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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "I really don't get this talking down of mchugh kicking ability
He was on for FOTY in 24 and was kicking lovely diagonal ball into comer that year and also kicking super points
Had a down year last year" McHugh isn't a reliable point kicker. He was in great form in 24 yes but he is not a reliable point kicker. If he could add that consistency to his kicking he would go up a level to elite.
Someone mentioned nailing down a solid free taker. It is incredible that we haven't got a consistent free taker and haven't had one since Barry McHugh in 2017/2018. Galway need a player on the pitch who can kick long frees consistently from the ground. That's a lot of scores we have been leaving behind over the years. I don't think there is anyone in the panel at the moment with that skillset?
Someone also mentioned that Comer being fit is dream territory and I think the same can now be said for Walsh. The starting 15 for championship needs to be a team that doesn't rely on Comer or Walsh because they are most often injured/not fully fit. I wouldn't say no to their impact off the bench but realistically we need to plan without them judging on their injury history.
jobseekersbent (National) - 19/02/2026 05:54:02
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To AnCrúiscínLán: "We need to nail down the free taking duties. I was also impressed with O'Conghaile's contribution in Tralee when he came on. He has added a bit of bulk and hopefully now keeps his confidence up, as he too is one who can trouble the scoreboard. Apart from the 2-pointers he scored, McGrath's timing of ball release for team mates is perfect.
There's a lot of room for improvement in our transition play, but crucial to this is the need of a half back line that can take scoring opportunities. O'Laoi has the ability, McHugh is more likely to fist a point than shoot - who else is there. Once we get that right, imo, we'll be more than a match for any team." I really don't get this talking down of mchugh kicking ability
He was on for FOTY in 24 and was kicking lovely diagonal ball into comer that year and also kicking super points
Had a down year last year
jm25 (National) - 18/02/2026 15:30:19
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
The Admin of this page has a lot to answer for. Why let so much nonsense be written here? Ruining the page for all real fans.
McNulty is a gem. Great for the county to have his shooting go viral like it has. Be interesting to see will he start against Antrim. Barry himself, Manor and Leitrim as a county can't afford him to get a third Hamstring injury within a year so its a tough decision.
He's worth 6 points a game minimum to this team, aside from his shooting abillty, his workrate, aerial ability to win kickouts/throw-ins and the fact most teams will now double up on him will create space for everyone else.
Poacher would have had a lot to answer for with his selection and tactics only for McNulty last weekend. Antrim are on a desperate bad run of form but they are also a team we regularly struggle against.
Any update on the rest of our injuries (Keaney, Casey and Cox and Colm McLoughlin in particular) and Eanna McNamara? The young lad hasn't been looked after too well in my opinion from what I've heard, he needs medical treatment on his hips before most games for the last year and him 19.
Gaffey needs to start in goals now. It's not even up for debate.
As predicted our defence is really struggling on all levels, physically, pace and positioning. Diffley most defenitly is not a 6 that is for sure.
I see no reason why Poacher wouldn't try and go back for Radek Oberwan - he's out training with Allen Gaels and keeps himself in great condition or even Jack Gilheany.
I'd personally put Cillian McGloin back at wing back if he didn't pick up any knocks last weekend before being taken off.
He got it wrong last weekend but Poacher needs to be ruthless here. The management are up against it with the injuries we have had but the reality is we lost to Wicklow in a game we should have won, were really poor against Waterford and we were getting a trouncing against London only for McNulty.
If we loose to Antrim thats us done. There should be a great buzz in the camp this week so Poacher needs to really go for it here.
We should have lots of options off the bench which is huge in Div 4.
Killian Gaffey
Conor Reynolds Kieran Clancy Sean Harkin
Cillian McGloin Colm McLoughlin** Mark Diffley
Conor Quinn
Barry McNulty
Tom Prior Keith Keegan Oisin McLoughlin
Paul Honeyman Ryan O'Rourke Ben Guckian
Could be smart to play Oisin McLoughlin or Beezer McKiernan - Antrim will be drawn to McNulty around the arc so having another shooter around there could be crucial.
Great to see the County Board finally showing some initiative and putting up the highlights of McNultys scores. This should be done for every game win or lose. Our youngsters/supporters need to see our own players every week instead of just the usual teams on the Sunday Game - Its something simple they can do which will make a difference.
