All Ireland Championship 2025.

[seafoid]

A great game to win. Galway were really tested by Down but had the personnel to see the game out.

[J70]

Cook made a big difference for Galway late on at midfield.

[trileacman]

This keep ball stuff is such a cancer. Incredibly dull way to end out matches.

It is, but the entire game used to be played that way rather than just last few mins

What's your point?

If we could afford to butcher the rule book with changes we could have at least managed to counteract this keep-ball shite.

I mean we've 1 on 1 throw ins for some reason, a rule that only captain can talks to refs but nothing to stop teams jogging round MF in possession.

[Gael85]

Downn kicked that away. Galway bench had a big influence. Matthew Thompson is a class footballer.

[gallsman]

Cook made a big difference for Galway late on at midfield.

Yup, Down were pretty dominant on the kickouts and he changed it.

Down will rue some bad wides but little doubt Galway are the better team.

Good win that you'd think will stand to them but at what cost? McDaid and Walsh both off with knocks. Walsh seemed to be holding his groin and if so, should never have been asked to take that 45, even if they needed the points to settle them at the time.

[Milltown Row2]

This keep ball stuff is such a cancer. Incredibly dull way to end out matches.

It is, but the entire game used to be played that way rather than just last few mins

What's your point?

If we could afford to butcher the rule book with changes we could have at least managed to counteract this keep-ball shite.

I mean we've 1 on 1 throw ins for some reason, a rule that only captain can talks to refs but nothing to stop teams jogging round MF in possession.

Do we don't want teams to have possession? They just have to get rid of the ball straight away?

How would that work for the likes of the club game?

[WhoDat]

Why does Joyce play injured players? Walsh should have been subbed before the first half ended, and then he came back out in the second half. He did it last year as well. That's serious short term thinking.

Down probably lacked the experience in the end. They briefly had Galway on the ropes but didn't make the most of it. Branagan's shooting was horrible at times. Never really felt like they were going to kick on.

[gallsman]

Donegal - Louth to be delayed by the looks of things. Louth bus only arrived at 3.15 or something.

[Truthsayer]

This keep ball stuff is such a cancer. Incredibly dull way to end out matches.

Mr Negative is back.. be some outburst from you against O'Rourke next weekend if Tyrone lose. Never a positive contribution..

[general_lee]

This keep ball stuff is such a cancer. Incredibly dull way to end out matches.

Have you played much under the new rules yourself? Jesus Christ after an energy-sapping match like that players are fucked on their feet and changing the rules to create more and as much "chaos" as possible isn't feasible.

Some effort from Down. Will no doubt rue those easy misses early in second half. They're a work in progress though and I fully expect them to bounce straight back to Division 2 next season, just a shame they're not guaranteed AI football. Havern was well marshalled throughout but excellent performances from Magill, McGeough, Guinness, Murdock and Mooney when he came on. I feel Galway just have that extra experience and guile coming off the bench.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

What's the delay for?

Was there bad traffic with the rally?

[trileacman]

This keep ball stuff is such a cancer. Incredibly dull way to end out matches.

Have you played much under the new rules yourself? Jesus Christ after an energy-sapping match like that players are fucked on their feet and changing the rules to create more and as much "chaos" as possible isn't feasible.

Some effort from Down. Will no doubt rue those easy misses early in second half. They're a work in progress though and I fully expect them to bounce straight back to Division 2 next season, just a shame they're not guaranteed AI football. Havern was well marshalled throughout but excellent performances from Magill, McGeough, Guinness, Murdock and Mooney when he came on. I feel Galway just have that extra experience and guile coming off the bench.

No haven't played under the new rules.

Hurling is chaotic, there's none of this passing back to the MF to keep possession. Generally players in scoring position shoot at goal. Despite that it's probably a much less energy sapping game that football, certainly any dual club player will tell you that hurling is a much easier sport to be match fit for.

[Milltown Row2]

More crap 

[trileacman]

This keep ball stuff is such a cancer. Incredibly dull way to end out matches.

It is, but the entire game used to be played that way rather than just last few mins

What's your point?

If we could afford to butcher the rule book with changes we could have at least managed to counteract this keep-ball shite.

I mean we've 1 on 1 throw ins for some reason, a rule that only captain can talks to refs but nothing to stop teams jogging round MF in possession.

Do we don't want teams to have possession? They just have to get rid of the ball straight away?

How would that work for the likes of the club game?

We could bring in rules that make it harder for a team to hold on to possession with the sole aim of running down the clock. We could change rules like the 3 up, time off for injuries or the hooter which make it easier for teams to run down the clock by fist passing the ball to each other around 50m out.

[trileacman]

More crap 

What is?