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Replying To baire:  "The GAA has lost all credibility when it comes to dangerous play and hits to the head. The shoulder in full force onto Niland's chin today would be a straight red and a suspension even in rugby but the ref didn't even give a yellow card. Unbelievable."
Making a mountain out of a molehill. If Niland was the size of Kyle Hayes or Wally Walsh there wouldn't be a geex out of you, Baire. The fact that he isn't gave the impression of a bad hit when it was really something that happens all day long in the cut and thrust of the way hurling is played!

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1914 - 11/02/2024 20:41:35    2525525

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Replying To Tiger1:  "Probably should have wrapped them in cotton wool I suppose?Will you stop if anyone would know how long a break players need after winning a club all ireland it's Henry god knows he's been there done that."
You think a week break is enough after going for 12 months solid for the past 6 years. Stop yourself.

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 182 - 11/02/2024 20:49:23    2525529

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Replying To katser:  "Which of the two would you start now...... I reckon Conor and Evan scored maybe 0-16 between them! As I said earlier I'm happy to start both of them.
Poor TJ it didn't go well at all for him and Morrissey didn't improve the situation one bit!"
All of Conor's points were from play too. We must get smarter on our own puck outs.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2124 - 11/02/2024 21:20:21    2525533

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I wanted to wait before passing any comments on this..Byrne was probably very lucky to stay on field but I feel really sorry for refs in all hurling games now..a lot of players now throw themselves on the ground,throw off the helmet and roll around with the slightest physical touch..the overcarrying by every player is now ridiculous..Waterford goal should not have been allowed due to at least 10 steps taken..Wexford lost a player for interfering with the helmet but Offaly man did the same if not worse and stayed on..the number of throw ins during games is gone totally unacceptable and then ref throws it in where 8/10 players are waiting..I only saw one player in all games this weekend being penalised for lying on the ball but it happened on numerous occasions..I thought I was fairly up to date with all the rules but now I don't know what is a free or most times what way the free will go..on Galway thought keeper looked very solid…fahy at half back is definitely good enough..the 2 boys in midfield had moments at different times..niland and Monaghan also showed well at times..cooney scored some great points but gave away 2 stupid frees towards end of the game..I have to question Flynn,he is there a long time and he just doesn't do enough at all,more so in first where I don't remember him being involved at all..vital that whelan stays fit for Galway..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2219 - 11/02/2024 22:28:01    2525540

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Replying To mooncat:  "I agree 100%,it was a straight red,in the Waterford Clare match ref was giving yellow cards for a lot less than Niland incident,"
And the ref in the Tipp-Galway game also gave some very soft yellow cards to players on both teams, which makes it all the more strange that he gave no card to Byrne.

midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 544 - 11/02/2024 22:51:38    2525544

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so not the result we wanted today but its only feb and its fair to say the better team won and they prob
wanted it that bit more then we did but at least we showed a bit of fight which galway teams have ben criticised
for in the past...i think we will deffo learn alot from today and players like o shea, lee, monaghan and cooney will learn
that the middle third is a war zone and you have to stand up physically..im not picking on any one player as there are so many very inexperienced and they will improve..felt sorry for brennan., he looked exhausted but he's played alot of hurling and will come back stronger..shane cooney conor whelan conor cooney daithi mannion will all get fitter and better as the year goes on and lets remember we have macloughlin., mannion.,concannon.,joe cooney., fintan burke, kevin
cooney ( pls god he'll be ok )tiernan killeen and davy burke all to come back..
personally id like to see linnane get a few games in the midfield..see what he can do and looks physically strong..
try cianan fahy at 6..with mannion and shane cooney beside..revert daithi back to his best position at 3.
it was great too see jamie ryan get a run today., its ben along time coming so again he needs a few games
too see what he can do..
for me whelo must stay close to goal and id actually have conor cooney in beside him..
anyways henry has options but can he but the pieces together..time will tell..
onwards and upwards lads..
keep the faith

gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 11/02/2024 23:12:02    2525546

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Replying To Trump2020:  "All of Conor's points were from play too. We must get smarter on our own puck outs."
There was a stage there early in the first half i think tipp won 3/4 puckouts in a row and converted into scores. But lookit it good to see Fahy get his chance and get experience at this level. Id rather him make mistakes this time of the year than later on!!

Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 22 - 12/02/2024 01:41:21    2525553

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I'd imagine or at least hope Henry learned a few things from yesterdays game.
Negatives were TJ, Shane Cooney and John Cooney should not see any more game time this year imho.
Jason Flynn is 100% past it at this level.
Ronan Glennon was very poor but deserves more chances as showed well last year and I believe can improve.
Positives were the displays of Darach Fahy, Cianan Fahy, Gavin Lee, Tom Monaghan and Conor Cooney.
I don't like putting players down but come on it was plain to see yesterday so surely Henry is not blind either.

John Doe (Galway) - Posts: 230 - 12/02/2024 08:30:01    2525558

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Replying To John Doe:  "I'd imagine or at least hope Henry learned a few things from yesterdays game.
Negatives were TJ, Shane Cooney and John Cooney should not see any more game time this year imho.
Jason Flynn is 100% past it at this level.
Ronan Glennon was very poor but deserves more chances as showed well last year and I believe can improve.
Positives were the displays of Darach Fahy, Cianan Fahy, Gavin Lee, Tom Monaghan and Conor Cooney.
I don't like putting players down but come on it was plain to see yesterday so surely Henry is not blind either."
Surprised TJ was picked considering his involvement in the Fitzgibbon and the semi-final being played next Wednesday.

baire (Galway) - Posts: 1805 - 12/02/2024 09:20:00    2525565

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Sure the rules in hurling are just an optional guideline for Refs."
Poor refereeing has destroyed the game over the last decade.
Watching Cork v Kilkenny, players don't even attempt a hand-pass now, they just throw the ball. The referees should have stamped this out years ago.
The frontal charge is now common-place, with or without the ball. It is and always has been illegal. Referees allowed it in , "breaking the gain line" as in rugby. The Tipp centre back should have got a red card and the final penalty should have been a free out.
Referees complain how hard it is to referee the game nowadays, they caused the problem by ignoring the most basic rules.

SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 304 - 12/02/2024 09:32:22    2525573

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TJ Brennan has had so many chances at this stage and hasn't taken any. Dublin in Croke Park and yesterday spring to mind of very bad displays. Very hard to legislate or justify another start. Again he starts from ground zero and will have to work his way up. I was hopeful for more from Shane Cooney. He wasn't impressive but think he will come good.

Donal O'Shea - Doesn't have the hurling or physicality for this level in my opinion.

MapleSyrup (Galway) - Posts: 165 - 12/02/2024 10:51:48    2525588

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Some amount of nonsense posted from an early league game.

it's about trying different combinations out. They were sloppy at the back but some positives to take

Cianan Fahy looks at home at Wingback. Would remind you of Kyle Hayes from Lidl with his running ability from deep

I thought Shane Cooney had a better game than let on. He is slow on the turn but showed good handling a couple of times and you need that in your backs in the modern game

Darach Fahy is the keeper

Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 128 - 12/02/2024 10:56:00    2525590

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Does anyone know what the story is with Joseph Cooney as Galway could certainly use his physicality and speed around the pitch? I know Shefflin said after the Walsh Cup that he would be back but no word since then. Cathal Mannion and Brian Concannon would make a difference also and as a number of people have mentioned Kevin Cooney is a huge loss but hopefully he may be back for some part of the championship.

tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3326 - 12/02/2024 11:03:17    2525593

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Replying To Kinvara:  "Some amount of nonsense posted from an early league game.

it's about trying different combinations out. They were sloppy at the back but some positives to take

Cianan Fahy looks at home at Wingback. Would remind you of Kyle Hayes from Lidl with his running ability from deep

I thought Shane Cooney had a better game than let on. He is slow on the turn but showed good handling a couple of times and you need that in your backs in the modern game

Darach Fahy is the keeper"
How can someone have a better game then they let on ?

I drank 20 pints yesterday but only let on I drank 19.

