NFL Division Two 2022

[seafoid]

Would expect Derry to win well tomorrow. 10 league won in a row and unbeaten in 2 years. Have a very good team this year. Can they go unbeaten again in league this year??

Doubt it. D2 is a step up from D4. /D3

[Rossfan]

That was a good win in Páirc Esler, which seemed to be a home game for Ros as not many natives in attendance.
Down were poor enough and once McCartan started his subbing from the start of the second half you knew they were more interested in trying lads out.
The flurry of points before half time meant the game was over as a contest at that stage.
If both sides had been better finishers it would have ended about 4-21 to 3 -12.
From a Ros point of view we seem to have a midfield at last as both Harney and Nolan gave their best displays in a Ros Jersey.
Any day you score 1-18 isn't a bad day.
However sterner rests await starting in 2 weeks v Derry.

[seafoid]

Assuming Offaly are doomed the question is who goes down the trapdoor with them.

Down have Cork, Clare and Offaly upcoming.
Cork have Down, Offaly and Meath
Meath have Cork, Clare and Derry.

Meath have to beat Cork and get points off Clare and Derry.

[Blowitupref]

Half time in Ennis Clare 0-5 Derry 0-6.

Strong second performance by Derry in what was a tricky game, have showed again today why they are one of the favourites for promotion.

Clare 0-10 Derry 2-13

[Wildweasel74]

Clare 0:09, Derry 2:13

[oakleaflad]

FT: Derry beat Clare 2-13 to 0-10

[galwayman]

That's a very good win in Ennis for Derry.
They are flying.

[Farrandeelin]

Roscommon.v Galway for 2nd?

[seafoid]

Would have expected Derry to beat Clare. Clare are solid D2 but that is it.

[oakleaflad]

Roscommon.v Galway for 2nd?

Galway, Roscommon and Derry appear to be the clear top 3 but they could be in any order. We could well finish 3rd. The games against those sides will be interesting, to see where we're at.

[galwayman]

Roscommon.v Galway for 2nd?

Galway, Roscommon and Derry appear to be the clear top 3 but they could be in any order. We could well finish 3rd. The games against those sides will be interesting, to see where we're at.

I'd be more confident if we had one of those games at home.
Both being away makes it more difficult for us.

[Newbridge Exile]

Would have expected Derry to beat Clare. Clare are solid D2 but that is it.

I think you forget Derry were Division 4 a few years ago and then took a couple of years to get out of Division 3

[An Fhairche Abu]

Galway have a ton of issues to resolve despite the high scoring in PUC, Cork are really desperate at the back, Galway got 3 goals and left at least another 3 behind. Game might have evolved into a really open contest but conceding 2-17 to that Cork team is mental.

Kickouts are just a disaster still, there's no plan whatsoever. Alright for people in the stand giving out about Flaherty but you need to put players in a position to succeed and there is no strategy there at all that I can see, we are getting murdered on them all the time. This is draining the confidence of the goalie and he's overthinking restarts that at underage he would have been pinging out to the players. Looking out yesterday at numerous times players were static and even had their backs turned for restarts, if this is a preview of what shows up on April 24th, Mayo will win at their ease. Flaherty made some errors out the pitch as well which won't do him any good but the main problem is the restarts, it's such a fundamental part of the game that simply hoofing it out and hoping for the best will only lead to failure in the long term.

Shane Walsh was by a country mile the best player on the pitch, McHugh was good yesterday in fairness but GBFM were off their heads giving him MOTM ahead of Walsh, only saw that today.
Conneely had his best outing in a Senior jersey, ball was sticking when kicked into him, he brought other players into the game and kicked two tonic scores in the first half. That type of game suited Finnerty down to the ground, handy ball coming in and plenty space to take on the shots, needs to replicate that performance against better opposition.
Paul Kelly looked tired, wasn't involved at all. Heaney fairly out of it as well. Comer poor in the first half, bit better in the second but the ball could have gone anywhere for his goal, the definition of throwing a leg at it.

Galway still making a ton of mistakes in handling and option taking that would be killed by a Division One team but definitely look too good for most teams in Div Two. After 4 rounds of the league going up to Div One it will be 2 from 3 out of Derry, Galway and Rossies for sure. Bit of a worry that Galway have only played three of the worst teams as of yet, Galway will beat Offaly at home but Clare are a definite step up in challenge and the other two will be really hard matches away from home, getting out of Div Two on first go is vital, nothing but bad habits will form there if we have another long stay.

[clawaddy]

As a long suffering Derry supporter its great to see the progress that has been achieved recently. We now seem to have the correct people involved off the field as well as on and we have a group of players who want to play for the county. Of course it doesn't mean we will win anything but we are getting the best out of the players available.
We now have a style of play the players have bought into and is working so far.

[Blowitupref]

Roscommon.v Galway for 2nd?

Galway, Roscommon and Derry appear to be the clear top 3 but they could be in any order. We could well finish 3rd. The games against those sides will be interesting, to see where we're at.

I’d be more confident if we had one of those games at home.
Both being away makes it more difficult for us.

Doesn't Galway have a good record in Hyde Park against Roscommon? while lost two recent Connacht finals against them in Pearse Stadium.