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Should be a good game this weekend, forecast is decent enough for the time of year. I'd be confident of a 4-6 point win in this one. moylagh (Meath) - Posts: 486 - 11/04/2025 09:43:14 2601477 Link
Looks to be a moderate breeze, which is stronger than the one against Carlow. Also, some weather forecasts saying that we may have a few showers around throw-in (to make it more interesting). So much emphasis seems to be placed on who wins the toss, and who gets the breeze in the first half. Starting with the breeze seems to have worked for us more(with the exception of the Roscommon game). Hopefully we bring the shooting boots, no matter who we play it seems that if we dont hit 65% conversion rate we may get dragged into a battle. Hard to know how this team will react if things are close in the final 10. This is just right level of test at this stage, given how things have gone in the last few games. Kingroyal (Meath) - Posts: 51 - 11/04/2025 10:38:05 2601482 Link
See team is named with stating Lynch is only change. Unusual in that Lynch was unused last day out but perhaps won't know team to start until minutes before match. What is situation with Shane Walsh. Seemed to be reasonably fit at start of league and were hoping he'd be fully right for championship but he's not close to being in line to start. Moriarty came in out of blue and did well the last day. Could Hickey start to curb Egan threat? Keoghan needed in both defensive lines but where will he start? winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 11/04/2025 13:44:36 2601512 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "See team is named with stating Lynch is only change. Unusual in that Lynch was unused last day out but perhaps won't know team to start until minutes before match. What is situation with Shane Walsh. Seemed to be reasonably fit at start of league and were hoping he'd be fully right for championship but he's not close to being in line to start. Moriarty came in out of blue and did well the last day. Could Hickey start to curb Egan threat? Keoghan needed in both defensive lines but where will he start?" Agree so unusual for Lynch not to be used at all to starting. Would predict a late change. I'm a massive fan of Moriarty, I find it hard to see any good reason why he doesn't play more. He has all the attributes to be a very good inter county player. I wonder have all the injuries taken a toll on shane walsh, I know he's still very young but he's had awful luck with injuries. I like your idea with hickey on cormac egan. Maybe Sean coffey could play that role too? I see he made the bench. Sheridan2010louth (Meath) - Posts: 224 - 11/04/2025 16:08:17 2601523 Link
Playing a defensive minded wing forward against Egan would be madness, he'll be licking his lips. Need to play someone like costello wing forward, and a fairly attacking costello, at that, so egan has to think about defending. southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 972 - 11/04/2025 19:27:10 2601540 Link
I think with all the momentum offaly have, their speed and style of play, we're very much up against it and will do well to keep it to 3 or 4 points. Probably best we don't play the big blue machine until later in the year anyway. Joe1234 (Meath) - Posts: 5 - 11/04/2025 21:10:20 2601545 Link
Just picking up on a few things posted. There was no point playing Lynch v Carlow. The game or result was never going to be questioned with respect to Carlow given the gap in where the teams are operating. Bringing him in would have risked injury when the game to an inside forward who wasn't required as the game was over. Murphy and Scully hadn't much minutes and deserved to get some time. On this, Murphy came on and went off injured again! With Lynch named (and if he actually starts) would appear to show an approach to potential set up in Sunday. When he came in against Louth ball was delivered into him so he could take on his marker and take his score or open a player running from deep. I expect the game to be interesting. Offaly running high on confidence but we will be the toughest opposition on paper they have faced this season. My big fear is what Meath team turns up. If we play as we did against Louth - we could be in trouble. If there's a wind and we lose toss and have to defend first half then so be it. Set up and defend D man for man and carefully work our scores. But be patient. I still think that as bad as we were against Louth, if we took 1/4 of our chances we still would have won that game. There should be no excuses to lose on Sunday but I'm just not confident nor do I trust the team so we must wait and see. Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 788 - 11/04/2025 21:47:15 2601548 Link
Replying To Royalio11: "Just picking up on a few things posted. There was no point playing Lynch v Carlow. The game or result was never going to be questioned with respect to Carlow given the gap in where the teams are operating. Bringing him in would have risked injury when the game to an inside forward who wasn't required as the game was over. Murphy and Scully hadn't much minutes and deserved to get some time. On this, Murphy came on and went off injured again! With Lynch named (and if he actually starts) would appear to show an approach to potential set up in Sunday. When he came in against Louth ball was delivered into him so he could take on his marker and take his score or open a player running from deep. I expect the game to be interesting. Offaly running high on confidence but we will be the toughest opposition on paper they have faced this season. My big fear is what Meath team turns up. If we play as we did against Louth - we could be in trouble. If there's a wind and we lose toss and have to defend first half then so be it. Set up and defend D man for man and carefully work our scores. But be patient. I still think that as bad as we were against Louth, if we took 1/4 of our chances we still would have won that game. There should be no excuses to lose on Sunday but I'm just not confident nor do I trust the team so we must wait and see." Lynch started against louth and was very poor. He didn't come in. He