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bit disappointed with team selection. thought it was the perfect opportunity to freshen things up.. id have given mccrath a rest and started glynn and silke in full back line.. bring daly into 6 and move kelly to 7 or possibly start molloy instead of mchugh. id have brough o flaherty into wing forward and left out darcy. pity comer and tomo are not available again and where is o laoi..very good ball carrier and hard..so frustrating. im hoping for a win obviously but for some reason i cant see it.. the team is gone stale in my opinion and needs freshening up.. maybe joyce might surprise us all before throw in but i douth it, anyways best of luck to team/supporters and safe travels. Gaillimh abu gbay (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 30/05/2025 01:25:24 2613544 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "In my opinion a big problem in Galway is club underage is a joke no proper under 16 competing at all play 3 games in Aug -sept and these same players are ur county minors a few months later the majority of counties have gone back to even ages at underage I think at least 20 counties maybe more but if u bring it up at a county meeting in Galway ur shot down straight away won't even entertain any discussion at all I always thought that the county board were there to facilitate the will of the clubs but not in Galway and u reap what u sow a very sub standard minor and under 20 teams can't understand when county is under 20 why is club under 19 need go under 18 and 20 at club but unfortunately in our county no one will listen to delegates top table rules no proper discussion when the present county board chairman was canvassing for job he was going do everything and include clubs in discussions but when he got job he did absolutely nothing a yes man for his buddies ,," Christ above you give out an awful not. A cranky man I would say Flemenstar200 (Galway) - Posts: 88 - 30/05/2025 06:16:56 2613548 Link
Team named for Derry game, same starting 15 as was named for Dublin. Heaney and Costello added to the subs in place of Culhane and O Conghaile. Big reaction needed early to set the tone, don't think we've really fired out of the blocks early in a game since championship started. LárBáire (Galway) - Posts: 53 - 30/05/2025 06:27:37 2613549 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Yeah. Barna Knocknacarra have a club but don't think they've any adult teams yet. Could also play for NUIG or OLBC. Where does the boundary between St Michael's and Salthill/Knocknacarra border the clubs and can youth players switch between them based on schools attended or other reasons? Apologies, nothing to do with the topic, asking out of nosiness!" The boundary is technically the rahoon road. Hard to know exactly where both end in the inner city due to FGEO not pulling any players - but claddagh & woodquay should be FG and then shantalla is St Michaels, Taylors hill is salthill. They pull from each other though as there are rahoon people playing for salthill and clybaun people playing with Michael's. Controversy a while ago about salthill building new pitch other side of rahoon road in Michael's catchment. City clubs indeed have relaxed rules on catchment area & transfers. Still not sure if that applies to the club boundaries outside the city too - also difficult to know where Michael's end and moycullen starts, same with Barna vs Knocknacarra. systematic (Galway) - Posts: 182 - 30/05/2025 07:36:43 2613552 Link
Replying To systematic: "The boundary is technically the rahoon road. Hard to know exactly where both end in the inner city due to FGEO not pulling any players - but claddagh & woodquay should be FG and then shantalla is St Michaels, Taylors hill is salthill. They pull from each other though as there are rahoon people playing for salthill and clybaun people playing with Michael's. Controversy a while ago about salthill building new pitch other side of rahoon road in Michael's catchment. City clubs indeed have relaxed rules on catchment area & transfers. Still not sure if that applies to the club boundaries outside the city too - also difficult to know where Michael's end and moycullen starts, same with Barna vs Knocknacarra." Cheers Systematic. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8032 - 30/05/2025 10:14:06 2613566 Link
Replying To systematic: "The boundary is technically the rahoon road. Hard to know exactly where both end in the inner city due to FGEO not pulling any players - but claddagh & woodquay should be FG and then shantalla is St Michaels, Taylors hill is salthill. They pull from each other though as there are rahoon people playing for salthill and clybaun people playing with Michael's. Controversy a while ago about salthill building new pitch other side of rahoon road in Michael's catchment. City clubs indeed have relaxed rules on catchment area & transfers. Still not sure if that applies to the club boundaries outside the city too - also difficult to know where Michael's end and moycullen starts, same with Barna vs Knocknacarra." I understand the boundary for Barna and Knocknacarra is the Cappagh Road. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2343 - 30/05/2025 10:23:57 2613568 Link
