jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 765 - 02/08/2019 19:49:56    2219874

aidan64 (Kerry) - Posts: 573 - 02/08/2019 21:14:29    2219899

MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 742 - 02/08/2019 21:30:21    2219903

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 02/08/2019 21:36:14    2219907

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 02/08/2019 21:38:16    2219909

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 765 - 02/08/2019 22:01:56    2219916

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 03/08/2019 08:46:07    2219971

That's an attacking looking side from Andy for tonight with campion McMahon and Devine in the half forwards. I'd personally Rather Shane mc was dropped then James with Devine in the middle but good to see campion start, deserves the chance. Delighted Lavin is fit, has had an incredible season and is coming into his own.

With David Moran back kick outs are going to be huge here, we cannot go long as he is an animal

Thejoeshow (Meath) - Posts: 468 - 03/08/2019 08:48:01    2219972

Best of luck to the lads today, they've given us our most successful season in years and for that deserve great credit.

Be brilliant for them to sign off with a win but regardless of what happens today, I hope peoole turn up and show their appreciation to the team.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8583 - 03/08/2019 09:22:09    2219982

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2189 - 03/08/2019 10:03:43    2219987

Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 750 - 03/08/2019 11:32:44    2220014

Good to see a strong line up announced. While there may be 1 or 2 changes before throw in delighted we won't use this as a game to give young lads a run as I've heard a few this week saying we should.

bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 768 - 03/08/2019 12:26:08    2220036

southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 709 - 03/08/2019 13:49:40    2220065

Good performance again this evening so well done to the lads. Why Campion hasn't been playing all championship remains a mystery! Was he injured does anyone know? Looks a class act.

However starting to get very frustrated with a couple of things:

Freetaking- it's time we got a free taking coach or someone in to coach the mental side of free taking. We must be the worst county in Ireland for free takers, no exaggeration. None of our free takers seem to have a consistent routine and it's just hit and hope. Newman prob best of them but he is totally inconsistent and that's not good enough in Div 1.

Goalkeeper/kickouts- it doesn't help when we have only one midfielder but it's a joke at this stage and buck stops with management. Been looking at dreadful kickouts/dreadful strategy for 3 years at lest now. Time to address it. We look like a junior club team at times with our kick outs, it's embarrassing.

Along with retaining the panel and adding to it, these are 2 biggest issues for me.

Crinigan (Meath) - Posts: 926 - 03/08/2019 19:49:59    2220214

Martin McHugh and Joe Brolly will be drowning their sorrows tonight bless their little cotton socks!!

ClonardGael (Meath) - Posts: 75 - 03/08/2019 20:16:53    2220227

Another solid performance and we are consistent. Thought Campion, O Reilly and Mc Mahon (First Half) did really well. Mc Coy and Gallagher under pressure but it is one of the top forward units in the land so to be expected. Overall we are headed in right direction, Conlon never touched the ball and how or why is Dardis not getting a chance.

Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1338 - 03/08/2019 20:23:32    2220234

RR (Meath) - Posts: 74 - 03/08/2019 21:34:54    2220290

Another solid performance, there are areas that must get better before next year.

1. Kickouts and goalkeeper, just needs to be at a different level both movement off the ball and execution.

2. Bench strength, we need another 2-3 impact players available to us plus keep this squad together

3. Composure and execution, have to start working easier scores and taking the right decisions.

4. Keep the panel together, can't afford to lose any of our best players or players with potential.

So many bright spots from this year. It's a young panel which has taken a huge step. It's difficult to contend with these sides for 50-55mins and we have done that all year. Shane Walsh, Darragh Campion, James Conlan, Thomas O Reilly, Ethan Devine etc when is the last time we have had so many young players come through and make an impact.

Donal lenihan, Ronan Jones would be two big additions if available, certainly lenihan next year will be. Cian Mcbride and some of the other young players will be looked at and the likes of Lavin, McGill, Gallagher and the young players above will all improve.

Get Andy under contract and the most important players committed and we can take another step next year

Thejoeshow (Meath) - Posts: 468 - 03/08/2019 22:08:42    2220305

Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1338 - 03/08/2019 22:41:45    2220336

Played fairly well and did a lot right. We look much more of a proper team now than in previous years. But same failings as per previous few championship matches against top teams. Kickouts a problem. Free taking a problem.
We seem to be in matches but seem to not to take chances/ make bad decisions around the time the game enters the final quarter and games get away from us. I wonder is this a bit of mental fatague kicking in, maybe down to the fact that we are just not used to being in big games against very good teams (we have been so long stuck in division 2?). A few times players passed instead of shooting, the chance was gone and we ended up passing the ball backwards. Hopefully some of the better players who opted out will commit next year (how is Harry Roney playing for Skyrne/ how's his fitness?, he looked brilliant a few years ago).
Overall looking forward to Division 1, we definitely have progressed this year.

bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 768 - 03/08/2019 22:58:29    2220354