Leitrim1234 (National) - 18/02/2026 15:58:25
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
I think the league competitions are great and every division has its own drama.So far in division one Donegal look the stand out team and Meath in division two. Looking forward to the Kerry v Dublin clash the weekend.Both teams are lucky they not sitting bottom of table at the moment.
gaa.88 (National) - 18/02/2026 16:26:17
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To panamasam: "I don't think talk of getting to a league final is getting carried away with those remaining fixtures. The challenges will be welcome especially if there are big rotations. Looking forward to seeing what the more inexperienced lads do and where it takes us. However I would agree in not getting too carried away in the scheme of overall things at this time of the year." The rest of the league will be driven by managing minutes and any niggles players might pick up. If we get to a league final on the back of that great, not the end of the world if we don't either. Getting to the Ulster final and a home draw in the first round of the knock outs has to be priority.
peiledoir20 (National) - 19/02/2026 10:00:01
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To gaa.88: "I think the league competitions are great and every division has its own drama.So far in division one Donegal look the stand out team and Meath in division two. Looking forward to the Kerry v Dublin clash the weekend.Both teams are lucky they not sitting bottom of table at the moment." Debatable if Meath are the stand out team in Division 2. Afterall they only beat Cavan,Louth with a two pointer with the last attack of the match.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 19/02/2026 02:19:20
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Collio: "It won't." No need to be curt to our Leitrim cousins.
Both counties are the perennial minnows and when they have a chance of some kind of limelight if only temporary . We should allow that.
The Leitrim v Carlow game will have spice enough with the return of messrs Poacher and St. ledger
Blackbog (National) - 18/02/2026 23:13:02
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Leinster have won one European Cup in 13 years, during which Johnny Sexton played a major part in Leinster's and indeed Irelands ratings through that time, but even he as a Leinster and Ireland legend playing that pivotal roll as an extraordinary and gifted out half could he on his own bring any more than one European cup to Leinster's display cabinet. It's a God's send that no finger was left pointing at any other player for Leinster's failure to bag a few extra bits of silver over those 13 years, or for that matter for the failure of our Ireland team to perform as expected, per usual, excluding triple crowns and grand slams.
We all knew that J C'c retirement was imminent however life went on apparently, then when it happened no stone was left unturned to find as near as dammit a replacement for J S. In no time we had R B, C F, H B, and S P, at the same time coincidently we had J C keeping in mind that J C was a munster player with no one seriously challenging for his position. The mathematics are simple and straight forward as to where the advantages lie.
The formulae / method used to select one of four to fill the role of fly half for an upcoming game was always going to leave a sour taste in three mouths, at least, and so R B thought it better if he left for greener pastures, and so he did unfortunately, personally I thought he had as much to offer the game as the other four, however because he left to play abroad by doing this he has ruled himself out of any chance of playing for Ireland, that must have been a tough decision for him to make.
C F ended up in no man's land, he was damned if he stayed as he was unlikely to get the # 10 shirt soon and time was not on his side, so he is about to start wearing the # 10 shirt with Connaught, he has made the right decision imo.
So now we have two left, S P, and H B. on one side and J C on the opposing side, for what it's worth public opinion was always going to row in behind J C for Saturdays match but how will A F react ???
Listening to how S P was treated coming off the pitch last week was nothing short of disgusting, saturated with s##t. How would those boo boys / girls like if it their parents or family was exposed to that level of muck.
Four players from the same province vying for the same team position was / is too big of an ask, in fact there was always going to be one or two sporting casualties that could have been avoided.
supersub15 (National) - 18/02/2026 23:02:29
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To endgame: "Will it be Aaron Brady or Conor Carroll in goals come championship time. Elphin has a great tradition of goalkeepers for the county team. I wonder how many Brigid's players are definites to get in to the championship starting 15. Brian Stack and Ben O'Carroll. Maybe Ruairi Fallon and Conor Hand. Great that Mark Dowd has options. It's where any Manager wants to be. If Roscommon can guarantee safety in division 1, then eyes can turn to the championship. We haven't won Connacht since 2019. Galway are going for 5 Connachts in a row. Interesting year ahead." I think Stack, Fallon and Hand are the only definites. If Ben gets back to the form we know he can then he has to play but not on current form.
