Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

Jack must wonder what he has to do to win back to back...

Jack Barry was very disappointing.... I’d say only time I heard his name mentioned was when he was being subbed off

The 45 being overruled at the end and the free in to Kerry just before that being overruled were big moments in the match at the very end. I think the officials played a big part in the end for Dublin. How many fouls can McCarthy make before a yellow is ridiculous too?

Basquale stood up and Dublin found the scores easier at the end.

I'm sure Kerry will feel like they could have shown more composure. Sad to be talking about refereeing decision.

Plenty of lads saying Mick Fitzsimons had a great game on Clifford. Clifford had more than enough chances to make a winning contribution but its not the first time he has played poorly in Croke Park. In a close game, his performance was the winning/losing of it sadly. He'll be back soon enough.

The one that Tom O'Sullivan skied was particularly bad. Just when they needed a score. Needed someone to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

Jack Barry is not up to it at this level...that was been evident the last 4 years of so. He is a passenger like D Moynihan & P Murphy. We need another midfielder badly.

Basically...he was woeful bar the pass for Geaneys goal. We have seen this before from him and it's a mental thing. It's the bread & butter points that need to be scored always

Clifford has had days like that before in Croke Park, Howard was given so much freedom that he dictated the pace. D Moynihan is deadwood. G White always has that mistake in him sadly. Jack had a bad day on the line for sure...

He's opening score was class but and the assist was about it

We tried to force the game too much in the first half. Two half goal chances instead of fusting over the bar. We never pushed up on Dublin's kickouts. Stephen O'Brien starting was a decision that did not pay off.

I taught Jack Barry did ok. While he struggled a bit he held up ok. He was up against the best/most experienced midfielder in the game.

Should we have stated Paul Murphy???. Ya he did nothing wrong, technically he played as a second sweeper. He was there to collect kickouts..... because he was left unmarked. I think he contributed very little and in reality was only a back up to Morley.

Might have been more effective off the bench in the second half. While Jack's use of the bench last year was superb this year it was not great. He was reactive rather than proactive. Killian Spillane should have been on earlier along with Adrian and Michael Burns. SOB legs as were JB gone 5-8 minutes before they were substituted.

Moynihan contributed little as well. Dublin managed Clifford very well.

Basically we showed them too much respect

On top of all that when Tom O Sullivan got the ball under the Hogan stand in the second half WTF did he stand up instead of running at the man marking him. We were two on two.

I still cannot believe that

He didn't miss many simple ones. Basically today Dublin marked him out of the game and nobody else stood up

P Clifford stood up, P Geaney did after a bad start, S o Shea to a lesser extent and K Spillane a brilliant crucial point. D Clifford got plenty ball in the 2nd half to win the game and he didn't.

Twice he got rid of Mick Fitzsimons and went for goal - one he drove wide where Sean o Se got a lucky free from - and in the first half aimed for goal and got bottled up/turned over. He missed a simple point from 25/30 yards out 10 mins left, kicking right footed to the left. He skied another into Cluxton's hands and had the last wide as well. I don't think he was well marked, regardless what all the panels will say to keep with the GOAT narrative.

whil gavin will be disappointed with how goal came about... he had a decent game but i think he is a player completely under utilised by kerry... he has some speed and we saw what he can with the goal he got again derry... some sort of plays should be devised to create more of them scenarios

I like Jack Barry, but he’s a role playing midfielder now. He has got his place based on workrate alone but the reality is his footballing skills have gone backwards. It’s now the time to give a chance to a more rounded midfield partner for Diarmuid. Jack still has something to offer from the bench then.Who that is I don’t know but it’s not anyone currently in that 26.

Ive posted here many times that Paul Murphy isn’t a great defender, he’s well rounded but no forward would ever fear him. O Beaglaoich or Breen should start ahead of him without question.

Geaney was horrendous in the first half. He nearly fluffed the goal but after the goal he played well to be fair. Still I’m hoping guys like Killian,Donal Down etc need to be given a real chance playing full games in championship. Same with Stephen O Brien, very predictable and the best teams know how to set up against him.

In short, springing guys like Geaney,O Brien, Murphy and Barry from the bench is an option, starting them is not.

Still really annoyed Adrian Spillane didn’t start that game. I feel he would have made the difference as his impact as a sub Isn’t his strength.