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Post by onlykerry on Feb 5, 2022 21:37:20 GMT
Game won with a great (wind assisted) first half - some brilliant scores from distance in brutal conditions. Second half was a disappointment with Kerry only getting one point against the wind but never looked like coughing up their 13 point half time lead. Had two second half goal chances that we didn't convert. Won the first half by 13 but lost the second by six - would have preferred if we had kept playing positive football in second half rather than all the possession passing which we have been critical of other teams for doing. Thought Lane was very lenient with Comerford particularly in the first half - the time wasting on kick outs and the length of time allowed for him to kick the free from the 45 was ridiculous. Tough, physical game that kept referee Lane on his toes and had the crowd howling at some of his calls but I believe the replays showed he got most calls right on the night.
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Post by taggert on Feb 5, 2022 21:41:29 GMT
Greetings from the edge of the earth, Possibly the bleakest weather I’ve ever attended a match in. We won and we won comfortably, Dublin were very poor but we beat them without hitting top gear ourselves. I thought Barry did very well along with our superb number 11 and absolutely majestic number 14. Paudi’s black card looked, from where I was, a terrible decision and Niall Scully seems to have taken the mantle from Philly of no matter where I am on the pitch, no matter who is winning or what’s going on - I’ll start a pointless row. He was septic to watch off the ball. Good enough for them, only disappointment was that we didn’t win by more. Give them another €20 million Someone ran into David to goad him after the penalty miss. I saw in footage on the news there, that it was none other than the aforementioned Scully.
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Post by Kingdomson on Feb 5, 2022 21:42:38 GMT
Good confidence boosting win for Kerry but remember what happened with Tyrone last year after a great league win. We’d be wise to take this with a pinch of salt and Dublin will be a different animal come summer. I thought in the conditions Dublin were managing the game well in the first quarter but things fell asunder for them and Kerry got the breaks and played some wonderful kicking football in that second quarter.
I though Lane refereed the game well and we got some correct decisions tonight you'd hardly ever get in front of the hill in CP. Great to see Kerry kick the ball in that first half but of course come championship the space to kick into is not always there as we found out against Tyrone last year.
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Post by greengold35 on Feb 5, 2022 21:43:43 GMT
The defence were excellent tonight , they worked there socks off, in both directions. We were wide open at times in the early stages of the first half until such time as we got on top completely at midfield in the 2nd quarter- a few scary moments then but won the game with outstanding displays up front from the Clifford’s, Seanie & Dara Moynihan - Paudie & David were outstanding all through. The 2nd half was about containment especially down to 14 for two periods ; quite how the ref penalised Paudie Clifford when he put David through was most baffling adding insult to injury when issuing a black card. Ciarán Kilkenny could have seen red for his hit on Seanie O’Shea as Dublin lost their composure as they fell to their 2nd league defeat.
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Post by pipsqueak01 on Feb 5, 2022 21:48:33 GMT
Watching on TV, Lane got nearly every call right. People call for consistency and all the black cards were for checks. Paudies was the harshest because he had momentum but it suited him to collide after the offload but Lane was consistent throughout. His only major mistake was giving the black to Scully who was the wrong man
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Feb 5, 2022 21:50:23 GMT
Greetings from the edge of the earth, Possibly the bleakest weather I’ve ever attended a match in. We won and we won comfortably, Dublin were very poor but we beat them without hitting top gear ourselves. I thought Barry did very well along with our superb number 11 and absolutely majestic number 14. Paudi’s black card looked, from where I was, a terrible decision and Niall Scully seems to have taken the mantle from Philly of no matter where I am on the pitch, no matter who is winning or what’s going on - I’ll start a pointless row. He was septic to watch off the ball. Good enough for them, only disappointment was that we didn’t win by more. Give them another €20 million Someone ran into David to goad him after the penalty miss. I saw in footage on the news there, that it was none other than the aforementioned Scully. He was right in front of me for a lot of the game and the stuff he gets up to is absolutely ridiculous. Starting rows at every kick out, late and sly hits, etc Just a horrible, classless pr*ck
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 5, 2022 22:09:12 GMT
So a goal can be disallowed because the team that scored it committed a foul in the buildup!
Even though the ref didnt see it appears and had to be told about it by the officials.
I know they can do it in rugby but i have never seen it happen in a GAA match.
