Antrim Football Thread

[Hoof Hearted]

Would've liked it in corrigan instead of Newry

[imtommygunn]

It's a good draw for both. If we continue on the same trajectory we have been you'd hope we'd win but down would say the same. Not often you see an ulster draw and think we've a good chance here but I think we do here.

[BrendanAntrim]

As good a draw as we would have hoped for after last years league game, our lads know they have nothing to fear. Interesting to see how league games goes between the two sides. If we draw them in McKenna Cup we could end up playing them 3 times (at least) next year.

[Spike]

Down are very beatable.  a good draw to get

[imtommygunn]

That was some win for moneyglass at the weekend in the football. Hopefully they can win ulster at least though seem like some good teams still left too. If we had an Orlaith Prenter type forward in our mens team we'd be doing well.

[SaffronSports]

That was some win for moneyglass at the weekend in the football. Hopefully they can win ulster at least though seem like some good teams still left too. If we had an Orlaith Prenter type forward in our mens team we'd be doing well.

They're some outfit. Won it then hours later won the minor Antrim title with a pile of the senior panel involved. Completed a sweep at juvenile with u-14, U16 and minor championships. Going to take a while for someone to catch them. They even won one of the lower Camogie titles on Saturday.

[NorthAntrim]

Are they fully moneyglass? do cargin have a team. Hopefully they can go on now and win ulster

[imtommygunn]

I think those O'Neills at least are Cargin but not sure.

[SaffronSports]

There's definitely some crossover in terms of some players have played Camogie for other teams like Cargin and Randalstown but I've no idea where they actually live.

Cargin I don't think have a senior team but definitely have juvenile as my daughter played them this year. Randalstown have a senior team but think it's quite new. They got to junior B final but lost to Creggan.

[Points a Good Score]

Are they fully moneyglass? do cargin have a team. Hopefully they can go on now and win ulster

There would be a few with Cargin and Randalstown connections but 95% of the squad have played with Moneyglass from juveniles up to now.

[bannside]

Further green shoots....

St Malachys year 9 beat St Pats Armagh 1 -07 - to 2 -03 to win McGreevy Cup for Ulster Colleges.

Well done coaches, be that gaelfast, club and or school.

[Milltown Row2]

St Malachy's have a few good GAA teachers at the minute which will always help

[Oso]

Are they fully moneyglass? do cargin have a team. Hopefully they can go on now and win ulster

There would be a few with Cargin and Randalstown connections but 95% of the squad have played with Moneyglass from juveniles up to now.

It's a south west antrim select team. Almost half the starters at the weekend hail from other clubs. They may have played underage for moneyglass but that's only because there was no underage ladies football at that stage in Cargin, Randalstown, Creggan etc and still isn't in Portglenone or ahoghill.

[barnish oggie]

That was some win for moneyglass at the weekend in the football. Hopefully they can win ulster at least though seem like some good teams still left too. If we had an Orlaith Prenter type forward in our mens team we'd be doing well.

They're some outfit. Won it then hours later won the minor Antrim title with a pile of the senior panel involved. Completed a sweep at juvenile with u-14, U16 and minor championships. Going to take a while for someone to catch them. They even won one of the lower Camogie titles on Saturday.

I think what Moneyglass are doing right is getting those senior players involved with coaching the underage.

This year Cathy Carey, Orlaith Prenter and Bronagh Devlin were all involved, maybe a few more.

That is bringing a great input to their training and also it is very inspiring for their girls to have them involved.

I think however, the rest are going to catch up with them as there are plenty putting in the work now that weren't before.

As mentioned here, Tír na nÓg have only recently started aa senior ladies team after years of losing our players to the likes of Moneyglass.

There are others from other clubs with them too that if it was nowadays they would stay with their own club.

So we are a bit behind at that level and then trying to catch up at those levels below.

I know this year at U12 with the team I was coaching, I would say us, Cargin (who seem to have been able to get a fair number of PG1 and Ahoghill girls playing for them who in the past may have gone to MG) and maybe creggan were the best teams in the county by a fair enough margin.

So my expectation is by the time we are at u16, the Moneyglass dominance at underage will not be as impressive as it is now, although with the age of most of their senior panel they will stay at the top of that level for a few years to come.

[NorthAntrim]

Is young McIntosh a glens girl too?