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Kildare are dangerous as they have some high quality footballers and nothing to lose against Galway, but at the end of the day it's div 1 against relegated div 2 Galway should be winning by 5-6 in the end.
Hernon at 3 and Daly at 6 looks a strong well balanced spine with mchugh and Kelly in their strongest positions (Imo) as wing backs

Jonnytest (Galway) - Posts: 25 - 23/05/2026 12:57:20    2674756

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Replying To PressureKick:  "An 8 point handicap means a Kildare win, or a Galway win by 7 or less is equally as likely as "Galway by at least 8"

Not just you, but that phrase seems to have become commonplace in gaa circles but it's an incorrect one

The amount of time given over by the bookies to pricing such things is also miniscule to the extreme. It's very far down the priority order"
Understand your point but i think thats what people mean when they say bookies "think" a team will win by x amount. I guess if you want to be technically correct you need to pull back by 1 point and make a statement , like, in this case, that the bookies/punters market believe it is more likely than not that Galway will win by 7 or more. Personally i think it will be a lot closer and not a foregone conclusion by any means.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 1077 - 23/05/2026 13:02:12    2674758

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Understand your point but i think thats what people mean when they say bookies "think" a team will win by x amount. I guess if you want to be technically correct you need to pull back by 1 point and make a statement , like, in this case, that the bookies/punters market believe it is more likely than not that Galway will win by 7 or more. Personally i think it will be a lot closer and not a foregone conclusion by any means."
Yes that is technically correct.

Handicap is now 7 I see and the odds on scoring Galway 28 Kildare 21. I also expect the game to be a lot closer than that as Galway do tend to make things more difficult for themselves more often than not.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 855 - 23/05/2026 13:57:25    2674761

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Replying To Triffic:  "Now that John Heslin has returned for Westmeath, will viewership figures there be bigger for their matches or for Ear To The Ground??!!"
Id say in Weatmeath the viewing figures will be very tight with people divided between their love for nature and their respect for a man. Havent got your opinion on Galway.Why is that.

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1958 - 23/05/2026 16:13:09    2674772

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Galway didn't make it hard for themselves matter of fact all too easy. FT Galway 3-21 Kildare 0-17.

Kildares goose was cooked when they were behind at half time with playing with the wind. One win away from reaching the last 8 now where you want to be.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 855 - 23/05/2026 21:10:30    2674874

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Looks like the Barry mchugh chat will die down for a week or so now

Jonnytest (Galway) - Posts: 25 - 23/05/2026 22:02:25    2674891

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Replying To Jonnytest:  "Looks like the Barry mchugh chat will die down for a week or so now"
Or love island nonsense.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 855 - 23/05/2026 22:22:05    2674895

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Replying To Jonnytest:  "Looks like the Barry mchugh chat will die down for a week or so now"
Until the next time we're struggling to land long range frees. Watching Steven Sherlock put on a kicking display from frees and from play, while not exactly racking up the miles or high speed sprints on the GPS, makes me think there's alway room for a forward like that if he's such a good kicker. Sherlock doesn't look like a top athlete like the rest of the Cork team, but he's their best kicker of a ball by a distance.
The lads did what was needed this evening, but I have to say Kildare were awful. They brought very little intensity and it was a like a training match at times. Compared to what went on in Killarney and even in Cork earlier, it was played at a much more leisurely pace. We had a lot of sloppy turnovers until little pressure. You'll get punished badly for those against a better team.
Whoever we get next will be at a much higher level. Great to see Comer looking very sharp when he came in. Finnerty outstanding. Plenty room for improvement and we'll hopefully continue to see it.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2821 - 23/05/2026 22:51:18    2674904

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Galway didn't make it hard for themselves matter of fact all too easy. FT Galway 3-21 Kildare 0-17.

Kildares goose was cooked when they were behind at half time with playing with the wind. One win away from reaching the last 8 now where you want to be."
Turns out 8 wasn't enough, after all the bellyaching about odds and handicaps before the game.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4735 - 24/05/2026 08:21:46    2674944

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Got the job done convincingly which is all you can ask for. Thought it was notable that we were trying to kick ball into our inside forwards a lot more than any previous game this year, mixed up the hard running attacks with some nice passages of kicking.

3 week break now until the next day out, plenty of time to recover and gameplan for whoever we draw.

LárBáire (Galway) - Posts: 83 - 24/05/2026 08:52:18    2674949

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Understand your point but i think thats what people mean when they say bookies "think" a team will win by x amount. I guess if you want to be technically correct you need to pull back by 1 point and make a statement , like, in this case, that the bookies/punters market believe it is more likely than not that Galway will win by 7 or more. Personally i think it will be a lot closer and not a foregone conclusion by any means."
It doesn't mean more likely than not, the aim with a handicap is to present two equally likely options on either side. The flip side of the statement would be to say "the bookies expect Kildare to keep it within 7 at most". That statement is also incorrect but it's essentially the same theme as "Galway expected by at least 8"

Again, not directed at you personally, lots of people are using the phrase but it's just incorrect

PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 371 - 24/05/2026 09:12:33    2674952

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Replying To PressureKick:  "It doesn't mean more likely than not, the aim with a handicap is to present two equally likely options on either side. The flip side of the statement would be to say "the bookies expect Kildare to keep it within 7 at most". That statement is also incorrect but it's essentially the same theme as "Galway expected by at least 8"

Again, not directed at you personally, lots of people are using the phrase but it's just incorrect"
You are getting a little uptight, bookies and punters expected Galway to win comfortably and that's how it turned out. Any thoughts on the game or where and how far Galway team can go into this championship?

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3967 - 24/05/2026 12:42:01    2674998

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Replying To LárBáire:  "Got the job done convincingly which is all you can ask for. Thought it was notable that we were trying to kick ball into our inside forwards a lot more than any previous game this year, mixed up the hard running attacks with some nice passages of kicking.

