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Meath V Louth Leinster Final

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Mad to think 15 years since the famous day and that finally a final without the Dubs.I think it will be very close.Louth have some fine players Lennon,Durin,Mulroy would get on most teams.They will be mad to beat us and end their wait for championship silverware but we also have a great chance to get some sliver ourselves.I would love for Keoghan and Menton to finally get a medal for all the years they put in.Im hoping the open space in croke park will suit us more and the running power of Costello,caulfield and Conlon inside might give us joy.Jones with another 2 weeks under his belt as well.Anyone know if Jack flynn injury is bad?Got my tickets and cant wait.I know at least 40 people (most had fallen away) who didn't go to Portlaoise are now going to the final and have got tickets.Its great and hopefully thousands more do because the lads need and deserve the countys support.So get on board all and let's make it a sea of green.

Proudroyal (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 29/04/2025 17:09:05    2605468

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This is a 50/50 game but think Meath with maybe the exception of Monaghan have embraced the new rules more than any other county in the country. Free flowing direct football is back and this suits Meath more than Louth who are more measured and were comfortable with defensive old rules. Both teams have changed alot since last League match so hard to know how that applies to form book. Louth are stronger than Dublin at midfield and in Sam Mulroy have a huge two pointer threat. Craig Lennon needs an awful lot of watching. It'll be all about getting performance right on the day.

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 632 - 29/04/2025 17:45:00    2605483

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Booked my flights, hotel and got my tickets for The Hill today. Was swithering as to whether I could afford it but after 15 years I don't think I could afford to miss it! Not a gimme by any stretch of the imagination, Louth are a good side, but it would be phenomenal to see a Meath Leinster win in the flesh. So excited!

GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 295 - 29/04/2025 18:44:52    2605503

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Went on ticketmaster this morning and theres nearly nothing left on Davin, Cusack or Hogan bottom tier.
Looks like top tier isn't open yet

LettuceBFrank (Meath) - Posts: 21 - 30/04/2025 09:50:05    2605587

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Assuming Ronan Jones is going to start. Who's coming out?

Coylesrighthand (Meath) - Posts: 17 - 30/04/2025 12:51:32    2605656

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So if we win its Monaghan,Down and most likely Clare and if we lose Cork,Roscommon and likely Kerry.

Proudroyal (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 30/04/2025 14:13:39    2605689

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If there is anything we've learned from the past is we can't get carried away after a big win like this e.g Kerry 2001 when we lost AI final and Dublin in 2010 when we underperformed in the Leinster Final. So RBs task is to keep the players feet on the ground for the next couple weeks as the hype is building massively. I think if we perform close to what we did against Dublin which will be tough, we'll be in with a great shout. Would be great to have a few lads back even on the bench like Jones the last day, as that could be massive. We look to have an advantage there. Louth have a great 1-15 but if we've the likes of Jones, Walsh and Lynch coming off the bench in a tight game to get us over the line you'd have to be confident.

NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 40 - 30/04/2025 15:30:49    2605738

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Replying To NYRoyal:  "If there is anything we've learned from the past is we can't get carried away after a big win like this e.g Kerry 2001 when we lost AI final and Dublin in 2010 when we underperformed in the Leinster Final. So RBs task is to keep the players feet on the ground for the next couple weeks as the hype is building massively. I think if we perform close to what we did against Dublin which will be tough, we'll be in with a great shout. Would be great to have a few lads back even on the bench like Jones the last day, as that could be massive. We look to have an advantage there. Louth have a great 1-15 but if we've the likes of Jones, Walsh and Lynch coming off the bench in a tight game to get us over the line you'd have to be confident."
Agreed Meath a team on the way up beat a Dublin team on the way down . From Robbie Brennan's interview after the match it can be seen he focussed on what can be learned from the match. He says a lot of work to be done for the Louth match..so feet on the ground...its one game at a time on the continuous progress road.
That is good news and encouraging also in terms of management style. Excuses seem to look silly now for underperformance. The more modern approach including confidence building is seen as a major priority instead I will buy that. Nothing won yet ,but we know Robbie Brennan seems to know what he is doing ,and that we have players who can compete with the best when they believe in themselves as instilled by good management.
In my view on the playing field defence has improved significantly .A mobile midfielder like Costello is a major plus ..Im sure RB will be working on accuracy improvement from forwards etc . etc. Hype will be treated as an occupational hazard and dealt with appropriately i expect.... On to the next chapter now !

nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1276 - 01/05/2025 08:52:35    2605919

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Anything but a Meath win simply isn't acceptable. Meath beating Dublin should of finally woken the team up to what they are capable off, so should be going up a few levels in standard, with renewed confidence, belief and fight.

