Kerry GAA Discussion Thread Mod Warning Post #4167

skywanderer

So I'm thinking after today's games it looks like we will be meeting either Clare, Derry or Roscommon. Hopefully it is Derry as they would be the toughest opponents (from a weak lot) to get. When will the draw be made?

homerjay2005

So who do we need to beat now to get to the final?

windy shepard henderson

homerjay2005 wrote: »

So who do we need to beat now to get to the final?

clare/rosscommon or derry in the 1/4 final with the likelyhood of Dublin in the semi final

DDC1990

Kerry Juniors won today and will face Mayo in the Final again.

Fr Tod Umptious

DDC1990 wrote: »

Kerry Juniors won today and will beat Mayo in the Final again.

FYP

Nidgeweasel

DDC1990 wrote: »

Kerry Juniors won today and will face Mayo in the Final again.

Seen the game today, they had to find another gear in the second half and weren't soft in themselves.

Uncle Mclovin

Kerry Clare next Sunday in Croke Park. Time to be confirmed. Pity they don't play it in the Gaelic Grounds. You won't get too many travelling from Kerry for that on the bank holiday.

Fr Tod Umptious

Uncle Mclovin wrote: »

Kerry Clare next Sunday in Croke Park. Time to be confirmed. Pity they don't play it in the Gaelic Grounds. You won't get too many travelling from Kerry for that on the bank holiday.

Provincial champions play their next game in CP, has been that way for decades except 2001.

wonga77

Clare will probably want their day out in Croker too, cant see many heading up for it from down here anyway

skywanderer

Donegal to beat Cork and then then Dublin, Kerry to beat Donegal and face Galway or Tyrone in the final is my prediction.

windy shepard henderson

i imagine its just a case of going up geting the season ticket scanned and going home again next week

i cant see where we would have improved enough to trouble ye even like we did two years ago , for us its the worst possible draw , kerry will want to lay down a marker for the dubs in the semi , while we will be on our 4th game in as many weeks it probably is not ideal for ye as reguards semi final preparations go

mystic86

Clare will not be ideal prep for the Dublin game.

aidan24326

mystic86 wrote: »

Clare will not be ideal prep for the Dublin game.

It hasn't bothered Kerry teams in the past. And Dublin have just breezed their way through another ridiculously easy Leinster Championship (they might get a tough quarter final though).

Kerry will beat Clare comfortably though that's a certainty. I feel a bit sorry for Clare because they've been on a great run and surely would have wanted to play absolutely anyone but Kerry at this stage. I'd have given them a decent chance against Galway but not a hope against Kerry.

windy shepard henderson

aidan24326 wrote: »

It hasn't bothered Kerry teams in the past. And Dublin have just breezed their way through another ridiculously easy Leinster Championship (they might get a tough quarter final though).

Kerry will beat Clare comfortably though that's a certainty. I feel a bit sorry for Clare because they've been on a great run and surely would have wanted to play absolutely anyone but Kerry at this stage. I'd have given them a decent chance against Galway but not a hope against Kerry.

agree if it was derry or roscommon for some reason it would be a far more competitive match despite kerry would beat either side by the same margin , its just the nature of the football championship at the moment kerry dublin and maybe one or two more are just too far ahead of everyone else

Fr Tod Umptious

aidan24326 wrote: »

It hasn't bothered Kerry teams in the past. And Dublin have just breezed their way through another ridiculously easy Leinster Championship (they might get a tough quarter final though).

Kerry will beat Clare comfortably though that's a certainty. I feel a bit sorry for Clare because they've been on a great run and surely would have wanted to play absolutely anyone but Kerry at this stage. I'd have given them a decent chance against Galway but not a hope against Kerry.

A lot was made of Dublin's tough SF v Mayo last year and how it helped them.

Kerry on the other hand breezed past Kildare and handled Tyrone without much fuss.

This year they will have Clare, Tipp, Clare before they meet Dublin.
Leinster is bad too but Dublin will of one of Cork, Donegal, Mayo before they possibly meet Kerry.

The league final exposed Kerry as being old and slow.
Without the benefit of a tougher challenge they will be unable to find out if anything they change can make a big difference.

Stoner

Fr Tod Umptious wrote:

Kerry on the other hand breezed past Kildare and handled Tyrone without much fuss.

I don't remember it that way, I was that game too. Tyrone provided a very tough test for kerry imo. Wrapped up star etc. It was close towards the end. I understand that you may think that Tyrone are overestimated by some, possibility the most overestimated team in the country, but I wouldn't agree

http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-see-off-tyrone-in-croker-cracker-to-reach-all-ireland-final-31471629.html

skywanderer

Stoner wrote: »

I don't remember it that way, I was that game too. Tyrone provided a very tough test for kerry imo. Wrapped up star etc. It was close towards the end. I understand that you may think that Tyrone are overestimated by some, possibility the most overestimated team in the country, but I wouldn't agree

http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-see-off-tyrone-in-croker-cracker-to-reach-all-ireland-final-31471629.html

Under estimate Tyrone at your peril, I think we will have new All-Ireland champions this year, Tyrone are the most likely and I can see Dublin getting turned over if they meet a tough test and there is a fair and unbiased referee on the day.

wonga77

Yep id agree, I think its gonna take a very good team to beat Tyrone

Nidgeweasel

Mayo will beat Tyrone imo.

keane2097

Agree. Tyrone are being blown up enormously everywhere - don't get it.

