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Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

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  • #152
    fearruanua
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Oranmore are a club on the up. Win an Intermediate hurling title on the Saturday and are still able to beat senior team Monivea in a Div3 football league game the next morning by 20 odd points. Impressive stuff.

    I stand corrected on this but I think Oranmore have the luxury of having little or no dual players.


  • #153
    jr86
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    fearruanua wrote: »
    I stand corrected on this but I think Oranmore have the luxury of having little or no dual players.

    Yeah the Geoghegan brothers are the only two who start on both as far as I'm aware. Most the hurlers are from the Maree side, and footballers Oranmore

    There was a lot of talk about them earlier in the year for the football with the transfer of Mark Ronaldson but they were very disappointing in going out to MB in the quarters, and I think are probably a few years off yet.

    They were superb in the hurling though and I think will grab a few wins in Senior B next year and may take a big scalp or two. Niall Burke was outstanding on Saturday and the two McInerney brothers also.


  • #154
    jr86
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    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    Had no interest in the football after that filth from last week so went along to Athenry for the semis and was delighted I did. Was actually one of the biggest crowds I've ever seen in Kenny Park.

    Went in a neutral but came out of it absolutely gutted for Cap after an absolute thriller. Jarlath Mannion is a serious hurler at corner forward and grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck when Mellows were cruising. On the other end Haran was fantastic for Mellows and won them the match. He has great aerial ability for his height. James Skehill missed a penalty which killed Cap for the remainder of the half.

    Toms look top dogs. Darragh and Eanna Burke were outstanding for them. Kevin Cooney was Sars only real threat. Conor Cooney was at half-back and was a mix of OK and pretty poor for any dirty work. Just not that type of hurler tbf.

    Yeah, absolutely great day out in Athenry yesterday

    Toms doing enough, and showing the importance of having several ‘marquee’ forwards at club level - Eanna Burke was very quiet last week but outstanding yesterday. With Conor Cooney being well held they still had someone to step up and win the game. Darragh Burke has grown into a great forward too after being a defender all the way growing up. David still not at his brilliant best but him and Regan in the middle were much more assured this week. Brendan Farrell with about 1-2 from play again after his heroics in extra time last week. They’ll be hard to beat

    Mellows will target their FB line though and they might have to go with Fintan at full back. Thought Tadhg Haran was outstanding aswell, he might be the best Galway hurler in the air. The rest of the forwards were below par though I thought, a lot of the game was won in the midfield sector really and a dominant half back line. Ja Mannion is an outstanding talent for cappy, and surely worth a look for Galway in the league.

    Cappy probably just don’t have enough of a balanced starting 15. Maybe have missed their chance to make a county final now, I fancy Turlough and Bridge to push on next year to join Thomas’s and mellows at the top table


  • #155
    Utopia Parkway
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Oranmore are a club on the up. Win an Intermediate hurling title on the Saturday and are still able to beat senior team Monivea in a Div3 football league game the next morning by 20 odd points. Impressive stuff.

    Relatively big population out there now. You would expect them to be competitive in both codes going forward if they put the work in. Like Claregalway any of the satellite towns outside Galway city are well set up to be successful in the future as their populations are all growing.

    Oranmore comfortably the best team in intermediate this year.


  • #156
    CloughCasey1
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    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    Relatively big population out there now. You would expect them to be competitive in both codes going forward if they put the work in. Like Claregalway any of the satellite towns outside Galway city are well set up to be successful in the future as their populations are all growing.

    Oranmore comfortably the best team in intermediate this year.

    They were undone by a dogged MB team who got two goals from two high balls into the square. Ronaldson seems to be the missing piece of the jixsaw.


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  • #157
    fearruanua
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    They were undone by a dogged MB team who got two goals from two high balls into the square. Ronaldson seems to be the missing piece of the jixsaw.

    and losing 3 out of their starting backs to black cards in the first half didn't do much to help their cause either.


  • #158
    grbear
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    I know Mountbellew-Moylough were heavily criticized for how they tried to stifle Corofin but when you hear about the absolute hammering Clan na nGael are getting it shows they chose the better option. 20 points in it at the moment.


