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Post by Attacking Wing Back on Apr 8, 2012 17:10:08 GMT
Leaving aside the incompetence of the ref at times I felt Kerry got out of jail today. We had to throw on the old warriors to rescue the game when it was going away from us and maybe some of our emerging players aren't as polished as we though.
I thought in the first half we were terrible and it was Sheehans long range frees keeping us in it.
Our back line was torn to shreds at times and Brosnan was roasted. Lyne was decent but his passing left him down. Enright played well as did Crowley in the second half.
Kieran Donaghy was poor today in especially the first half. Aside from one or two runs; constantly going for the ball with one hand and a ridiculous decision to take a quick free in the second half when it was there for Sheehan to pop over. It's old heads like this that are meant to guide the young lads.
Buckley did well and 2 fine catches. Barry John wasn't at the races at all. Ditto David O'Callaghan. Gooch did well on the little ball he saw while Curtin has played his way into the championship panel if not team. Well able to win his own ball and took some fine scores.
Kieran O'Leary was poor as well and seems maybe to be tired after the long season with crokes.
All the subs did well when they came in. Marc made a massive difference while the two O'Sulivans saw little ball.
As for Paul Galvin, will this man ever learn? He was lucky not once but twice today. Even Jack and Murphy were telling him to cop the **** on at one stage. Its great to say he wins the breaking ball but if he cant stay on the pitch he is no use to us. I have defended Galvin in the past but, to be honest i'm sick of his antics at this stage.
Sheehan man of the match. Great frees and distribution and has added a streak of aggression.
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Post by ronaldo on Apr 8, 2012 17:21:09 GMT
Galvin shud have walked. I don't think he will ever learn. Maybe him and Tomás shud start as subs from now on.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Apr 8, 2012 17:24:28 GMT
Na seamo, but you prove what I was saying re cross wires, I think we read too much into what others write, and don't write, and we jump to conlusions. In verbal exchange it doesn't happen as much but when it does things can go to another stage. Fortunately the internet cannot fight yet although I heard it can send smells!!
Anyway I could argue with myself here as I predicted JackO was 'matching' Mayo to get a measure of the resolve of his 'possibles' and I qualified this by saying we would all be so wrong as usual, and then what happens, a bloody draw!
I'd say by the end of league and together with what is seen in club games, Jacko & Co will have a fair idea about the starting 15, the next 5 and the next 5. I think we are looking good and September 2012 is what it is all about seamo.
Sad to hear of John Egan's passing, only one word to describe him, CLASS, and anyone who saw him would agree, anyone who didn't has a lot to look forward to as they chase up the recordings, puns not intended! John O'Keeffe said that when the backs weer to the wall (them puns again!), Egan could make a Class 1 goal out of nothing. Although no such thing as a bad goal, all Egan's were Class 1. His physical movement and how he carried himself was the hallmark of a Class player. RIP John and thank you for the music.
BTW We might lean off KD a bit, he has been through emotional hardship and maybe that he is so strong he is taking it head on and that is a hard way to go about things. I think anyone in that situation needs time out, and moral support all ropund, and I have no doubt that will be the case as it is always.
I think Sheehan proved a lot of us wrong again, last year was no spike, it is a plateau and long may it continue.
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Post by Waterworks on Apr 8, 2012 17:28:50 GMT
Paddy curtin was brilliant today for the amount of possesion he had, also I noticed that himself and gooch combined for 3 scores from play and for 2 frees , which is a great sign of things to come for this partnership, also it looked like a very good full forward line when declan came on,
I think donaghy as a guaranteed starter is over for now, sheehan had a great game , killian good at fullback and enright had a solid game too, also a testament to him that mortimer hardly touched the ball when hecame on .
This is my team for the championship
Kealy
enright young Marc o se
tomas o se brosnan maguire
sheehan maher
galvin darren o sull donaghy
paddy curtin dec o sul gooch
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Post by fritz on Apr 8, 2012 18:16:36 GMT
An enjoyable afternoon in Tralee.
