Three Hours of Sunlight Per Day Ulster Senior Football Club Championship 2013

[SHEEDY]

well done to ballinderry. the better team won today, no thanks to a very poor ref. kilcoo can be proud of their championship campaign, injuries and weary bodies finally caught up with them. think we seen the ulster winners today.

[MK]

Well done Ballinderry+Glenswilly-
Obviously,Ballinderry knew to get into their weary opponents early-who knows how much they'd have won by with their full 15

Hard to believe that some on here thought Kilcoo were favourites for Ulster,yet they were'nt even favourites to win their semi-final(shakes head  )

[jftj]

Well done Ballinderry+Glenswilly-
Obviously,Ballinderry knew to get into their weary opponents early-who knows how much they'd have won by with their full 15

Hard to believe that some on here thought Kilcoo were favourites for Ulster,yet they were'nt even favourites to win their semi-final(shakes head  )

Ladbrokes had kilcoo10/11 fans.hope kilcoo go on to win ulster soon.i think they deserve one after the entertainment they,ve given this past two years.yes kilcoo are well able to match cross in the physical stakes but if they weren't they,d be trampled over.

[MK]

Well done Ballinderry+Glenswilly-
Obviously,Ballinderry knew to get into their weary opponents early-who knows how much they'd have won by with their full 15

Hard to believe that some on here thought Kilcoo were favourites for Ulster,yet they were'nt even favourites to win their semi-final(shakes head  )

Ladbrokes had kilcoo10/11 fans.hope kilcoo go on to win ulster soon.i think they deserve one after the entertainment they,ve given this past two years.yes kilcoo are well able to match cross in the physical stakes but if they weren't they,d be trampled over.

Matching Crossmaglen is no guarantee of an Ulster title unfortunately(this year anyway   

Ladbrokes may have had  the Magpies odds on ,however:

PP,Bet365,Boyles and numerous other firms had the Derry champions as CLEAR favourites on the day-a complete reversal of the knee jerk reaction that made Kilcoo favourites after they beat a severely weakened reigning Armagh and Ulster champions

[nrico2006]

Higgins had a shocker, too many players bad mouthing and pushing players then lying down if lee harvey Oswald was taking pot shots from the stand, terrible stuff, The McGuckin Incident was very little, the player didnt even go down, hear the roar from the crowd , looked over at the lineman then went down, the soccer disease has truly took to the Gaelic, Ballinderry dominated at midfield and probably should have had the ball in the net twice before they actually did. Were winning handy enough until the senting off. Enda Muldoon coming on steadied the ship again, its a pity hes 36, its the only reason why he doesnt start.Had it stayed 15 on 15 Ballinderry would have won handy. Ballinderry played 10 times better the day than against Scotstown.

Is Muldoons recent injury the reason he isn't starting?  Has he not missed a lot of this season through injury?

[drici]

Ulster Senior Football Club Championship
Sunday 20th October
Preliminary Round:
Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry) 0-14  Clonoe O'Rahillys(Tyrone) 0-10   
Celtic Park

Scorers:
Ballinderry R Bell 0-4 (1f), A Devlin 0-3, C Gilligan 0-2, D McKinless, D McGuckin, C Devlin , C Nevin, D Lawn 0-1 each.
Clonoe D McNulty 0-4 (1f), C McAlickey 0-3 (3f), PJ Lavery 0-2, RT O'Neill 0-1.

Teams:
Ballinderry  M Conlan; R Scott, C Nevin, M McIver; R Wilson, G McKinless, D Lawn; K McGuckin, J Conway; D McKinless, A Devlin, D McGuckin; C Devlin, R Bell, C Gilligan. Subs: E Muldoon for Lawn (42), D Conway for D McKinless (56), M Harney for Wilson (60), Kevin M McGuckin for J Conway (62).

Clonoe  M O'Neill; D Quinn, A Brady, C O'Neill; J McClure, S McCann, PJ Lavery; S McNulty, S O'Hagan; R T O'Neill, C Doris, P Doris; P Coney, D McNulty, C McAliskey. Subs: G Coney for S McCann (13), R R O'Neill for P Doris (44), D McClure for C McAliskey (52), S Hughes for J McClure (58).


Sunday 3rd November
Quarter Finals:
Gleann tSuilí(Donegal) 1-10  St Galls(Antrim) 0-10
Ballybofey

Scorers:
Gleann tSuilí M Murphy 1-4 (1-0 penalty, 1f, two 50s), G McFadden 0-3 (3f), N Gallagher, K McFadden, B Farrelly 0-1 each.
St Galls C McGourty 0-5 (4f), A Healy, K Niblock, S Burke, K Stewart, M Pollock 0-1 each.

