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Any word on Daithi or Gavin Lee asto whether they be fit? With TJ starting for KK daithi's experiece would be useful to deal with him but trayers hasnt put a foot wrong in his absence aswell. I wonder is John Fleming anywhere near a return form injury.

Gaagael15 (Galway) - Posts: 39 - 16/04/2026 13:48:48    2666765

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Replying To 1shot:  "Whelan will start for sure.
Listening to interviews with Eoin Cody and Paddy Deegan Kilkenny are a wounded animal coming to Salthill.
Expect them to bring the battle. We are pre warned. Hopefully it's no surprise on the day to us"
Kilkenny are always a wounded animal, someone'd want to put them out of their misery at this stage

It would hardly be news that they'll turn up ready for battle, it'd be a bigger story if they didn't

Stool Pigeon (Galway) - Posts: 994 - 16/04/2026 15:07:18    2666797

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Replying To Gaagael15:  "Does niland stay on frees or do they give them to cathal mannion. Mannion was on them throughout league until last 2 games against kk and limerick where niland took over. 20s play kk next Wednesday but that won't deter their playing time this weekend . Could play a factor in latter rounds as the leinster semi is 13th May and final following wed 20th and we play dubs in between those and Wexford the weekend after 20s leinster final.. That's assuming we make it to a leinster final"
Niland has to stay on frees he's a better and more consistent free taker than mannion and also he's the future so I'm sure they'll stick with him on them from now on

Galway.11 (Galway) - Posts: 10 - 16/04/2026 16:54:11    2666817

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Great to have Rory Burke and John Fleming back for Saturday's game. Those two were badly missed in the last round of the league against Limerick.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 1081 - 17/04/2026 09:20:53    2666879

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Fleming Lee and daithi all down to start. No Joshua ryan

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 266 - 17/04/2026 09:24:02    2666880

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Replying To Stool Pigeon:  "Kilkenny are always a wounded animal, someone'd want to put them out of their misery at this stage

It would hardly be news that they'll turn up ready for battle, it'd be a bigger story if they didn't"
Great post :D What do they have to be wounded about compared to the rest of us!

Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 102 - 17/04/2026 09:33:14    2666882

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Minors start on Saturday away to Laois. No idea what we are up against in Leinster this year but we will have a few very strong forwards on the team - Gus Lohan, Tadhg MacCarthaigh and Anthony Poinard in particular. Concannon from Killimordaly is a classy forward as well but he is minor again next year so may not be starting this year.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 1081 - 17/04/2026 10:27:23    2666888

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Replying To Overdahill:  "Great post :D What do they have to be wounded about compared to the rest of us!"
exactly, we have the encylopedia of the wounded since 1975
C'mon Galway, no motivation required, the cats are coming.

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1787 - 17/04/2026 10:52:24    2666890

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Hon Galway!!!

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 844 - 17/04/2026 11:24:43    2666895

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "Fleming Lee and daithi all down to start. No Joshua ryan"
Not on the bench either so presumably injured

Stool Pigeon (Galway) - Posts: 994 - 17/04/2026 12:13:14    2666906

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Looks a rather pale and uninteresting KK selection bar the inside line but we have been here before and no doubt they will be much better on grass than on paper.

Can't understand Deegan at 4 when Garrett played the whole league and Bolger is there as well and he's useful. Maybe they are keeping Garrett for Wednesday but that seems unlikely.

Stool Pigeon (Galway) - Posts: 994 - 18/04/2026 10:00:33    2667011

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