Ray Boyne
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Data & Performance Analyst, Dublin (2003-18) Tipperary (2019) 12 All Ireland Football Finals . All Ireland Hurling Final 2019. Kilkenny Senior Hurling 2025
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If you’re watching for attitude and effort, this is the clip. The outcome is largely secure. And still, Robert Baloucoune covers the width of the pitch to make a try-saving tackle. That tells you something. Scoreboard comfort doesn’t change standards. Effort doesn’t fluctuate with circumstance. Habits don’t relax because pressure has eased. This wasn’t about the moment. It was about identity. That’s a team that goes after effort. Effort is a choice. And Ireland chose it. Standards are most visible when they’re no longer required. … and then reach down and pick your teammate up
Ray Boyne253,487 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
When is an Effort Stat as good as a score? For me, every time. But especially when you're one point up, the clock reads 3:05 of three minutes' added time, One last block. One last act of courage. That Effort Stat is worth every bit as much as the winning score.
Ray Boyne35,673 görüntüleme • 21 gün önce
Nicky Quaid made an outstanding save, rose slowly to his feet rather than celebrating or showing emotion, immediately went back into problem-solving mode. He glanced around at his defenders paused for a moment as if gathering his thoughts delivered a few calm words #leadership
Ray Boyne59,270 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
watch this back and it’s easy to miss it first time. Ball breaks, Cork lose it… and straight away you’re thinking Limerick are gone here. Then you see Mark Coleman, out on the edge of it, not even central to the play. Next thing, his hurley is gone. Most lads are out at that point. Hand goes up, look for the free… play moves on. Not him. He stays in it. Hayes comes through with the ball, proper momentum, Limerick building and Coleman, with no hurley, just commits. Full shoulder. Stops him dead or near enough that the ball has to go. That’s the first bit. Ball moves again Lynch into Nash and again, most players are gone. Phase has moved, you’ve done your bit. Not him. Back in. No panic. No diving in. Just gets goal side, stands Nash up and holds him there… and suddenly what looked like a Limerick attack turns into three Cork jerseys around him. It’s not about winning the ball. It’s not even about the big moment. It’s the will to stay in the play when you’ve every reason to be out of it. Lost possession. No hurley. Ball gone past you. Doesn’t matter. He goes again… and again… and again until the game bends back his way. That’s the standard. Not the highlight. Not the score. That. Staying in it when you’ve no right
Ray Boyne109,704 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
A listen to some great advice In psychology and organisational behaviour it's linked to: Social loafing → when individuals in a group put in less effort because they assume others will pick up the slack. Bystander effect → when responsibility gets diluted across many people, leading to inaction. "Somebody else will do it" bias - a mindset where accountability gets blurred. That's why the Ryder Cup captains will remind players that everyone has to finish their own job, no matter the scoreboard
Ray Boyne306,898 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce
There is no greater love a player can show for their county than to give everything they have
Ray Boyne20,365 görüntüleme • 15 gün önce
Roy “you’ve gone after one, you’ve gone after all of us” then and now, the tunnel explained
Ray Boyne395,712 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
That’s not just a tackle — that’s attitude, effort, will. Not every moment screams skill — some whisper it in effort. A chase. A reach. A flick. Not for glory — but for the team. That’s what wanting it more looks like. It takes something deeper to dig in, to chase back, to get that flick. It’s workrate. It’s will. It’s a mindset. And it’s everything.
Ray Boyne240,248 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce
Paul Geaney’s leadership today was a template for every player. In the swell of the Bars’ surge, he stood up and asked for the ball. Took his goal with certainty, took his knocks without pause. Patched up, back on, and never once hid from the moment. A leader in the truest sense, present, persistent, unshakeable.
Ray Boyne110,280 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
The scoreboard records the point. The game remembers the work. Two legal shoulder-to-shoulder hits. Relentless pressure. Refusal to let the carrier break the line. That defensive effort creates the turnover. The turnover creates the pass. The pass creates the score. The forward who pops it over knows the truth, that’s why he points back. Because inside good teams, players recognise: Scores often belong to the worker, not the shooter.
Ray Boyne85,239 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