  • #159
    Sycamore Tree
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    grbear wrote: »
    I know Mountbellew-Moylough were heavily criticized for how they tried to stifle Corofin but when you hear about the absolute hammering Clan na nGael are getting it shows they chose the better option. 20 points in it at the moment.

    I don't buy that. The end does not justify the means.

    As a club player, I just wanted to play my football. If we are beaten by a better footballing team then so be it. I never ever wanted to go out to stifle the game and stop the other team from playing no matter how good they were.

    MM didn't even come out to play in the replay when they were more than goal down with time running out fast. Crazy stuff.

    Football is in tatters. Attendances will continue to decline.


  • #160
    Doctors room ghost
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    Sycamore Tree wrote: »
    I don't buy that. The end does not justify the means.

    As a club player, I just wanted to play my football. If we are beaten by a better footballing team then so be it. I never ever wanted to go out to stifle the game and stop the other team from playing no matter how good they were.

    MM didn't even come out to play in the replay when they were more than goal down with time running out fast. Crazy stuff.

    Football is in tatters. Attendances will continue to decline.


    Fully agree with you there sycamore tree.gone are the days of going out and playing ball and destroying the opposition with scores.its all tactical bullsh1t now. The days of kicking a long ball in are gone too.its all possession now and handball.i blame Mc Guinness for starting the rot


  • #161
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    Saw the highlights of the hurling last night.

    Same old faces but I'm hoping that was down to situation and that with planning we had to use the previous year's panel.

    Ditto for tactics, the hope is we're going to implement changes in the New Year.

    One change we need to see is Coen out of midfield, he hasn't the ball playing awareness to play in midfield, gets hooked at least once a game.
    Again for the first KK goal he was caught in possession in midfield.

    I think the best option from what's there would be Cathal Mannion.
    That robs us of another forward and N.Burke and Flynn are just too hit and miss.

    We really need to pull a few rabbits out of the hat next year as we're short all over the field.


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  • #162
    elefant
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    Sycamore Tree wrote: »
    I don't buy that. The end does not justify the means.

    As a club player, I just wanted to play my football. If we are beaten by a better footballing team then so be it. I never ever wanted to go out to stifle the game and stop the other team from playing no matter how good they were.

    MM didn't even come out to play in the replay when they were more than goal down with time running out fast. Crazy stuff.

    Football is in tatters. Attendances will continue to decline.

    That's a nice sentiment, and maybe a lot of players feel like that.

    As a club player, I want to win. If you just want to enjoy your football then you can play with the Junior Bs. At senior championship level, realistically you're playing to win.


  • #163
    LooseCannonUF
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    gilberto_eire wrote: »
    Saw the highlights of the hurling last night.

    Same old faces but I'm hoping that was down to situation and that with planning we had to use the previous year's panel.

    Ditto for tactics, the hope is we're going to implement changes in the New Year.

    One change we need to see is Coen out of midfield, he hasn't the ball playing awareness to play in midfield, gets hooked at least once a game.
    Again for the first KK goal he was caught in possession in midfield.

    I think the best option from what's there would be Cathal Mannion.
    That robs us of another forward and N.Burke and Flynn are just too hit and miss.

    We really need to pull a few rabbits out of the hat next year as we're short all over the field.

    I’m from Offaly, but would be friendly with a few Galway people.
    Doesn’t there seem to be a shocking lack of representation from Cappataggle for example?
    A workmate of mine constantly talks about a Mannion lad from “Cappy” that should be on the Galway team.


  • #164
    jr86
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    Mannion will be tried in the league no doubt but I'd imagine he'll still be a fair bit down in the pecking order come championship next year as it stands

    No-one else from Cappy is good enough (Skehill already there), bar Claffey perhaps but the HB line is well stocked as it is


  • #165
    Utopia Parkway
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    LooseCannonUF wrote: »
    I’m from Offaly, but would be friendly with a few Galway people.
    Doesn’t there seem to be a shocking lack of representation from Cappataggle for example?
    A workmate of mine constantly talks about a Mannion lad from “Cappy” that should be on the Galway team.

    Jarlath Mannion. Yeah he gave a bit of a virtuouso display against Mellows in the county semi-final recently. Hit 0-5 from play and had a few assists too. You'd imagine he will be on the 2019 panel to start the year anyway.