was blocked badly and ballooned another up in the air in the first half. If you took that logic, Meath would have rested Keoghan in first match. Moriarty showed well last day and if he doesn't start, will definitely come in. Maybe it's a case that they want Curtis on Egan and Lynch was more suitable to corner this time. People seem to be forgetting Offaly have been div 3 all year and are coming from a very low base. Kildare did not look to have much heart in that League final. Expect Meath to be too strong unless they perform way below their best. winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 12/04/2025 07:22:16 2601558 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "Lynch started against louth and was very poor. He didn't come in. He was blocked badly and ballooned another up in the air in the first half. If you took that logic, Meath would have rested Keoghan in first match. Moriarty showed well last day and if he doesn't start, will definitely come in. Maybe it's a case that they want Curtis on Egan and Lynch was more suitable to corner this time. People seem to be forgetting Offaly have been div 3 all year and are coming from a very low base. Kildare did not look to have much heart in that League final. Expect Meath to be too strong unless they perform way below their best." My apologies - he came on against Monaghan and set up the goal as I recall. Poor league cames back to back for Meath have been mushed in my head. Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 788 - 12/04/2025 12:21:01 2601569 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "Lynch started against louth and was very poor. He didn't come in. He was blocked badly and ballooned another up in the air in the first half. If you took that logic, Meath would have rested Keoghan in first match. Moriarty showed well last day and if he doesn't start, will definitely come in. Maybe it's a case that they want Curtis on Egan and Lynch was more suitable to corner this time. People seem to be forgetting Offaly have been div 3 all year and are coming from a very low base. Kildare did not look to have much heart in that League final. Expect Meath to be too strong unless they perform way below their best." I unfortunately don't share your optimism here. Offaly beat us a couple years ago and this is a far better offaly team with momentum and no fear, last time in Navan, offaly had us beaten only for a late goal. Offaly have momentum and their players and style suit the new rules. Meath slowed up in league late on and I wouldn't put any value in the Carlow match. My heart says Meath but my head says offaly by 3 or 4 Joe1234 (Meath) - Posts: 5 - 12/04/2025 13:34:12 2601574 Link
The big day is here, no reason we shouldn't put it up to offaly and with a bit of luck may even sneak a win, come on the lads Joe1234 (Meath) - Posts: 5 - 13/04/2025 13:58:27 2601688 Link
Dublin not impressive today we have a chance Centralmeath (Meath) - Posts: 8 - 13/04/2025 20:56:56 2601738 Link
Good win. Great second half. Matthew Costello is a top player. GreenMan1987 (Meath) - Posts: 59 - 13/04/2025 21:04:10 2601739 Link
Very strange game. Terrible in the first half, brilliant in the second. I felt Costello was the one who won it for us really. Some great scores just when we needed them. If we play like that first half against Dublin we will be 20 points down. Our midfield are having a tough time catching clean ball - where is Conor Grey does anyone know? cabbage (Meath) - Posts: 167 - 13/04/2025 21:11:42 2601741 Link
Replying To cabbage: "Very strange game. Terrible in the first half, brilliant in the second. I felt Costello was the one who won it for us really. Some great scores just when we needed them. If we play like that first half against Dublin we will be 20 points down. Our midfield are having a tough time catching clean ball - where is Conor Grey does anyone know?" Conor Grey is not making the match day squads. Simple. Blackspot09 (Meath) - Posts: 1074 - 13/04/2025 22:56:52 2601758 Link
Would love Conor Gray in there too. Unfortunately I think injuries and illness not been helping. Good win today but injuries are mounting. Would be great to have as many players as possible available for Dublin. It's got to be the best chance we've had against them in years with them not at the same heights as they've been but we're still massive underdogs. If the second half showed anything today it was the players are playing for RB which is always a positive. NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 38 - 14/04/2025 00:08:47 2601762 Link
Absolutely shocking first half performance. Defenders a mile off there men. O Neill from Offaly was running the show. Our full forward line was so static no movement at all. Moriarty and Curtis got found out yesterday. Big concern with Frayne does not seem to want to show for the ball. Think the big difference in the second half was the movement of the forwards,pulled Offaly all over the place Costello was outstanding. Edgeofthesquareman (Meath) - Posts: 14 - 14/04/2025 08:40:28 2601776 Link
Replying To Edgeofthesquareman: "Absolutely shocking first half performance. Defenders a mile off there men. O Neill from Offaly was running the show. Our full forward line was so static no movement at all. Moriarty and Curtis got found out yesterday. Big concern with Frayne does not seem to want to show for the ball. Think the big difference in the second half was the movement of the forwards,pulled Offaly all over the place Costello was outstanding." Got found out is a very harsh assessment to make. Nobody played well in that first half. BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 1011 - 14/04/2025 10:01:47 2601785 Link
Replying To Blackspot09: "Conor Grey is not making the match day squads. Simple." This is a classic case of a players reputation growing the more they don't play. BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 1011 - 14/04/2025 10:02:51 2601786 Link
Replying To Blackspot09: "Conor Grey is not making the match day squads. Simple." Unfortunately Conor Gray is injured & probably won't be available for the rest of the Leinster Championship. madmeath (Meath) - Posts: 92 - 14/04/2025 10:29:05 2601794 Link