Down to the last 4 in each grade in the quest for club glory for the parish
Senior Football Club Championship Semi Finals (4th January)
Corofin (Galway) -v- Nemo Rangers (Cork)
Ballyboden St. Enda's (Dublin) -v- Kilcoo (Down)
Senior Hurling Club Championship Semi Finals (5th January)
Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) -v- Slaughtneil (Derry)
St. Thomas (Galway) -v- Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary)
Intermediate Football Club Championship Semi Finals (11th or 12th January)
Oughterard (Galway) -v- Templenoe (Kerry)
Mattock Rangers (Louth) -v- Magheracloone (Monaghan)
Intermediate Hurling Club Championship Semi Finals (4th or 5th January)
Toureen (Mayo) -v- Fr. O'Neills (Cork)
Tullaroan (Kilkenny) -v- Naomh Eanna (Antrim)
Junior Football Club Championship Semi Finals (11th or 12th January)
Kilmaine (Mayo) -v- Na Gaeil (Kerry)
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown (Wexford) -v- Blackhill (Monaghan)
Junior Hurling Club Championship Semi Finals (4th or 5th January)
Michael Breathnach (Galway) -v- Russell Rovers (Cork)
Conahy Shamrocks (Kilkenny) -v- Eoghan Rua (Derry)
The number of clubs representing their respective counties
Galway 4; Cork 3; Kilkenny 3; Derry 2; Monaghan 2; Mayo 2; Kerry 2; Antrim 1; Dublin 1; Down 1; Louth 1; Wexford 1; Tipperary 1;
Senior Football Club Championship Semi Finals
(4th January @ Ennis)
Corofin (Galway) 1-10 Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-07
(4th January @ Cavan)
Ballyboden St. Enda's (Dublin) 0-11 Kilcoo (Down) 2-08
Senior Football Club Championship Semi Final
(19th January @ Croke Park)
Kilcoo (Down) -v- Corofin (Galway)
Senior Hurling Club Championship Semi Finals
(5th January @ Newry)
Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 2-23 Slaughtneil (Derry) 2-19
(5th January @ Limerick)
St. Thomas (Galway) 1-14 Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary) 1-21
Senior Hurling Club Championship Final
(19th January @ Croke Park)
Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) -v- Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary)
Intermediate Football Club Championship Semi Finals
(11th January @ Limerick)
Oughterard (Galway) -v- Templenoe (Kerry)
(11th January @ Crossmaglen)
Mattock Rangers (Louth) -v- Magheracloone (Monaghan)
Intermediate Football Club Championship Final
(25th January @ Croke Park)
Intermediate Hurling Club Championship Semi Finals
(4th January @ Tullamore)
Toureen (Mayo) 1-12 Fr. O'Neills (Cork) 0-19
(4th January @ Parnell Park)
Tullaroan (Kilkenny) 3-20 Naomh Eanna (Antrim) 0-14
Intermediate Hurling Club Championship Final
(18th January @ Croke Park)
Tullaroan (Kilkenny) -v- Fr. O'Neills (Cork)
Junior Football Club Championship Semi Finals
(11th January @ Ennis)
Kilmaine (Mayo) -v- Na Gaeil (Kerry)
(11th January @ Newbridge)
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown (Wexford) -v- Blackhill (Monaghan)
Junior Football Club Championship Final
(25th January @ Croke Park)
Junior Hurling Club Championship Semi Final
(5th January @ Kilmallock)
Michael Breathnach (Galway) 1-15 Russell Rovers (Cork) 1-26 (AET)
(4th January @ Inniskeen)
Conahy Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 3-18 Eoghan Rua (Derry) 0-12
Junior Hurling Club Championship Final
(18th January @ Croke Park)
Conahy Shamrocks (Kilkenny) -v- Russell Rovers (Cork)
Kilmaine match gone to extra time
Well done to Magheracloone, huge win for them today. What a way to bounce back for them after a disastrous 2018, in more ways than one.
Must have been a strong wind? They hammered Mattock in the second half.
Great win for Oughterard over a side with 4 Kerry senior players in it. Had a sneaky feeling they would win that game. Seen them a few times last year. They are a fine side. Matthew Tierney man of the match yet again.
Fine win by Oughterard by taking out the Intermediate All Ireland favourites.
Th'Ulster bucks will have nothing to complain about ;D
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on January 11, 2020, 03:48:19 PM
Great win for Oughterard over a side with 4 Kerry senior players in it. Had a sneaky feeling they would win that game. Seen them a few times last year. They are a fine side. Matthew Tierney man of the match yet again.
