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Galway Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To jp_coyne: "On reflection galways big men from 3-4 years ago played their hearts out. Scored 28 points in 60min. With wides could have and needed 32-34pts to put away roscommon. Ran out of steam. Credit truly lies with rossies. Very good side" As a Roscommon supporter that has been on the wrong side of results against Galway more often than not, I have to compliment the Galway supporters on how gracious they are in defeat. On the way out of the ground, they accepted their defeat and wished us the best of luck in the rest of the championship. The Galway supporters epitomise all that is good about the GAA, unlike our previous opponents, whose supporters can't handle it when, on the rare occasion, we get the better of them.
This Galway team are serious All-Ireland contenders and will be in the shake-up to win it.
As for ourselves, we don't know how good we are yet. Can we drive on, or are we just happy to win a Connacht title?
imformed (National) - 12/05/2026 08:05:56
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Who is the Galway player standing right in front of Heneghan on the 55 yard line, before the Ros player proceeds to streak past him up the middle, play a one two before netting with ease for Ros's 2nd goal in the first half? The same Galway player managed to jog to the 40 in 'pursuit' of Heneghan, and was probably 20yards behind the Ros player when he struck the goal.
It's not the type of defending that'll win big football matches. You'd imagine that item 1a on Tyrone's gameplan will be not to let Heneghan streak up the middle of their defence 4 times to setup 4 goal chances yielding 3-1." Think it was O'Flaherty. He had a bad day tracking runners. And he isn't slow. Just didn't seem fully engaged or tuned in. Another selection that didn't work.
Roche another strange selection. Did well for the early goal but Roscommon soon twigged his lack of pace and targeted his man on short kickouts. He couldn't cover the ground quickly enough.
Sideline stuck looking at these problems for far too long before doing anything.
Marooned (National) - 11/05/2026 11:59:45
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Last Saturday was one of the poorest displays i have seen in Cusack since the the u20 a few years ago v Dublin. We could have lost by 30points if Laois weren't so wasteful. The performances are on a continual downward spiral. If you chat the players there is a lot of discontent with the setup. Christy Rings looms large for 2028.
Loughlenegale (National) - 11/05/2026 13:52:53
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Really…you just couldn't come on and say well done without taking a swipe at Mayo who had no involvement in yesterday's game….? We live rent free in some people's minds." You posted some late night ramblings yourself , fairly bitter stuff on the blog last night
Belclare98 (National) - 11/05/2026 16:06:09
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CCFabu: "Roscommon are very impressive side, if they keep this consistency they will go deep in the All Ireland series I think. I have thought Roscommon sides in the past had a good chance but didn't show up after winning Connacht, but this side feel a bit different." They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ....
S1234 (National) - 12/05/2026 09:57:21
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
The Galway support was superb. Really got behind the team especially with fifteen minutes remaining where it looked like they were going to emerge victorious. Very gracious in defeat and didn't dwell on a few calls that could and maybe should have went their way. Galway will be well in this come a few months time.
moros (National) - 12/05/2026 09:41:36
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Yes some very shrewd football people alright if you picked 8 Leitrim and 2 Roscommon players on your best team. Are you sure ye were watching the right matches or were they all Leitrim club games??
Rossieforever (National) - 12/05/2026 09:19:35
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To younggun08: "When will people know of they were successful with the clubs or not for the final?
Its 6 days away now and nobody knows if there going or not?" The ticket situation for the Ulster final is an absolute fiasco. How many tickets are Monaghan getting ? some say its only 6k/7k tickets, has a county in an ulster final ever been allocated as few a number of tickets ?
At this rate, Armagh fans will outnumber Monaghan 4-1
SouthMonMan (National) - 12/05/2026 08:59:36
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Fermanagh GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To macca999: "Good to get win yesterday, im sure confidence was low so this should help instil bit more belief in the players going forward.
First half, we were slow at times in our build up play, with long pedestrian passages of play with some scores at times but we made it difficult to penetrate their defence with only Conor Love willing in forward line to run at his man, highlighted with his brilliant goal. Longford were given the freedom of Brewster Park at times and kicked number of easy scores, including 2 pointers, while for the goal a simple kick pass opened us up.
Second half was better, 10 minute spell kicked 5 scores with quick direct play, running and moving ball at speed, this was helped by black card but highlights that we can do it.
