Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

Hulk Hands

TG4 are really frustrating. Showing the Munster semi U20 tonight over the Connacht final. The AI second favs against their big rivals who are also a realistic contender, in a provincial final. And they show a semi with few storylines. Does anyone know if it's on the YouTube channel?

Utopia Parkway

Hulk Hands wrote: »

TG4 are really frustrating. Showing the Munster semi U20 tonight over the Connacht final. The AI second favs against their big rivals who are also a realistic contender, in a provincial final. And they show a semi with few storylines. Does anyone know if it's on the YouTube channel?

For some reason TG4 show a lot of U-20 hurling but very little U-20 football.

RobbieRuns

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

For some reason TG4 show a lot of U-20 hurling but very little U-20 football.

It's not like Hurling is more entertaining or anything?

RobbieRuns

RobbieRuns wrote: »

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

For some reason TG4 show a lot of U-20 hurling but very little U-20 football.

It's not like Hurling is more entertaining or anything?

It certainly shouldn't trump every single round of the U20 championship.
A provincial final should be shown over a semi final.

And games take on a life of their own, games in either sport can be good.
Who'd want to have seen the Tipp/Waterford game this week looking at the end result?

Happyilylost

Some crowd for this game. Mayo on a crest of the wave going for 3 in row against us. Time to show a bit of Tuam hospitality.

Happyilylost

Not to bad. Slippery ball has made things difficult. Mayo lads spending the half on the ground hasn't helped the flow of the game. Breeze will be worth a few scores to Mayo in the second half. All to play for.


PJ must of got North Galway down early as I've never seen a stand as loud for Galway.

Happyilylost

13 points to 6 points 10 minutes gone second half.

threeball

15pts to 10 for Galway. Is U20 60mins or 70?
Good first half performance

Happyilylost

threeball wrote:

15pts to 10 for Galway. Is U20 60mins or 70? Good first half performance

60

threeball

No harm to give them a bit of a trimming after the weekend. Hopefully there's a couple of them that will make the step up to senior in the next two years. Good to have the conveyer belt rolling.

threeball

Who's in the Leinster final, Laois v Dublin?

Doctors room ghost

Well done and congrats to the under 20s

bcklschaps

Well done to Padraic Joyce and the Galway U20's tonight.

By goodness now how we could use an All Ireland win at this grade to get our Football MOJO back!!

mjp

Just back from a great win in tuam there. Well deserved and strong squad performance with the subs brought on by Galway making a huge difference. Joyce wasn't afraid to haul lads off either with two changes in first half despite being ahead in game. Only worry I would have that we might struggle against a large physical side as outside of Barrett in midfield we don't have too many big players from midfield onwards. Dubs or laois in semi final now and they should have no fear if it's Dublin having beaten them well last month in the pre season league.

Hats off to Scan concannon on sideline who covered every blade of grass in tuam stadium whilst working as mayor foirne. He was constantly in getting messages across to players and changes mid match. Great to see us outnumber Mayo fans for once aswell.

Happyilylost

bcklschaps wrote:

Well done to Padraic Joyce and the Galway U20's tonight.

bcklschaps wrote:

By goodness now how we could use an All Ireland win at this grade to get our Football MOJO back!!

A lot to like. High press meant Mayo had to think from there full back line all the way up the pitch. Tigerish tackling led to quite a few turnovers. Backs for the most part were very solid. Mulkerrins and Potter were solid in the central positions and Liam Boyle and the early introduced Jack Glynn set the tone from the half back line.

Midfield was a good battleground. Tierney and Barrett battled hard and eventually got a grip on the game late in the first half that turned a two point lead into a six point lead at half time.

Darragh Silke played the playmaker role well. Fair enough he had a couple of poor wides but he always demanded the ball and every pass despite a couple of interceptions was a forward pass.

Liam Costello was the standout in the forwards. Work rate, aggression, tenacity, drove forward and broke tackles. Rightfully man of the match.

Management showed their ruthless streak. Two subs in the first half and one at half time showed them trusting the depth of their panel. Thought Jack Glynn and Conor Newell were very good after coming on.