Massive win for them - Tierney has massive potential
Gees I thought that Kerry side would walk that intermediate.
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
I agree with Kerryforsams.
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
Of course the better team won! If half of Mayo's Intermediate teams got to play in the Junior Championship. Our Junior Champions would be of a higher standard!
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
Of course the better team won! If half of Mayo's Intermediate teams got to play in the Junior Championship. Our Junior Champions would be of a higher standard!
It a great achievement for the youngest club in Kerry to make an All Ireland final.
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
Of course the better team won! If half of Mayo's Intermediate teams got to play in the Junior Championship. Our Junior Champions would be of a higher standard!
It a great achievement for the youngest club in Kerry to make an All Ireland final.
Their only achievement of note is winning the Kerry title where there is a even playing field after that their county grading system is of a significant advantage.
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
Of course the better team won! If half of Mayo's Intermediate teams got to play in the Junior Championship. Our Junior Champions would be of a higher standard!
It a great achievement for the youngest club in Kerry to make an All Ireland final.
Their only achievement of note is winning the Kerry title where there is a even playing field after that their county grading system is of a significant advantage.
Change your county format then. Oughterard beat Templenoe fair and square today.. e
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Kilmaine match gone to extra time
The Kerry Intermediate B Champions edged it out in the end!
We don't have a intermediate b championship. Suck it up. Better team won.
Of course the better team won! If half of Mayo's Intermediate teams got to play in the Junior Championship. Our Junior Champions would be of a higher standard!
It a great achievement for the youngest club in Kerry to make an All Ireland final.
Their only achievement of note is winning the Kerry title where there is a even playing field after that their county grading system is of a significant advantage.
Change your county format then. Oughterard beat Templenoe fair and square today.. e
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You change yours. You are the only county creating a lob sided advantage. Thinking you are great hammering Intermediate/Junior clubs from Limerick/Waterford/Tipp/Clare with your Senior B and Intermediate B Champions. Show that ye are a real football county that does not depend on a skewed advantage.
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Great win for Oughterard over a side with 4 Kerry senior players in it. Had a sneaky feeling they would win that game. Seen them a few times last year. They are a fine side. Matthew Tierney man of the match yet again.
Massive win for them - Tierney has massive potential
What a win, thought they'd be lucky to get within 6 or 7 points.
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Great win for Oughterard over a side with 4 Kerry senior players in it. Had a sneaky feeling they would win that game. Seen them a few times last year. They are a fine side. Matthew Tierney man of the match yet again.
Massive win for them - Tierney has massive potential
What a win, thought they'd be lucky to get within 6 or 7 points.
Yeah brilliant win. They only just scraped out of their group in the Galway championship drawing with Clifden and Kilkerrin-Clonberne (if they lost this one they would have been out).
Matthew Tierney will definitely be in the Galway squad and I reckon Cian Monaghan could be drafted in also he has been really good in the half back line.
You wouldn't think the All Ireland finals were on today
The very best of luck to Corofin today.
Quote from: BennyCake on January 19, 2020, 09:56:28 AM
You wouldn't think the All Ireland finals were on today
That's because its mid January
Hard to get used to
Feels like we should be hitting the bar for a few pints
Where can you watch these games will it be blocked on tg4 online in the north what a joke if true called themselves an All Ireland organization.
Best of Luck to Kilcoo. Bring the cup back to the Mournes.
Fine crowd here. Stuck €100 on Ballyhale,Corofin, Burnley and Liverpool. Corofin play the "Kerry way" and should win well.
Wow.
A referee finally blows for blocking off the ball
Kilcoo with some wides that they will need later.
Full on Jimmy McGuinness tactics from Kilcoo today.
I wonder what was the odds for 13 scoreless minutes?
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Full on Jimmy McGuinness tactics from Kilcoo today.
Tough to watch for sure
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Full on Jimmy McGuinness tactics from Kilcoo today.
Corofin do exactly the same when they get ahead
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Full on Jimmy McGuinness tactics from Kilcoo today.
Mickey Moran has got his match ups and tactics spot on so far. His side should be further ahead also.
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Full on Jimmy McGuinness tactics from Kilcoo today.
Mickey Moran has got his match ups and tactics spot on so far. His side should be further ahead also.
Absolutely, tactics are frustrating Corofin.
Kilcoo doing well but their shot selection is terrible.
