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We couldn "brush" Meath aside never mind Donegal. Lets face it Galway have proven fallen short in last few years and again this year when we looked like genuine challengers.
Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 365 - 04/07/2025 15:38:29 2623628 Link 0 |
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The lads are afraid to shoot. I'm not even joking. They're afraid to hit a wide. Fact.
togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1089 - 04/07/2025 16:23:26 2623634 Link 1 |
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When in comes to championship football the only sides Galway have brushed aside are poorly organised teams, that certainly isn't a Donegal team managed by McGuinness. Last year was a fine margin contest. 1-14 to 0-15 both 15 scores each and both had 27 shots on goal. Same kick out stats and turnovers.
Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3700 - 04/07/2025 17:04:14 2623640 Link 1 |
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Of course you would be delighted sure your Mayo hasn't reached All Ireland Quarter final the last two years.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 522 - 04/07/2025 17:06:41 2623642 Link 2 |
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No, I'm from Donegal. Feel like we would have been well equipped to deal with Galway and owe them one from last year.
JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 102 - 04/07/2025 20:28:40 2623654 Link 0 |
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I believe the players are there to win an All-Ireland but the competition is fierce but Galway at this stage of the teams development should have beaten a young Meath side on a upward trajectory but still only finding their feet. I cannot understand the first half tactics of playing endless lateral football outside the arc and expect it was another Joyce tactic that backfired and allowed Meaths young team to compose themselves and grow into the game. Why didnt we go direct and test Meath, sow doubts, only the players and Joyce know why. I dont see why anyone would expect anything different next year with the same tactics. For me in 2026 we need to be topping whatever group we are in to have any chance to win it out. Let Mayo or Roscommon win Connacht as what point is there in putting so much energy into that competition. Play young lads in the league, not like Joyce does with flogging the likes of Maher, Kelly, Conroy all through the league. Even if we get relegated we need to conserve players for the real big games. I dont see any player stepping away apart from Cooke, Conroy. Comer looked really well when he came on, a few Armagh fans were asking why he wasnt brought in earlier, again only Joyce knows the answer. Also why didnt he start Paul and bring Peter in for the second half and he swopped the goalie out again and Gleeson made great saves but takes too long to take kick outs. Its all very disappointing and there is so much commitment from lads to stay involved, we need to freshen it up and try and keep as many as possible of the team in place for 2026. JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 168 - 04/07/2025 20:51:50 2623657 Link 0 |
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Tuam finally won the league title albeit it would be worrying for them that they fell over the line against a way under strength Corofin side. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 933 - 04/07/2025 21:45:31 2623669 Link 0 |
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Sure you are and I'm from China.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 522 - 04/07/2025 21:54:56 2623671 Link 2 |
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Galway took 7 short kick outs and scored 1 point and Meath ending up scoring 2-1. Galway can't work the ball out of defend Kew (Galway) - Posts: 231 - 04/07/2025 22:25:47 2623675 Link 0 |
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Huge chance missed by Galway in last year's All Ireland final. That Armagh team are very ordinary as Kerry showed last Sunday. Might be a long time until Galway get as good a chance again.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2508 - 04/07/2025 22:37:47 2623680 Link 1 |
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An unrecognizable Corofin team I'd nearly say, about 9 regulars missing. Corofin also missed a penalty.
