The way Galway set up I'd say it'll be a bit closer.
Dublin to win still but I'd say by 3.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 25/03/2018 22:29:33    2088009

Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1874 - 25/03/2018 22:40:55    2088022

Not too bothered about the result as long as we are competitive. We were in Salthill against them last week but Croke Park is different.

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2216 - 25/03/2018 22:51:47    2088030

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 25/03/2018 23:01:15    2088034

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 25/03/2018 23:37:42    2088053

Dublin to win by 6 or 7. We have played an almost full strength team the whole campaign. The defensive system will have to be tweaked in a big way for us to progress further. Dublin are not unbeatable for sure but it will take a great performance to beat them. We are top six at best at the moment.

carantryla2012 (Galway) - Posts: 61 - 26/03/2018 00:00:41    2088062

Funny no o e was saying that last year when Dublin topped the league by 3 points

jd1963 (Dublin) - Posts: 16 - 26/03/2018 07:38:11    2088080

dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1057 - 26/03/2018 08:07:05    2088086

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 26/03/2018 08:39:28    2088094

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 26/03/2018 08:40:42    2088095

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 26/03/2018 08:41:23    2088096

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 26/03/2018 08:43:11    2088099

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 26/03/2018 08:46:55    2088100

Game far from a waste of time for Galway. Every game against top quality opposition will improve us. This is much better than a challenge game a head of May 13th.

As for game itself. I don't think anyone in Galway, bar a few dreamers, think we are on Dublins level. But bar maybe a full strength Kerry we are as close to them as any other team. It will be interesting to see how Galways set up is suited or not by the size of the Croke park pitch. Obviously lots of space for our pacey players to break into. However Dublin don't lack athleticism either. I have no issue with the Galway system but do agree we need to be more than a one trick pony and need to be able to press at stages in a game. Hopefully KW is practicing this in training to unveil it against Mayo!

Will any of the Corofin players start. Would love to see Ian Burke put straight in. He's a class act.

Can Galway win......yes but they will need to start taking their goal chances. In every game we have played this year we have made numerous goal chances but are missing a lot. Even against Dublin the last day we had 3 one on ones, all missed. To beat a team that are a head of you you need to be clinical on a given day.

I think Dublin will win, but Galway will make a game of it.

As for the Mayo lad saying Galway to be put back in their place by Dublin......are you for real buck. Even if we lose by 9 points it is nothing that Dublin haven't done to most teams. If you want to put us back in our box............ see you May 13th!!

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1829 - 26/03/2018 08:58:11    2088103

I just hope its a better game of ball then salthill a couple of weeks ago, none of that, time wasting, starting melees, "or putting down markers" yawnfests.

I think Dublin will have the right game plan for Galway after feeling them out the last day.

I wonder will King Con make a special guest appearance?

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 26/03/2018 09:16:23    2088111

Dublin will win relatively handy if they start Cluxton in particular and the rest of their first team. Cian O Sullivan is a massive loss. One thing this league campaign has done in my eyes is to show that Dublin minus their top players are not that far ahead i.e their depth is not as good as people thought. However, if they bring back in Cluxton, Connnolly, McManamon etc then they will have too much for us at our stage of development. We will use this game as another opportunity to improve and to set down a marker that we are very hard to beat and are very dangerous for any team. Galway have made unreal progress under Kevin Walsh but we have a good bit to go before we break into Dublin's class. The aim for Galway this year is to stay in Division 1(achieved but mindful of what happened Derry since they reached the league final in 2014), beat Mayo, win Connacht, break into the top 2/3 outside of Dublin and hopefully make a semi final/final and make sure that any team who might beat us will have to work like absolute dogs until the last ball is kicked

Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 373 - 26/03/2018 10:07:47    2088149

Galway to win well & pulling up.

Dublin indiscipline will cost them again. Their run at the top is over now, the decline has began. A new order is coming.

These wide open spaces everyone is banging on about will be manna from heaven for the long range point kicking exhibition that Galway will provide. And when they do get close to us the likes of Comer he will tank straight through them, or the likes of Walsh and he will dance around them.

We finished unbeaten and top of the league. They should hand over the trophy to us now & save the Dubs a hiding a HQ. Plus it's lambing at home and we've plenty to be at.

Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 26/03/2018 10:18:44    2088155

Best of luck to Galway at HQ the next day.

It will be interesting to see if they persist with their counter-attacking style in the wide open confines of Croker.

As regards the match, I don't see there being much more than a few points in it either way, I'm leaning towards the Tribesmen to shade it the next day.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 26/03/2018 11:14:29    2088191

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 26/03/2018 11:21:25    2088194

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 26/03/2018 11:33:54    2088204