Poor quality match so far.
Kilcoo showing no ambition whatsoever. Only one team trying to win the game.
Hard to blame Kilcoo for going 15 behind the ball given the quality Corofin have.
It makes for a brutal spectacle tho.
Contain contain contain and try and hit them on the break a few times.
The way it's going they probably only need to kick a small number of points to win this.
Deserved half time lead for the Down lads. Huge amount of energy they used in that half and will do well to keep it going 2nd half.
Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 04:34:56 PM
Kilcoo showing no ambition whatsoever. Only one team trying to win the game.
Strange take considering Kilcoo have missed half a dozen or so good chances, I'd be more worried about that if I had a dog in the fight.
Quote from: galwayman on January 19, 2020, 04:35:36 PM
Hard to blame Kilcoo for going 15 behind the ball given the quality Corofin have.
It makes for a brutal spectacle tho.
Contain contain contain and try and hit them on the break a few times.
The way it's going they probably only need to kick a small number of points to win this.
Kilcoo haven't a bad team themselves. Do they need to get 15 into their own half to be competitive? I know it's an All Ireland final and they're only concern is to try and win it but this is the worst excesses of negativity.
Two minutes added more like 6 with all stoppages.
I am neutral leaning more to Kilcoo, but feel the Ref (who btw I think is a proper p***k)
Is giving a lot less to Corofin than Kilcoo.
Hope Corofin get an early goal so we will have a proper half of Gaelic football.
Quote from: Captain Obvious on January 19, 2020, 04:38:05 PM
Deserved half time lead for the Down lads. Huge amount of energy they used in that half and will do well to keep it going 2nd half.
Kilcoo have only played in one half of the field. You'd be surprised how much energy they've conserved.
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 04:34:56 PM
Kilcoo showing no ambition whatsoever. Only one team trying to win the game.
Strange take considering Kilcoo have missed half a dozen or so good chances, I'd be more worried about that if I had a dog in the fight.
Corofin have missed two goal chances and dropped a very scoreable free short. As Corofin have won an All Ireland already I started the game hoping Kilcoo would win but would prefer see Corofin win it now.
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Kilcoo showing no ambition whatsoever. Only one team trying to win the game.
Strange take considering Kilcoo have missed half a dozen or so good chances, I'd be more worried about that if I had a dog in the fight.
Corofin have missed two goal chances and dropped a very scoreable free short. As Corofin have won an All Ireland already I started the game hoping Kilcoo would win but would prefer see Corofin win it now.
First 22 minutes Corofin had 1 effort on goal.
Good to see the famed free flowing down football on display today in croke park. Aristocrats at their pure footballing best
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 04:34:56 PM
Kilcoo showing no ambition whatsoever. Only one team trying to win the game.
Strange take considering Kilcoo have missed half a dozen or so good chances, I'd be more worried about that if I had a dog in the fight.
Corofin have missed two goal chances and dropped a very scoreable free short. As Corofin have won an All Ireland already I started the game hoping Kilcoo would win but would prefer see Corofin win it now.
First 22 minutes Corofin had 1 effort on goal.
Their inability or unwillingness to kick from even 35 yards is very obvious
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 04:34:56 PM
Kilcoo showing no ambition whatsoever. Only one team trying to win the game.
Strange take considering Kilcoo have missed half a dozen or so good chances, I'd be more worried about that if I had a dog in the fight.
Corofin have missed two goal chances and dropped a very scoreable free short. As Corofin have won an All Ireland already I started the game hoping Kilcoo would win but would prefer see Corofin win it now.
First 22 minutes Corofin had 1 effort on goal.
Because Kilcoo had 15 men in their own 45.
Kilcoo deserving of their point advantage just about but corofin with the goal chances , if they convert one in the second half you'd expect them to kick on . I actually found the game itself ok for such a low scoring one . Galway bucks look a bit frustrated, Lundy might lose the plot and get sent off yet . Looking forward to second half , kilcoo need to mind the net early and try wind a few of the fancy dans up a biteen , give Molloys girly hair a bit of a pull now and again
The same Corofin player, Wall just drew two yellow cards from the same Kilcoo player
Sending off a disgrace. He didn't deserve either of his yellow cards
First yellow for that lad should never have been that's a horrible call!!
A Corofin procession now
That sending off a massive turning point. Hard to see Corofin not winning now
Neither a yellow , 1st was a dive second on he was going low into the tackle so it looked high. Terrible from the ref in such a high stakes game.
