Dublin GAA Discussion Thread: Mod Note - No 'Dublin Dominance' chat allowed!

Lowdnes gone now as well. We won't be as vulnerable again for a while.

Im just guessing but I don’t think Stephen Cluxton will play for Dublin again...

Don’t think his personality is the kind where he’d sit out xx% of the championship and around say the Leinster final or onwards throw his hat back in for selection...could be wrong but....

i know the bloke slightly he pals with a couple of my neighbors and just from seeing him and chatting with him occasionally at the gym and in a more overlapping social surrounding he’s simply very reserved yet a seriously friendly and genuine dude and from what I gauge would hate the attention that an ‘announcement’ would bring... so possibly it’s an attempt to slip away... I could be wrong although I don’t think I am.

if it was just about giving Evan and Michael game time he could do that imbedded in the squad but the whole ‘clean break’ ... seems to point to one thing.

Only a guess but Paul Rouse is the man for GAA history in general. As for club history I would contact clubs individually there is always some club history buff at every club. To be honest I think a book on Dublin GAA clubs in general is waiting to be written I have not heard of one anyway. Gap in the market?

I spoke too soon found a three volume tome about Dublin and the GAA 1884-2000 supposedly the first of its kind

‘The Gaelic Athletic Association in Dublin 1884-2000‘

€90.00

Editor and compiler: William Nolan

Contributors: Jim Wren, Marcus de Búrca, David Gorry

(2005)

160 x 240 mm, 3 volumes in hardback in slipcase, c.1500 pages, 360 photographs

I was looking at the summary. Bit of particular interest for club history;

’An alphabetical list of disbanded Dublin clubs since the foundation of the GAA to the present day is also given and the book has a comprehensive index.’

Dublin had been playing well but they just don't score enough, Kilkenny getting scores much easier.

I thought we did well considering the lads we had missing through Covid and with O'Donnell never likely to put his best foot forward. What was with picking him anyway? His body language was terrible in the warm up. He didn't do anything at pace and you could see he had zero confidence to try.

Despite conceding a decent score our backs did well. Rushe and Smyth were excellent. Our forwards were mobbed though.

I like the look of Kilkenny for the All Ireland. They're not the most talented team in the country but there's a resolve to them that will make them hard beaten.

Yeah it was fantastic to be be back, fans from both sides roaring on teams. Yesterday, There was one young Dublin supporter roaring on Dublin a couple of rows away non stop for the 70 minutes. He definitely got his full value! I will be playing close attention to movement of Dublin off the ball today. First chance to have a proper look to see what Dessie has them doing.

Westmeath v Kildare was a nice warm up. Close up and down. Low quality lots of bad wides but exciting because of it.

Legend..thank you.

Few beers in the garden with the match on..

Slow start to 2nd half by Dublin, Meath 1-1, Dublin yet to score.

Listening to salty local radio is very entertaining

It's in Kerry's hands this year based on current form from both sides. I dunno what happened to Dublin at half time but reminded me of year's ago how we used to throw games away. Looked great in first half felt good now again for the second game running there's big pressure on Farrell

Yeah it has real feel of an end of an era already all the little signs of things seen in the league and retirees are finally showing

I think that match v Meath was a combination of things overall.

1) Dublin took a 10 point lead and got complacent

2) Meath showed balls and fight, but at the same time showed a bit of composure and cuteness. They kept the ball when needed and then went of it when they saw their chance.

3) This Dublin football team is now VERY dependent on a core of 5/6 players. The strength of the squad is no longer the same. If a few of those core lads are not performing Dublin are now in trouble. When the bench players come on they are less likely to improve the team, but weaken it.

4) I don't know the number of wides Dublin hit - but there was some very sloppy/casual/erratic ones - something that made me think 'You would never have seen that craic under Jim'. What happened the percentage shots and shooting zone etc. 'The process' and all that?

5) The Dublin movement and interchange was not the same level of consistency or pace. Plus they did not 'push up' as much as usual.

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I honestly think Meath played the better football overall and deserved to win it. It seems flashes of brilliance from a couple of players Fenton, Con etc now carry this this team. They have to drag other fellas along with them. I can't remember when I heard a big a roar in a Leinster game when Fenton scored that insurance point.