I had gone along with the worry this would be a game devoid of incident, apart from seeing how the younger, fringe members of the panel got on. But thanks to the ref, mellowness quickly turned to frustration, then anger, and then rage - and it all made for an exciting spectacle and removed the sense that little was at stake. However, I am struggling to think of a more inept display of refereeing; words fail me. I presume Mayo people are frustrated also but some of the decisions he gave against us were shocking, especially the hand pass one against the Gooch. I sincerely hope we do not see this man in Croke Park during the summer.
With the wind behind us, 8 points down and looking rudderless it looked bleak coming towards half-time. This makes the final result all the more satisfactory and there were a number of positives. Curtin is increasingly looking the real deal, keep this form and a starting place is his come summer. A serious find. I thought Johnny Buckley did well and made a couple of great catches. Peter Crowley continued his education as well and made some excellent runs.
We also found out that some of younger defenders are still learning how the game operates at inter county level. They did well in many respects but Lyne, for example, lost the ball too easily a few times coming forward when it should have been released earlier. Maguire has the same tendency at present also. What it meant was that when the game was in the mix it was the establishment that needed to step forward - and of course they did - it was a joy seeing Marc out the field and not shackled to the full back line.
Sheehan once again showed his ability from the ground is worth its weight in gold. Our player of the spring in my opinion by some distance. Great to see the Gooch back, he looked sharp, and there are promising signs of the inter-play between him and Curtin. Eoin was out of sorts today but he'll come back.
As for Donaghy, he was the proverbial curate's egg today. His effort cannot be questioned but for him to succeed as a midfielder he needs to make clean catches - he struggled in this regard today.
So Mayo again next Sunday. With a more established line up and the wider expanses of HQ, I think we should win. But to come top of the league and to play in a neutral venue for the semi is not right. As a reward, we should be in Killarney next Sunday, not the junior game in Dublin.
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Post by southward on Apr 8, 2012 18:34:08 GMT
An enjoyable afternoon in Tralee. I had gone along with the worry this would be a game devoid of incident, apart from seeing how the younger, fringe members of the panel got on. But thanks to the ref, mellowness quickly turned to frustration, then anger, and then rage - and it all made for an exciting spectacle and removed the sense that little was at stake. However, I am struggling to think of a more inept display of refereeing; words fail me. I presume Mayo people are frustrated also but some of the decisions he gave against us were shocking, especially the hand pass one against the Gooch. I sincerely hope we do not see this man in Croke Park during the summer. With the wind behind us, 8 points down and looking rudderless it looked bleak coming towards half-time. This makes the final result all the more satisfactory and there were a number of positives. Curtin is increasingly looking the real deal, keep this form and a starting place is his come summer. A serious find. I thought Johnny Buckley did well and made a couple of great catches. Peter Crowley continued his education as well and made some excellent runs. We also found out that some of younger defenders are still learning how the game operates at inter county level. They did well in many respects but Lyne, for example, lost the ball too easily a few times coming forward when it should have been released earlier. Maguire has the same tendency at present also. What it meant was that when the game was in the mix it was the establishment that needed to step forward - and of course they did - it was a joy seeing Marc out the field and not shackled to the full back line. Sheehan once again showed his ability from the ground is worth its weight in gold. Our player of the spring in my opinion by some distance. Great to see the Gooch back, he looked sharp, and there are promising signs of the inter-play between him and Curtin. Eoin was out of sorts today but he'll come back. As for Donaghy, he was the proverbial curate's egg today. His effort cannot be questioned but for him to succeed as a midfielder he needs to make clean catches - he struggled in this regard today. So Mayo again next Sunday. With a more established line up and the wider expanses of HQ, I think we should win. But to come top of the league and to play in a neutral venue for the semi is not right. As a reward, we should be in Killarney next Sunday, not the junior game in Dublin. Totally agree about the ref. Absolutely shocking and, for the second time this year in Tralee, was deservedly booed off at the end of both halves. I'm actually still hoarse from ranting at him (and this in a dead rubber fixture). Mr Condon seemed to go out of his way to enrage the crowd today. Fair play to our lads for maintaining their discipline in the face of such incessant incompetence. Thoughts on the game later, but this clown deserves a post, if not a thread, of his own.