Thought the ref was hard on Corofin but that sending off is a joke. Lads shouldn't be getting sent off for those tackles.
Quote from: hardstation on January 19, 2020, 04:57:12 PM
Silly boy. Both yellow cards alright.
How?? The Corofin player took out his own man for the first one no 10 did nothing!!
First yellow, why not walk away, the whistle had gone. Why the need to raise his hand? Stupid.
Second yellow, high arm round the neck. Stupid when already on a yellow.
Quote from: hardstation on January 19, 2020, 05:01:00 PM
1st one - He put his hand on his throat and pushed him to the ground. He went down easy enough but it's still a yellow card and was completely needless.
2nd was a high challenge all day.
Not what I saw at all from what I could see the Corofin man threw the hands up and connected with his own player!!
Second was probably high and you'd usually accept it but numerous of those aren't getting called as a yellow normally.
The first yellow was never a yellow card!
Play acting to get a free reversed!
Very harsh sending off but with Kilcoo defensive system it shouldn't affect them too much other than limiting their ability to counter attack.
Far too easy to get yellows in football now. There are far worse tackles in hurling that don't even get frees.
Ref throwing out yellow cards like confetti.
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1st one - He put his hand on his throat and pushed him to the ground. He went down easy enough but it's still a yellow card and was completely needless.
2nd was a high challenge all day.
Not what I saw at all from what I could see the Corofin man threw the hands up and connected with his own player!!
Second was probably high and you'd usually accept it but numerous of those aren't getting called as a yellow normally.
The second was a high arm which made contact with the upper chest area, not the throat, despite all the clutched throat theatrics.
Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:10:08 PM
Far too easy to get yellows in football now. There are far worse tackles in hurling that don't even get frees.
It's called Play acting
The day and hour teams are not allowed to pass the ball back into their own half will be a great day for Gaelic football.
Corofin have been muck especially dealing with an extra man and people can talk about negativity all they want this kicking the ball back 40-50 yards when you have an extra man is the definition of it!
Both teams have been dreadful. One of the lowest quality finals in recent years. Even the ref has had a nightmare.
Nailbiting drama.
Horrible game of football, neither side deserves to win it.
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:10:08 PM
Far too easy to get yellows in football now. There are far worse tackles in hurling that don't even get frees.
It's called Play acting
There's that too but the ease in which yellows are given out encourages play acting.
The ref cost Kilcoo somewhat but they missed some easy chances for the equalizer
Farcical at the end there
The ref has lost the run of himself here.
The sooner everyone involved in the GAA recognises that the black card should be administered freely and often, it will be a great day for the GAA
Quote from: screenexile on January 19, 2020, 05:16:42 PM
Corofin have been muck especially dealing with an extra man and people can talk about negativity all they want this kicking the ball back 40-50 yards when you have an extra man is the definition of it!
Wouldn't agree with that. Kilcoo had 15 inside their own half a point down with 55 minutes on the clock. Corofin were dead right to keep the ball in that situation.
I posted too early there. This is a farce now.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 19, 2020, 05:29:23 PM
The ref has lost the run of himself here.
Ref was absolutely right. Corofin were blatantly cheating and time wasting for the full last 10 minutes plus injury time. The ref actually had the stones to punish it.
Quote from: thewobbler on January 19, 2020, 05:29:51 PM
The sooner everyone involved in the GAA recognises that the black card should be administered freely and often, it will be a great day for the GAA
Ref moved the ball in about 25 yards, unreal.
He is a clown
You would never tire hitting Micheal Lundy.
FT Corofin 0-7 Kilcoo 0-7. Fair result in the end but I can't help feeling the ref played for a draw towards the end
Lane lost the run of this with the incorrect yellow before Ht
Shambles!!
Corofin didn't deserve to win that with the shit they pulled at the end there.
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on January 19, 2020, 05:31:29 PM
You would never tire hitting Micheal Lundy.
A rat , a fooking rat
Brutal football, brutal refereeing just poor quality spectacle all round. You would think both sides should have a chance of a replay but I wouldn't fancy watching another 60 minutes (or 70 in todays case) of that stuff.
Some amount of skelping going on
Good enough for Corofin, skullduggery!!!!! As Jim Allister would say.
Quote from: trileacman on January 19, 2020, 05:31:55 PM
Corofin didn't deserve to win that with the shit they pulled at the end there.
Did you see the sub jumping over the barrier into the tunnel!
