Kerry GAA Discussion Thread Mod Warning Post #4167

Kerrydude1981

Need a bit of this Sunday

Play with no fear and tear into them.

dobman88

Triboro wrote: »

Hope your wrong!

Me too.

Stoner

Kerrydude1981 wrote:

Need a bit of this Sunday

Who are these fellas he was playing?

liam7831

Whats the craic with the tickets ?

Triboro

Stoner wrote: »

Who are these fellas he was playing?

Was it Derry?? AI qtr final

Kerrydude1981

Stoner wrote: »

Who are these fellas he was playing?

Laois in the Leinster Final

dobman88

liam7831 wrote: »

Whats the craic with the tickets ?

Plenty available. Was some on sale in the Kerry store yesterday. Should be able to pick one up on the day too

Kerrydude1981

Nice piece here about Mick O Connell

I would have loved to have seen him play

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/kieran-shannon/kerry-legend-mick-oconnell-truly-a-footballer-for-all-time-417230.html

homerjay2005

any predictions for the team on sunday?

skywanderer

liam7831 wrote: »

Whats the craic with the tickets ?

Pat Hickey has loads give him a call.

popa smurf

homerjay2005 wrote: »

any predictions for the team on sunday?

Have no idea, hard they tried paul murphy in goals last monday night seemingly he played there for Rathmore at under 8 level

Uncle Ben

dobman88 wrote: »

Plenty available. Was some on sale in the Kerry store yesterday. Should be able to pick one up on the day too

All sold out.

kerrycork13

Kealy. Young, Griffin. O beaghlagh. murphy. Crowley, m o se. Lyne, moran. J Buckley, o sullivan, walsh, geaney, donaghy, o donoghue.

kerrycork13

Kealy. Young, Griffin. O beaghlagh. murphy. Crowley, m o se. Lyne, moran. J Buckley, o sullivan, walsh, geaney, donaghy, o donoghue.

kerrycork13

Kealy. Young, Griffin. O beaghlagh. murphy. Crowley, m o se. Lyne, moran. J Buckley, o sullivan, walsh, geaney, donaghy, o donoghue.

liam7831

skywanderer wrote: »

Pat Hickey has loads give him a call.

I thought it was the Olympics tickets he had, prob Delaney be a better option

keane2097

There will be no material change to the team line up to what we've seen all year imo. The biggest potential for change is that Murphy might go back to the backs.

Mr. Incognito

http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news/10010857/Kerry_Team_Announcements_for_All_Ireland_Semi_Finals

Kerry Teams for All Ireland Semi Finals

Senior
The Kerry Senior team will be announced on Friday evening and posted on the Kerry GAA Website at 9pm

Minor
The Kerry Minor Team will also be announced on Friday evening and posted on the Kerry GAA Website at 8pm.

50HX

so all the papers have gooch down as sub

would ye believe it???

DDC1990

50HX wrote:

so all the papers have gooch down as sub
would ye believe it???

I'd be more surprised if he started.

I'm hearing:
1. Kelly
2. Enright
3. Griffin
4. Young
5. Murphy
6. Crowley
7. Morely
8. Moran
9. Sheehan
10. O'Brien
11. Darren
12. Walsh
13. Geaney
14. Donaghy
15. O'Donaghue

I wouldn't move Donaghy or Murphy from positions they have done well in all year to be honest.

I also don't like taking Geaney out of Full Forward and putting him in the corner.

I'm also not sure if the team we see named tonight will start at all. We need to use every trick in the book to catch Dublin out this time.

BonnieSituation

DDC1990 wrote: »

I'd be more surprised if he started.

I'm hearing:
1. Kelly
2. Enright
3. Griffin
4. Young
5. Murphy
6. Crowley
7. Morely
8. Moran
9. Sheehan
10. O'Brien
11. Darren
12. Walsh
13. Geaney
14. Donaghy
15. O'Donaghue

I wouldn't move Donaghy or Murphy from positions they have done well in all year to be honest.

I also don't like taking Geaney out of Full Forward and putting him in the corner.

I'm also not sure if the team we see named tonight will start at all. We need to use every trick in the book to catch Dublin out this time.

Donnchadh Boyle seems to think so anyway.

I can't see him starting.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/eamonn-fitzmaurice-set-to-hold-colm-cooper-in-reserve-for-dublin-clash-34997126.html

DDC1990

As the game gets closer I have a hundred different theories of how we might line out.

This one is buzzing around my head, and is one of the madder ideas I have for Sunday.

Maybe we could put Sheehan in corner forward, instead of bringing Donaghy in.

I think Donaghy has a lot more upside at midfield than Sheehan. I think he's faster, harder working and covers the angles well.

Having Sheehan on the field is vital for the the free taking.
Sheehan is tall and tough, and would be a mismatch under the high ball for any of the Dublin fullback line.
His lack of pace wouldn't be as exposed inside, and when on the ball, he can kick some lovely points.
Sheehan is also a bit of a bully and loves the rough stuff.
He might take some of the rough stuff that Geaney and James would be getting from Cooper and Philly.

He played the position for years, and while he was never a superstar at Corner Forward, that was certainly a different era for Kerry football, where the focus would have been on speedy and skillful Corner Forwards.

Best of all it would enable Kerry to keep Geaney at Full Forward, where he has excelled far more often then at Corner Forward. The dual high ball threat, would create a bit of a dilemma for Cian O'Sullivan as the sweeper, and might pull him a bit towards the corner where Sheehan would be. This could give James that half a yard extra space to really do damage.

All in an ideal world.

BonnieSituation

Is there a chance (as has been suggested before and mentioned by corny over in our thread) that Donaghy in the middle is a ruse and that he'll be stationed on the square? There's a fair reasoning to that tbf.

