Now that the league is out of the way what team should MOD play in the first round of the championship assuming all injured players are recovered (except E Wallace of course).

kingofclubs (Meath) - Posts: 321 - 10/04/2014 16:38:25    1573469

Maybe it is a bit premature to pick a team. I think the management should view some club championship matches and they may be able to pick up a couple of extra players for the panel.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 10/04/2014 18:50:00    1573525

1 O'Rourke
2 Young
3 Reilly
4 Keoghan
5 Harnan
6 Menton
7 Tobin/Carroll
8 Gillespie
9 O'Rourke
10 O'Sullivan/Larkin
11 Tormey
12 Reilly
13 McMahon/O'Sullivan
14 Bray
15 Newman

stekhli (Dublin) - Posts: 3121 - 10/04/2014 19:07:13    1573534

Why would they pick a player from club games? They haven't done it to date (bar maybe Dalton mc donagh?).
There is a focus more so on bringing up u21s....which isn't a bad thing.

The panel will probably remain the same bar possibly a couple more u21s - McGill & B. O'Brien?

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 11/04/2014 09:45:07    1573646

dubsout- If you are serious about winning you obviously pick your best players and I would think that is fairly obvious!. Just because a guy has been on a development squad or indeed on an u-21 team does not and should not make him an obvious choice for a senior panel. You obviously think that a players performance at club level is irrelevant.

The focus should be on getting your best players on to your senior panel irrespective of the route the have travelled and just to add it makes little sense trying to position forwards as defenders as in most case it does not work (and will be shown the case when we meet the better quality teams.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 11/04/2014 11:15:15    1573713

browncows.But in general the lads who are on underage county teams are the main men for clubs.

If I was manager I wouldn't bring in someone who was doing well for there club if they were in there late twenties. That's just a personal opinion. But I would put it this way - based on last years champo - we would surely have cian ward, Jamie queeney, peader byrne and geaney from dunboyne in the panel. Do we really want them there? Im far more excited by the likes of newman, o'sullivan, mcmahon and tormey.
These lads have all been part of relatively successful underage teams (in comparison to lads who have gone before them)

look, im a player in my mid 20s and I still dream of running out in croke park like most others, but there HAS to be a cut off?
am I way off the mark? I might be...

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 11/04/2014 11:33:07    1573724

dubsout- Most players are just coming to their best in their mid to late 20's -your still not to late (I mean too old). The best of luck to you and I hope you achieve your goal.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 11/04/2014 12:28:47    1573750

Championship is 2 months away lads. Have we 2 months of lads picking almost identical teams to look forward to? I personally only care about who MOD and co pick...

SmallHouse (Meath) - Posts: 291 - 11/04/2014 13:19:57    1573785

And who do you think MOD will pick SmallHouse? Go on give us your 15 :-)

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 11/04/2014 14:20:09    1573811

Hmmm hard one. I'll have to think about this a little longer

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 11/04/2014 18:26:10    1573961

POR
Dk
KOR
M Burke

D Tobin
Menton
Carroll

SOR
Gillespie

Any three of tormey, g Reilly, b mc Mahon, Larkin, d Bray, p gilsenan

D McDonagh
S Bray
Newman

cabbage (Meath) - Posts: 162 - 13/04/2014 13:43:23    1574394

Orourke

Keogan
Reilly
Burke

Tobin
Mention
Carroll

Orourke
Tormey

Kenny
Reilly
Gilsenan

Mcdonagh
Bray
Newman

bluegossun (Meath) - Posts: 70 - 13/04/2014 21:09:17    1574660

Don't understand why people are picking burke for corner back. Meath played 3 their last 3 games without him and did very well.
The back line seem to have tightened up which would only indicates that they were not left exposed which happens regularly when burke
keeps going forward. Have people forgotten the roasting the dublin corner forward gave him last year in the leinster final.

Foley91 (Meath) - Posts: 418 - 14/04/2014 17:08:46    1575094

foley91
Well said I for one dread seeing him at 4 he gets brutally exposed when he is ran at..maybe a place for Mickey sweeping around the half back line but it'd be suicide playing him at 4

blind ref (Meath) - Posts: 204 - 15/04/2014 11:24:40    1575378

I would be concerned with that defence -weak half backline and I do not think that you can make defenders of players who have played all their football as forwards. Ideally you require pace in your half backline along with the ability to know when to man mark when required as well as having good distribution skills with the ball. However, any of the teams listed should overcome Carlow and that is with no dis-respect to Carlow who generally put up a good battle come championship time.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 15/04/2014 11:34:12    1575384

O'Rourke

Curran (young & Burke & curran equal)
Reilly
Harrington

Harnan
Keogan
Tobin

Menton
O'Rourke

O'Sullivan
Tormey
Reilly

McMahon
Bray
Newman

I hope we stay in championship long enough to get some of our injured players back. Ideally would love to see:

O'Rourke,
keogan, Reilly, Harrington,
Tobin, Menton, Dalton
Meade, Gillespie,
Tormey , O'Rourke, Reilly,
O'Sullivan, Bray, Newman

Royalmartyn (Meath) - Posts: 28 - 15/04/2014 17:35:45    1575631

Burke should be in the half-back line or on the bench...

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 15/04/2014 17:53:57    1575641

If all fit I'd like to see
O'Rourke
Keoghan
Young
Tobin
Menton
Burke
Meade
Gillespie
Tormey
O'Rourke
Reilly
McMahon
Bray
Newman

McMahon playing the role that wallace would have played, not sure that bray has 70 mins of championship football in him at this stage but that's what bench is there for, I feel I may have been hard on Harrington and Carroll in particular, but sure its only a opinion and everyone differs. But the fact remains that unless Meath get a very long run we won't see my selection, any updates on Meade Gillespie Dalton???

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 19/04/2014 09:13:22    1576893

Sorry that should be Reilly at fb.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 19/04/2014 09:14:36    1576894

If all bar Wallace are back then I'd probably go for:

1. P. O'Rourke
2. Keoghan
3. K. Reilly
4. Menton (Burke is ok but I'm still not convinced by Young yet)
5. Tobin
6. Harnan
7. Carroll

8. S. O'Rourke (Meade was very good last year but unfortunately I think injury will hamper him this year)
9. Gillespe

10. O'Sullivan
11. Tormey
11. G. Reilly
13. McMahon
14. S. Bray
15. Newman

I't nice to see that we have a stronger squad than last year anyway, there's a few players who are going to feel hard done by this summer no matter who is picked. Centre field is particularly pleasing because this is an area where we've struggled badly since way back in 2001 when McDermott retired but now we have Gillespe, O'Rourke, Tormey, Meade and Menton who can all play there and all of them are good options.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 19/04/2014 13:31:41    1576944