Antrim Hurling

[NAG1]

Peaked too early, heard they were putting in a savage amount of training in the early months of the year.

When are teams going to learn that hurling is a summer sport and that when they should be reaching top condition.

[theskull1]

After almost beating us a few years ago in the ulster final they seem to have pushed hard ever since. I wonder are they just mentally stuffed from all that. Still look a decent squad but just aren't doing it atm

[NAG1]

McGourty a massive miss to them, have some cracking hurlers just dont seem to be able to put it together at the minute.

[theskull1]

Oh yeah..forgot about McG...big loss for any team him and Gazza

[Two Hands FFS]

Did the Crans not have a falling out a couple of months about county players & they were dropped for a match...maybe v Ballygalget? Seem to have been downhill since then.

[johnneycool]

Did the Crans not have a falling out a couple of months about county players & they were dropped for a match...maybe v Ballygalget? Seem to have been downhill since then.

I think they dropped a few county lads for taking a few sups on the sunday, they'd played for the county on the saturday and then played us on the Monday night. Those lads dropped were brought on, some after 20 minutes so it was token gesturism which both upset those who were dropped and those who had been taken off without having done a whole pile wrong. There was a lot of shouting and gurning in the changing room after the game but I'd have been mighty pissed too after some of the stupid antics of some of their players that night which led to their defeat.

sometimes a good row in the camp is a good thing.

[Whitehair]

The Crans are in free fall at the minute with six losses on the bounce. We're down with them on Sunday in what is a must win game for both, could be interesting!

Though they'd still be content enough to be relegated yet win the Championship a la 2007.

[Glensman]

St. Johns  5-11 0-8 St. Pauls  Casement Park Quarter-FInal 
Tir na Nog  1-15 2-11 Glen Rovers Armoy  Ahoghill Quarter-FInal 
Lamh Dhearg  0-11 2-9 Carey Faughs  Rossa Quarter-FInal 
Clooney Gaels  0-8 1-13 Rasharkin  Ballymena Quarter-FInal 


Junior Hurling Championship
Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue Comment   
Cloughmills  4-10 3-10 Creggan  Loughgiel Quarter Final 
All Saints  3-6 4-17 Cushendun  Glenravel Quarter Final 
St. Endas  2-6 1-9 Glenravel  Ahoghill Quarter Final 


Antrim Div 1 Hurling
Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue Comment   
Ballygalget  3-9 2-17 Loughgiel  Ballygalget Round 9 
Ballycastle  1-6 1-16 Cushendall  Ballycastle Round 9 
Dunloy  1-18 2-9 Portaferry  Dunloy Round 9 
Glenariffe  0-16 0-5 Ballycran  Glenariffe Round 9

Great result for Carey and even more so for Rasharkin. Fair play to them. Carey or Rasharkin in the intermediate final - would either have a chance v St Johns. Perhaps Carey better equipped to have a rattle at them?
Assuming St Johns beat Randalstown of course.

A fair beating handed out by the Dall to the Castle...Ballycastle seriously up and down at the minute.

What is the story with the divisional teams for the senior championship? I heard that South Antrim may have pulled out...and something about South West getting their players? Any confirmation on this.

[the colonel]

heard it was SW who pulled out and their players are looking to play for either NA or SA

[aontroim]

Don't think SW were even entered into the draw this year after not much interest shown by clubs last year.

[NAG1]

I thought they might have had this sorted after last year, its not like there wasnt plenty of warning this year.

In principle these divisional squads are a good idea but they have to be run with some common sense.

[Last Man]

Would have thought the SW clubs would have been more up for it this year considering who is in the Intermediate C'ship last year,( can't see any SW clubs figuring from what I've seen so far).
Preparation was non existent last year and the Clooney lads opted out, but I thought they gave Glenariffe a fair crack for a gather up team. Should have been sorted Feb/mar with yer man Kelly from Clooney heading it up to give it a bit of credibility. Disapponting.

[thehurler]

These divisional sides are a great idea , Joe S put a lot effort last year into N A but really they are going nowhere unless we go the whole way with them and enter them into leagues . This in turn will cause angst amongst hurling people in clubs trying to develope hurling , but really it is the only way to go and these clubs should act as feeder clubs at underage level for the divisional sides . Also the volunteers , hurling people , can continue at underage with the smaller clubs and also row in behind figureheads like Joe for senior level .
Hurling in Antrim will benefit long term by this approach , there is too many big fish in little pools here  we need to grasp the nettle and endorse , support and go with Divisional sides at senior level.

[Last Man]

Sorry  lad, but would you mind telling us what you are smokin, you're like a bull in a china shop! The divisional sides can only work in the C'ship, what you are suggesting would be the end for small clubs. Isn't that what the GAA is about..Club...Community ??

[gelvis]

Nonsense hurler.  The Divisional squads will be in their last year this year.  The players just don't want to commit to it until they finish up with their own clubs in the junior/intermediate and even after that some just don't want to play.  It was a good idea in theory, but just because it works in other counties doesn't mean that it will work here.

The North Antrim squad had a good go at it last year with good turnouts at training and Dinny took a session.  They had their first meeting on Thursday night and only the Glenarm lads and one from Cushendun turned up.