Antrim Hurling

Started by milltown row, January 26, 2007, 11:21:26 AM

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Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

Quote from: johnnycool on May 25, 2021, 09:46:55 AM
Quote from: groundlie on May 25, 2021, 09:28:41 AM
Id rather walsh at half back. He's wasted in full back. A half back like of molloy mcmanus and walsh would be ideal.

f**k, statements like this belong to the 80's. No point having a full forward line of Christy Ring, DJ Carey and Henry Shefflin when you don't have a good fullback.

There's a reason Galway finally won an AI with Daithi Burke in at fullback even though he was one of their most influential midfielders..

He shut up shop..

Agree with htis, nobody has ever done anything without an effective number 3

groundlie

Not much an effective three can do when your half back line is getting cleaned out. I thought Matty Donnelly was first class in there last year.

johnnycool

Quote from: groundlie on May 25, 2021, 10:11:21 AM
Not much an effective three can do when your half back line is getting cleaned out. I thought Matty Donnelly was first class in there last year.

Horses for courses with big Matty.

You'll not get many bustling type full forwards in Div1 and the lack of a yard of pace is curtains at this level.

north_antrim_hound

Without being disrespectful we had a real problem last year in the full back line last year and shipped a lot of goals at Joe Mc Donagh level so fair play to management for addressing it. The problem here is we are now missing Walsh's influence in the half backs but it had to be done. Agreed that the long ball tactic on Saturday didn't work but when you see how industrious and physical Dublin where in the middle third and see the logic prior to match. Opposition have copped on we are not to hot on even Winning our own puck outs but overturn to ball or try and win the breaks. Dublin cancelled this out on Saturday and dominated. If you commit players to ruts to overturn possession and don't then you have a lot of their players in space. We need everyone fully committed in the tackles and some of our players are not. Still lots of positives and div1 is going to bring them on so let's hope they stay up.
There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets

NAG1

I thought Walsh has been fantastic at 3 in all the games so far, stand out player in the team.

Problem lies further out, we need to work the ball out as we dont have any ball winners in Midfield or half forward line, so teams now know to push up on us and cut the short puc out out. How many times did Joe getting turned over trying to work the ball out.

RM fell into that bracket where he was with the county set up not getting games and missing games back with his club when he needs hurling. IMO lacks the pace required at the very top level, maybe I'm wrong but if Dunloy were full out last year he wouldnt  have been an automatic starter there either.

seafoid

It's a process. They have to learn
Where will they be in 2 or 3 years?

Sunday is about learning

Aontroim abú.


https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/antrim-realistic-about-prospects-as-dublin-quench-their-flame-1.4572690?mode=amp
Gleeson was more into specifics.

"We weren't winning primary possession, we weren't winning breaking ball, we were poor at tracking runs," he observed. "You put the three of those into the mixer and you're going to have a bad day. That's what today was. But it's not panic stations, it's a learning day."

"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

imtommygunn

What's the story with Seaan Elliot? Is he injured?

Milltown Row2

Quote from: imtommygunn on May 26, 2021, 08:56:11 AM
What's the story with Seaan Elliot? Is he injured?

Seen him last week up in Dunloy, looked like a hand/arm injury
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Na Glinntí Glasa

Quote from: imtommygunn on May 26, 2021, 08:56:11 AM
What's the story with Seaan Elliot? Is he injured?

Fell on his hand at training and broke the thumb, is still a bit away from being able to play again but a few more weeks will do him well in terms of it recovering.
hurl like f**k boi!

imtommygunn

Is he with the county?

(I just was scanning the loughgiel dunloy u20 report and was thinking he would still be u20 but I'm not 100% sure on his age so maybe not)

Tormund

I think he was in the squad for the start of the div 1 campaign. Pity he's injured. Id like to see him get some game time for antrim, looks a real prospect

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Tormund on May 26, 2021, 10:35:23 AM
I think he was in the squad for the start of the div 1 campaign. Pity he's injured. Id like to see him get some game time for antrim, looks a real prospect

He'll need to fill out a bit more for that division
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Milltown Row2

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on May 25, 2021, 09:42:47 AM
Quote from: groundlie on May 25, 2021, 09:28:41 AM
Id rather walsh at half back. He's wasted in full back. A half back like of molloy mcmanus and walsh would be ideal.

Who you putting in at fullback?

Any ideas yet?
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groundlie

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on May 26, 2021, 11:20:49 AM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on May 25, 2021, 09:42:47 AM
Quote from: groundlie on May 25, 2021, 09:28:41 AM
Id rather walsh at half back. He's wasted in full back. A half back like of molloy mcmanus and walsh would be ideal.

Who you putting in at fullback?

Any ideas yet?

Matty Donnelly all day long. Best number 3 in Ulster.

NAG1

Quote from: groundlie on May 26, 2021, 05:52:56 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on May 26, 2021, 11:20:49 AM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on May 25, 2021, 09:42:47 AM
Quote from: groundlie on May 25, 2021, 09:28:41 AM
Id rather walsh at half back. He's wasted in full back. A half back like of molloy mcmanus and walsh would be ideal.

Who you putting in at fullback?

Any ideas yet?

Matty Donnelly all day long. Best number 3 in Ulster.

He isnt even the best full back in North Antrim.

He was a fine option playing in Div 2 when it was a physical contest in that area and was a battle.

Div 1 isnt played in that style and we would get ate alive with him in there. All any team would have to do is isolate him in there and game over. Not doing him down but the one thing you need above all else in the modern game is pace and it is lacking in his case, not his fault but that's just way it is.