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Post by fitz on Feb 20, 2022 15:31:59 GMT
Good win but Donegal were very poor. Kerry backs never under any real pressure. Kick outs were the biggest concern. Seanie was immense. Think Kerry made Donegal look poor, brilliant second half performance in those conditions.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Feb 20, 2022 15:35:55 GMT
How good a find is Dan O'Donoghue ??
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Post by clubman on Feb 20, 2022 15:35:58 GMT
God that was a tough watch, Donegal were playing with a gale and still went backwards time after time. McBearty probably one of their most accurate players and he behind in the full back line passing around with the keeper. Kerry did the job as professionaly as you could expect given the weather. I thought DC could have been left off today
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Feb 20, 2022 15:41:53 GMT
How good a find is Dan O'Donoghue ?? Very good although it was obvious he should have been brought in a a few years ago, definitely in 2020 anyway. I couldn’t understand at the time why PK was overlooking him. That was a great point he kicked, showed good confidence. He’s a no nonsense back with a tough edge which is exactly what we need. The number 2 jersey is his to lose.
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Post by taggert on Feb 20, 2022 16:07:36 GMT
Very good workrate, desire and drive in miserable conditions. Special mention to Dan, Morley and Seanie. Thought Dara Moynihan and Tom Sull put in big efforts too and Tony looked lively when he came on. Donegal poor - expected a 2nd half onslaught but never materialised.
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Post by mike70 on Feb 20, 2022 16:27:11 GMT
How good a find is Dan O'Donoghue ?? after a very solid campaign so far, I think he has the jersey for now, well done to him.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Feb 20, 2022 16:27:27 GMT
If what you are saying is right then the pressure is too much, just like it would be bad for players and Jacko spoke about this lately. Still I'd like to think the majority would support him in doing the right thing and if Sam is probably the key objective then blooding laddos is a good idea, and teams will do that once they move out of the relegation zone. Reading Marty Morrisey's book, he feels that the blocking of communications is detrimental to what is a community sport - is it all gone too serious? These guys are our own flesh and blood yet we don't know what is going on. We own the bloody GAA, I mean it isn't as if we are Oil Sheiks, in fact they probably only want to know the value of their investment. BTW Marty is also against paywalls and which I also think is a self-inflicted curse on ourselves, the GAA is a unique sport globally and we need to respect ourselves as a community. It is a bit like the privilege of being a Kerryman or indeed from any county, it comes with enormous responsibility. Chatting with a Donegaller lately we waz sayin how other countries don't have anything even near what we have in terms of the GAA - now maybe the exception is poor countries and where they still play ball on the road like some of us may have - I have seen this abroad and it is a real reminder, children mightn't have the price of a sweet but they can play sport for free and call in and talk to their hero neighbour, I bet no closed-door-training, etc - is it worse we are progressing? Bring back the good old days when Mickey Sheehy and the late Paddy Prendergast used to call to my parents' shop at Lisselton Cross and spend the day chattin with the locals. Mind you the Dublin team used to call during Listowel races and the crack was mighty, at least we were told something, might have been a load of auld nonsense but what we didn't know didn't worry us, now we know nothing and that is worrying, the fun is going out of it. Marty asked Rob Hennelly about " Mayos two main rivals Kerry and Dublin" last night.... as if Tyrone didnt matter....Sean Cavanagh looked stunned. Poor ould Marty comes out with some guff. While I agree, remember that while Mayo struggled with us, we likewise struggled vs Tyrone who in turn couldn't handle Mayo - funny auld world!
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Post by onlykerry on Feb 20, 2022 16:36:05 GMT
Donegal never tried to win this game - they looked like a rudderless team with no idea of how to play they game. The first half looked like they were intent on avoiding giving up as many scores as possible (afraid of the wind) - they played keep ball and rarely attempted to cross into the Kerry half. Donegal keeper delayed every kickout using every trick in the book and Deegan looked on without ever urging him on. Its possible he had the most possessions of any Donegal player such was the amount of back passes to him.
I fully expected them to attack us in the second half but the malaise of the first half continued even when they had the wind. We got a break with our goal but left two better opportunities behind us. We had good performances from several players with SOS really showing his class. Despite the good win our midfield is a concern as we lost a lot of kick outs, particularly in the second half. Very happy that Kerry tried to play football in the second half and did not just go out to defend the lead.
