NFL Division Two 2022

[An Fhairche Abu]

Meath 0-6 (6) 
Down 0-9 (9)
Cork 2-17 (23)
Offaly 3-10 (19)

What Galway's opposition scored in their other 3 league games; their average in the 3 games ; who they played

Meath 4-27 13 points [Roscommon, Down, Offaly]
Down  2-22  9.66 points [Derry, Meath, Roscommon]
Cork 1-30 11 points [Roscommon, Clare, Derry]
Offaly 1-24 9 points [Clare, Derry, Meath]

It's one thing to be conceding big scores but conceding big scores to two teams who are struggling to score against other teams has to be a worry.

Cork and Offaly scored 2-54 (60) in their other 6 games whereas they scored a total of 5-27(42) in their two games against Galway.
An average of 10 points a game accross 6 games compared to an average of 21 points in the 2 games against Galway.

Also it's not as if this is a new issue - there's been a marked difference in what Galway have conceded under Joyce compared to Walsh.

In the previous two years in Division 1 under Joyce in the league, Galway conceded 18-167 (221 points) (An average of 20.09 over 11 league games)

There were only 2 of those 11 league games where the opposition didn't get at least one goal.

Will be very interesting to see how Galway get on against Clare, Roscommon and Derry who are the other 3 top half of the table sides, especially in terms of scores conceded.

Derry away will tell the tale, if they can't beat Clare in Tuam forget about it.

[seafoid]

The trend presented in 2 out of 4 matches. Meath were atrocious. Shipping high scores is not a good look in the later stages of the championship.

We don't know how good Derry are.
Galway probably have a psychological advantage over Clare and Ros but people will remember the championship.

[Cunny Funt]

The trend presented in 2 out of 4 matches. Meath were atrocious. Shipping high scores is not a good look in the later stages of the championship.

We don't know how good Derry are.
Galway probably have a psychological advantage over Clare and Ros but people will remember the championship.

In regards to Roscommon that hasn't been there for at least a decade and it was probably more to do with the fact that Roscommon was a team back then that weren't even good enough for division two football.

Result wise between Roscommon and Galway has been fairly even the last 6 or 7 years. Since 2016 Both have won two Connacht titles and both was won by beating each other in the finals.  Looking at the generation coming through (U17 championship results) P5 W4 L1  in favour of Roscommon.

[the goal was on]

Derry will beat roscommon and galway IMO. Very up and down peformances from those 2 whereas Derry are very consistent currently and have a laser focus on promotion by looks of it. They'll take a lot of beating the way they set up defensively and have pace on the break plus a marquee forward up front. Down to finally get a performance of some sorts and beat offaly,

[Blowitupref]

Half time in the relegation four pointer in Newry. Down 0-8 Offaly 0-8

Offaly win by 1, they scored the last 4 points of the match. FT 0-15 to 0-14.

[galwayman]

Derry will beat roscommon and galway IMO. Very up and down peformances from those 2 whereas Derry are very consistent currently and have a laser focus on promotion by looks of it. They'll take a lot of beating the way they set up defensively and have pace on the break plus a marquee forward up front. Down to finally get a performance of some sorts and beat offaly,

Hard to argue with that. Going up to Derry next week myself and expect us to lose in all honesty.

[Cunny Funt]

Derry will beat roscommon and galway IMO. Very up and down peformances from those 2 whereas Derry are very consistent currently and have a laser focus on promotion by looks of it. They'll take a lot of beating the way they set up defensively and have pace on the break plus a marquee forward up front. Down to finally get a performance of some sorts and beat offaly,

Hard to argue with that. Going up to Derry next week myself and expect us to lose in all honesty.

Can certainly argue about his view on tonights Down match. Well done to Offaly a big win for them with two home games to play.

[seafoid]

Huge win for Offaly.

[Wildweasel74]

How many Kilcoo lads have come bck?

[Nanderson]

How many Kilcoo lads have come bck?

3

[Wildweasel74]

You think about 6/7 would make the panel?

[seafoid]

Club all Ireland winners wouldn't typically correlate with a successful county team.

[yellowcard]

Kilcoo are a ruthless efficient athletic side but anytime I've watched them they are greater than the sum of their parts. They would have very few intercounty calibre players so that is not going to suddenly change Downs fortune imo.

[seafoid]

Ros 2 up against Derry in the Hyde.
Hon the Rossies

[galwayman]

We are poor today.
Conor Lane must be high up there as one of the worst referees in the game.
Atrocious so far.
Mayo will murder us in April.