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I have to say I have little time for singling out single moments out of a 70 minute game and using that as your excuse for why your team lost. Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, but generally if that's your line of argument you're on shaky ground. Rather than obsessing about the peno or Gleason's over the bar antics, to me the difference between the teams is how both had unexpectedly long dry periods when the wind was behind them; Galway's was the first 15 minutes or so of the game, and Mayo's happened after the 44th. But Galway came back into the game with near 100% shooting accuracy whereas Mayo's was closer to 80%. O'Donoghue's dropping the ball short right into Gleason's hands is a prime example. In a game that was always going to be down to fine margins, that was the difference. A thoroughly enjoyable contest that was in the hopper right to the end, and maybe I'm mellowing with age, but I feel bad for the Mayo lads. That was effectively a one point game and to lose to us on your home turf to give us the four in a row? Ouch. Best of luck going forward. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3147 - 05/05/2025 17:05:29 2606888 Link 1 |
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McGrath also set up finnerty point and O'Shea got away with overcarrying for hession goal chance he uses 4 steps alone just to turn. I was totally wrong thinking McGrath shouldn't follow Rod out the field it worked a treat. jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1496 - 05/05/2025 18:35:12 2606899 Link 0 |
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You don't get wind like that either in salthill. The race last year was in ballina maybe have it there years mayo likely to host Connacht final jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1496 - 05/05/2025 18:37:58 2606901 Link 0 |
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Brilliant day, the breeze kept Mayo in the game but they shot terrible wides, nothing new there... Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 239 - 05/05/2025 18:43:11 2606905 Link 0 |
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Beat Roscommon and Mayo this year without them and beat a good few decent teams last year without one or other of them so they clearly have learnt how to play and win without them.
Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 424 - 05/05/2025 19:07:34 2606916 Link 0 |
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Don't think they were prepared for such a crowd. A man told me they sold 9000 tickets on the Sunday?Go earlier, try a different route? Via Knock, Kiltimagh, Bohola. I was parked up on Bohola Road at 2:20, no bother. Gardai directed traffic well after the match on that side of town anyways though I know access to Galway side can be more of a bottleneck.The toilets on the stand side were a disaster at half time. Needed a few portable toilets in there and some access allowed to Sportlann toilets. A disaster if you had children with you and maybe a safety risk too. It does happen in Salthill but we know in advance!
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7943 - 05/05/2025 19:28:24 2606920 Link 0 |
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And also another Galway Mayo game affected badly by wind, the second of the year in that very venue. Always a good laugh hearing ones calling Salthill a wind tunnel and traffic nightmare when their ground is the exact same. At least in Salthill you get to be in Galway city in 20 mins if you're not driving
PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 273 - 05/05/2025 19:55:56 2606923 Link 0 |
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And while I'm at it, what are your thoughts on Mayo choosing to play into the wind in the first half? I always feel you want the wind behind you in the first half especially when it's strong. Fresh legs, you have the weather vane, you have your starting 15 on the field; so you rack up a big score and leave the other side with all the work to do in the second half when they're tiring, may have had injuries and have had to use subs, and if the score difference is big enough, the heads might already be beginning to drop. Seems like a no-brainer to me. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3147 - 05/05/2025 20:50:44 2606930 Link 0 |
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looking forward to seeing this too
cavan.galway (Galway) - Posts: 238 - 05/05/2025 20:52:56 2606932 Link 0 |
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I'd be of opposite opinion if you know wind will last entire game. Games always seem to start slow and Galway in particular always take time to get going and the opening 10 15 minutes are a bit of sparring and you don't get use of advantages. By time 2nd half comes round your used to conditions and seen how the opposition used it. Mayo had wiped Galway's 8 pts to about 2 in ten minutes meanwhile Galway were still feeling things out in 10 minutes of first half and were 3 down. Galway were exceptional to break even last 20 minutes I will make exception in the case of a wind like Donegal game this year. I'd also add some of the advantages/disadvantages you applied are applicable to both teams weather with or against wind. jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1496 - 05/05/2025 21:38:20 2606942 Link 0 |
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Mayo with their current forward talent aren't realistically a 'rack up a big score' type of team. I thought that Mayo's 'wind move' was working well. Galway came out of the traps slowly, and remarkably had only ONE player score in the first 20 wind assisted minutes. The late penalty thanks to McGrath gave us a badly needed bolster to our wind assisted HT lead. Still Mayo were level by 52:30mins, giving them a whopping 17 plus mins to win the game from parity with wind assistance. It looked like a great position, so imo the Mayo wind decision worked well for them. You'd hardly blame 'wind assistance' for Mayo losing those last 17mins by 2pts, and the match with it.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4124 - 05/05/2025 21:54:05 2606946 Link 0 |
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analysts hate the new rules and they are super critical of refs, lol suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1731 - 05/05/2025 22:01:50 2606948 Link 0 |