Shambles. 11 minutes played over.
Extra Time??
Some man jumped clean over the top of the stand into the tunnel mental!!
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2020, 05:33:20 PM
Brutal football, brutal refereeing just poor quality spectacle all round. You would think both sides should have a chance of a replay but I wouldn't fancy watching another 60 minutes (or 70 in todays case) of that stuff.
Agree
As for the ref, he is the one that should be sent packing
Was watching Liverpool v Utd and turned on the rugby in Croke park. Fair play Kilcoo. Corofin a disgrace in injury time and embarrassing themselves. The verbal diarrahoea from likes of Fitzgerald and coward throwing a shoulder in the back of Kilcoo as they went down the tunnel. p***k should get a red card in the dressing room
Disgraceful scenes at Croke Park at end of stoppage time.
Is it extra time?
Who was the nut job that jumped the wall into the tunnel :)
Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
He didn't bring it forward, he moved it in about 25 yards,
A great game for insomniacs. Must be some amount of sledging...
Some incredibly thick stuff from Corofin there. Effectively created that equaliser for Kilcoo through their own brazen idiocy.
Kilcoo demonstrating some of their other 'qualities' at the end too...
Quote from: Ed Ricketts on January 19, 2020, 05:36:48 PM
Some incredibly thick stuff from Corofin there. Effectively created that equaliser for Kilcoo through their own brazen idiocy.
Kilcoo demonstrating some of their other 'qualities' at the end too...
Were Kilcoo acting the scumbags once again??
Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
The Corofin player prevented laverty from taking the free and threw the ball away. Stupid and unnecessary. Corofin have only themselves to blame
The least Kilcoo deserved was draw out of that game and to pull a draw out of the bag when 2 points down and down to 14 men deserves great credit.
Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
There was, Corofin pulled the ball of the Kilcoo man after the free and kicked it away. Absolutely justified, although what Corofin expected, I don't know.
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
He didn't bring it forward, he moved it in about 25 yards,
Rewound it there to watch again, Corofin #20 punched the ball out of one of the Brannigans hands after the #22 Got the black card for Sean Cavanagh haul down tackle.
Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
Clear mouthing from the corofin player after he blatantly pulled a kilcoo man to the ground. I'm no fan of Kilcoo but to say that only one side ruined that is nonsense.
if it's not obvious after today that the main component in football success is cynicism then people really are blind.
Poor game. Kilcoo wouldn't kick the feckin' thing!
Hard to like Corofin after their antics. Especially thon beardy bollix.
C'mon Kilcoo.
Extra time will be good craic.
Could have done with Pillar in the tunnel to sort out the messers.
It is one thing for a ref to make mistakes, we have all been there, done that.
When he comes across like an asshole, then I have zero sympathy for him.
Corofin embarrassed themselves today with their antics.
Oddly enough they are the poster boys for free flowing, football that is played in the right manner.
I wonder when geography won't dictate the narrative when it comes to gaelic football.
Corafin have let themselves down big time. Lost a lot of support after today. No.15 for them is a bad child.
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
Clear mouthing from the corofin player after he blatantly pulled a kilcoo man to the ground. I'm no fan of Kilcoo but to say that only one side ruined that is nonsense.
if it's not obvious after today that the main component in football success is cynicism then people really are blind.
Not sure what can be done but we might seriously have to look at keeping a minimum number of players inside both 45's for all the issues that might entail.
Quote from: hardstation on January 19, 2020, 05:39:51 PM
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Quote from: Zulu on January 19, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
Why did the ref bring the free forward? Kilcoo deserved the draw in the end but the ref can't just bring a free forward for nothing and there didn't appear to be any reason to move it up.
The Corofin player prevented laverty from taking the free and threw the ball away. Stupid and unnecessary. Corofin have only themselves to blame
The distance from where that free was awarded to where it was kicked was ridiculous, whether it was moved in or not.
It is called the piece of string rule.
Football is winning
Another dive there
Quote from: Rudi on January 19, 2020, 05:51:59 PM
Football is winning
About time they remembered how to play it what were they at for the previous 70 mins??
Corofin kicking on here now and 4 points ahead. Kilcoo will be left to wonder did they leave AI title behind them in normal time, soft sending off of course didn't help their cause.
Corofin have upped the tempo, must have been complacent with the extra man. This could be a ten point win now.
Game over now. Why have tg4 the black card symbol on the screen still?
