Down Club Hurling & Football

[Trevor Hill]

A water logged pitch stopped the game.  Castlewellan wouldn't change the game and Paul Carroll had told most of the team who were for the wedding to go and enjoy themselves and to forget about the football and we would play our seconds and some thirds.

Well done Paul Carroll and the weather  the rescheduled fixture will be interesting to say the least.

Shamrocks bate again.

[dundrumite]

Another year and another suspect selection from Mark Turley and co. Paddy Mckenny, Michael Ireland, Miceal Devlin all non starters yet where good enough to be in top 24 last year. Darragh Ohanlon and Caolan Mooney, two under 16s who are starting, are very talented players, but its bad when you have to start two so young at this level. Very rarely do Down include under 16s at this level. Think Colgan was last to do so and shane ward before that. Be interesting to see who makes first 24 now named on friday.

Your adopting the Alan Hansen philosophy here. Personally I believe if your good enough your old enough, hopefully the young lads will do themselves justice and Down get a win out of it.

[dundrumite]

Down SFL Division 1
Loughinisland  0-0 0-0 Longstone 
Liatriom  1-8 0-7 Saval 
Warrenpoint  1-12 1-12 Clonduff   

Down SFL Division 2
Kilclief  1-8 0-10 Downpatrick 
Annaclone  2-9 0-8 Shamrocks 
Ballymartin  3-9 1-7 Carryduff 
Glasdrumman  0-11 0-11 Darragh Cross 

Down SFL Division 3
Saul  2-10 1-13 Ardglass
Teconnaught  2-5 0-5 St Pauls 
Drumgath  1-12 0-8 Dundrum 

Down SFL Division 4
Aughlisnafin  1-10 2-7 Bright 
St Michaels  1-13 1-10 Mitchels 
Ballykinlar  1-2 3-11 St John Bosco 

Interesting to see Kilclief turning over the RGU, NO 1 did yous end up having the amount of players missing you thought you would have in your earlier post??? Also the Finn picked up another result, fair play...

[Mid Down Gael]

Another year and another suspect selection from Mark Turley and co. Paddy Mckenny, Michael Ireland, Miceal Devlin all non starters yet where good enough to be in top 24 last year. Darragh Ohanlon and Caolan Mooney, two under 16s who are starting, are very talented players, but its bad when you have to start two so young at this level. Very rarely do Down include under 16s at this level. Think Colgan was last to do so and shane ward before that. Be interesting to see who makes first 24 now named on friday.

Your adopting the Alan Hansen philosophy here. Personally I believe if your good enough your old enough, hopefully the young lads will do themselves justice and Down get a win out of it.

I hope your right. Dont get me wrong Darragh OHanlon and Caolan Mooney are outstanding players just hope there is not too much pressure put on them at a young age to deliver. They are prob in the top five players on this team.

[marsbarkid]

Yeah we (the finn) managed a draw last night against a Bright team who had beaten us 6 times in all comps last year. After getting off to a slow start and being 6pts down after 10 mins we managed 2 claw our way back into the game to eventually take the lead by 1 pt with about 12 mins to go. Unfortunately for us Bright equalised with the last kick of the game!
Lads we have a panel of over 30 boys this year + r looking 2 get 'reserve' friendlies organised every 3 or 4 weeks to keep everyone ticking over, also with a view to possibly entering the EDRL next season if all goes well. Preferably against tems in the lower regions of the EDRL + SDRL on a tues or thurs night so as not 2 interfere with our senior schedule.
If anyone is interested PM me please.

[dundrumite]

Yeah we (the finn) managed a draw last night against a Bright team who had beaten us 6 times in all comps last year. After getting off to a slow start and being 6pts down after 10 mins we managed 2 claw our way back into the game to eventually take the lead by 1 pt with about 12 mins to go. Unfortunately for us Bright equalised with the last kick of the game!
Lads we have a panel of over 30 boys this year + r looking 2 get 'reserve' friendlies organised every 3 or 4 weeks to keep everyone ticking over, also with a view to possibly entering the EDRL next season if all goes well. Preferably against tems in the lower regions of the EDRL + SDRL on a tues or thurs night so as not 2 interfere with our senior schedule.
If anyone is interested PM me please.

Marsbarkid to be fair could you lace the milkybarkids boots  Anyway Well done on draw last night  Be great to a get few wins under the finn belt. Certainly gone far in a year,Mr Mc Gratten leaves us with a vested interst in Finn afairs. Hope it continues...

[DownFanatic]

Anybody this weeks East Down Fixtures?

[In the Onion Bag]

My preseason predictions (* below) are begining to look better.  Div 3 is again looking very competitive.  Now that Dundrum will have the alomost full concentration of PMC I expect they will rise up the table.

P      W    D      L      P
6   5   0   1   10   Tullylish*
6   4   1   1   9   St Johns
6   4   0   2   8   Drumgath*
6   3   1   2   7   Ardglass
6   2   2   2   6   Dundrum*
6   2   2   2   6   Saul
6   2   2   2   6   Teconnaght
5   3   0   2   6   Glenn
5   3   0   2   6   Bredagh
6   1   0   5   2   St Pauls
5   1   0   4   2   Drumaness
5   0   0   5   0   Aghaderg

[dundrumite]

My preseason predictions (* below) are begining to look better.  Div 3 is again looking very competitive.  Now that Dundrum will have the alomost full concentration of PMC I expect they will rise up the table.

