Sunday Game / Spillane

keeponhurling

Problem is that similar to any company, or government service. The lads in the job are just too comfortable, it's too cushy, and they know regardless of what they produce they'll still be in a job regardless.

As sure as night follows day, when I tune in to watch the 2018 All-Ireland final, I'll see Lyster, Spillane, Brolly & O'Rourke.
Spillane will bemoan the quality of play. If there is an Ulster county, Brolly will fancy their chances.
Marty Morrissey will conduct some cringeworthy interviews from the winners' hotel.

Whoever wins will have had "the greater hunger".

davegrohl48

ProudDUB wrote: »

Agreed. It would be great to see those stats not just for each individual game, but compared to other games in a season, and then compared season to season. Other sports and TV networks can do it. I don't know why the GAA and RTE can't or don't or won't. The technology out there these days makes it incredibly easy to do and keep track of.

There is another aspect of the modern game that the Sunday game panel seem unaware of. As Gaelic Football has become more of a posession game it means teams now have the ball for a longer period. Based on this I believe Donegal have developing a system of "plays" which are easier to execute now as you have less randomness as you have posession for longer. If you look back to see Neil Gallaghers point in the All Ireland final last year it looked liked a practiced move meant to finish with Gallagher. McGuinness admitted to practising particular moves multiple repetitions of times in training to increase chance of it working in a game. Witness Donegal repeatedly sending in long ball towards Murphy until they got a goal on the third attempt. It works most effectively when it is practiced and everyone is aware "From 60 yards onwards, if in space get it into Murphy". Up to now most teams would decide to execute a particular tactic but there wasn't any focus on that particular move in training during the season.
I'v said it before but the 6'6" Lebron Murphy type full forward will be devestating if used in the modern game with a forward line all clued in how to use him. Even a simple handpass high into the square gives someone of that stature a goal chance. The square ball rule is now gone from open play so naturally full forwards should spring up in height as a result.

Clareman

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