GalwayLurker (Galway) - Posts: 111 - 05/07/2025 13:25:04 2623733 Link 0 |
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Armagh weren't ordinary never mind very ordinary. Very different game with the new rules, last year could kick out most of your own kick outs short uncontested and Armagh under the old rules had a set 15 men behind the ball. That's gone now leaving more space for teams such as Kerry to exploit. Dublin in Croke Park a few weeks ago got the same joy off Armagh kick outs but shooting was so poor. Also worth pointing out the record of defending Ulster All Ireland champions is poor and has been since Down in the 60s. On Galway it's about adjusting to the new rules, one poster said here that Joyce is staying but all of his management team will be changing if so they'll be working on such adjustments. Apart from Comer,Walsh,Silke,Conroy is still a mainly young Galway side that will get "good chances" again in the years ahead. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3700 - 05/07/2025 14:38:18 2623744 Link 0 |
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Don't agree Lover. Armagh were very poor last Sunday against Kerry. They collapsed like a house of cards in the second half. Last years's All Ireland Final was a very winnable game for Galway. As this year showed, it's a long road back to a final again. Galway had the Final experience from 2022 and should have managed to get over the line in last year's final. The players you mention as older Comer, Conroy, Walsh and Silke are great talents and will be very hard to replace. Conroy showed his age this year after being footballer of the year in 2024. I fear Galway have missed the boat losing two finals narrowly in three years. Galway lost three All Ireland football finals in four years in the early 1970s and didn't win the title thereafter until 1998.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2508 - 05/07/2025 14:58:59 2623749 Link 1 |
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Comparing this and last year is a bit pointless when it's a very different game under the new rules. Armagh showed from game one in this championship they weren't right against Antrim. And more recently were poor against Dublin and weren't exploited by them, Kerry did their homework in that regard and had 70% plus shooting efficiency against Armagh. Galway lost a fine margin All Ireland final last year to side at their same level as themselves. The majority of Galway all of their games are fine margins unless going up against a poorly organised team. Conroy has been already dropped to the bench, given his frame and injury record Galway need to move on from relying on Comer. Still a few years left in Walsh,Silke have another few years left in them yet. After the 2022 final Galway didn't reach the last 8 of the championship the following so have already showed they have the powers of recovery. Be it next year or 2027 do not be surprised if you see Galway in another All Ireland final. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3700 - 05/07/2025 15:57:12 2623758 Link 1 |
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What players were missing for Corofin? Had Tuam any missing players?
GDL (Galway) - Posts: 854 - 05/07/2025 17:12:27 2623771 Link 0 |
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With Conroy probably retiring Galway will have to find a spot of John Daly's kick passing. You probably can't play both together because of the pace issue but both are Galway's best kickers. Kew (Galway) - Posts: 231 - 05/07/2025 18:27:51 2623785 Link 0 |
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Injuries or another reason for John Daly falling out of favour? I see he only started 3 games all year and 6 appearances in total.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4110 - 05/07/2025 19:09:14 2623792 Link 0 |
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Corofin Squad 1) Oran Burke 2) Bernard Coen 3) Cathal Silke 4) Ross Mahon 5) Gavin Burke 6) Conor Cunningham 7) Colin Brady 8) Ciaran Brady 9) Tony Gill 10) Darragh Silke 11) Dylan Canney 12) Jason Leonard 13) Martin Farragher 14) Micheal Lundy 15) Cian Murphy 16) Tom Healy 17) Cormac Greaney 18) Glen McHugh 19) Ross Coen 20) Connor Brady 21) Vincent Gill 22) Killian Joyce 23) Colin Kelly 24) Aaron Looney 25) Ronan Steede 26) Darren O'Reilly 27) Finn Mcintyre 28) Cian Rafferty 29) Karl Nolan 30) Shane Canavan Tuam Stars Squad 1) Darragh Forkan 2) Brian O'Donnell 3) Dara O'Ruairc 4) Darragh Cunningham 5) Gary O'Donnell 6) Dara Heneghan 7) Cian Mitchell 8) Conor Rhatigan 9) Ronan Colleran 10) Conor Heneghan 11) Jamie Murphy 12) Ben O'Connell 13) Luke Davin 14) Brian Mannion 15) Jack Grugan 16) Darragh Creaven 17) Aonghus Tierney 18) Noel Henry 19) Jack Cleary 20) Ross Cosgrove 21) Alan O'Connell 22)Derec Reynolds 23) Seamus Kelly 24) Jack Cryan 25) Paul Collins 26) Luke Higgins 27) Rory Igoe 28) Jack Davin 29) Jack Heneghan 30) Calan Tynan 31) Michael Collins 32) Conor Doherty 33) Mark Colleran 34) Shay McGlinchey 35) Max O'Connell 36) Sean Rattigan 37) Rory O'Connor 38) Cillian Reidy Connect4 (Galway) - Posts: 1 - 05/07/2025 19:23:27 2623793 Link 0 |
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A recent analysis showed that out of about 60 games played this year under the new rules, the winners would have been the same under the old rules bar in a couple of games. I'd like to see Galway win the All Ireland. It's 24 years and counting for a Connacht team and Mayo and Ros aren't showing much. I just fear that this Galway team missed their chance in last year's final.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2508 - 05/07/2025 20:11:02 2623800 Link 0 |
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Don't agree think donegal and kerry ahead better forwards far too much complacency there. Galway do noy have a better forward line that Kerry in terms natural skill and number of players
Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 769 - 05/07/2025 20:51:54 2623809 Link 1 |