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Feb 5, 2022 22:11:51 GMT
I didn’t think Clifford deserved the black card. Dublin no 24 was a more blatant black in first half. He deliberately blocked the Kerry players path after he fisted the ball and was on the move forward.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 5, 2022 22:19:48 GMT
Games can really turn on being reduced to 10 minutes due to a black card.
Jack Barry gave the ref no option that time.
Kerry ate Dublin while the Scully was off.
Game over then.
There was a time when Dublin would have coped with that set back but they had no answer tonight.
They appear to have the makings of a first 15 that will compete with the first 15 of anyone else but their panel is no longer what it was and that was their trump card.
I must watch the match tomorrow before making any more comment on the game.
The overall impression was that it was quite even till Dublin till Scullys black card.
The line ball Kerry got that led to the goal was a Dublin ball. We have suffered enough bad calls v Dublin so we are due a few more of those.
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Post by john4 on Feb 5, 2022 22:20:15 GMT
So a goal can be disallowed because the team that scored it committed a foul in the buildup! Even though the ref didnt see it appears and had to be told about it by the officials. I know they can do it in rugby but i have never seen it happen in a GAA match. Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing
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Post by carthalawn on Feb 5, 2022 22:24:17 GMT
Kerry upped their footballing and physical intensity tonight. It was proper physical encounter. Dublin were rudderless. Couple of notable performances - half back line played really well - Morley playing some good stuff at six. The team setup allows a fellow like Adrian to have a role - for the second week in a row he put in a big shift. Seanie and David were exceptional. Dara M was different player this week. I felt the midfield could have played deeper in the second half to help transition the ball - we overplayed the ball on a few occasions. Paul G got on some great ball in the first half - missed a few but rolled back the years and showed his footballing acumen. A good result against a poor Dublin side. The dubs can expect plenty more of the physical stuff before this league is done…..
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Post by pipsqueak01 on Feb 5, 2022 22:24:51 GMT
Games can really turn on being reduced to 10 minutes due to a black card. Jack Barry gave the ref no option that time. Kerry ate Dublin while the Scully was off. Game over then. There was a time when Dublin would have coped with that set back but they had no answer tonight. They appear to have the makings of a first 15 that will compete with the first 15 of anyone else but their panel is no longer what it was and that was their trump card. I must watch the match tomorrow before making any more comment on the game. The overall impression was that it was quite even till Dublin till Scullys black card. The line ball Kerry got that led to the goal was a Dublin ball. We have suffered enough bad calls v Dublin so we are due a few more of those. It wasn’t a Dublin ball. The commentators were focussing on the Dublin player shepherding it out but he was shepherding out a ball that broke off a Dublin hand
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Post by horsebox77 on Feb 5, 2022 22:26:22 GMT
Watching on TV, Lane got nearly every call right. People call for consistency and all the black cards were for checks. Paudies was the harshest because he had momentum but it suited him to collide after the offload but Lane was consistent throughout. His only major mistake was giving the black to Scully who was the wrong man Completely agree, we are very quick to throw the boot into the man in the middle, but ya I though Lane was exceptional tonight on an night where the weather was not conducive to neat football.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 5, 2022 22:28:22 GMT
So a goal can be disallowed because the team that scored it committed a foul in the buildup! Even though the ref didnt see it appears and had to be told about it by the officials. I know they can do it in rugby but i have never seen it happen in a GAA match. Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing It bounced down off the upright and hit him on the head/back and went it.
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Post by horsebox77 on Feb 5, 2022 22:28:27 GMT
[/quote]Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing[/quote]
I think that could be a defining moment in his challenge for the kerry jersey….
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 5, 2022 22:33:06 GMT
The dubs can expect plenty more of the physical stuff before this league is done….. Yes... They are away to Kildare, Tyrone and Monaghan. Home to Mayo and Donegal.
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Post by taggert on Feb 5, 2022 22:35:17 GMT
Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing[/quote] I think that could be a defining moment in his challenge for the kerry jersey….[/quote] The 2 on 1 chance that Dublin butchered was terrible defending from a Kerry point of view. Appreciate it was a relatively isolated incident but we should not be undone so cheaply.
