Replying To jobseekersbent:  "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."

Replying To PressureKick:  "What championship games has Walsh actually missed in the last 5 years through injury? Past last years Connacht championship, I'm struggling to think of any

Yeah there's been times he's been carrying and playing with knocks, such as 2024. Galway would also have been knocked out in the quarter final stage v Dublin were it not for him being on the field that day, carrying a knock or no. Plenty were saying the same things about his injury profile last year and he put in two superb performances to keep Galway in the championship v Armagh and Down"

Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "If we needed a superb Walsh performance to avoid exit to Down, alarm bells should have been ringing before the Meath 'surprise'. Maybe they were ringing of course."

Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "If we needed a superb Walsh performance to avoid exit to Down, alarm bells should have been ringing before the Meath 'surprise'. Maybe they were ringing of course."