Positives
- 13 Scorers, while since had that many and way modern game is need spread of players all over field adding to scoreboard to win games on consistent basis
- Mattie McDermott, great first start, made good decisions on the ball and got 3 points, showed he has great potential and added to the team
- Return of Ultan Kelm, brilliant to see him back on the field, will take time but hopefully in 2 weeks time he be able to come on earlier in the game
-Midfield, again like again Armagh won more than enough possession with McGullion, McDade and McGurn getting ball plus others won breaks
- Support, decent turnout yesterday, id say one of the better turnouts in TC at in Brewster and got behind the team.
Had number of good performance, McCaffery, McGurn, Love, Stephen McGullion and McDermott all had good games, while Sean Cassidy, Largo Ellis and Corrigan kicked some good scores. Surprised O Hanlon didnt get a run yesterday from the bench.
This game is a good foundation to build on going forward and with Wexford next up there is no doubt will need to improve if to get over them and to earn a home quarter final.
Defensively again concerns, very passive and look to be standing too far off opposition forwards,Wexfords 2 point threat will have field day if do this again. Longford ran past players at will, need to get tighter and at least hold attackers up, there is no doubt in modern game defending is harder and teams will score more but we look very easy to break through and dare i say nice to play against. Fact that replaced Flanagan with Corrigan highlights defensive options may be light in panel. Johnny Cassidy probably best man marking option we have.
Wexford will be favourites in 2 weeks time after their league campaign and bounced back well to defeat Limerick on Saturday. The 2 teams will know each other well from this years game in league plus last year in Croker, another home draw for us and hopefully should be a close game, if can cut out the goals we will have a chance." Hard to share your overthetop optimism after that. Beating Longford by 4 points at home isn't exactly proof we're turning a corner, especially considering how open we looked defensively for large parts. Longford cut through us far too easily and any half-decent side will punish that even more. The black card period probably flattered the second half spell too, outside of that we still looked slow, predictable and lacking real attacking intent. One good burst of direct play doesn't erase the same issues we've been seeing for a while. A few lads including McGullion & McGurn did well individually as expected alright and of course the always dependable Johnny Cassidy, but nonetheless collectively it still feels like we're miles off where we need to be. I suppose that's Fermanagh is sitting in D4 next season. If Wexford get the same space Longford had, especially around the arc, it could be a very long afternoon. By the way, the attendance wasn't as big as you suggested. A pile of non-paying children and youngsters don't really make up the lack of real supporters' numbers.
AuldGussie (National) - 11/05/2026 23:49:16
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
We are all on here arguing and discussing our views on hurling..we see again this weekend it's just sport..
I want to wish Charlie Mitchell all the best in his recovery..hope to see him back again but his health is a lot more important to him and his family.
CTGAA10 (National) - 11/05/2026 22:01:55
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CCFabu: "Roscommon are very impressive side, if they keep this consistency they will go deep in the All Ireland series I think. I have thought Roscommon sides in the past had a good chance but didn't show up after winning Connacht, but this side feel a bit different." good post. I'm not sure if its Mayo or Roscommon for Sam, awesome outfits
maroondiesel (National) - 11/05/2026 20:57:24
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "I have to be honest viking, I didnt see much fight at all. I know you are a fan and all but I think you are stretching it a bit looking for the silver lining there. I dont think there is anything positive that can be taken from that game from a wexford point of view.
Thata not to say that there isnt more in you but there is no evidence to support that there is to date. Wexford are severely lacking in all the metrics used to analyse performance atm.
Dublin weren't a whole lot better but they do have Burke and one or 2 more. They are way too slow and ponderous on the ball and telegraph their intent. They dont play at the pace or intensity required. I saw them in the league final too and they were the same." They weren't that slow against Limerick last year in Croke Park. Did the Munster campaign turn into a monster campaign?
Crashingwaves (National) - 11/05/2026 16:55:04
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "Last semi final v Meath 1991.
Derek Duggan's mighty goal but the Tommy Dowd ran riot...." Won the Division 2 League Final in 2018. Tommy Dowd was class power and finishing. Derek Duggan also very good. That free kick distance gets longer every retelling!
GreenandRed (National) - 11/05/2026 16:54:10
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Plenty of slips twixt cup and lips Pope.
If you lose to Dublin and if we beat Offaly, both possible results, we will beat you in the Park.
And if you beat Dublin and we beat Offaly we will beat you in the Park.
And if you beat Dublin and we lose to Offaly we will beat you in the Park if we have to win to stay up. You might win otherwise.