  • #166
    cosatron
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    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    Jarlath Mannion. Yeah he gave a bit of a virtuouso display against Mellows in the county semi-final recently. Hit 0-5 from play and had a few assists too. You'd imagine he will be on the 2019 panel to start the year anyway.

    paul claffey was wing back on MD very first team, dan nevin got a couple of games in the walsh cup 2 years ago, mannion is worth a look at. the beat on the street is that Joseph cooney is staying in Australia for the year which is a big loss imo. it was funny watching the match last night that our lads starting hurling when canning got sent off and I thought harte hurled well in a more advanced role. I think canning will need to be taken out of center forward and leave him corner forward with a licence to roam around between the full and half lines.


  • #167
    spurshero
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    As well as cappy what about mellows ? Last years county champions and in final again and not one player has being asked in for even a training session . Surely Sean Morrissy jack Hastings and haran are all worth a look .?i know haran was there before but he was young then and has matured into a better player . I asso agree with the others posters about Jarlath Mannion . He was excellent last Sunday and deserves a chance as well.


  • #168
    jr86
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    There wasn't much opportunity to bring them in this year as they were involved with club until February.

    Either way they're a very good collective side with not many stand out individuals. Haran is the only one I can see being called up. Sean Morrissey and Mike Conneely have gotten Walsh Cup/League matches under Donoghue


  • #169
    spurshero
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    gilberto_eire wrote: »
    Saw the highlights of the hurling last night.

    Same old faces but I'm hoping that was down to situation and that with planning we had to use the previous year's panel.

    Ditto for tactics, the hope is we're going to implement changes in the New Year.

    One change we need to see is Coen out of midfield, he hasn't the ball playing awareness to play in midfield, gets hooked at least once a game.
    Again for the first KK goal he was caught in possession in midfield.

    I think the best option from what's there would be Cathal Mannion.
    That robs us of another forward and N.Burke and Flynn are just too hit and miss.

    We really need to pull a few rabbits out of the hat next year as we're short all over the field.

    We’re not short all over the field . We’re after being in all Ireland final 3 of last 4 years winning one . And I’m
    Convinced barring having to replay semi final v Clare we would have won two . The second Clare game was a match to far . Even joe canning said that . But we do need to bring in 4 or 5 players . Need competition for goalkeeper corner backmaybe another option at midfield and a forward . I think u will see 7 or 8 new faces in panel for league . Whether there good enough or not remains to be
    Seen . If coen no longer has legs for midfield we could see him going back to corner back like he used to Be .


  • #170
    jr86
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    Kilduff from Bridge could be a serious contender for Champ panel in midfield next year


  • #171
    grbear
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    Sycamore Tree wrote: »
    grbear wrote: »
    I know Mountbellew-Moylough were heavily criticized for how they tried to stifle Corofin but when you hear about the absolute hammering Clan na nGael are getting it shows they chose the better option. 20 points in it at the moment.

    I don't buy that. The end does not justify the means.

    As a club player, I just wanted to play my football. If we are beaten by a better footballing team then so be it. I never ever wanted to go out to stifle the game and stop the other team from playing no matter how good they were.

    MM didn't even come out to play in the replay when they were more than goal down with time running out fast. Crazy stuff.

    Football is in tatters. Attendances will continue to decline.
    I'm not going to try and argue that Mountbellews approach made for a good game or that it's a good thing that they employed such tactics. Corofin are just an exceptional team and it'll take a ferocious team to outplay them. Nemo tried and got beat out the gate on Patrick's day. Maybe Crokes with the firepower they have can take Corofin on in an open match and come out on top but I'd expect Ballintubber to try and choke the life out of the final and rely on the exceptional accuracy of the O'Connors when they manage to create half a chance.


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  • #172
    CloughCasey1
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    grbear wrote: »
    I'm not going to try and argue that Mountbellews approach made for a good game or that it's a good thing that they employed such tactics. Corofin are just an exceptional team and it'll take a ferocious team to outplay them. Nemo tried and got beat out the gate on Patrick's day. Maybe Crokes with the firepower they have can take Corofin on in an open match and come out on top but I'd expect Ballintubber to try and choke the life out of the final and rely on the exceptional accuracy of the O'Connors when they manage to create half a chance.

