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Post by Whosinmidfield on Sept 24, 2022 11:34:25 GMT
Mark O’Connor coming home would be a massive addition and it would be great timing especially after Mannion and McCaffrey rejoining the Dubs!
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Post by diego on Sept 24, 2022 12:38:48 GMT
Fingers crossed that Mark O Connor, having won the AFL Grand Final with Geelong, might turn his thoughts to putting a senior celtic cross in his cabinet. I note he was only drafted into the game as a late replacement - is his Aussie star beginning to wane? He would be a welcome asset for our midfield department which is beginning to look a little thin going into 2023 with injuries to JOC and uncertainty with DM who has yet to make his intentions known. Not being an automatic starter is more of a reflection of how much strength in depth Geelong had this year than anything else. Had a solid game today and would be surprised if he's back any time soon. There was a 4 year gap between Tadhg winning the big prize in AFL and coming home to play with Kerry, and I think that was at least partly a business decision as he was carrying an injury in 2009 that he didn't think would allow him to get through a full AFL campaign. |
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Post by sullyschoice on Sept 25, 2022 19:57:27 GMT
Mark seems to be coming home to play with Dingle in the quarter final but he has signed a two year extension to his contract in Geelong.
Would love to see him home to play with Kerry but unfortunately for us that's not going to happen for a while yet
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Post by homerj on Sept 25, 2022 23:16:00 GMT
Would anybody like to pick a 15 that could step up to the senior panel in the next 6 months?
Only request is that they weren't on the 35 man panel at any stage in 2022
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Sept 26, 2022 0:25:27 GMT
Would anybody like to pick a 15 that could step up to the senior panel in the next 6 months? Only request is that they weren't on the 35 man panel at any stage in 2022 1 Mark Kelliher 2 David Mangan 3 James McCarthy 4 Damien Bourke 5 Dan McCarthy 6 Daniel O’Brien 7 Sean O’Brien 8 Liam Kearney 9 Mark O’Shea 10 Barry Mahony 11 Ruairi Murphy 12 Ronan Buckley 13 Paul Walsh 14 Eddie Horan 15 Evan Cronin Rob O’Se and Patrick Clifford close. Bryan Sweeney and David Shaw are 2 players who I haven’t seen play yet in the championship but possibly could be in there. |
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Post by Joxer on Sept 26, 2022 7:34:25 GMT
Mark seems to be coming home to play with Dingle in the quarter final but he has signed a two year extension to his contract in Geelong. Would love to see him home to play with Kerry but unfortunately for us that's not going to happen for a while yet Mark signed a two year extension...in 2021. 1 year remaining as far as I understand. I like his quote from the article in The Examiner when he said that a Premiership title was "always the plan" when he chose the AFL career. Box ticked? We can but hope so! |
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Post by keane on Sept 26, 2022 8:20:17 GMT
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Post by peanuts on Sept 26, 2022 8:32:02 GMT
There had been a a lot of talk around Dingle before this that he wasn't going to sign a new contract but that was wishful thinking obviously. |
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Post by givehimaball on Sept 26, 2022 8:40:20 GMT
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 26, 2022 8:53:11 GMT
I always feel for these lads who get released as they head off at a time when all their mates are going away to college, etc. They then land home without any qualifications and are a few years behind the curve from an educational perspective. Maybe the GPA could work with gov to come up with a scheme whereby these are players can be given some form of support when they are abroad or that they can be assisted in getting back into education when they arrive home |
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Post by givehimaball on Sept 26, 2022 9:22:44 GMT