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Post by givehimaball on Feb 20, 2022 16:57:52 GMT
Donegal very much looked like a side who had already 3 points who knew they still had 3 home games to come. Between that and Murphy being out, there was a real vibe of a side who weren't all that bothered about the result.
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Post by givehimaball on Feb 20, 2022 17:04:13 GMT
Despite the good win our midfield is a concern as we lost a lot of kick outs, particularly in the second half. Ryan has to take a serious amount of blame here - hoofing it out to the same spot 5/6 times in a row making it a complete lottery was clueless stuff. His "hanging" style of kickout makes it easier for the opposing side to attack the kickout especially when he is kicking it out to the same side of the pitch 6 times in a row. I'd say he'll be doing well to start another game for Kerry this year.
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Post by carthalawn on Feb 20, 2022 17:15:19 GMT
Another building block under JoC. That’s three matches in poor conditions - looking fwd to seeing this team on a firm pitch with a dry ball. Donegal were poor - zero ambition. We were tidy at the back again today - playing more as unit - Morley at 6 is key. Have to say Seanie is a colossus - has everything, work-rate, attitude, leadership and skill. Unquestionably the best in the country. Hopefully JoC uses the next few games to get game time into some of the other lads. No goal conceded in 2022…..
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Post by onlykerry on Feb 20, 2022 17:17:43 GMT
Despite the good win our midfield is a concern as we lost a lot of kick outs, particularly in the second half. Ryan has to take a serious amount of blame here - hoofing it out to the same spot 5/6 times in a row making it a complete lottery was clueless stuff. His "hanging" style of kickout makes it easier for the opposing side to attack the kickout especially when he is kicking it out to the same side of the pitch 6 times in a row. I'd say he'll be doing well to start another game for Kerry this year. He had few options - Donegal were covering the short kick out and Kerry loaded their big men into the spot under the stand he was kicking into. Our big men were out jumped time after time. Where would you suggest he kick it ? He looked to be following instructions to me and we were cleaned out in the air.
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Post by southward on Feb 20, 2022 17:33:17 GMT
Ryan has to take a serious amount of blame here - hoofing it out to the same spot 5/6 times in a row making it a complete lottery was clueless stuff. His "hanging" style of kickout makes it easier for the opposing side to attack the kickout especially when he is kicking it out to the same side of the pitch 6 times in a row. I'd say he'll be doing well to start another game for Kerry this year. He had few options - Donegal were covering the short kick out and Kerry loaded their big men into the spot under the stand he was kicking into. Our big men were out jumped time after time. Where would you suggest he kick it ? He looked to be following instructions to me and we were cleaned out in the air. On that score, I thought it was a mistake to take Adrian off. Too early at any rate. He had been winning loads of ball and Donegal started getting on top of our kickouts as soon as he departed.
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Post by mike70 on Feb 20, 2022 17:38:23 GMT
He had few options - Donegal were covering the short kick out and Kerry loaded their big men into the spot under the stand he was kicking into. Our big men were out jumped time after time. Where would you suggest he kick it ? He looked to be following instructions to me and we were cleaned out in the air. On that score, I thought it was a mistake to take Adrian off. Too early at any rate. He had been winning loads of ball and Donegal started getting on top of our kickouts as soon as he departed. I think it was more to do with the fact that Donegal had made 3 changes, so fresh energy needed to be counteracted , he played well none the less.
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Post by clarinman on Feb 20, 2022 17:41:33 GMT
Ryan has to take a serious amount of blame here - hoofing it out to the same spot 5/6 times in a row making it a complete lottery was clueless stuff. His "hanging" style of kickout makes it easier for the opposing side to attack the kickout especially when he is kicking it out to the same side of the pitch 6 times in a row. I'd say he'll be doing well to start another game for Kerry this year. He had few options - Donegal were covering the short kick out and Kerry loaded their big men into the spot under the stand he was kicking into. Our big men were out jumped time after time. Where would you suggest he kick it ? He looked to be following instructions to me and we were cleaned out in the air. Agree totally. I could not understand why Barry and diarmuid did not split for the kickouts. They were our only 2 options to go long with Adrian gone off and no one looking for the short kickout. We were also cleaned out in midfield in the second half in Newbridge and Murphy was in goal that day.