DDC1990

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Is there a chance (as has been suggested before and mentioned by corny over in our thread) that Donaghy in the middle is a ruse and that he'll be stationed on the square? There's a fair reasoning to that tbf.

A massive chance, but as I have said above I'd prefer him out the field.

He gets fúck all from referee's at Full Forward because he is a mouth. Philly will be like a jockey for the match and get away with it.

Sheehan would be a different prospect in there, and might be a bit cuter to go down and win himself some frees.

ciarriaithuaidh

If Donaghy plays in midfield here, forget about it. One of the few sensible articles all week on this game was by Ger O'Keeffe (a club mate of Donaghy's) in the Examiner and he hit the nail on the head. It's full forward or nowhere for Donaghy. If he does nothing other than suck in Philly and Cian O'Sullivan and breaks a bit of ball to Geaney and Jameso, that's enough.
He'd be lost out around the middle in this game. He's a bad kick passer, always was. He is also a terrible tackler and would be a likely candidate to see the line with Gough in charge as he (through malice or just poor technique) usually high-tackles someone in every game. He wouldn't handle McAuley who isn't having the greatest of years so far and he certainly wouldn't cope with Fenton.

I have to say, usually I ignore most of the media during the week of a game and laugh at opposition fans getting irked by articles by so and so..but, this week there has been an absolute deluge of ex-Kerry player and other pundits banging on with nonsense about how Kerry should go about stopping Dublin. I've never seen anything like it and this time I can't blame anyone for being sick of it. Don't think it helps Kerry in any way either. The likes of Tomás O'Flaharta and Mickey Ned have had big pieces in daily's or RTE for example..I mean, you may aswell ask Dustin the turkey who he thinks should mark Diarmuid Connolly. :rolleyes:

I think we will see some kind of performance from Kerry, at least I hope we will, but whether or not it's enough depends on the legs in the final quarter, the defensive plan and the effectiveness of the bench. I actually think Dublin have quite a few chinks in the armour that haven't been fully exploited this year to date, but my head is telling me they probably still have enough to edge this game.
If Buckley, JOD and Maher were 100% fit and had 1 or 2 games under the belt I'd be more confident, but it's just hard to know where they are at.

The_Honeybadger

Donaghy and Sheehan could rotate between midfield and the FF line as neither have the legs for a full game in the middle. Both must start surely.

Cooper will likely be a sub. It gives the opposition a lift seeing him subbed in the second half. I'd prefer to see him coming in fresh at this stage. Remember how brilliant canavan was for Tyrone doing this in the 00s.

Midfield is a big issue. We were totally overrun there last September and that's when Moran / maher were fully fit. If there's a surprise in the lineup it'll be here. I don't believe the Sheehan in goals theory.

50HX

mickeyk wrote: »

Donaghy and Sheehan could rotate between midfield and the FF line as neither have the legs for a full game in the middle. Both must start surely.

Cooper will likely be a sub. It gives the opposition a lift seeing him subbed in the second half. I'd prefer to see him coming in fresh at this stage. Remember how brilliant canavan was for Tyrone doing this in the 00s.

Midfield is a big issue. We were totally overrun there last September and that's when Moran / maher were fully fit. If there's a surprise in the lineup it'll be here. I don't believe the Sheehan in goals theory.

maher won't start - zero proper game time, just getting back to fitness

that leaves moran +1.......sheehan?, buckley, griffin??

Fear Ciarrai

50HX wrote:

that leaves moran +1.......sheehan?, buckley, griffin??

Mark O Connor?

The_Honeybadger

50HX wrote: »

mickeyk wrote: »

Donaghy and Sheehan could rotate between midfield and the FF line as neither have the legs for a full game in the middle. Both must start surely.

Cooper will likely be a sub. It gives the opposition a lift seeing him subbed in the second half. I'd prefer to see him coming in fresh at this stage. Remember how brilliant canavan was for Tyrone doing this in the 00s.

Midfield is a big issue. We were totally overrun there last September and that's when Moran / maher were fully fit. If there's a surprise in the lineup it'll be here. I don't believe the Sheehan in goals theory.

maher won't start - zero proper game time, just getting back to fitness

that leaves moran +1.......sheehan?, buckley, griffin??

50HX wrote: »

mickeyk wrote: »

Donaghy and Sheehan could rotate between midfield and the FF line as neither have the legs for a full game in the middle. Both must start surely.

Cooper will likely be a sub. It gives the opposition a lift seeing him subbed in the second half. I'd prefer to see him coming in fresh at this stage. Remember how brilliant canavan was for Tyrone doing this in the 00s.

Midfield is a big issue. We were totally overrun there last September and that's when Moran / maher were fully fit. If there's a surprise in the lineup it'll be here. I don't believe the Sheehan in goals theory.

maher won't start - zero proper game time, just getting back to fitness

that leaves moran +1.......sheehan?, buckley, griffin??

Who knows. Depends on how lads are going in training I guess. If I had to guess right now ids say we will start with a two man FF line of Geaney / Donaghy. Half forward line JOD / Sullivan / Walsh. This means Moran and maher or Sheehan starting in the middle. Murphy is the extra forward and probably drops back for a lot of the game.

Throwing a wildcard like mark o Connor or Barry o Sullivan in is a bit of a gamble and won't happen although both could be huge players for Kerry in the future. I think O'Connor is injured anyway?

Mr. Incognito

Kelly,Begley,killian,enright, lyno, griffin, Crowley, donnchadh, moran, murphy, darran, stephen, james, donaghy, geaney

Text from Kerry from reliable source