MapleSyrup (Galway) - Posts: 165 - 12/02/2024 11:21:13    2525596

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Replying To John Doe:  "I'd imagine or at least hope Henry learned a few things from yesterdays game.
Negatives were TJ, Shane Cooney and John Cooney should not see any more game time this year imho.
Jason Flynn is 100% past it at this level.
Ronan Glennon was very poor but deserves more chances as showed well last year and I believe can improve.
Positives were the displays of Darach Fahy, Cianan Fahy, Gavin Lee, Tom Monaghan and Conor Cooney.
I don't like putting players down but come on it was plain to see yesterday so surely Henry is not blind either."
thats absolute nonsense after one poor day out. These are 3 of the most lads we should keep and develop them. They are physical and can improve. Its the smaller lads who need to go. Still too many of them in the Galway side. Flynn probably past it now alright, O'Shea is too small for this level. Not sure why we need Niland if Conor Cooney is in the side, its one or the other really.

clare_sparrow (Galway) - Posts: 426 - 12/02/2024 11:39:46    2525599

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Lads on here very quick to dismiss tj brennan..many of the fellas on that panel have had plenty of chances and are still hanging around..I've seen him a lot in Fitz games and he has been very good..in 2nd half especially last week v ucc..I'm not a Galway person or a relative..if all counties gave players a couple of chances there would be quite a few who would never have made the grade..as I said in an earlier post,I thought there were a few yesterday who definitely deserve extended runs in the team..morrissey and linnane madebig difference when brought in..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2219 - 12/02/2024 11:49:43    2525605

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Lads on here very quick to dismiss tj brennan..many of the fellas on that panel have had plenty of chances and are still hanging around..I've seen him a lot in Fitz games and he has been very good..in 2nd half especially last week v ucc..I'm not a Galway person or a relative..if all counties gave players a couple of chances there would be quite a few who would never have made the grade..as I said in an earlier post,I thought there were a few yesterday who definitely deserve extended runs in the team..morrissey and linnane madebig difference when brought in.."
Quick to dismiss ? This is his 4th year on the panel. I'd hardly call that quick to dismiss.

MapleSyrup (Galway) - Posts: 165 - 12/02/2024 12:13:56    2525619

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Cianan Fahy very good, Dynamic at wing back.
TJ roasted but he has had a big workload with UL, give him benefit of doubt.
We still back to core team Anthony Cunningham built.
Tipp looked lively but it's early days, teams doing heavy workloads.
Jason Flynn is a sub at best , would not say impact sub .
Niland I don't see how he starting , zero workrate , runs away from physical contact , surely Conor Cooney or Cathal Mannion options when championship starts. We can't afford to have 14 lads working against 15.
Same against Limerick last year.
Conor Cooney looked good, first time in a while in a Galway jersey. Fingers crossed he continues.
One thing stood out, we were out fielded in air a lot.

WesternSeaBoard (Galway) - Posts: 134 - 12/02/2024 12:26:37    2525624

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Replying To WesternSeaBoard:  "Cianan Fahy very good, Dynamic at wing back.
TJ roasted but he has had a big workload with UL, give him benefit of doubt.
We still back to core team Anthony Cunningham built.
Tipp looked lively but it's early days, teams doing heavy workloads.
Jason Flynn is a sub at best , would not say impact sub .
Niland I don't see how he starting , zero workrate , runs away from physical contact , surely Conor Cooney or Cathal Mannion options when championship starts. We can't afford to have 14 lads working against 15.
Same against Limerick last year.
Conor Cooney looked good, first time in a while in a Galway jersey. Fingers crossed he continues.
One thing stood out, we were out fielded in air a lot."
Your last sentence is very accurate. Catching aerial ball in tight situations has been a problem for Galway down through the years. The only players that I can remember who did it consistently for Galway were Joe Canning and Johnny Glynn. Contrast that to the likes of KK ( a traditional strong point of theirs) as well as Limerick and Clare in recent years and you can see why that is a huge weapon in the modern game.

tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3326 - 12/02/2024 13:37:07    2525648

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Replying To clare_sparrow:  "thats absolute nonsense after one poor day out. These are 3 of the most lads we should keep and develop them. They are physical and can improve. Its the smaller lads who need to go. Still too many of them in the Galway side. Flynn probably past it now alright, O'Shea is too small for this level. Not sure why we need Niland if Conor Cooney is in the side, its one or the other really."
Fully agree on O'Shea - had omitted him by mistake from my previous post. There's no chance he's good enough for inter county hurling especially when playing junior at club level.
Now I know people will jump down my throat saying Wally Walsh or others play for junior clubs but he has the physique to go with being a good hurler.
Also agree there no place for both Niland and Conor Cooney on same time and for me I'd go for Cooney all day long.

John Doe (Galway) - Posts: 230 - 12/02/2024 14:31:42    2525666

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