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Post by dano on Feb 20, 2022 18:25:30 GMT
Desperate day for a game,2 points, no injuries and no red cards. All in All a good day. Can't wait to see how they fare out v Monaghan. I consider that, being away, to be more of a test.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Feb 20, 2022 18:55:30 GMT
Assuming much of this feedback is from those who attended the game, the overall view is positive.
Conditions atrocious and that we dealt with them much better makes a big statement.
Part of me feels for the long journey home for Donegal, maybe with the treacherous weather up here they will stop off and have a treat. The entire sky is full of white weather and grey clouds right now so safe travelling to all.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 20, 2022 19:05:02 GMT
Assuming much of this feedback if from those who attended the game, the overall view is positive. Conditions atrocious and that we dealt with them much better makes a big statement. Part of me feels for the long journey home for Donegal, maybe with the treacherous weather up here they will stop off and have a treat. The entire sky is full of white weather and grey clouds right now so sage travelling to all. Jason was like a Fordson Major opening a furrow up through the centre at the end....i was hoping he would score.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Feb 20, 2022 19:23:13 GMT
Assuming much of this feedback if from those who attended the game, the overall view is positive. Conditions atrocious and that we dealt with them much better makes a big statement. Part of me feels for the long journey home for Donegal, maybe with the treacherous weather up here they will stop off and have a treat. The entire sky is full of white weather and grey clouds right now so sage travelling to all. Jason was like a Fordson Major opening a furrow up through the centre at the end....i was hoping he would score. That good? Hasn't he pointed previously and he looked positively different in a few glimpses of the camera, a good sign of a FB that he can cope with such harsh conditions, I suppose the speed helped, ta for the feedback, take care everybody, just got a skid here and with a full bladder of mineral water - yes, nearly a second accident of the leaking type variety, weather here frightening, a night for an buidéal uisce beatha cois tine and a Ballythefireside poem of course, ah a win for An Contae Chiarraí will suffice.
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Post by paudief on Feb 20, 2022 19:31:07 GMT
Good all-round performance. Sean O'Shea kicked some great points in the first-half. I invoked the phrase 'Maurice Fitzgerald-like', which I don't use very often.
I thought Adrian Spillane was excellent in the middle, scrapping for that loose ball. And while they were overall not great on the kickouts, the whole team fought well for loose balls, and outdid Donegal here.
On that score, I thought it was a mistake to take Adrian off. Too early at any rate. He had been winning loads of ball and Donegal started getting on top of our kickouts as soon as he departed.
Yes, things noticeably went downhill in midfield when he went off. Still though I'm encouraged that the team has been strengthened at this position for the summer, between himself and Diarmuid O'Connor.
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Post by Aodhan on Feb 20, 2022 20:04:39 GMT
Jason was like a Fordson Major opening a furrow up through the centre at the end....i was hoping he would score. Jason would almost certainly have scored a goal if Tom O’Sullivan had played the one two with him instead of laying it off to Seanie for the last point. Probably a good thing as we would never hear the end of it. A poem would ensue added as a signature for eternity.
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Post by gamechanger10 on Feb 20, 2022 20:07:13 GMT
A great performance considering the atrocious conditions from several of our top players. Definitely a need to have a good luck at a kick out strategy in challenging conditions as we presented Donegal with a purple patch by kicking to our big men when they were in circled by most of the Donegal middle eight. I’m confident that jack will develop some strategy that develops the options available to the keeper in similar situations going forward.
I was very fearful going into the second half with the way Donegal appeared to control the ball with the intention of just launching an all out attack when they had the hurricane at their backs in the second half. I couldn’t believe how polite they were when they had their opportunity ,,,,,, I’d be a very pissed off supporter if I watched that on tv in Donegal never mind having made that bloody journey in the prevailing conditions. I’d say the heat of Declan Bonner’s seat is fast increasing.
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Post by horsebox77 on Feb 20, 2022 20:20:54 GMT
At long last the blood is back in the fingertips, Christ that was one bitter cold game, it brought back memories of the pre xmas league games. Apart from the cold, I can’t remember when I left a league game so content, admittedly I’m a bottle half full man but today I saw positive improvement in major failings of previous years. In addition certain players are seriously putting their hands up and growing in to roles.