Heraldoffreeent

mjp wrote: »

Just back from a great win in tuam there. Well deserved and strong squad performance with the subs brought on by Galway making a huge difference. Joyce wasn't afraid to haul lads off either with two changes in first half despite being ahead in game. Only worry I would have that we might struggle against a large physical side as outside of Barrett in midfield we don't have too many big players from midfield onwards. Dubs or laois in semi final now and they should have no fear if it's Dublin having beaten them well last month in the pre season league.

Hats off to Scan concannon on sideline who covered every blade of grass in tuam stadium whilst working as mayor foirne. He was constantly in getting messages across to players and changes mid match. Great to see us outnumber Mayo fans for once aswell.

'Hon the Scanny!

I know Mayo won it last year but it could very well have been one of those teams that was better than the championship suggested so the past few years at football have been promising under age after a barren spell of 10 odd years(with some unexpected wins at U21 thrown in).

threeball

Will the Dublin Laois game be on TV. Be interesting to get a look at them before the semi.

TCDStudent1

threeball wrote: »

Will the Dublin Laois game be on TV. Be interesting to get a look at them before the semi.

When is that match on?

And when is Galway's next match on?

Thought Costello was brilliant tonight. He was excellent when he came on v Roscommon too

blowitupref

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

When is that match on?

And when is Galway's next match on?

Thought Costello was brilliant tonight. He was excellent when he came on v Roscommon too

Leinster final on July 19th. AI semi final on 27th or 28th of July. Tullamore the likely venue for that game.

Robert2014

Congrats to the team and some positivity after a poor week. Hopefully some of them will kick on to become good seniors. We need to be careful, Sean Andy looked like Noel Tierney in the U-21 final against Dublin a few years ago but struggled recently. Youngsters progress is not linear and we need to expect these peaks and troughs. Best of luck to them in the semi-final.

grbear

Great to see the Mayo contingent at work a little bit quieter today. Still loud though.

Couldn't go to the match last night but by all accounts it was a well deserved victory and the management weren't afraid to act when they felt changes needed to be made.

Happyilylost

I saw the entire minor hurling panel listed somewhere but I can't seem to locate it online now. Anyone have the panel?

Happyilylost

Some half of hurling for the minors. Rumours of this being one of the best groups we've ever had may not be far off the mark. Two of their best forwards not playing either.

Happyilylost

Some half of hurling for the minors. Rumours of this being one of the best groups we've ever had may not be far off the mark. Two of their best forwards not playing either.

RMAOK

Happyilylost wrote: »

Some half of hurling for the minors. Rumours of this being one of the best groups we've ever had may not be far off the mark. Two of their best forwards not playing either.

Mcdonagh and Thomas playing brilliant stuff up front - from two non traditional clubs (mountbellew and ballygar)

Happyilylost

Game on now.

JohnnyFlash

McDonagh looks like the real deal.

threeball

RMAOK wrote: »

Mcdonagh and Thomas playing brilliant stuff up front - from two non traditional clubs (mountbellew and ballygar)

That's the big thing in Galway hurling in the coming years. For the first time ever there's alot of input coming from north Galway so we have 2/3rds of a county to pick from. It should see the strength of county teams increase dramatically. If hurling ever catches on in Connemara the rest are in serious bother

JohnnyFlash

threeball wrote: »

That's the big thing in Galway hurling in the coming years. For the first time ever there's alot of input coming from north Galway so we have 2/3rds of a county to pick from. It should see the strength of county teams increase dramatically. If hurling ever catches on in Connemara the rest are in serious bother

There was two starters from Moycullen. It’s not Connemara, but it’s very close to it.

threeball

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

There was two starters from Moycullen. It’s not Connemara, but it’s very close to it.

The invasion is imminent. Resistance is futile.

RMAOK

Good win by the minors - fell away a bit in the second half, but that was understandable as it was their first game while (I think) it was Kilkenny's 7th. Also the breeze was a factor.

It's less likely we'll see a similar fade out next weekend against Clare

JohnnyFlash

RMAOK wrote: »

Good win by the minors - fell away a bit in the second half, but that was understandable as it was their first game while (I think) it was Kilkenny's 7th. Also the breeze was a factor.

It's less likely we'll see a similar fade out next weekend against Clare

It looks like a very good bunch of minors to be honest. It’s good to see lads from smaller clubs like Ballygar, Mountbellew, Moycullen, Kilnademma-Leitrim feature. You’d wonder slightly about the lack of players from places like Portumna and Gort though. Or from the city teams.

