Meath V Donegal - 1 Like(s)
All in all, a tremendous year. This time last year people were never as downcast about the performances of the Meath men's team. Myself included. Wins in Leinster vs Carlow, a talented (albeit not performing to their level) Offaly, and of course Dublin. Then losing out to a wily and talented Louth side (their best of the last 60 years) in a Leinster final by a few points. It would have been easy to close the curtains there. However to bounce back and beat Cork on a soaked pitch in torrential rain with a wet ball by 4 points was notable, then coming away from the Hyde with a draw, very notable. The win against Kerry will live in the memory for being a classic case of a team (Kerry) who turned up with a weakened squad and deep down they werent up for a scrap. They also didnt know what to expect out of Meath. To come away with a 9-pt win against any Kerry team is very impressive, at any level in GAA, irregardless of the circumstances. To Meath that game was effectively a knockout type match, for Kerry it was a run-out, and it showed. Being honest, the Galway match was our All-Ireland final. Theyre in decline and have been for a while and Id wager after the first half our team knew it was there if they upped their physicality and went for the jugular. The game became what we would have wanted, a scrap around the middle and all about moments. Meath deserved to win. Honestly it wasnt a huge quality match but it genuinely felt like watching a Meath team 20/30 years ago. The fight, the hunger. An all-Ireland semi was a bridge too far, we have to accept that. Donegal - far too seasoned, astute and they know how to get the job done. Our boys are not at that level. They may get there... or this may be a one-off. We have to open our eyes to that reality as well. Our best season since 2001 in my eyes. 07-12 there was a very good team there, on their day, but they were woefully inconsistent and for every All Ireland Qtr win over a Mayo or a Tyrone there was a Leinster final against Louth performance or a loss to Kildare early in the year etc. And besides a freak win in 2010 against Dublin they never beat them in a close game. On their day they could do it, or could go out and lose to a Division 3/4 team. Andy Mc got a couple of years of a bounce by playing a very safe sprint based counterattacking running game based off of a strong halfback line, but that team circa 2018-2020 was startlingly limitied as well. The Super 8's year was, in all honesty, a lucky run. This year was different, very different. Can it be built upon?, yes. Equally we can retreat back into the pack if the right work isnt done, but the material is there now and that hasnt been the case in a very, very long time. Great year to be a Meath fan. My pride is fully restored. On another note we still have a women's team in the hunt for an All-Ireland, lets get behind them.

Young_gael (Meath) - 16/07/2025 12:15:25

Regional Championship - 1 Like(s)
Well folks, HERE WE GO! Fixtures for the regionals have officially been put up on the Meath GAA website. The heavily anticipated competition kicks off on Friday, 24th October - Friday Night Lights! Group A (the group of death) contains Blackwater, An Tuascairt, Ardbraccan, and Lough Crew. For me, it's tough to see An Tuascairt losing a game here - smart money's on them. The Bracs will also have their say, likely boosted once again this year by the Mahneys contingent. Group B is more straightforward - Tara, BnB, Boyne Valley, and Moyfenragh. My head says BnB are the obvious table toppers, but my heart says Moyfenragh. We're yet to find out the venues or referees for these fixtures, but keep your eyes peeled on this thread for all updates. Once again, a huge thanks to Bradys for their continued sponsorship - looking forward to getting my order in for a few of the jerseys!

RegionalsGuru (Meath) - 16/07/2025 09:47:57

Regional Championship - 1 Like(s)
Happy fixture release day for dRegionals day to all that celebrate. I must admit I lost a good bit of sleep over the possibility of this marvellous competition getting the Andy Mc treatment from the CB. Glad to see it didnt get put to a vote of the clubs. This competition is a key differentiator for Meath football, the sooner the GAA public realise this the better. I know it will be myself and a man and his dog and maybe his girlfriend at as many of these fixtures as possible but maybe TG4 would put on a highlights package we could get one of the Tones lads to do comms we might get a bitta momentum. A lot of people go on about the weakness of the club chip in our county but yet are anti regionals. It simply doesn't make sense to me, the solution to improving the standard of club fball is staring us in the face and yet all people wanna do is throw shade and complain about people representing their region. Makes me sick

RobbiesArmy2025 (Meath) - 16/07/2025 09:27:18