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About the Melee, the GAA has to put at end to that now. The 2 teams can leave the field with a half a minute gap. Simple. Whoever instigates violent conduct needs a red card and match bans immediately. No excuses. And none of the nonsense of giving a yellow each or even a red each which doesn't punish the actual offender. The referee on the day did well but it's impossible to referee if those things aren't dealt with by the GAA from the top down. tyroneed (Tyrone) - Posts: 753 - 26/06/2022 20:40:26 2427765 Link
Replying To Belclare: "What did you see that showed a red card was warranted for Sean Kelly" Sean Kelly was massive for Galway again today . A class player and a class individual. There is no fairness if he misses semi. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 840 - 26/06/2022 20:45:38 2427768 Link
Well done to both teams. very exciting game although after the conroy and comer scores Galway should have shut the game out and gleeson is very dodgy in goal, don't want to be too hard on him after a great win but he is a worry. don't know what everyone else thought but does fitzmaurice have something against Galway on co commentary, not just today also the conaught championship games. Shane needs to stop with those silly cross field kicks, really could have cost us, would be better kicking it in to the stand than what he did, thot he and orian didn't do a lot from play 2day cavan.galway (Galway) - Posts: 182 - 26/06/2022 20:57:37 2427773 Link
This is the second time that an Armagh player / panel member has been caught clearly eye gouging. In a match against Roscommon not that long ago an Armagh player (Who came on as a sub today) put his fingers in both eyes of David Murray (Roscommon corner back) on the goal line, and was caught on camera doing it. All that the Sunday Game panel said on the matter was that the Armagh player would not like seeing it on TV that night. A total cop-out by the Sunday Game panel and also by the GAA who failed to severely punish the Armagh player at that time. The evidence was very clear and the action was intentional. The eye gouge on Damien Comer today was the worst I have ever seen as he made two attempts to do it. A bad eye gouge could easily blind a player for life and the culprit should be identified, banned for at least three years and never have any involvement with the Armagh county team again. Croke Park has dressing rooms in both the Hogan and Cusack stands and for the life of me I cannot understand how they have both teams going down the same tunnel. When will they ever learn. Well done Galway. You deserved the win and were the better team. However not being able to close out the game being six points up with 1.5 minutes of injury time already played, will give you something to think about. Perhaps the Rossie supporters might lay off our team a little after the Clare game The Galway team showed some character to come back to win it in the end after that set back in normal time. Justice was done in the penalty shoot-out. Hopefully the eye gouger will also get the justice he deserves. Anything less will be disgraceful. letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 494 - 26/06/2022 21:03:37 2427776 Link
Replying To reffingmad: "Was at the game and Comer instigated the whole thing." Some instigator. 2 Armagh men pinning Comer back whilst a 3rd eye gouges him, not once, but twice. I mention the eye gouging, as you appear to have missed it. Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 859 - 26/06/2022 21:13:59 2427777 Link
Replying To Malonemagic: "I trust that the officials didn't just make it up. You assume they just made it up." He absolutely will play in the semi final. Making a comment about he deserves it when you haven't even watched the video. And yes whatever official gave sean Kelly's name got it wrong. And we aren't making assumptions we all looked at the video where sean is on screen from start to finish of the brawl galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 26/06/2022 21:16:30 2427778 Link
Replying To Malonemagic: "He shouldn't be back for the semi. Until players start missing big games these melees will continue. Both teams were a disgrace today" He should never have been sent off in the first place. He will be cleared. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 26/06/2022 21:18:25 2427779 Link
Replying To Malonemagic: "I trust that the officials didn't just make it up. You assume they just made it up." Absolutely..they picked him out as he was the first man in... to break up the initial handbags.. look at footage he did Absolutely wrong.. Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 26/06/2022 21:19:07 2427780 Link
Replying To katser: "Gleason the Galway goalkeeper (for an ex soccer keeper) really needs to learn how to catch a ball and then hold onto it! Ist goal...could have maybe tipped it over the bar or jumped up and caught it. 2nd goal....don't know what he was at. 3rd goal....he just stood there and waited for the ball to bounce!" 3rd goal .. molloy went for it and totally missed it.. I don't blame him for that.. Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 26/06/2022 21:21:01 2427782 Link
