?

I think Mac is a 6 or nowhere tbh. Don't think the wing suits him.

Personally I'd have Mannion 5, Mac 6 and harte 7 with Fintan Burke 2 or 4 for now. There may well be an avenue for Burke to move out the field as the summer goes on however

TCDStudent1 · 11-03-2019 2:31pm

RMAOK wrote: »

Yep. Double header next Saturday in pearse stadium. The hurlers play Wexford at 1:30 and the footballers play Roscommon at 3:30

Interestingly, there is a D1 football league game scheduled between Mountbellew & Michaels at 430 in Mountbellew. Leitir Mor also play Menlough in D3 at 330.
Seems strange that they are scheduled in a direct clash with inter county football match.

jr86 · 11-03-2019 2:36pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Interestingly, there is a D1 football league game scheduled between Mountbellew & Michaels at 430 in Mountbellew. Leitir Mor also play Menlough in D3 at 330.
Seems strange that they are scheduled in a direct clash with inter county football match.

Clubs might have agreed to play them saturday if lads away Monday or something? Most games are fixed for Monday

That said they could have put them on earlier Saturday alright

GS11 · 11-03-2019 3:09pm

jr86 wrote: »

I think Mac is a 6 or nowhere tbh. Don't think the wing suits him.

Personally I'd have Mannion 5, Mac 6 and harte 7 with Fintan Burke 2 or 4 for now. There may well be an avenue for Burke to move out the field as the summer goes on however

Would agree with Mannion and Gmac at 5 & 6, with F Burke and Harte at either 4 or 7.

macslash · 11-03-2019 4:19pm

Was Hanbury playing yesterday? Thought I heard his name mentioned. Is Touhey injured?

GS11 · 11-03-2019 4:35pm

Hanbury came on at the death for R Burke, I think they scored the goal after that.

Tuohy is injured.

Happyilylost · 11-03-2019 4:47pm

GS11 wrote:

Would agree with Mannion and Gmac at 5 & 6, with F Burke and Harte at either 4 or 7.

I think Shane Cooney will push our current half back line hard for a spot (maybe even harder than Fintan Burke who I rate highly) Jack Grealish had a super game yesterday and is improving a lot. On form it will be hard take a corner back slot off him. Hopefully when the entire squad is back in a few weeks Galway can really push it up a level. Hard to know will they have enough for next weekend. Another couple of games would be great but the round robin does give a certain amount of room for minor experiment.

GS11 · 11-03-2019 5:21pm

Agree re Grealish, had a great game.

Thought Hussey looked good as well.

BENDYBINN · 11-03-2019 5:45pm

GS11 wrote: »

Agree re Grealish, had a great game.

Was he not attacked by a fan?

leestone · 11-03-2019 6:47pm

Ya fans were pleading for change after the final and in many ways we have it new goalkeeper corner backs etc this bodes well in many ways as the more regular faces have competition when they come back. I don’t see the other teams trying out players as much as we have

RMAOK · 11-03-2019 7:29pm

GS11 wrote: »

Agree re Grealish, had a great game.

Very true - loved the rattle he struck on one of the Bennett's in the first half.

GS11 · 12-03-2019 11:06am

leestone wrote: »

Ya fans were pleading for change after the final and in many ways we have it new goalkeeper corner backs etc this bodes well in many ways as the more regular faces have competition when they come back. I don’t see the other teams trying out players as much as we have

Wouldn't say Flannery covered himself in glory for their goal, another soft one conceded, still think that's a problem position, I'd hope Callanan would give us one more year.

Stationmaster · 12-03-2019 12:18pm

jr86 wrote: »

I think Mac is a 6 or nowhere tbh. Don't think the wing suits him.

Personally I'd have Mannion 5, Mac 6 and harte 7 with Fintan Burke 2 or 4 for now. There may well be an avenue for Burke to move out the field as the summer goes on however

As an outsider looking in, I'd agree fully with that. He always struck me as a number 6 only. Don't think he'd feature anywhere else on the present team ye have anyway.

jr86 · 12-03-2019 12:56pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Interestingly, there is a D1 football league game scheduled between Mountbellew & Michaels at 430 in Mountbellew. Leitir Mor also play Menlough in D3 at 330.
Seems strange that they are scheduled in a direct clash with inter county football match.

jr86 wrote: »

Clubs might have agreed to play them saturday if lads away Monday or something? Most games are fixed for Monday

That said they could have put them on earlier Saturday alright

Michaels/Mountbellew has been moved to 1130 alright

They've moved a fair few games from Monday to Saturday now. Proper order imo, let lads enjoy their Patrick's Day/bank holiday.

TCDStudent1 · 12-03-2019 1:03pm

jr86 wrote: »

Michaels/Mountbellew has been moved to 1130 alright

They've moved a fair few games from Monday to Saturday now. Proper order imo, let lads enjoy their Patrick's Day/bank holiday.

Noticed that alright. Also moved venue of Mountbellew match to Galway city. Dont really understand why any league matches fixed for Monday, should all be at 11 or 12 on Saturday. I am sure there must be some reason for it.

jr86 · 12-03-2019 1:08pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Noticed that alright. Also moved venue of Mountbellew match to Galway city. Dont really understand why any league matches fixed for Monday, should all be at 11 or 12 on Saturday. I am sure there must be some reason for it.

I see they've fixed hurling matches now Monday. I'd imagine most will be postponed to week after though

Utopia Parkway · 16-03-2019 12:26am

Galway team v Roscommon

Ruairi Lavelle
Eoghan Kerin
Sean Andy O'Ceallaigh
David Wynne
Gary O'Donnell
John Daly
Gareth Bradshaw
Tom Flynn
Ciaran Duggan
Peter Cooke
Shane Walsh
Johnny Heaney
Danny Cummins
Michael Daly
Antaine O'Laoi

Galway team v Wexford

Flannery
Grealish
Killeen
Harte
Morrissey
P Mannion
G Mac
C Mannion
Loftus
N Burke
Canning
Bleahene
Whelan
Concannon
Monaghan

I says · 16-03-2019 4:05pm

Canning is some player with the way the game is going, he is probably the last of the modern greats, he has it all enjoy while we can because we will never see his like again.

Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

Comments