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Great win for Dunloy,fair play to them,Nigel was outstanding!  Real pity for Crawford as he's had a super year, Dunloy forwards will cause just as many headaches to Ballyhales backs as Ballyhales will to Dunloy!  All to play for.......   Unfortunately 

Gutsy performance by our lady's today, final next Saturday evening at 6:30 in HQ.

That's how I would describe it also. It's true what they say, hurling is not hurling without passion. Them ladies threw their heads in to tackles where you wouldn't throw your cap.

Roisin well marked but it was tough conditions for forwards. The fact that Roisin was being swamped with defenders it freed up the rest. Annie Lynn, Dobin and Lucia McNaughton were outstanding.

It's well within them to finish the job. Best of luck.

Shocking conditions for both teams. I thought the pushing for goals in first half was going to be the undoing of us,could have had 4/5 points only for they seemed really intent on goals.2nd half the middle of the field and backs were absolutely outstanding

Gutsy performance by our lady's today, final next Saturday evening at 6:30 in HQ.

You not think with a full panel they could win an all ireland or two in the next five years?

Maybe even three

But as for world domination. CALM THE FCUK DOWN!!!

Dunloy are 4/1 in some bookies, I've it as a 50/50 game, maybe I'm missing something?

Northern teams always have been disrespected come this stage, and more often than not the bookie isn't far away! I've it down to how dunloy deals with the occasion, St Thomas been around the block, Dunloy hit a goal early and get the tails up they'll give them all they want on a big open pitch!

Those 5 are some loss Maxpower. Hopefully Woody and Paul are still good to be around the panel for another few years as Dunloy look to take their talent to the next level. This squad can be anything it wants in the next few years, there's nothing to stop them.

Right

Finals are for winning. Delighted for Dunloy to be honest. Same as Loughgiel in the Camogie. Slaughtneil were at the point where they would have been living in their heads so a great achievement to get over the line against them.

Were lucky in that camogie final, S'neil weren't great and missed some scores, handling errors all over the place..

Are you saying they are too old now? So be even worse next year based on that synopsis?

I never said though it was a classic or great performance it was job done against the reigning champions for past load of years.

Getting over the line handsomely or ugly is all that matters..

No am saying they've a lot of continuous miles on the clock, that's all I said. The result is all dunloy will and should care about but it wasn't this performance that was referred too. I really forgot your not really aloud an opinion in here. I'll get back in my box lol

You'll be out of that box soon enough as Loughgiel are building 

It really is hard to hide the bitterness...... sorry I mean rivalry 

Not bitter in the slightest,Current bench mark in Antrim & Ulster!!

Are you saying they are too old now? So be even worse next year based on that synopsis?

I never said though it was a classic or great performance it was job done against the reigning champions for past load of years.

Getting over the line handsomely or ugly is all that matters..

No am saying they've a lot of continuous miles on the clock, that's all I said. The result is all dunloy will and should care about but it wasn't this performance that was referred too. I really forgot your not really aloud an opinion in here. I'll get back in my box lol

Any word on whether it's a double header at croke park ?

confirmed for 18th.  1:30 & 3:30

Let's not kid ourselves... This Dunloy team have won 4 in a row, and they bate a team who have pushed and were unlucky in 2 all Ireland semi finals against one eventual winner, who won their final handy..

Dunloy didn't allow S'neil to play as well as they could have, and took their chances, it's a big monkey off their back also.

St Thomas's play similar and physically similar so it's a 50/50 IMO

As Tommy said that Cushendall team (all Ireland team) was no where near as good as the team that played De La salle, was at that game in Parnell and unfortunately it didn't happen, also for me losing against Loughrea is their biggest loss though that has no bearing on anything lol

Ballyhale Ballygunner will be the final in most peoples views but let's get past the semis first

outside of loughgiels performance against Nap I held that Sneil performance against Ballyhale as good as any Ulster team but that's 3 years ago for a dual club with multiple players training round the clock with Derry and club hurling and football, that's not near the same team MR2. Not even a shadow!! Am not taking away from Dunloy I think they've more to give against St Thomas, am simply saying that was no master class. It was a result!!

They scraped through really but tbh with the rivalry between those two I thought that was always how it was going to be. Cushendall's ai final team probably not even their best team. The year de lasalle beat them was a real sickener. I think they'd have been in with a shout in the final though if it was Bally hale that year they'd maybe have been a bit strong.

Am not taking away from the result but just making the point that it was a great result certainly not a performance for the ages. I'd still hold that Cdall team ahead of current dunloy team, tho as someone said age is on there side and the experience gained of an AI run is priceless, all set for dominating for a day or two you'd think. 

Dunloy should play it on the 18th. They are on a high and full of confidence. That performance has been coming and 2 weeks is a sufficient timeframe to be ready to go again. They are the best club hurling team to come out of Antrim since Loughgiel of 2012. They'll give anyone a real good go!!

That performance!!Was Dunloy really that amazing or was Sneil bad? Game was won by the better team on the day but I didn't think Dunloy was amazing at all! Rewatched the game last night,Sneil were shocking bad all over the field and still had chances to win it.It will take a hell of a lot more to beat St Thomas. Cdall team that reached AI Final next best team to Shamrocks 2012 IMO.

Do Dunloy now face Ballyhale or St Thomas's?

St Thomas