We seem to have a good chance of doing well in this new competition this year.
Laois team named for first ever Leinster U-17 championship opener
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/27/laois-team-named-first-ever-leinster-u-17-championship-opener/
This is the full panel:
LAOIS U-17 (* denotes U-16)
Andrew Swayne (Portlaoise)
Cathal Duggan (Portlaoise)
Eoin O'Connor (Portlaoise)
Gary Saunders (Portlaoise)
Michael Dowling (Portlaoise)
Cian Doyle (Courtwood)
Matthew Byron (Courtwood)
Niall Dunne (Courtwood)
Seán O'Flynn (Courtwood)
Seth Burns (Courtwood)*
Alex Mohane (Portarlington)
Ronan Coffey (Portarlington)
Colin Slevin (Portarlington) (Captain)
Seán Michael Corcoran (Portarlington)*
Jack Owens (Emo)
Ned Ryan (Emo)*
Niall Gorman (Emo)
Oisin Keogh (Emo)*
Ciarán Byrne (Ballyroan-Abbey)*
Enda McWey (Ballyroan-Abbey)*
John Rogers (Ballyroan-Abbey)
Bernard Wheatley (St Joseph's)
Dean Brophy (St Joseph's)
Josh Lacey (St Joseph's)*
Damien McCaul (Annanough)
Killian Horgan (Annanough)
Mark O'Connell (Timahoe)*
Mark Barry (O'Dempsey's)
PJ Daly (The Heath)
Paddy Walsh (Killeshin)
Seán O'Neill (The Rock)*
Tom Wright (Ballylinan)*
Brian Fingleton (Park-Ratheniska)*
Callum Hennessy (Graiguecullen)
Quote from: Junior Ex Laoistalk on June 27, 2017, 01:45:41 PM
We seem to have a good chance of doing well in this new competition this year.
Laois team named for first ever Leinster U-17 championship opener
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/27/laois-team-named-first-ever-leinster-u-17-championship-opener/
It looks like a strong team on paper at any rate. Hopefully, we will get off to a good start.
U-17 football boss Delaney hoping Laois people get behind his team
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/28/u-17-football-boss-delaney-hoping-laois-people-get-behind-team/ (http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/28/u-17-football-boss-delaney-hoping-laois-people-get-behind-team/)
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Brilliant win tonight for the lads, a welcome boost before our qualifier game. Biggest win ever by a Laois team I would imagine ... ? ?
Laois move into Leinster U-17 quarter final in style
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/28/laois-move-leinster-u-17-quarter-final-style/ (http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/28/laois-move-leinster-u-17-quarter-final-style/)
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Fantastic result. I didn't get to the game myself due to work but that's some scoreline - 33point win. I'll certainly be at the next one. Noel D is clearly doing well in charge so far, I like his optimism too in his interview and no harm being confident going into the Q. Final.
Louth are playing Wexford in the minor championship next week so i would expect they were very depleted tonight. Anyway well done to all involved this evening.
I was at the game
Didn't realise Louth are out next week in the minor
I thought Laois did well in the conditions Coffey and mccaul taking on their respective markers leading to early scores and goals which killed off Louth early on
Some of Louth defenders looked like they were stunned after first goal really
You don't want to highlight specific players but 2,3,4,7,8,11,13,14 all impressed
Workmanlike aswell good attitude and great for these lads to get a win
Quote from: justinn on June 28, 2017, 08:58:11 PM
Louth are playing Wexford in the minor championship next week so i would expect they were very depleted tonight. Anyway well done to all involved this evening.
they were missing 3 minor starters I heard
Management set up seems very tuned in ,active and cohesive also
Great to see subs performing when give the chance
Louth were missing 6 players so maybe we can take the scoreline in context after that but Laois played well and had some fine performers in
Jack Owens he looks a classy player but can improve with an improved work rate off the ball as he won't get it as easy the next time.
Damien Mccaul from annanough looked composed and scored a nice goal.
Dowling the corner back from Portlaoise was solid as was saunders of the same club
Captain colin slevin looks the part aswell...
was impressed with Cian doyle from courtwood who came on for last ten minutes looks a real composed player.
So many changes it was hard to keep track.
a step in the right direction but I woudn't be getting carried away by the scoreline!
Here are the full Leinster Championship draw, the Qualifier draw and the Results:
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Is there an All Ireland series in this or does it finish with a Leinster final?