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Post by seamo on Apr 8, 2012 19:12:27 GMT
Leaving aside the incompetence of the ref at times I felt Kerry got out of jail today. We had to throw on the old warriors to rescue the game when it was going away from us and maybe some of our emerging players aren't as polished as we though. I thought in the first half we were terrible and it was Sheehans long range frees keeping us in it. Our back line was torn to shreds at times and Brosnan was roasted. Lyne was decent but his passing left him down. Enright played well as did Crowley in the second half. Kieran Donaghy was poor today in especially the first half. Aside from one or two runs; constantly going for the ball with one hand and a ridiculous decision to take a quick free in the second half when it was there for Sheehan to pop over. It's old heads like this that are meant to guide the young lads. Buckley did well and 2 fine catches. Barry John wasn't at the races at all. Ditto David O'Callaghan. Gooch did well on the little ball he saw while Curtin has played his way into the championship panel if not team. Well able to win his own ball and took some fine scores. Kieran O'Leary was poor as well and seems maybe to be tired after the long season with crokes. All the subs did well when they came in. Marc made a massive difference while the two O'Sulivans saw little ball. As for Paul Galvin, will this man ever learn? He was lucky not once but twice today. Even Jack and Murphy were telling him to cop the **** on at one stage. Its great to say he wins the breaking ball but if he cant stay on the pitch he is no use to us. I have defended Galvin in the past but, to be honest i'm sick of his antics at this stage. Sheehan man of the match. Great frees and distribution and has added a streak of aggression. Thank you, fully agree with everything.
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Post by lorr29 on Apr 8, 2012 19:24:27 GMT
Curtin is definitely ab exciting player. having watched the highlights there i still dont understand Gooch's dissalowed goal?
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Post by no1kerryfan on Apr 8, 2012 20:32:29 GMT
Double Header in Croke Park next weekend along with Cork v Down, will that be a tickets match i wonder?
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Post by seamo on Apr 8, 2012 21:11:06 GMT
Na seamo, but you prove what I was saying re cross wires, I think we read too much into what others write, and don't write, and we jump to conlusions. In verbal exchange it doesn't happen as much but when it does things can go to another stage. Fortunately the internet cannot fight yet although I heard it can send smells!! Anyway I could argue with myself here as I predicted JackO was 'matching' Mayo to get a measure of the resolve of his 'possibles' and I qualified this by saying we would all be so wrong as usual, and then what happens, a bloody draw! I'd say by the end of league and together with what is seen in club games, Jacko & Co will have a fair idea about the starting 15, the next 5 and the next 5. I think we are looking good and September 2012 is what it is all about seamo. Sad to hear of John Egan's passing, only one word to describe him, CLASS, and anyone who saw him would agree, anyone who didn't has a lot to look forward to as they chase up the recordings, puns not intended! John O'Keeffe said that when the backs weer to the wall (them puns again!), Egan could make a Class 1 goal out of nothing. Although no such thing as a bad goal, all Egan's were Class 1. His physical movement and how he carried himself was the hallmark of a Class player. RIP John and thank you for the music. BTW We might lean off KD a bit, he has been through emotional hardship and maybe that he is so strong he is taking it head on and that is a hard way to go about things. I think anyone in that situation needs time out, and moral support all ropund, and I have no doubt that will be the case as it is always. I think Sheehan proved a lot of us wrong again, last year was no spike, it is a plateau and long may it continue. Ok fair enough. Sounds like you should have been addressing someone else so, cause I still don't know why you addressed me initially without then differentiating from what I was saying. But all good. look forward to more opinions and wisdom! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Apr 8, 2012 21:21:32 GMT
Double Header in Croke Park next weekend along with Cork v Down, will that be a tickets match i wonder? Kerry v Mayo @2pm. Reckon there will be as many stewards as fans!