Happyilylost

They should come on for that hopefully. Subs helped see out the game. Connaire was excellent. His club mate with a famous surname is meant to be a serious hurler. Should be back from injury soon.

Brian017

A question for the GAA aficionados out there, what happens if Clare win by 5 points both teams will have -2 scoring difference? Clare go through would be my guess

leestone

If Galway get through to the semis what date will it be and who?

Donnielighto

Brian017 wrote: »

A question for the GAA aficionados out there, what happens if Clare win by 5 points both teams will have -2 scoring difference? Clare go through would be my guess

Why do you think Clare?

spurshero

leestone wrote: »

If Galway get through to the semis what date will it be and who?

Are we not in the semis now . Was today not a all ire quarter final

RMAOK

spurshero wrote: »

Are we not in the semis now . Was today not a all ire quarter final

Still have to play Clare next weekend. Win that (or draw) and we're through to the semi finals. The quarter finals in the minor are done on a three team round robin group. Top two go forward to play the provincial champions.

Robert2014

I guess we're glad we didn't have to go to Killarney yesterday? To think we beat Kerry at the same stage last year.

spurshero

Robert2014 wrote: »

I guess we're glad we didn't have to go to Killarney yesterday? To think we beat Kerry at the same stage last year.

We would have got a hiding . We were poor all year . Sure according to reports down should have beat mayo and Armagh Defo should have beaten them . Yet we made them look half decent . Same with Roscommon . Connacht was poor this year and so were we. Hard to know where we go from here

cosatron

whatever about the footballers, the hurlers must be sick, considering the way things panned out.

spurshero

cosatron wrote: »

whatever about the footballers, the hurlers must be sick, considering the way things panned out.

Was thinking the same thing yesterday . Tipp look bang average last 2 games. You wouldn’t be quaking your boots at kk or Wexford . Limerick look a step ahead but then again so did we this time last year

RobbieRuns

Galway are the best team in Ireland IMHO. But to prove it, you have to get to the business end of the season. They got what they deserved against Dublin. Complacent and not focused. They also go into cruise control too much, banging over points when they should go for goals. Drives me mad. We do not have the best Football team in the country, but I am still convinced that we have the best Hurling team.

I says

RobbieRuns wrote: »

Galway are the best team in Ireland IMHO. But to prove it, you have to get to the business end of the season. They got what they deserved against Dublin. Complacent and not focused. They also go into cruise control too much, banging over points when they should go for goals. Drives me mad. We do not have the best Football team in the country, but I am still convinced that we have the best Hurling team.

Well sitting at home on the shelf won’t prove that this year. Without JC there would be no Celtic crosses in Galway the wonder point in the semi saved our bacon.

Robert2014

This drives me mad. I still can't look at last year's hurling final. That's a game we shouldn't have lost. I know Limerick were much better than us on the day but we had the experience of the previous year. We really should have tore into them and some of the goals we let in were criminal. When people asked how it was that Galway went almost 30 years without winning the All-Ireland, well this is how it begins by not winning the ones when you should be the best team in the competition.

threeball

spurshero wrote: »

cosatron wrote: »

whatever about the footballers, the hurlers must be sick, considering the way things panned out.

Was thinking the same thing yesterday . Tipp look bang average last 2 games. You wouldn’t be quaking your boots at kk or Wexford . Limerick look a step ahead but then again so did we this time last year

Think we messed up on a relatively handy all Ireland (as all irelands go). Limerick would have been the biggest stumbling block and the motivation to reverse the result last year after the worst performance in a few years would have been immense. They must be disgusted looking at it.

h2005

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

There was two starters from Moycullen. It’s not Connemara, but it’s very close to it.

Moycullen is in Connemara

Mr.Maroon

h2005 wrote: »

Moycullen is in Connemara

As a Connemara man - I don't consider Moycullen as part of Connemara, even Oughterard is pushing it.

spurshero

I says wrote: »

Well sitting at home on the shelf won’t prove that this year. Without JC there would be no Celtic crosses in Galway the wonder point in the semi saved our bacon.

I hate this without jc there would be no all Ireland . No one player ever one an all Ireland . And I say this as a jc fan. Kk wouldn’t have won in 2012 without shefflin but they won as a team not one player . If jc could win them on his own he would have done it before 2017. It takes massively from others players comments like that