    They will have a plan in place to try and suck the life out of Corofin. The new rules will be interesting if they filter down to club level. It wont make too much of a change imo. Id say that club managers are already plotting on how to use the changes as a quick advantage offensively and to snub out the same advantage defensively. Re-arranging the deckchairs on the titanic for ye purist football types.


  • #173
    djPSB
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    They will have a plan in place to try and suck the life out of Corofin. The new rules will be interesting if they filter down to club level. It wont make too much of a change imo. Id say that club managers are already plotting on how to use the changes as a quick advantage offensively and to snub out the same advantage defensively. Re-arranging the deckchairs on the titanic for ye purist football types.

    Like the titanic, football also sank.


  • #174
    CloughCasey1
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    djPSB wrote: »
    Like the titanic, football also sank.

    Depends what way you view football


  • #175
    Sycamore Tree
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Depends what way you view football

    It's very very simple.

    Football should be a sport that people enjoy both playing and watching.

    People are already voting with their feet at Club and County football matches.


  • #176
    Dickie9
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    Davy Glennon transfer from mullagh to loughrea gone threw look a good bet next year loughrea


  • #177
    spurshero
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    Dickie9 wrote: »
    Davy Glennon transfer from mullagh to loughrea gone threw look a good bet next year loughrea

    Jesus Glennon can’t keep away from bad headlines if true . What’s the reason for move


  • #178
    Dickie9
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    spurshero wrote: »
    Jesus Glennon can’t keep away from bad headlines if true . What’s the reason for move

    He's residing in loughrea



    It seems he's been looking for a transfer a number off years now reckon Johnny Maher will stay on one more year

    He must Ave his debt well paid back now with all d pr he's doing!


  • #179
    jr86
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    Where did you hear this? Glennon lives in Oranmore I thought


  • #180
    spurshero
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    Dickie9 wrote: »
    He's residing in loughrea



    It seems he's been looking for a transfer a number off years now reckon Johnny Maher will stay on one more year

    He must Ave his debt well paid back now with all d pr he's doing!
    He’s living in oranmore . And sure even if he was living in Loughrea that would be no reason to leave mullagh . Sure there can’t be much more then few miles between the clubs


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  • #181
    Dickie9
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    spurshero wrote: »
    He’s living in oranmore . And sure even if he was living in Loughrea that would be no reason to leave mullagh . Sure there can’t be much more then few miles between the clubs

    He's working in loughrea gym....looks like he has been looking for transfer a number off years all low key ud think it be in the paper big transfer


  • #182
    jr86
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    Any concrete sources, no?


  • #183
    jr86
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    Anyway...

    How do people see the county final going today?

    Very tough one to call

    Thomas's were ultimately very much over-hyped after a few facile group wins - they were blessed to come through against the Bridge and were very mediocre against Sarsfields in the semi. Their weaknesses (mainly in defence) have been properly tested in the knock-outs

    Their main men have been very inconsistent - Conor Cooney got 5 from play against Bridge and 1 near the end v Sars, Eanna Burke put up the same scores in those matches in reverse order. David and Darragh Burke were peripheral against Bridge but did improve (David is still way off his best) v Sarsfields.

    Mellows for me are the safe bet. I think they'll hold all the Thomas's forwards enough. I'd be amazed if anyone got 5 from play and that's what Thomas's have relied on in their last two games - one of their stars to bail them out.

    Mellows have such a dogged defence and midfield and while their forwards haven't been individually exceptional (Haran aside), I do think they'll have put up enough scores and grind this out


  • #184
    jr86
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    Very impressive win in the Minor for the Bridge

    Had a fair few 15 year olds playing even. TJ Brennan is a colossus and it won't be long before we're seeing him in a Galway senior jersey

    Looks like they're setting up to be the dominant Senior Club in the 2020s!


  • #185
    Happyilylost
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    Programmes sold out. Our country board can get very little right.


  • #186
    jr86
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    Toms proving me well wrong anyway, fierce damp squib altogether


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  • #187
    Happyilylost
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    jr86 wrote:
    Toms proving me well wrong anyway, fierce damp squib altogether


    Thomas's Way too good. For the county team probably would of been better for Mellows to win. Fintan Burke, Shane Cooney, Enna Burke and Darragh Burke probably would of seen a fair bit of league action to see where they were. Darragh Burke man of the match two games in a row probably would of been brought into the panel for a look.


