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Meath 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Coylesrighthand: "I don't think you can drop Menton if he's fit. He was easily our best and most consistent midfielder last year. Gray still gets spoken about as having "potential," but he's 22 now. The talk of potential has to go; it's now time for realization. For me, he is still too inconsistent. Last year's quarter-final and semi-final are a distillation of his career so far. A brilliant, game-changing performance in the quarter-final vs. Galway; however, in the semi-final vs. Galway, he gets brought on early for Menton and can't make any impression whatsoever on the game." I think he was out much of last year though due illness?
bert09 (Meath) - 16/01/2026 17:07:01
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Meath 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Sheridan2010louth: "Agree the midfield options are good. I've been at some sigerson games the last few weeks.
Saw Mcbride 2 weeks ago, it was as dominant a midfield display as I've ever seen, that's not meath bias or exaggeration either, he won both throw ups cleanly, fielded 9 kickouts, and was fouled on 4 more. And he punched in a goal too. My only question would be around his kicking, it seems a non existent part of his game. He obviously needs to back it up for Meath now but he looks to be set up for a big season.
Saw Conor Gray and Charlie O'connor on Tuesday against UCD. Both excellent in their own ways. Neither are fielding kickouts like Mcbride is at the moment, but their distribution of the football particularly when it comes to kicking is ahead of Mcbride. Maynooth should have won that game but for what it's worth two meath men Rian McConnell and Michael Mcivor came off the bench and changed the game for UCD.
I'd be shocked if Mcbride didn't start with Flynn vs Derry. Both need to play well as Gray and Charlie O'connor will be pushing for places not to mention Mento as well." Menton, Gray, Flynn all similar style of players. None of them can cover a lot of ground and lack the pace for hard ground that we see in the later stages of the championship. In fairness Menton is 36 so can't blame him there. Jones never excels in the middle he's a much better wing forward and can use his size athletic ability to better effect. Mc Bride is a big athletic man with a great ability to field kickouts I'm not worried if he's not the best kicker of the ball we have 6 forwards for that. O'Connor is a good prospect but needs to cot his teeth and take his chances. O'Neill is not a midfielder he's a full back but probably the best corner back in the county miles ahead of Lavin or O'Hallerin. Who will step up when they're needed who knows.
latouche25 (Meath) - 16/01/2026 14:13:52
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