Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

Any word on a return date for either White or Breen?

I wasn’t at today’s game but in the Dublin and Donegal matches I’d strongly disagree that Jack Barry was “superb”. I thought he was poor in both. On the highlights he did look to be playing better so hopefully it’s a turning point for him.

Rathmore have a team in Div 3 of the hurling league this year. Good to see and hopefully will be there for a while to come.

Very good news. St. Pats having underage teams now as well has Mid/East Kerry wel covered.

Tickets on sale online again if anyone needs them: https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/kerrymayo1203

No issues whatsoever. Taxi rank at the corner of Denny Street and The Mall and a handful of decent pubs around that area too. Less than a 10min walk back into town after the game too.

Enjoy.

Will have my elderly uncle with me tomorrow night so will need a seat in the stand, what time should i be in there ye reckon to make sure i get into the stand? Might mean missing the end of the rugby or does it?

Hi. Any recommendation of a decent spot to watch the rugby tomorrow near the ground? Thanks.

Ah come on, that’s way too negative. We are more than capable of winning tomorrow and are favourites to win even without Seanie I would say. Geaney won’t be “eaten alive” at all in the full forward line. Savage will be at 11 marking Coen who holds his position and doesn’t attack. It’s a great opportunity for Casey who we know has plenty ability. Graham O’Sullivan has been knocking around the panel for years, he needs to take his chance tomorrow playing in his best position. Great to see Joe O’Connor on the bench, hopefully he gets a good amount of game time.

I think Casey struggled in the Monoghan match against the lad he was marking. Not as good as Dan O'Donoghue as a CB. It will be interesting to see if any of these lads lay down a marker for to be.included in the championship team. TBF Jack is giving lads a chance to step up. Having said all that I think I could name 13 of the starting 15 for championship if they all were fit and injury free. O ly positions up for grabs are a wing back and corner forward position at this stage. Dara Moynihan might be under pressure from SOB if he get going before championship as well. However all the rest are daily plain to see.

Having said that Keane was in this position last year and decided to completely restructure the team and cost us Sam.

I think either way it’s going to be a max 2 or 3 point game. I wouldn’t see any reason to change what we’ve been doing with Morley because of Aidan O’Shea. It’s going to be an interesting one, hopefully the weather conditions aren’t too bad.

Seanie being out is a massive loss - he's been probably out most consistent player over the 4 league games.

I'd have question marks over Savage. If I was picking the team I would have Paudie at 11 and Brosnan inside.

I'm a bit disappointed that Geaney is starting - from a squad depth point of view I would much rather Brosnan or failing that Killian Spillane starting.

Geaney is very much a known quantity at this stage and starting either of the other two against this Mayo side would help bring them on/give more of an insight as to where they are. For me Brosnan looks to be a better fit in terms of working with Clifford inside.

I hope Graham O'Sullivan pushes on - I had high hopes for him but it just doesn't seem to have happened for him in terms of nailing down a place.

I think he is yet another player who is better as a wing-back than corner-back but I'd imagine he has played the majority of time with Kerry in the corner.

Fingers crossed a start at wing back will give him a proper chance to impress.

Casey probably fortunate O'Donoghue picked up a knock as I'd imagine that there was no way O'Donoghue would have been dropped for him.

If he wants to be starting come the summer he will need to start impressing fairly quickly.

Pleased that Murphy is back in goal, I'd pick him over Ryan all day long.

Just looked at the forecast and it looks like the worst of the rain and wind will have passed over by throw-in but it will be wet, cold and windy.

Gates open at half 5 as expected. Entertainment from 6pm.

Kickouts an issue so far

Delighted to be wrong with Kerry getting a close 1pt win. Starting Brosnan ahead of Geaney was the winning of the game as Boom Boom alluded to in his post. Jack Savage anonymous as predicted. But our DEFENCE was unbelievable. Graham O Sullivan was excellent, Dylan Casey did well, Foley played tough. Tom O Sullivan had a tough night but O Donoghue was on fire for Mayo. I think Dan O Donoghue will be a better match up for him if they meet again. In short we finally have a defensive system that works and can be confident it won’t break down come the championship.

Whille Boom Boom got the call on Brosnan spot on, his/your call on Shane Murphy is definitely wrong. Kicked numerous balls away, punched an easy catch away. Very poor performance from him from a kick out perspective. Shane Ryan is marginally better but I wouldn’t be raving about either of them at the moment. I think Jack could do worse then bring Fitzgibbon back in and give him a game or two.

Dara Moynihan had a great game also. Jack Barry covered more ground then any Kerry player I reckon. Serious engine for a big man.

Did anyone think that Mayo were throwing a lot of there close hand passes?