Down Club Hurling & Football

Smurfy123 · February 03, 2016, 01:46:24 PM

Yes agree pauld not hitting the wings like small teams should
It's very hard to break a tackle down the centre of the pitch as the amount of bodies in that area can't be greater that what is expected to be on the wings
Play with width and make the opposing team open up it's defence and that gives our smaller players a chance to be left 1v1
Imagine Poland O Hare Laverty Maginn Mooney going up against say Wylie 1v1
Great point also the wobbler
Murphy and Johnstone although they made mistakes they were adding energy in the first 20 minutes.
Did either Johnstone play Sigerson yesterday???

knockitdown · February 04, 2016, 11:25:36 AM

Anyone able to locate the club league fixtures on our great county website?

TheClutch · February 04, 2016, 11:28:23 AM

Quote from: knockitdown on February 04, 2016, 11:25:36 AM
Anyone able to locate the club league fixtures on our great county website?

They are being released tonight.

stiffler · February 05, 2016, 09:02:31 PM

Any minors teams interested in friendlies send me a pm.

Thanks

Line Ball · February 05, 2016, 11:14:37 PM

Division 1

Round 1 08/04/2016 18:45
Burren v Bryansford
Castlewellan v Saval
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Clonduff
Mayobridge v Glenn
Ballyholland v Kilcoo
Longstone v Ballymartin

Round 2 11/04/2016 19:00
Ballymartin v Burren
Bryansford v Ballyholland
Kilcoo v Mayobridge
Glenn v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Clonduff v Castlewellan
Saval v Longstone

Round 3 15/04/2016 19:00
Ballyholland v Burren
Longstone v Clonduff
Saval v Ballymartin
Castlewellan v Glenn
Mayobridge v Bryansford
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Kilcoo

Round 4 22/04/2016 19:00
Ballymartin v Ballyholland
Clonduff v Saval
Bryansford v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Glenn v Longstone
Kilcoo v Castlewellan
Burren v Mayobridge

Round 5 25/04/2016 19:00
Mayobridge v Ballyholland
Ballymartin v Clonduff
Longstone v Kilcoo
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Burren
Saval v Glenn
Castlewellan v Bryansford

Round 6 29/04/2016 19:15
Burren v Castlewellan
Ballyholland v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Glenn v Clonduff
Kilcoo v Saval
Ballymartin v Mayobridge
Bryansford v Longstone

Round 7 06/05/2016 19:30
Longstone v Burren
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Mayobridge
Castlewellan v Ballyholland
Saval v Bryansford
Clonduff v Kilcoo
Glenn v Ballymartin

Round 8 09/05/2016 19:30
Bryansford v Clonduff
Kilcoo v Glenn
Ballyholland v Longstone
Mayobridge v Castlewellan
Burren v Saval
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Ballymartin

Round 9 13/05/2016 19:30
Castlewellan v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Glenn v Bryansford
Ballymartin v Kilcoo
Longstone v Mayobridge
Saval v Ballyholland
Clonduff v Burren

Round 10 20/05/2016 19:30
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Longstone
Castlewellan v Ballymartin
Mayobridge v Saval
Ballyholland v Clonduff
Burren v Glenn
Bryansford v Kilcoo

Round 11 27/05/2016 19:30
Bryansford v Ballymartin
Longstone v Castlewellan
Saval v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Clonduff v Mayobridge
Kilcoo v Burren
Glenn v Ballyholland

Round 12 10/06/2016 19:30
Bryansford v Burren
Kilcoo v Ballyholland
Glenn v Mayobridge
Clonduff v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Saval v Castlewellan
Ballymartin v Longstone

Round 13 17/06/2016 19:30
Ballyholland v Bryansford
Mayobridge v Kilcoo
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Glenn
Castlewellan v Clonduff
Longstone v Saval
Burren v Ballymartin

Round 14 24/06/2016 19:30
Burren v Ballyholland
Bryansford v Mayobridge
Clonduff v Longstone
Ballymartin v Saval
Glenn v Castlewellan
Kilcoo v Cumann Pheadair Naofa

