Whelo’s hurling confession, Messi-like Mayo’s McDonald and Tipp’s puckout challenges

Mikey Stafford steps in for Cathal Mullaney in the presenting
seat this week and is joined by Marty Morrissey and Ciarán Whelan
at RTÉ HQ to mull over the weekend’s football action. Shane
McGrath then joins for the hurling chat, where he laments Tipp’s
loss to Limerick in Thurles, an evening that ended with his car
stuck in the mud!





After Ciarán gets his hurling days confession out of the way,
it’s straight into Armagh and Donegal, where the ex Dublin
footballer shares that despite Armagh’s record he feels they are
still in a good place, though they had many missed chances at the
Athletic Grounds on Sunday (4:00).





Kickout piggery was back as a topic for another week, and Ciarán
comments that he thinks it is overplayed, adding that the lack of
control for managers has continued to reduce kicking in games
(8:00). While Armagh continue to be low on goals and two
pointers, Ciarán expresses his lack of concern for the 2024 All
Ireland champions as Ulster football continues to thrive.





Possible Mayo Messi Kobe McDonald’s debut is dubbed by Ciarán as
“unbelievable”, and he explains how Mayo need a star like David
Clifford to have an impact. His young age and future plans are
discussed (13:50).





Marty makes a big prediction that Monaghan may be contenders for
an Ulster final come championship season due to a “softer” draw,
but Ciarán reflects on the impact of home losses on player morale
and their poor league performances overall (20:30).





Dublin’s performance in their defeat to Kerry is described by
Ciarán as a “difficult watch”, noting the lack of energy from the
Dubs and their slow attacking play (22:50).





The Rossies are flying high, and discussion turns to the swings
being seen in scorelines and the potential impact of the wind on
results. Next up for them is the Dubs at home, which Ciarán feels
is a winnable fixture (30:00).





Lastly, Division 2 is discussed, with Whelo saying he feels there
will be some great games in the coming weeks (31:40).





When attention turns to hurling (37:00), Shane dials in to
express his disappointment in Tipp’s performance on Saturday and
says he would love to be a fly on the wall at their training
sessions this week (39:00). 





Shane also brings an armful of impressive stats to the discussion
on Limerick’s puckout retention and feels panel competition is
key to their success so far (48:00).





He is also full of praise for the pitch conditions at Nowlan Park
but expresses concern about a perceived lack of emerging talent
in Kilkenny to replace the likes of TJ Reid and Mossy Keoghan
(51:00).





Attention then turns to Division 1B, where Marty reacts to
Clare’s scare against Kildare, adding that he feels Kildare are
the “best of the rest” and have a good chance of staying in the
division (59:00).





Finally, Dublin and Wexford’s spicy encounter is tipped by Shane
as an important factor in the Leinster Championship, and he
comments that defensive coaches for both sides will be despairing
(1:05.00).





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