Official Cavan GAA Thread

[handballer09]

Two changes for Offaly match.

http://www.anglocelt.ie/sport/localgaa/articles/2010/03/26/3995920-walsh-returns-for-cavan/

[cavan4sam]

Ciaran Galligans Granny died yesterday morning and her funeral is tomorrow morning so that is probably the reason he is not included.

[Denn Forever]

Denn full back again. Looks like thats the way it going to go. 

Tomas at full back although people think he should  be used further outfield  but he seems to be growng into the position (hope I haven't put the hex on him). 

[put-it-up]

Denn full back again. Looks like thats the way it going to go. 

Tomas at full back although people think he should  be used further outfield  but he seems to be growng into the position (hope I haven't put the hex on him).

I dunno, I still think he looks a bit awkward at full-back and would like to see Eoin Smith given at least a chance at some stage but I don' think it is going to come. Dunne impressed for thee u21's the other night, I think he could grow into that role. I like the two Denn corner backs thought, very tight and sticky.

Good to see Hannon getting a start as well at WB, has more football in him than what most believe.

Senior midfield for this weekend is a big, big worry. I honestly think the u21 midfield would destroy them in a game.

What time is the game sat anyway?

Just re-read old posts and thought how nice it was that Lyng's charity work in South Africa will coincidice with the World Cup isn't it..haha 

[mylestheslasher]

Denn full back again. Looks like thats the way it going to go. 

Tomas at full back although people think he should  be used further outfield  but he seems to be growng into the position (hope I haven't put the hex on him).

Don't think so Denn man. It took sligo 60 minutes to figure out we couldn't deal with a high ball into the defense. I'm afraid when some team starts doing it from the first minute that we will be in trouble. I hope he does grow into though, it can't be easy to be thrown in there having never really played it before and then coming up against inter county forwards every weekend.

[Babe Ruth 47]

Tynan and his buddy are having a conversaton about Barrack Obama and whether he wears glasses! Suit them better to refer to the game. 2 points in it.........I think, Tynan isn't overly bothered with the score.

[Babe Ruth 47]

Good win, seems like a powerful finish. 20 - 14.

[trim blue]

That counts as a good week's work

[mylestheslasher]

In exile so had to listen on northen sound. It was close at times but seems like we made a burst at the right time. Now funny enough, if Fermanagh beat Sligo and Ros beat Wexford tomorrow, I believe we will be 2nd in the group going into the last round. Amazing how close these leagues can be.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Il give you a match report Myles,before i go on the beer,Very good performance in the most part,Cavan went 0-7 0-2 up,then were dragged back to 7 all,then went 12-7 up and dragged back level,
Offaly had no answer to our last scoring burst.

1.Fintan Reily,Kickouts were not good,he had his half backs with in trouble a few times,with poor kicks. He needs to get that sorted.

2.Eoin McPhilips,sticky,solid,Cavan went man for man with no extra help in front.

3.Tomas Corr,very good first half,one scary movement in the second half when he was caught ball watching and let his man in behind. Solid.

4.Martin Cahill,He had the unenviable task of watching one of the best footballers in the country Niall McNamee one on one with no extra players dropped in front,and he struggled at times,McNamee is a class act and was the focal point of all of Offaly's attacks. He can be happy enough,with his nights work as he done aswell as anyone could.

5.Dermot Sheridan,started brightly,then went off injured,hamstring/quad injury it looked.Replaced by Dane O Dowd

6.Eoin McGuigan,done well,powered forward at times and kicked an insurance point at the end.Belongs at this level.

7.Michael Hannon,his first start this year,powered forward at times,but his legs understandably gave out in the second half.

8.Nicholas Walsh,Two marks,disrupted a physically bigger Offaly midfield sector,made one crucial disposession which led to a Cavan score at a crucial period.

9.Lorcan Mulvey,two marks aswell and kicked one point near the end,struggled at times with Offaly's powerful surging runs from deep. Competed well with a taller Offaly midfield.

