NFL Division 1 2025

[JoG2]

That Omagh pitch is a disgrace!

That Derry effort was a bigger disgrace. Slow, sideways play and refusing to have a go.
Another mutiny against the Tyrone manager on the way?

Too gung-ho more like, rushing when we didn't need to.
League up and running, hit too many wides, especially when a point up. Wiped out in the last 10 mins. Tyrone definitely sharper in most areas. Young McElholm looked very, spritly when introduced.
Shane had a v good 2nd half. Omagh pitch was in better nick than I though it would be except for that raised bed up around the 45m,wonder what they're growing?

[DuffleKing]

It was like watching two different sports with the Galway Armagh game followed by Dublin Mayo because of how they were refereed.

If any of the powers that be are listening... Conor Lane ruins every game of football he refs with that feckin whistle. Every bit of contact is a free ffs.

Faloon was the opposite - kept control but let the game flow brilliantly and allowed contests for the ball. Far better spectacle.

[Wildweasel74]

G I wouldn't be a fan of either of them.

[Wildweasel74]

Fball got dear on it. £18 to watch that, and frozen to death into the bargain.

[Norm-Peterson]

Anton

Anton Tohill at the 2000 league final

[tonto1888]

On games so far:
Two man throw-in great
The solo and go is great
The longer kick out and no back to goalie great
Only 11 up is great - but by God Galway and Armagh still struggled to find space for much of the game, but in harsh Salthill conditions in fairness
Two points from beyond arc should only be from play or a free. Having two point kickers was the winning of the game for Galway
The 21 yard free for 3 man infraction - on the fence, I'd make it 40
Timekeeping/countdown - on the fence but leaning towards it. Takes away a bit of the charm and Americanises.
Overall it was January football and there were some high scoring games.

Mostly agree. Don't think you should be allowed a 2 point shot for the 3 up infraction. Did any of these new rules look at tackling?

On the steps, I thought Kane was inconsistent in our game but will accept that if there is a move towards policing them right. Mistakes happen

[Armagh18]

Like the solo and go and the kickout, the 2 pointers obviously sting abit after last night but they're a great skill, don't think the likes of Walsh's free deserved 2 points but the other 2 were brilliant scores.

They are leaving the wind as even more of a deciding factor in games, it definitely had picked up last night in the second half. The 3 up isn't great. How a club referee is going to be able to police it I don't know.

Thought Lane was extremely poor, any sort of contact seemed to be a free (for both teams). 

[Milltown Row2]

Which is strange considering he missed to easy penalties

[DuffleKing]

Which is strange considering he missed to easy penalties

Missing the penalty calls might be strange but blowing every feckin contact isn't - he's been ruiing good matches for a decade or more now.

[omagh_gael]

Few observations from being at the game last night. For a freezing night, on a crap surface and first competitive game I felt it was decent fare.

Id say if that game was played last year it would have finished 0-11 to 0-09 or something similar.

Derry were pretty much at full strength whilst we were a bit of a mish mash. Had a nosey at our team for the first league game 2 years ago...

Tyrone Squad – Allianz Football League R1 v Roscommon – Sunday 29th January

Niall Morgan (Edendork)
Michael McKernan (Coalisland)
Cormac Monroe (An Charraig Mhór)
Padraig Hampsey (Coalisland)
Cormac Quinn (Errigal Ciaran)
Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran)
Niall Devlin (Coalisland)
Brian Kennedy (Derrylaughan)
Richard Donnelly (Trillick)
David Mulgrew (Ardboe)
Conn Kilpatrick (Edendork)
Conor Meyler (Omagh)
Cathal McShane (Owen Roes)
Matthew Donnelly (Trillick)
Darragh Canavan (Errigal Ciaran)

From my reading we only had 5 starters from that team that lined out in first 15 last night.

In terms of the new rules...

- our discipline was very good, didn't give away one 50m advancement for descent, very un Tyrone like

- only one 2 pointer for each team, think conditions played a part in that as well as the pitch. You'd do well to stay standing out round the arc.

- the 3 up rule really works,so much more space to work with when observing from the game. As pitches improve and speed of the game increases this will lead to much more excitement.

- no wonder Morgan was such an advocate for allowing the keeper to come out, he's going to be vital to Tyrone this year.

Overall it was a good display from ourselves, much better than I expected. Get a result against Armagh next week and we could challenge at the top of the table this year.

[JoG2]

Derry missing almost a 3rd of nailed on starters, no excuse, just pointing out the team weren't pretty much at full strength.

[Wildweasel74]

Missing defenders. We still on the hunt for 2/3 forward. Especially with speed. Thought there be a few more Newbridge men tried out.

[sidelineball]

Who was missing for Derry?

[JoG2]

Who was missing for Derry?

Google it

[nrico2006]

Tyrone missing a good few too with a lot of new faces on show also.