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Galway V Mayo Connacht Final

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Galway no3, Sean Kelly that appeared to strike Tommy while in a headlock. Dangerous play but look these incidents happen. Some of our lads are no angels either and all teams have an element of scoundrels...does not make it right but I don't think any team can claim they are whiter than white. We move on...it over and done with."
The point I'm making is it was shown in replay even in slow motion and no one paid a bit of notice. our lads are no angles thats for sure

cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 310 - 16/11/2020 20:21:04    2310351

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Replying To Tizcold:  "GDL do you have a video link to this punch? If you do then i will back you up.

Unfortunetly a picture is not conclusive. It doesn't clearly show a strike.

Video footage is and Conroy struck with the knee and Galway full back struck with the fist."
Nah, just saw it on the Jimmies page. I'd be surprised if they photo shopped it.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 438 - 16/11/2020 20:28:42    2310362

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Replying To Saynothing:  "I know it nearly 10 years ago but from 2001-2011 all 9 teams in Ulster contested an Ulster Final."
Wow thanks for that Say nothing. Well that just proves what most of us saying about the ulster championship but alas the other 3 ain't great.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 630 - 16/11/2020 20:34:35    2310370

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A lot has been made of this so called younger Mayo team which as a group is older then Galways whilst Mayo's 4 youngest players are practically the same age as Galways,

TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 60 - 16/11/2020 20:36:06    2310371

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Wow thanks for that Say nothing. Well that just proves what most of us saying about the ulster championship but alas the other 3 ain't great."
In that period Ulster produced three different winners. In the same period both Connacht and Leinster had 4 different winners.

sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 565 - 16/11/2020 21:03:20    2310398

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Replying To GDL:  "Nah, just saw it on the Jimmies page. I'd be surprised if they photo shopped it."
Post the link for the photo.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 5955 - 16/11/2020 21:09:45    2310401

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Wow thanks for that Say nothing. Well that just proves what most of us saying about the ulster championship but alas the other 3 ain't great."
Since 2013 there have been 5 different teams contesting the Connacht final and 3 different winners in last 3 years....

It is only Leinster and Munster that are one sided the majority of the time.
Since 2010, only 2 counties have won each of Leinster (Meath x1) and Munster (Cork x2), with Dublin and Kerry winning the remainder respectively.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3309 - 16/11/2020 21:10:32    2310403

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Great to see the knockout back with massive rivalries still intact. The are the heart and soul of the association. Hands off I say.

Galway-Mayo
Cork-Kerry
Donegal-Tyrone
Dublin-TBA

The GAA needs to keep provinces going for the ordinary country people

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1042 - 16/11/2020 21:23:35    2310411

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Replying To sourmilk93:  "In that period Ulster produced three different winners. In the same period both Connacht and Leinster had 4 different winners."
Fair point but in my lifetime I've only seen one Connaught team win Sam. I've seen 2 Munster teams win. 3 Leinster teams win and 5 Ulster teams win.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 630 - 16/11/2020 21:27:42    2310415

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Post the link for the photo."
I wish I had the tech skill for that. Just go onto the St James' Facebook page. There is a post about the 4 year membership and a photo of Paul C above it. It is the guy from Belmullet with Loftus looking on.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 438 - 16/11/2020 21:51:45    2310424

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Replying To sourmilk93:  "In that period Ulster produced three different winners. In the same period both Connacht and Leinster had 4 different winners."
Aye, and in that time Ulster won Sam 4 times and 1 finalist.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 276 - 16/11/2020 22:14:29    2310436

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Replying To maroondiesel:  "Great to see the knockout back with massive rivalries still intact. The are the heart and soul of the association. Hands off I say.

Galway-Mayo
Cork-Kerry
Donegal-Tyrone
Dublin-TBA

The GAA needs to keep provinces going for the ordinary country people"
Provincial Championships are great but not the road to go on route to a All Ireland Semi Final. Dubs could play their ladies team until the Semis.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 276 - 16/11/2020 22:22:06    2310439

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Replying To TheBishop:  "A lot has been made of this so called younger Mayo team which as a group is older then Galways whilst Mayo's 4 youngest players are practically the same age as Galways,"
Averages can skew things. I think the main point is Mayo are no longer an ageing team falling off a cliff. Still a team in transition and there will be tough days ahead no doubt but heading in the right direction...I think.

Paddy Durkan is now regarded as old by many...he is only 26. Cillain O C is 28.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 10339 - 16/11/2020 23:19:59    2310453

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Replying To GDL:  "I wish I had the tech skill for that. Just go onto the St James' Facebook page. There is a post about the 4 year membership and a photo of Paul C above it. It is the guy from Belmullet with Loftus looking on."
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Doesn't look good in fairness.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 5955 - 16/11/2020 23:28:56    2310456

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Not a great game but the conditions didn't help, Galway made a lot of errors and the ref had a very bad game I thought, Mayo are looking good and this wasn't one of their better performances, they'll do better in Croke park I think, if I was Cork or Tipp I wouldn't exactly be shaking in my boots but Mayo are favs to reach the All Ireland final again, odds are on Dublin v Mayo final again but this is 2020 and anything can happen."
This Donegal team has strength & conditioning akin of peak Dublin/Mayo 2017.. blended with some top class footballers.
Find it odd that you writing them off ,,or you just laying low a mhac..

BeJasus (UK) - Posts: 255 - 17/11/2020 05:53:41    2310477

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Replying To TheBishop:  "A lot has been made of this so called younger Mayo team which as a group is older then Galways whilst Mayo's 4 youngest players are practically the same age as Galways,"
Token victory then..
Well done..

BeJasus (UK) - Posts: 255 - 17/11/2020 06:41:05    2310480

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Replying To moc.dna:  "Thought AOS played very well, led the line took 2 men with him with dummy runs, creating space. Great target man & distributor, he came to the middle to help out when needed. Thought himself or EML were man of the match. MR got it & while he played well & won a couple of turnovers, he also gave away a few turnovers.
Interestingly, the player (Galway) who gave away the most turnovers & who had a very poor game stayed on the field for the whole game, I thought the stats people would have flagged this."
Ah lord moc.dna he was never going to take SW off. If the stats men were doing their job they would have ticked at least 5 possessions lost by him. First minute pass to no one ball went over the end line. Few minutes later caught in possession as he soloed forward, next possession kicked to full forward line (where he should have been), Barrett in front possession lost, brutal pass to JD (stretchered off) and at the end a 40:60 pass to Heaney, game over. Throw into the mix that his man marker kicked a point and I think you will see that one of most experienced players had a bad day at the office.

hashtag2017 (Galway) - Posts: 58 - 17/11/2020 08:37:19    2310490

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Aye, and in that time Ulster won Sam 4 times and 1 finalist."
Sorry i think you miss understand the point i was trying to make. I am not discrediting Ulster its is extremely competitive and as you have pointed out the strongest but my points were in relation to the lad who thinks Connacht is Mayo V Galway every year and Ulster is the only province that is competitive.

sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 565 - 17/11/2020 08:44:59    2310491

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Doesn't look good in fairness."
Mayo always had a team of hard men - nothing new there.... ;o)

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3309 - 17/11/2020 09:50:06    2310512

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We've good young supporters too!

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 5955 - 17/11/2020 10:05:52    2310518

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