NFL Divsion 2 2017

[Cunny Funt]

Hugely disappointing opening 15 minutes with both teams dropping back and creating banks of defenders making any kind of attacking play difficult. Have we killed the sport altogether?

Don't know about Kildare but this is the 3rd year running that Galway have played with this system of play. So far they won Connacht for the first time since 2008 and promoted back to div 1 for the first time since 2011 so under Kevin Walsh I don't see Galway changing tactics anytime soon.

[Jinxy]

There's a tier below the top-level that encompasses all the worst elements of modern football.
Players are fit enough to run around all day hand-passing, but they haven't figured out how to combine this with a coherent attacking plan.
It's just sheep in a heap.

[Rossfan]

No neutral will watch a match soon the way things are going.
And then people tell us the game us grand as it is.
Ban the fkn throw ball and no passing backwards.
KICK the bloody FOOTball! !

Has Goggins any other word except ar fheabhas?

[Jinxy]

Shane Walsh is probably the best balanced footballer in the country.
Is he naturally left or right-footed?

[GalwayBayBoy]

Brannigan blows another chance. He causes problems to defences but his shot selection is a bit all over the shop.

[Jinxy]

No left foot, that's his problem.

[Gael85]

Shane Walsh is probably the best balanced footballer in the country.
Is he naturally left or right-footed?

Think naturally he is left footed. Have seen him take frees from right and left foot off the ground. Will be interesting when he links up with Diarmuid Connolly at St Vincents

[Gael85]

Is Michael Meehan togged out?

[Jinxy]

Galway going direct at speed.
Kildare much more laboured in attack.

[Jinxy]

The value of the mark illustrated there.
Midfielder able to play the ball back in straight away, two passes and a score.

[Farrandeelin]

Who's the ref?

[seafoid]

There's a tier below the top-level that encompasses all the worst elements of modern football.
Players are fit enough to run around all day hand-passing, but they haven't figured out how to combine this with a coherent attacking plan.
It's just sheep in a heap.

That's Cavan
Galway have better forwards

[Jinxy]

Who's the ref?

Dunno, but he's doing well.

[Jinxy]

If a player is fouled running towards the box, and the ref plays advantage, it should be a penalty if he's fouled again inside the box.
Instead of being brought back for the original foul, I mean.
Not sure what the rule is, but that seems like a no-brainer to me.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Amazingly turned into an entertaining game now.