Kerry v Tyrone All Ireland Semi Final 11th August 2019 - Post match analysis

[Owen Brannigan]

OK - to summarise, Kerry people reckon they are back on track, Tyrone people blaming the referee and neutrals calling for 5 more years for Mickey Harte.

One Tyrone poster can't deal with it, lift the ball and stamps off home, locking the thread before leaving.

Continue discussion....

[imtommygunn]

A Kerry player hit his own man on the head near the end and told his own player to then go down holding his head...(gavin Crowley on gavin white)

Tyrone really should have won that match. Tommy Walsh made a massive difference mind you and imo swung it. O'brien to miss final. Him against McCaffrey would have been a good battle.

I don't think this Kerry team have the players to put it to Dublin at all.

[gallsman]

Tyrone chucked it away (much like McGeary did on those two occasions he handpassed directly to Kerrymem, eh, eh?! Jokes aside, the second one immediately led to the goal) and while I thought Deegan rode them a bit, they've nobody to blame but themselves. One incident was absolutely hilarious as McShane was penalised after a  man came diving over his back when he tried to lift the ball. That man then got a shove in the back of the head from a teammate, who promptly tried to alert the ref to a head injury.

Without mcshane they'd have had nothing, so hard to criticise him for a couple of misses. They should have left Donnelly inside as he wasn't doing his usual work out the field. The way Colm Cavanagh was walking about with his daughter at the end suggests he'll not be back. If McShane could do that much to that embarrassment of Kerry defence on his own, the dubs' forwards will annihilate them.

[Zulu]

Kerry were very cynical at times alright but they were the better team over the 70 minutes and while Deegan gave Kerry a few soft frees it wasn't the winning of the match. Tyrone need to look at how they set up if they want to win the really big games. I expected Kerry to win simply because they knew how Tyrone set up and if they were patient they had enough players to put the ball between the posts. They were awful in the first half but once they adjusted they put Tyrone to the sword.

[Dinny Breen]

Thought Tyrone were Deegan'd personally.  3 terrible decisions, 3 points for Kerry at the start of the second half shifted momentum towards Kerry. Really can't see Kerry getting within 7.

[gallsman]

As for the claim O'Brien should get off, absolute nonsense. That last tackle should see him miss the final entirely in its own merits.

[tonto1888]

As for the claim O'Brien should get off, absolute nonsense. That last tackle should see him miss the final entirely in its own merits.

Why???

[Hound]

Impressive second half from Kerry. Tommy Walsh made a big difference, interesting threat for Dublin, and Geaney got really psyched up and determined to make an impact by fair means or foul.

I had a fear that Keane could be a really good manager. It looks like he might just be that.

Utterly stupid of O'Brien at the end. I don't know how anyone could have any sympathy for him. He was fully aware of the consequences, and there was absolutely no need for it.

He sounds like he's very confident that the black he got against Meath will be overturned. But his fate is in the hands of lawyers. Pure idiotic to put himself in that position, he'd be an enormous loss to the final.

[tyrone08]

As for the claim O'Brien should get off, absolute nonsense. That last tackle should see him miss the final entirely in its own merits.

Why???

Cause it was the exact same one as sean cavanagh committed  but there was absolutely no mention of it.

[yellowcard]

As for the claim O'Brien should get off, absolute nonsense. That last tackle should see him miss the final entirely in its own merits.

Just seen the Meath one and it was a ludicrous black so I expect that he will get off. Wouldn't want to see any player miss a final anyway.

Kerry could trouble the Dubs defensively but their defence doesn't look any better than previous years and I could see the Dubs scoring goals against them whereas Tyrone rarely score goals against top teams. Jason Foley was cleaned out by McShane and Kerry were better when Paul Murphy abandoned the sweeper role and pushed up the pitch.

I think the final will be closer than people expect after all Kerry destroyed Mayo by just as much as Dublin did but it is not fresh in people's minds. Plus the Dubs will have to deal with the hype surrounding the 5 in a row. Sets up for a great final anyway.   

[tonto1888]

As for the claim O'Brien should get off, absolute nonsense. That last tackle should see him miss the final entirely in its own merits.

Why???

Cause it was the exact same one as sean cavanagh committed  but there was absolutely no mention of it.

And that has what relevance?

[mrdeeds]

Tyrone should have had penalty too. Not a Tyrone fan in the slightest but ref was awful. Kerry's antics were a disgrace.

[tonto1888]

Tyrone should have had penalty too. Not a Tyrone fan in the slightest but ref was awful. Kerry's antics were a disgrace.

When should they have had a oenalty

[Main Street]

As for the claim O'Brien should get off, absolute nonsense. That last tackle should see him miss the final entirely in its own merits.

Why???

Cause it was the exact same one as sean cavanagh committed  but there was absolutely no mention of it.

And that has what relevance?

It's Tyrone paranoia, the persecution complex, the relevance is everywhere.

[mrdeeds]

Tyrone should have had penalty too. Not a Tyrone fan in the slightest but ref was awful. Kerry's antics were a disgrace.

When should they have had a oenalty

Peter Harte goal chance. He was been held.