Teams:
Gleann tSuilí P O'Donnell; B McDaid, E Ward, R Crawford; Caolan Kelly, J McDaid, J McFadden; N Gallagher, C Bonner; J Gibbons, G McFadden, D McGinley; Colin Kelly, M Murphy, K McFadden. Subs: C Gallagher for J McDaid (49), B Farrelly for K McFadden (53), R Diver for McGinley (60).

St Galls C Kerr; A McClean, C Brady; R Wilson, S Kelly, J McGeevy, A Healy; S Burke, A Gallagher; T O'Neill, K Niblock, K McGourty; C McGourty, M Pollock, N O'Neill. Subs: B Bradley for McGreevy (43), K Stewart for K McGourty (43), S O'Hara for N O'Neill (47), C Burke for S Burke (56).


Roslea Shamrocks(Fermanagh) 1-12  Ballinagh(Cavan) 0-11
Brewster Park

Scorers:
Roslea Séamie Quigley 1-7 (5f, 1-0 penalty), Seán Quigley 0-4, S Lynch 0-1.
Ballinagh K Smith 0-3, N McDermott 0-2 (2f), D Finnegan 0-2; P O'Reilly, T Moore, C Gumley, A Gaynor 0-1 each

Teams:
Roslea  S Boyle; P Sherry, C Mulligan, C Quigley; M Beagan, N Cassidy, M Renfrew; K McMahon, J Sherry (capt); N Cosgrove; S McMahon, P Lynch, S Lynch; S Quigley, S Quigley. Subs: N McMahon for P Sherry, B Sherlock for S Lynch

Ballinagh D Beard; K McBride (capt), P Carroll, C Smith; D McInerney, N O'Reilly, P Bogue; P O'Reilly, T Moore; K Smith, E Brady, D Finnegan; C Gumley, N McDermott, T Smith. Subs: E McEvoy for McInerney, A Gaynor for Brady, B Carthy for T Smith, R O'Reilly for Gumley   
       

Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down) 2-09  Crossmaglen Rangers(Armagh) 1-12   (After Extra Time)
Full Time: 1-07  1-07
Páirc Esler

Scorers:
Kilcoo R Johnston 1-1, D O'Hanlon 0-4 (3f), P Devlin 0-3 (1f), P Greenan 1-0, Gerard McEvoy
Crossmaglen T Kernan 0-6(all frees,) S Kernan 1-1, K Brennan 0-2, J Hanratty, M Aherne, C Cumiskey 0-1 each

Teams:
Kilcoo S Kane; N Branagan, N McEvoy, D Branagan; D O'Hanlon, S O'Hanlon, Gerard McEvoy; P Greenan, Aidan Branagan; P Devlin, A Devlin, R Johnston; J Johnston, C Laverty, Gary McEvoy. Subs: F McGreevy for J Johnston (24), Aaron Branagan for A Devlin (39), J McClean for McGreevy (39), Sean Devlin for Gary McEvoy (52), S Devlin for A Branagan (70), M Devlin for R Johnston (76), N Morgan for M Devlin (80).

Crossmaglen P Hearty; P Hughes, P McKeown, S Finnegan; M Aherne, G Carragher, D O'Callaghan; J Hanratty, S Kernan; P Óg Grant, T Kernan, M McNamee; K Brennan, K Carragher, C Cumiskey. Subs: D McKenna for Brennan (43), C O'Neill for McNamee (53), M Boyce for Cumiskey (56), K Brennanfor Grant (66).
 

Scotstown(Monaghan) 0-10  Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry) 1-08             
Clones

Scorers:
Scotstown K Hughes 0-2 (1f), C McCarthy 0-2 (2f), R Beggan 0-1 (a free), J Turley, S Carey, D Hughes, N Corrigan, B McGinnity 0-1 each.
Ballinderry D Conway 1-0, C Gilligan 0-2 (2f), C Devlin 0-2 (1f), M McIver, A Devlin, D McGuckin, R Bell 0-1 each

Teams:
Scotstown R Beggan; D McArdle, D Morgan, M Duffy; P Keenan, W Carroll, E Caulfield; F Caulfield, J Turley; K Hughes, S Carey, D Hughes; P O'Hara, N Corrigan, C McCarthy. Subs: B McGinnity for E Caulfield, O Heaphey for N Corrigan, Fergal McPhillips for P Keenan, D McCague for F Caulfield, N Corrigan for S carey.

