Murphy is a top class forward with huge potential
Wouldnt agree that he had a poor second half -

In the second half

1. Galway played a sweeper system allowing Hanley to break the ball
2. Donegal lost the majority of midfield ball so not enough supply to Murphy
3. Roper who didnt have his greatest game sat in front of Fullforwards which had a negative impact on space behind
4. Murphy drifted out to the 45 for while and while ou there ran after his man in posesion got the ball off him won a free and a donegal point

The problem in the second half was all in the half-forward line/Midfield

1. Roper was not replaced early enough
2. Colin dunne who was outstanding had run himself to a standstill
3. Kavanagh was limping for the last 20 mins
4. brendan Boyle lost a lot of midfield ball

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 26/07/2009 11:46:25    362307

He hasn't really shown it yet, but he is the best full forward in football at the minute. It will be scary when Donegal learn to kick the ball into him. He is the future, and you heard it here first.
Unless you heard it somewhere else before this.

donegal_insider (Donegal) - Posts: 584 - 26/07/2009 12:21:13    362349

Brilliant footballer. So fit and quick for a Donegal player. But he is only 19 .

Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1172 - 26/07/2009 12:40:01    362364

He got a bad knock after 15 mins and wasnt as good after that. I couldn't believe the ref didnt book Hanley earlier, he had no answer to him and just persistently fouled him

Rf (Donegal) - Posts: 291 - 26/07/2009 13:54:42    362469

Micheal Murphy did not do as much yesterday in the 2nd half because there was a 2nd man playing in front of him. Pure class tho and he has only turned 19. All star beckons. . .

allstar4 (Donegal) - Posts: 558 - 26/07/2009 14:06:28    362479

I thought Hanley cleaned him.

ACtribe (Galway) - Posts: 401 - 26/07/2009 15:38:03    362558

AC Tribe

As per your post on MeehanV Lacey I think you are 100% right
Hanley totally outplayed Murphy and if it was'nt for the roasting that Meehan gave to Karl Lacey Hanley would have got man of the match

Also before you make another post I will agree that Nicky and Pauric Joyce also had outstanding games and that these four have all got their name on an all-star unless somebody does something special in the last eight

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 26/07/2009 17:45:23    362659

Didn't Murphy turn down an AFL contract or trials to stay at home and play with Donegal aswell he had some injury at the time.

Galway11 (Galway) - Posts: 570 - 26/07/2009 23:04:18    363259

Well now ogall it was YOU who brought religion into this arguement NOT me and it is surely you who needs the history lesson on the core beliefs and views of the GAA. I don't care what religion anyone who plays GAA is however let's not pretend that the GAA is something that's it's not. It was set up as an Irish Nationalist organisation to promote Irish culture, language and as an outlet for Irish played sport. You are the one who has introduced a religious aspect. The fact that it is mostly Irish Catholics who play the game. I have read you a lot on here ogall and I think I know what you are about and where you are coming from. This site and the GAA seems to give you an outlet for your own religious and political views which you are of course perfectly entitled to; just don't pretend otherwise.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9837 - 27/07/2009 00:41:26    363382

Galway11
County: Galway
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363259 Didn't Murphy turn down an AFL contract or trials to stay at home and play with Donegal aswell he had some injury at the time.

Yeah he turned it them down, he was tipped to be next best thing out there but great to see him stay at home an play for his county.

allstar4 (Donegal) - Posts: 558 - 27/07/2009 00:42:08    363383

Only on Hoganstand can we debate the merits of Michael Murphy as a footballer AND the political aspirations of the GAA organisation in the same thread!!! I agree with RM Drive, can you guys not take your arguments elsewhere!?

Goodfella, Tir (None) - Posts: 1652 - 27/07/2009 10:15:51    363579

Glad you agree ruanua.I will admit that I was a bit hot tempered when I posted that message,but I strongly believe that while Lacey did have a good game,Meehan still caused damage and would have caused more with faster ball going in.And although Murphy was good in the first ten minutes,Hanley got the better of him for the rest of the game.