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 05:56:15 PM
Game over now. Why have tg4 the black card symbol on the screen still?
Because his 10 mins are not up yet.
To defend that well and then concede such a soft goal has to be very frustrating for Mickey Moran.
QuoteBecause his 10 mins are not up yet.
Is it not a clean slate or did I miss a black card in this extra time?
Quote from: Carbery on January 19, 2020, 05:57:27 PM
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 05:56:15 PM
Game over now. Why have tg4 the black card symbol on the screen still?
Because his 10 mins are not up yet.
Wait, Corofin played that first half with a man down.
Was not aware.
Think Kilcoo put an awful lot into chasing that game in the second half with 14 men and the sapping running game they play.
Did Ryan Johnston and Dylan Ward start ET, they are two huge players for them but I don't think I saw them there.
Quote from: Blowitupref on January 19, 2020, 05:57:27 PM
To defend that well and then concede such a soft goal has to be very frustrating for Mickey Moran.
I'd argue the Kilcoo defender was fouled when the ball came off the post
Sin bin continues as far as I know . How any team can lose 1:4 to no score in ten mins with an extra man too , the keepers kick outs are so fu cling poor
Kilcoo put too much into the end of that second half and aren't able to live with Corofin now. You'd have to wonder what might have been if not for the sending off.
Lane should be be allowed near a big game again!!
Quote from: Carbery on January 19, 2020, 05:57:27 PM
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 05:56:15 PM
Game over now. Why have tg4 the black card symbol on the screen still?
Because his 10 mins are not up yet.
It's the old black card rules for this game, so a substitution instead of a sin bin
That was a red there!
Quote from: screenexile on January 19, 2020, 06:08:12 PM
That was a red there!
Ah but sure they go to mass. Great lads!
Great extra time display from Corofin.
A waxing, truly amazing what teams are capable of when they just try play football.
FT Corofin 1-12 Kilcoo 0-7. Congrats to Corofin a mighty fine achievement to win 3 in a row All Ireland titles, Kilcoo certainly made them work hard for it and who knows what would have happened if they had 15 men for all of normal time.
Kilcoo are masters at the dark arts of the game and Corofin got sucked into a war of attrition during normal time. Crippled with fear and allowed Kilcoo to get under their skin. Amazing what happens when they just cut loose and played their own game.
Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
Kilcoo are masters at the dark arts of the game and Corofin got sucked into a war of attrition during normal time. Crippled with fear and allowed Kilcoo to get under their skin. Amazing what happens when they just cut loose and played their own game.
Corofin showed themselves to be the master of the dark arts today.
Quote from: Angelo on January 19, 2020, 06:16:28 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
Kilcoo are masters at the dark arts of the game and Corofin got sucked into a war of attrition during normal time. Crippled with fear and allowed Kilcoo to get under their skin. Amazing what happens when they just cut loose and played their own game.
Corofin showed themselves to be the master of the dark arts today.
They did indeed but it was something I hadn't seen from them before. Kilcoo on the other hand have built their reputation on them.
Kilcoo went for the battle and did a Jim McGuinness, but that's hard to maintain, so no surprise Corofin pulled away in ET. They made the ball do the work.
Quote from: Angelo on January 19, 2020, 06:16:28 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
Kilcoo are masters at the dark arts of the game and Corofin got sucked into a war of attrition during normal time. Crippled with fear and allowed Kilcoo to get under their skin. Amazing what happens when they just cut loose and played their own game.
Corofin showed themselves to be the master of the dark arts today.
They can play it anyway you want and their results over the past 3 years against various tactics clearly show that. Lost their composure towards the end of normal time but no doubt about their credentials in ET. Worthy Champions again.
Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
Kilcoo are masters at the dark arts of the game and Corofin got sucked into a war of attrition during normal time. Crippled with fear and allowed Kilcoo to get under their skin. Amazing what happens when they just cut loose and played their own game.
Tbh thats a bit of a lazy narrative.
On the game itself, i thought Kilcoo just ran out of steam after playing with 14 for most of the second half. Kilcoo still had the chances to win in normal time but squandered a few. Although they never looked like scoring goals like they did in previous rounds.
Corofin clearly a better team with a lot more scoring threat, but they were very nearly beaten today and but for the sending off and those squandered kilcoo chances they arguably should have been.
