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Post by tonydorigo on May 14, 2018 9:28:22 GMT
Jesus! Just saw the pictures and I'm sorry I did. Poor guy. A dislocated knee is being mentioned so hopefully no major damage done to ligaments. Judging by the photos this is not going to be without significant ligament damage given the way it went. Hoping for the best for him but I reckon significant damage done and a long road back. With dislocations like that, similar to the Jean De Villiers one when playing with South Africa, it usually tears some tendons or ligaments completely given the way they knee moves.
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Post by givehimaball on May 14, 2018 16:06:42 GMT
Dont Foul's numbers from the Mayo Galway game.
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Post by ddtinexile on May 14, 2018 16:16:08 GMT
Pity it does'nt show how many "fistballs" there was in that game of pukeball.
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Post by dc84 on May 14, 2018 16:39:57 GMT
I know Galway will be happy enough to have won but if they played like that against a team with good forwards they would be bet easy. Sam wont be going west for awhile yet
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Post by kerrygold on May 14, 2018 16:56:34 GMT
The Dubs must be rubbing their hands in glee!
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Post by dc84 on May 14, 2018 17:26:42 GMT
Yeah and the media building up Tyrone if they beat monaghan (just like last year). Donegal played some nice stuff that 11 played well. A lot of that good minor team from 2014 on show big men aswell..
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Post by Mickmack on May 14, 2018 17:32:38 GMT
Am i reading the stat correctly.... 1.05 by Galway came from possession gained from their own short kickout?
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Post by Premier on May 14, 2018 17:53:26 GMT
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Post by givehimaball on May 14, 2018 18:17:10 GMT
Am i reading the stat correctly.... 1.05 by Galway came from possession gained from their own short kickout? I'd imagine so - the move for goal started from a free where Cillian O'Connor tackled the Galway back who had received a short kick-out. They did move the ball down the field at a decent pace.
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Post by taggert on May 14, 2018 18:41:58 GMT
It would appear that the Ardfert man is very much Persona Non Grata in Offaly....
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Post by Mickmack on May 14, 2018 20:27:02 GMT
Statement by Wicklow GAA
Following our Leinster Senior Championship win over Offaly yesterday, Wicklow GAA formally requested that the Wicklow v Dublin Leinster Senior Championship Quarter Final be played in Joule Park, Aughrim.
All members of the Wicklow GAA are working hard to develop, promote and grow participation within the county, at all levels. The possibility of welcoming reigning All Ireland Senior Champions to Joule Park, Aughrim would give a sizeable boost to Wicklow GAA, our supporters and our players.
We are hugely disappointed that this request has not been considered. We feel a significant opportunity has been missed to promote GAA in Wicklow and assist the hard- work being done at all levels, across all codes, in the county.
This is something echoed by Wicklow manager John Evans after the game, as he told Wicklow News:
I think Dublin should come to Aughrim. There is nothing to fear in Aughrim and you’re our next door neighbours. Why not help out the next door neighbours in the Leinster championship?
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Post by Mickmack on May 14, 2018 20:30:35 GMT
I am pretty sure that there would have been a bigger crowd in Croker yesterday if KK V Dublin game was played there but the game rightly went ahead in Parnell Park.
So why cant they play the game in Aughrim and make it all ticket.
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Post by Mickmack on May 14, 2018 20:46:46 GMT
No more football games on TV for three weeks There are 19 games in May of Ireland's favourite sport.
One of them is televised.
Galway's win over Mayo in Castlebar was the football fan's lot for the entire month of May as they have to wait another three weeks now to see any more of the championship.
Let's honestly get this into some perspective.
The GAA is the most popular spectacle in Ireland (save for big Republic international games but, as an umbrella of football and hurling, the GAA draws the biggest numbers consistently). Football is the GAA's most-widely participated and watched code. The championship is the biggest competition of the nation's favourite sport. And, for the first four weeks of that tournament, one game is shown on any television channel.
That means that next week's encounter between two of Ireland's best sides won't be seen by anyone outside of Healy Park.
Tyrone welcome Monaghan to Omagh for what is so much more than what's going to be one of the most competitive Ulster championship battles in years. The winner advances to the semi-final and puts one hand on the Anglo-Celt trophy but the loser goes into the first round of the qualifiers.
