Quote from: marty34 on May 20, 2024, 06:12:13 PMI didn't think it was a red. A yellow would have sufficed. A iltimed flick for the ball.
The thing is the ref didn't blow for it straight away. I think the ref was for playing on, then Whelan stopped and went down.
(BTW, I've saw a lot of this recently where the ref. doesn't think it's a free and the player, who thinks he's been fouled just stops, and the referee blows the whistle. It's like the player is saying to the ref. , ref that's a free and puts pressure on the ref.)
The ref obviously saw the blood when the helmet came off and issued the red. Harsh enough as it wasn't a wild pull/swing. It killed the game for Antrim. Took the wind right out of Antrim's sails at the start of the second half. Galway's penalty was a bit dodgy too I think.
Coby was a big lose also I reckon. Especially as he was named. Must have good injured in the warm up?
Galway started well but Antrim came back into it in the second part of the first half. Walsh hit a monster free and followed it up with a 'Wexford' sideline. Mc Naughton was excellent also and Shefflin was rattled along the line in the latter part of the first half. He was a frustrated figure along the line. He wanted the ball delivered in quicker to Niland and Whelan. When Burke was switched on to Whelan he quitened him down a bit. Burke is some operator.
All to play for V Carlow.
Miland got plenty fast diagonal ball, young Boyd was excellent.