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Definitely shouldn't fear Kerry at all. That defence can be exposed and certainly the Galway squad should know the ins and outs of this Paddy Tally system. If they aren't able to pick through after playing with it for a while then they can't win anyway.
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Replying To Vish: "hmm, dunno.
Quality of teams just isn't there compared to the previous decade, and a decent Galway team have profited this year,.
OF ----Beating a newly promoted Armagh team that were naïve and inexperienced on the big stage at HQ,
SF---- Div 2 team with a long way to go to be considering top level.
Final-- Galway will have a difficult opponent and will earn their rep here, , but Kerry dont carry the same quality, fear, or physiological intimidation compared to the lets say Dublin's all conquering 6 in a row machine, so they could actually rob an All Ireland here." "Rob an all ireland"
Omg we haven't even won it yet and you're already starting to downplay it!
Just stop, you're fooling nobody.
systematic (Galway) - Posts: 69 - 11/07/2022 12:30:21
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Replying To Vish: "hmm, dunno.
Quality of teams just isn't there compared to the previous decade, and a decent Galway team have profited this year,.
OF ----Beating a newly promoted Armagh team that were naïve and inexperienced on the big stage at HQ,
SF---- Div 2 team with a long way to go to be considering top level.
Final-- Galway will have a difficult opponent and will earn their rep here, , but Kerry dont carry the same quality, fear, or physiological intimidation compared to the lets say Dublin's all conquering 6 in a row machine, so they could actually rob an All Ireland here." You are missing the point.Galway are through to the all Ireland final and when we didn't even have an opposition to play someone from the football stronghold of Antrim tells us to forget about it because we are going to get hammered in the final by 6 points.A Mayo poster then tells me to leave the snide remarks about Mayo aside because he got a hard time in Roscommon the evening before when they lost the minor final to Galway.Galway footballer's have a good record in the modern game of not folding in all Ireland finals unlike his own county.They have been fairly good at sniping at Galway football without actually crossing the winning line.You now claim we are lucky to be there because of the poor opposition we faced.Armagh we're lucky to be gifted extra time because of a few defensive errors we made and we saw off the challenge as underdogs.Not given a chance against Derry and came out in the second half stopped there short kick outs which was the only threat they had and blew them away.In case you didn't know we were a second division team this season.You can only play what's in front of you and every team is different,so I'm sure the management were working on there plan of attack before yesterday's semifinal.A little bit of respect,I think we have earned it.
Waveitwide (Galway) - Posts: 137 - 11/07/2022 13:15:05
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Replying To systematic: ""Rob an all ireland"
Omg we haven't even won it yet and you're already starting to downplay it!
Just stop, you're fooling nobody." Well the eejit must be fooling some people seeing as how they keep replying to him.
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1698 - 11/07/2022 14:36:27
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Congrats to the Galway minors, massive achievement. The seniors did ok also.
maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 11/07/2022 15:09:55
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Replying To maroondiesel: "Congrats to the Galway minors, massive achievement. The seniors did ok also." Genuine hard luck to Mayo in the minor final. Our lads played very well from the AI QF on and got their rewards in the end. Re Mayo, they're a great bunch of players and it's hard to get lads of that age to have to beat a team a third time. Plenty of talent in both sides, I'm sure there'll be great battles down the road for the lads that stick with it and drive on over the next few years to the big time.
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Replying To Galway9801: "Well the eejit must be fooling some people seeing as how they keep replying to him." You're right all right, but I felt like throwing a few scraps!
Wouldn't he be awful sickened if we beat Kerry considering Mayo couldn't do it this year?
This is probably just him trying to get the bile out first!
systematic (Galway) - Posts: 69 - 11/07/2022 16:29:41
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We are winning games with different guys shining on different days, which I am taking as an encouraging sign.
Our goalkeeper had a good game against Derry but as others have highlighted there reamins a big question mark there, and Kerry will test him in a way Derry failed to.
I thought both our corner backs had excellent games. They both covered an incredible amount of ground.
Sean Kelly pushed up for much of the second half and Molloy spent a lot of time in the full back line. While Molloy is lovely on the ball and great going forward, for me he makes a lot of defensive errors.
John Daly is the best 6 we have had in many years. The injury free run for him and McDaid has been a huge factor in our progress.
We need more from Patrick Kelly and Johnny Heaney. Heaney just isn't getting on the ball enough. The same comment applies to Shane.
We have a good team with some weaknesses. You can say the same about Kerry in what is not a vintage year. We have a good chance in the final - wouldn't it be fantastic to win it? Up Galway.
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Replying To systematic: ""Rob an all ireland"
Omg we haven't even won it yet and you're already starting to downplay it!