  • #188
    Dickie9
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    jr86 wrote: »
    Any concrete sources, no?

    Years off persistence finally got transfer!


  • #189
    spurshero
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    Dickie9 wrote: »
    He's working in loughrea gym....looks like he has been looking for transfer a number off years all low key ud think it be in the paper big transfer

    Strange one . Won’t go down well in mullagh I say . Hard to understand the reasoning behind it . Must be more to it then meets the eye . Very unusual for players to leave there home clubs especially for one few miles away


  • #190
    jr86
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    I asked for a concrete source and you give me feckin Wikipedia

    An actual concrete source please


  • #191
    jr86
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    spurshero wrote: »
    Strange one . Won’t go down well in mullagh I say . Hard to understand the reasoning behind it . Must be more to it then meets the eye . Very unusual for players to leave there home clubs especially for one few miles away

    I dunno I'll believe it when I see it, I think someone may just be having us on.

    Until it's reported by an actual valid source I'm not having any of it


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  • #192
    jr86
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    Happyilylost wrote: »
    Thomas's Way too good. For the county team probably would of been better for Mellows to win. Fintan Burke, Shane Cooney, Enna Burke and Darragh Burke probably would of seen a fair bit of league action to see where they were. Darragh Burke man of the match two games in a row probably would of been brought into the panel for a look.

    Darragh had his chance a few years ago I'd doubt he'll be looked at again

    Fintan is a certainty for the panel next year alright


  • #193
    MfMan
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    jr86 wrote: »
    Anyway...

    How do people see the county final going today?

    Very tough one to call

    Thomas's were ultimately very much over-hyped after a few facile group wins - they were blessed to come through against the Bridge and were very mediocre against Sarsfields in the semi. Their weaknesses (mainly in defence) have been properly tested in the knock-outs

    Their main men have been very inconsistent - Conor Cooney got 5 from play against Bridge and 1 near the end v Sars, Eanna Burke put up the same scores in those matches in reverse order. David and Darragh Burke were peripheral against Bridge but did improve (David is still way off his best) v Sarsfields.

    Mellows for me are the safe bet. I think they'll hold all the Thomas's forwards enough. I'd be amazed if anyone got 5 from play and that's what Thomas's have relied on in their last two games - one of their stars to bail them out.

    Mellows have such a dogged defence and midfield and while their forwards haven't been individually exceptional (Haran aside), I do think they'll have put up enough scores and grind this out

    In mitigation, for Thomas' the 'Bridge game came after a long hiatus against an up-and-coming team who'd had a pre-qualifier warm up match. Equally, there was nothing mediocre in the Sarsfields' match about their performance (or their opponents.)

    Your preview analysis wasn't incorrect, so what went wrong for Mellows in today's ordinary final? In fairness, Thomas' seized the initiative from the start and played with the wind having won the toss. They battled in numbers, something not always associated with them, and the half-time stat summed up the game, with nearly all of the winners' scores coming from play, with Mellows' replies all frees. In a funny way, Tom's inconsistency is a strength; like Galway last year, they weren't reliant on any particular forward in the knockout stages, with different players coming to the fore in the various rounds. Mellow's reliance on Tadgh Haran was advertised and when, like today, he wasn't quite at it, the rest of their forward division struggled, with Aongus Callanan in particular being anonymous. Three of them were replaced when the game was still in the melting pot and they had to push David Collins forward to tyr and improve things. They also lost midfield which in turn put strain on the defence.

    A Thomas's / Ballyhale match will be tasty if it comes to pass.


