Unlucky? They never looked like winning this game.
Observations:
1. Laois played with 11 players behind the ball.
2. Zero work had been done on transitional play. They carried the ball forward aimlessly with support players offering neither width nor depth.
3. Aside from aimlessly carrying the ball up the middle of the field, Laois often restored to kicking hopeless ball into an isolated and very well 1/2 man FF line.
4. Laois wing forwards were instructed to drop off their men. Meath's no 7 Ciaran Caulfield was directly involved in 6 scores.
5. No attempt at addressing these issues during the three breaks during this game.
6. Laois's record under current management. Loss v Offaly in the League. Win v a poor Carlow team. Well beaten by Meath.
7. 14 of the 15 players that started today's game are up to the age.
8. Where were all the Ballyroan lads???
Well done Mike Henchy. This team could have had Noel Coss or Cillian Fitz over them. Men who have coaching qualifications one and are both hugely successful.
Henchy spoke about not being able to get coaches from Laois in with them.... I wonder why?
Observations:
1. Laois played with 11 players behind the ball.
2. Zero work had been done on transitional play. They carried the ball forward aimlessly with support players offering neither width nor depth.
3. Aside from aimlessly carrying the ball up the middle of the field, Laois often restored to kicking hopeless ball into an isolated and very well 1/2 man FF line.
4. Laois wing forwards were instructed to drop off their men. Meath's no 7 Ciaran Caulfield was directly involved in 6 scores.
5. No attempt at addressing these issues during the three breaks during this game.
6. Laois's record under current management. Loss v Offaly in the League. Win v a poor Carlow team. Well beaten by Meath.
7. 14 of the 15 players that started today's game are up to the age.
8. Where were all the Ballyroan lads???
Well done Mike Henchy. This team could have had Noel Coss or Cillian Fitz over them. Men who have coaching qualifications one and are both hugely successful.
Henchy spoke about not being able to get coaches from Laois in with them.... I wonder why?