RossieFan1980 (National) - 18/02/2026 20:45:48
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "And I would say both are well capable of beating Tipperary. In fact, Tipperary haven't bet us in a few years. Not many teams run out with 7 out of 7, some where someone slips up. And I also think Longford & London might have something to say about matters as well. This division is wide open. I still think the game between ourselves and yourselves will be a key one." Could well be a crucial game
But fingers crossed we might be home and hosed by then
However I agree the division is wide open with 6 teams still in contention and antrim and Waterford definitely capable of causing upset.
Could well be proved wrong but I feel Tipp have not shown their best yet
Very lively forward line and strong midfield
Blackbog (National) - 18/02/2026 20:33:42
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Leitrim1234: "The Admin of this page has a lot to answer for. Why let so much nonsense be written here? Ruining the page for all real fans.
McNulty is a gem. Great for the county to have his shooting go viral like it has. Be interesting to see will he start against Antrim. Barry himself, Manor and Leitrim as a county can't afford him to get a third Hamstring injury within a year so its a tough decision.
He's worth 6 points a game minimum to this team, aside from his shooting abillty, his workrate, aerial ability to win kickouts/throw-ins and the fact most teams will now double up on him will create space for everyone else.
Poacher would have had a lot to answer for with his selection and tactics only for McNulty last weekend. Antrim are on a desperate bad run of form but they are also a team we regularly struggle against.
Any update on the rest of our injuries (Keaney, Casey and Cox and Colm McLoughlin in particular) and Eanna McNamara? The young lad hasn't been looked after too well in my opinion from what I've heard, he needs medical treatment on his hips before most games for the last year and him 19.
Gaffey needs to start in goals now. It's not even up for debate.
As predicted our defence is really struggling on all levels, physically, pace and positioning. Diffley most defenitly is not a 6 that is for sure.
I see no reason why Poacher wouldn't try and go back for Radek Oberwan - he's out training with Allen Gaels and keeps himself in great condition or even Jack Gilheany.
I'd personally put Cillian McGloin back at wing back if he didn't pick up any knocks last weekend before being taken off.
He got it wrong last weekend but Poacher needs to be ruthless here. The management are up against it with the injuries we have had but the reality is we lost to Wicklow in a game we should have won, were really poor against Waterford and we were getting a trouncing against London only for McNulty.
If we loose to Antrim thats us done. There should be a great buzz in the camp this week so Poacher needs to really go for it here.
We should have lots of options off the bench which is huge in Div 4.
Killian Gaffey
Conor Reynolds Kieran Clancy Sean Harkin
Cillian McGloin Colm McLoughlin** Mark Diffley
Conor Quinn
Barry McNulty
Tom Prior Keith Keegan Oisin McLoughlin
Paul Honeyman Ryan O'Rourke Ben Guckian
Could be smart to play Oisin McLoughlin or Beezer McKiernan - Antrim will be drawn to McNulty around the arc so having another shooter around there could be crucial.
Great to see the County Board finally showing some initiative and putting up the highlights of McNultys scores. This should be done for every game win or lose. Our youngsters/supporters need to see our own players every week instead of just the usual teams on the Sunday Game - Its something simple they can do which will make a difference." Fair comments all round, I was at the game and thought some of the lads didn't travel due to injury as the programme had a different set of subs. I didn't see the panel named online before the game. Gaffey has to start but we'd want to be careful as goals has been a weak spot for us in recent years and we don't want to turn a lad off because of one bad game. McNulty is going to be a well marked man now. Regardless of how good the 2 pointers, he won't be getting the same time & space to shoot as he did on Sunday. It might be a smart move to leave him sitting on the bench this Sunday also. I honestly think we have a great shot at promotion and yes we should go hard for it, build on the buzz. It's Carlow's to loose and I think there will be more upsets to talk over the coming weeks. I'd be surprised if they win all 7 games which makes our game the more interesting of them all.
Square_B (National) - 18/02/2026 17:52:32
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To gunman: "I would like one more victory before we experiment too much.After all Tyrone went down on 7 points last year.If we get to the league Final either by design or by chance it shouldn't do us any wile harm.We have 4 weeks to the Down game.We were in the League Final in 2024 and 3 weeks later we beat Derry in Celtic Park." Oh definitely, the extra game outside championship would be welcomed, especially with players coming back from Injury.