10.Ronan Flanagan,got on a massive amount of ball and always proved to be an outlet,kicked a great score,an all round very good performance from Flanagan.

11.Gareth Smith-Nesty was outstanding tonight,carried the ball well,kicked a couple of points from play and his free taking was in the most part top notch,It was his delivery of ball into Mackey and Brennan however that was the key part in Cavan's terrific attacking performance.

12.Mark McKeever,scored the point of the game for me,when he took the ball off Brennan at pace and kicked over,solid and gave good ball into Mackey and Brennan aswell.

13.Martin Reily,the killygarry clubman didnt have his best outing,hes still tooo light and not near strong enough for this level,replaced by Ray Cullivan.

14.Michael Brennan,kicked 3 points from play and 2 wides,hes a good focal point for an attack and set McKeever up for a great score,Has great first touch and handling ability when taking in low bouncing ball,no flapping at it,which allows him to transfer the ball away quickly to runners,a very good option here.

15.Cian Mackey, Again simply unplayable,finished with 0-8 or 0-9,destoryed Shane Sullivan,kicking 0-3 in the first 10 minutes,his ball handling/first touch has improved immensely,other years when he would be needing 1/2 attempts to get the ball,this year,handling is solid,and his accuracy with the exception of one occasion was top notch.
He must be one of the most in-form players in the country.

Subs
Dane O Dowd-struggled on Ciaran McManus at first,but had a very good second half,hes an option here anyway.
Pauric Reily,got on the ball a bit going forward,when Cavan were playing keep ball.
Ray Cullivan,Ray wasnt on for that long and didnt impact the game a terrible amount,got on the ball a few times and done the simple things right.

All in all a very good perfomrance,with some terrific football at times.

[mylestheslasher]

I'm glad to see Mackey doing so well. I was pretty critical of him in the past for being headless and lacking a football brain. However, he has made a bollocks out of me and I have to say has improved hugely. He is a fantastic option now in that he has shown he can be lethal at corner forward and last year he was very good in a deeper role. So fair play to the lad I say.

I thought Brennan gave did everything right against Sligo in his runs and handling, he just let himself down with his final decision. Sounds like he is coming good at the right time and he will also be a good option at FF.

[Celt_Man]

http://www.anglocelt.ie/sport/matchreports/articles/2010/03/27/3995926-cavan-defeat-offaly/

[BigMac]

Great to get another win under the belt. Lets home we can keep this form, and not revert to the yoyo form were used to. Mackey is on the form of his life. It should make for an interesting full forward line with him and Johnson in each corner, when Seanie comes back. Hopefully it will work as well in reality as it does in my head!
I really should know this but who is the captain? Is it still Flannagan?

[put-it-up]

Mackey's emergence and development has been a massive positive and him and Johnston in the corners should cause a few problems in the summer if Nesty, McKeever and Flanagan keep good quality ball coming in. I think we have a very good mobile half forward line there.

Fair play to Mackey, I used to find him so frustrating but he has really kicked on this year.

Be great if we did get promoted but I wouldn't be overly worried about it.

Building towards the summer, which of course is what the league is really about, I would still have a few concerns about us definitely. A couple of lads that TC has tried have taken their chances in fairness to them but there are still a fair few amount of places up for grabs.

I'm still not convinced about Fintan, Corr and our midfield although I think Givney will be there come the summer.

Anyone have any opinions on how McGuigan is getting on at centre=back and Brennan at full-forward? From what I have seen, both have been good in patches..

[trim blue]

Brennan definitely a better option at FF than Eddie but I would have Cullivan in there come the summer, Brennan is athletic and a sound footballer but to my mind is very ordinary, thought he was very poor against Louth (one of many mind you) his handling and passing was poor and he missed an absolute sitter from 10 yards out. Having said that the reports from the last 2 matches have him playing much better. Think he suffers from being too versatile and having no best position. I like McGuigan, good on the ball and a nice bit of heft which you need at CHB (gets that from the mothers Monaghan side), these games will bring him on well.