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Post by john4 on Feb 5, 2022 22:40:56 GMT
Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing I think that could be a defining moment in his challenge for the kerry jersey….[/quote] The 2 on 1 chance that Dublin butchered was terrible defending from a Kerry point of view. Appreciate it was a relatively isolated incident but we should not be undone so cheaply. [/quote] Dublin were going long on the kickouts and we gambled with putting an extra man in the landing zone but lost the kickout. High risk strategy for sure!
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Post by greengold35 on Feb 5, 2022 22:43:25 GMT
So a goal can be disallowed because the team that scored it committed a foul in the buildup! Even though the ref didnt see it appears and had to be told about it by the officials. I know they can do it in rugby but i have never seen it happen in a GAA match. Linesmen shall bring to the attention of the Referee, during a break in play, any instances of foul play, in particular rough or dangerous play, striking, hitting, or kicking, or unauthorised incursions onto the field of play or other infraction of Rule by a team official, which have not been noticed by the Referee. They may also, if requested by the Referee, assist in determining the validity of a score.
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Post by pipsqueak01 on Feb 5, 2022 22:44:19 GMT
Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing I think that could be a defining moment in his challenge for the kerry jersey….[/quote] The 2 on 1 chance that Dublin butchered was terrible defending from a Kerry point of view. Appreciate it was a relatively isolated incident but we should not be undone so cheaply. [/quote] It’s the price you pay if you choose to aggressively press a kickout. If it doesn’t fall your way you end up in a dire scenario. That will happen a few times a season but if the reward is greater so be it. Same way Niall Morgan will undoubtedly be lobbed again at some stage but maybe it’s worth it! I thought Jason (I think it was him) defended excellently in that scenario. Kept the Dublin player in two minds. Didn’t let the shot or the pass be the obvious choice and that let to an abomination of an attempt of a pass to the back post
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 5, 2022 22:51:55 GMT
So a goal can be disallowed because the team that scored it committed a foul in the buildup! Even though the ref didnt see it appears and had to be told about it by the officials. I know they can do it in rugby but i have never seen it happen in a GAA match. Linesmen shall bring to the attention of the Referee, during a break in play, any instances of foul play, in particular rough or dangerous play, striking, hitting, or kicking, or unauthorised incursions onto the field of play or other infraction of Rule by a team official, which have not been noticed by the Referee. They may also, if requested by the Referee, assist in determining the validity of a score. Thats covers linesmen. Linesmen can assist a ref in adjudicating on a score if the ref thinks an umpire got a call wrong or doesnt want to make a call.
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Post by taggert on Feb 5, 2022 22:56:16 GMT
Tis pure luck for Shane Murphy that this goal was disallowed. A most monumental error. We're no closer to finding a quality goalkeeper. wtf was he doing I think that could be a defining moment in his challenge for the kerry jersey…. The 2 on 1 chance that Dublin butchered was terrible defending from a Kerry point of view. Appreciate it was a relatively isolated incident but we should not be undone so cheaply. [/quote] It’s the price you pay if you choose to aggressively press a kickout. If it doesn’t fall your way you end up in a dire scenario. That will happen a few times a season but if the reward is greater so be it. Same way Niall Morgan will undoubtedly be lobbed again at some stage but maybe it’s worth it! I thought Jason (I think it was him) defended excellently in that scenario. Kept the Dublin player in two minds. Didn’t let the shot or the pass be the obvious choice and that let to an abomination of an attempt of a pass to the back post[/quote] I appreciate this but agsinst Tyrone Shane Ryan pushed up seversl times allowing players push forward. Si tonight when Dan Donoghue pushed up, Murphy should have come out to ensure there was no unmarked man - he could have pushed Foley up or could have gone past Foley as Ryan did last year. Agsin, Murphy only just back in the fold but it should not be happening. All keepers are now part of the press.
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Post by whitefire on Feb 5, 2022 23:06:54 GMT
Does anyone have a rundown of how we've done on penalties over the last few years in league and championship? It feels like we've missed them far more than we've scored them. Even though our best forwards have taken them, it seems that they bottle it when it comes to a one on one 11m out.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Feb 5, 2022 23:24:47 GMT
I wouldn’t be worried about the second half one bit. The job was done by half time and there’s no benefit in annihilating a team in the league, it might only come back to bite you. We certainly took the foot off the pedal but I think we were right to. What I was surprised by though was how slow the management were in bringing in subs. I think there was around 10 minutes left and we had only one on. It was a perfect opportunity to give a few players on the bench a chance like Dylan Casey and both Tony Brosnan and Killian Spillane could have done with the chance to show what they can do. I would have brought Clifford off soon after half time too with all the games he’s playing at the moment.
