Mayo v Dublin NFL Div 1 2016

[From the Bunker]

Hennelly, Harrison, Cafferkey, Crowe, Vaughan, Boyle, Nally, Parsons, Gibbons, COS, AOS, DOC, Regan, Doherty, Sweeney. 8 that started the All Ireland semi final by my count.

Missing starters from Semi

K Higgins, C Barrett; L Keegan, B Moran, S O'Shea, K McLoughlin, C O'Connor

Missing subs from semi

P Durcan, A Moran,S Coen,


A lot of regulars and semi regulars missing. To pick a positive out of it, there is no choice but to look at a few new faces. You have to fancy the Dubs. With it being a home game, its important for the crowd to get behind the team from the start and on the referees back.

[Beffs]

Dubs name the same team as last week.

Cluxton
Cooper
Fitzsimons
Byrne
McCarthy
Small
Byrne
O'Sullivan
Bastick
Brady
Connolly
Kilkenny
Andrews
Rock
Mannion

[Farrandeelin]

Could Keith Ruttledge not get a trial instead of Mikey Sweeney? Good half forward line though.

[Cunny Funt]

Hennelly, Harrison, Cafferkey, Crowe, Vaughan, Boyle, Nally, Parsons, Gibbons, COS, AOS, DOC, Regan, Doherty, Sweeney. 8 that started the All Ireland semi final by my count.

Missing starters from Semi

K Higgins, C Barrett; L Keegan, B Moran, S O'Shea, K McLoughlin, C O'Connor

Missing subs from semi

P Durcan, A Moran,S Coen,


A lot of regulars and semi regulars missing. To pick a positive out of it, there is no choice but to look at a few new faces. You have to fancy the Dubs. With it being a home game, its important for the crowd to get behind the team from the start and on the referees back.

Dublin without championship starters R O'Carroll, P McMahon J McCaffrey B Fenton, P Flynn; B Brogan

[From the Bunker]

Hennelly, Harrison, Cafferkey, Crowe, Vaughan, Boyle, Nally, Parsons, Gibbons, COS, AOS, DOC, Regan, Doherty, Sweeney. 8 that started the All Ireland semi final by my count.

Missing starters from Semi

K Higgins, C Barrett; L Keegan, B Moran, S O'Shea, K McLoughlin, C O'Connor

Missing subs from semi

P Durcan, A Moran,S Coen,


A lot of regulars and semi regulars missing. To pick a positive out of it, there is no choice but to look at a few new faces. You have to fancy the Dubs. With it being a home game, its important for the crowd to get behind the team from the start and on the referees back.

Dublin without championship starters R O'Carroll, P McMahon J McCaffrey B Fenton, P Flynn; B Brogan

A decent bunch missing there also!

[Beffs]

Dublin without championship starters R O'Carroll, P McMahon J McCaffrey B Fenton, P Flynn; B Brogan

'Nowt to say they won't appear off the bench, apart from O'Carroll.

[mayo.mick]

The Dubs are gonna be in trouble with that team....

[moysider]

It's a rough start to the year. Cunniffe, Higgins, Keegan, Barrett, Durcan, Keane with Cafferkey, Boyle and Vaughan arguably our top 9 defenders. Only the last 3 available. And that's just the issues in the backs.

At least others are getting valuable experience but it's only good experience if the team is competitive. The trick for the new management is to get a competitive performance from what they have.

[Hound]

Dubs name the same team as last week.

Cluxton
Cooper
Fitzsimons
Byrne
McCarthy
Small
Byrne
O'Sullivan
Bastick
Brady
Connolly
Kilkenny
Andrews
Rock
Mannion

That's last week's team. We won't know this week's team until shortly before throw in. Fitzsimons, Byrne and Mannion all played Sigerson mid week, as did McCaffrey, so that may impact on their selection. I'd expect McMahon to come in. And one or two younger lads such as O Conghaile, Costello, Reddin, Carthy might be in contention

[Chimley]

Dublin do have great strength in depth with some great u21 and minor stars waiting in the wings for a chance

[theticklemister]

Whats the weather like down in Castlebar?

[Mayoffs]

Dire

[Shrewdness]

I reckon this could be a much closer match than a lot of people think.

[Cunny Funt]

One point each, poor free taking by both sides so far.

[dublin7]

Conditions, pitch and ref terrible. Joke of a black card in 3rd minute for phily McMahon. Mayo no 15 first player I''ve seen this season to do a tiernan mccann. Mayo no 12 dives through the air to take out James McCarthy and nothing happens