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Replying To winatallcost: "Talk of significant rule changes particularly limiting of handpasses to 3 meaning much more direct kicking. This is likely to suit Meath who have good kickers but will be vital having forwards and backs that can win direct ball kicked from distance. Backs will have to be able to kick accurately when clearing. The four point goal could possibly return too.
No guarantees that these new rules will definately come in but given what happened the last couple of years, the probability is high." Do away with the 2 pointers and the handpassing will reduce by over 50%.
Too much emphasis on the 2 pointer now, the 3 up , tap and go have really saved the game, in my opinion the 2 pointer could go and we would see even more direct football and teams trying to score a goal rather than a two pointer.
Advanced mark can go also.
thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1149 - 30/08/2026 11:25:25
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Morris scored 14 of Kingscourts 18 points in a championship win yesterday. He's been the best player in the Cavan club championship again this year, top 5 forward in the country when he's fit and firing. Can't wait to see him dominate for Meath in 27, special player.
redser123 (Meath) - Posts: 431 - 30/08/2026 12:02:02
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2027 is a big, big year for this team and arguably for the game in Meath for the remainder of the decade.
There's no doubt about it at this stage, this team is the best we have had since the very early 00s. 2025 as a whole, and backed up by this season's league campaign and the championship win in Celtic Park cement that in my mind. People will have good memories of the team from 07-11 and there was some good days then for sure, but overall in hindsight that era was most certainly a false dawn for Meath men's football.
On their day, this team can genuinely roll over anyone. These guys are decorated minors, U20s, Sigerson, and Tailteann Cup winners. They have all the attributes of the great Meath teams. However, the inconsistency shown in the Brennan era in the games vs. Louth last year, Donegal (which could be forgiven given the circumstances), and particularly against Westmeath (disaster), Cork and Mayo this year are concerning. In my view, and it pains me to say it, but the loss against Mayo in particular was in part down to bizarre positional switches at an early part of the game and the team giving away momentum and not getting it back. Injuries notwithstanding, I am still sore after that game. Mayo deserved their all-Ireland and I was delighted for them, but we should have put them out in Castlebar that day.
The team is no longer a "young" team in my eyes and need to go a step further in their development, and more importantly need to be willing to go that next step, which many teams cant. I genuinely, genuinly can see an All-Ireland in this team, 100%, but I can also see another false dawn taking shape if they dont take the bull by the horns in 27 and have a serious rattle at silverware come championship.
Young_gael (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 31/08/2026 14:57:23
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Replying To Young_gael: "2027 is a big, big year for this team and arguably for the game in Meath for the remainder of the decade.
There's no doubt about it at this stage, this team is the best we have had since the very early 00s. 2025 as a whole, and backed up by this season's league campaign and the championship win in Celtic Park cement that in my mind. People will have good memories of the team from 07-11 and there was some good days then for sure, but overall in hindsight that era was most certainly a false dawn for Meath men's football.
On their day, this team can genuinely roll over anyone. These guys are decorated minors, U20s, Sigerson, and Tailteann Cup winners. They have all the attributes of the great Meath teams. However, the inconsistency shown in the Brennan era in the games vs. Louth last year, Donegal (which could be forgiven given the circumstances), and particularly against Westmeath (disaster), Cork and Mayo this year are concerning. In my view, and it pains me to say it, but the loss against Mayo in particular was in part down to bizarre positional switches at an early part of the game and the team giving away momentum and not getting it back. Injuries notwithstanding, I am still sore after that game. Mayo deserved their all-Ireland and I was delighted for them, but we should have put them out in Castlebar that day.
The team is no longer a "young" team in my eyes and need to go a step further in their development, and more importantly need to be willing to go that next step, which many teams cant. I genuinely, genuinly can see an All-Ireland in this team, 100%, but I can also see another false dawn taking shape if they dont take the bull by the horns in 27 and have a serious rattle at silverware come championship." I totally agree that this team isn't a young team anymore. Players are slowly entering their primes and we will almost certainly have our last season with Bryan Menton and Donal Keogan, two servants to their clubs and county. We need our key lads to step up, and for new faces to emerge considering many of our quality players are out injured. This new flexibility could see us develop a natural centre half back, which is a position we've struggled with in the Robbie Brennan era.
We should be aiming to win the All-Ireland this year. That was Mayo's goal. They weren't looking for a Connacht title and a respectable QF-SF finish. They wanted to WIN it.
As you say, we need to grab 2027 by the collar. I'm already relishing the thought of seeing them play again, come January.
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RoyalStalwart24 (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 31/08/2026 16:50:52
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Replying To RoyalStalwart24: "I totally agree that this team isn't a young team anymore. Players are slowly entering their primes and we will almost certainly have our last season with Bryan Menton and Donal Keogan, two servants to their clubs and county. We need our key lads to step up, and for new faces to emerge considering many of our quality players are out injured. This new flexibility could see us develop a natural centre half back, which is a position we've struggled with in the Robbie Brennan era.
We should be aiming to win the All-Ireland this year. That was Mayo's goal. They weren't looking for a Connacht title and a respectable QF-SF finish. They wanted to WIN it.
As you say, we need to grab 2027 by the collar. I'm already relishing the thought of seeing them play again, come January.
Hon the Royal" Meath are a really good team on their day and can play chaotic football better than most teams. If they add a few players into mix, particularly the likes of Liam Kelly and Jamie Murphy more regualarly and hold mostly what they have, they will rightly be in mix next year. They have to really go after games. The draws and whether they are home or away have a huge bearing. I would be quietly confident of a big year.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 1053 - 31/08/2026 19:49:32
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i think there will be very little talk of meath next year unlss start like a train in league and end up in a final or close to it, but if we have an average league and stay up there wont be any talk or focus on us, thats when we can do damage. westmeath will be having to reach a leinster final to avoid tailteann cup , that would be a huge set back to them, louth could be in serious relegation danger and may also flirt with tailteann cup, i think kildare could rattle likes of louth or westmeath in leinster, remmeber how close they were to beating westmeath this year in tullamore? would westmeath have even won tailteann cup then? draws are huge plus injuries. 3 away matches last year? only team in the country that had that. mayo staying injury free was major hing to winning the all ireland .
dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 984 - 31/08/2026 21:25:52
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