From the back out, I though Ryan had a good game and commanded his square, I see above some are bemoaning his kickouts in the last quarter, but at this juncture, for my viewpoint on the 45 you could see the northern line, the cut off of the shot kick and unfortunately both mid fielders got sucked to the same wing, Jack and Diaemuid should have split and let Seanie man ghe centre, in addition Adrain had departed the scene.
Dan Donoghue has continued to steadily impress and is growing in confidence. As a defensive unit, we have most definitely improved, the way we squeezed the Donegal team in the second half and restricted their play to outside our forty five was excellent, in addition, we conceded very few frees in or around the D. In this regard I have to commend two players in particular. Tadgh Morley who was outstanding, he’s positional sense and covering was top notch and one aspect we have been missing by his deployment to the full back role. Filey’s consistent form here has afforded us to release Morley and this has enhanced the solidity of our defence. The second man I have to mention is Adrain Spillane, his work rate, physicality and turnover count is seriously high and often goes unnoticed. Twice today in the first half he overturned, one was a two vs one he intercepted which resulted in Paudie scoring from play, the second was when he dived in and overturned a Donegal man when he was outnumbers in the Lewis Road terrace side, the ball was worked out and a Killian pointed.
I think he was really grown into this role and both he and a kerry are benefiting as a result.
Up front, Seanie was outstanding, Dare and Paudie were as industrious as ever, but we need a better scoring return from Dara. Inside Killian frustrates me because he is exceptionally talented, he needs to show for the full 70 minutes, Geaney will always give everything and will invariably choose in with two or three and put himself about a bit.
But back to our defensive set up, to restrict the opposition to many little scoring opportunities against a yellow wind warning without conceding frees or turnovers is the most pleasing aspect for me.
Meeting a Monaghan less McManus should be another stiff challenge especially up there, what I am most looking forward to is how we counteract the Beggan aspect of their play. Can we crank it up another notch.
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Post by The16thMan on Feb 20, 2022 20:37:28 GMT
Lads Donegal were absolutely brutal today. I'm aware they had a wind to fight in the 1st half but I can't recall them taking a shot at all in the 1st half, only 2 fisted points. It's almost like they were playing damage limitation from the start. They had no intention to penetrate Kerry in the 1st half only deny possession. To beat a better team you have to outplay them and take risks, all of which Donegal didn't do. Kerry were decent but nothing fantastic, they beat what was in front of them without being spectacular. Seánie was a real positive, able to score from anywhere within 60 yards now from a placed ball and his contribution from play was also top notch. He belongs at 11, not at 8 but it we know that now for sure. His spell at midfield was worth experimenting on. Also Dan O'Donoghue was very good, he looks like he belongs on the team.
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Post by mg72 on Feb 20, 2022 21:48:03 GMT
Ryan has to take a serious amount of blame here - hoofing it out to the same spot 5/6 times in a row making it a complete lottery was clueless stuff. His "hanging" style of kickout makes it easier for the opposing side to attack the kickout especially when he is kicking it out to the same side of the pitch 6 times in a row. I'd say he'll be doing well to start another game for Kerry this year. He had few options - Donegal were covering the short kick out and Kerry loaded their big men into the spot under the stand he was kicking into. Our big men were out jumped time after time. Where would you suggest he kick it ? He looked to be following instructions to me and we were cleaned out in the air. I wouldn't be blaming Ryan for us losing so many kick outs. The 2 keepers and a couple of coaches were out on the pitch for a good while discussing and practicing the kick out options long before the rest of the team emerged from the dressing room. The conditions were atrocious today.....he tried a kickout straight down the middle before the match. It went out about 55 yards, hung up in the air and then came back towards him again. It ended up being 2 yards in front of where he kicked it from!!!! They obviously decided that the area under the stand 50 yards out was the only feasible place that he could kick to against the wind if Donegal were pushing up to cut off the short ones. Donegal were way bigger than us around the middle of the pitch, so they had a huge advantage when it came to catching clean ball and winning breaking ball. I'd be in favour of Ryan getting another chance the next day. Ruling him out after today would be harsh on him.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Feb 20, 2022 21:51:56 GMT
I would like to see Kerry win a game in the rain in Croke Park.
