USFC Qtr Final - Armagh V Down - Athletic Grounds 28th May 7:30pm

[onefaircounty]

AKernan - Hughes

A potential disaster. Kernan and Duffy are the two to be kept away from Hughes.

[Abble]

AKernan - Hughes

A potential disaster. Kernan and Duffy are the two to be kept away from Hughes.

it could be a straight attempt to beat like with like ?!
the only way for kernan and duff to come close to hughes and clarke is to ensure that get the same kind of ball supply

[The Worker]

Mallon will be put on hughes.

[onefaircounty]

AKernan - Hughes

A potential disaster. Kernan and Duffy are the two to be kept away from Hughes.

it could be a straight attempt to beat like with like ?!

A fair point, but it's comparing a half forward and a half back, a hb losing out a battle defensively is a lot worse that a hf on the back foot.

I'd pair....

McKeever on Clarke
Donaghy on Coulter
Mallon on McComiskey
Dyas on Hughes - Padden to double up here
Duffy on Poland
Kernan on McGinn

[mackers]

AKernan - Hughes

A potential disaster. Kernan and Duffy are the two to be kept away from Hughes.

it could be a straight attempt to beat like with like ?!

A fair point, but it's comparing a half forward and a half back, a hb losing out a battle defensively is a lot worse that a hf on the back foot.

I'd pair....

McKeever on Clarke
Donaghy on Coulter
Mallon on McComiskey
Dyas on Hughes - Padden to double up here
Duffy on Poland
Kernan on McGinn

That would be what I would go with too. We can't leave AK on Hughes, he's every bit as important to Down as Clarke. Hope Brendan Donaghy has rediscovered his form.

I to would expect that to happen because all mckeever for example will want to do is lye on top of clarke all night ans the rest of the defenders will follow suit

WTF??? 

[Dinny Breen]

Is this on TV?

[Sheedy]

Is this on TV?

live on bbc. deferred coverage on rte

[Dinny Breen]

Is this on TV?

live on bbc. deferred coverage on rte

Excellent, cheers.

[Blowitupref]

It's also live on RTE.ie

[onefaircounty]

It's also live on RTE.ie

How can those outside Ireland view this?

[Sheedy]

down team to play armagh;

1  b mc veigh
2  d mc cartan
3  d gordon
4  b mc ardle
5  g mc cartan
6  k mc kernan
7  d rooney
8  k king
9  p fitzpatrick
10  d hughes
11  m clarke
12  m poland
13  j clarke
14  b coulter
15  p mc comiskey

[Blowitupref]

It's also live on RTE.ie

How can those outside Ireland view this?

Someone needs to stream it & if i find a link i'll post it.

[mackers]

The Down forward line has one change compared to the one we were speculating on earlier with John Clarke in there at CF. Would it be fair to assume that he will stay on the edge of the square with Benny roving out the field a little?
If so Armagh will have to re-jig the defensive pack. I'd presume that Donaghy will stay at FB and we'll need somebody else to take Coulter. Earlier I'd suggested that Kevin Dyas would come out the field with whichever of the Down FF line would be giving the roving role. I'd worry that Kevin might be a little inexperienced for Benny.
On the flip side I think Dan McCartan is a big weak link in the Down FB line and that if he is left on Stevie or Clarke there could be scores to be got there.
The Down team, like our own, is along expected lines.

[naka]

really surprised at the inclusion of jc and daniel mc cartan, would feel that this has actually weakened Down and give us some more hope.

[supersub]

Think the latter was always going to happen, but JC is more of a surprise. Indeed Garvey has been named at wing back on the down website so not sure which is true!