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Could be looking at 2 games in a row in salthill with little to no wind.

Happy enough with team. I guess the aim will be to destroy them at kickouts with a wall of Darcy Maher conroy mcdaid tierney across middle and front 3 of Thompson Walsh Finnerty.

If we are ruthless Dubs could be there for taking bugler murchan out and McMahon who had great game last year on Comer only makes bench.

Reading Heaney played league last night and kicked 13pts 6x2pt so should be another one ready for Derry.

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1525 - 16/05/2025 10:11:27    2609971

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Replying To Eire89:  "Happy with the team but will SW start would like to see Cooke in his place if any doubts on his fitness? We have got it wrong before and personally I would prefer if he came on. Damo looks in bother for the year not on 26 again. Will Mulkerrins be tasked with CON?"
Silke for Con I'd imagine. Mulkerrins might shawdow odell if 15 same

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1525 - 16/05/2025 11:02:30    2609989

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Bugler big loss for them, they're strong up front though so it'll be a good test for our lads.

I'd be worried as Mayo cut through us too easily in Castlebar and their attackers at not near the calibre of what the Dubs will have out tomorrow.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1691 - 16/05/2025 14:05:26    2610040

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Replying To ahsure.:  "Bugler big loss for them, they're strong up front though so it'll be a good test for our lads.

I'd be worried as Mayo cut through us too easily in Castlebar and their attackers at not near the calibre of what the Dubs will have out tomorrow."
True but they are better ball winners and defensively AOS ROD Flynn are excellent defensively and caused a number of turnovers.

The likes of small basquel Costello don't offer that as much and Galway prob like slow keep ball more than any other side.

Could have egg on face but looking at lineouts more confident for tomorrow then I was v Rossies or Mayo

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1525 - 16/05/2025 14:52:39    2610059

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Replying To jm25:  "True but they are better ball winners and defensively AOS ROD Flynn are excellent defensively and caused a number of turnovers.

The likes of small basquel Costello don't offer that as much and Galway prob like slow keep ball more than any other side.

Could have egg on face but looking at lineouts more confident for tomorrow then I was v Rossies or Mayo"
Very rarely can say this about the Dubs but going by the line out their midfield is a weak point, definitely one to target.

I just have a niggling worry about our FB line, hope I am proven wrong.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1691 - 16/05/2025 16:07:02    2610079

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Replying To ahsure.:  "Bugler big loss for them, they're strong up front though so it'll be a good test for our lads.

I'd be worried as Mayo cut through us too easily in Castlebar and their attackers at not near the calibre of what the Dubs will have out tomorrow."
Worried because we cut through you so easily ? Maybe we are just as good as you lot only ever a kick of a ball between us . Difference is you were gifted a penalty in the final that was never a penalty same in 24 .

Gough even admitted it wasn't a free to Gleeson.

Dubs by 4 tommorow!

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 161 - 16/05/2025 16:19:23    2610086

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Replying To PressureKick:  "He also gave an exhibition of free taking (and general play) off left and right in the biggest game of the year in 2022. Even though he was quiet in the quarter and semi he didn't miss a single free off left+right in either of those games

Important to remind people of that when he gets his continuous bile about missing frees (half of which he wasn't due to take) in last year's final"
Didn't know his points in the 2022 final carried over to the 2024 final? Galway must have won so.

JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 46 - 16/05/2025 17:21:53    2610091

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Replying To S1234:  "Worried because we cut through you so easily ? Maybe we are just as good as you lot only ever a kick of a ball between us . Difference is you were gifted a penalty in the final that was never a penalty same in 24 .

Gough even admitted it wasn't a free to Gleeson.

Dubs by 4 tommorow!"
Oh Lord would you stop your rubbish.Mayo got plenty to win game if they could and they didn't.David Gough should not have said what he did without admitting every other mistake he made in the same game.He didn't just make one mistake in the game and Mayo got their fair share of frees that day too.It will be close games tomorrow as always and either team could win.Hopefully Galway will but who knows.Meanwhile stop being so bitter.Its not good for your health.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 433 - 16/05/2025 17:46:07    2610096

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Cluxton had trouble in the league match with the kickouts and I can see Maher/Conroy/Darcy/Tierney and then Cooke off the bench doing a fair bit of damage against that midfield. Lahiff and O Cofaigh Byrne are miles off the Fenton and McCarthy combo.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 898 - 16/05/2025 18:17:20    2610102

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Looking forward to game looks like be no wind factor 2 morrow ,, I'd say costelloi might start for Dublin Galway need to have fast start put pressure on dubs kick out id imagine Shane Walsh be given a roaming roll in attacking part of field for kickouts I'd like see Galway hit a few mid range ones and get at dubs it's all well and good kicking into crowded areas but in my opinion I'd try isolate at different stages Maher Darcy Tierney Mcdaid conroy I expect Johnny McGrath to pick up Con , dubs will obviously try isolate Mulkerrins that's why I'd switch him with silke early on ,, I'm going for Galway win think Galway can get goals 2 morrow so I'm going with 2-16 to 1-15.

Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1067 - 16/05/2025 18:17:33    2610103

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Replying To Alwaysencourage:  "Oh Lord would you stop your rubbish.Mayo got plenty to win game if they could and they didn't.David Gough should not have said what he did without admitting every other mistake he made in the same game.He didn't just make one mistake in the game and Mayo got their fair share of frees that day too.It will be close games tomorrow as always and either team could win.Hopefully Galway will but who knows.Meanwhile stop being so bitter.Its not good for your health."
Gough didn't cost us last year's Connacht Final. We should have pushed on after 60 minutes and try and play more in yer half of the pitch, rather than play cautious. If we had we had a better chance of winning and that would have made Gough's decisions irrelevant. It's easier to blame referee's, linesmen, umpire's decisions and other factors for a loss. It takes good coaching to see why scores were conceded and shots were missed or not even attempted and try and improve on that for the subsequent games.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7991 - 16/05/2025 20:29:12    2610111

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Replying To S1234:  "Worried because we cut through you so easily ? Maybe we are just as good as you lot only ever a kick of a ball between us . Difference is you were gifted a penalty in the final that was never a penalty same in 24 .

Gough even admitted it wasn't a free to Gleeson.

Dubs by 4 tommorow!"
Maybe there was only 1 point in it that day but Mayo went on to lose gloriously to a poor Derry side that Galway beat out the gate. But you're too arrogant to consider that Clare

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 164 - 16/05/2025 20:47:28    2610112

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