Kerrydude1981

keane2097 wrote: »

Agree. Tyrone are being blown up enormously everywhere - don't get it.

I dont get all the hype the national media make of the Ulster Championship,its very average but the media make a big thing out of it every year

Stoner

keane2097 wrote:

Agree. Tyrone are being blown up enormously everywhere - don't get it.

Realistically there's Donegal, Kerry, Dublin and Mayo as top teams. Tyrone had a good go at kerry last year and have beaten Donegal this year.
They have a manager that has delivered three AIs that's more than the Donegal, Mayo and Kerry Managers combined.
Dublin are down two all stars and the current player of the year. Donegal and Mayo aren't as good as they were last year imo, Kerry are one year older.

I'm not saying that they are fantastic, but most the other teams have dropped off. They certainly deserve to be taken seriously, otherwise don't take Donegal or Mayo seriously either IMO. Tyrone are the Ulster Champions, they've shown improvement on last year.

Tyrone and Galway are on the up, I guess people will talk them up. Tyrone are being spoken about with hope because people think that MH can out fox the Dublin set up, getting past Mayo will be difficult for them. Based on last year's form I'd have Mayo winning that game too, but Mayo were the second best team last year IMO. All the signs are there from Tyrone though, they are moving in the right direction and the other top three or four aren't.

keane2097

Stoner wrote: »

Realistically there's Donegal, Kerry, Dublin and Mayo as top teams. Tyrone had a good go at kerry last year and have beaten Donegal this year.
They have a manager that has delivered three AIs that's more than the Donegal, Mayo and Kerry Managers combined.
Dublin are down two all stars and the current player of the year. Donegal and Mayo aren't as good as they were last year imo, Kerry are one year older.

I'm not saying that they are fantastic, but most the other teams have dropped off. They certainly deserve to be taken seriously, otherwise don't take Donegal or Mayo seriously either IMO. Tyrone are the Ulster Champions, they've shown improvement on last year.

Tyrone and Galway are on the up, I guess people will talk them up. Tyrone are being spoken about with hope because people think that MH can out fox the Dublin set up, getting past Mayo will be difficult for them. Based on last year's form I'd have Mayo winning that game too, but Mayo were the second best team last year IMO. All the signs are there from Tyrone though, they are moving in the right direction and the other top three or four aren't.

Donegal are nowhere near the other three IMO, which is what raises question marks over Tyrone's form line.

They are maybe as good as Mayo if Mayo have dropped down to their level vs Fermanagh, but not particularly close to Mayo v Dublin last year. Kerry had another gear last year which they found easily when Tyrone got the penalty.

Dublin at their best are a good bit further ahead again, and Dublin off the boil are still at least as good as Kerry/Mayo.

I very much doubt Galway are at the Tyrone/Donegal level, I guess we might see.

Overall, I could see Tyrone managing to beat Mayo/Kerry/Dublin but I couldn't see them being favourites against any of them. If Mayo are ****e again this weekend I'd probably put the two teams on par.

80s Child

Is it looking like JOD will start this weekend?

homerjay2005

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Mayo will beat Tyrone imo.

hmmm Dunno,i fancy Tyrone to beat them.

dobman88

A big day for Tony Brosnan. Don't know why the numbers won't show but sure we all know what's going on I'm sure :pac:


The team, captained by Killian Young is as follows:

Brian Kelly, Killarney Legion
Shane Enright, Tarbert
Mark Griffin, St Michaels/Foilmore
Killian Young, Renard
Brian Ó Beaglaoich, An Ghaeltacht
Peter Crowley, Laune Rangers
Tadhg Morley, Templenoe
Kieran Donaghy, Austin Stacks
David Moran, Kerins O’Rahillys
Stephen O’Brien, Kenmare
Paul Murphy, Rathmore
Donnchadh Walsh, Cromane
Darran O’Sullivan, Glenbeigh-Glencar
Paul Geaney, Dingle
James O’Donoghue, Killarney Legion
Subs:

Brendan Kealy, Kilcummin
Bryan Sheehan, St Marys
Aidan O’Mahony, Rathmore
Anthony Maher, Duagh
Barry John Keane, Kerins O’Rahillys
Marc Ó Sé, An Ghaeltacht
Jonathan Lyne, Killarney Legion
Fionn Fitzgerald, Dr Crokes
Tom O’Sullivan, Dingle
Barry O’Sullivan, Dingle
Tony Brosnan, Dr Crokes

Uncle Mclovin

Is Tony Brosnan any relation to Eoin Brosnan?

dobman88

Great to see James back anyway. Hopefully he can get a bit of luck for the rest of the year after a bad time of it with injuries.

DDC1990

Junior Final in Croke Park next Saturday at 2pm, before the Quarter Finals.

I'm happy out because I was going anyway, but might piss off Kerry fans who will struggle to get tickets with the game a likely sell out.

50HX

assuming kerry beat clare what w/end would they be playing the winners of Don/Dublin??