Antrim Hurling

[NAG1]

I don't think Corrigan is doing us any favours as a home venue.

Pitch is way too tight and our lighter lads are struggling to make any impact. Maybe it does help against the top tier teams, but against the Dublins etc it to me is a disadvantage. Took many rucks and scraps and not enough space.

2 points that slipped away yesterday for sure, I think once we got back into it, we went three points up twice only to be caught. Inexperienced team so that can maybe be forgiven.

[Antrim Coaster]

What even happened with the goal? It looked like he was waving it over the bar then it's right in the goalmouth? Second half I thought Antrim were brilliant

Goalie pulled ball down from going over the bar with his stick and it dropped in behind the line
Forward came in an fouled him afterwards but by that time he was picking ball out of net area just behind the line.
Bad mistake but like most of these things there was plenty of players outfield that fumbled ball and lost possession leading to scores.
Between that and the Dublin physio delaying play and the time not added on, it was a sick way to lose the points.

Good to have Campbell and mc Kenna back, some of the new players struggled but let's judge them after a full league campaign.

That was a serious bit of ballbaggery from the Dublin physio. There was at least 2 minutes of the ref and linesman discussing what had happened which was not played.

Id say Antrim could have gotten a draw as their tails were up at that stage following Bradley's point if the correct time had been played. 2 points dropped unfortunately due to a lucky goal against the run of play.

7 starters out for yesterdays match and Id like to have seen Conor McCann in at full forward, but the lads who came in all put in a serious shift.

[NorthAntrim]

These games will do lads the world of good. Thought O'Connor in midfield put in a serious shift! Scott Walshs scores were excellent. O'Brien too worked hard and won a lot of ball. McMullan and McLaughlin can hurl at that level just need a few more games to get up to the speed/physicality. Smyth getting the headlines is wrong. Saved a few other efforts that were going over the bar. Took a gamble, didnt come off, team game move on!

[imtommygunn]

Agreed on the goalie shouldn't be taking that much flak. There should have been a lot more time added on as has been said. Didn't understand what was going on there.

[Milltown Row2]

Preventing a ball going over the bar by a keeper is pretty standard stuff, all keepers in games do it, just on this occasion it didn't work out.

I wouldn't be hard on him for that, we missed a few handy ones outfield that normally are bread and butter to these lads

So as said already here, collectively the team takes that on the chin, learn from it and move on to the next game

[imtommygunn]

Yeah there's plenty to work on. Should have won but didn't and we move on but honestly I thought that was a decent performance especially considering how many new guys there are. In reality Dublin would be expecting to beat us and maybe beat us by a bit and we were the better team. Yes they have their own players missing etc but I doubt many teams at this level will have as many missing as we have this year.

[Saffrongael]

Yeah there's plenty to work on. Should have won but didn't and we move on but honestly I thought that was a decent performance especially considering how many new guys there are. In reality Dublin would be expecting to beat us and maybe beat us by a bit and we were the better team. Yes they have their own players missing etc but I doubt many teams at this level will have as many missing as we have this year.

As I as said yesterday I thought Dublin were really poor, obviously missing their best forward in Donal Burke but they don't really seem to be progressing at all. Was impressed with the midfielder Hayes, talk about fast.

Campbell is no slouch and he couldn't get within 5 yds one time chasing him

[imtommygunn]

I thought Donoghue would have done a much better job with them tbh. Campbell a great player but I think he struggles a bit when players run at him at pace.

[NAG1]

I thought Donoghue would have done a much better job with them tbh. Campbell a great player but I think he struggles a bit when players run at him at pace.

He does and is a more natural 6, but he is probably robbing Peter to pay Paul at this stage. R McGarry did a great job at 6 and Campbell does offer more going forward. Just a difficult place for them at the minute.

[NorthAntrim]

I thought Donoghue would have done a much better job with them tbh. Campbell a great player but I think he struggles a bit when players run at him at pace.

To be fair most players struggle when people run at them at pace?

We looked good in stages, Coby makes so much happen, his range of passing and link up play is exceptional

[NorthAntrim]

I thought Donoghue would have done a much better job with them tbh. Campbell a great player but I think he struggles a bit when players run at him at pace.

He does and is a more natural 6, but he is probably robbing Peter to pay Paul at this stage. R McGarry did a great job at 6 and Campbell does offer more going forward. Just a difficult place for them at the minute.

Hes not exactly a man marking 6. If hes hurling midfield he'll naturally drop and if we've forward numbered players dropping into midfield i think that works well

[NAG1]

I thought Donoghue would have done a much better job with them tbh. Campbell a great player but I think he struggles a bit when players run at him at pace.

He does and is a more natural 6, but he is probably robbing Peter to pay Paul at this stage. R McGarry did a great job at 6 and Campbell does offer more going forward. Just a difficult place for them at the minute.

Hes not exactly a man marking 6. If hes hurling midfield he'll naturally drop and if we've forward numbered players dropping into midfield i think that works well

But again comes back to my point about Corrigan.

Because that sector is so congested it doesn't suit that type of player. EC is brilliant at coming on to the ball and bursting through that sector from deeper, when there are so many bodies in that space this becomes increasingly difficult.

[Milltown Row2]

What county standard pitches are bigger than Corrigan?

Ballycastle?

[NorthAntrim]

What county standard pitches are bigger than Corrigan?

Ballycastle?

Probably the only one. Is Dunsilly county standard? Probably not

[NAG1]

What county standard pitches are bigger than Corrigan?

Ballycastle?

Probably the only one. Is Dunsilly county standard? Probably not

I would have thought Ballycastle would be bigger, I'm just noting the fact that I think we are hurting ourselves at times playing there. I know the options are limited.