Clare v Mayo Round 3A Qualifier

[twohands!!!]

Dont Foul posted some stats on Mayo's point attempts from play in their 3 championship games so far.



26 points from 65 attempts is grim stuff especially when you look at the expected points figures.
This takes into account how difficult the shot is.

[highorlow]

We will probably get 1-15 from play tomorrow now that we have a balanced team named.

[IolarCoisCuain]

Thinking the team is struggling is not the same as not supporting them, you know. The head and the heart are two different things.

[Farrandeelin]

Thinking the team is struggling is not the same as not supporting them, you know. The head and the heart are two different things.

Bang on Iolar. Sick reading Mayogaablog people offering opinions on how to support teams. Our hearts are in the right spot all the time. Hopefully the team will be named before I go to bed. Best of luck to them all anyway. Safe travels to all travelling. Hope we're in the draw Monday morning. Up Mayo.

[magpie seanie]

Mayo will need to be better than they were against Derry to get through this one but they're well capable of that. They've been extremely poor by their standards so far and could still have won all those games. Last year had a similar pattern and I don't know where the Tyrone and Dublin x 2 performances came out of versus the rest of the games they played but they did it and that's why you can't write them off. I do think Clare are decent and a good bit better than Derry.

[bucko]

The Mayo team for tomorrow's qualifier against Clare in Cusack Park, Ennis at 5pm is:

David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
Brendan Harrison (Aghamore)
Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites)
Chris Barrett (Belmulet)
Lee Keegan (Westport)
Colm Boyle (Davitts)
Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
Seamus O'Shea (Breaffy)
Tom Parsons (Charlestown)
Fergal Boland (Aghamore)
Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
Diarmuid O'Connor (Ballintubber)
Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
Cillian O'Connor (Ballintubber, captain)
Conor Loftus (Crossmolina).

Vaughan for Durcan. Loftus in for Andy. Higgins not named to start but no surprise if he does, just wonder at who's expense?

[Kuwabatake Sanjuro]

Has there been a settled team under Rochford at all yet? Durcan dropped is strange, Cafferkey is a big liability.
There still should be enough quality to see off Clare but they need to find their groove soon.

[maigheo]

Durcan is suspended for 1 game after his sending off last week

[macdanger2]

The Mayo team for tomorrow's qualifier against Clare in Cusack Park, Ennis at 5pm is:

David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
Brendan Harrison (Aghamore)
Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites)
Chris Barrett (Belmulet)
Lee Keegan (Westport)
Colm Boyle (Davitts)
Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
Seamus O'Shea (Breaffy)
Tom Parsons (Charlestown)
Fergal Boland (Aghamore)
Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
Diarmuid O'Connor (Ballintubber)
Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
Cillian O'Connor (Ballintubber, captain)
Conor Loftus (Crossmolina).

Andy not starting. Hiigins in for Harrison and Vaughan for Durcan. Loftus in for Andy.

Is Higgins starting? You haven't listed him. Good to see Keegan back to 5

[bucko]

Sorry, corrected my error there. Higgins not starting.

[oliverkelly]

Surprised McLoughlin held onto his place had an absolute shocker the last day and Doherty probably deserved a start after his performance the last day. Saying that McLoughlin is a great player when on form but doesn't seem to be on form as of late maybe still feeling the effects of his injury picked up earlier this year

[highorlow]

McLoughlin will be back as sweeper tomorrow.

Maybe all this codology / experimentation was a long term plan.

Feels like SR will revert to what worked for him last season. No harm done.

[macdanger2]

Surprised McLoughlin held onto his place had an absolute shocker the last day and Doherty probably deserved a start after his performance the last day. Saying that McLoughlin is a great player when on form but doesn't seem to be on form as of late maybe still feeling the effects of his injury picked up earlier this year

He had a shocker the last day but he's one of the first names on the teamsheet.

There's normally 1-2 changes so will be interesting to see what the starting team is

[mayoaremagic]

The dirty petrol has been well and truly emptied. We should rack up a big win and win well  to cruise to next round. The main aim is to avoid injuries/red cards for the kerry game in QF or SF.  Big mayo crowd around the town, good to see.

[Duine Eile]

Fergal Boland and Tom Parsons don't start for Mayo, replaced by Keith Higgins and Andy Moran.