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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "Ok judge him on the club championship then, where he was much better than most the other forwards."
It's a very different role though coming into the county set up. No doubt there is some talent there with Burns but he was consistently the first or second option in the Loughrea forward line with Shaughnessy and probably getting 15 possessions in a half where you might lose a few of them but you are getting loads of chances of good ball coming your way. Coming into a county set up where ball runs through Whelan, Concannon and gets run through midfield an awful lot means you might only get four or five balls in a half. If you don't win the majority of them you are completely out of the game (e.g Limerick game). Same with Collins to an even greater extent where he is Cappy's only option inside.

Burns will probably make an impact in some game this year but I would say McLoughlin might be ahead of him to start just based off performing well against Kilkenny and he has pace low to the ground which we don't have a lot of. I wouldn't even be surprised if you see Aaron Niland on the bench once the u20 is near finished. They have had him in with the squad since start of the pre season so there must be some sort of plan there.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 850 - 01/04/2025 21:08:55    2600029

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2/3 weeks out from the Kilkenny game depending on your maths ability. Still feel this is a season defining game even so it's round 1. Genuinely looking forward to the year ahead and hopefully three trips to Croker! (Haven't seen where the Dublin game is fixed for so hopefully 4 if there lol)

CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 509 - 02/04/2025 13:07:37    2600105

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Replying To galway19:  "It's a very different role though coming into the county set up. No doubt there is some talent there with Burns but he was consistently the first or second option in the Loughrea forward line with Shaughnessy and probably getting 15 possessions in a half where you might lose a few of them but you are getting loads of chances of good ball coming your way. Coming into a county set up where ball runs through Whelan, Concannon and gets run through midfield an awful lot means you might only get four or five balls in a half. If you don't win the majority of them you are completely out of the game (e.g Limerick game). Same with Collins to an even greater extent where he is Cappy's only option inside.

Burns will probably make an impact in some game this year but I would say McLoughlin might be ahead of him to start just based off performing well against Kilkenny and he has pace low to the ground which we don't have a lot of. I wouldn't even be surprised if you see Aaron Niland on the bench once the u20 is near finished. They have had him in with the squad since start of the pre season so there must be some sort of plan there."
Burns is literally the only goal threat I can see ( and McLoughlin) in the Galway full forward line. Whelan is always doubled up on now. Concannon hasn't performed in about 2 years, niland absent from play, cooney is no longer a goal scoring threat. Goals win matches Galway have to improved delivery. Time for O'Shea to earn his crust

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 104 - 02/04/2025 20:29:55    2600205

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "Burns is literally the only goal threat I can see ( and McLoughlin) in the Galway full forward line. Whelan is always doubled up on now. Concannon hasn't performed in about 2 years, niland absent from play, cooney is no longer a goal scoring threat. Goals win matches Galway have to improved delivery. Time for O'Shea to earn his crust"
Your never from Loughrea?? I would say no need to run down Whelan and the likes after all the good games they have gave to the shirt. Burns played one good game against Clare where they played their second 15 and he was half marked by an extreamly weak no. 2 who will never be seen on the panel come championship. How many goals did Burns score against Limerick?? Burns may or may not be a goal treat but has not proven it against decent opposition as of yet. A dose of reality needed here.

1shot (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 03/04/2025 09:43:16    2600272

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "You know better than anyone that it's hardly wise to evaluate Burns capacity off the back of that Clare display. An NHL game, where one side shows up and the other does not, is no place to be evaluating true intercounty potential imo."
Fair enough but it's far more than Collins has done for galway to date and my post was in reply to one saying 'Collins couldn't possibly be as ineffective' as some of the players who played in those games. Fact is Burns an McLoughlin have done more with their opportunities and he hasn't shown anything to suggest he would have got a touch aganst Cork or Limerick

Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 28 - 03/04/2025 11:08:12    2600296

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Replying To Overdahill:  "Fair enough but it's far more than Collins has done for galway to date and my post was in reply to one saying 'Collins couldn't possibly be as ineffective' as some of the players who played in those games. Fact is Burns an McLoughlin have done more with their opportunities and he hasn't shown anything to suggest he would have got a touch aganst Cork or Limerick"
I'd put a fiver on Burns, Mcloughlin and Morgan and also Kileen not even making the starting 15 for Round 1 of the Leinster Championship away v Kilkenny!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2532 - 05/04/2025 20:58:54    2600684

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Replying To katser:  "I'd put a fiver on Burns, Mcloughlin and Morgan and also Kileen not even making the starting 15 for Round 1 of the Leinster Championship away v Kilkenny!"
I can't imagine Morgan will be on 26 after Cork game

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1428 - 05/04/2025 21:29:14    2600692

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Replying To jm25:  "I can't imagine Morgan will be on 26 after Cork game"
Different style of game will probably suit him. Kilkenny and Cork are chalk and cheese in terms of pace in their forward lines. He is worth a spot on the 26.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 850 - 05/04/2025 21:55:29    2600700

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Replying To galway19:  "Different style of game will probably suit him. Kilkenny and Cork are chalk and cheese in terms of pace in their forward lines. He is worth a spot on the 26."
Not one to dig out young players, but he looked years away from intercounty level. Physically, hurling ability and particularly aerially

Very promising young player and he will come good, no shame in it, but he's a long ways away

Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 200 - 07/04/2025 07:53:42    2600887

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Replying To 1shot:  "Your never from Loughrea?? I would say no need to run down Whelan and the likes after all the good games they have gave to the shirt. Burns played one good game against Clare where they played their second 15 and he was half marked by an extreamly weak no. 2 who will never be seen on the panel come championship. How many goals did Burns score against Limerick?? Burns may or may not be a goal treat but has not proven it against decent opposition as of yet. A dose of reality needed here."
Live in Loughrea but from Limerick.

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 104 - 07/04/2025 11:54:02    2600936

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Replying To katser:  "I'd put a fiver on Burns, Mcloughlin and Morgan and also Kileen not even making the starting 15 for Round 1 of the Leinster Championship away v Kilkenny!"
A fiver... Not very confident ha ha ha. Big spender

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 104 - 07/04/2025 11:55:01    2600937

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Replying To Kinvara:  "Not one to dig out young players, but he looked years away from intercounty level. Physically, hurling ability and particularly aerially

Very promising young player and he will come good, no shame in it, but he's a long ways away"
A long ways off it, how is tj Brennan and morrisey in there so and they getting cleaned every week was it 6 points on Brennan in the first half against kk and 5 against morrisey in the first half against limerick. Delusional

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 104 - 07/04/2025 11:59:38    2600939

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "A long ways off it, how is tj Brennan and morrisey in there so and they getting cleaned every week was it 6 points on Brennan in the first half against kk and 5 against morrisey in the first half against limerick. Delusional"
Brennan should not be starting I would feel, Morrissey is Galways best corner back at this stage

Morgan unfortunately was badly and intentionally targeted by Cork and was caught out for 2 goals. Aerially he was very poor and he was turned over a few times in possession. He is young and will come good, but I call it as I see it when I judge players

Your judgement seems to extend to seeing if it says "Loughrea" under their name on the team sheet. If it does, they are great and have to start, if it doesn't they are useless!

Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 200 - 07/04/2025 12:51:52    2600955

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