Just stop, you're fooling nobody." Not all Mayo people are like him but He's one Mayo supporter i feel that's going to take it very bad if Galway manage to win Sam in two weeks.
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Replying To The_analyser: "Not all Mayo people are like him but He's one Mayo supporter i feel that's going to take it very bad if Galway manage to win Sam in two weeks." Not convinced he's even a Mayo person at all. A WUM looking for a reaction, best ignored.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 11/07/2022 16:55:51
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Whilst winning the AI would be absolutely amazing , regardless of what happens ( barring a very heavy defeat) the year will be seeing as hugely successful for Galway and Connacht football.
1. Galway win Connacht , get to an AI final and promoted to Div 1
2. Galway and Mayo contest AI minor final ( I think that's the first time 2 Connacht teams contested an AI)
3. NUIG win Sigerson
4. Roscommon win Div 2 and promoted to Div 1
5. Mayo solid performers in Div 1 again
6. Mayo under strength beat Monaghan and Kildare in qualifiers and if they had their 2 scoring forwards I am convinced they would have beaten Kerry.
7. Sligo win an U20 Connacht where there was less than a kick of a ball between all 5 teams. Sligo were competitive in AI semi.
8. Sligo Leitrim , 2 best teams in Div 4 apart from the 2 who got promoted , both of whom had won provincial honours a couple of years ago and really should not have been in Div 4.
9. Leitrim beat Galway ( albeit a little depleted) in minor.
The west's awake.
I hope all our Connacht colleagues support us in the final. I know that I would support them , as I have supported Mayo in recent years.
anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 839 - 11/07/2022 17:41:16
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Replying To Galway9801: "Fair play yew tree but tbh I wouldn't hold it against you an iota if you were cheering dublin or kerry in the final.
Not being snide here, genuinely am not, but after so many near misses for ye the last 15 years, how sickening would it be to watch us lot come out of nowhere and win the frigging thing?" At odds of 10/3 I'm gonna lump on ye and that will soften da blow ;)
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 11/07/2022 20:50:52
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Replying To PierreBezuhov: "We are winning games with different guys shining on different days, which I am taking as an encouraging sign.
Our goalkeeper had a good game against Derry but as others have highlighted there reamins a big question mark there, and Kerry will test him in a way Derry failed to.
I thought both our corner backs had excellent games. They both covered an incredible amount of ground.
Sean Kelly pushed up for much of the second half and Molloy spent a lot of time in the full back line. While Molloy is lovely on the ball and great going forward, for me he makes a lot of defensive errors.
John Daly is the best 6 we have had in many years. The injury free run for him and McDaid has been a huge factor in our progress.
We need more from Patrick Kelly and Johnny Heaney. Heaney just isn't getting on the ball enough. The same comment applies to Shane.
We have a good team with some weaknesses. You can say the same about Kerry in what is not a vintage year. We have a good chance in the final - wouldn't it be fantastic to win it? Up Galway." Looking at Patrick Kelly the last day, to me at least I think midfield may be his best position as he is not a natural inside forward in the real scoring threat sense like Comer is for instance but he is certainly quick and is a tall athletic player who can catch a ball and deliver quick ball inside.
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Match ups I think will happen:
Glynn on geaney
Kelly on Clifford
Silke to follow paudie
Molloy on o Shea
Daly to hold and pick up the runners
The big work needs to happen from 5 to 9 stopping good supply in, Dublin did it for 20 minutes and would have won it had they done it for 5 minutes of first half. Feel like galway need workers around here, would Conroy be good to bring on and steady the ship? Kelly to midfield laoi to wing forward? Wouldn't be fair on him not to be part of the parade but the final is there to be won
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The lads have done brilliantly this year and we're where we are on merit. Galway have worked for and deserve to be in this final. It's there to be won for whoever wants it most and executes best on the day. I don't like critiquing a team that has come so far and so relatively fast but here's a few areas we could improve on and things I'd love to see in the final.
Gleeson pinging his kicks with confidence, with a broad range of targets available to hit at any time. Never out over the side line and never called for delaying. Gleeson using his voice and his massive frame to control the square and confidently claim or bat away to safety any high ball coming in. A roar from a keeper coming out with a no prisoners vengeance to claim a high ball is the kind of dominant play that counters such a threat. Use your voice, use your size and power.
