Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

Disappointing Gavin didnt recover after being hacked down last week. His speed would be badly needed tomorrow

Once we got to grips with the conditions, we certainly clicked through the gears, though you'd worry about teams running straight at us again in a much closer game. Could do without the Soccer AM antics from the stands, mind you!

Always great to get a win against the dubs. But they were terrible so I wouldn’t be getting too carried away.

Big positives were Midfield and especially Diarmuid O Connor. I still believe we would have won an All Ireland last year if he was the primary midfielder. His speed of thinking is way ahead of anyone else. His quick kick pass from the sideline ball for the goal is what created the goal. He has everything required to be a top class midfielder.

Full Back line were excellent defensively and dealt well with a few high balls very well. Half back line were great going forward but weren’t tested really defensively.

Spillane put in a massive shift. He would throw himself in front of a bus for the team to be fair. Moynihan also good in both attack and defence.

Sean O Shea played as more of a worker then an out and out forward. I think rotating him between the half forward line and full forward line would be a better use of his talents. Clifford excellent even with the missed penalty. Geaney was ok, kicked 4 wides with his 2 points. His 4 wides were all from difficult angles and he needs to learn to rework it to a player in a better position.

Second half was poor but conditions were bad and Kerry had obviously switched down a few gears which is understandable.

Will Kerry ever say “well done Tyrone” you deserved your all Ireland, instead of constantly banging on about “if we had this and that we would have won”?

genuinely curious

The general consensus and post match views of mayo fans from September 2021 suggest otherwise

Kerry people never have any issue with any county beating them. Tyrone were he better team.on the day and deserve there win. Ok.

However Kerry people reflect on why Tyrone win. They have harsh judgement on both the players and management that day, especially with the management and what happend on the day and before it.

Sorry the predictive feature on my phone put in ''not after were'', I did not proof read it. Tyrone were better on the day. The point I was making was Kerry people look to where the mistake'd were made.

I take no notice of Kerry's win last night. Second half was a bit of a mismash in that Dublin were never going to recover but we made them look better than they were. Dublin will be in the relegation battle to the last match I think, I would not be surprised if they were relegated this year.

Genuinely baffled

is it just me or is the media obsession with David Clifford at ridiculous levels?? he seems to have taken over from Aidan o'Shea who the media have been obsessed with for last few years.... what will it be like if this group of players actually win an All-ireland....

Would you not agree that based on immediate current form, that David Clifford and Rian O'Neill are the most exciting players in the country right now, and probably the two best players from what we have seen on the opening matches of the league. If the media are praising him, surely he deserves it. They will be long enough on his back if his form takes a nosedive. The other Clifford sibling wouldn't be too far behind.

I think our biggest problem is not our top class players or even the fellas just off the top, it's the lads making up the balance. Over the years we used to have players that came from n and were on the panel/ team 3-6 years. We no longer have that we tend to have players that are getting 10+ year careers that they spend a lot of time on the bench.

We should be turning these over for younger players. Fitzmaurice started that problem but it has continued on.

Certainly a much-improved counter-attacking performance compared with the second half against Dublin, even if Donegal offered very little. The overall structure looks to be coming on very well, and still plenty of time to look at midfield options once players return.

We did a lot of good stuff. After HT we got 2-3 chances to take points but opted to overrun the ball. We sweated a bit when Donegal got 4 points in the row but ground out the result comfortably in the end.

Very near the championship team I expect. White and Been to come in as wing backs, and Clifford to start instead of Moynihan or Killian Spillane

Unsurprisingly, the County Board is supporting the "Seán Kelly" Championship motion at Congress this weekend .

Huge win. And I feel the score actually flatters Monaghan a bit.

Tadhg Morley was immense and seems to be the real deal at 6 now. Fantastic to see a proper defensive structure starting to appear also so they're clearly working on that.

Thought Dylan Casey did very well and I'd imagine himself and management are happy with his performance.

Sean O Shea, different gravy. Diarmuid O Connor had a huge game too.

I was happy to see McManus red card overturned but he was kept very quiet, Morley sweeping in front of him didnt give much chance of ball coming in and Foley did ok when he did get on the ball.

Good day and the table is nicely set up for the Mayo game in 2 weeks.

I'd agree but didn't want it to look like I was mentioning the whole team lol.

I really hope we stick with the 2 Na Gaeil lads. They've both been superb. Moran could still have a role off the bench to come in late in a game and shore things up, though I dont think he actually has the brain to do that. It's a young mans game now and his time could be up.

Great to see Casey in, dont think O Donoghue was "dropped", more giving Casey game time and 35mins away to Monaghan is loads for a young lad getting his first start. I still think O Donoghue has done enough to be our 1st choice for championship.

And Murphy in goals, Ryan gives me heart palpitations.