One of Tyrone or Monaghan - two of the top six teams in the country - are being dumped out next Sunday and nobody will see it on TV.
That day, the hurling takes priority again and you wouldn't want those Munster games to go without television coverage either - Limerick v Tipp and Cork v Clare - but because the GAA agreed live TV deals with Sky and RTÉ before they added so many more games to both championships, neither broadcaster is in a position to react when they see a game like Tyrone and Monaghan prop up and, thus, they couldn't do something sensible like ask that it be played on Saturday so they can show that and the Munster hurling too.
But, instead, what we're getting on Saturday is God damn depressing.
On the same day that two of the top teams in the country could be playing, RTÉ 2 are showing a double bill of Man With A Plan and a rerun of The Big Bang Theory.
RTÉ 1 is showing Daniel and Majella's B&B Road Trip.
These are our national games. This is our culture. Daniel and Majella's B&B Road Trip.
So the public must wait until June 3 to see any more football action when Tyrone or Monaghan will contest the Ulster semi-final in a less appealing clash than their own one - they'll play the winners of Fermanagh and Armagh.
The week after that, Dublin's second game of the campaign will finally be on TV but, the day before, none of the Round 1 qualifiers will be broadcast.
Mayo lit up the championship through the backdoor last year but their next game won't be shown live anywhere in Ireland. That has potential to blow up in the GAA's face because the list of teams Mayo could face in Round 1 means we could have the game of the championship on June 9, but not have it shown on TV.
We're also missing Dublin against Wicklow in the Leinster quarters, Kerry's first outing, a potential clinker between Cork and Tipperary and everything in between.
But in Round 1 of the back door, it could be Mayo v Monaghan/Tyrone or Mayo v Armagh/Fermanagh or Derry again or Cavan and it won't be on TV. And those unable to go to the game will have to make do with the two-minute highlights package instead. Or Daniel and Majella
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Post by kerrygold on May 15, 2018 9:23:29 GMT
Statement by Wicklow GAA Following our Leinster Senior Championship win over Offaly yesterday, Wicklow GAA formally requested that the Wicklow v Dublin Leinster Senior Championship Quarter Final be played in Joule Park, Aughrim. All members of the Wicklow GAA are working hard to develop, promote and grow participation within the county, at all levels. The possibility of welcoming reigning All Ireland Senior Champions to Joule Park, Aughrim would give a sizeable boost to Wicklow GAA, our supporters and our players. We are hugely disappointed that this request has not been considered. We feel a significant opportunity has been missed to promote GAA in Wicklow and assist the hard- work being done at all levels, across all codes, in the county. This is something echoed by Wicklow manager John Evans after the game, as he told Wicklow News: I think Dublin should come to Aughrim. There is nothing to fear in Aughrim and you’re our next door neighbours. Why not help out the next door neighbours in the Leinster championship? I am pretty sure that there would have been a bigger crowd in Croker yesterday if KK V Dublin game was played there but the game rightly went ahead in Parnell Park. So why cant they play the game in Aughrim and make it all ticket. Wicklow v Dublin in Aughrim would be massive for the championship, Wicklow and Aughrim. It should happen, it is not too long ago they were telling us Portlaoise was not suitable to host the Dubs either.