Fielding - why can't we get into the air and catch more often. Our high fielding has been under par for long periods in all games imo - Leitrim, for example, outfielded us for 15-20 mins, Ultan Harney for Roscommon, and plenty more. Our positioning, run up and launch to field the ball and win those aerial duals isn't as good as it could be. We need to get a huge percentage more aggressive and dominant in the air. Conroy, Tierney, Patrick Kelly, Heaney, McDaid and others need to get off the damn deck and pull them down. If they have to break, then our mop up in front of the breaker needs to improve. If we can manage to field it, remember this - a quality high catch is not just a single claiming of possession, it's a rallying call, it's a chest-out move of dominance in tight battles and can sometimes even act as a catalyst for much more, some great catches can be a pivotal game changer that lifts everyone in the team. Countless examples of this, even in the modern era. It counts for much more than just a single possession.
Shane Walsh - this is the time. It's now. Shane just has to cut loose and deliver much more from open play than he has done in Croke Park to date. His free taking is seriously impressive now but a couple of scores is just not enough from play, given his immense talent. Shane needs to hug the sideline a bit less imo and get stuck in relentlessly, carrying the ball with go-forward menace on almost every possession and with much more frequency. He needs to be always demanding the ball. We'll need goals and we need to see his goal threat back with a bang. Kerry will be delighted if he's out on the perimeter for long periods - we believe it's occupying defenders and opening up space for other Galway forwards, which it is. However, they'll believe that it's nullifying the potentially devastating effect of our most dangerous forward in many's the long year. Walsh needs to set a big score tally target for himself. And then go and get it.
Patrick Kelly and Johnny Heaney - a lot of workmanlike effort going in consistently and that's great to see but these lads need to bring the shooting boots again. Kelly is a massive threat under the dropping ball and has a lightning boot, I'd love to see that tried once or twice around the square. Heaney always carries a serious goal threat on the run and we need to see that hunger again. Comer to do what he's doing and do it again! He's up for this! Finnerty needs to get that sweet boot swinging again - and it's not just his left. Imagine what 4 or 5 points from him could do for our chances. Conroy needs to hit the real heights again and himself and McDaid are more than capable of landing plenty of monster points from range. Those tangy points are heartbreakers for defenders and keep them guessing and less structured. Conroy and McDaid could thrive if they're fully up for it.
I really think that our backs are going to be one ferocious unit for this final. I feel it in me waters! They're building nicely. There's a cohesiveness and hunger for every single ball that I haven seen in a long time in Galway. I believe they won't bend to anyone. They now want to win every last battle. I hope and I believe they'll lay a serious foundation for the midfield and forwards to go to work.
Fade outs - the flat start against Derry went on for about 20 mins too long. That won't be good enough and just can't happen again. The 10 min fade outs at the end or the short periods of lapsed concentration won't happen again imo. We're fit and we're tuned in.
Going for the jugular - this Galway team is a serious unit when it clicks and the media still don't see that. We need to get utterly ruthless in front of goals when we hit purple patches. The great teams don't seek to stay a point or two ahead if they get their nose in front - the great Dublin team in their prime or Cody's Kilkenny in theirs would administer the pain for the next 20 or 30 mins if they smelt blood. If they scored a goal they immediately saw opportunity for another. If we can get ahead, then Galway need to put the foot to the floor on a sustained basis and play for the next score and the next. I feel we sometimes play like we expect the natural ebb and flow of a game to take hold, like we expect teams to reel in our leads and force us to go again. If we might just get an opportunity to go in for the kill, then let's do it for 15 or 20 mins if manic pressure and relentless attack. Our first half against Derry in the league was an example of what can be done, I get that these are vastly different circumstances but the point is, this Galway team have the ability to and need to get on top and then heighten the tempo and pressure even more for a sustained period. We don't tend to drive it home when we can, so let's just drive it home! We can't wait for this around here. Great days. Up Galway.
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Gleeson pinging his kicks with confidence, with a broad range of targets available to hit at any time. Never out over the side line and never called for delaying. Gleeson using his voice and his massive frame to control the square and confidently claim or bat away to safety any high ball coming in. A roar from a keeper coming out with a no prisoners vengeance to claim a high ball is the kind of dominant play that counters such a threat. Use your voice, use your size and power.
Fielding - why can't we get into the air and catch more often. Our high fielding has been under par for long periods in all games imo - Leitrim, for example, outfielded us for 15-20 mins, Ultan Harney for Roscommon, and plenty more. Our positioning, run up and launch to field the ball and win those aerial duals isn't as good as it could be. We need to get a huge percentage more aggressive and dominant in the air. Conroy, Tierney, Patrick Kelly, Heaney, McDaid and others need to get off the damn deck and pull them down. If they have to break, then our mop up in front of the breaker needs to improve. If we can manage to field it, remember this - a quality high catch is not just a single claiming of possession, it's a rallying call, it's a chest-out move of dominance in tight battles and can sometimes even act as a catalyst for much more, some great catches can be a pivotal game changer that lifts everyone in the team. Countless examples of this, even in the modern era. It counts for much more than just a single possession.
