Just for posters who mightn't know what were talking about.

2 years ago in our first national league game of 2015 away to Cork when the game was in the melting pot near the end Jim Gavin brought on Brian Fenton Conor Mchugh and I think John Small , well we went on to lose the game and our hill16man went mad after the management saying he wouldn't attend any more Dublin matches if Jim brings on young inexperienced players ha.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 12/12/2016 13:34:29    1939694

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 13/12/2016 21:47:52    1939994

I cannot wait for these two semi finals this Saturday, what's posters thoughts ?

Vincent's for me in the first game but that's no guarantee slaughtneil are a well seasoned team now and I wouldn't be shocked if they won.

I can't call the second game , two great sides can't say whose better , both have great forward lines so it should make for a high scoring game if the weather holds up, anyway as I said what's posters thoughts?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 09/02/2017 09:27:44    1953885

If I had to make a prediction I'd say their would be wins for Vincents & Corofin but don't think there will be too much in either game and wouldn't be surprised if both lost.

I'm looking forward to both games, should be two good contests.

TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 09/02/2017 10:51:06    1953910

First time in a while any of the 4 could win it but Slaughtneil would be the least likely despite the fact they won Ulster probably the most difficult.
Corifin are favorites but at the end of the day they are Galway champions and more fancied than the winners of the Dublin & Kerry championships arguably the most competitive championships in the country ..the way Ballyboden won the All Ireland last year shows the strengths of Dublin champions and Crokes obviously have cooper,buckley, o leary, Fitzgerald etc etc....Corofin will be great champions if they beat crokes & perhaps Vincents in final, I think they wont though.

hurler32 (Limerick) - Posts: 867 - 09/02/2017 11:24:33    1953923

A day of top quality football this Saturday. Hopefully the weather is decent and these sides can do themselves justice. I've a feeling it could be a repeat of the 2015 final.

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 09/02/2017 18:05:13    1954106

Two great games in the offing with arguably the best four semi finalists of resent times.
Vincents v slaughneil.
This could turn into a dour and intriguing battle. Vincents won't change the model that has served them well. For Slaughneil it will be all about them getting their match ups right. Will chrissy do battle with connolly? In the tight games this year Vincents midfield has given them the platform to win down the stretch but I do think slaughneil have the weaponry to challenge them here. Interesting game, looking forward to it.
Crokes v corofin.
Is this potentially the shootout at the OK corral? Crokes cannot seem to win the really tight games. For this to change they will have to get to grips with a very potent Corafin attack and a very underrated midfield. There is definitely questions over both defences and they fact that both team played poor opposition in there provential finals may have left this area unexposed. Potentially a high scoring entertaining game.
For me it will be a Slaughneil Corafin final.

Jonnycee (Longford) - Posts: 186 - 11/02/2017 03:33:06    1954596

Congrats Slaughtneil! The treble is still on!!!

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 11/02/2017 15:26:40    1954742

admittedly, I only saw the last 15 minutes of Slaughtneil v Vincents, but is drag downs, neck high 'tackles' and elbows to the face all that Vincents have to offer? If an Ulster team had been as cynical as that, there'd be some chat about it. And so much for Diarmuid Connolly, marked absent yet again in a game where a man of his undoubted talents ought to have been leading by example

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 11/02/2017 15:41:13    1954746

Crokes/Slaughtneil final for me. Well done Slaughtneil. Well deserved.

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 11/02/2017 15:42:07    1954747

I watched last 25 minutes and can only remember Diarmuid Connolly touching the ball on two occassions.He was very well martialled by a tigerish defense.Mossy hit a poor 45 and his late attempt from an awkward free was a poor effort.

No complaints,Slaughtneil fully deserved to win.They took some great scores at the start of second half and they were able to hold onto their lead by eating up the clock with lengthy periods of ball retention.Good luck to them in the final.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 11/02/2017 15:52:32    1954753

Superb result for Slaughtneil against a very good Vincent's team.

People associated with the Derry club will never forget this day as long as they live.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 11/02/2017 16:00:46    1954757

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 11/02/2017 16:24:37    1954762

Super first half Crokes V Corrofin.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 11/02/2017 16:31:24    1954764

Congrats to Dr. Croakes fully deserved, should be a great final

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1674 - 11/02/2017 17:16:04    1954780

Fair play to the Crokes, not vintage but they got the job done. Roll on Paddy's day and hopefully Gooch can win this elusive medal.

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 11/02/2017 17:27:19    1954785

McCaigue did better on Connelly than anyone ive seen ( im not countin Lee Keegan fouling nd hauling him)

Some club

Should be some final!

CLG_09 (Antrim) - Posts: 42 - 11/02/2017 17:52:02    1954799