P      W    D      L      P
6   5   0   1   10   Tullylish*
6   4   1   1   9   St Johns
6   4   0   2   8   Drumgath*
6   3   1   2   7   Ardglass
6   2   2   2   6   Dundrum*
6   2   2   2   6   Saul
6   2   2   2   6   Teconnaght
5   3   0   2   6   Glenn
5   3   0   2   6   Bredagh
6   1   0   5   2   St Pauls
5   1   0   4   2   Drumaness
5   0   0   5   0   Aghaderg

Glenn are on 8 points as well they beat Aghaderg on Thursday night

[In the Onion Bag]

East Down GAA Fixtures Tuesday  19th May Time 7.30pm  
U-18 Football League Section "A" 2009    
   Round Six              
    Bryansford    v    Loughinisland    OFF
    Castlewellan    v    St. Mary's    
    Downpatrick    v    Kilcoo    
    Carryduff    v    Bredagh                         
U-18 Football League Section "B" 2009    
    Round Six              
    St. Joseph's    v    Ardglass    
    St, John's    v    Teconnaught    
    Cill Darrach    v    Drumaness    
U- 16 League      Date  Wednesday  20th May Time 7.30pm    
Section "A" Round Five              
    St. Mary's    v    Kilcoo    
    Bredagh    v    Saul    
    Carryduff    v    St. Paul's    
    Downpatrick    v    Cill Darach    
    Loughinisland    v    Bryansford    
    St. John's    v    Castlewellan    
U-16 Football League Section "B" 2009 Rd. Five              
    Cill Breactain    v    Drumaness    
    Bredagh    v    St Joseph's    
                   
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 14 League         
Date  Thursday  21st  May  Time 7.30pm         
U-14 Football League Section "A" 2009    
    Round.Six              
    Kilcoo    v    Saul    
    Carryduff    v    Castlewellan    
    Bredagh    v    Bryansford    
                   
U-14 Football League Section "B1" 2009    
    Round Six              
    St Joseph's    v    Downpatrick    
    Cill Breactain    v    Bredagh    
                   
U-14 Football League Section "B2" 2009         
    Round Six              
    Drumaness    v    Loughinisland    
    Dromara    v    Teconnaught    
    Liatroim    v    St. Paul's    
                   
East Down U.10 Go Games Sat 23 May 10am 2 teams per club at the following venues.         
St John's: St John's, Bryansford & Loughinisland. Gerard Magorrian (2 pitches)
St Paul's: St Paul's, Carryduff & Saul. Fearghal Eastwood (2 pitches)
Tecconnaught: Teconnaught, Liatroim & Downpatrick. Michelle Pollock (2 pitches)
Castlewellan: Castlewellan, Bredagh & Drumaness. Ciaran O'Keefe (2 pitches)
                   
1 team per club at the following venues.     Kilcoo: Kilcoo, Aughlisnafinn, Ballykinlar & Bright. Conor Laverty (2 pitches)
Ardglass: Ardglass, Kilclief, Darragh Cross & Dundrum. Donna O'Connor(2 pitches)
                   
Date Sunday 24th May Time 12.30pm     U-12 Football League Section "A" 2009    
                   
    Round Six              
    Bryansford    v    Bredagh    
    St. Paul's    v    Kilcoo    
                   
U-12 Football League Section "B" 2009    
    Round Six              
    1Ardglass    v    5Liatroim    
    7Saul    v    3Castlewellan    
    8St. John's    v    6Loughinisland    
                   
U-12 Football League Section "C" 2009    
    Round Six              
    St. Paul's    v    Bright    
    Drumaness    v    Teconnaught    
    St. Joseph's    v    Bredagh    
                   
Date Sunday 24th  May Time 7.00pm    Reserve Football League              
    Section A1              
    Round Six              
    Bryansford    v    Dundrum    
    Drumaness    v    Castlewellan    
    Kilcoo    v    St. John's    
    Teconnaught    v    Liatroim    
    
    Section A2              
    Round Six              
    Bright    v    Darragh Cross    
    Saul    v    Bredagh    
    Ardglass    v    St. Paul's    
                   
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 12 League     Date Monday 25th May Time 7.30pm         
U-12 Football League Section "A" 2009    
    Downpatrick    v    Carryduff    
                   
U-12 Football League Section "B" 2009    
    Cill Darach    v    Carryduff    
                   
Date Monday 25th  May Time 7.30pm         Reserve Football League              
    Kilclief    v    Carryduff    

[In the Onion Bag]

Glenn are on 8 points as well they beat Aghaderg on Thursday night

Cheers Dundrumite.  Was wondering what happened that fixture.

