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Meath V Tyrone

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Replying To Spoofer:  "Will this game be on TV or even streamed by tg4?"
Yes it is on the TG4 iplayer.

Holymoly#6 (Meath) - Posts: 49 - 10/03/2026 14:58:04    2660812

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It's all very tight at the top. I think Louth might beat Derry to be honest at home in Ardee. They're picking up form at the right time. Cork will beat Kildare handy and then us and Tyrone is really 50/50.

Tyrone are a good team with serious quality no matter how they've played up to now and with it being round 6 in Croke Park I could see them kicking into gear big time. They're that sort of team that relishes the big stage. But I also think we're hitting our stride now also and we're hitting the next level. I think it'll be a really good tight game getting up to championship speed.

We've a promotion and a Leinster in us but we got to this exact stage last year and we missed out on both. Now we find out if we've really progressed and can deliver.

NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 83 - 10/03/2026 17:00:19    2660829

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Listening to Robbie's interview on LMFM: sounds like Costello won't be ready for this game but is on the way back which is great, Conlon could be fit but suspect he might come in from the bench (Lynch has done well in last couple of games so probably deserves to start) and Jones & Kinlough are training away but will be doing well to break into the matchday squad. All fairly positive and highlights the competition in the squad.

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 10/03/2026 19:34:37    2660845

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Replying To gwanyagudthing:  "Listening to Robbie's interview on LMFM: sounds like Costello won't be ready for this game but is on the way back which is great, Conlon could be fit but suspect he might come in from the bench (Lynch has done well in last couple of games so probably deserves to start) and Jones & Kinlough are training away but will be doing well to break into the matchday squad. All fairly positive and highlights the competition in the squad."
That is really positive news particulary about Costello. The panel looks to be nearly back to full strength with the Leinster championship just around the corner. I would agree on Lynch, he looked a real threat against Kildare and did very well to create the goal for Morris. Curtis would still be a greater scoring threat for me though. Nice headaches for Robbie & co.

Northroyal55 (Meath) - Posts: 23 - 11/03/2026 10:04:25    2660879

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Replying To Northroyal55:  "That is really positive news particulary about Costello. The panel looks to be nearly back to full strength with the Leinster championship just around the corner. I would agree on Lynch, he looked a real threat against Kildare and did very well to create the goal for Morris. Curtis would still be a greater scoring threat for me though. Nice headaches for Robbie & co."
Curtis certainly has the potential based on club form although he hasn't had a run of performances for Meath where he has been scoring freely. He still has plenty of time to hit that purple patch though.

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 11/03/2026 11:10:52    2660895

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Do we know yet if Canavan will be available to Tyrone?

trimmer (Meath) - Posts: 578 - 12/03/2026 09:06:10    2660976

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Replying To trimmer:  "Do we know yet if Canavan will be available to Tyrone?"
He's not available by all accounts - went travelling (somehow).

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 12/03/2026 09:35:36    2660980

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Replying To gwanyagudthing:  "He's not available by all accounts - went travelling (somehow)."
Seems like he's gone to the US instead. Any way, I think RB and his coaching team aren't naive enough to focus on one player. Tyrone have been below par but with the talent they have you can't say they won't turn it on and are bound to at some stage. McElholm and some of these u20 lads coming through can rip you apart in an instant, we will seriously have to be on our guard.

NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 83 - 12/03/2026 10:12:59    2660982

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Replying To gwanyagudthing:  "Curtis certainly has the potential based on club form although he hasn't had a run of performances for Meath where he has been scoring freely. He still has plenty of time to hit that purple patch though."
We are in a great position in terms of squad depth, especially in the forwards. The 14 jersey is an interesting one. Brennan likes a small one in there so it's a straight shootout between Curtis, Lynch and Banty. I think if all are fully fit it's Banty that gets the nod based on his performances over the past year. Think of that Roscommon game when he was literally unmarkable. Curtis might be next if he can get up to his club level, I think the confidence gained from that spell will have brought him on massively. Lynch, to be fair, has done very little wrong, was very lively in Cork and Kildare for example.

GoalsWinGames (Meath) - Posts: 318 - 12/03/2026 10:35:39    2660983

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pure 50-50 game this, tyrone are too llong at the top table to go in any way cocky against them, i hear the centre back is walked away from panel which would be a red flag , if we play to our potential we will win, need another 70 min game though. this is it, this is redemption time for 12 months ago, have we moved on ? can we now grasp the nettle, a lot of hard work done now is the time to step it up and take promotion its there now, we couldnt ask for anymore on a plate in a lot of ways.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 912 - 12/03/2026 14:42:44    2661015

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When was the last time we beat Tyrone in either league or championship? We went out of the championship after extra time under McEntee and I remember we drew with them to stay up in division 2 a good while ago, but I can't remember a win against them since the 2007 quarter final.