Round 15 01/07/2016 19:30
Ballyholland v Ballymartin
Longstone v Glenn
Castlewellan v Kilcoo
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Bryansford
Mayobridge v Burren
Saval v Clonduff

Round 16 08/07/2016 19:30
Ballyholland v Mayobridge
Clonduff v Ballymartin
Kilcoo v Longstone
Glenn v Saval
Burren v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Bryansford v Castlewellan

Round 17 22/07/2016 19:30
Clonduff v Glenn
Saval v Kilcoo
Castlewellan v Burren
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Ballyholland
Mayobridge v Ballymartin
Longstone v Bryansford

Round 18 19/08/2016 19:30
Mayobridge v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Ballymartin v Glenn
Bryansford v Saval
Kilcoo v Clonduff
Burren v Longstone
Ballyholland v Castlewellan

Round 19 02/09/2016 19:30
Glenn v Kilcoo
Clonduff v Bryansford
Saval v Burren
Longstone v Ballyholland
Castlewellan v Mayobridge
Ballymartin v Cumann Pheadair Naofa

Round 20 16/09/2016 19:30
Kilcoo v Ballymartin
Burren v Clonduff
Ballyholland v Saval
Mayobridge v Longstone
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Castlewellan
Bryansford v Glenn

Round 21 01/10/2016 16:00
Clonduff v Ballyholland
Saval v Mayobridge
Longstone v Cumann Pheadair Naofa
Kilcoo v Bryansford
Ballymartin v Castlewellan
Glenn v Burren

Round 22 08/10/2016 16:00
Castlewellan v Longstone
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Saval
Mayobridge v Clonduff
Ballymartin v Bryansford
Ballyholland v Glenn
Burren v Kilcoo

Division 2

Round 1 08/04/2016 18:45
Carryduff v St John's Drumnaquoile
Rostrevor v Annaclone
Liatroim v Clann na Banna
Darragh Cross v Tullylish
Bredagh v An Riocht
Loughinisland v RGU Downpatrick

Round 2 11/04/2016 19:00
An Riocht v Carryduff
Clann na Banna v Darragh Cross
RGU Downpatrick v Rostrevor
St John's Drumnaquoile v Loughinisland
Annaclone v Liatroim
Tullylish v Bredagh

Round 3 15/04/2016 19:00
Rostrevor v Loughinisland
Carryduff v Tullylish
Darragh Cross v Annaclone
Bredagh v Clann na Banna
An Riocht v St John's Drumnaquoile
Liatroim v RGU Downpatrick

Round 4 22/04/2016 19:00
Clann na Banna v Carryduff
Tullylish v An Riocht
Loughinisland v Liatroim
RGU Downpatrick v Darragh Cross
Annaclone v Bredagh
St John's Drumnaquoile v Rostrevor

Round 5 25/04/2016 19:15
An Riocht v Clann na Banna
Darragh Cross v Loughinisland
Liatroim v Rostrevor
Carryduff v Annaclone
Bredagh v RGU Downpatrick
St John's Drumnaquoile v Tullylish

Round 6 29/04/2016 19:15
St John's Drumnaquoile v Liatroim
Loughinisland v Bredagh
Clann na Banna v Tullylish
Annaclone v An Riocht
Rostrevor v Darragh Cross
RGU Downpatrick v Carryduff

Round 7 06/05/2016 19:30
Bredagh v Rostrevor
An Riocht v RGU Downpatrick
Carryduff v Loughinisland
Tullylish v Annaclone
Darragh Cross v Liatroim
Clann na Banna v St John's Drumnaquoile

Round 8 09/05/2016 19:30
Loughinisland v An Riocht
RGU Downpatrick v Tullylish
Darragh Cross v St John's Drumnaquoile
Liatroim v Bredagh
Annaclone v Clann na Banna
Rostrevor v Carryduff