Very positive performance tonight although Dublin were poor. David Clifford had a lot of excellent plays as we now expect but Diarmuid O’Connor had a great game. Sean O’Shea back at 11 was a huge boost. He’s always an option and wins every ball that’s kicked to him, the ideal link player on the 40 which is a key position in any team. Geaney played very well and Jason Foley did a very impressive job on Kilkenny which is encouraging.
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Post by thebluepanther on Feb 5, 2022 23:38:40 GMT
The dubs can expect plenty more of the physical stuff before this league is done….. Yes... They are away to Kildare, Tyrone and Monaghan. Home to Mayo and Donegal. I told you comfortable win for Kerry . A full complement of players for Kerry against an experimental Dublin team with no real experience on the bench , there was always a likely hood this could happen . We will have our work cut out to stay in Div 1 this year and then just focus on Leinster championship ( Kildare and Meath will be smelling blood) . No Yerra that's the reality .This year will be about getting valuable experience for our new lads especially in the away battles in the league , tonight they had their work cut out to contain the Kerry forwards , they will learn from it . Well done on your win tonight , Clifford was unmarkable . Some excellent point scoring , although a strange game where right until Scully was black carded the game was in the balance. After that poor decision making by Dublin and some brilliant play by Kerry effectively ended the game a a contest.
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Post by mossie on Feb 5, 2022 23:45:06 GMT
I wouldn’t be worried about the second half one bit. The job was done by half time and there’s no benefit in annihilating a team in the league, it might only come back to bite you. We certainly took the foot off the pedal but I think we were right to. What I was surprised by though was how slow the management were in bringing in subs. I think there was around 10 minutes left and we had only one on. It was a perfect opportunity to give a few players on the bench a chance like Dylan Casey and both Tony Brosnan and Killian Spillane could have done with the chance to show what they can do. I would have brought Clifford off soon after half time too with all the games he’s playing at the moment. Very positive performance tonight although Dublin were poor. David Clifford had a lot of excellent plays as we now expect but Diarmuid O’Connor had a great game. Sean O’Shea back at 11 was a huge boost. He’s always an option and wins every ball that’s kicked to him, the ideal link player on the 40 which is a key position in any team. Geaney played very well and Jason Foley did a very impressive job on Kilkenny which is encouraging. yep , we hockeyed Tyrone in the league in 2021 and then .....
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Post by mossie on Feb 5, 2022 23:46:19 GMT
Yes... They are away to Kildare, Tyrone and Monaghan. Home to Mayo and Donegal. I told you comfortable win for Kerry . A full complement of players for Kerry against an experimental Dublin team with no real experience on the bench , there was always a likely hood this could happen . We will have our work cut out to stay in Div 1 this year and then just focus on Leinster championship ( Kildare and Meath will be smelling blood) . No Yerra that's the reality .This year will be about getting valuable experience for our new lads especially in the away battles in the league , tonight they had their work cut out to contain the Kerry forwards , they will learn from it . Well done on your win tonight , Clifford was unmarkable . Some excellent point scoring , although a strange game where right until Scully was black carded the game was in the balance. After that poor decision making by Dublin and some brilliant play by Kerry effectively ended the game a a contest. Dublin were not dirty tonight, some of the tackles the kerry supporters were calling for reds on were not reds but I still think Dublin discipline has slipped since Gavin left
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Post by thebluepanther on Feb 5, 2022 23:58:13 GMT
I told you comfortable win for Kerry . A full complement of players for Kerry against an experimental Dublin team with no real experience on the bench , there was always a likely hood this could happen . We will have our work cut out to stay in Div 1 this year and then just focus on Leinster championship ( Kildare and Meath will be smelling blood) . No Yerra that's the reality .This year will be about getting valuable experience for our new lads especially in the away battles in the league , tonight they had their work cut out to contain the Kerry forwards , they will learn from it . Well done on your win tonight , Clifford was unmarkable . Some excellent point scoring , although a strange game where right until Scully was black carded the game was in the balance. After that poor decision making by Dublin and some brilliant play by Kerry effectively ended the game a a contest. Dublin were not dirty tonight, some of the tackles the kerry supporters were calling for reds on were not reds but I still think Dublin discipline has slipped since Gavin left Time will tell . Gavin had his fair share to deal with also , no different to most counties.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 6, 2022 0:03:17 GMT
Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-11
Keith Duggan
Irish Times
It was wild in every way but the most famous rivalry in Irish sport did nothing to halt the general sense that the forces are shifting. With David Clifford absolutely regal in the storm which raged across Tralee town, Kerry deepened the sense of Dublin gloom. The weather may deflect the sense of crisis away from Dublin but in the short term, they remain a deeply vulnerable animal in the cage of Division 1 football.
