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Replying To Trucker1:  "Mayo v Galway league final on the cards? Donegal likely to field a weakened team again v Mayo which will give Mayo 9 points. Dublin v Tyrone hard to call but Tyrone's need is greater so they might shade it. I think us against Kerry is 50:50, if Walsh is fit, himself and Finnerty will hardly be as inaccurate again, comer will probably play another 20 min so really we will not be far off full strength. If Kerry beat us , will it be scoring difference or head to head that matters as they would need to be us by 7 to over turn scoring difference?"
Scoring difference is used to break a tie when more than 2 teams are tied. If Kerry beat us by 4 points, then they would have the better scoring difference. Agree that it is a 50:50 game.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1029 - 16/03/2025 19:19:29    2596782

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Replying To Trucker1:  "Mayo v Galway league final on the cards? Donegal likely to field a weakened team again v Mayo which will give Mayo 9 points. Dublin v Tyrone hard to call but Tyrone's need is greater so they might shade it. I think us against Kerry is 50:50, if Walsh is fit, himself and Finnerty will hardly be as inaccurate again, comer will probably play another 20 min so really we will not be far off full strength. If Kerry beat us , will it be scoring difference or head to head that matters as they would need to be us by 7 to over turn scoring difference?"
A 3pt win will be enough it will swing point difference by 6

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1417 - 16/03/2025 19:23:37    2596785

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Replying To jm25:  "A 3pt win will be enough it will swing point difference by 6"
Have they got rid of the rule they messed around with last year? I.e in a 3 way tie it goes to a mini league of results from the tied teams? If they did that and we tied with kerry and dublin we be out of contention.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 979 - 16/03/2025 19:42:18    2596786

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Have they got rid of the rule they messed around with last year? I.e in a 3 way tie it goes to a mini league of results from the tied teams? If they did that and we tied with kerry and dublin we be out of contention."
Only realised if Kerry don't win they could easily be relegated bar Derry everyone is else playing for something.

It's such a shame,this should be jewel of GAA best playing best week in week out, but with the layout teams actively trying to lose.

I wonder how bookies price mayo donegal.

Donegal lads could go out on beer night before and climb Crogh Patrick in the morning such is their want to win.

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1417 - 16/03/2025 20:25:01    2596796

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lots of rubbish spoken about counties wanting to lose.
Also, fake news about Galway having a very fit team who are doing well because of new rules.

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1226 - 16/03/2025 20:51:37    2596799

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Replying To jm25:  "Only realised if Kerry don't win they could easily be relegated bar Derry everyone is else playing for something.

It's such a shame,this should be jewel of GAA best playing best week in week out, but with the layout teams actively trying to lose.

I wonder how bookies price mayo donegal.

Donegal lads could go out on beer night before and climb Crogh Patrick in the morning such is their want to win."
If they climb Croagh Patrick, the Donegal lads could pray at the top for a win over Mayo. That could work for Jim McGuinness, the master tactician.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2348 - 16/03/2025 20:54:34    2596800

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Replying To maroondiesel:  "lots of rubbish spoken about counties wanting to lose.
Also, fake news about Galway having a very fit team who are doing well because of new rules."
Not rubbish though, about teams not bothered losing league games.

A league final 2025 obviously doesn't suit Donegal's championship preparation, which has to compromise their attitude to latter league games. Meanwhile, Limerick threw a hurling game in Kilkenny yesterday, because they have to avoid a league final in order to conserve energy for the real stuff next month.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4044 - 16/03/2025 21:34:53    2596809

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Replying To StopTheLights:  "I'm speaking of last years final. Nothing but respect for Dublin, what they've achieved and what they've done for the game. Any team that gets to an All Ireland final and doesn't face Kerry or Dublin must look at it as a massive opportunity."
Of course every final is an opportunity for both teams and Armagh grabbed their opportunity last year and won an unspectacular final fair and square against opposition who I'm sure Armagh did not fear but neither would they label them "inferior".
Mayo of course have lost many finals and a cohort of their number ( not all by any means) consider their various conquerors as "inferior".

sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 860 - 16/03/2025 22:34:54    2596818

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Not rubbish though, about teams not bothered losing league games.

A league final 2025 obviously doesn't suit Donegal's championship preparation, which has to compromise their attitude to latter league games. Meanwhile, Limerick threw a hurling game in Kilkenny yesterday, because they have to avoid a league final in order to conserve energy for the real stuff next month."
Your post is even more insulting to Kilkenny than to Limerick. KK brought near championship level intensity yesterday and withstood a determined Limerick comeback to finish strong for a hard earned win. John Kiely's body language on the sideline was not that of a manager trying to lose a game.

Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 979 - 16/03/2025 22:42:45    2596820

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Any truth Johnny McGrath broken hand??

Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 140 - 16/03/2025 23:50:00    2596829

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I actually forgot about Mayo when considering league finals - I expected Derry to beat them. Donegal haven't a hope of winning that game & I imagine Dublin will beat Tyrone - then it will be Mayo Dublin league final. On the off chance Tyrone beat Dublin then it could be a repeat of 2023 league final Galway v Mayo. Pray our season does not go like 2023...