Replying To tyroneed: "About the Melee, the GAA has to put at end to that now. The 2 teams can leave the field with a half a minute gap. Simple. Whoever instigates violent conduct needs a red card and match bans immediately. No excuses. And none of the nonsense of giving a yellow each or even a red each which doesn't punish the actual offender. The referee on the day did well but it's impossible to referee if those things aren't dealt with by the GAA from the top down." What if the referee abandoned the match? well within the rules, its a total distraction. But then again better if the docile GAA just do the right thing and just punish the damn culprits. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 26/06/2022 21:23:21 2427784 Link
Replying To ardmhacha: "Well done Galway and what a game. Best of luck in the semis. Very disappointing from one of our non-playing panel members today. Please don't tar the whole team over one man's moment of madness." No disrespect, you seem a genuine supporter and gracious loser but getting difficult not to tar the whole team with the amount of melees they've been involved in now. fielder (Donegal) - Posts: 137 - 26/06/2022 21:26:02 2427785 Link
Replying To tyroneed: "About the Melee, the GAA has to put at end to that now. The 2 teams can leave the field with a half a minute gap. Simple. Whoever instigates violent conduct needs a red card and match bans immediately. No excuses. And none of the nonsense of giving a yellow each or even a red each which doesn't punish the actual offender. The referee on the day did well but it's impossible to referee if those things aren't dealt with by the GAA from the top down." I think if the officials can't see who instigated the fight and it escalates like it did today no red cards and the GAA after the game reviews footage and hands out harsh and lengthy bans to the individuals who were at fault. And where punches are thrown or eyes are gouged the suspension needs to extend to the club. What's the point in banning a lad not playing. There needs to be a proper deterrent for this crap. A team about to crash out of the championship aren't going to care about a red. But they will if it affects their club I'd rather a missed red card for an opponent than an incorrect one for my team. They got it wrong today with Kelly. They may have also got it wrong with Nugent . The fact that people who appeal and there's video evidence that proves they were correctly banned is a serious issue and it's a joke that the GAA haven't addressed the problem. Goes without saying teams shouldn't go into the tunnel together. This is so avoidable galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 26/06/2022 21:29:13 2427786 Link
Replying To tommy k: "Where was the diving - did you not see Matt Tierney having to go off with a blood injury after taking a hit into the head? Shane Walsh was being hit off the ball all day and that was there for all to see but you mustn't have seen it either it seems or you choose not to see it. Get your head out of the sand there - sure we all know Limerick hurlers are very "physical and play on the edge" so you know all about what Armagh were at!" Ye won a brilliant tough exciting match, be happy move on-I'm neutral no emotional involvement but ye aren't angels either and if ye were ye wouldn't be in an AI semi-final. updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 817 - 26/06/2022 21:29:51 2427787 Link
Whatever about Walsh,Comer and Conroy being the main men.....young Finnerty and Tierney were fantastic, they showed great maturity and guts! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2193 - 26/06/2022 21:34:11 2427788 Link
Replying To Malonemagic: "I trust that the officials didn't just make it up. You assume they just made it up." By the same reasoning, you are assuming the officials were right. Video evidence will clearly exonerate Sean Kelly and no ban will occur. Be careful being so trusting ned_flanders (Galway) - Posts: 62 - 26/06/2022 21:40:17 2427791 Link
Replying To reffingmad: "Was at the game and Comer instigated the whole thing." What were you doing there boss candlewax (Galway) - Posts: 282 - 26/06/2022 21:40:37 2427792 Link
Armagh had a few players who were over the top in their tackling and antics off the ball but the eye gouger carried out one of the nastiest acts ever carried out in Croke park ( which is saying something ) - a minimum ten year ban for this client . Croke park should insist teams have seperate tunnels for matchs . OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 671 - 26/06/2022 21:41:31 2427794 Link
Replying To kingpuck71: "I'd love to be a fly on the wall at a hearings meeting if that statement was mentioned. "What's your defence?" "I don't recall Galway being involved in too many of these incidents over the years." Some disgraceful behaviour on both sides, with some incidents worse than others, especially the cowardly eye gouge. But I definitely saw a Galway man with a bib throw a right hook that Conor McGregor would have been proud of. My guess is that the CCCC will bottle it and there will be very few sanctions on either side." haha says a cute Derry man.. OhReally (Limerick) - Posts: 23 - 26/06/2022 21:50:14 2427797 Link
Replying To ned_flanders: "By the same reasoning, you are assuming the officials were right. Video evidence will clearly exonerate Sean Kelly and no ban will occur. Be careful being so trusting" Nugent and Kelly were sent off as they are respective captains of the two teams involved in the melee. Has nothing to do with any individual acts. Orchardgael22 (Armagh) - Posts: 15 - 26/06/2022 21:53:13 2427801 Link
So forker looks like one of the guys who initiated the row once again???? I for one am not surprised! letterkennyGuy (Donegal) - Posts: 153 - 26/06/2022 21:57:50 2427804 Link