Tyrone haven't become a bad team overnight. Promotion probably is beyond them but they still have an outside chance. A repeat of the Cork performance and they'll beat us.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1464 - 13/03/2026 08:58:37    2661052

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Replying To Ratoath Royal:  "When was the last time we beat Tyrone in either league or championship? We went out of the championship after extra time under McEntee and I remember we drew with them to stay up in division 2 a good while ago, but I can't remember a win against them since the 2007 quarter final.

Tyrone haven't become a bad team overnight. Promotion probably is beyond them but they still have an outside chance. A repeat of the Cork performance and they'll beat us."
I was thinking the same thing about the last time we beat them and cant remember anything since 2007. I do find even the worst of Meath teams usually were only within a few points of them. We'd normally lose well to them if that makes sense. They'd always have that extra bit of guile and know how to get the job done against us such as the qualifiers in 2013 and 2015

trimmer (Meath) - Posts: 578 - 13/03/2026 10:39:19    2661066

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A repeat of the Kildare performance will definitely do it with a bit to spare id imagine, Tyrone are not in a great place, missing their best player and have nothing to play for. As the previous commenter said, even the worst meath teams seemed to play well against Tyrone and only lose narrowly. Good meath teams like in 96 and 2007 beat Tyrone. The 2026 meath team will beat Tyrone.

Sheridan2010louth (Meath) - Posts: 305 - 13/03/2026 11:32:13    2661073

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An enormous game and in my view it is season defining. Promotion is in our hands and has to be a priority for the development of the team.

If we had met Tyrone in the first 2 or 3 rounds I would say we would have beaten them comfortably however they are quietly building and getting players back whereas the fixtures for us including the local derbies have been battles in their own right. That is both physically and mentally tough.

After the previous league break we hit Louth for 35 mins then collapsed for the second half. So I reckon we need to have a complete 70 minute performance to be anywhere with a shout.

Meath need to keep going here 2025 is in the past now and while we got our few scalps we need to start beating top 8 sides regularly to be considered in the mix with them. Last year at this stage we lost to Monaghan and Louth when 1 victory would have promoted us, we find ourselves back in a similar position but can we drive on here? Time to start winning the games of consequence.

Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 823 - 13/03/2026 11:36:50    2661074

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I think the bookies have it right having us as 2 point favourites. We will have more in our favour - more settled team, bigger support and we're pushing for promotion whereas Tyrone are realistically neither going to be promoted or relegated. Having said that, we'll need to put in a big performance and it will probably still be a tight finish. Robbie and the team have to be feeling good though - they've backed up the performances from last season and strengthened the panel. This is the next step on the journey - I expect them to take the step.

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 13/03/2026 11:44:59    2661075

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Tyrone are masters at managing games. We have to hit the front foot and try get few points up and force them to come out and play.

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 670 - 13/03/2026 11:47:21    2661076

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Replying To Irish_downunder:  "Tyrone are masters at managing games. We have to hit the front foot and try get few points up and force them to come out and play."
I think what this league and particularly new rules have shown, trying to manage games through hogging possession and slowing games down doesn't work and maybe Tyrone suffering more than most with this. Meath learnt this in 2nd half versus Louth where they felt a false sense of security. Only way is to win possession, attack with purpose and take chances efficiently. Hooefully Meath will be better at this tomorrow versus Tyrone.

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 944 - 13/03/2026 13:12:24    2661089

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I think we are being very cynical in a way to completely write Tyrone off. They bet Cavan well who we scrapped a win against. Were beating by Derry who hammered Cork who bet us. This division throws nothing but spanners. We will be against a real dirty aggressive team, something some of our boys mightn't be used to just yet. I do think we have a bit more on the bench to offer than them. Makes for a good game hopefully.

Royalroyal97 (Meath) - Posts: 35 - 13/03/2026 19:02:18    2661118

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Job done - got the win! Started very slowly and looked off the pace but felt like we stepped it up when we needed to. JOC on fire, he's going to be a big player for us as said before. Lynch looked really sharp too and Frayne, Coffey, Menton, Caulfield, Kinsella & Rafferty stepped up when needed. Very bad day on the kick outs but Brennan did make some big saves. We have an attack that will trouble a lot of teams so just need to tighten up at the back and get our kickouts away. Thought it was telling that Jones did a half time interview basically saying we just needed to get it into the forwards quicker.

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 14/03/2026 19:27:47    2661165

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Got the win and our areas for improvement are very obvious and fixable. We're still playing in spurts where we score 10 points in 10 minutes and nothing for the next 10 minutes. An example of this was when were well up, think it was the 10 or 12 point stage, we had a break on and we butchered it, if we just keep the score board ticking over, we'll be there or thereabouts in most games.

JOC will get the plaudits but Kinsella is pure class and just links everything together along with the scores he kicks. His composure on the 2 pointers is text book, hop, settles and just guides it over.

NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 83 - 15/03/2026 01:12:59    2661200

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