A very decent team picked though Daly is the best at 6 imo and we're getting opened there far too much. Anyone hearing that Damien Comer is actually fully fit? If it's the case, then why in the world wouldn't he be at least on the bench for this must win game? togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1056 - 30/05/2025 10:25:07 2613569 Link
Not overly enthusiastic with team named with no changes to starting 15 unless PJ tries to pull a surprise or 2 before throw in. I do think a change or 2 is merited. Only changes are Tomo who got 5mins and no touches against Dubs & O Conghaile who after kicking an insurance score against Mayo down stretch off panel. I would like to have seen Cooke in for Darcy & Daly in for Mulkerrins with Kelly at 3 & Daly at 6. Damo`s intercounty looks over im afraid. I look at bench and i dont see players who can impact it on the scoreboard. Heaney/Sweeney not scoring forward and Costelloe has not played any senior mins so again surprised of omission of Tomo & O Conghaile. Think it will be a battle and if we could start well that would be great. Will Maher tag Glass who picks up McGuigan not confident Mulkerrins is stong enough so possibly silke? Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 333 - 30/05/2025 10:49:38 2613579 Link
Replying To gbay: "bit disappointed with team selection. thought it was the perfect opportunity to freshen things up.. id have given mccrath a rest and started glynn and silke in full back line.. bring daly into 6 and move kelly to 7 or possibly start molloy instead of mchugh. id have brough o flaherty into wing forward and left out darcy. pity comer and tomo are not available again and where is o laoi..very good ball carrier and hard..so frustrating. im hoping for a win obviously but for some reason i cant see it.. the team is gone stale in my opinion and needs freshening up.. maybe joyce might surprise us all before throw in but i douth it, anyways best of luck to team/supporters and safe travels. Gaillimh abu" Small changes might be okay , but I disagree that this is the time to make too many radical changes or think about giving lads a "rest" . This is a crucial game . If we lose to Derry and Armagh beat or draw with Dublin , we are out of the championship on Sunday evening regardless of what happens in Round 3 anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 988 - 30/05/2025 10:55:38 2613580 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "Small changes might be okay , but I disagree that this is the time to make too many radical changes or think about giving lads a "rest" . This is a crucial game . If we lose to Derry and Armagh beat or draw with Dublin , we are out of the championship on Sunday evening regardless of what happens in Round 3" Yeah no need to throw baby out of bath water. I'd expect a change or two. Possibly oflaherty or Cooke start We do seem to try tierney at 14 and pump balls in previous Derry games. Tohill named at 14 for Derry and Murray their best forward back named on bench. If we go for it we can get goals against this Derry defence and pressure and inexperienced goalie. We need to be ruthless and if opportunity to put foot in throat we must go for it jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1552 - 30/05/2025 11:18:46 2613585 Link
Replying To gbay: "bit disappointed with team selection. thought it was the perfect opportunity to freshen things up.. id have given mccrath a rest and started glynn and silke in full back line.. bring daly into 6 and move kelly to 7 or possibly start molloy instead of mchugh. id have brough o flaherty into wing forward and left out darcy. pity comer and tomo are not available again and where is o laoi..very good ball carrier and hard..so frustrating. im hoping for a win obviously but for some reason i cant see it.. the team is gone stale in my opinion and needs freshening up.. maybe joyce might surprise us all before throw in but i douth it, anyways best of luck to team/supporters and safe travels. Gaillimh abu" Id have started Fitz at full back, Silke centre back with Kelly going to left half. Id be happy to see Daly there also but still a very strong 6 backline with Mulkerrins, Flaherty, Daly and Molly all to come in as needed. Conroy has a good record against Derry and Id expect him and McDaid to switch in and out. O Laoi is injured as possibly Tomo as well as far as I heard. Darcy was marked out of it against Dublin but very hard to leave him out, huge man, strong, fast, well able to win ball, create and score. I think Shane is better off in the inside line, we have enough lads out side to get the ball into him and Finnerty, they could cause chaos with Tierney and Thompson floating in and out, keep the best scorers close to the scoring zone. No standby players named so who know we might see Comer yet, as someone else pointed out, we could be out if we lose so if he is fit for 20 min then no point holding him back. Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 438 - 30/05/2025 12:24:29 2613600 Link
I expect a change or two before thrown in for sure, maybe even an addition to the 26!!! Big game and it will tell us a lot about the character of this time. Safe travels to all supporters, hopefully a decent crowd. ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1698 - 30/05/2025 13:55:00 2613624 Link