3 week break now until the next day out, plenty of time to recover and gameplan for whoever we draw."
Agreed.

They were much more committed to the press forcing the long kick out.

The organisation on the long kick out was also impressive. One man up one man screening.

Better balance to the team. Nice mix of kicking and hard running.

Hernon was hugely impressive. I hope he was not injured when he came off?

Gleeson showed a range of kicks yesterday that I didn't think he had. Fair play to him. Conor Fla looked like he was injured. Does anyone know?

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1957 - 24/05/2026 12:46:26    2674999

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Think yesterday was one of Gleeson's best kicking performances for Galway. He actually got away a good few of those mid range kicks that he normally struggles with. That said Kildare didn't have much of a press on.

Don't think Mulhern is ready for senior intercounty yet. Gives the ball away far too much under pressure or when he's being tackled. He's still young. Still U20 next year but he needs a year or two of conditioning yet.

Conroy was having a bad game but came alive when Comer came on. He loves kicking the ball into him.

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2547 - 24/05/2026 13:41:28    2675017

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Rob Finnerty is Gooch 2.0. This will be said at some point by some lesser known pundit than Scantermediate.

Bookmark this & pin it.

Scantermediate69 (Australia) - Posts: 12 - 24/05/2026 13:57:57    2675019

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Replying To PressureKick:  "It doesn't mean more likely than not, the aim with a handicap is to present two equally likely options on either side. The flip side of the statement would be to say "the bookies expect Kildare to keep it within 7 at most". That statement is also incorrect but it's essentially the same theme as "Galway expected by at least 8"

Again, not directed at you personally, lots of people are using the phrase but it's just incorrect"
Will you please read my post again. I clearly stated that you take one off the handicap . The handicap of, say, 8 means its deemed equally likely hence a margin of 7 or greater is more likely than not. Its basic statistics . The only way that it would still be equally likely at 7 or greater is that if the probability of exactly 7 was zero but thats not the case obviously , hence there is a greater than 50% chance of a 7 point or more gap. And greater than 50% chance is more likely than NOT. Hope this clarifies the point.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 1077 - 24/05/2026 16:35:30    2675064

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Until the next time we're struggling to land long range frees. Watching Steven Sherlock put on a kicking display from frees and from play, while not exactly racking up the miles or high speed sprints on the GPS, makes me think there's alway room for a forward like that if he's such a good kicker. Sherlock doesn't look like a top athlete like the rest of the Cork team, but he's their best kicker of a ball by a distance.
The lads did what was needed this evening, but I have to say Kildare were awful. They brought very little intensity and it was a like a training match at times. Compared to what went on in Killarney and even in Cork earlier, it was played at a much more leisurely pace. We had a lot of sloppy turnovers until little pressure. You'll get punished badly for those against a better team.
Whoever we get next will be at a much higher level. Great to see Comer looking very sharp when he came in. Finnerty outstanding. Plenty room for improvement and we'll hopefully continue to see it."
Shane kicked a long range free, against the wind, from well outside the arc for two. And did the same against Roscommon for a 45 and a long range free. What exactly is he doing that you think Barry would do better?

SamandLiamSoon (Galway) - Posts: 630 - 24/05/2026 17:35:25    2675082

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Until the next time we're struggling to land long range frees. Watching Steven Sherlock put on a kicking display from frees and from play, while not exactly racking up the miles or high speed sprints on the GPS, makes me think there's alway room for a forward like that if he's such a good kicker. Sherlock doesn't look like a top athlete like the rest of the Cork team, but he's their best kicker of a ball by a distance.
The lads did what was needed this evening, but I have to say Kildare were awful. They brought very little intensity and it was a like a training match at times. Compared to what went on in Killarney and even in Cork earlier, it was played at a much more leisurely pace. We had a lot of sloppy turnovers until little pressure. You'll get punished badly for those against a better team.
Whoever we get next will be at a much higher level. Great to see Comer looking very sharp when he came in. Finnerty outstanding. Plenty room for improvement and we'll hopefully continue to see it."
Give it up. He wasn't wanted for one reason or another, albeit being one of the too forwards in the county. Why is that? Did he turn down a call to go back in again over the years?

jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 234 - 24/05/2026 18:33:51    2675103

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Turns out 8 wasn't enough, after all the bellyaching about odds and handicaps before the game."
It's obvious they're doing it for Sean.
Seriously, you can't read anything into the performance and imho, all it did was paper over the cracks.

With all due respect, Kildare didn't have the quality to ask any serious questions of Galway's defence. They did at times, manage to expose Daly and Silke's lack of pace. And other teams, like Roscommon would be unforgiving. I'm very impressed with Hernon's tackling technique. He has this ability to cleanly sweep the ball from opponent and just as importantly gather the breaking ball. Great to see McGlinchey introduced.

Really (Galway) - Posts: 652 - 24/05/2026 18:35:04    2675104

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Replying To SamandLiamSoon:  "Shane kicked a long range free, against the wind, from well outside the arc for two. And did the same against Roscommon for a 45 and a long range free. What exactly is he doing that you think Barry would do better?"
Shane is a mighty freetaker when he's fit and in flow. The only player in the country who can kick them from range off both feet. He was outstanding in 2022 on the frees. Unfortunately, he's prone to injury and actually had to stop kicking them off the ground for a while due a persistent issue.
You don't think we should be planning for such an eventuality? We lost an All-Ireland in 2024 due to having no backup plan, even though Shane was already carrying an injury that summer.
Nobody's talking about replacing him. But having someone who could come on and nail pretty much any free from inside 50m would be some asset to have.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2821 - 24/05/2026 18:52:12    2675110

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