  • #194
    spurshero
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    Thomas s played well yesterday and will take beating now . Could very well win all Ireland . Fintan Burke will surely be on Galway team next year he mopped up all around him and didn’t give Haran a sniff and he has played well all year . Mellows aren’t has bad as they looked yesterday . To me they were flat on the day and there were signs that maybe it was a game to far for a team that are 2 years on the go without much of a break . Overall there a young team and should be thereabouts for few years . 2019 will be interesting as there will be a lot of teams that think there not far away including clarenbridge cappy turlough sarsfields amongst them


  • #195
    basillarkin
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    jr86 wrote: »
    Very impressive win in the Minor for the Bridge

    Had a fair few 15 year olds playing even. TJ Brennan is a colossus and it won't be long before we're seeing him in a Galway senior jersey

    Looks like they're setting up to be the dominant Senior Club in the 2020s!
    Are 15 year old lads allowed play minor? If that is the case they could have been marking someone who is 3 years older than them


  • #196
    Legalfarmer89
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    St Thomas were by far the better team and Thomas’ defence didn’t give Mellows a chance. Fintan Burke was very good and the corner backs were very tigerish. Darragh Burke did the damage up front. There playing Cushendall in the Semi now in February and they will be favorites for that so a great chance to get to an All Ireland Final. After that anything is a bonus however I don’t think they have come up anything like Ballygunner or Ballyhale in Galway so I can’t see them winning it out.


  • #197
    jr86
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    basillarkin wrote: »
    Are 15 year old lads allowed play minor? If that is the case they could have been marking someone who is 3 years older than them

    Yeah once they're over-age for under 14 they can play Minor, so plenty of players would even have been 14 in earlier stages of the Championship

    Otherwise rural clubs would struggle hugely to field

    For a top club like the Bridge, the 15 year olds will only get in if they're exceptional. For players of that standard the 3 year age gap will have very little impact


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    jr86
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    Legalfarmer89 wrote: »
    St Thomas were by far the better team and Thomas’ defence didn’t give Mellows a chance. Fintan Burke was very good and the corner backs were very tigerish. Darragh Burke did the damage up front. There playing Cushendall in the Semi now in February and they will be favorites for that so a great chance to get to an All Ireland Final. After that anything is a bonus however I don’t think they have come up anything like Ballygunner or Ballyhale in Galway so I can’t see them winning it out.

    They were very disappointing against Ballyea two years ago (although they did come back strongly). It was Conor Cooney's last time taking frees for them

    However they look a better side this time around, and they had lots of guys out of position that day - such as Eanna Burke corner back, Sean Skehill FF, James Regan wing back - who are now flourishing in roles more suited to them

    You're right though, Ballygunnar and Ballyhale will be a huge step up from what they've faced in Galway

    Interestingly the Ulster Champs (Loughgiel) gave them a huge scare in 2013 (Thomas's somehow got through AET) and Cushendall blitzed Sarsfields in 2016 so maybe the semi won't be as one-sided as some think, although they should come through


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    Legalfarmer89 wrote: »
    St Thomas were by far the better team and Thomas’ defence didn’t give Mellows a chance. Fintan Burke was very good and the corner backs were very tigerish. Darragh Burke did the damage up front. There playing Cushendall in the Semi now in February and they will be favorites for that so a great chance to get to an All Ireland Final. After that anything is a bonus however I don’t think they have come up anything like Ballygunner or Ballyhale in Galway so I can’t see them winning it out.

    Think your underselling their chances a bit. Whether good or bad, club hurling in Galway is very competitive and a good training ground for teams who progress from the county. Both Ballyhale and Ballygunner have had their travails to get this far also, the former being very lucky to get to the KK final, while the latter (I think) just squeaked a draw in normal time v. Ballyea.


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    Ballyea are a cut above anything Thomas's have played

    The Galway championship hasn't been the best standard over the past few years, summed up by the fact that no Galway winner has won their semi final since Portumna 5 years back


  • #201
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    Legalfarmer89 wrote: »
    St Thomas were by far the better team and Thomas’ defence didn’t give Mellows a chance. Fintan Burke was very good and the corner backs were very tigerish. Darragh Burke did the damage up front. There playing Cushendall in the Semi now in February and they will be favorites for that so a great chance to get to an All Ireland Final. After that anything is a bonus however I don’t think they have come up anything like Ballygunner or Ballyhale in Galway so I can’t see them winning it out.

    I'd give them every chance to be honest. They definitely have the talent. They are a strange side in that some years in Galway they don't look that bothered but they seem to be motivated and having one of their good years this year.

    Have to get past Cushendall first and Ulster clubs are actually pretty competitive compared to what their sides are like at intercounty level.


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