NFL Division 1 2024

[Blowitupref]

Half time Derry 1-4 Dublin 0-9. Goal came at a good time for the home side at stage when it appeared the Dubs would pull away. Derry will need to apply a bit more pressure on the Dublin shooters from distance as they are well able to find the range unlike some other teams.

[OakLeaf]

Reasonably happy with that given we've half a team on!

Not to say the Dubs won't run riot in the second half!

Happy enough. Mc Nally hasn't done us many favours either. As you say half a team so it was always going to take time to settle.

[screenexile]

Dubs have been getting their frees very handy compared to Derry from what I've seen.

[Captain Obvious]

Dublin with all 15 players back in defence when Derry have the ball and tackling in packs. No different than other teams at the top however the narrative is very different about them in the media.

[imtommygunn]

Jesus why are we subjected to Sean cavanagh. A dose.

[seafoid]

Playing Dublin if you have a good team is a mathematical formula.

It's x<x+1
Dublin will always win , ideally via a one point hammering
It's the same formula that Mayo came up against so often.

Pour encourager les autres.

[Brendan]

Rogers has had a very slow start to the year a few mistakes any time I've seen him play throw in the silly red card against Donegal

[OakLeaf]

Rogers has had a very slow start to the year a few mistakes any time I've seen him play throw in the silly red card against Donegal

Aye, he's turned the ball over a lot this year. He's need to get back to carrying the ball and giving simple passes.

[imtommygunn]

He's a good player but had a great year and expectations are probably a bit high for him tbh...

Derry doing rightly considering here. Still think they lack a bit in the forwards but glass some loss too.

[Milltown Row2]

That shot was going wide from McGuigan

Should have went on in

[Tubberman]

That shot was going wide from McGuigan

Should have went on in

Yep, had open road in front of him. O'Hanlon would have got back in goal but still should have ended up with a one on one with the goalie rather than the pot luck shot he took on.

[screenexile]

Dubs well in control without being great. Kilkenny and "Fento" have been very good.

[guevara]

Dublin getting it so easy in this game. Derry miles off it & happy to drop back just to have numbers, but Dublin still cutting through them handy.

Derry not marking tight anywhere on the pitch & have now resorted to potshots from distance.

It was a poor enough attempt from McGuigan with the Dublin keeper out the field.

[gallsman]

Derry won't care and the narrative will be about them having half a team out but there have been some very poor performances there tonight. Dubs much more physical in almost every tackle. McGuigan (who has been decent) got out-jumped by Murchan for a goal chance FFS.

[imtommygunn]

That is a thing for me... Derry don't look as physically strong. They're actually more mobile than I thought though.