There is an All-Ireland series:
According to the GAA Master Fixtures List this is the fixtures:
05-07.08.2017
(Sat/Sun/Mon) Semi-Finals:
Connacht v Munster
Leinster v Ulster
20.08.2017
(Sun) Final:
The highly-regarded Laois U-17 football team have been handed a home draw against Longford in the Leinster quarter-final – which will take place in O'Moore Park next Wednesday night.
This is the first year of the U-17 competition – but it will be the main inter-county underage competition from next season onwards as the U-18 grade is being abolished.
Laois proved far too strong for Louth in the opening round but Louth's attention was firmly on this year's minor team who will play Dublin in next week's Leinster final.
The other quarter-final games in the U-17 championship see Kildare at home to Wexford, Dublin at home to Westmeath and Meath at home to Carlow.
Nice team I hear. Looking forward to seeing them Wednesday night. Couldn't make the Louth game.
Looking forward to the Longford game. Great to give support to up and coming young lads in the county. These lads are the ones we really need to nurture on now. I like the management set up with Dempsey too. Talks a lot of sense. Sure to be a bigger challenge compared to Louth match but will be interesting to see the new prospects play a competitive game.
Quote from: Tony on July 10, 2017, 06:47:44 PM
Looking forward to the Longford game. Great to give support to up and coming young lads in the county. These lads are the ones we really need to nurture on now. I like the management set up with Dempsey too. Talks a lot of sense. Sure to be a bigger challenge compared to Louth match but will be interesting to see the new prospects play a competitive game.
What's the management team?
Quote from: Keyser Söze on July 10, 2017, 11:17:57 PM
Quote from: Tony on July 10, 2017, 06:47:44 PM
Looking forward to the Longford game. Great to give support to up and coming young lads in the county. These lads are the ones we really need to nurture on now. I like the management set up with Dempsey too. Talks a lot of sense. Sure to be a bigger challenge compared to Louth match but will be interesting to see the new prospects play a competitive game.
What's the management team?
Same as minors I thought. Who Dempsey is I dont know.
noel delaney ballyroan
Quote from: The PRO on July 11, 2017, 07:59:49 AM
Quote from: Keyser Söze on July 10, 2017, 11:17:57 PM
Quote from: Tony on July 10, 2017, 06:47:44 PM
Looking forward to the Longford game. Great to give support to up and coming young lads in the county. These lads are the ones we really need to nurture on now. I like the management set up with Dempsey too. Talks a lot of sense. Sure to be a bigger challenge compared to Louth match but will be interesting to see the new prospects play a competitive game.
What's the management team?
Same as minors I thought. Who Dempsey is I dont know.
That's what I thought, and that's why I was wondering!
Big win for them again tonight.
Great win, missed this one but they seem like a very good team. The Semi-final will tell us just how good they are, it's on next Tuesday evening..
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/07/12/laois-u-17-footballers-ease-leinster-semi-final/
Tonight's 1/4 Finals Results:
Kildare 6-15
Wexford 1-8
Dublin 2-16
Westmeath 1-10
Meath 2-19
Carlow 0-4
Laois 2-15
Longford 0-10
Wasn't many at it, but a good solid team with a bit of size. Totally dominant before the sendings off made a mess of the game. Standouts are o Flynn fullback, Saunders centre back, Coffey and mcauley in the forwards. Will have to get a bit more out of the two big midfielders they wouldn't be the most mobile
Drawn against Dublin in the semi final. Game in O'Moore Park next Tuesday evening.
Good draw, this will test them at last.
Another home draw for Laois U-17 footballers
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/07/13/another-home-draw-laois-u-17-footballers/
Those results highlight again the gulf between Dublin and Kildare with the rest of Leinster at underage. This Laois team shouldn't lack confidence after impressive wins over Louth and Longford.
In the last round Carlow ran Kildare to 5 points and Meath beat the Dubs so it's on the day. It would be a great boost for football in the county if we could get the win.
Under 17s this evening in Portlaoise. Free admission and a grand dry evening. No excuse not to bring kids etc and give them a bit of support. Big test against the Dubs!
Hopefully a big crowd will attend tonight and give these guys something to aim for ..
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Decent crowd in OMP tonight. Goes to show that Laois GAA people are crying out for a little bit of success, and given it, like all other counties, will follow their teams.
Tonight's Results:
Leinster U-17 Semi-Finals
Kildare 1-12
Meath 2-13
Laois 1-14
Dublin 1-16
Great game which could have gone either way in the end. Some great football on show here tonight and looking promising for the future.
http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/07/18/laois-u-17s-defeated-despite-brave-second-half-comeback/