Round 9 13/05/2016 19:30
Carryduff v Liatroim
An Riocht v Rostrevor
Bredagh v Darragh Cross
St John's Drumnaquoile v Annaclone
Tullylish v Loughinisland
Clann na Banna v RGU Downpatrick

Round 10 20/05/2016 19:30
Bredagh v St John's Drumnaquoile
Loughinisland v Clann na Banna
Rostrevor v Tullylish
Liatroim v An Riocht
Darragh Cross v Carryduff
RGU Downpatrick v Annaclone

Round 11 27/05/2016 19:30
Tullylish v Liatroim
Clann na Banna v Rostrevor
Annaclone v Loughinisland
RGU Downpatrick v St John's Drumnaquoile
Carryduff v Bredagh
An Riocht v Darragh Cross

Round 12 10/06/2016 19:30
Tullylish v Darragh Cross
RGU Downpatrick v Loughinisland
Clann na Banna v Liatroim
An Riocht v Bredagh
St John's Drumnaquoile v Carryduff
Annaclone v Rostrevor

Round 13 17/06/2016 19:30
Liatroim v Annaclone
Bredagh v Tullylish
Carryduff v An Riocht
Loughinisland v St John's Drumnaquoile
Rostrevor v RGU Downpatrick
Darragh Cross v Clann na Banna

Round 14 24/06/2016 19:30
Tullylish v Carryduff
RGU Downpatrick v Liatroim
Annaclone v Darragh Cross
Clann na Banna v Bredagh
St John's Drumnaquoile v An Riocht
Loughinisland v Rostrevor

Round 15 01/07/2016 19:30
An Riocht v Tullylish
Carryduff v Clann na Banna
Bredagh v Annaclone
Darragh Cross v RGU Downpatrick
Liatroim v Loughinisland
Rostrevor v St John's Drumnaquoile

Round 16 08/07/2016 19:30
Clann na Banna v An Riocht
Tullylish v St John's Drumnaquoile
Rostrevor v Liatroim
Annaclone v Carryduff
RGU Downpatrick v Bredagh
Loughinisland v Darragh Cross

Round 17 22/07/2016 19:30
Carryduff v RGU Downpatrick
Liatroim v St John's Drumnaquoile
Bredagh v Loughinisland
Tullylish v Clann na Banna
An Riocht v Annaclone
Darragh Cross v Rostrevor

Round 18 19/08/2016 19:30
St John's Drumnaquoile v Clann na Banna
RGU Downpatrick v An Riocht
Annaclone v Tullylish
Loughinisland v Carryduff
Rostrevor v Bredagh
Liatroim v Darragh Cross

Round 19 02/09/2016 19:15
St John's Drumnaquoile v Darragh Cross
Bredagh v Liatroim
Carryduff v Rostrevor
An Riocht v Loughinisland
Tullylish v RGU Downpatrick
Clann na Banna v Annaclone

Round 20 16/09/2016 19:00
Annaclone v St John's Drumnaquoile
Liatroim v Carryduff
Loughinisland v Tullylish
Rostrevor v An Riocht
RGU Downpatrick v Clann na Banna
Darragh Cross v Bredagh

Round 21 01/10/2016 16:00
St John's Drumnaquoile v Bredagh
Clann na Banna v Loughinisland
Tullylish v Rostrevor
An Riocht v Liatroim
Carryduff v Darragh Cross
Annaclone v RGU Downpatrick

Round 22 08/10/2016 16:00
Bredagh v Carryduff
Rostrevor v Clann na Banna
St John's Drumnaquoile v RGU Downpatrick
Liatroim v Tullylish
Darragh Cross v An Riocht
Loughinisland v Annaclone

sdg · February 05, 2016, 11:25:00 PM

Unbelievable the same midfield named for Sunday!!

