Dublin v Kerry

[Kerry Mike]

Any opinion on the Gooch copying Ronaldo and waving an imaginary yellow card in the air??

No place for that shite in the GAA , he should concentrate on what he does best, taking on and beating defenders.

Had to laugh at Brogans wavying a fist at his imaginary point , he should make sure the ball is over the bar before that crap.

[DUBSFORSAM1]

Any opinion on the Gooch copying Ronaldo and waving an imaginary yellow card in the air??

No place for that shite in the GAA , he should concentrate on what he does best, taking on and beating defenders.

Had to laugh at Brogans wavying a fist at his imaginary point , he should make sure the ball is over the bar before that crap.

You mean just like Sean O'Sullivan as well ??

[INDIANA]

Didn't see the game- Dublin play better when I'm not there anyway. I'm heartbroken after semple stadium today anyway. Dublin obviously played very well- far beyond what I expected them to do because I really don't rate a lot of the guys being tried out but we can all be wrong. But we blew a lead again and still conceded 1-15- same old problems. Whether they can be rectified come summer is another thing. But at least the management at the 5th time of asking managed to play Paddy Andrews in his best position. As regards Shane Ryan - out of the frame. Midfield will be 2 from whelan,ross.magee and fennell.

[Coddler]

Great performance today from the Dubs but disappointing not to get the win which they deserved.
I think McConnell going off injured was the turning point as Kerry seemed to win out in the midfield after that.
Magee had a fine game but was tiring at that stage.
Connolly looks comfortale onr the long range frees which is bad news for Vaughan

[DUBSFORSAM1]

Didn't see the game- Dublin play better when I'm not there anyway. I'm heartbroken after semple stadium today anyway. Dublin obviously played very well- far beyond what I expected them to do because I really don't rate a lot of the guys being tried out but we can all be wrong. But we blew a lead again and still conceded 1-15- same old problems. Whether they can be rectified come summer is another thing. But at least the management at the 5th time of asking managed to play Paddy Andrews in his best position. As regards Shane Ryan - out of the frame. Midfield will be 2 from whelan,ross.magee and fennell.

Indiana - Dublin drew cause of 3 very silly mistakes to he honest...Henry literally handed Walsh the ball at one point for a simple point....Flynn got blocked down far to easily for another point and Brennan dropped a simple catch that cost us the goal without which we would have won....We were also hampered with Ross having to go off injured with 10/15 mins to go which cost us our midfield dominance and then Henry also going off injured...You also missed Pats liberal interpretation of what is a free against a Dublin player compared to against a Kerry player....

Davoren played really well scoring 1-3 and should have had a 2nd goal - caused O'Shea to be taken off after about 15/20 mins of the first half.....Andrews did well up front also, Ross/Magee dominated midfield and Kerry replaced both midfielders...Bastic outplayed Donaghy also so some good sign...Cullen did as well as could be expected against Walsh who is just a beast of a man..

[Hound]

Any opinion on the Gooch copying Ronaldo and waving an imaginary yellow card in the air??

No place for that shite in the GAA , he should concentrate on what he does best, taking on and beating defenders.

Had to laugh at Brogans wavying a fist at his imaginary point , he should make sure the ball is over the bar before that crap.

How ironic is that given O'Sullivan's histrionics with the last meaningful kick of the game!!!

Very pleased with Dublin's performance.

Kerry played McEnenany very well. When a team is more than 3 points ahead he'll always give the losing team soft frees, and Kerry took full advantage of that.

McConnell going off injured coincided with Magee disappearing through tiredness and that gave Kerry enough ball to come back. Easy picking for the big Kerry subs in midfield for the last quarter. I thought Magee was nearly as much as fault for the goal as Brennan, as he caught the ball then dropped it, and that led to the goal. But Magee had been very good for the first 50 mins or so. Ryan was awful when he came on - he was supposed to be giving Cluxton an option for kick outs, but he made his runs miles too early.

Davoren is a fine footballer. His two points were absolute gems. Not sure he's enough of a physical presence for championship, but he's definitely an option.
I was actually expecting more from Paddy Andrews. A half yard extra in pace and he'd be deadly. But he knows where the posts are and he's still young so more to come probably.
Burke did reasonably well. A better option than Bonner for 11 IMO.
Connolly was good, Flynn had a poor 2nd half and should have got the line sooner.

Bastick v Donaghy and Henry v Gooch were superb battles in the 2nd half.
I was very satisfied with the entire Dublin defence, albeit there was the odd individual error. 7 good options for 6 spots. Cahill will come back and I think Hubbard has done enough so it'll be between Cullen and Brennan for the last spot v Meath.
Thought the Kerry FB line was poor, and we probably didnt expose them enough because the quality of ball into the full forward line wasn't good enough.

Kerry clearly werent at their best, but you could tell by the reactions after late scores (and wides!) that they wanted to win, so it was a timely reminder that they are not infalliable. No team in the country is.

[Hound]

Cullen did as well as could be expected against Walsh who is just a beast of a man..

That was another great battle. Walsh won overall, but as you say Cullen did nothing wrong.

That Moran lad for Kerry kicked two super points in the first half and caught a couple of good ball too. Our lads eventually got on top of him but he's goina be a proper player.

[magickingdom]

surprised at how sloppy kerry were in the first half some bad passes thrown in there. thought t griffin was superb quirke o mahanoy and p galvin (back to his best!). rest of the half forwards didnt get going. anyone know what injury tadhg kennely has? i was looking forward to seeing him in action.

[Seamus]

Tadhg pulled a muscle.

