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-- No attempts a 2 pointers until late on, until it was too late.
-- Peadar Mogan still wasted at corner back, where is Mark Curran etc?
-- No impact from the bench when we badly needed it.

We were the better team for most of that game, but 2 pointers kept Cork in it and Cork were arguably the better side the in closing 15 minutes.

Imagine if we started Eoin McGeehin or Shea Malone and had brought Michael Murphy, Ryan McHugh etc off the bench with 15 minutes to go yesterday?

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1883 - 14/06/2026 15:04:29    2679520

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Louth have just proven my point re: big ball into the mixer. This year's Championship is drunk! Lol"
He was going for a two pointer but your point is still valid.

Yesterday's disappointment aside it's been a great championship thus far.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1669 - 14/06/2026 15:07:04    2679521

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Replying To WeGoAgain:  "He was cramping, needed to come off. Armagh's supposed depth hasn't really been tested yet to be fair so I'd reserve judgement til they meet a stronger team."
Well there you go, Armagh's bench lost that game for them. No need to bring Forker on at all.

WeGoAgain (Donegal) - Posts: 207 - 14/06/2026 16:09:15    2679543

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "He was going for a two pointer but your point is still valid.

Yesterday's disappointment aside it's been a great championship thus far."
Ah yoiu re happy now cos Armagh beaten.Plenty of tears yesterday.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 691 - 14/06/2026 16:13:25    2679545

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "He was going for a two pointer but your point is still valid.

Yesterday's disappointment aside it's been a great championship thus far."
Yeah I agree with you, I think he was attempting a levelling score but got lucky.

I think full back lines are so conditioned now not to expect high balls into the square that it causes consternation the odd time it does happen. You see the damage the big Monaghan lad did to Mayo recently.

I'm not saying we start lamping balls in aimlessly, but the odd one here or there is surely worth a punt.

Are we also missing a kind of maverick option who will try the unorthodox? I know Niall O'Donnell has had his injuries and maybe wasn't content with playing time. I thought yesterday's game was crying out for a bit of ingenuity.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10375 - 14/06/2026 16:35:18    2679549

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Replying To Commodore:  "-- No attempts a 2 pointers until late on, until it was too late.
-- Peadar Mogan still wasted at corner back, where is Mark Curran etc?
-- No impact from the bench when we badly needed it.

We were the better team for most of that game, but 2 pointers kept Cork in it and Cork were arguably the better side the in closing 15 minutes.

Imagine if we started Eoin McGeehin or Shea Malone and had brought Michael Murphy, Ryan McHugh etc off the bench with 15 minutes to go yesterday?"
I think the 2 pointers is a huge issue, can't see a team winning Sam while ignoring them until they are absolutely needed.

joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 273 - 14/06/2026 16:35:35    2679550

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