Of course you are currently favourites to win Leinster, but that doesn't mean that you will. You have been favourites several times before in the Round Robin era, and you have only won Leinster once in that time." You seem to conveniently forget that Galway is a Connacht team. Have a look at yesterday's Connacht final and you might get an inkling as to what that means to Connacht people. Reading some of the nonsense here about Munster and Leinster is a joke - it's a game of hurling played by club players chosen to play for their county. Provincialism hasn't worked in either code.
Crashingwaves (National) - 11/05/2026 16:46:08
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Maybe some of us are completely delusional in Wexford, but if you don't have hope, you have nothing.
I know our team is capable of better than we've shown so far this year, and in particular, better than we've shown in the last two games.
I also know that Wexford teams are capable of bouncing back after bad results, e.g. two years ago, we lost to Antrim in Corrigan Park and many people wrote our obituary, but the following week we beat Galway in Wexford Park and went on to qualify for the All-Ireland series anyway. Was only a controversial goal against us in Nowlan Park that stopped us from reaching the Leinster Final.
Obviously I hoped we'd bounce back against Dublin in Round 3 after that bad defeat to Kilkenny in Round 2. And obviously it didn't happen. But now I'm hoping we bounce back twice as hard in Tullamore. A win there and we'd be going into a final round home match with improved morale and a chance to make the All-Ireland series again, and possibly even a Leinster Final.
We have to hope. If you don't have hope, you have nothing.
Pikeman96 (National) - 11/05/2026 16:19:12
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "That's a good point about the marginality of our margins at the last 2-3 Connacht Finals. We were probably due to run out of road at Connacht Finals, based on the nature of our comfort margins in this game 2024-2026." Another interesting fact on our margins in general, I believe yesterday's game is the first championship match we've lost by more than 1 point since the 2022 All Ireland final. On the other side of things I can't recall us winning many games with a comfortable margin outside of Connacht in that timeframe either.
LárBáire (National) - 11/05/2026 16:19:08
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Nice double header in the football this Sunday for the Dubs, with the Jackies in the Ladies Leinster Senior Football Final v Kildare at 12. Our Ladies beat Meath at the weekend by 1-11 to 0-05
Dublin v Westmeath throws in @2pm." Surprised how easily they beat Meath who must have slipped a lot.
Be interesting to see how many turn up. Kerry/Cork was 30,000 where some were predicting not half that.
Westmeath will bring a big crowd but don't detect any groundswell for our lads. Will go if we have a good day in Salthill!
BarneyGrant (National) - 11/05/2026 11:29:37
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To isfeidirrlinn: "Cant see why provincial winners are not exempt from at least the next round as there has to be some advantage for winning the province.Winners of province and runners up both get home draws.Hope for the remainder of the c ship linesmen play a greater role on fouls etc as they do in rugby who whilst not my sport at least enforce the rules and give the referee assistance in what is given the size of the field tricky to get calls correct." Why should there be an advatage for winning a province when the provinces are not equal? Kerry have always had this huge advantage, we shouldn't go back to it
JimB1991 (National) - 11/05/2026 16:05:32
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Expertinall: "Maybe, proof read your post, not sure of your point? Nobody has said Kerry are not a fantastic team, they are. Look at the way their 'squad' dealt with Cork yesterday, fantastic approach and tactics. But the munster championship only had one division 1 team in it, and cannot be seeded, to keep the status quo, as that leads to home advantage to both finalists. What part of that is moaning, or inaccurate ?" Janey you do go on and on.Our pwn championship has only one division one team in it also.Get a grip.For years Leinster often had only one team but it was the greatest team ever.
brayballer (National) - 11/05/2026 14:05:50
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Quite an enjoyable game to watch in Kildare on Saturday at the end. Glad I made the trip up.
Fair play to Kildare. Some great hurlers there and they had a timid Galway backline under all type of bother in the first half. Some of their shooting was exceptional where Galway struggled.
Whelan excellent and looks back to his best, kept them in the game when it had a danger of getting away from them. I think in general this game will do them more good than if they beat them by 20/30 points. Stuck to their guns and got the rewards in the end. Under previous management this might have been a loss.
Unfortunately I would say that is the last Conor Cooney start in a Galway jersey.
Amazing that Galway are really starting to click even with all the wides and some of their main men (Both Mannions, Morrissey etc.) yet to have really found their best form in the championship. That's a positive
Kinvara (National) - 11/05/2026 14:05:47
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