Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

spurshero · 01-04-2023 10:42am

Let’s get behind all players . There amateurs at the end of day who give of there time to represent us as our county . In times of a lot of mental health era and chat I hope certain players never read here and hoganstand etc . I know everybody has a right to an opinion but sometimes think before ya type . Good luck to all the lads tomo hopefully they can do it . A division 1 title is nothing to turn out nose up at.

cosatron · 01-04-2023 2:14pm

Some big men around the middle third now.

Happyilylost · 01-04-2023 7:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120427576#Comment_120427576

Strong team.

Strong bench.

Home town ref.

All set up.

Avon8 · 01-04-2023 8:35pm

At least 5 injuries from our best team but all we'll hear if we win if that they didn't care about the game

Grown men were crying in the stand in 2019 when they won a league but apparently Sunday doesn't matter. Embarrassing

Isnt it wonderful to have it both ways.

Hopefully this makeshift Galway side produce a performance

I see sheep · 02-04-2023 10:04am

I bought a ticket for the lower hogan today I can't use it, if someone wants it PM me and I can email it.

Coillte_Bhoy · 02-04-2023 11:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120428997#Comment_120428997

If you dont understand the importance of 2019, thats on you. Of course today matters but defeat isnt the end of the world, it would have been been very hard to take in 2019

Cluedo Monopoly · 02-04-2023 11:44am

I hope they get the win today. Joyce lost 3 league finals. Nice to get an early run out at Croker too.

WesternZulu · 02-04-2023 1:22pm

Power has walked from the panel apparently

ShamNNspace · 02-04-2023 1:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120430954#Comment_120430954

Yer on the beer early this morning 😉

Worthwent14 · 02-04-2023 1:51pm

Not surprising, after Joyce's comments in the Tribune saying that Gleeson is number 1. Power has been around the panel for years, some as number 1, has no interest sitting on bench. Is a better keeper than Gleeson. Hope Gleeson has a good game today and silences a few doubters

Green Peter · 02-04-2023 3:14pm

Foolish if he has, all he has to do is wait for gleeson to make a bad mistake and it's his spot.

Happyilylost · 02-04-2023 3:31pm

Bernie is there 🙄🙄 lads and their stories

BENDYBINN · 02-04-2023 4:43pm

Such soft frees for mayo....

ShamNNspace · 02-04-2023 4:46pm

Heaney taken out with the late tackle

Worthwent14 · 02-04-2023 4:46pm

Frustrating about the soft frees. Poor half but still in it and will surely get better. Mayo working very hard and likely won't keep it up all game

testtech05 · 02-04-2023 5:44pm

Mayo the better team overall we just couldn't get back level and had some bad misses when we had chances to get back into it.

Probably a biased view but I thought they got a few soft enough easy frees too

Borders no.2 · 02-04-2023 5:45pm

In a year where squad depth will be key this showed up once again that we just don't have the strength in depth to compete when it really matters.

Congrats to Mayo they've been the best team during the league and will be strong contenders this year.

Blackjack · 02-04-2023 5:46pm

Hard luck Galway.

threeball · 02-04-2023 5:53pm

Alot of really bad mistakes and missed scoring opportunities today. Ref was very poor. No consistency in his reffing and Mayo were kept fed with regular soft frees. Every time we reeled them in he drove the gap back out with frees. Both teams were below par I feel and Mayo were a bit better on the day.

Our complete reluctance to press is inviting teams on to us and we'll struggle in croke Park if we stay with that strategy. Slow to get away on restarts too. Movement to provide options was almost non existent

ShamNNspace · 02-04-2023 5:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120431994#Comment_120431994

This isn't where it really matters, reape took out heaney with a late tackle, knew well what he was doin, stayed on the field?? championship is where its at shadowboxing, blessing in disguise innit 😉we still have a great panel, that doesn't change, enjoy the holiday lads, mayo out next week the rossies in the long grass

Borders no.2 · 02-04-2023 6:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120432055#Comment_120432055

It really mattered in the all ireland last year and we had no one to bring on. Silke, Molly and O'Laoi are all gone since then and nothing new in the forwards. Mayo were garbage last year and still could have beaten us and look revitalised this year with lots of exciting players coming through and proper depth and actually look like they have a defensive plan.

Goalkeeper is still a liability. In defence we are generally ok. Maher has done OK midfield but Conroy is a year older and McDaid is a worry. We are still looking like we have no ideas on our own kickout and up front if Walsh doesn't shoot the lights out we struggle. Comer is limited and Finnerty and Tierney only contribute in fits and starts.