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Post by kerrygold on May 15, 2018 9:25:28 GMT
No more football games on TV for three weeks There are 19 games in May of Ireland's favourite sport. One of them is televised. Galway's win over Mayo in Castlebar was the football fan's lot for the entire month of May as they have to wait another three weeks now to see any more of the championship. Let's honestly get this into some perspective. The GAA is the most popular spectacle in Ireland (save for big Republic international games but, as an umbrella of football and hurling, the GAA draws the biggest numbers consistently). Football is the GAA's most-widely participated and watched code. The championship is the biggest competition of the nation's favourite sport. And, for the first four weeks of that tournament, one game is shown on any television channel. That means that next week's encounter between two of Ireland's best sides won't be seen by anyone outside of Healy Park. Tyrone welcome Monaghan to Omagh for what is so much more than what's going to be one of the most competitive Ulster championship battles in years. The winner advances to the semi-final and puts one hand on the Anglo-Celt trophy but the loser goes into the first round of the qualifiers. One of Tyrone or Monaghan - two of the top six teams in the country - are being dumped out next Sunday and nobody will see it on TV. That day, the hurling takes priority again and you wouldn't want those Munster games to go without television coverage either - Limerick v Tipp and Cork v Clare - but because the GAA agreed live TV deals with Sky and RTÉ before they added so many more games to both championships, neither broadcaster is in a position to react when they see a game like Tyrone and Monaghan prop up and, thus, they couldn't do something sensible like ask that it be played on Saturday so they can show that and the Munster hurling too. But, instead, what we're getting on Saturday is God damn depressing. On the same day that two of the top teams in the country could be playing, RTÉ 2 are showing a double bill of Man With A Plan and a rerun of The Big Bang Theory. RTÉ 1 is showing Daniel and Majella's B&B Road Trip. These are our national games. This is our culture. Daniel and Majella's B&B Road Trip. So the public must wait until June 3 to see any more football action when Tyrone or Monaghan will contest the Ulster semi-final in a less appealing clash than their own one - they'll play the winners of Fermanagh and Armagh. The week after that, Dublin's second game of the campaign will finally be on TV but, the day before, none of the Round 1 qualifiers will be broadcast. Mayo lit up the championship through the backdoor last year but their next game won't be shown live anywhere in Ireland. That has potential to blow up in the GAA's face because the list of teams Mayo could face in Round 1 means we could have the game of the championship on June 9, but not have it shown on TV. We're also missing Dublin against Wicklow in the Leinster quarters, Kerry's first outing, a potential clinker between Cork and Tipperary and everything in between. But in Round 1 of the back door, it could be Mayo v Monaghan/Tyrone or Mayo v Armagh/Fermanagh or Derry again or Cavan and it won't be on TV. And those unable to go to the game will have to make do with the two-minute highlights package instead. Or Daniel and Majella The Suits will tie themselves up in knots yet with this pay per view dung.
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Post by Mickmack on May 15, 2018 9:41:10 GMT
Mayos qualifier games in 2017 v Derry and Cork were pure drama. Great viewing with the winner taking all.
BBC2 will show Tyrone v Monaghan at 7pm...delayed transmission
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Post by givehimaball on May 15, 2018 12:56:39 GMT
What's craziest of all is that BBC NI will have cameras at the Tyrone Monaghan game.
Basically it appears that RTE told BBC NI that they weren't allowed broadcast it live as it might take viewers from the hurling.
GAA HQ of course did nothing in terms of giving people an actual choice of what they wanted to watch.
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Post by Mickmack on May 15, 2018 17:22:53 GMT
We need a modern day GAA version of Michael Davitt along the lines of his "the land of Ireland belongs to the Irish".
What would the " three Fs" be?
I suggest....
Fixity of Joanne Cantwell Free to air Feck off sky
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Post by southward on May 15, 2018 18:31:45 GMT
Galway brought on 7 subs on Sunday, including a first half blood sub for Paul Conroy which lasted the rest of the game. Notwithstanding the circumstances of Conroy's injury, this is making a mockery of the blood sub rule. He can't have been actually bleeding until the game was over.
This has come up before and I thought there were to be moves to cut out the abuse of the rule. Surely the blood sub thing could be restricted to 5 or 10-minutes - if a player is unable to continue after that, it's just an injury situation at that stage.
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Post by ddtinexile on May 16, 2018 19:28:06 GMT
Good article on independent.ie this evening by Martin Breheny on Sundays Galway v Mayo.. A total of 394 fistballs and 78 kick passes.
Mayo 221handpasses , Galway 173.
Mayo kickpassed 38 times, Galway 40 kick passes.
A fact....handpass has destroyed Gaelic football.
Turned it into a balls of a spectacle .
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on May 16, 2018 20:30:55 GMT
I enjoyed the contest in Castlebar, and was not surprised with the sort of game it was. Apart from the fact that there was huge hype leading up to this, and sides like Galway nearly always trip up badly after having a great league, Galway are going to play that way to some extent at least until they progress to a point where they can win in the business end of the championship and at least compete really well if they reach a semi-final or even a final. I think only then will we see if they can/will expand their game. That doesn't mean they can. The jury will be out til the real tests start.