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Post by thehermit on Feb 20, 2022 21:52:53 GMT
There are days that make you believe that a summer is a phantom of an overacted imagination, today in Killarney was such an occasion. True for a mockingly brief moment the azure pierced the grey and the sun materialized. Yet like some conjurer its appearance seemed but an illusion, an apparition to torment the huddled masses. I've been fortunate to travel a lot of this fine world and yet I know of no colder place than Killarney when the daffodils are blooming. Lille wonder a long ago Lithuanian romance once damned my country as that "wet, frozen spot".
And as we reached the front of the stand I figured that was to be my own experience of the day. The heart sank to see its covered benches jammed. In that great match going tradition we headed for the far corner praying there might be some space. Alas it looked like we were out of luck as we ascended the steps and searched helplessly for a spot until a couple of fellow supporters winked and hollered some room here boys - as Blanche DuBois knew only too well a life is often dependent on the kindness of strangers.
You can only credit Kerry for chalking up a comprehensive win in these conditions. I mean I did have a moment of extensional crisis there in the first half when I wondered what I was at with this lark, shivering myself to death. And surely to good God as the rain drenched wind blasted their faces Seanie and co would not have been human if they didn't question some of their life choices.
In truth Donegal never looked comfortable, like the plus one at the wedding of their partner's ex. I thought their decision to drill out in the open would be a statement of intent - we wild men of the North don't give a hoot for storms we're here to win. Instead they were abject. I think the most tellingly expression of this came when all the hellish elements were in their favour in their second half. Despite being well behind and Patton having a boot like a field gun they constantly choose the short kick out. The lack of game intelligence was bewildering, an attitude of lets do what's been drilled into us regardless instead of letting a few high ones fly into the square where they might cause havoc in such weather.
As for Kerry we played the conditions like a fiddle. Some beautiful scores from range, gratefully wind assisted. Seanie performing the archtypical captains role. The No 24 Donegal sent on to bite at his heels managed to get a yellow out of him but Seanie decided running rings around him was amble revenge.
Dan O'D looks more and more the real stuff with each game. Hard, crafty and determined. Dara O'Cinnede said on the radio during the week he wouldn't be starting him if he was picking a Championship 15. I wonder by League's end will Dara be reconsidering. Adrian, yet again, looked desperate to hang on to the jersey. More power to him.
Our defence was pleasingly solid albeit never under serious pressure. Midfield was a slight concern and I would say Ryan has done himself little favours. It was maddening to see him constantly telegraph his kickouts to the middle left time after time (though I take the points raised above about the lack of options).
This was an important victory in the sense that the League is ours now to do with as we please. We are safe and can go win it or just experiment. As someone for who the League will always be 'only the League' my inclination would be to shake things up completely next weekend and pick the subs as the starters and see how they do. What is there to lose? League titles are grand but we've plenty of them. We are a team that has left behind 2-3 All Irelands already. What we need now is options and to find plans B and C for the summer. I don't know what we can learn by only giving the likes of Casey or Horan 5 or 10 mins when a game is won.
Ernest Hemmingway always said a good story should be like an iceberg and its those same hidden depths which hopefully this Kerry team are building. Anyway I'm off to bed, a long drive in the morning and work that afternoon but as always its a worthwhile trek after a Kerry win. Hopefully see some of you in Insikeen.
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Post by horsebox77 on Feb 20, 2022 21:56:13 GMT
Agree MJ72 regarding Ryan, I think he commands his square better, two balls today in or around the square he was in total control, he physically is more imposing and as he plays outfield for his clubs seeing the w6 the role has evolved, he is also, more comfortable in possession outside the safety of his square.
Next week, If Jack wants to experiment, then we could see starts for Casey, Crowley, Horan, Savage as well and Brosnan and Killian, is he wise to start all the ones listed, I wouldn’t, we stall wants. Win but I don’t see why Seanie and DC couldn’t be left in Kerry with Paudie taking the forty position and Brosnan starting upfront with Geaney and Brosnan.