Replying To LottoPlus: "Is there hurling in Annaghdown? They are junior at best. i saw them play last year and only for 1-2, there are zero hurlers. Talking to a hurling man in Annaghdown he said that the committee is all hurling men and are driving the hurling agenda but the problem is that they have junior D hurlers training young lads and they target C competitions just to win games. When they get to secondary school in Claregalway they are gone as Turlough and our lads in Carnmore make the teams. Abbey has more of a tradition so probably a better example of north Galway Hurling." Hard to know what your gripe is with a dual club who are senior and intermediate in the 2 codes. Comer and kilcommins are on the Galway football panel, kilcommins was starting on an all Ireland winning minor hurling team too. That would probably be seen as a great achievement in hurling clubs, not to mind a dual club. I can't recall Carnmore offering anything to Galway hurling since John Paul O'Connell came on as a sub in the 99 and 2000 minor finals. They were circling the drain of senior hurling for too long and offering nothing. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 193 - 30/05/2025 14:39:43 2613629 Link
Replying To jam83: "Hard to know what your gripe is with a dual club who are senior and intermediate in the 2 codes. Comer and kilcommins are on the Galway football panel, kilcommins was starting on an all Ireland winning minor hurling team too. That would probably be seen as a great achievement in hurling clubs, not to mind a dual club. I can't recall Carnmore offering anything to Galway hurling since John Paul O'Connell came on as a sub in the 99 and 2000 minor finals. They were circling the drain of senior hurling for too long and offering nothing." Sorry but Carnmore hurlers Conor Flaherty and Enda Collins both won All Ireland minor medals and Conor Flaherty won Leinster under 20 hurling medal.Plenty of Carnmore lads playing at high level as there are Annaghdown lads. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 452 - 30/05/2025 17:14:46 2613661 Link
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "Sorry but Carnmore hurlers Conor Flaherty and Enda Collins both won All Ireland minor medals and Conor Flaherty won Leinster under 20 hurling medal.Plenty of Carnmore lads playing at high level as there are Annaghdown lads." I'm happy to be corrected on that. I just didn't see any justification for that other poster sneering at Annaghdown when Carnmore at senior level were yearly no hopers. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 193 - 31/05/2025 01:19:14 2613691 Link
Replying To jam83: "I'm happy to be corrected on that. I just didn't see any justification for that other poster sneering at Annaghdown when Carnmore at senior level were yearly no hopers." No need for sure.Actually since secondary school opened clubs are getting on better in the area so that's a good thing. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 452 - 31/05/2025 10:57:07 2613715 Link
You know as well as the other poster that there is no tradition of hurling in Annaghdown whereas Claregalway was traditionally a hurling parish. It's great that Annaghdown are improving. Is it the role of clubs to provide a sporting outlet for the young people of their community? Or provide for county teams? The former is important and the latter is irrelevant. crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 111 - 31/05/2025 11:00:57 2613716 Link
Replying To jam83: "I'm happy to be corrected on that. I just didn't see any justification for that other poster sneering at Annaghdown when Carnmore at senior level were yearly no hopers." I don't agree with a poster sneering at Annaghdown but also don't agree with you saying Carnmore offered nothing to Galway hurling or calling them at senior level no hopers. They have offered a plenty to hurling in Galway and more importantly offered plenty of opportunity to many's the young hurler to play the game Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 438 - 31/05/2025 19:50:21 2613799 Link
Replying To gaillimhboy: "Hypothetically, Armagh win this weekend. Following weekend, Armagh beat Dublin and Galway beat Derry. This would mean that Galway would need to beat Armagh in final game and better their points difference to top the group. If Dublin beat Derry, The Derry game would be taken out of the equation for 3 other teams and the final placing would depend on the games played Galway, Dublin and Armagh. example: were Armagh to beat Dublin by a point, a two point win for Galway over Armagh would see Galway top the group. As the mini table would read Galway 2 points +1 point difference Dublin 2 points 0 point difference Armagh 2 points -1 point difference I want to stress that I'm not saying Derry will lose every game, only speaking hypothetically :)" I had this wrong, just seen Offaly finished second in their tailteann group, despite having better PD from games vs Wicklow and Laois. Seems all three group games are taken into consideration for PD. gaillimhboy (Galway) - Posts: 368 - 31/05/2025 22:08:41 2613845 Link
Good chance for Galway to boost score difference against derry tomorrow kerry4sam25 (Kerry) - Posts: 6 - 31/05/2025 22:32:18 2613856 Link