I felt Mayo though far from their best gave it socks, looked very fit and would've won or got a draw but for the way Galway played, and conceding the killer blow. The sending off was another reason the game got more defensive in the second half as Mayo just had to play the same way as Galway then,especially with no Keegan and Vaughan only just back.
I find it surprising that nobody admired the magnificent points from play, especially Galway's, and the goal was class, very few players can beat Clarke like that. I think Galway will grind it out in Connaught but McStay may very well try something different if Ros and Galway meet. Roll on the soap opera of Mayo in the qualifiers. I wish TP a full recovery, and please please can people stop talking about that terrible injury!!
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Post by veteran on May 16, 2018 20:42:22 GMT
Good article on independent.ie this evening by Martin Breheny on Sundays Galway v Mayo.. A total of 394 fistballs and 78 kick passes. Mayo 221handpasses , Galway 173. Mayo kickpassed 38 times, Galway 40 kick passes. A fact....handpass has destroyed Gaelic football. Turned it into a balls of a spectacle . I could not argue with that. I often wonder if the administrators have a death wish as regards football.
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on May 16, 2018 20:45:07 GMT
Good article on independent.ie this evening by Martin Breheny on Sundays Galway v Mayo.. A total of 394 fistballs and 78 kick passes. Mayo 221handpasses , Galway 173. Mayo kickpassed 38 times, Galway 40 kick passes. A fact....handpass has destroyed Gaelic football. Turned it into a balls of a spectacle . I could not argue with that. I often wonder if the administrators have a death wish as regards football. While I agree in principal people have short memories, many supposedly great match-ups in past championship history ended up in dour, mean-spirited scraps. I do agree though that handpassing often makes games anodyne.
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Post by Mickmack on May 16, 2018 21:23:42 GMT
Not too many turned the telly during last Sundays game.
For many years before they won the all ireland Dublin provided the best drama. Mayo do it now. I hope this bunch win an all ireland.
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2018 21:35:05 GMT
It is just two extra qualifiers games for Mayo rather than going through the front door. Not sure what all the fuss is about. I wouldn't write them off yet but where are they going to find the extra ingredient from to topple the Dubs?
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Post by Mickmack on May 16, 2018 22:29:27 GMT
the fuss could be an away game to Tyrone or Monaghan. Kerry woulddnt fancy that either.
Mayo got it reasonably handy last year in the qualifiers with Derry and two Munster teams
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Post by animal on May 17, 2018 11:44:49 GMT
It is just two extra qualifiers games for Mayo rather than going through the front door. Not sure what all the fuss is about. I wouldn't write them off yet but where are they going to find the extra ingredient from to topple the Dubs? I think the injuries to Keegan and now Parsons means the deck is stacked against them. With favourable draws we may well see them in the Super 8s but I don't see this group getting to the final without the aforementioned.
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Post by dc84 on May 17, 2018 12:10:47 GMT
It is just two extra qualifiers games for Mayo rather than going through the front door. Not sure what all the fuss is about. I wouldn't write them off yet but where are they going to find the extra ingredient from to topple the Dubs? I think the injuries to Keegan and now Parsons means the deck is stacked against them. With favourable draws we may well see them in the Super 8s but I don't see this group getting to the final without the aforementioned. Have to agree parsons physicallity and mobility is a massive loss.the mental aspect of getting up for the qualifiers shouldnt be underestimated also thats 2 more games for injuries etc. An injury to either o shea and they are in big trouble now i feel
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Post by givehimaball on May 17, 2018 14:39:34 GMT
I think the injuries to Keegan and now Parsons means the deck is stacked against them. With favourable draws we may well see them in the Super 8s but I don't see this group getting to the final without the aforementioned. Have to agree parsons physicallity and mobility is a massive loss.the mental aspect of getting up for the qualifiers shouldnt be underestimated also thats 2 more games for injuries etc. An injury to either o shea and they are in big trouble now i feel Another big thing is just how unimpressive they were stumbling through the qualifiers last year, with both Derry and Cork taking them to extra-time. The danger for them in the qualifiers is that any sort of half-reasonable side will be thinking they will have a chance against them.
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Post by Mickmack on May 17, 2018 15:53:14 GMT
Parsons is an athlete first and and foremost and a late bloomer as a footballer. He was quite brilliant in the 2017 final and he was very good v Galway till the injury.
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