Shane Walsh - this is the time. It's now. Shane just has to cut loose and deliver much more from open play than he has done in Croke Park to date. His free taking is seriously impressive now but a couple of scores is just not enough from play, given his immense talent. Shane needs to hug the sideline a bit less imo and get stuck in relentlessly, carrying the ball with go-forward menace on almost every possession and with much more frequency. He needs to be always demanding the ball. We'll need goals and we need to see his goal threat back with a bang. Kerry will be delighted if he's out on the perimeter for long periods - we believe it's occupying defenders and opening up space for other Galway forwards, which it is. However, they'll believe that it's nullifying the potentially devastating effect of our most dangerous forward in many's the long year. Walsh needs to set a big score tally target for himself. And then go and get it.
Patrick Kelly and Johnny Heaney - a lot of workmanlike effort going in consistently and that's great to see but these lads need to bring the shooting boots again. Kelly is a massive threat under the dropping ball and has a lightning boot, I'd love to see that tried once or twice around the square. Heaney always carries a serious goal threat on the run and we need to see that hunger again. Comer to do what he's doing and do it again! He's up for this! Finnerty needs to get that sweet boot swinging again - and it's not just his left. Imagine what 4 or 5 points from him could do for our chances. Conroy needs to hit the real heights again and himself and McDaid are more than capable of landing plenty of monster points from range. Those tangy points are heartbreakers for defenders and keep them guessing and less structured. Conroy and McDaid could thrive if they're fully up for it.
I really think that our backs are going to be one ferocious unit for this final. I feel it in me waters! They're building nicely. There's a cohesiveness and hunger for every single ball that I haven seen in a long time in Galway. I believe they won't bend to anyone. They now want to win every last battle. I hope and I believe they'll lay a serious foundation for the midfield and forwards to go to work.
Fade outs - the flat start against Derry went on for about 20 mins too long. That won't be good enough and just can't happen again. The 10 min fade outs at the end or the short periods of lapsed concentration won't happen again imo. We're fit and we're tuned in.
Going for the jugular - this Galway team is a serious unit when it clicks and the media still don't see that. We need to get utterly ruthless in front of goals when we hit purple patches. The great teams don't seek to stay a point or two ahead if they get their nose in front - the great Dublin team in their prime or Cody's Kilkenny in theirs would administer the pain for the next 20 or 30 mins if they smelt blood. If they scored a goal they immediately saw opportunity for another. If we can get ahead, then Galway need to put the foot to the floor on a sustained basis and play for the next score and the next. I feel we sometimes play like we expect the natural ebb and flow of a game to take hold, like we expect teams to reel in our leads and force us to go again. If we might just get an opportunity to go in for the kill, then let's do it for 15 or 20 mins if manic pressure and relentless attack. Our first half against Derry in the league was an example of what can be done, I get that these are vastly different circumstances but the point is, this Galway team have the ability to and need to get on top and then heighten the tempo and pressure even more for a sustained period. We don't tend to drive it home when we can, so let's just drive it home! We can't wait for this around here. Great days. Up Galway." Great passionate post i feel too Galway will do it
These Galway lads have no fear of Kerry
They have beaten then at u21 and also at sigerson
I feel this the game where Shane Walsh will shine bright
Galway keep it tight for first half throw the Galway Shawl over Kerry
Then come out in second half and play football
Galway have it in them and the footballers to do it
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Whatever about matchups at the back. The real trick will be how to make their sweeper Morley redundant. A lot of teams this year have been just kicking the ball into the space he has been occupying or running down the same channel. Fully expect PJ and Co to have a plan to drag him to positions he doesn't want to be in.
In the Minor Connacht final Eanna Monaghan was being double and triple marked around the D and Galway kept trying to come down through a crowed area. Last Friday Monaghan was drifting all over the place, mostly out around the middle and Mayo hadn't a clue what to do, I saw the full back looking over to the line at least 3 times in the first half.
Back to the senior, if Gavin White is out it's a big boost for us. Getting more confident as the days go by. On the match ups at the back, don't underestimate Kieran Molloy, well capable of nullifying P Clifford or Sean O'Shea
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If Galway click on Sunday week Kerry will be in trouble. There is potential there for a savage performance and I think its being building up to it. Being written off by the talking heads is just what we want. Poor Jack is frantic to get lads heads out of the clouds now they won the All-Ireland against Dublin there on Sunday. Its all set up for Galway and its down now to the players to deliver.
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