Quote from: GaillimhIarthair on January 19, 2020, 06:26:05 PM
Quote from: Angelo on January 19, 2020, 06:16:28 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
Kilcoo are masters at the dark arts of the game and Corofin got sucked into a war of attrition during normal time. Crippled with fear and allowed Kilcoo to get under their skin. Amazing what happens when they just cut loose and played their own game.
Corofin showed themselves to be the master of the dark arts today.
They can play it anyway you want and their results over the past 3 years against various tactics clearly show that. Lost their composure towards the end of normal time but no doubt about their credentials in ET. Worthy Champions again.
Daithi Burke is an amazing sportsman
3 in a row hurling all star
Now 3 in a row football club all Ireland
Kilcoo bring on two big men and still continued to play basketball. 7 points Down in ET, why not hoof it into them at FF? They were never going to score 7 points the way they were going.
Conor Lane is a dreadful referee
Corofin well worth it in the end.
Kilcoo will rue the 3 or 4 decent chances they had to win the game with 14 men, they put in a stupenduos effort overall.
Tuam must be kicking themselves tonight.
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 06:49:50 PM
Tuam must be kicking themselves tonight.
You think Tuam would have went on to win the AI if they had beaten Corofin? I doubt they would even win Connacht
Sending off was critical; 1st yellow was bought by a dive, 2nd card was warranted, v foolish from the Kilcoo player
Gutted for kilcoo. Amazing effort for such a tiny place. Total community buy in to get where they are.
Quote from: befair on January 19, 2020, 07:06:12 PM
Sending off was critical; 1st yellow was bought by a dive, 2nd card was warranted, v foolish from the Kilcoo player
Can Kilcoo really have any complaints when they continually dive and feign head injuries ::)
is the club game becoming too predictable aswell
Quote from: Eire90 on January 19, 2020, 07:12:03 PM
is the club game becoming too predictable aswell
Few would have predicted that Corofin would need extra time to win but well done to them, like Dublin in 2016, 2019 took their time and got the job done eventually.
Quote from: Blowitupref on January 19, 2020, 06:56:16 PM
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 06:49:50 PM
Tuam must be kicking themselves tonight.
You think Tuam would have went on to win the AI if they had beaten Corofin? I doubt they would even win Connacht
They possibly might have won Connacht. They went toe to toe with Corofin twice. Don't think they would have gone any further though with no experience at that level.
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 06:49:50 PM
Tuam must be kicking themselves tonight.
There's zero chance they would have won the All Ireland to be fair.
Much like Mountbellew who took Corofin to a replay the year before,
they don't have the quality to do anything outside Galway.
Corofin were brutal today, think it took them over 20 minutes to score today and don't think they scored in the last 17 or 18 minutes either. The sending off helped Kilcoo, Corofin had just started to motor kicking 5 points early in the 2nd half. I'm glad the game went to extra time, we got to see them at their best.
You'd think Corofin had cheated their way to 4 All Irelands judging by some of the comments on here and on social media, they should be lauded for some of the football they've produced and not slaughtered for 5 minutes of cynicism which ended up backfiring on them.
Conor Lane is a joke, should never get another big game. The Kilcoo lad who was sent off was booked for nothing but apart from that they benefited from several poor decisions.
Just curious....but why do so many Down folks dislike Kilcoo?
Would someone please go to the locker room and tell the Kilcoo team To put down their tea cups. Everyone is waiting for them to take the field for the extra time.
Quote from: tyroneman on January 19, 2020, 09:31:47 PM
Just curious....but why do so many Down folks dislike Kilcoo?
Jealousy more or less
Quote from: hardstation on January 19, 2020, 09:25:34 PM
Corofin player makes a meal of it no doubt but I can't blame the ref for this booking. If you lift your hand to someone's throat, you run the risk. Part and parcel of "playing on the edge". Sometimes you'll get away with it, sometimes you won't.
https://mobile.twitter.com/paddyjjohnston/status/1218936862980694016
Are you referring to Corofin player nr 7 having a Kilcoo hand near his throat just before he does a theatrical back flip?
Afaics the Kilcoo player was just passively blocking Nr 7's chest in case he got involved with the Kilcoo player on the ground.
It was a nothing contact, but a piece of theatre by the Corofin lad.
I see there was 25,930 at Croke Park today, the attendance up from 17,819 at the final on Paddy's Day last year.
Serious crowd that.
And they call it #TheToughest? Not any more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24eXGRZKv4
As a spectacle today, football is truly in a sorry state. I think Pat Spillane's description of puke was apt again.
