Great start by Dublin here against Kerry.

Saw them earlier in the year against Kildare and they looked like a serious outfit back then, put in an incredible second half performance after going in level at half time. Less than 9 minutes gone here and they'll hardly keep up this scoring rate (1-4 so far), but when you look at the fitness levels they have and the depth they have in the panel it's very hard to see them fading as the game goes on.

The amount of players they've been bringing through from minor to the under 21's and senior over the last few years has been very impressive and work they've put into the systems and structures for underage football is obviously paying off.

Kerry starting to wake up now though with 2 points, hopefully turns into a good game.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3691 - 02/09/2012 13:42:34    1257180

Whoops there's a goal I didn't see coming

Tyronetim (Tyrone) - Posts: 1254 - 02/09/2012 14:26:45    1257201

Can't see anything but Dublin winning final, but maybe Meath can cause a surprise. At least the final will consist of the best minors teams in country, hears hoping. On the royal

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/09/2012 14:54:33    1257209

That game was closer than the scoreline suggests. With 10mins to go Kerry missed great goal chance from it Dublin got a point and closed out the game. Dublin should win it out now they play Meath whom they hammered already and IMO Galway,Armagh,Cork,Roscommon etc are better and would beat Meath.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3702 - 02/09/2012 15:03:18    1257213

Congrats to Dublin. Harsh scoreline on Kerry. Enjoyable game. Dublins superior strenght and conditioning the main difference for me.

kerry74 (Kerry) - Posts: 1354 - 02/09/2012 15:09:59    1257218

Gaa lovet Meath are in final league final was between these two teams aswell so I think its easy to say the best two teams are in final

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/09/2012 16:15:13    1257242

Meath are in the final because of the draw. Got a good win over Tyrone (late goal won it) and were extremely lucky to beat a Mayo side that weren't the best in Connacht. It's my opinion a number of teams are better than Meath but feel free to disagree.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3702 - 02/09/2012 16:26:52    1257251

Gaa_lover where are you from, Louth? Ya sure do hate Meath. Were you at the game in Newry, Meath were ahead for most of the match. Luck won't get you to an all ireland final. This team is there on merit. They didn't show up for the Leinster final, so hopefully they will be gunning for revenge.

ClassApart (Meath) - Posts: 1200 - 02/09/2012 17:19:53    1257317

i actually think the minor final will be more interesting this year because both senior teams are gone so now dublin and meath only have the minors left to represent their county. hopefully meath will play better than they did in the leinster final but i dont think they will have enough to beat that dublin team,theyre a very impressive minor team. But then you never know what will happen with minor teams so lets hope its a good minor final and it will be a good curtain raiser for the mayo v donegal final.

meathalltheway (Meath) - Posts: 789 - 02/09/2012 19:54:22    1257530

cormac costello was on fire again today he will be like ciaran kilkenny and come straight into the senior panel next year

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2012 20:11:07    1257543

I'm hearing Ciaran Kilkenny has trial with AFL next weekend so his GAA career may have to take a back seat. Watching Dublin's minors today they are more of team unit than last year and they didn't panic when Kerry were on top will be a massive shock if Meath beat them in the final however i'm expecting a closer game than Leinster final.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4115 - 02/09/2012 20:26:14    1257566

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georgelee
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1993 was the last time yez got to a final and Cork hammered yez. Back to sleep Betty.

haha you are a gas man george. do i need to answer that for you?? 2012 BABY!!!

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 02/09/2012 20:48:52    1257606

The minor system in general is a joke i think. From the outset it was sighted that the strongest minor teams were dublin, tyrone and tipperary. but due to the system in place 3 of the provincial winners were knocked out in the quarter finals and this meant that other than dublin, the 3 other semi finalists are relatively weak teams and this can be proven in the poor quality of both semis. The minor system should follow the under 21 system and this should mean the best teams make the semi finals and therefore make for better games and a deserving winner at the end of the series.

tyronelegend (Tyrone) - Posts: 270 - 04/09/2012 21:25:50    1259448

SOUR GRAPES!!! Everyone who watched the Meath v Mayo semi said it was a great game and so was the Dublin one. Kerry done very well to put it up to them for most of the game. Meath beat Tyrone fair and square so deserve to go on instead.

The problem is not the provincial finalists all going into the quarter final but the loosers of the first round of the provincials going back into the provincial championships. They should either be out or into an all ireland back door series.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 05/09/2012 10:36:42    1259577

Ill say it again the best two teams are in the final. Got that ok let's move on, sour grapes don't help young players

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 05/09/2012 11:05:52    1259616

04/09/2012 21:25:50
tyronelegend
The minor system in general is a joke i think. From the outset it was sighted that the strongest minor teams were dublin, tyrone and tipperary. but due to the system in place 3 of the provincial winners were knocked out in the quarter finals and this meant that other than dublin, the 3 other semi finalists are relatively weak teams and this can be proven in the poor quality of both semis. The minor system should follow the under 21 system and this should mean the best teams make the semi finals and therefore make for better games and a deserving winner at the end of the series.
A joke is a bit strong. and just because 3 of the semi finalists didnt win their provincial final doesnt mean that they are "relatively weak teams"
no the minor system should not follow the under21 system

05/09/2012 10:36:42
BettystownRoyal
SOUR GRAPES!!! Everyone who watched the Meath v Mayo semi said it was a great game and so was the Dublin one. Kerry done very well to put it up to them for most of the game. Meath beat Tyrone fair and square so deserve to go on instead.

The problem is not the provincial finalists all going into the quarter final but the loosers of the first round of the provincials going back into the provincial championships. They should either be out or into an all ireland back door series.
The problem is that most if not all countys knocked out before provincial finals get a 2nd chance but provincial winners dont get a 2nd chance.
the losers of provincial championship 1st round games is not a problem at all.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 05/09/2012 11:15:17    1259626

Ahh GAA_lover you're entitled to your opinion but the fact of the matter is one team has got the better of Meath this year throughout the entire season, I'm afraid you're delusional if you think Roscommon or Galway would beat them, Connacht was poor this year if the Meath lads had taken half their chances against Mayo it would have been a route! They beat the best Ulster had to offer and were clearly the superior side throughout the game, some naive defending let Tyrone back into it, so I don't see why you think Armagh could beat them?
This side hasn't yet fired on all cylinders and I firmly believe they will turn the Dubs over on the 23rd.

shldrs2thewheel (Meath) - Posts: 200 - 05/09/2012 18:33:10    1260155

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Ahh GAA_lover you're entitled to your opinion but the fact of the matter is one team has got the better of Meath this year throughout the entire season, I'm afraid you're delusional if you think Roscommon or Galway would beat them, Connacht was poor this year if the Meath lads had taken half their chances against Mayo it would have been a route! They beat the best Ulster had to offer and were clearly the superior side throughout the game, some naive defending let Tyrone back into it, so I don't see why you think Armagh could beat them?
This side hasn't yet fired on all cylinders and I firmly believe they will turn the Dubs over on the 23rd.

True connacht teams were weak this year but Tyrone were on top of meath for the majority of the game but a series of missed chances throughout the game cost them. A late goal allowed meath to beat tyrone and Two late goals, that shouldnt have been, got them through against mayo. They were completly hammered by dublin in the leinster final and i cant see anything other than the same result in the all ireland final, one of the poorest minor teams to ever reach a final.

tyronelegend (Tyrone) - Posts: 270 - 11/09/2012 18:22:26    1264382

I see dublin by a landslide in the final. Very poor meath team from watching quarter and semi finals where they got through on lucky goals each time.

Goals_Will_Come (UK) - Posts: 375 - 11/09/2012 18:23:35    1264383