11 points is a pathetic total and is in keeping with a league where no new forward has stepped up bar maybe Culhane recovering from injury.

I'd expect Mayo to win Connacht from here and it's a very open all ireland but unfortunately we aren't contenders

briandebum · 02-04-2023 6:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120432135#Comment_120432135

I think that's overly negative, score 1 or 2 of those goal chances todays & with a different ref then I think we beat Mayo, whilst definitely not playing our best. Our defense is good, despite the amount of turnover in players from last year. I think Tierney & Sweeney have both gone up a level during the league & you can't say management haven't given chances to forwards with all of our injuries, unfortunately the players at inside forward simply don't exist.

Ultimately how far we go will probably come down to the health of McDaid & Comer, as there's a real drop off behind them. But it's a fairly open championship & if we get a few breaks then you never know.

MattressRick · 02-04-2023 7:09pm

Worrying how it's another big match in Croke Park and Tierney and Finnerty were kept so quiet. Was a bit like the All Ireland with Walsh keeping Galway in it.

Still, Galway created loads of goal chances. Let's be honest here them shots were straight at the goalie. Dunno how he got man of the match.

Tierney and Comer still skinned their men for their shots on goal.

Mayo definitely got softer frees.

Overall better team won. We created plenty of chances and as regards almost certain scores, left at least 2 goals out there. Maybe 3.

No kickout strategy again to midfield. Worrying.

Also Mayo physicality very obvious in their backs. Knocked Galway lads off balance a lot with hits and shoulders, forced turnovers.

I think a lot will be learnt from it. I'm not too despondent. Disappointed alright. But I think if we hadn't created anything it'd be seriously worrying. We missed loads of scores. Hoping to meet Mayo again. And hopefully Heaney only has a dead leg.

Squatman · 02-04-2023 7:36pm

Mayo here.. commiserations on. Yer loss today. We've had 10 bad years of all Ireland/final failures, and I think that stood to us today. There's no doubt about it, had Galway gone for points when they were on it would be a different story. I don't agree with the narrative re the soft frees, but open to correction..from my biased perspective Aos got frees, that he usually wouldn't, Which is not the same as a soft free. Ref was quite right to give free when player threw the ball while on the ground..I'm not sure if it's a rule or not, but Gleason picked the ball off the ground after a mayo chance, which was missed. And ditto some rugby takedowns which could have seen black (which, in the spirit of the game, I'm glad didn't happen). In balance, I don't think either team can be too aggrieved in what happened. One thing I'm disappointed in, is with 3 mins to go and mayo 3 up, there was no hail Mary efforts, which could have really kyboshed things, but Galway seemed to be happy to narrow the difference than go for the jugular. Felt sorry for comer and Walsh, both had great games, but SOME wides will haunt them. Shane was the only player on the pitch that scored more than 1 point from play.... Not sure if it's possible, but would be great for another Galway mayo final this year. Would be great for the sport regardless of the winners.

Robson99 · 02-04-2023 7:41pm

Wouldn't read too much into it. 11 of mayos scores came from frees. Ref gave them some seriously soft ones and we butchered 3-3

A glorified challenge game but it's a pity we didn't put some pressure on their kick out. Won't beat Dublin or Kerry conceding every kick out

WesternZulu · 02-04-2023 8:04pm

All this talk about soft frees when Shane Walsh should have got a black card!

I'd question poor or lazy tackling from Galway over any bias from the refs performance.

Galway got many questionable frees too.

Robson99 · 02-04-2023 8:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120432591#Comment_120432591

That wasn't a black card.. There wasnt a bad or cynical tackle in the whole game. It was funny though once a hand was left on a Mayo forward they hit the deck.

WesternZulu · 02-04-2023 8:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120432729#Comment_120432729

Did he, or did he not, drag O'Shea to the ground?

It's exactly the type of tackle that it was introduced for.

Robson99 · 02-04-2023 8:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120432748#Comment_120432748

NO HE DIDNT... look at it again... if anything AOS lead with the elbow....ffs if thats a black card games would be 5 a side...

Squatman · 02-04-2023 8:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120432503#Comment_120432503

Yea, 3-3? That's cool. So even more than your final tally. And obviously mayo left nothing behind. It's just a pity mayo didn't shut up shop at 54 mins, then it could have been a draw.

Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

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