Louth are very good, but we're simply better playing to our potential. If beating Dublin isn't the spark that will push this team on, and to greater heights, we may as well forget about it as a footballing county. A must win game, with no excuses! Time for Meath to finally step up again, one of gaelic footballs heavyweights. We have to start producing the results again!

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4131 - 01/05/2025 23:28:56    2606169

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Anything but a Meath win simply isn't acceptable. Meath beating Dublin should of finally woken the team up to what they are capable off, so should be going up a few levels in standard, with renewed confidence, belief and fight.

Louth are very good, but we're simply better playing to our potential. If beating Dublin isn't the spark that will push this team on, and to greater heights, we may as well forget about it as a footballing county. A must win game, with no excuses! Time for Meath to finally step up again, one of gaelic footballs heavyweights. We have to start producing the results again!"
Cause that's how football works lad

southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 973 - 02/05/2025 07:32:02    2606179

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Think Louth are slight favourites. They've been beaten us well in the most recent two meetings. They've been in past two Leinster finals. They're far stronger in midfield than the Dubs. Their strong runners really seem to hurt us. They're been operating a higher level than us recently, and showed in the league match that they're a bit savvier. The under 20s win will give the whole county a big boost. You can't discount the 15 years of seething over the 2010 final. Or the energy they'll take from a shot at making history (68 years of hurt trumps 15 years of hurt).
But, but, but. When we've looked good this year (Roscommon, Ofally second half, Dublin match) we've looked very good. Croker should suit this team. Jones should be back from the start next week. The injuries we suffered earlier in the year means the bench is now looking stronger and more experienced. There's a little more pressure on Louth IMO.
Very hard to call, but it will be a great occasion.
But the commenter suggesting it's win or bust for Meath is way off. Though I'm sure if we do lose then the same posters who have been very quiet this week will be back on to declare the death of Meath football.

MeathAbroad (Meath) - Posts: 158 - 02/05/2025 10:21:01    2606216

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Replying To MeathAbroad:  "Think Louth are slight favourites. They've been beaten us well in the most recent two meetings. They've been in past two Leinster finals. They're far stronger in midfield than the Dubs. Their strong runners really seem to hurt us. They're been operating a higher level than us recently, and showed in the league match that they're a bit savvier. The under 20s win will give the whole county a big boost. You can't discount the 15 years of seething over the 2010 final. Or the energy they'll take from a shot at making history (68 years of hurt trumps 15 years of hurt).
But, but, but. When we've looked good this year (Roscommon, Ofally second half, Dublin match) we've looked very good. Croker should suit this team. Jones should be back from the start next week. The injuries we suffered earlier in the year means the bench is now looking stronger and more experienced. There's a little more pressure on Louth IMO.
Very hard to call, but it will be a great occasion.
But the commenter suggesting it's win or bust for Meath is way off. Though I'm sure if we do lose then the same posters who have been very quiet this week will be back on to declare the death of Meath football."
Yeah,agree it's going to very close.Lennon will have to be watched very closely eye for goal and strong runner.Mulroy and Durin well able to kick 2 pointers so we have to push our on that.We were very stand offish v Monaghan in the league and they kicked 2 pointers at ease.i do worry about them(2pointers) v Dublin they didn't seem to be going for it too much but Louth will.I do think collesto,caulfield will be key for us and hopefully the space in croker will suit their running game.If Flynn is fit do we go go with Menton flynn midfield and Jones at half forward or does he leave Jones for second half if menton tires? Hopefully Conlon can keep his good form up.Kildare were fairly wasteful v Louth the last day shouldve had a couple of goals and missed a few handy points when game was in the melting pot so we've got to take our chances.I think louth are under more pressure as they probably feel they left last years final behind them plus the whole 2010 stuff is putting even more on.On the last game between us in the league Louth were the better team but we got a real run on them and if Morris injury doesn't happen I feel we would have got something out of it.

Proudroyal (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 02/05/2025 11:40:59    2606240

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Naturally 2010 Leinster final will be highlighted especially in Louth circles, one of my first days supporting Meath was 50 years ago 1975 national league final, we shocked the dubs that day, like last week it was unbelievable, a couple of weeks later we headed back to croker for 1st round of the Leinster championship to face Louth, full of confidence ,1st step on the way to having another crack at Dublin in the Leinster semi final…. Result ; Louth vs Dublin in Leinster semi final in navan. Absolutely stunned , I'm more hopeful than confident this time

royler (Meath) - Posts: 293 - 02/05/2025 12:06:47    2606252

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