GAA: Different approach is needed tomorrow.G'DAY mates. Throw another cob on the barbie Barbie in full Barbara Millicent Roberts A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. and toss that Shiela onto me lap, as we say in Dungiven. The Aussies (who obviously aren't all surf and sex) turned us over very convincingly last week and unless we show a radically different approach this week in terms of selection and tactics, then we are going to lose this test series. The Aussies definitely had a better idea how to play this game. They isolated their two key forwards, Leptitsch and Blake 'The Skunk' Caracella (they call him the skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. because the defender never seems to get close to him). They took their marks out the field and kick-passed accurately into them. When these two won possession inside 40 metres, they in turn took advantage of the mark and slotted over the points. In the final quarter they destroyed us with this simple ploy ploy n. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market" . Meanwhile, we were not taking advantage of the mark. Maybe it is because our natural instinct is to run on with the ball when we win it in space, but in any event, Glen Ryan, Finbar Cullen, Larry Reilly, Dermot Early and Graham etc were winning possession and then carrying the ball, often overplaying it or handpassing to a colleague, putting him in even greater trouble. Far too often, we were running with the ball just because there was space in front of us or trying to create a goal chance when we could have taken the mark and popped the ball over.Surely our lads have the advantage in point scoring from 40 metres in. The three vital skills in this game are accurate long passing, catching and shooting. Our team selection the last day was like a Gaelic team, with two speedy corner forwards and a tall full forward, two big midfielders (Tohill and Whelan) and an orthodox full-back and half-back line In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre-half back and left and right half-back flank positions. (Fay at full-back, Ryan at centre-half etc). This makes no sense and doesn't work in the compromise set up. For example, what is the point in playing Tohill and Whelan as conventional midfielders when the ball is never kicked out to the midfield mid·field n. Sports 1. The section of a playing field midway between goals. 2. Players whose usual positions are in the midfield. mid ? A big man is only needed for the throw ups at the start of the quarters. So, it is waste of their abilities. These two should be used as a two man full-forward line. They are the best (Tohill) and second best (Whelan) attacking midfielders in the game. Both are six feet four, great catchers and great finishers. Spectacular goals and points are their trademark (Remember Tohill's demolition of Meath in this year's League final and replay?) Anywhere from 50 metres is childsplay (the Derry lads call Anthony 'Hot Shot Hamish'). If the Aussies had them you can take it for granted this is where they would be playing. I would then play Canavan, Joyce and Geraghty further out as the providers. All three have great positional sense, are excellent ball winners and would provide a steady stream of good passes into Tohill and Whelan. Could you imagine the havoc these two giants would cause? Or the excitement in the crowd every time a ball was pumped into them? Last week, we were putting low balls into Reilly, Canavan and Geraghty and this was putting them under enormous pressure and getting us nowhere. Canavan - who was again dogged by that nasty little punk Akrimanis - proved again that not only is he a magnificent forward but has the courage to go with it. However, because of the tactics adopted, he was not being properly used and finished scoreless. I would then play a couple of workaholics round the middle, say Giles and Moynihan (all genuflect gen·u·flect intr.v. gen·u·flect·ed, gen·u·flect·ing, gen·u·flects 1. To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship. 2. To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel. ), who would always be available for the outlet pass from the defence and, in turn, would ensure that the forwards would be getting top quality service. Brian McEniff Brian McEniff is a Gaelic football managers in Ulster and Ireland. His success culminated in 1992 when he led his native Donegal team to glory at Croke Park in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final against Dublin. has opted to pick strong athletes e.g. McMenamin and Earley but this is a mistake. Running with the ball gets you nowhere in this game. What is needed are players who can pass, catch and shoot very accurately. For example, Enda Muldoon Enda Muldoon (Irish: Éanna Ó Maoldúin) is an Irish Gaelic Footballer who plays for the Derry senior team. He plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks. Muldoon and Ballinderry collected their first All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship's in the 2001/2002 , Ollie Murphy Ollie Murphy is a Meath Footballer. He plays club football for Carnaross. He came to national prominence in 1999 when he was one of Meath's best player's as they won the All Ireland that year, scoring the decisive goal in that years All Ireland final. , Ray Gallagher, James Horan James Horan may refer to:
The most obvious indictment indictment (ĭndīt`mənt), in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by indictment, by presentment, or by information. of our tactics was how few overs we managed to score, despite our superiority with the round ball. So there it is Brian. Your tactical masterplan for Sunday. Why was I not asked to manage the team? |
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