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Post by sullyschoice on Apr 8, 2012 21:23:31 GMT
Handy little trip for me for a change
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Post by no1kerryfan on Apr 8, 2012 21:26:28 GMT
Where can i buy tickets for that game and how much?
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Post by southward on Apr 8, 2012 22:09:24 GMT
Positives & negatives from today's game, insomuch as you can deduce from one where we've nothing much at stake. Certainly Mayo looked much more up for it at the start, Cheeky effort from Aidan O'Shea from distance - thankfully Kelly was awake.
Hammered at midfield first quarter but when we started to get the ball to the forwards they were doing damage. You'd never think Gooch had been away. His wrongly disallowed goal, had it stood, would have put us, I think, 3 up. Immediately afterwards Mayo got a dodgy goal which, judging from his own reaction, even Jason Doherty didn't think was going to stand. Together with some soft Mayo frees, this changed the complexion of the game completely. Couple of gifts from us didn't help matters either.
Good response from Kerry in the face of adversity (by which I largely mean Mr Condon, to whom I've already devoted a separate post). When we ran at Mayo it was all good. Paddy Curtin did himself no harm again and if Brian Sheehan keeps up this form for the season, he has to be a shoo-in for player of the year. Marc O'Se's outfield adventures showed the tragic waste of having him at full back.
Couldn't quite make out where Dec Sull was deployed - seemed to be awfully deep, in the full back position at one stage. Brosnan, for a big man, seems to have great difficulty in holding onto the ball; cost us a couple of scores first half, maybe needs a break ?
Looked like Galvin was going to burst a Mayo player at one point and I just thought oh-no; but then it seemed like someone on the line wielded some sort of strange magnet that held back his fist just in time.
Good to get a result in the end, if only for the ref. Standard of shooting from both sides on a windy day was excellent; very few wides. Strength of the panel a major plus this year.
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Post by kerry07 on Apr 8, 2012 22:28:44 GMT
Ya I agree with most of the posts so far. Star needs as much football as he can get from here to Championship. His performance today was poor by any standard. For the first time ever I see him struggling to get a starting position come June /July bar a reversal in performance. I have to say that Curtin is improving all the time. He is pushin for a start. I was not impressed with our defence today but to be fair they would never have played together as a unit much. Brosnan was quiet tired today and I felt so too was Killian Young at times. I would love to see Tom O Sullivan coming back. He is the only man that would release Mark from the No 3 position a situation that I am sure we all would like to see happen. All in all an Ok days work. We will build on it in Croker I feel
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Post by veteran on Apr 8, 2012 22:30:33 GMT
Kerry started more or less like they did against Armagh, allowing their opponents to build up a significant lead and it looked very unlikely that they would pull it back, particularly having to face a strong breeze in the second half. It is to their credit that they clawed their way back and indeed had enough ball in the last fifteen points to snatch a win. However, it is fair to point out that Mayo were down to fourteen men at that stage and we will never know how it would have panned out if they played with their full hand all through. I said that Mayo were down to fourteen men for a long period in that second half but there were times when they were playing with sixteen men. More about that anon.
For most of the game, particularly in the first half, we were flying on one wing at midfield. That was a pity because clearly Colm Cooper and Patrick Curtin were showing a facility to toast their men if enough ball was popped in ot their area. How often have we said that - "if only enough ball was directed to Colm Cooper", any kind of ball. In that first half, apart from flashes form Johnny Buckley, our half forward line were making little impact. It was also noticeable that Eoin Brosnan was struggling badly both at centre half back and later when switched to wing back. So uncertain was he and so feeble were we at midfield that I thought Eoin and the team would benefit from a switch out there. That switch was never made and it was no surprise that he was eventually taken off. I wonder has his non stop activity with Dr. Crokes debilitated him as it may also have done to Kieran O'Leary? Indeed Johnny Buckley also looks a bit ponderous whereas the elusive butterfly looks to be mad for road after his siesta.
