Sam Maguire Qualifiers 2022

[ONeill]

I can't work out where he was for Tyrone's second goal in the final last year.

[Hound]

Keegan is not a great corner/full back and has been exposed there a few times. He's not a good enough shooter to play in the forwards, he never shirks from taking scores on and has got some nice ones, but he's also missed chances he should have scored in big games.

But he is one of the best half backs that's ever played.

[Farrandeelin]

Still standing after another terrible first 50 minutes apparently, only saw the last 5. Injuries clearing up a bit. Would I bet money on them the next day? Probably not, but it's still good to be in the chsmpionship.

[Armagh18]

Commentator said today that Keegan is among the Mayo greats.
I would, quite controversially, hold the opinion that Lee Keegan is the greatest player I've ever seen.

Warrior

Did he ping 2 over today, one with each foot? Some baller tbf

Edit - still might happen but is in the conversation for greatest footballer never to win an AI yes?

not just in conversation hes probably head and shoulders above the rest. Absolute class act and really hope he gets one

[yellowcard]

Keegan is a good player but best ever? Come off it, he played well against a mediocre Kildare side. He's tenacious, a great athlete but he shouldn't even be in the conversation for best ever player.

[Captain Scarlet]

After the terrible Dubs game I went into Croker yesterday thinking we would lose by 6 or more. Then as the game went on it was the hope that killed me.
Mayo were very poor and in the end Kildare couldn't cope when they kicked on. On one hand, we finally blocked up the defence, but on the other why the hell did we leave ourselves so open against the Dubs.
It also has me scratching my head as to why last year's captain was frozen out and why Fergal Conway, who is a workhorse never got a run of games.
Our keeper was thrown in and that added to the whole chaos too. Fair enough he was rattled but some of the kickouts were not difficult and even simple short ones he left the defenders under so much pressure.

In terms of Mayo the forwards were hiding for so long. I also was delighted to see AOS out there for so long as Feely does not have legs. I was much more worried when Jordan Flynn came on.

To end on a positive note, I got the tail end of the Clare win and it was good for the soul. Really happy for Colm Collins and the drama at the end was amazing.

[thewobbler]

Keegan is a good player but best ever? Come off it, he played well against a mediocre Kildare side. He's tenacious, a great athlete but he shouldn't even be in the conversation for best ever player.

While I'm OTT about this abilities, this is really quite insulting.

He's played well or better against pretty much every team for a decade.

[Farrandeelin]

Haven't won there since 1980?

Yep. Can't blame Prenty nor 'Rhubarbs' for that. Maybe if they concentrated on their own house instead of sneering at ours they might end this famine.

[laoislad]

Haven't won there since 1980?

Yep. Can't blame Prenty nor 'Rhubarbs' for that. Maybe if they concentrated on their own house instead of sneering at ours they might end this famine.

Sure they have won Hurling matches there in the past few years, maybe they should just concentrate on that from now on.

[Wildweasel74]

Won a few nfl Div 2 league finals. Roscommon has a low population but they got a fairly decent forward line probably their best crop of players since their 1991 team which I thought was very good.

[Rudi]

Won a few nfl Div 2 league finals. Roscommon has a low population but they git a fairly decent forward line probably their best crop if players since their 1991 team which I thought was very good.

We're flaky, cant handle pressure at all, a golden chance to win our first championship game since 1980 at CP spurned. We are just not worth talking about, a Tipperary man I met at a wedding told me that years ago, he wasn't wrong, we have done nothing on the national stage in recent times, even Cavan & Tipperary have.
Would be surprised if Cunningham stays on, dont think he was bad at all, as most supporters seem to suggest. Still we have no defenders, baffling how McCormack  & pacy Hughes got dropped for the Dalys. Last years promising U20 full back dropped from panel, mind blowing. Doyle not given more game time, forwards who under perform still starting, where was Heneghan yday.

[Rossfan]

Heneghan failed a late fitness test.
He only started Diarmuid because of that.
Yesterday was the ideal game to start Hughes (pace) and McCormack (a defender) in place of 2 Dalys.

[6th sam]

Keegan is a good player but best ever? Come off it, he played well against a mediocre Kildare side. He's tenacious, a great athlete but he shouldn't even be in the conversation for best ever player.

While I'm OTT about this abilities, this is really quite insulting.

He's played well or better against pretty much every team for a decade.

Keegan is right up there. The ultimate criterium for a player is his effectiveness in producing for his team. He has played at the very top for over a decade and never found wanting. His best quality his bravery on getting in to the ball when his team needs him most , and making things happen, in a team with obvious limitations. He mAkes them punch above their weight consistently.I don't think it's an exaggeration to say he is one of the all time greats

[yellowcard]

Keegan is a good player but best ever? Come off it, he played well against a mediocre Kildare side. He's tenacious, a great athlete but he shouldn't even be in the conversation for best ever player.

While I'm OTT about this abilities, this is really quite insulting.

He's played well or better against pretty much every team for a decade.

Keegan is right up there. The ultimate criterium for a player is his effectiveness in producing for his team. He has played at the very top for over a decade and never found wanting. His best quality his bravery on getting in to the ball when his team needs him most , and making things happen, in a team with obvious limitations. He mAkes them punch above their weight consistently.I don't think it's an exaggeration to say he is one of the all time greats

I wouldn't dispute much of that, maybe it's just my reluctance to put defenders into the frame as the best ever footballer. He has certainly benefited from the modern style of football where it is much easier for defenders to attack from deep from the half back position. It's probably the easiest position on the pitch to play if you are athletically strong and have a decent grasp of the basic skills.

[Wildweasel74]

If I was picking my all time top team he be on it at half bck, but there was many a better player in forward position like Frank McGuigan won never won an All-Ireland