And I will be the first to say that Nicky Joyce is a disgrace and that tackle displayed cowardice through and through.And the reason we lost the game probably stems from our frightening over reliance on one of the longest serving Galway players-Pádraig Joyce.

ACtribe (Galway) - Posts: 401 - 28/07/2009 00:31:56    365492

Aye he's a top talent, had a quieter 2nd half but that's more down to Galway tactics and our poor use of the ball more than anything. I wonder how he'll fare in Croker against Cork, big open spaces might expose his slight lack of pace against a fast Cork defence but who knows, maybe he's quicker than I give him credit for.

JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 28/07/2009 09:29:25    365633

p joyce should retire I think , getting slightly dirty in the past few matches saw it against the dunnies

10DLSAM (Derry) - Posts: 266 - 28/07/2009 10:38:18    365701

How did meehan cause damage? i am one of his biggest fans but was very dissapointed with him on saturday, Lacey is the best corner back in the country and only back from australia. makes a mockery of pre-season training, him coming back and preforming so well.

jcole (None) - Posts: 58 - 28/07/2009 10:47:36    365716

Meehan was always a threat, while Lacey did a great job on him I was still always worried any time he got the ball, he created a lot of chances in the 2nd half, the one I remember best being Armstrongs point from near enough the corner.

I don't think Hanley necessarily got the better of Murphy, just the Galway defence as a whole dealt with our attack better in the 2nd half. Although they did have the oddest inclination to foul our boys, saw a few papers pointing to our lack of scoring from play but to be fair that was because any time we got into scoring positions we seemed to get fouled.

I have to admit I was quite disappointed with Galway as a whole. Usually play some great football and our games are usually open and non-cynical but I felt different on Saturday. Maybe I'll get lashed for that comment I don't know. I realise it was tough for Galway to pick themselves up after the Connacht final but I wasn't expecting the fouling, some of it was dangerous too - I remember two occasions in the first half where Galway lads went in with the boot when one of our lads was going down to pick up the ball. While fouls were given no card was shown and I thought this was one of the most frowned upon fouls in our sport?

Obviously I was looking at the game as a Donegal man so maybe some neutral or Tribesman will set me straight.

JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 28/07/2009 11:08:52    365758

Murphy is a very talented footballer but the same hype was around McFadden a few years ago and hes just a journeyman now. A few years before that it was Devanney. The reason Murphy is top scorer in the Championship is that Donegal have played more games than anyone else in the competition and 2 were against weak teams at home. I thought he started well against Galway but they had the measure of him in the second half and the Donegal fans saying that was because of the sweeper - well guess what Cork are going to do? To get the best out of Murphy he needs quick ball into him and Donegal just won't do that -its just not in their DNA. I really hope Donegal win this weekend but they came up short in 2006 and this is a far superior Cork team they are facing this weekend.

The Face (Monaghan) - Posts: 890 - 28/07/2009 11:27:53    365787

I think that most people would agree that the Ulster counties place more emphasis on the Nationalist aspect of the GAA, and I think that this is understandable given the political history of the island.
What I find slightly ironic, given their lack of support for opening up Croke Park to "foreign games", is their embrace of soccer-style get plenty of men behind the ball tactics, which has since regretably spread to virtually every county..

Bosco98 (Galway) - Posts: 127 - 28/07/2009 11:31:49    365796

Young Murphy looks like a talented, useful player, with great potential. He might have problems getting enough ball against Cork, because he'll be marked directly by one of their big athletic backs. He needs another tall fielding player up with him to make it more difficult to double-team him when high ball is delivered... Galway did wise up to the fact that he was a one-man outlet the last day, and Cork will be onto it from the start next day out. Even if he's not a scorer, Donegal need to put someone up there to take all the focus off Murphy...

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 28/07/2009 12:13:47    365873

paddyogall-anti six counties

ulsterman-anti mayo


lads will ye grow up are just add each other on msn and we won't have to be listening to your rants

Tomlangan (Mayo) - Posts: 406 - 28/07/2009 12:32:24    365907