Aiden O'Shea won an inordinate amount of ball at midfield and very often went on a surge towards the Kerry goal. It disappointed me that no Kerry back came out to greet him on any occasion. Judiciously, horsing into a marauding player is recommended even at the expense of conceding a free, even at the expense of taking a yellow card for your trouble. It makes the advancing player think twice about future incursions. Tim Kennelly was a fair practitioner of that tactic. Perhaps, we do not have backs with the physique to engage in that exercise. Peter Crowley strikes me as a man who could , in time , be able to stop a man dead in his tracks with a thunderous shoulder.
There is no doubt the introduction of Marc, Paul and Declan were decisive alterations in the second half. Marc as always calmed matters at the back and when he went forward it was with purpose and certainty. The other two boys won their usual quota of dirty ball and rarely wasted it. Nevertheless, Mayo did not fold and it took a lot of hard work to secure the equalising point. There were times when Mayo were very impressive and there is no doubt they have acquired a physical abrasiveness under James Horan. On the other hand, I thought some of their players were feigning injuries on occasions to slow down the game. Several of them needed "treatment" whereas I can only remember one Kerry player needing treatment, Peter Crowley. I hate that tactic.
Brian Kelly could not be faulted for the goal but I was not convinced by his display, even allowing that it was his debut. He seemed to be unduly nervous and there was at least two occasions in the second half when the ball broke over the heads of everybody and he hesitated about coming out when the ball was clearly his. No doubt he will learn form the experience.
Shane Enright, while not back to his 2011 form, gave hints that he may be approaching it. He was very tidy in the second half and easily contained Conor Mortimer when he came on. I felt Killian was one of our top players all through. Brian McGuire was easily rounded for the Mayo goal when he was at corner back but was more assured when switched out to the half line where he operates best. Peter Crowley looked to be the free man in the second half and played that role very well. I would like to see this man getting a run at centre half back.
Bryan Sheehan, not for the first time over the past twelve months, saved our bacon. I make it he scored 1-6, all from placed balls, some of the frees were kicked from outer space. I have not seen him miss a penalty even though he seems to kick them all in the same direction. I have repeatedly said that KD is not suited to an outfield position. I have not changed my mind after today. He simply does not have the agility or recovery powers to make a consistent impact there and of course his physique militates against his effort at winning any ground ball. I presume he is posted out there to exploit his fielding ability. Sadly today, most of his fielding efforts were attempted with one hand and not surprisingly these were not successful. Get this great man back to the full forward line but remember every ball does not have to be directed at him. Try Colm Cooper with a few. He looks promising.
I am afraid that David O'Callagahn and BJK did not embellish their curriculum vitae today. Johnny Buckley did a few good things as he usually does but he does not do enough of them. Why not give him an out and out midfield role the next day?
Kieran O'Leary is nowhere near his 2011 form. He did supply an exquisite foot pass for one of Colm's scores but is he exhausted too after non stop action for the past twelve months?There is no doubt Patrick Curtin has overtaken him in the rankings. Patrick, so slick and sharp, had another fine game. Am I right in saying he kicked three points today with a limited supply of ball? Colm has lost none of his guile. He dummied the goalie delightfully for the goal that never was.
Anthony Maher took a full part in the pre match warm up. I am not sure why he was withdrawn. It is no reflection on Anthony to suggest that it was his replacement who was primarily responsible for the draw.
On Saturday, I said that Maurice Condon was competing with Syl Doyle for the title of worse referee in the land. I do not know what match Syl was butchering today but, indisputably, Maurice Condon takes the title after another incomparable display of ineptitude. Is there to end to the supply of these guys?
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Post by southward on Apr 8, 2012 22:41:23 GMT
Excellent post as always Veteran, though I think your assessment of Mr Condon shows remarkable restraint. If this man played played football he'd be the Kilkenny full-back - Syl Doyle the Gooch by comparison.
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Post by falveyb2k on Apr 8, 2012 23:21:47 GMT
I see the rte highlights ignored the penalty claim Kerry had straight after the goal, I thought that would have been a talking point?
