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Meath V Cork - All Ireland R1 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Royalio11:  "Southmeathgael
Royalcounty1
Faithfulmeath

Talk to me. Another loss.

All extremely quick to jump down my throat and call me deluded when I said that it was realistic that this championship season is likely to be forgettable - what are you all thinking now?

How do you pick through the bones of that loss. Same old failings again being unable to defend and have no plan to shackle a marksman or how play with an extra man. 5 weeks off to fix a problem. 3 weeks knowing who you're playing and yet we still arrive at the same outcome - another championship loss.

Tell me this is just another small setback on an otherwise positive year?

Tell me this is another over the top dramatic summation of the great season?

Tell me this is another ridiculous post and that I should have had a bit more cop on before I posted."
You were predicting that a team that got to an all Ireland semi final and won div 2 was going to have a stinker of a season off one loss.

What do you want, an apology for meath supporters not agreeing with another meath supporter that the team is useless ??? After today say what ya want but don't be coming at me I was there I watched it all too.

royalcounty1 (Meath) - 23/05/2026 23:48:25

Meath V Cork - All Ireland R1 - 2 Like(s)
Southmeathgael
Royalcounty1
Faithfulmeath

Talk to me. Another loss.

All extremely quick to jump down my throat and call me deluded when I said that it was realistic that this championship season is likely to be forgettable - what are you all thinking now?

How do you pick through the bones of that loss. Same old failings again being unable to defend and have no plan to shackle a marksman or how play with an extra man. 5 weeks off to fix a problem. 3 weeks knowing who you're playing and yet we still arrive at the same outcome - another championship loss.

Tell me this is just another small setback on an otherwise positive year?

Tell me this is another over the top dramatic summation of the great season?

Tell me this is another ridiculous post and that I should have had a bit more cop on before I posted.

Royalio11 (Meath) - 23/05/2026 19:25:59

Meath V Cork - All Ireland R1 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To bert09:  "Think we looked like a division 2 side yesterday. Completely lost composure at the end which is not something you see with decent division 1 sides (Cork on the otherhand were composed and assured). Not capitalising on the man down was a monunmental cluster; with a man down instinctively a team will try to up the energy and go for the jugular, instead, Meath should have
slowed the game down stretched Cork and pick off scores.

RB needs to make some ruthless decisions re defensive set up- the stats will say that Cork got no goals but the amount of chances they got was criminal."
Listening to RB he seemed to believe yesterday was better than against Westmeath which is worrying.
We lost a 9 point lead up a man for the last 20 minutes but still lost that 20 minutes 5 points to 4 .
I said it all along we play in spurts we look good going forward but when it turns we get totally out played.
Brennan is a great shot stopper and free taker but the last 2 games has exposed a serious problem with our kickouts. Firsts 10 minutes of the second half yesterday was an implosion mainly caused by our kickouts being turned over .
1-24 would have won any other game yesterday 25 points against westmeath would have won any game that weekend so its not to hard to see where our problem is and has been.

Royalmc (Meath) - 24/05/2026 11:04:20

Meath V Cork - All Ireland R1 - 1 Like(s)
Really strange game. We have absolutely no control and rely on individual skills wheather its super fielding or shooting the lights out to win games. There is definately a trend when both wins and losses the past two years are looked at. Of course the new rules have an impact but we just look like a really naive team. First 15 mins were very even and after Cork failed to fiinsh two goal chances Meath kicked on with a series of 2 pointers plus the goal. Coffey should have stretched that out further with a great goal chance just before half time. Even a point would have been good.
With an 8pt lead at half time and forwards firing especially Banty things looked good.
Meath started 2nd half flatly and Cork attacked everything early on. Costello fouled and interfered which cost 2 pts. Sherlock then hit form and Cork were ahead in no time.
A Brennan 2 pt free, the sending off and another free seemed to switch momentum but Meath looked lost on how to use extra man last 15 mins. Wouldnt have taken Frayne off for his decision making and perhaps would have went with Murphy ahead of Lynch for last few mins. Lynch and JOC took on and missed 2 pt attempts when Meatb had time to win with single points. Our kickout choices 2nd half were baffling especially not being able to get shorts away with extra man.
It is also clear that when we lose our own kuckout, its open country. Whats happened to the old unwritten rule of defenders standing goal side of their men on kickouts. Even Donal.Keoghan seems to be positioning himself wrongly. Why is he running into midfield contesting kuckouts? Menton started both halves at 6 but again was running out of that position contesting kickouts? These are Meath's two most experienced players so it either must be rehearesed or players not follwing instructions.
All depends on draw now where Meath will be hoping to get a Kildare or Cavan and at least get a win.
Its very disappointing as some of the forward play and shooting was excellant. We are just turning into an entertaining team that is easy on the eye but no defensive steel.

winatallcost (Meath) - 23/05/2026 21:28:00