I always feel for these lads who get released as they head off at a time when all their mates are going away to college, etc. They then land home without any qualifications and are a few years behind the curve from an educational perspective. Maybe the GPA could work with gov to come up with a scheme whereby these are players can be given some form of support when they are abroad or that they can be assisted in getting back into education when they arrive home I'm nearly certain both Okunbor and Uosis did some courses/qualifications in Oz. It might seem like they are a bit behiind in one sense but in overall terms I don't think it's the worst situation in the world to be in. They will have gained a hell of a lot of real world experience and done a serious amount of growing up being out on their own on the other side of the world competing in the cut-throat world of professional sports. Also unless they were complete idiots they should have saved a serious wedge of cash. It is probably unfortunate that the AFL season doesn't end a bit sooner in terms of returning to third level the same year they return but there possibly might be some way around this. That's what I would like to see the GPA work on. Also in terms of support for players maybe have some scheme to deal with adjusting back. Even if it's some tips to deal with stuff like legal issues or just to pass on advice from others who have gone through the same thing about adjusting to being back. I have read that the Irish in the AFL in OZ tend to have group chats and the like and tend to look out for one another on an informal basis. I would be hopeful that something similar exists for the lads who come home. |
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 26, 2022 9:46:31 GMT
I always feel for these lads who get released as they head off at a time when all their mates are going away to college, etc. They then land home without any qualifications and are a few years behind the curve from an educational perspective. Maybe the GPA could work with gov to come up with a scheme whereby these are players can be given some form of support when they are abroad or that they can be assisted in getting back into education when they arrive home I'm nearly certain both Okunbor and Uosis did some courses/qualifications in Oz. It might seem like they are a bit behiind in one sense but in overall terms I don't think it's the worst situation in the world to be in. They will have gained a hell of a lot of real world experience and done a serious amount of growing up being out on their own on the other side of the world competing in the cut-throat world of professional sports. Also unless they were complete idiots they should have saved a serious wedge of cash. It is probably unfortunate that the AFL season doesn't end a bit sooner in terms of returning to third level the same year they return but there possibly might be some way around this. That's what I would like to see the GPA work on. Also in terms of support for players maybe have some scheme to deal with adjusting back. Even if it's some tips to deal with stuff like legal issues or just to pass on advice from others who have gone through the same thing about adjusting to being back. I have read that the Irish in the AFL in OZ tend to have group chats and the like and tend to look out for one another on an informal basis. I would be hopeful that something similar exists for the lads who come home. Yeah the timing is unfortunate for the players coming home as 6 weeks earlier and they would be able to get on a college course. I agree with you on support in adjusting back, it would be great to see something |
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Post by veteran on Sept 26, 2022 9:51:42 GMT
One consolation for him is that he is not coming home crocked. Good luck to him. |
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Post by peanuts on Sept 26, 2022 9:56:36 GMT
He's back already and was at the Dingle east Kerry game yesterday |
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Post by Mickmack on Sept 26, 2022 11:14:28 GMT
Would anybody like to pick a 15 that could step up to the senior panel in the next 6 months? Only request is that they weren't on the 35 man panel at any stage in 2022 1 Mark Kelliher 2 David Mangan 3 James McCarthy 4 Damien Bourke 5 Dan McCarthy 6 Daniel O’Brien 7 Sean O’Brien 8 Liam Kearney 9 Mark O’Shea 10 Barry Mahony 11 Ruairi Murphy 12 Ronan Buckley 13 Paul Walsh 14 Eddie Horan 15 Evan Cronin Rob O’Se and Patrick Clifford close. Bryan Sweeney and David Shaw are 2 players who I haven’t seen play yet in the championship but possibly could be in there. Donal o Sullivan maybe or was he "inside in Killarney" during 2022 |
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Post by givehimaball on Sept 26, 2022 11:17:48 GMT