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Post by southward on Apr 8, 2012 23:35:09 GMT
I see the rte highlights ignored the penalty claim Kerry had straight after the goal, I thought that would have been a talking point? No surprise there. Definite peno, but no way were we getting another one off Condon. Its a wonder he gave us the first one, the way he was carrying on.
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Post by no1kerryfan on Apr 8, 2012 23:38:47 GMT
Kerry did well for themselves today considering such an inexperienced side was put out. A lot of players impressed me today such as Brian Kelly in goal, Peter Crowley and Jonathon Lyne aswell as Paddy Curtain. Kieran O Leary needs a break as straight away as Dr. Crokes lost to Crossmaglen Kieran was thrown straight back onto the panel. Also Barry John Keane and David O Callaghan looked like they were either tired or had no interest in the game. I also think the team for the championship is more or less picked apart from that No. 12 jersey which I imagine will be contested between Kieran Donaghy and Donnacadh Walsh. Overall so far it has been a successful league campaign so far with Jack finding out a lot about his panel and hopefully they can finish the job in which they started and hopefully end the year with three trophies and three speeches from The Gooch.
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Post by no1kerryfan on Apr 8, 2012 23:41:25 GMT
Kerry did well for themselves today considering such an inexperienced side was put out. A lot of players impressed me today such as Brian Kelly in goal, Peter Crowley and Jonathon Lyne aswell as Paddy Curtain. Kieran O Leary needs a break as straight away as Dr. Crokes lost to Crossmaglen Kieran was thrown straight back onto the panel. Also Barry John Keane and David O Callaghan looked like they were either tired or had no interest in the game. I also think the team for the championship is more or less picked apart from that No. 12 jersey which I imagine will be contested between Kieran Donaghy and Donnacadh Walsh. Overall so far it has been a successful league campaign so far with Jack finding out a lot about his panel and hopefully they can finish the job in which they started and hopefully end the year with three trophies and three speeches from The Gooch.
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Post by broslof on Apr 9, 2012 4:13:39 GMT
Wonderful to be able to read these accounts at four O clock in the morning in far off lands Thanks a million
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Post by JOAN on Apr 9, 2012 5:17:12 GMT
Cheers for the updates..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 8:57:56 GMT
A few thoughts. Overall a good workout and good to get a game like that than a facile 7 or 8 point victory. Kelly I thought did ok but there is no doubt that Kealy is now clearly first choice. Enright I thought was tidy enough although clearly not back to last years form. However we are not blessed with choice in terms of natural corner backs so it is important that he continues to get games at this level. 1st half was poor enough stuff. We were well beaten around the middle of the park with the half forward line and midfield struggling badly. Also Brosnan seemed uncomfortable through out, probably not helped by the inexperience around him. Crowley did ok overall although this should be tempered by the fact that it was usually one one of him or Marc that seemed to be the extra man in the 2nd half. However he kept a cool head when pushing forward and is a natural attacking wing back.
Curtain I thought looked dangerous and seems comfortable in a Kerry jersey, without doubt the find of the league.
Others have had their say on the ref. There is no doubt it was a poor performance. However I will say the following. Both the pickup rule and square ball rule have to go or be heavily modified. They add absolutely nothing to the modern game and only cause frustration amongst players and supporters. Clearly also the rules need to clarified in terms of the tackle because when a forward gets tackled these days, either the forward gets a free, a defender gets a free or the ref throws the ball up. It is a complete lottery sometimes as to which way the decision will go. People won't like to hear this but part of the issue also is that the vast majority of people don't know the rules and are interpreting them very much through green and gold spectacles.
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Post by ballybunion on Apr 9, 2012 10:16:19 GMT
As our regular midfield pairing was disturbed by Mahers (flu) absence it was understandable that we mightn't be as comfortable as we have been and we certainly weren't. Our midfield pairing was in deep trouble throughout the first half but improved somewhat in the second half. Maher is a worker and the absence of that workload was felt but the status quo should be restored for next week. Some are calling for the pickup rule to be changed but I would have my reservations on changes here. The pickup is a basic skill of the GAA. I can just imagine 4 or 5 players going to hand pickup the same ball!!! Opportunity for far more problems may arise, can of worms here. We might have to introduce scrums.