Ballinderry M Conlan; R Scott, C Nevin, M McIver; R Wilson, G McKinless, D Lawn; K McGuckin, J Conway; D McKinless, A Devlin, D McGuckin; C Devlin, R Bell, C Gilligan. Subs: K McGuckin for R Wilson, E Muldoon for A Devlin, D Conway for D McKinless, J Bateson for M McIver.


Sunday 10th November
Quarter Final Replay:
Crossmaglen Rangers(Armagh) 1-08  Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down) 3-10   (After Extra Time)
Full Time: 1-07  1-07 (again)
Athletic Grounds

Scorers:
Crossmaglen T Kernan 1-3 (3f), C Cumiskey 0-2, M Aherne, K Carragher, A Cunningham 0-1 each
Kilcoo P Devlin 2-2 (1-0 pen), R Johnston 1-1, D O'Hanlon 0-4 (3f), Gerard McEvoy, N McEvoy, J McClean 0-1 each

Teams:
Crossmaglen  P Hearty; P Hughes, P McKeown, S Finnegan; M Aherne, G Carragher, D O'Callaghan; J Hanratty, T Kernan; M McNamee, S Kernan, C Cumiskey; K Brennan, K Carragher, C O'Neill. Subs: P Óg Grant for McNamee (35), M Boyce for O'Neill (35), A Cunningham for K Brennan (47), K McShane for Hanratty (79)

Kilcoo S Kane; N Branagan, N McEvoy, D Branagan; D O'Hanlon, S O'Hanlon, Gerard McEvoy; P Greenan, A Branagan; P Devlin, J McClean, R Johnston; N Morgan, C Laverty, Gary McEvoy. Subs: S Devlin for Gary McEvoy (54), J Johnston for Morgan (54), F McGreevy for J Johnston (79)



Sunday 17th November
Semi Finals:
Gleann tSuilí(Donegal) 3-09  Roslea Shamrocks(Fermanagh) 2-08
Omagh

Scorers:
Gleann tSuilí C Kelly 2-1, M Murphy 1-2 (2f), G McFadden 0-3 (2f), C Bonner 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1, D McGinley 0-1
Roslea Séamus Quigley 1-4 (1-0 penalty, 2f), C Mulligan 1-0, J McMahon 0-1, P Lynch 0-1, K Cosgrove 0-1, D Reilly 0-1

Teams:
Gleann tSuilí P O'Donnell; B McDaid, R Crawford, K McFadden; C Kelly, JP McDaid, E Ward; N Gallagher, C Bonner; J McFadden, J Gibbons, C Kelly, D McGinley, G McFadden, M Murphy. Subs: B Farrelly for McGinley (52 mins), C Gallagher for Kelly (55 mins), R Diver for McFadden (59 mins), B Molloy for Gibbons (61 mins)

Roslea S Boyle, N McMahon, C Mulligan, C Quigley, M Beagan N Cassidy, J McMahon, K Cosgrove, J Sherry, N Cosgrove, S McMahon, P Lynch, M Renfrew, Seamus Quigley, Sean Quigley. Subs: D Reilly for N McMahon (28 mins), C Sherlock for S McMahon (44 ), S Lynch for McMahon (55 ).



Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down) 0-09  Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry) 1-10
Athletic Grounds

Scorers:
Kilcoo D O'Hanlon 0-3 (3f), P Devlin 0-2 (1f), S O'Hanlon 0-1, C Laverty 0-1, J Johnston 0-1, S Devlin 0-1
Ballinderry M McIver 1-2, C Devlin 0-3(3f), R Bell 0-2, C Gilligan 0-2, D McGuckin 0-1

Teams:
Kilcoo S Kane; N Branagan, N McEvoy, D Branagan; D O'Hanlon, S O'Hanlon, Gerard McEvoy; P Greenan, A Branagan; P Devlin, N Morgan, R Johnston; J McClean, C Laverty, Gary McEvoy. Subs: J Johnston for Morgan (Half Time), S Devlin for McClean (40 mins)

Ballinderry M Conlan; R Scott, C Nevin, M McIver; R Wilson, G McKinless, D Lawn; K McGuckin, J Conway; D McKinless, KM McGuckin, D McGuckin; C Devlin, R Bell, C Gilligan. Subs: D Conway for KM McGuckin (37 mins), E Muldoon for Gilligan (53 mins), A Devlin for D McKinless , F Bell for D McGuckin (both 57 mins), P Crozier for Wilson (60 mins)



Sunday 1st December
Final
Gleann tSuilí(Donegal) v Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry)
3-00pm   Omagh

[Orior]

With Kilcoo getting beat, what does that say about Crossmaglen?