1 Mark Kelliher 2 David Mangan 3 James McCarthy 4 Damien Bourke 5 Dan McCarthy 6 Daniel O’Brien 7 Sean O’Brien 8 Liam Kearney 9 Mark O’Shea 10 Barry Mahony 11 Ruairi Murphy 12 Ronan Buckley 13 Paul Walsh 14 Eddie Horan 15 Evan Cronin Rob O’Se and Patrick Clifford close. Bryan Sweeney and David Shaw are 2 players who I haven’t seen play yet in the championship but possibly could be in there. Donal o Sullivan maybe or was he "inside in Killarney" during 2022 He was a panel member in 2022 |
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 26, 2022 12:20:43 GMT
Anyone have any match reports from the weekend? Eye witness stuff and not crap paper stuff
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Post by peanuts on Sept 26, 2022 13:03:50 GMT
Would anybody like to pick a 15 that could step up to the senior panel in the next 6 months? Only request is that they weren't on the 35 man panel at any stage in 2022 Is the 35 man panel for 2022 available? I haven't seen it. I think you should be including any lads that didn't make a championship matchday panel this year. Otherwise the 7-8 lads most likely to step up aren't being discussed. |
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Post by givehimaball on Sept 26, 2022 14:46:16 GMT
Would anybody like to pick a 15 that could step up to the senior panel in the next 6 months? Only request is that they weren't on the 35 man panel at any stage in 2022 Is the 35 man panel for 2022 available? I haven't seen it. I think you should be including any lads that didn't make a championship matchday panel this year. Otherwise the 7-8 lads most likely to step up aren't being discussed. There was an official panel of 36. This is based on the program from the All-Ireland. Jack Barry Mike Breen Tony Brosnan Micheál Burns Dylan Casey David Clifford Paudie Clifford Gavin Crowley Jason Foley Cian Gammell Paul Geaney Greg Horan David Moran Tadhg Morley Dara Moynihan Paul Murphy Shane Murphy Brian Ó'Beaglaíoch Éanna Ó'Conchúir Joe O'Connor Dan O'Donoghue Jack O'Shea Stephen O’Brien Diarmuid O’Connor Seán O’Shea Donal O'Sullivan Graham O’Sullivan Tom O’Sullivan Stefan Okunbor Darragh Roche Shane Ryan Jack Savage Adrian Spillane Killian Spillane Pa Warren Gavin White |
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Sept 26, 2022 16:26:31 GMT
From the 36, there’s 8 that I would view as being on the fringes of the panel; Jack O’Shea, Cian Gammell, Pa Warren, Greg Horan, Stefan Okunbor, Eanna O’Conchuir, Donal O’Sullivan and Dara Roche. It’ll be interesting to see out of the 8 who will push on and challenge for game time next year and who’s place on the panel might come under pressure. I would expect Okunbor, O’Sullivan (if both can avoid further injuries) and possibly O’Shea to be the players looking upwards while the others might be at risk.
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Post by peanuts on Sept 26, 2022 17:02:09 GMT
From the 36, there’s 8 that I would view as being on the fringes of the panel; Jack O’Shea, Cian Gammell, Pa Warren, Greg Horan, Stefan Okunbor, Eanna O’Conchuir, Donal O’Sullivan and Dara Roche. It’ll be interesting to see out of the 8 who will push on and challenge for game time next year and who’s place on the panel might come under pressure. I would expect Okunbor, O’Sullivan (if both can avoid further injuries) and possibly O’Shea to be the players looking upwards while the others might be at risk. The only 1 of those 8 that saw any action this year was Greg Horan in the league if I'm not mistaken. Will be interesting as you say to see who can push on next year. |
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Post by blacksheep21 on Sept 26, 2022 17:28:18 GMT
From the 36, there’s 8 that I would view as being on the fringes of the panel; Jack O’Shea, Cian Gammell, Pa Warren, Greg Horan, Stefan Okunbor, Eanna O’Conchuir, Donal O’Sullivan and Dara Roche. It’ll be interesting to see out of the 8 who will push on and challenge for game time next year and who’s place on the panel might come under pressure. I would expect Okunbor, O’Sullivan (if both can avoid further injuries) and possibly O’Shea to be the players looking upwards while the others might be at risk. I would agree with this, what about Cian Gammell, he is still fairly young |
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Post by horsebox77 on Sept 29, 2022 9:43:54 GMT