Aidan O'Shea was not taken off, he went off injured. He was playing well at he time contrary to other opinions.  Padraig Reidy was probably having his best game in a Kerry jersey until he went off with what looks like a serious knee injury. This disrupted the full back line.  

Very surprised Seamus Scanlon came out in the second half with David Moran moved from midfield eventually to be replaced.  David kicked two excellent points in the first half and was one of Kerry's better players. He unfairly paid for a few errant passes as he had plenty of company in that department. Anthony Maher was very impressive when introduced. He is far more mobile and positive than Seamus Scanlon. Maher along with Moran should be in pole position for the midfield starting championship spots at the moment with Darragh yet to make an appearance.

Dublin can take a lot of positives from this game.

[INDIANA]

Watched a re-run last night. I think Kerry have a couple of problems. I think midfield for them is going to be a huge issue. In my view they need Donaghy out there. They also have a complete lack of mobility in their full forward line. The twin towers experiment is over- its either TW or Donaghy in the FF line. Currently I'd plump for Walsh and move Donaghy to midfield. They also need another pacey forward in the ff line like O Sullivan who was there best player yesterday in my view.
Full back line is a huge concern for them. I don't know what they will do at full back. Seem to be all out of options there. Not sure they have many specialist man markers either. Based on what I've seen IF Tyrone get everyone fit and available. This years All-Ireland is there's to lose. I thin O Connor has a job on his hands to get Kerry back to their level as I think Tyrone have a better team than last Year. Not sure kerry do.
Bit rich for a Dublin man to be saying this about Kerry but I've discounted our chances of being there in September.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Watched a re-run last night. I think Kerry have a couple of problems. I think midfield for them is going to be a huge issue. In my view they need Donaghy out there. They also have a complete lack of mobility in their full forward line. The twin towers experiment is over- its either TW or Donaghy in the FF line. Currently I'd plump for Walsh and move Donaghy to midfield. They also need another pacey forward in the ff line like O Sullivan who was there best player yesterday in my view.
Full back line is a huge concern for them. I don't know what they will do at full back. Seem to be all out of options there. Not sure they have many specialist man markers either. Based on what I've seen IF Tyrone get everyone fit and available. This years All-Ireland is there's to lose. I thin O Connor has a job on his hands to get Kerry back to their level as I think Tyrone have a better team than last Year. Not sure kerry do.
Bit rich for a Dublin man to be saying this about Kerry but I've discounted our chances of being there in September.

Tadgh Kennelly at full back in my opinion would be their best option, Fast,6'2 and athletic and he can tackle, what more could you want off a full back
i think they should leave Donaghy at Full forward and play Gooch and Darren O Sullivan off him.
Tommy Walsh in the half forward line.
Either Maher or Moran to partner Darragh in the championship.
Kerry will be there or thereabouts in August/September.

I was most impressed with Dublin to be honest,i had written them off as non contenders this year,but i might just have to look at that again
Bastick done a great job on Star with the exception of the last point when he fell.
Ross O Connell looks like a real option at midfield, im delighted for him after the stick he took playing at full back last year.
Good to see Darren Magee back,He got a raw deal in years gone by.
I seriously think Dublin should keep this duo as a partnership for the championship and look at maybe playing Whelan as a targetman inside who you could bring outfield if things were going wrong.

Kilmacud duo,Burke and Davoren are two fine players although Davoren looks very light and would need to bulk up.
Paddy Andrews showed glimpses of his undoubted ability.

[INDIANA]

I know I've only seen highlights but for all that we still didn't win. I just don't see us beating the likes of Tyrone when push comes to shove and the likes of Kildare will fancy themselves in Leinster this year. Not sure Kerry really shook themselves yesterday either- think saturday took from them a bit. But they upped it when they had to. Credit to Dublin but I'd still have issues defensively. Can't seem to keep good forward lines down to 1-10.
Still I don't see Kerry beating Tyrone either at the moment. Full back really is a massive problem for them. And midfield too. A midfield of Donaghy and O Se would block the sunlight out and dominate midfield for me. The Star at FF has become miles too predictable at this stgae. TW is impossible to play under the high ball- you'd need a JCB to knock him off the ball. I actually think he's unmarkable when he gets the ball. Scary talent in my view- bit like Canning.

[Puckoon]

I know I've only seen highlights but for all that we still didn't win. I just don't see us beating the likes of Tyrone when push comes to shove and the likes of Kildare will fancy themselves in Leinster this year. Not sure Kerry really shook themselves yesterday either- think saturday took from them a bit. But they upped it when they had to. Credit to Dublin but I'd still have issues defensively. Can't seem to keep good forward lines down to 1-10.
Still I don't see Kerry beating Tyrone either at the moment. Full back really is a massive problem for them. And midfield too. A midfield of Donaghy and O Se would block the sunlight out and dominate midfield for me. The Star at FF has become miles too predictable at this stgae. TW is impossible to play under the high ball- you'd need a JCB to knock him off the ball. I actually think he's unmarkable when he gets the ball. Scary talent in my view- bit like Canning.

They just did! Destroyed us in the first half.

[London 2012]

Haven't seen Kerry play so poorly for a long long time. When I saw the teams I put a 'few' pounds (sterling) on Kerry to win and got my fingers burnt! I think Kerry must of got demotivated when they seen the dublin team sheet and thought they would win easy. They were so lethargic and played so sloppily! Their play was so slow and laboured. I remember walsh running with the ball over the 45 in the first half and he was barely jogging, you see more pace in a training match.