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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Dheen: "I was mentioning the minors as we look down the road, Kevin O'Brien should be given until 2028 to build and then we should see those players start to come through." Some good news about training i hear some key players from Castletown back in the fold.
jobber (National) - 01/12/2025 10:48:59
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
I think the better team won yesterday, no complaints at all. That said, the decision to kick that 45 just on halftime, it dropped short and led to a 2 pointer on the turnover, that was ridiculous. Go short or put it dead. Not hindsight, just advice that anyone would give in that situation.
conordee (National) - 01/12/2025 09:37:07
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Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kew: "According to the Irish Independent, the IRFU has forked out the seven-figure sum for a two-bedroom house on Havelock Square, which is beside the Aviva Stadium
You would think long term the Aviva will be expanded so croke will lose out on the 400k to rent croke park for a event" Aviva unlikely to be expanded that much. The IRFU may build a hotel at that end or something along those lines in the space.
Dont think expanding stadium is that necessary
KillingFields (National) - 01/12/2025 12:28:40
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
I thought it was a quality game of club football and very enjoyable to watch. It was competitive right the way through, with some brilliant fielding, passing and scoring, as well as plenty physical contests.
Congratulations to Brigid's. I'd love to see them go all the way, after they were so close a few years ago.
That game could have gone either way. Maigh Cuilinn dominated the kick outs for most of the match and had more scoring chances overall, but their decision making was poor at crucial stages. Brigid's of course left some behind them too, but overall Maigh Cuilinn missed more.
Despite everyone saying Brigid's had the better forwards (and I'd agree they did), Maigh Cuilinn's forwards actually scored more. Dessie scored the same amount from play as Ben O'Carroll. The real issue for me were the forced two-point efforts, mainly from Cooke. Most of these weren't on at all, even Clifford wouldn't have kicked them, and a lot of them dropped short. It seemed to be a tactic to have a go and risk dropping it short, knowing that McDonagh would be in contesting with the keeper, but they got very little form them in the second half.
The decision before half-time was also a head-scratcher. Anyone with a bit of experience knows that the 45 has to be worked short for a shot which has to go dead. He was never going to land it from there, but again I think part of the thought process was about dropping it in, given their height advantage. In a packed organised defence from a set piece, these rarely work out for the attacking team and they paid a big price for it, with the quick counter resulting in a 2-pointer to level the match at half-time. This isn't hindsight, it literally what I was thinking before they took it. Funnily enough, the 45 came from a block on another shot which was never on either.
I don't want to be picking on Cooke as he's a very talented player, but he was forcing everything yesterday and his decision making didn't reflect that of a top intercounty player.
Maigh Cuilinn will have a lot of regrets about yesterday, as they could have won it. At the same time, they turned up and gave it their all. The game went down to the wire and Brigid's were deserving winners. As I said, I hope Brigid's can keep the run going now. They're a lovely team to watch.
WanPintWin (National) - 01/12/2025 13:21:15
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Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kew: "According to the Irish Independent, the IRFU has forked out the seven-figure sum for a two-bedroom house on Havelock Square, which is beside the Aviva Stadium
You would think long term the Aviva will be expanded so croke will lose out on the 400k to rent croke park for a event" Would you not be happy with that Kew? I mean you gave out enough when the GAA rented out Croke Park to Leinster. Can't keep you happy it would seem.
Square_B (National) - 01/12/2025 16:30:58
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Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Onion_Sack: "Well the good news is from next season it will be a competition proper with a cup presented to the winners. It will consist of the summer internationals where the 6 nations teams head down below. Then it'll be finished with the Autumn internationals where the teams from down under come here. It'll be a type of annual world cup and will be good that teams will play home and away.
If you think the games have been big and getting a lot of attention till now well it's going to bigger and better from next year and I, for one, am really looking forward to it!
Look it up, "The Nations Championship"" It'll be riveting alright.
alalalalalum (National) - 01/12/2025 18:58:57
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