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 144 - 17/03/2025 00:12:10    2596833

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U20 squad looks pretty decent. Good to see Harry Keady in there from Oranmore. Some promising forwards but I suppose it all depends on what style of football they are playing. Don't know if Killian Joyce from Corofin will start given he is on the young end of the age group but he looks a good one. Colm Costello is captain.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 843 - 17/03/2025 15:42:19    2596910

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Replying To galway19:  "U20 squad looks pretty decent. Good to see Harry Keady in there from Oranmore. Some promising forwards but I suppose it all depends on what style of football they are playing. Don't know if Killian Joyce from Corofin will start given he is on the young end of the age group but he looks a good one. Colm Costello is captain."
Galway u20 Captain and Roscommon U20 Captain Robert Heneghan both played together in that Dunmore Community School Senior B team last year. How is it that Dunmore only have 1 lad in the squad? North Board u19 champions?

WonTon5 (Galway) - Posts: 32 - 17/03/2025 19:32:49    2596937

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Replying To WonTon5:  "Galway u20 Captain and Roscommon U20 Captain Robert Heneghan both played together in that Dunmore Community School Senior B team last year. How is it that Dunmore only have 1 lad in the squad? North Board u19 champions?"
Oranmore involvement has jumped massively from the 22 all Ireland team. Only 16/31 of the minor panel are on this panel.

Trayers and Farthing are missing for obvious reasons.

Dunne from Barna I was really impressed with in senior club last year.

A HF or impact sub who can chip in with 2 or 3 pts from play is what senior team needs most and he seems well able to do

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1417 - 18/03/2025 13:55:17    2597067

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Replying To jm25:  "Oranmore involvement has jumped massively from the 22 all Ireland team. Only 16/31 of the minor panel are on this panel.

Trayers and Farthing are missing for obvious reasons.

Dunne from Barna I was really impressed with in senior club last year.

A HF or impact sub who can chip in with 2 or 3 pts from play is what senior team needs most and he seems well able to do"
Does seem to be a big change from 2022 alright which is no harm. Can't fall into picking the same bunch because they won a minor. Maitiu O'Domhnaill looked a good player for the club earlier in the year.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 843 - 18/03/2025 14:59:21    2597081

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Replying To jm25:  "Oranmore involvement has jumped massively from the 22 all Ireland team. Only 16/31 of the minor panel are on this panel.

Trayers and Farthing are missing for obvious reasons.

Dunne from Barna I was really impressed with in senior club last year.

A HF or impact sub who can chip in with 2 or 3 pts from play is what senior team needs most and he seems well able to do"
Yeah, I see that re Oranmore-Maree involvement increasing and they won the U19A in some style last year so there's undoubtedly some real talent developing there but club success doesn't always translate to players getting the nod for the county, it seems. Oranmore-Maree have none on the starting 15 v Leitrim tomorrow evening, whereas their neighbours Claregalway for example have the full back, centre half back and centre half forward in tomorrow's starting team. Both of those clubs have 5 each on the panel but Claregalway lads selected up the spine of the team. Seems a bit off what people would have seen play out last year but you've got to think Savage and Fallon and co have their team fairly well thought through at this stage.
Corofin have more again on the panel at 6. While a very strong Killanin team from last year, who lost out to Oranmore-Maree in the West board final, have only 2 in the set up. And North board winners Dunmore have only 1. Costello from Dunmore does look a super prospect alright and nice to see him as captain.

togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1031 - 18/03/2025 16:31:04    2597106

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Replying To togoutlads:  "Yeah, I see that re Oranmore-Maree involvement increasing and they won the U19A in some style last year so there's undoubtedly some real talent developing there but club success doesn't always translate to players getting the nod for the county, it seems. Oranmore-Maree have none on the starting 15 v Leitrim tomorrow evening, whereas their neighbours Claregalway for example have the full back, centre half back and centre half forward in tomorrow's starting team. Both of those clubs have 5 each on the panel but Claregalway lads selected up the spine of the team. Seems a bit off what people would have seen play out last year but you've got to think Savage and Fallon and co have their team fairly well thought through at this stage.
Corofin have more again on the panel at 6. While a very strong Killanin team from last year, who lost out to Oranmore-Maree in the West board final, have only 2 in the set up. And North board winners Dunmore have only 1. Costello from Dunmore does look a super prospect alright and nice to see him as captain."
You'd imagine Oranmore-Maree will have a lot on the U17 panel.

smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 479 - 18/03/2025 17:59:40    2597126

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Replying To jm25:  "Oranmore involvement has jumped massively from the 22 all Ireland team. Only 16/31 of the minor panel are on this panel.

Trayers and Farthing are missing for obvious reasons.

Dunne from Barna I was really impressed with in senior club last year.

A HF or impact sub who can chip in with 2 or 3 pts from play is what senior team needs most and he seems well able to do"
Goes to show that not all is lost if you don't make a county Minor panel, there is still plenty of time for a player to develop, you can go from a boy to a man in 3 short years.

WonTon5 (Galway) - Posts: 32 - 18/03/2025 19:40:46    2597136

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It's funny how an average performance can make people so negative. Overall, though, I'm still quite positive, and we have plenty of time to improve in certain areas. The new rules highlight the importance of man-marking defenders, and it would be great to have one or two more solid man markers.

Galwayboy64 (Galway) - Posts: 9 - 18/03/2025 22:43:49    2597165

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Replying To systematic:  "I actually forgot about Mayo when considering league finals - I expected Derry to beat them. Donegal haven't a hope of winning that game & I imagine Dublin will beat Tyrone - then it will be Mayo Dublin league final. On the off chance Tyrone beat Dublin then it could be a repeat of 2023 league final Galway v Mayo. Pray our season does not go like 2023..."
If we win, Mayo win and Dublin win how can it be a Mayo Dublin final?

Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 209 - 18/03/2025 23:52:55    2597171

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