This was a night for the fire or the pub so the Kerry crowd showed up in droves. They could have played this on a North Sea oil rig and the conditions would not have been any more challenging for the athletes. But to apply the universal GAA phrase of reasonableness: look it.
The stout taps were busy in downtown Tralee from mid-afternoon. And Six Nations be damned: the locals took shelter under the military-green Austin Stacks stand a full two hours before throw-in. It’s as well they don’t use metal detectors here because they would have been going berserk with the gods of yesteryear hauling All-Ireland medals out of their back-pockets.
The famous faces were everywhere, silvering a little now and, like the rest, looking forward to it. The Kerry crowd passed around chip punnets and listened to Mark Leen giving a polished full hour of retro classics - Ingelbert and Neil in the driving rain. And when he gave the visitors a rendition of Bagetelle’s Summer in Dublin even as the Kerry team took the field to rapturous applause, we were reminded that Ireland is at heart a very strange and wonderful country.
But the crowd did not show up for a concert. They showed up for payback. And for 35 minutes, they got it. Kerry played with the Atlantic Ocean for the opening half and they gave a clinic. It was 1-14 to 0-4 at the break - and that after the rare sighting of a David Clifford penalty miss. Needless to say the Fossa man did not suffer a loss of confidence from the experience. He went on to strike two breathtaking points that were in perfect synchronicity with the wild weather and found Dara Moynihan with a lightning hand pass for Kerry’s 38th minute goal.
So it is something to note that the best Clifford on display was the brother Paudie, who set the tone for Kerry with his breakneck energy and defensive covering, his speed and his accuracy and imagination in possession.
Kerry’s happiness, of course, meant further evidence of Dublin’s disintegration. Whether it is temporary or something more serious remains to be seen. They looked like themselves for the first 15 minutes, working hard to smother Kerry on the kick-out, spreading the ball wide with the old patience which reduced the crowd-noise to a murmur. They will point to the 23rd minute as a reason for grievance.
Dean Rock lobbed a point only to see the ball crash off the post, hit Kerry goalkeeper Shane Murphy and end up in the net. But as the Dubs celebrated, referee Noel Lane consulted with his umpires. Dublin’s Niall Scully was black carded for an off-the-ball block on Dan O’Donoghue. The goal was cancelled out. Kerry shrugged and hit their famous rivals for 1-8 without reply.
As Pat Spillane battled manfully with his brolly on the windswept sidelines, Ciaran Whelan declared on TV before the throw- in that what Dublin were primarily looking for from this evening was evidence of a super-structure that would carry them through the season. As he spoke, the man on the tannoy stroked his pencil through several of Dublin’s most garlanded names. James McCarthy and Con O’Callaghan would not start. Dublin would line out with a forward line composed of players listed as substitutes in the programme: Lorcan O’Dell, Cameron McCormack and Dean Rock.
Ciaran Kilkenny started in his customary brisk, orchestrative fashion but once the Kerry midfield pair began to boss that sector, Dublin’s possession dried up. And it must be noted that they were attacking into a torrent of the finest Kerry rain that money can buy. It fell on them in great cinematic waves as down the other end, the Kerry stars pleased the crowd. It felt cruel. The locals loved it. The inevitable skirmish, in the 33rd minute just confirmed that the pandemic is on the wane and that the close-up-and-personal stuff is back on the cards.
Dublin managed just one point for the first 10 minutes of the second half, when Kerry played without the black-carded Jack Barry. An early full-out press didn’t disrupt the Kerry defence - and it’s harder to press when you are trailing by a dozen points. Strange mental territory for Dublin all of a sudden, particularly for the Fenton and Howard generation who, for a long time, did not know how it felt to lose.
The rain actually cleared and the mood within the Stacks stadium was for a bit of a statement: an out and out walloping. The team threatened but couldn’t fully oblige. Paul Geaney scuffed a tap in goal chance in a generally lively performance.