[general]

was at the down game today, very dissapointed after a long journey down. match was there for the takings and it was handed to fermanagh on a plate.


one posative however was number 21 or 22. nearly sure it was peter turley from rgu, the man was fantastic, won 95% of the ball coming in!! very impressed, he must surely hold his place

[off the laces]

was at the down game today, very dissapointed after a long journey down. match was there for the takings and it was handed to fermanagh on a plate.


one posative however was number 21 or 22. nearly sure it was peter turley from rgu, the man was fantastic, won 95% of the ball coming in!! very impressed, he must surely hold his place

Must have been watching a different game from me the fermanagh no 14 came into his own from middle off first half, was his first championship start as well.

[Square Ball]

and the next weeks fixtures

East Down GAA Fixtures
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 18 League      
Date  Tuesday  26th May Time 7.30pm      
U-18 Football League Section "A" 2009   
            Referee
   Round Seven         
   St. Mary's   v   Loughinisland   
   Bryansford   v   Castlewellan   
   Bredagh   v   Kilcoo   
   Downpatrick   v   Carryduff   
            
U-18 Football League Section "B" 2009   
   Round Seven         
   Cill Breactain   v   St. Joseph's   
   Drumaness   v   Teconnaught   
   St, John's   v   Cill Darrach   
            
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 16 League      
Date  Wednesday  27th May Time 7.30pm   
U-16 Football League Section "A" 2009   
   Round Six         
   Bryansford   v   St. Mary's   
   Castlewellan   v   Downpatrick   
   Kilcoo   v   Carryduff   
   Saul   v   St. John's   
   St. Paul's   v   Loughinisland   
   Cill Darach   v   Bredagh   
U-16 Football League Section "B" 2009   
   Rd. Six         
   St Joseph's   v   Cill Breactain   
   Ardglass   v   Bredagh   
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 14 League      
Date  Thursday  28th  May  Time 7.30pm      
U-14 Football League Section "A" 2009   
   Round.Seven         
   Carryduff   v   Kilcoo   
   Bryansford   v   Castlewellan   
   Saul   v   Bredagh   
            
U-14 Football League Section "B1" 2009   
   Round Seven         
   Darragh Cross   v   Carryduff   
   Cill Breactain   v   Downpatrick   
            
U-14 Football League Section "B2" 2009      
   Round Seven         
   St. Paul's   v   St. John's   
   Teconnaught   v   Liatroim   
   Loughinisland   v   Dromara   
            
Gerry Hynds Trophies Downpatrick      
Date  Saturday 30th May Time 5.00pm      
U-14  "A" Football Championship  Preliminary Round
   St. Joseph's   v   Cill Breactain   
            
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 12 League      
Date Sunday 31st May Time 12.30pm      
U-12 Football League Section "A" 2009   
   Round Seven         
   Downpatrick   v   Bryansford   
   Kilcoo   v   Carryduff   
   Bredagh   v   St. Paul's   
            
U-12 Football League Section "B" 2009   
   Round Seven         
   Dromara   v   Liatroim   
   Carryduff   v   St. John's   
   Loughinisland   v   Castlewellan   
   Cill Darach   v   Ardglass   
            
U-12 Football League Section "C" 2009   
   Round Seven         
   Bright   v   Kilclief   
   Bredagh   v   Teconnaught   
   Drumaness   v   St. Joseph's   
            
   Senior Feis Sevens commencing at 6.00pm.   
Senior Feis Sevens Sunday 31th May 2009 venue Ballykinlar GAC   
Preliminary Round         
(A)   Darragh Cross   v   Kilclief   
            
Round One          
            
   Downpatrick     v   Castlewellan   
   Kilcoo   v   Liatroim   
   Loughinisland   v   Carryduff   
   Bryansford   v   Darragh Cross / Kilclief
            
Draw for semi-finals on the field      
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Junior Feis Sevens commencing at 6.00pm.   
Junior  Feis Sevens on Sunday 31th May 2009 venue Bright GAC   
            
            
            
Preliminary Round         
(A)    Teconnaught   v    Bright   
(B)   St. John's   v   Ardglass   
(C)   Bredagh   v   Ballykinlar   
(D)   Drumaness   v   Dromara   
Round One          
   Saul   v    Teconnaught/Bright   
   St. Paul's   v   Bredagh/Ballykinlar   
   Aughlisnafin    v   St. John's/Ardglass   
   Dundrum   v   Drumaness/Dromara   
            
Draw for semi-finals on the field      
            
            
Quoile Tile & Bathroom Centre      
Date Sunday 31st  May Time 7.00pm      
   Section A1         
   Round Seven         
   Castlewellan   v   Dundrum   
   Bryansford   v   Drumaness   
   Liatroim   v   St. John's   
   Kilcoo   v   Teconnaught   
   
   Section A2         
   Round Seven         
   Bredagh   v   Darragh Cross   
   Saul   v   Bright   
   St. Paul's   v   Carryduff   
   Kilclief   v   Ardglass   
            

[Mourne Rover]

In an attempt to make some sense of our starting 15 in Enniskillen, and assess the thinking of the management, here's a quick question for our Rostrevor and Ballyholland posters in particular.

Martin Cole and Paul Murphy, if fit, would be regarded as close to automotic choices by most Down supporters, but Murphy was an unused sub and Cole was not in the squad of 30.

Are both still carrying injuries or does Ross not rate them ?