Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

Just watched the game on telly there. O Brien needs to finish that ball from Clifford soccer style instead of trying to pick up.

But what a ball across it was from Clifford. Played perfectly for O Brien and maybe another player would have had the 1st time finish in them.

Was a great ball across, think I remember him playing a similar one in the minor final a few years ago

Just watched the game back again, I could take my time with no emotions.

I seen earlier some people giving out about paul geaney david moran and Steven OB. geaney was indeed poor throughout. But the timing of the substitutions were unusual. I think he'll hold his place on ability but he needs to pull up his socks. Moran wasn't great either and maybe would have been better coming off the bench. On first viewing I thought Steven OB was poor enough but I was keeping and close eye on him and my god the work he did was frightening. Stopped McCarthy and cooper in their tracks coming down our left. And kept Woking across the D ending up in the right corner back position always applying pressure. And when he tackles he tackles hard. And that little bit of penetration he provides at half forward is vital.

Once he was off! Every time we brought the ball to the left side of the field we were easily turned and had to recycle. BOB was the only bit of incisiveness we had there. If you Watch the game back you can see the dublin break for the goal coming a few moves ahead. O'Brien was massively missed there.

After the goal the dublin tails were up and I feared the worst but in that period up to the 60th or minute the defensive display was absolutely outstanding. Nobody was left on there own without help arriving and they really strangled the dublin comeback there. At the end of that spell they held the ball for 3 minutes making 50 passes ending with a fisted point. The stadium was pure dead after that and it took a savage McCarthy point followed up by a quick kilkenny point to get them going again.but that was all they would get quick and handy. They were shut down again and again. Great defence display, more impressive then any of the first half attacking play. Brien OB was immense, what an improved player.

And Steven OB is a must start for the final, Gavin white battled hard, I hope he's okay, but looks to be lacking his once blistering pace.

So much hard work put in by everyone, bring on Galway.

Absolutely, it's risk v reward I suppose. They could afford nothing to go wrong. Belief trust and execution. It had to be 100% with seconds remaining and they nailed it.

Oh right. Thanks for the insight.

Well worth a quick listen!

Surely be a homecoming win or lose. Trying to minimise any potential Covid cases before the final which makes sense

I'd be totally shocked if there was no homecoming if we win. The vulnerable people line there is just to ward off criticism for not letting kids in to meet the players during the week.

Sean Hurson is ref for the final. Don't know how to feel about that one tbh.

My thoughts exactly. I couldn't think of anything major he has got wrong against kerry previously but he always seems very quick and strict on the whistle.

Same thoughts re taking a man on and the likes of Clifford, Geaney, Comer and Walsh getting handy, kickable frees.

Sean Hurson is from the same club as Paddy Tally Kerry selector, can't do any harm.

Well fcuk it anyway, I feared the worst the way he was carried off. Players not training in the few days after a tough game wouldn't bother me to much tbh. I'm sure they have video analysis coming out their ears.

And they won fairly comfortably in the end - didn't need to be as impressive in the second half as in the first, but the scoreline of 4-10 to 0-13 shows how dominant they were overall. Meath will be another step up in class if they get past Donegal in the other semi, however.

That'll suit the Galway blanket

Rumours are that Gavin White will be OK to play, didn't look like he would after being carried off