From the 36, there’s 8 that I would view as being on the fringes of the panel; Jack O’Shea, Cian Gammell, Pa Warren, Greg Horan, Stefan Okunbor, Eanna O’Conchuir, Donal O’Sullivan and Dara Roche. It’ll be interesting to see out of the 8 who will push on and challenge for game time next year and who’s place on the panel might come under pressure. I would expect Okunbor, O’Sullivan (if both can avoid further injuries) and possibly O’Shea to be the players looking upwards while the others might be at risk. Flipping it in the other direction, how many of that 36 will not be in situ for 2023 for various reasons either retirements or injuries, Joe example is a write off for 2023 |
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Post by Ballyfireside on Sept 29, 2022 10:34:19 GMT
From the 36, there’s 8 that I would view as being on the fringes of the panel; Jack O’Shea, Cian Gammell, Pa Warren, Greg Horan, Stefan Okunbor, Eanna O’Conchuir, Donal O’Sullivan and Dara Roche. It’ll be interesting to see out of the 8 who will push on and challenge for game time next year and who’s place on the panel might come under pressure. I would expect Okunbor, O’Sullivan (if both can avoid further injuries) and possibly O’Shea to be the players looking upwards while the others might be at risk. Flipping it in the other direction, how many of that 36 will not be in situ for 2023 for various reasons either retirements or injuries, Joe example is a write off for 2023 Once the water is flow starts everyone will have their mouths open - you will see a surge of interest. Talk here in Donegal of Kavanagh and Lacey has laddos similarly getting keen on playing county again - peerless role models who inspire the youth. Mol an oige agus tiocfaidh siad - Praise the youth and they will come. |
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Post by legendz on Oct 15, 2022 15:53:46 GMT
Munster SFC 2023 draw
QUARTER-FINALS
Tipperary v Waterford
Cork v Clare
SEMI-FINALS
Limerick v Cork/Clare
Tipperary/Waterford v Kerry
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Post by Leathama on Oct 30, 2022 16:00:37 GMT
Don't think he has been mentioned in this thread, but think Keith Evans is a very good prospect. He and Ruari Murphy are two good prospects for our half-forward line.
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Post by conorpass on Oct 30, 2022 16:54:32 GMT
Interesting process to cul the squad and refresh / announce a new squad for 2023 ahead of a Squad holiday for the 2022 squad in early Jan. When will new players be invited in?
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Oct 30, 2022 21:57:05 GMT
Interesting process to cul the squad and refresh / announce a new squad for 2023 ahead of a Squad holiday for the 2022 squad in early Jan. When will new players be invited in? I’d assume they’ll be contacted in the coming weeks and set up with an S&C programme. The team holiday is actually some time before Christmas, I forget the exact period but James O’Donoghue was talking about it on the football pod. |
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Post by john4 on Oct 30, 2022 22:04:50 GMT
Interesting process to cul the squad and refresh / announce a new squad for 2023 ahead of a Squad holiday for the 2022 squad in early Jan. When will new players be invited in? I’d assume they’ll be contacted in the coming weeks and set up with an S&C programme. The team holiday is actually some time before Christmas, I forget the exact period but James O’Donoghue was talking about it on the football pod. Thought I read somewhere that they're going on a team holiday on December 4th |
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Oct 30, 2022 22:17:30 GMT
Now that the main ‘shop window’ has closed who should Jack be bringing into the panel for 2023?
In my opinion Ronan Buckley, Barry Mahony and Ruairi Murphy should be brought in on the back of their outstanding county championships. While you couldn’t say Eddie Horan put his hand up in the county championship I think he should be brought in based on his performances for the Kerry u20s in 19 and 20 and St Kierans in previous years. Due to our need for extra midfield options after Joe O’Connor’s unfortunate injury I would be bringing in Liam Kearney and Mark O’Shea. I don’t see any back out there who could break into the playing group due to the amount of quality backs we have but if Jack is looking for extended panellists Damien Bourke, David Mangan, James McCarthy and Sean O’Brien are the players I’d be looking at.
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