id say clan na gael will do well, they should beat kilmessan and blackhall.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 790 - 02/07/2020 22:46:58    2282811

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 642 - 06/07/2020 09:02:00    2283186

thought cng played well in final on a wet day. they have marquee forwards and that goes a long way in senior b.If they get very fit which they will be considereing their fairly young they well out last most teams, i think it could be a great game v Kilmessan. I think Blackhall will go down.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 790 - 06/07/2020 15:56:36    2283234

Think all games in that group are a toss of a coin , very hard call them

hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 07/07/2020 13:39:58    2283325

Injuries will make a major contribution in this year's championship. Very short and compact season. Lack of physiotherapy time. I have never seen as many ankle injuries as this year. (possibly poor weather conditions contributing). Large panels will be crucial, depth and quality. Very open competition, wouldn't be surprised to see Killyon in the final.

Stiofan (Meath) - Posts: 67 - 15/07/2020 09:43:35    2284106

not a hope re. Killyon i think there going backways. In fairness they have a small pick enough, dont seem to have anything on the bench. i think longwood and trim will beat them. I think trim, kildalkey and kiltale toss of a coin between them. i would get hard to see Kiltale beaten tbh. they will be hungry after last years defeat and are young enough to win a good few more titles. Kildalkey might not have hunger enough this year, need to find new young players quick too, to streghthen the depth, still reliant on 2009 team.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 790 - 17/07/2020 23:42:02    2284373

Any predictions/thoughts as the weekend approaches?

Meathman678 (Meath) - Posts: 63 - 05/08/2020 13:42:38    2286457

BelieveinMeath (Meath) - Posts: 121 - 05/08/2020 17:47:25    2286483

showforit (Meath) - Posts: 156 - 05/08/2020 23:35:00    2286530

Kiltale fielded a very weakened team against Killyon, I wouldn't look to much into the result!

Meathgaalad (Meath) - Posts: 171 - 06/08/2020 10:59:38    2286574

Are any of these games streamed live?

stillaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 225 - 06/08/2020 12:17:33    2286596

cill_dealga (Meath) - Posts: 35 - 06/08/2020 13:41:02    2286609

So kildalkey start their bid to retain the senior championship tonight , will be interesting to see how they deal with the pressure of both being champions and in a group of death with the 3 best teams together.
All 3 could beat each other on any day and it will be tight to see who fails to get out of the group.
We dont really have any form to go on either.
I cant call it tonight and its a shame most of us cant go watch it either.
I would not write off ratoath in this group at all.

hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 07/08/2020 12:36:32    2286739

So the champo is up and running, what happens with the drawn games in terms of who plays next ?

Kildalkey V Kiltale, subs list is interesting for kiltale, both ryans came on, both kellys taken off, kildalkey held onto win marginally, interetsing game ahead for kiltale with ratoath, result almost puts kildalkey into knock out stages,

Trim, Kilyon, no surprise here i guess, i see the media talking about the Trim machine, tougher days ahead i'm sure, Longwod to beat killyon but trim will top this group,

Na Fianna, Navan O M, no surpirise, Navan to fall through the trap door
Dunboyne to beat Navan pulling up,

CNG, Kilmessan, at 6 up you would have expected Kilmessan to kick on, neither team to trouble anyone beyond qtr final,
Both to beat BHG

So if Kildalkey top their group which is not guaranteed IMO they play winners of Dunboyne/Killyon/Longwood in semi final and assuming Trim top theirs they play winners of Kiltale/RatoathKilmessan/CNG.

Can Kildalkey retain their crown, it would not surprise me, if you had to gamble now and according to the media the Trim Machine will take stoping, for me its still one of Kildalkey Kiltale Trim or Ratoath.

the burning question for me is will the championship keep going and be finished

StickFan (Meath) - Posts: 217 - 10/08/2020 09:13:47    2287061

Some interesting games over the weekend.
We strolled past Navan, who i cannot see surviving at this level.
Kildalkey and Kiltale...credit to the board for getting the hurling covered, hopefully more games in the next round can be broadcasted. Kiltale looked second best from the off. Subs made a huge difference at ht but Kildalkey never looked too stressed.
Was anyone at the Trim game that has a view?

Meathman678 (Meath) - Posts: 63 - 10/08/2020 11:15:39    2287087

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1668 - 10/08/2020 12:49:24    2287108

Very surprised how poor kiltale were , final score does not really reflect the match , kildalkey were very comfortable for the win. Poor game in general , was played like a challange match with not one big hit.

The 3 team group looks like it could cause problems with the drawn games further down the line.
3 teams could final level on points and all beat each other , goes to score diff then does it?

Navan look like time is up at senior which is no suprise.
Killmessan only able to draw with last years inter champs tells you all about where they are at now.

hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 10/08/2020 13:50:30    2287122

BelieveinMeath (Meath) - Posts: 121 - 12/08/2020 16:07:05    2287378

It was Interesting tactics to leave the Ryans on the bench to start with and losing mcgann who really managed the pace of the games is a big loss. Maybe they have been prioritising the football over the hurling and management were giving those who trained the start but they make that kiltale team a different animal. Be interesting to see if Kiltale manage to find the extra gear in the next match. The one thing kildakley have manged to do well is neutralize the threat of jack Regan.

Kildalkey have the one foot in the door now. I dont get the hype people are putting on ratoath but agree they are best of the rest outside of the Kildalkey,kiltale and trim but are a good bit off those three in terms of squad depths and overall team strengths.

Trim beat a poor Killyon which was always on the cards really but looked efficient and have got scorers in a lot of positions now where they relied havily on Douglas toher and Heffernan over the past years.. Trims strength in depth could be key for them this year with the amount of match's in both codes going to hinder all teams.

Good to see CNG competing well but kilmessan must be worried about the future as underage is non existent. They should be ok this year as Navan look dead certs to go down.

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 642 - 13/08/2020 08:56:51    2287401

Meathman678 (Meath) - Posts: 63 - 13/08/2020 11:57:03    2287420