That half forward like is very functional .
Didn’t think I’d see a day when there were two Ballina men in a Tipp half forward line starting.
Interesting changes by Donoghue. Hanbury dropped, big chance for Kileen to impress. Good to see Jason Flynn back, superb hurler.
Is Killeen not a bit slow for corner back at this level?
I’m sure there will be a few last minute changes thrown into the mix.
He’s is… being a great reader of the game saves him in this regard. Though if he gets turned… 
Possibly. Tough bit of stuff though, could see him doing a man marking job.
If Galway got rid of Aidan Harte that team could win an All-Ireland.
The Galway backs look a bit weak on a phone screen. Very strong from 8-15 though.
What time is throw in? I fancy Galway
It’s Galway’s to lose
Very good article by Jackie Tyrrell.
Interesting take on Canning from Paddy Stapleton and JJ Delaney
It is hard to believe then, that 12 years on from his meteoric breakthrough, many are still not sure of his best position. Being a Tipperary man living on the Galway border, it is very often that you would hear our noisy neighbours calling for Canning to be based on the edge of the square and for his team-mates to lump the ball in on top of him.
Indeed, he began his inter county career as a full forward. He has however in recent years taken up a floating role further out the field acting as more of a provider than a finisher.
Paddy Stapleton, the former Tipperary corner back who has marked Canning on occasion in the past feels a lack of movement inside in the full forward line is the reason for his relocation.
When asked about his movement in the full forward line, Stapleton replied:
“I would expect it to be a bit better, because when he’s on the ball, I’m not saying he’s lightning but he’s not slow in any way, and I think if he was able to work along the line a bit quicker he’d definitely get those opportunities…I’d love to see him work that bit harder inside. I think he’d be near enough unstoppable.”
Delaney is of the same viewpoint and knows from the experience of marking the two men that Canning’s movement leaves something to be desired when compared to Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan.
“He wouldn’t have the movement of Seamie Callanan, for argument’s sake…Seamie used to be going in behind you, you’d always have to keep an eye on him, he keeps you honest.
"Whereas Joe would probably stand beside you and wait for the ball to come, then burst, you know where he is before you react…If he took a leaf out of Seamie’s book, started moving around rather than sticking in the one spot, as Paddy was saying, he’d be unmarkable.”
Think I made a similar point at some stage last year. Canning is a better hurler than Callanan but Callanan is a much better full forward
Not sure Canning has the pace (or possibly the athleticism) to match the movement of a Callanan or a Corbett.
He’s the weak link in that backline.
I don’t think he needs it either. Any movement at all makes life harder for a back because there’s space opening up all the time and you’re having to attack the ball from different starting points.
Galway don’t seem to have any culture of off the ball running in their forwards at all though. More than any of the rest of the top counties they still favour leathering the ball up the pitch and letting the forwards fight for it. For me it’s what’s preventing them from winning an All-Ireland. That day against Tipp in 2015 they should have won by 10 points such was their dominance. If Tipp had been winning from 5-9 so easily they’d have won by 20.
Josie’s gonna get you.
Going to head into this game tomorrow,
Would love to see Galway rattle the cunts.