The head high foul seconds later by the Dublin 20 on Galway 17 was fucking insane. Ruined all momentum.
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It was almost too wet for you to go see the county you live and, i believe, hurled in but theyre the odd bunch for going supporting even when theyre not seasoned sages and fully understand like yourself?
Dont be a snooty cunt. It stops the game spreading.
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The second or third time Purcell threw the ball up from a standing position & got blocked down/dispossessed I thought to myselfâŚhe could be taken off shortly here.
I thought Galway were very good & kinda picked Dublin apart & ultimately broke them & caused their total system malfunction.
Unlike @Fagan_ODowd & @Cheasty I made a terrific decision NOT to go to the game - arrived back from an Emerald Park work junket just before 5pm & it was the right call to eschew a late jaunt into the upper deck with a couple of already soaked & tired youngsters.
Hard to get the proper read on TV but Galway set the terms of the engagement with C Mannion playing as a regista & other Galway forwards foraging back deep & working up & down. They were very flexible & took turns playing as the 1 or 2 inside.
Dublin didnât seem to know how to tackle their set upâŚwhether to stick or twist. Galway have the ability then to play the ball around & take scores from anywhere. Workrate very impressive too & ate Dublin in the rucks etc.
As an aside, does Brian Hayes remind anyone of Brian Fenton? Different codes but reminiscent of Fento to me the way he glides over the ground & sashays past lads with a swivel of the hips while going at full paceâŚtwo quality Dublin #8s.
Dublinâs best hope of winning an All-Ireland in hurling is they have a Brian at number 8, and most Dublin teams that win All-Irelands have a Brian at number 8.
10 of the last 12 at my count.
Edit: 12 of the last 14
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It was like Costello getting blocked down multiple times by Loud last week
As for Hayes/fenton no no no. They can run and move but the technical ability to fetch, pass and shoot along with decision making are miles apart
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Jesus Galway are a hard watch. Jim Gavin could do a job on them. Took a picture during the 2nd half, not 1 player in the opposition half, not one, the last goal I was looking for VAR. Surely that shite canât win an All Ireland
Davy has been vified for playing this way.
Not one player in the opposition half but scored 4-29⌠Hard watch my hole
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Tbf thatâs the way football was - everyone back on defence and move the chains when getting forward. The 3 up/down has resolved some of this
Cathal Mannion is some bit of stuff. Thought he was very good today
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Itâs true though. Galway played catenaccio. They played McGuinnessball.
Dublin in 2011 beat McGuinnessball because they didnât commit everybody forward and eventually pinned Donegal in and battered the wall down.
Dublin hurlers today had none of that cuteness. They were like a souped up (or souped down) version of Clare in 2016 who fell right into Waterfordâs trap. Waterford didnât win the All-Ireland, or an All-Ireland.
Dublin hurlers need Pat Gilroy back.
He was a joy to watch today, hard to pick a man of the match but between him, Tom Mon, and Whelo, imo. Ronan Glennon excellent too
McGuinness ball is winning an All Ireland 7 points to 6, or something along those lines, scoring 4-29 in a Leinster final isnât a hard watch by any manner of means, Galway played smart hurling, dropped deep on the poc out and made hay in attack.
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They are going mad over on Premier View about Galwayâs style I noticed this evening. Now while they sometimes only have Rabbitte left in the full-forward line I donât think they are a hard watch when they move the ball like they did today. They were very slick and fluid for the most part with their stick work, movement and passing. Now if it breaks down under pressure in a semi-final it could be a very different story. Easy to forget as well that this is a team very much in transition. Donoghue stressed that afterwards. They were absolutely hopeless last year. I think the management have said letâs bed in a style of play that suits the players we have and over time I think they will expand on it.
Galway almost have a free hit now at the semi-final but they have to approach it like they can win it. You never know when the cards could fall your way so no point thinking about next year or the year after. Have a right cut at it this year now that they are where they are. They are definitely a live danger in a semi-final now for either Limerick or Cork. Even going in as an outsider.
As an aside I was surprised how one dimensional Dublin got today. They persisted lorrying ball down on Hedgo but Daithi pretty much cleaned him out. Donal Burke was also well shackled. Donât think he scored from play.
Best of luck to the Dubs going forward. Probably have a kick in them yet but didnât start well today and ended up chasing the game from early on.
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McGuinnessball stuck 3-14 past Jim Gavinâs Dublin when Jim Gavinâs Dublin were sucked into its web like a brainless fly.
When you get space you get big scores.
Delighted to be wrong lads. Some session since full time.
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Ah stop. They play lovely expansive hurling with loads of movement and getting players into shooting positions. Also put up big scores every game.
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Personal choice I suppose. I never particularly liked 7s hurling, thatâs how theyâre playing the game. No player inside the opposition 65 for a number of Dublinâs puc outs in the 2nd half. Worked for them so more power to them.
I never âgotâ the Dublin hurling team to be honest and at this stage of my life I donât think I ever will. Iâd be happy for them if they won something in fairness but I canât get worked up about them the way I would about Waterford or God help me Mount Sion.
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He was, but he was woeful for the first Dublin goal when he just stayed backing off to let OâRiain in.
At one stage in the 2nd half Galway were down to 13 when they dropped everyone back inside their own half which seemed sensible enough. It felt the game had less handpassing than most but I might be wrong on that, I thought Galway played at a skill level Dublin couldnât match rather than winning it through any negative approach.
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I didnât see the game last night as I had to attend an anniversary mass but I watched it back this morning.
Iâm going to give MicheĂĄl Donoghue a share of credit here. Galway had their homework done on Dublin and ruthlessly exposed them. You might say that Dublin were tactically inept but Galway made them that way. Every strength was nullified and every avenue closed off.
Itâs possible that Galway may not play like this again - it looked a plan for last night only. If they can bring a horses for courses approach to their opposition, as opposed to their usual inconsistency, theyâll have a major say.
Of course, the potential downside is that Galway now use this as their template. bringing back memories of when they flummoxed Kilkenny in 1986 and tried to repeat the same trick in the final v Cork giving Johnny Crowley the freedom of Croker.
Different times now and Iâll give Donoghue the benefit of the doubt. He got it right last evening.
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