Commodore (National) - 18/02/2026 17:32:49
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "The negativity on this forum is staggering, far worse than on any other county forum, meant to be a place to discuss and share info on matters relating to Westmeath Gaa in all four codes, that's no longer the case as a few posters, approx 5-6 have decided to use it to vent at all and sundry, the recent posts by some lads wouldn't be uttered in a public forum as they'd be ridiculed and rightly so, pity as quite a few posters put up useful and interesting info and opinions but the few bitter and angry ones are like Trump's supporters, shout loudly and ignore any facts." Come on now . There are great people invovled in the county board and I admire anyone who gives up there free time to volunteer but you have to admit yourself they got this horribly wrong. The most positive and supportive would the format change makes absolutely no sense.
A_Chairde (National) - 18/02/2026 16:56:32
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "It's time to be getting the team finalised and upto Championship pace. Whatever about Offaly next, they would want to have the team sorted for home games v Waterford and Kilkenny. 3 wins on the spin would see us set for possible winner takes all (league semi finals v limrik)
Then crack at Cork in League Final two weeks before opening Round of Championship v Kilkenny.
The diddling around with players was tried with Tipp and Cork and most likely with Offaly next, But after that in the words of Jim Telfer..." gloves are off its bare knuckle stuff from here onwards and only the last man standing will win the fight"" So who would you like to see brought in for the final 3 games Katser?
Viking66 (National) - 18/02/2026 16:29:51
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To gaillimhboy: "Thompson also kicked a two point free from the ground in his last game before he left for the states. A key skill." We need to nail down the free taking duties. I was also impressed with O'Conghaile's contribution in Tralee when he came on. He has added a bit of bulk and hopefully now keeps his confidence up, as he too is one who can trouble the scoreboard. Apart from the 2-pointers he scored, McGrath's timing of ball release for team mates is perfect.
There's a lot of room for improvement in our transition play, but crucial to this is the need of a half back line that can take scoring opportunities. O'Laoi has the ability, McHugh is more likely to fist a point than shoot - who else is there. Once we get that right, imo, we'll be more than a match for any team.
AnCrúiscínLán (National) - 18/02/2026 12:38:47
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Ireland need to keep refreshing the team - those Leinster lads have had their day and proven they cant get it done.
Id be going with
Jamie Osborne; Robert Baloucoune, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park, Jack Conan, Nick Timoney, Cormac Izuchukwu, Tadhg Beirne, Edwin Edogbo, Furlong, Sheehan, Clarkson,
Subs
Loughman, Stewart, Furlong. Ryan, Ahern, Doris, Doak, Frawley" Ieinster lads who have grand slams urc and European cups cant get it done what would you say for players from other 3 provinces
jm25 (National) - 18/02/2026 15:37:12
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
It's time to be getting the team finalised and upto Championship pace. Whatever about Offaly next, they would want to have the team sorted for home games v Waterford and Kilkenny. 3 wins on the spin would see us set for possible winner takes all (league semi finals v limrik)
Then crack at Cork in League Final two weeks before opening Round of Championship v Kilkenny.
The diddling around with players was tried with Tipp and Cork and most likely with Offaly next, But after that in the words of Jim Telfer..." gloves are off its bare knuckle stuff from here onwards and only the last man standing will win the fight"
katser (National) - 18/02/2026 15:22:44
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Serious player. Really good shooting. Keep up the good work.
moros (National) - 18/02/2026 15:03:08
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Matchwatcher: "Great win for Largy College,Clones last night in their Ulster Final v St Aidan's, Cootehill. Strong players from Clones, Currin, Eire Og, Killeevan and Aghabog. Very impressed with the gk Quigley from Aghabog and Cusack at full back. Brady,from Currin no 5, and Quigley at 6 ,from Clones were excellent driving forward. Big Mantas was motm and Noah McGinty of Eire Og good too. McFarland,Oisin Lynch and Martin from Killeevan showed well up front. Good to see a Monaghan school in an All Ireland semi final." All Ireland semi final is a stretch too, it's about division 6 or 7. Although would love to see them go the whole way and lift Sam.Would be some boost for killeven and a chance for them to add to their many trophies.
Farneyfan1916 (National) - 18/02/2026 14:26:42
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To RoyalBadger: "Dublin fans suddenly not interested in going to games. Hilarious. A bit like how Man Utd fans realised they didn't like modern football in the 2010s. But yeah it's COVID and the stadiums fault ." Meath only a short trip to Croke park and yet they were one of the worst supported teams there for years.Pot and kettle methinks.
brayballer (National) - 18/02/2026 14:15:32
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