Down Club Hurling & Football

[guevara]

We simply never turned up and Kilcoo ran away with it. In the early stages we missed some very easy chances and only for Gary McMahon the game would have been over at half time.

Kilcoo were prepared to attack The Point directly when in posession, whereas we laboured around too much and over complicated things. Too many boys stood of their opposite number , whereas Kilcoo got in our faces and forced turnovers.

We are a better team than tonights showing and hopefully it is a lesson we will learn from.

[Mourne Rover]

Kilcoo were exceptional tonight and all the indications are that they are better than last season. Their squad has been strengthened by the return of Doherty, who was excellent this evening, and Greenan, who gives them options at midfield, while O'Hanlon will be another huge addition when he is fully fit. They are very unfortunate that there is no Ulster championship this year, as they would almost certainly have retained it and given the All Ireland a big rattle. It is a big achievement for Carryduff to get to a Down final but it would be a major surprise if they get anywhere close to Kilcoo. The Point were clearly drained by the extra time and penalties last week and didn't really turn up tonight. They probably should have won the 2019 Down SFC but it could be a while before they get a similar chance.

[SHEEDY]

Kilcoo cruised to final, they had too much all over the field. The point were disappointing but are much better than they showed tonight.

[Smurfy123]

Beat by a better team. Was always going to be hard the second time around
Good luck to Kilcoo in the final
Hard one to take
Proud of our lads

[befair]

The Point shouldn't be too deflated. They have great potential; decent-sized town, well-established club, plenty of numbers at under-age, good men at the top, fewer players being poached by Burren; I can see them winning championships in the near future.

[Smurfy123]

Our underage wouldn't be near as strong as this generation. I think we need to win something with this group or it may be a very long time. Hats of to Kilcoo they were by far the better team. The draw for us was very tough we played all top teams. Every match was a real battle. Hopefully we can recover

[5times5times]

Fair play to Kilcoo last night. Different quality altogether compared to CPN.

However, having just watched the highlights of the Armagh final, 1 thing, as per usual with Kilcoo, is how often they go down, clutching their face...

Prime example, being 1:38-1:40 in bbc highlights.

Ward offloads the ball, turns his back to back into point player, contact, then goes down holding his face....

[champion1981]

Fair play to Kilcoo last night. Different quality altogether compared to CPN.

However, having just watched the highlights of the Armagh final, 1 thing, as per usual with Kilcoo, is how often they go down, clutching their face...

Prime example, being 1:38-1:40 in bbc highlights.

Ward offloads the ball, turns his back to back into point player, contact, then goes down holding his face....

yip agree 100% they're the only team I've ever seen doing that 🤣🙈 not! Sour grapes maybe?

[upandwin]

Well done Kilcoo...one thing about the Point men, they are gracious in victory and defeat. They are not as bad as they looked the other night but Kilcoo were magnificent. If only we could get some of those lads playing regularly for Down, from Warrenpoint there has to be a few lads getting a call from Paddy Tally. Adam Lynch is one of the most underrated players in Down and there are a few others too that I'd have in with the county. From Kilcoo you could name 13 or 14 men in fairness lol

Good luck to the Magpies in the final, well deserved.

[oakleaflad]

Kilcoo were exceptional tonight and all the indications are that they are better than last season. Their squad has been strengthened by the return of Doherty, who was excellent this evening, and Greenan, who gives them options at midfield, while O'Hanlon will be another huge addition when he is fully fit. They are very unfortunate that there is no Ulster championship this year, as they would almost certainly have retained it and given the All Ireland a big rattle. It is a big achievement for Carryduff to get to a Down final but it would be a major surprise if they get anywhere close to Kilcoo. The Point were clearly drained by the extra time and penalties last week and didn't really turn up tonight. They probably should have won the 2019 Down SFC but it could be a while before they get a similar chance.

That's a while statement. Almost certainly? Ulster titles aren't just handed out, they'd have been in the mix with 3 or 4 other teams.

[ardtole]

Kilcoo were exceptional tonight and all the indications are that they are better than last season. Their squad has been strengthened by the return of Doherty, who was excellent this evening, and Greenan, who gives them options at midfield, while O'Hanlon will be another huge addition when he is fully fit. They are very unfortunate that there is no Ulster championship this year, as they would almost certainly have retained it and given the All Ireland a big rattle. It is a big achievement for Carryduff to get to a Down final but it would be a major surprise if they get anywhere close to Kilcoo. The Point were clearly drained by the extra time and penalties last week and didn't really turn up tonight. They probably should have won the 2019 Down SFC but it could be a while before they get a similar chance.

That's a while statement. Almost certainly? Ulster titles aren't just handed out, they'd have been in the mix with 3 or 4 other teams.

Derrygonnely harps almost beat kilcoo in the early stages. Tough competition alright.

[champion1981]

Kilcoo were exceptional tonight and all the indications are that they are better than last season. Their squad has been strengthened by the return of Doherty, who was excellent this evening, and Greenan, who gives them options at midfield, while O'Hanlon will be another huge addition when he is fully fit. They are very unfortunate that there is no Ulster championship this year, as they would almost certainly have retained it and given the All Ireland a big rattle. It is a big achievement for Carryduff to get to a Down final but it would be a major surprise if they get anywhere close to Kilcoo. The Point were clearly drained by the extra time and penalties last week and didn't really turn up tonight. They probably should have won the 2019 Down SFC but it could be a while before they get a similar chance.

That's a while statement. Almost certainly? Ulster titles aren't just handed out, they'd have been in the mix with 3 or 4 other teams.

Derrygonnely harps almost beat kilcoo in the early stages. Tough competition alright.

"almost beat them"?🙈" nearly "never bulled the cow 🤣

[Smurfy123]

It has been a great championship this year but the one thing that stands out is the county player not standing out with the exception of say a Jerome Johnstone.
You look through all the county lads and they do not stand out when playing club football
Why is that?
I see Tally is sticking with the same squad after coming out with he will pick players how they play in the championship?
If that was the case some very high profile players in Down would not be on it
Kilcoo have been superb this year.

[snoopdog]

It has been a great championship this year but the one thing that stands out is the county player not standing out with the exception of say a Jerome Johnstone.
You look through all the county lads and they do not stand out when playing club football
Why is that?
I see Tally is sticking with the same squad after coming out with he will pick players how they play in the championship?
If that was the case some very high profile players in Down would not be on it
Kilcoo have been superb this year.

Sorry did I miss that or Has Tally said that? or is it your opinion that he wont add to squad?

[thewobbler]

I'd imagine that if the league wasn't being finished out, or if securing promotion didn't matter so much, there would be a strong handful of players he would have a good look at.

But truth is, there is a job to be done in 4 week's time, and he'd be a bit of a mad bastard to try to develop a nucleus of new players into a style in that time. We might see 1 or 2. That's it's.