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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kickitout: "Obviously there are good players from all parts Galway and the bigger population is with 10-15 miles of city ,, but on most if not all Galway 9 senior all Ireland's the north board would have definitely I'd say produce the most forwards , even last : 2 one 98 and 01 u had Donnellan , Fallon savage Padraig and Tommy Joyce Joe Bergen shay Walsh ,, not sure whst it is but most successful all Ireland winning senior teams have north Galway forwards ," The Galway team won as a team, not as a set of forwards. Yes there were excellent forwards on the 98 and 01 teams but they were well supplied and supported from midfield and the backs. Seán Óg scored the insurance point against Kildare and I doubt if Galway would have won without those great players at the back and Kevin Walsh at midfield. One of the best team scores in Croke Park, 2000, was the one scored by Declan Meehan - a wonder pass from his friend, the late Paul Clancy. They had that All Ireland won against Kerry if a certain forward had passed the ball to PJ who was in a better position. Kevin Walsh wasn't fit for the replay.
Crashingwaves (National) - 09/10/2026 13:46:08
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Tiered Leinster SHC - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "Yeah, I'd have to cast doubt too on the assertion that the McDonagh Cup "has brought teams up considerably". I've looked at the record over the past five seasons of the teams who've been in Leinster by virtue of winning it, i.e. Laois, Westmeath, Antrim, Carlow, Offaly, and Kildare.
Some notable results along the way all right, such as Westmeath first drawing with and then beating Wexford, Antrim beating Wexford, and Carlow drawing with Kilkenny. But overall, over the past five seasons, there's been 40 matches between a "McDonagh Cup" team and an "always in Leinster" team, and the record is:
Played 40, won 3, drew 5, lost 32, score difference -498.
Of the 32 defeats, only five have been by single-digit margins, and two of them were achieved in 2025 by Offaly, who it's probably fair to say are the best of the "McDonagh Cup teams". So much so that it's probably not fair to even regard them as one any more.
Basically, the records show that when one of Laois/Westmeath/Antrim/Carlow/Kildare go out to play one of Kilkenny/Galway/Dublin/Wexford, anything better than a 10-point defeat is an outlier." I wouldn't agree on this as if you compare it to the previous 20 years there was next to no cases of teams outside the top 5 upsetting or drawing with teams inside. westmeath consistenly getting results against wexford, carlow drawing with Kilkenny (and with Galway in the league), Antrim beating wexford, (Off the top of my head were Dublin the victim of a shock or am I thinking of the Laois Preliminary QF?) These results are monumental progress. And I genuinely think the current system was helping close the gap, but these things take generations and patience is lacking in the GAA because you have people on TV and in the papers who know that complaining about systems is a guaranteed way to generate clicks
Overdahill (National) - 09/10/2026 15:06:42
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