That was brutal, looked like we where miles off the pace as stated already ,our pacey players where stuck to the ground today. Its horrible to admit but it looked like they are simply terrified of the Dubs none of the backs put a hand in blocked, shouldered or got into faces to put any pressure on them. These lads train hard all year round and do put in a huge effort so seeing this makes it even harder to take. Change of management is needed but we wont beat Dublin with this bunch of players with any manager.

SheridansTry (Meath) - Posts: 180 - 15/05/2022 18:45:56    2417324

nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1227 - 15/05/2022 18:59:27    2417331

Our most consistent performer in a lackluster year Jason Scully, where was he today and why was he sacrificed?

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 511 - 15/05/2022 19:21:20    2417354

So, so poor.

Could argue that everything in Meath football needs to be torn up and built again.
In five years time, Dublin's machine will hopefully have stopped producing the quality footballers and they'll be vulnerable in Leinster.

Meath need to be in the best place to take advantage, so put the structures and team in place now.

RR (Meath) - Posts: 139 - 15/05/2022 19:27:50    2417360

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6344 - 15/05/2022 19:51:35    2417373

LeitrimRoyal99 (Meath) - Posts: 1463 - 15/05/2022 19:52:27    2417374

Subscribed to GAA Go so watched a load of games, both Meath and not Meath e.g. Armagh, Derry, Dublin's League downfall and have to wonder, just what is going on?! I mean, even we'd been on the other side of the draw, on today's showing I think we'd have either lost or got to the Final and lost.

Comerford wasn't trusted vs Wexford and yet Meath didn't keep putting him under pressure . . . . why?! Rhian O'Neill scored past him, are no Meath forwards at least as good as him? (And remember, its Derry in the Anglo-Celt Final, not Armagh).

Worrying stuff and if Meath go down to D3 next year - and they well might - it could be a very long sojourn there and on this showing could Meath win the Tailteann Cup vs a good D3 side? Hmmmmm, the jury is out.

EMeathperson (Meath) - Posts: 6 - 15/05/2022 19:53:29    2417376

A straightforward free slightly to the left of goals. Ideal position for a right footed kicker of inter county quality. We bring our our left footed goalie up to take it in preference to our right footed forwards and he kicks it wide to the right with the obvious left footed tail.

Down the other end 11 shots at goal, 11 points and I am not sure if a hand was applied to any of those 11 kickers. Like last year the second half was a practice run out for the Dubs to avoid injuries and suspensions. I

Sums it all up for me. It was a sad day in Croke Park today.

stillaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 224 - 15/05/2022 20:10:35    2417386

Don't want to be in a queue to kick a team when it's down but we've had the apologists get one extra year after another for the last two years or so and this is where we are
We need to start again and please don't talk about how the second half was better etc
If Dublin needed to win by 30 they would have done it
The team has been set up not to lose rather than to win
That's a management mentality None of those players play like that in club matches
We need to start again and I'm assuming that there are steps already taken by the CB for a smooth and respectful transition
No one puts themselves in that job without thinking they can improve things
It just didn't happen and that's that

ABK67 (Meath) - Posts: 62 - 15/05/2022 20:19:28    2417388

Hogan Stand heading for the summary of the game is very odd. It was not a 13 man Meath team that lost this game. The sending offs were at the end of the game. Dublin hammered a 15 man Meath team.

stillaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 224 - 15/05/2022 20:20:08    2417390

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 15/05/2022 20:37:49    2417396

Not really surprised with the result, expected a good beating but did not expect what I witnessed.

Players not playing for the manager.
Not sure our lads knew their job.

Costello looked like a lost sheep, what was his job ? Seemed to me was to watch Mc CARTHY but he did what he liked, kicked two pints with nobody within 10 metres of him

Joey ,menton the only two that looked like they actually cared.

The game itself was like an old fashioned challenge game.

Left with ten to go to get back to south Meath and now reading we got two straight reds, Maybe they don't want anymore of this mess.

Its back to basics, only way is up after what I seen today.

Dublin would have had tougher training sessions id say the last few weeks.

This is not a good Dublin setup but made us look like a division 3/4 team.

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1049 - 15/05/2022 21:02:19    2417413

Well I don't think anyone here has said Andy will be around next year. He had a chance if we won today and won Leinster. Let's be clear we were probably no better than last year. Dublin were sublime.
That been said we at times were woeful.
Hopefully we can get through next round and I will be there to cheer on everyone no matter who or where we play. Hopefully we can get Morris red card overturned as we will need him. As was said previously I think the cb should at least be sounding out potential candidates.
We are Meath , we dust ourselves down and we go forward with whoever is in charge.
Hon the royal

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 15/05/2022 21:34:06    2417431

Don't know where my post went to last night, editor obviously did not like it.

Another poor day at the office anyway.

Say no more.

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1049 - 16/05/2022 07:25:32    2417452

Borderroyal (Meath) - Posts: 488 - 16/05/2022 08:54:01    2417474

LeitrimRoyal99 (Meath) - Posts: 1463 - 16/05/2022 10:01:13    2417519

Did Andy consult with his selectors during the game at all?

Apologies if I have this totally wrong but any time I looked at him during the game he was standing on the sideline with his arms folded.

stillaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 224 - 16/05/2022 10:04:18    2417522

This was coming all league. The team just aren't engaged with Andy's style 6 years on, it's a slog to play and a tough watch. They look completely lost. We aren't near Dublin and no one thought that but the players aren't as poor as yesterday either, time for a change and hopefully so dramatic new ideas as otherwise I fear we will lose the next crop of youngsters. No one wants to play quasi rugby with no structured way to play with the ball. The hard running game is impossible to do year in year out, our time in the super 8s featured this but since then the players are just tuning out. Can't blame them entirely.

I would personally hold off judgement on them until we see them under a new management team and style of play, I think they are being let down to en extent.

Thejoeshow (Meath) - Posts: 687 - 16/05/2022 11:09:28    2417581

Mountnuge (Cavan) - Posts: 2 - 16/05/2022 11:17:16    2417589

nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1227 - 16/05/2022 12:24:55    2417633