Antrim Hurling

[Delgany 2nds]

Motion 8

Naomh Eoin propose an amendment to the eligibility rule in Minor (U18) to allow
a player who celebrates his 17th birthday prior to January 1 of the championship
year (therefore last year minor) be allowed to play all Junior, Intermediate and
Senior adult league and championship games in both football and hurling."
St John

[Delgany 2nds]

Motion 9
With Minor hurling being returned to U18, players in their last year of Minor Hurling
are eligible to play Senior grade or at least senior grade Championship.
Ruairi Og

[Delgany 2nds]

Recommendation
Naomh Éanna CLG proposes that all phase one games (i.e., first round) of
league competitions shall be played within County Antrim.
In line with normal procedure, any application to change the fixtures shall be
subject to CCC approval and agreement of both clubs.
Naomh Eanna

[Delgany 2nds]

Rec.4
Over the past years a significant number of Minor games have been scheduled
for Sunday mornings.
O Donnells would recommend that the County Board examines the opportunity
of scheduling Tuesday or Thursday midweek for minor games as when the
season starts their college games will be over.
Cardinal

[marty34]

Creggan poor enough today I heard.

Conceded a load of goals in first half.

Be interesting to see how Cushendall go tomorrow. Heavy pitch might suit them. Portaferry need to stick in the game to half-time at least and build from there.

[NorthAntrim]

Motion 7
Naomh Éanna CLG proposes that prior to the commencement of league
competitions (Antrim GAA), all and any participants (i.e., counties including and
not limited to; Ard Mhacha, An Dún, Doire & Tír Eoghain), to provide a graded
list of county players that shall not be eligible for phase one games.

Ah OK I get this. Different counties have different rules regarding county hurlers. St endas hurling with 2 of Their stronger hurlers while the down lads are maybe allowed to hurl the sunday after representing down on the Saturday

[SaffronSports]

Cushendall made hard work of it today against Portaferry but eventually got over the line. McManus and young McLaughlin the heroes.

[BrendanAntrim]

Wonder where the Ulster final will be - back to Armagh?

[SaffronSports]

Wonder where the Ulster final will be - back to Armagh?

I'd be surprised if it's not Armagh.

[NorthAntrim]

Mcmanus with possibly one of his best games for Cushendall?. Stood up when it mattered most. Plaudits to mclaughlin too but my god Neil pulled them back from the dead

[Saffrongael]

Why was there only 5 portaferry men on the line with the keeper, is that rule for all fouls? I thought it was just for technical fouls

[Antrim Coaster]

Why was there only 5 portaferry men on the line with the keeper, is that rule for all fouls? I thought it was just for technical fouls

They possibly thought it was a 21 yard / 20 metre free where 5 defenders are allowed on the goal line.

However I dont think the foul was committed on the 21, a metre or so off it.

Portaferry would have been permitted to pack their goal line with more than 5 players if that was the case.

A bit like Na Piarsaigh when they played Loughgiel a few years ago and Liam Watson drilled it past a packed goal line.

There was a score for Portaferry where the umpire waved it as a wide. Ref went in to check as he may have had the same opinion it was a score, but the umpire was adamant. I was sure it was a score as did the commentary team.

Id say Portaferry were reminded about last years semi final v Slaughtneil where they hurled for the first 10 minutes and dunged the togs as Slaughtneil moved through the gears.

They came out yesterday and took the game to Cushendall from the start. They were the better team in normal time and Neil McManus did get Cushendall out of jail - but what a performance from him.

Extra time and Cushendall switched into championship mode  to over run the Ports who had really emptied the tank.

[Antrim Coaster]

Final will be in Armagh, either the Athletic Grounds or Pairc Esler, most of which is in Co Armagh   

[johnnycool]

Why was there only 5 portaferry men on the line with the keeper, is that rule for all fouls? I thought it was just for technical fouls

They possibly thought it was a 21 yard / 20 metre free where 5 defenders are allowed on the goal line.

However I dont think the foul was committed on the 21, a metre or so off it.

Portaferry would have been permitted to pack their goal line with more than 5 players if that was the case.

A bit like Na Piarsaigh when they played Loughgiel a few years ago and Liam Watson drilled it past a packed goal line.

There was a score for Portaferry where the umpire waved it as a wide. Ref went in to check as he may have had the same opinion it was a score, but the umpire was adamant. I was sure it was a score as did the commentary team.

Id say Portaferry were reminded about last years semi final v Slaughtneil where they hurled for the first 10 minutes and dunged the togs as Slaughtneil moved through the gears.

They came out yesterday and took the game to Cushendall from the start. They were the better team in normal time and Neil McManus did get Cushendall out of jail - but what a performance from him.

Extra time and Cushendall switched into championship mode  to over run the Ports who had really emptied the tank.

Ports had emptied the tank in ordinary time, quite a few down with cramp in injury time giving young McLaughlin that bit more time and space he needed to fire over the scores in junk time as the yanks would call it.

Eoghan Sands was a big loss to the Ports, he's their go to forward and a lot of their scores come through him.

The Dall keeper will be sleeping much easier than he'd have expected to be.

McManus showed that bit of cuteness to get himself that bit of time and space to get shots off that most others on the park lacked.
He'll have it all to do in two weeks time and the SN defence will be much, much tighter in all senses of that word.

[Antrim Coaster]

That's nice!

Ruín 3

Naomh Éanna CLG proposes that all Phase one games (i.e. first round) of league competitions shall be played within County Antrim.
In line with normal procedure, any application to change the fixtures shall be subject to CCC approval and agreement of both clubs.


What's this about?

Controversial ....

From an NE point of view and to be devils advocate...

Div 1 has been almost impossible for any promoted team to crack, the more antrim teams able to compete in div 1 and a competitive pathway to div 1 is only going to develop antrim hurling.

If anything can be done to further develop antrim clubs at the top tier then it should at least be considered.

Understand this may not sit well and may be seen as unfair to the Ards teams but if it strengthens antrim hurling that should be the primary aim

Antrim are not going to mess with the Division 1 set up with regards to the Ards clubs.

The facts are that Antrim needs the Ards clubs as much as the Ards teams need to be hurling in Antrim.

Without the Ards teams in Div 1, the standard and competitiveness drops.