The second-half, though, was a literal damp squib. How startling, to see the Dubs launch long hopeful ball into their inside line and to fire the long-range, lower percentage scores that were virtually banished during their invincible summers.
Tempers As the contest deteriorated, tempers frayed. Conor Lane flashed liberal yellows to maintain order. The abuse David Clifford took in the second half was borderline: like Michael Murphy a decade ago (and now), he is going to need proper protection.
Maybe some part of the Kerry crowd was disappointed that it was so easy. The sky-blue beast had grown into something mythical in their imagination. There will be much alarmist talk about the ‘decline’ of the Dubs throughout the league. But they are still a strong bet to retain the Leinster championship and have plenty of time to re-emerge as some version of their former selves when the evenings are long and bright.
Nobody cared about that tonight. The final whistle brought with it a yell of excitement that the world was righting itself. The scoreboard beam was matched only in brightness by that of Pat Spillane. The final tally was enough to make them forget about the tough years when Dublin filled their thoughts - and that Tyrone are the All-Ireland champions.
At least for the weekend.
KERRY: 1 S Murphy; 2 D O’Donoghue, 3 J Foley, 4 T O’Sullivan; 5 P Murphy, 6 T Morley, 7 B O’Beaglaoich; 8 D O’Connor (0-1), 9 J Barry; 10 B Spillane, 11 S O’Shea (0-5, 0-3 frees), 12 D Moynihan (1-1); 13 P Clifford (0-1), 14 D Clifford (0-5), 15 P Geaney (0-3, 0-1 mark).
Substitutes: 20 T Brosnan for 15 P Geaney (63 mins), 18 M Burns for 12 D Moynihan (64 mins), 19 G Crowley for 6 T Morley (71 mins) 23 D Casey for 2 D O’Donoghue (71 mins).
DUBLIN: 1 E Comerford (0-1 free), 2 L Gannon, 3 D Byrne, 4 S McMahon; 17 D Conlon, 6 B Howard (0-1), 7 J Small; 8 B Fenton (0-1), 9 T Lahiff; 10 S Bugler (0-1), 11 C Kilkenny (0-1), 12 N Scully; 24 L O’Dell, 20 C McCormack, 15 D Rock (0-5, 0-4 frees).
Subsitutes: 14 C Archer for C O’Dell (51 mins), 13 R Basquel (0-1) for 20 C McCormack (51 mins), 15 R McGarry for 12 N Scully (65 mins), 21 K McGinnis for 7 J Small (68 mins), 5 CJ Smith for 17 D Conlon (71 mins).
Referee: N Lane (Cork).
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Post by Premier on Feb 6, 2022 0:23:53 GMT
In terms of a breakdown of how each player performed: Shane Murphy: Big questions still remain after that ‘goal’. Feel he’s a bit slow on kick outs. Good save and nice left legged kick outs in 2nd half. DO’D: Very solid performance, showed well and has the strength for the wet conditions Foley: Few soft frees but grew into the game and feel he dealt with everything else well TO’S: Cruising out there. Could have ended up with 2 goals himself from corner back Murphy: Very welcome return to form. In control and didn’t struggle physically Morley: Very solid, stays back mostly which is what Kerry need. Only time we were caught was off a kick out press Begley: Great display. Gave the cutting when others were lateral. Best ball carrier in team with White. If he can learn to clip over points when he tears through he’ll be one of the best around. DO’C: Rolls Royce. Everything seems to come so easy to him, passing, kicking points, fielding, gliding past players Barry: Gave a good physical edge. Would have had big concerns after the Tyrone game but this was a good start Spillane: Fought for everything. Thought he was in danger of missing out on the panel this year but his battling has proven to be a important cog in the team SO’S: Back where we belongs. Curl kicking a free from 60 yards in first half was a highlight. No love lost between himself and John Small Moynihan: Quiet first 20 but exploded into it. Thought he stayed on a little longer than needed given the nature of his role P.Clifford: Set the tone. Ball winning. Hitting the line at speed. Close control off the charts D.Clifford: Glorious points kicked. His reaction to the penalty miss was most impressive. Needs to avoid the skirmishes Geaney: So intelligent. Could have had a good bit more but would rather that than not having the chances. Links the plat so well and the ability to judge ball winning is crucial
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