Line Ball · February 05, 2016, 11:39:46 PM

Stephen Kane, Ryan Boyle, Gerard Mc Govern, Malachy Magee, Michael Hughes, Aidan Carr, Darragh O'Hanlon, Peter Turley, Henry Brown, Joe Murphy, Mark Poland, Kevin Mc Kernan, Conail Mc Govern, Connaire Harrison, Shay Mc Ardle

Mourne Rover · February 06, 2016, 12:14:24 AM

It is a team which not many would have predicted but it is still an early season game when we are still assessing our squad. Harrison is likely to find himself alone in the Monaghan half for lengthy periods, so hopefully he will not be left totally isolated. It is surprising that Mallon and Madine have been left on the bench as we pretty obviously need a little more strength in the central positions. Brown struggled last week but it is reasonable to give him at least a second run out. O'Hanlon also made little impact against Donegal so he needs to demonstrate that he can compete at this level. As Paddy Power lists us at 1/25 for relegation, we can say that the pressure of expectation should not be unduly high. However, some form of reaction to the Donegal debacle is the minimum we are entitled to expect.

rosskarr · February 07, 2016, 03:50:58 PM

Lost 13-11.Much better performance than last Sat.Clones is a kip

Dubh driocht · February 07, 2016, 08:12:07 PM

Well as an experienced commentator in our company said, last week we looked like a Division 4 team, this week we looked like a Division 2 team. Monaghan will be wondering how the 7 minutes of injury time were a sweat for them when they were by far the better team yet there was a bit of pride in the red and black that I haven't seen since Celtic Park.Still not sure about the new management team but things were better and the Substitutes brought something to the party. Stevie Kane lost the plot a couple of times and the previous comments about his kick outs still apply. I like the look of Gerard McGovern and Conaill is a good un too.Magee was reasonable but I don't know what putting him at full forward was about. Peter Turley was our best player and big Henry is definitely one for the future. Our captain was better but has so much more while poly was much better until that dirty get Walsh took him out and Reilly hardly said a word to him. Joe Murphy put in a good shift, Shay McArdle was good and Harrison was very good.All the subs were good, especially Ryan Mallon. Let's face it-we're going down, but its critical that we do so with pride.

imtommygunn · February 07, 2016, 09:33:32 PM

Peter turley of saval died according to twotter

i remember watching him for queens. Awful news.

Mourne Rover · February 07, 2016, 10:07:39 PM

Down displayed a fair amount of character today, as, without ever playing particularly well, we battled for everything against a vastly experienced Monaghan side and had them hanging on anxiously at the end.

While it was a performance with plenty of flaws, and there can be little doubt that we are heading back to D2, the squad can look each other in the eye and say they put in a proper shift, which simply did not happen last week.

Our biggest concern was Kane, who was probably our best player overall last season, but had a tough day in nets today. His kick-outs, which are not his strength, disintegrated in the rain and the moment when he set off on a solo run and passed straight to Conor McManus summed things up.

We were much improved defensively, with the two McGoverns looking solid, and our midfield, despite the erratic kick-outs, had some decent phases, with Brown's confidence growing and Turley as competitive as ever.

Our forwards had to survive on limited possession but Harrison and Murphy are starting to settle in well and McArdle had a reasonable debut. The injury to Poland was a worry, as he was getting back to his best form.

All the subs did well, another contrast to last week, and Howard and Mallon must be very close to starting the next day. The Kerry game, three weeks from today, will be quite a test, but their start to the league has been pretty uncertain as well.

SamFever · February 08, 2016, 08:01:35 AM

RIP Peter.A big loss for all.

Brick Tamlin · February 08, 2016, 12:00:06 PM

Terribly sad news about Peter Turley.
An absolute gent. One of the good guys.
RIP Buddy.

clowry13 · February 08, 2016, 01:15:02 PM

Downs best 15 that there could be: (when everyone Available)
1. Kane
2.Ohagan
3. G.McGovern
4.Howard
5. CMcGovern
6. Benny Mcardle
7. Gavrey?
8. Big Dan
9.Mckernan
10. Ryan Johnston
11.Clarke
12.Mooney
13.j.Johnston
14.RUSHE
15.O'Hare