The Béal Bocht Bowl - Donegal v Mayo, Ballybofey, March 25th, 2018

[RedHand88]

The over carrying rule seems to have been unofficially extended to ten steps to keep the speed of the game up.

[WT4E]

In fairness to McBrearty, he had kicked scores from more difficult positions all day.
He was entitled to go for it, he just rushed it.

Disagree - You want someone like McBrearty who is a leader at young age making the correct decisions when the game is in the melting pot - he made a bad decision when he had so many safer options to close the game out.

If he had to do again what would he choose?

[greatpoint]

Better team lost (ish) today but they have no one to blame but themselves. Wasting time for the whole of the second half.
McBrearty was on one leg and Crowe did a great job on him, realised it early and showed him the outside all day, excellent reading

Ref was brutal, some real hometown decisions. Did anyone else notice that one each mayo kick out in the second half he blew the whistle for something stopping a quick kick out? It was almost as if he was doing it on purpose. And not once did he warn the Donegal keeper about time wasting!
Very surprised he didn't give them one last chance.

The giving out about mayo pulling at the end on league Sunday was over the top too. Durcan did alright but that niggle had started after O'Donoghues point by that ban lad

A very depressing 60 mins were bookended by 15 and 5 mins of excellent football

Donegal were gone mad time wasting before k Mc's point at one stage they threw the ball away 3 times for their own free before diarmuid placed in to Murphys breadbasket.
I would have no sympathy for them , what goes around come around

To be fair Donegal ended up conceding that final point because they actually went for another score instead of just retaining possession and running down the clock.

[J70]

In fairness to McBrearty, he had kicked scores from more difficult positions all day.
He was entitled to go for it, he just rushed it.

Disagree - You want someone like McBrearty who is a leader at young age making the correct decisions when the game is in the melting pot - he made a bad decision when he had so many safer options to close the game out.

If he had to do again what would he choose?

He'll learn from it that sometimes the circumstances favour possession retention. But he scored harder chances on the day. Had he connected properly and it went over,, finishing the game, no one would have commented at all. Given his overall performances over the past year, I don't think anyone can be too harsh on the lad.

[Jinxy]

In fairness to McBrearty, he had kicked scores from more difficult positions all day.
He was entitled to go for it, he just rushed it.

Disagree - You want someone like McBrearty who is a leader at young age making the correct decisions when the game is in the melting pot - he made a bad decision when he had so many safer options to close the game out.

If he had to do again what would he choose?

To not miss.

[manfromdelmonte]

shooting in the first 20 mins when you are fresh is much different than the last 5 minutes

[J70]

shooting in the first 20 mins when you are fresh is much different than the last 5 minutes

Especially coming back from injury.

[WT4E]

In fairness to McBrearty, he had kicked scores from more difficult positions all day.
He was entitled to go for it, he just rushed it.

Disagree - You want someone like McBrearty who is a leader at young age making the correct decisions when the game is in the melting pot - he made a bad decision when he had so many safer options to close the game out.

If he had to do again what would he choose?

To not miss.

Exactly and whats the best way to not miss?

Not shoot - I learned that a long time ago!