too bad they only played for the last few minutes after the goal.

laflour (Cavan) - Posts: 528 - 23/10/2010 20:51:30    802482

There was alot more emphasis and atmosphere in these games years ago.. what happened..?

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 23/10/2010 20:52:38    802483

doesn't matter how fit they were...some of the best forwards in the country for whatever reasons are sitting at home watching...donaghy, cooper, o'neill, etc...sean cavanagh must have been trying to outscore the aussies with wides (oops sorry thats a point)..what a joke of a game

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 23/10/2010 20:54:12    802485

Terrible game irish lads scared to bend there backs trying to play soccer. bernand brogan and sean cavanagh had good games though..Count_Awesome like mr harte i will keep repeating it till someone knows am right.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 23/10/2010 20:58:44    802488

Really awful mess of a game: considerably worse than either a game of gaelic football or aussie rules. Hopefully tonight also answers those pundits looking for a "defined" tackle (ie a rugby tackle) to be introduced to gaelic football. Look what the "defined" tackle did tonight: players afraid to take possession of the ball, and tip-tapping it around the field, whacking aimless ball towards the opposition. Also the mark really kills the flow of the game. When Ireland actually tried to play gaelic football for the last 7 or 8 minutes the aussies were in serious bother. Class goal from Brogan, though: quick movement of the ball from Glynn, attack with power and pace and clinical finish.
Surely the amount of money spent on this hybrid would be better spent in reviving a good inter-provincial series, for example?

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 23/10/2010 21:07:34    802502

The first test is always a bit quiet, the second test in Croke Park should be livelier but we really need to start attacking more and where have all the tackles gone!?

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 23/10/2010 21:09:50    802508

dellboy...cavanagh had a nightmare..he kept kicking the ball to aussies..that is when he touched the ball....oh yes thats right he kicked 4 wides...oh sorry 4 points...this game is pathetic...and what is glynn thinking about playing this rubbish when he is playing with his club tomorrow...

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 23/10/2010 21:13:24    802512

ah come on this game doesn't have a tacle...how many times were players blown for not putting in the "right" tackle...its a nonsense of a game...doesn't matter about next week..this game is dead in the water...aussies will run riot given their run out this week....agree with football first..these players should have been representing their provinces this weekend in a feast of GAELIC FOOTBALL in croke park

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 23/10/2010 21:18:08    802515

total rubbish.some players who are playing with their clubs tomorrow should have copped on and realise that the club is more important than anything.

hitmanhart (Limerick) - Posts: 496 - 23/10/2010 21:18:14    802517

my club are playing in a county final tomorrow, and i'd be really peed off if one of them was off playing this tripe tonight..

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 23/10/2010 21:21:35    802521

brutal stuff..just hope we dont start the back heel in the Championship next year

richiej (UK) - Posts: 1430 - 23/10/2010 21:22:09    802522

mayotyroneman I thought cavanagh had a fine game worked hard and done alot of running .

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 23/10/2010 21:23:02    802525

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802521 my club are playing in a county final tomorrow, and i'd be really peed off if one of them was off playing this tripe tonight


Well to be fair if a player a game a night before a county final he be totally stupid .

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 23/10/2010 21:26:41    802529

dellboy we'll have to disagree on cavanaghs performance....he did a great job once of kicking the ball twice to 2 aussie players in the space of 5 seconds...oh yes and all those wides...(ah sure they were points)...i see he just left off from his performance against dublin

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 23/10/2010 21:30:37    802531

Donaghy was a big loss. I couldn't tell what role Tommy Walsh was playing. One absolutely savage mark from his tho

Count_Awesome (Kildare) - Posts: 736 - 23/10/2010 21:31:08    802534

yes richie..the back heel and kicking wides to get points

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 23/10/2010 21:32:23    802537

Absolute rubbish of a game & whatever skill there was in it was shown by the Australians. Startled earwigs comes to mind when assessing the Irish performance. Hope this finishes this hybrid game for good & we can get back to our own beautiful game.

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 23/10/2010 21:33:19    802538

Of what I saw of the game it looked pretty sloppy.. no flow, no life and no bite.. our middle quarter looked dead on their feet and were launching hopeless balls in with the Aussies moping up everything.. we lacked a bit of class like the Gooch, Galvin, Joyce, O'Neill etc. didn't take the game to the Aussies at all until the last few minutes..

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 23/10/2010 21:36:36    802542

Actually, the first tackle (Marty Clarke) was excellent. Sure enough the Aussie umpire threw it in instead of giving Ireland a free for not releasing.

Count_Awesome (Kildare) - Posts: 736 - 23/10/2010 21:39:49    802544

mayotyroneman Every single counts and you have a grudge against cavanagh for some reason and i thought he worked very hard tonight scored to 3 pointers also.
but anyway i thought the game was terrible nothing new there irish players where backing away from pick ups ....harte is right ...

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 23/10/2010 21:46:49    802547