I like other have advocated for Donal O’Sullivan getting a call up, apart from DC he was UL’s next best player in the Sigerson
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 20, 2022 21:57:35 GMT
So that’s the crop that came in in 2018 under Fitzmaurice and three or four others who came in in 2019. You’re looking at Shane Ryan, Jason Foley, Tom O’Sullivan, Gavin White, Gavin Crowley, Diarmuid O’Connor, Dara Moynihan, Sean O’Shea, Killian Spillane and David Clifford. 5 of them I would class as our best players now along with Paudie. 3 others are likely starters and very good players but not top class as of now, as we would have hoped for when they came in. The remaining 2 are strong subs. It’s difficult to answer your question though, if we’re talking of a starting All Ireland winning level I do think a lot of them are at that level which is positive but of course they have to go out and do it. I would highly recommend having a look at that 2019 game v Donegal. A fews obs A super open game well reffed by Paddy Neilan. So much has changed in 3 years. Back then there was no stupid offensive mark. Also a black card meant that you were gone for the whole game and a sub was allowed. GW was having a super game till his black card ...he slipped while pulling a jersey and pulled his man down...very unlucky. The main point i want to make is just how good SOB was in 2019. 3 points from play and lots of other good stuff including defensive covering...he was unlucky with giving away the peno as he stood his ground and the attacker ran at him. Killian Spillane was starved of possession yet got 3 points..none of them easy. Jason popped up to fist a point. I forgot that. Geaney got 1.04. He was very good even if he missed a lot too. The following have improved since 2019 David Clifford Tom Sullivan (he was very good that day too) Diarmaid oConnor The following were playing better in 2019 than they played in 2021 Paul Murphy Gavin Crowley Adrian Spillane Sean oShea Killian Spillane Paul Geaney If those 6 could find form again Kerry would take a lot of beating Kerry: S Ryan; J Foley (0-01), T Morley, T O’Sullivan (0-01); P Murphy (0-01), G Crowley, G White; A Spillane, D O’Connor; Enright, S O’Shea (0-04, 3f), K Spillane (0-03); D Clifford (0-03, 1f), P Geaney (1-04), S O’Brien (0-03). Subs: J Lyne for White (BC 34), J Sherwood for O’Connor (43), M Griffin for Enright (55), G O’Sullivan for Crowley (62), M Burns for A Spillane (68), T O Se for K Spillane (72) ;lofr the vwas Adrian Spillane and Sean oShea look like they are returning to their 2019 form. This is really encouraging. I think Killian showed well too. I was disappointed when he was taken off. Jack looks like he wants to win every game which is entirely understandable but maybe he should put out a more experimental side the next day.... Donegal butchered a clear goal chance from Jack Savages poor lineball. A goal then would have tested their mental resolve. Those tests will surely come in the coming weeks.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Feb 20, 2022 22:20:39 GMT
I would highly recommend having a look at that 2019 game v Donegal. A fews obs A super open game well reffed by Paddy Neilan. So much has changed in 3 years. Back then there was no stupid offensive mark. Also a black card meant that you were gone for the whole game and a sub was allowed. GW was having a super game till his black card ...he slipped while pulling a jersey and pulled his man down...very unlucky. The main point i want to make is just how good SOB was in 2019. 3 points from play and lots of other good stuff including defensive covering...he was unlucky with giving away the peno as he stood his ground and the attacker ran at him. Killian Spillane was starved of possession yet got 3 points..none of them easy. Jason popped up to fist a point. I forgot that. Geaney got 1.04. He was very good even if he missed a lot too. The following have improved since 2019 David Clifford Tom Sullivan (he was very good that day too) Diarmaid oConnor The following were playing better in 2019 than they played in 2021 Paul Murphy Gavin Crowley Adrian Spillane Sean oShea Killian Spillane Paul Geaney If those 6 could find form again Kerry would take a lot of beating Kerry: S Ryan; J Foley (0-01), T Morley, T O’Sullivan (0-01); P Murphy (0-01), G Crowley, G White; A Spillane, D O’Connor; Enright, S O’Shea (0-04, 3f), K Spillane (0-03); D Clifford (0-03, 1f), P Geaney (1-04), S O’Brien (0-03). Subs: J Lyne for White (BC 34), J Sherwood for O’Connor (43), M Griffin for Enright (55), G O’Sullivan for Crowley (62), M Burns for A Spillane (68), T O Se for K Spillane (72) ;lofr the vwas Adrian Spillane and Sean oShea look like they are returning to their 2019 form. This is really encouraging. I think Killian showed well too. I was disappointed when he was taken off. Jack looks like he wants to win every game which is entirely understandable but maybe he should put out a more experimental side the next day.... Donegal butchered a clear goal chance from Jack Savages poor lineball. A goal then would have tested their mental resolve. Those tests will surely come in the coming weeks. Was Sean o shea not the championship top scorer last year?
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