The Throw-In Irish Independent

Championship season has arrived as John Mullane and Eddie Brennan join Michael Verney to preview this weekend’s opening round of Munster and Leinster action.

Eddie breaks down how Clare will use Tony Kelly in a match-up with a Limerick side who may be losing hunger aiming to lay siege to Ennis. He also reminisces about his own time with Kilkenny chasing five-in-a-row, and offers his advice as to what the Treaty men must avoid.

Meanwhile, John gives his Braveheart speech of the creeping optimism in Waterford as rivals Cork come to the ‘Costa del Déise’ for their opening duel which could ‘go to the wire’.
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Dick Clerkin and Colm Keys join Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In Football Show after Dublin maintained their dominance over the Royals, albeit not with encouraging execution.

A difference in kick-out approach was key - Colm breaks down how Dublin’s aggression displays the difference between the best and the rest, but also how Stephen Cluxton was uncharacteristically wayward with some of his kicks.

Meanwhile, the standout Ulster Championship clash this weekend sees Donegal take on Derry - Dick discusses whether Jim McGuinness will go toe-to-toe with the league champions, or whether Donegal will look to shut up shop in a mouth-watering provincial clash.
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Dick Clerkin and Frank Roche join Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In Football show after the not-so-thunderous start to this year’s championship.

The 2024 Championship kicked off over the weekend, but low attendances and public attention means the conversation around the fixtures calendar continues to spark debate - with Dick stating that situations some counties are forced into is ‘not good enough’.

Meanwhile, ahead of their Leinster championship meeting with old rivals Dublin, Frank assesses whether Meath can pose a challenge in Croke Park, and the panel also discuss whether Kildare can hold up their end of the bargain and set up a semi-final against Louth.
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Eddie Brennan and John Mullane join Michael Verney for this week’s Throw-In Hurling show to analyse Clare’s potential after defeating Kilkenny in the league final.

Selection will be key and the lads ask whether Tony Kelly could fit in as a centre-back for Clare? Meanwhile, Eddie is pushed for his first-choice Kilkenny back-line.
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Dick Clerkin and Donnchadh Boyle join Colm Keys on this week’s Throw-In Football Show to look back on Derry’s dramatic shoot-out victory over Dublin in the Division 1 final.

Dick explains why he believes the right team came out as victors, pointing out that Derry dominated possession in a game that was the culmination of years of hard work by an Oak Leaf side who have depth and are great at getting defenders on the scoresheet.

The game was a display of how good Gaelic football can be, so we discuss how this level of drama and quality can become the norm.

Meanwhile, Jim McGuinness is winning trophies again, and Donnchadh outlines their prospects for the future after a few selection calls that raised eyebrows in Donegal after their tight Division 2 final triumph.

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Dick Clerkin and Conor McKeon join Will Slattery on the latest Throw-In Football show to look back on the final round of football league games before next week’s Divisional finals.

Dick sums it up as a dismal, drab campaign placing a lot of the blame on managers who were content with mid-table. Even Monaghan’s relegation wasn’t as big a deal, he says. All that matters is being in the last 16 for Sam.

With a League final between Dublin and Derry to look forward to, Conor reckons this is as good a squad Dublin have had in recent years. But have Dublin progressed so far or have others like Kerry actually regressed instead?
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