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Post by southward on Apr 9, 2012 10:40:02 GMT
As our regular midfield pairing was disturbed by Mahers (flu) absence it was understandable that we mightn't be as comfortable as we have been and we certainly weren't. Our midfield pairing was in deep trouble throughout the first half but improved somewhat in the second half. Maher is a worker and the absence of that workload was felt but the status quo should be restored for next week. Some are calling for the pickup rule to be changed but I would have my reservations on changes here. The pickup is a basic skill of the GAA. I can just imagine 4 or 5 players going to hand pickup the same ball!!! Opportunity for far more problems may arise, can of worms here. We might have to introduce scrums. Completely agree with you re the pickup rule Ballybunion. You'd just end up with a rugby game.
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Post by dart on Apr 9, 2012 11:08:26 GMT
The referee blew for a free yesterday at one stage, didn't point in any direction. Sheehan and Donaghy started running forward to be in a position to get the ball from the free taker only for them to see Mayo take a quick free. They were both perplexed and said it to him.
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Post by veteran on Apr 9, 2012 11:21:43 GMT
I agree with Ballybunion and Southward regarding the pick up rule. Changing it would only lead to repeated scrums/rucks. There are more pressing issues to be dealt with. It was an extraordinary decision to rule out Colm's goal in what at worst could only be a borderline illegal pick up. If the masterful Mr. Condon felt it was pick off the ground why did he not blow his whistle straight away rather than waiting for the ball to hit the net and then theatrically walking in to consult with the umpires. It is not that he was slow to blow his whistle. Consider how fast he was to blow it when Patrick Curtin was clean through only to be called back to issue a yellow card to a Mayo player.
Why is it that when there is a clash of colours, Kerry wear the Munster blue while their opponents don't wear their provincial colours but rather a variation of their usual colour scheme. Give me back my green and gold, with legible numbers of course.
Midfield could be a problem for us as the year advances. If either of our first pairing is out injured or not playing well our options are very limited.
Another potential problem for us could be a lack of height in the full back line.
I remember in the 2005 final where Paul Galvin was our last line of defence more or less when Peter Canavan sored his goal and also Paul was in a similar position last year when Cillian O'Connor rounded him to score a rasper, well yesterday another horrible defensive situation materialised in the second half, fortunately it didn't end in tears this time. In the second half, a high ball swung across the Kerry goal and the only players around to contest it was a tall Mayo player and Darren O'Sullivan. It came to nothing but I wish situations like that did not unfold. No offence intended Darren but I do not want you as my last line of defence!
I am pleased that the print media have been so generous in acknowledging the greatness of John Egan, particularly The Irish Examiner. There are times when one loses faith with the print media as they often pay homage to people of straw. It is refreshing on this occasion as they pay tribute to a man of substance.
I never saw Dermot Hannafin play but by all accounts he was a formidable midfielder. It is unfortunate for him that his death has been overshadowed by the death of John Egan. In any case, may God be good to both of them
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 11:30:42 GMT
On the pickup rule.
You could not just eliminate it as you would have lads jumping on the ball on the ground. You could bring in a rule that says if you pick the ball up off the ground cleanly, you have to be on your feet when doing so I am sure it is possible to draft such a rule. It was tried four or five years ago in the league and while it was not perfect it was abandoned too quickly.
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Post by peanuts on Apr 9, 2012 11:37:19 GMT
On the pickup rule. You could not just eliminate it as you would have lads jumping on the ball on the ground. You could bring in a rule that says if you pick the ball up off the ground cleanly, you have to be on your feet when doing so I am sure it is possible to draft such a rule. It was tried four or five years ago in the league and while it was not perfect it was abandoned too quickly. That exact rule already exists in Ladies footbal AFAIK.
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