One life, one club, one holiday, one year out...

[Armamike]

It says Cross are human. No club can win ulsters every year.

[under the bar]

Well the word going around the Monday Club in Cross is that it was all Jamie Clarke's fault.....splitter!!!!

[armaghniac]

The absence of Aaron Kernan was important and other absences added up.
Plenty of comments earlier in the year that Armagh wouldn't be any use until they had Clarke and Kernan.

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

As an ignorant Free Stater, TG4 highlights last night were the first I've seen of Ballinderry..looked very impressive. Serious forward line. Bell has massive potential. Gilligan is decent obviously, Colly Devlin is handy and that McGuckin lad half forward kicked one lethal point. And then you had this legend with no.4 on his back scoring 1-2! Can someone at the game tell me if that was a deliberate ploy to push him up on what Kilcoo thought would be a spare man in their half back line? Looked that way and really worked out well if so.
Didn't get to see Ballinderry's defence tested much in the highlights, although they were ran through far too easily despite having 12 inside their 45 at one stage..would assume they don't make a habit of it?
Ballinderry were 5/1 for Ulster a while back..wish I'd put more than the 10 yoyos on it now. Think they will have too much skill and pace for Glenswilly based on what little I've seen, but then again a couple of high balls into Murphy can change a whole game..

[EC Unique]

Ballinderry looking good for Ulster I think.

On what are you basing this?  Have you seen all the other teams play?  Have you even seen Ballinderry play?

Lets just call it a hunch!

[brokencrossbar1]

A summary of those left I believe:

Antrim = St Galls
Armagh = Cross / Cullyhanna
Cavan = Ballinagh
Derry = Ballinderry
Down = Burren / Kilcoo
Donegal = Glenswilly / Killybegs
Fermanagh = Roslea
Monaghan = Scotstown
Tyrone = Clonoe

Quarter final draw:

Ballinderry / Clonoe v Scotstown
Burren / Kilcoo v Cross / Cullyhanna
Glenswilly / Killybegs v St Galls
Ballinagh v Roslea

So who is going to win the ulster club? Can we break these teams into 3 categories:

No chance - Clonoe / Cullyhanna / Ballinagh / Glenswilly / Killybegs / Kilcoo
A glimmer of a chance - Scotstown / Ballinderry / Roslea / Cross
Realistic contenders for ulster & AI = Burren / St Galls

I fancy Burren to come good this year and make the most of Crossmaglen's absentees

Fair play to Kilcoo. Despite the money Burren throw at it they don't seem to have the same drive in them as previous eras.

No easy games from here on in!! All teams will expect to do well against the teams they are playing

You're starting to sound like me!!!!  You boys have a clear run to the final, Glenswilly would be your only threat and you should deal with them comfortably. I reckon the winners of Scotstown and Ballinderry will be the eventual winners.

Ballinderry looking good for Ulster I think.

On what are you basing this?  Have you seen all the other teams play?  Have you even seen Ballinderry play?

Lets just call it a hunch!

2 weeks behind me

[DennistheMenace]

Ballinderry looking good for Ulster I think.

On what are you basing this?  Have you seen all the other teams play?  Have you even seen Ballinderry play?

Lets just call it a hunch!

You've changed your tune..

[Ballinderry will need to have improved a lot from last year if they are to beat Clonoe out the gate. Errigal beat them last year in a close enough affair and I can tell you that Clone of 2013 are every bit as good as Errigal of 2012 and maybe even a bit better.

[LeoMc]

Ballinderry looking good for Ulster I think.

On what are you basing this?  Have you seen all the other teams play?  Have you even seen Ballinderry play?

Lets just call it a hunch!

You've changed your tune..

[Ballinderry will need to have improved a lot from last year if they are to beat Clonoe out the gate. Errigal beat them last year in a close enough affair and I can tell you that Clone of 2013 are every bit as good as Errigal of 2012 and maybe even a bit better.

On the 14th October I thought it would be a Cross v St Galls final. Based on games seen and performances since that date I have changed my opinion also.