Any idea on who that lad was? https://mobile.twitter.com/trollier10/status/1218950005333135361
Quote from: hardstation on January 19, 2020, 09:25:34 PM
Corofin player makes a meal of it no doubt but I can't blame the ref for this booking. If you lift your hand to someone's throat, you run the risk. Part and parcel of "playing on the edge". Sometimes you'll get away with it, sometimes you won't.
https://mobile.twitter.com/paddyjjohnston/status/1218936862980694016
Looks like Corofin no.7 Dylan Wall raises Kilcoo lad's hand to his face to get him in trouble, his exaggerated fall is pure put on.
So attendance was up from ST.Patricks day would that be because on ST.Patricks day there are other things going on.
How big is the corofin catchment area and has this area extended over the years ?
Quote from: larryin89 on January 20, 2020, 07:10:31 AM
How big is the corofin catchment area and has this area extended over the years ?
They basically have everything north of Claregalway right up to Tuam. It is all rural, but covers a lot of ground. In laws are from a rival club, and Corofin's perceived large pick is a bone of contention.
Quote from: galwayman on January 19, 2020, 08:13:16 PM
Quote from: highorlow on January 19, 2020, 06:49:50 PM
Tuam must be kicking themselves tonight.
There's zero chance they would have won the All Ireland to be fair.
Much like Mountbellew who took Corofin to a replay the year before,
they don't have the quality to do anything outside Galway.
Mountbellew versus Ballintubber in Connacht would be 50/50. Similar with Tuam and Annaghdown. It'd be a right good championship if ya took Corofin out of it, I suspect there's 5 or 6 teams on a similar level. They'd probably all fall slightly short at All Ireland level, but would be good to see it and find out at least
It's time to introduce the spray they have in soccer for free kicks. I'd be be surprised if any free today was kicked from where the foul was particularly the last one in normal time. https://twitter.com/kevinconnor1/status/1218950598944534528?s=21
Quote from: square_ball on January 20, 2020, 08:51:30 AM
It's time to introduce the spray they have in soccer for free kicks. I'd be be surprised if any free today was kicked from where the foul was particularly the last one in normal time. https://twitter.com/kevinconnor1/status/1218950598944534528?s=21
Agreed. Besides the farce that was Lane moving the ball 25 yards forward instead of the proper 13, this plague of lads robbing yards from frees has to be dealt with. Will only become a bigger part of the game now with the mark. Most people enjoy the skill of taking a free from the ground, but one of the reasons it's dying is that it's actually irresponsible of a manager to allow a free taker take it from the ground. You can advance 10 yards from the hands, and can't advance at all from the ground. It's a very easy fix at the top level also. A simple small spray from the can, as you say. Don't kick it past that
Quote from: Manning18 on January 20, 2020, 09:00:04 AM
Quote from: square_ball on January 20, 2020, 08:51:30 AM
It's time to introduce the spray they have in soccer for free kicks. I'd be be surprised if any free today was kicked from where the foul was particularly the last one in normal time. https://twitter.com/kevinconnor1/status/1218950598944534528?s=21
Agreed. Besides the farce that was Lane moving the ball 25 yards forward instead of the proper 13, this plague of lads robbing yards from frees has to be dealt with. Will only become a bigger part of the game now with the mark. Most people enjoy the skill of taking a free from the ground, but one of the reasons it's dying is that it's actually irresponsible of a manager to allow a free taker take it from the ground. You can advance 10 yards from the hands, and can't advance at all from the ground. It's a very easy fix at the top level also. A simple small spray from the can, as you say. Don't kick it past that
The current loose system around taking frees is actually a disincentive to fouling which has an obvious positive spin-off. I'm sure loads of referees subconsciously or otherwise are happy to penalise such cynicism by allowing loads of yards to be stolen
Quote from: shark on January 20, 2020, 08:42:32 AM
Quote from: larryin89 on January 20, 2020, 07:10:31 AM
How big is the corofin catchment area and has this area extended over the years ?
They basically have everything north of Claregalway right up to Tuam. It is all rural, but covers a lot of ground. In laws are from a rival club, and Corofin's perceived large pick is a bone of contention.
Yeah, they have quite a big area for sure - the club would also include all of the Belclare area. From an underage perspective, they have started to tail off in more recent years so their current run of success will naturally fall away. Saying that, there is probably another county title in them! Underage is now being dominated by clubs from the commuter towns around Galway e.g. Claregalway, Salthill, Oranmore-Maree, Moycullen etc.
The performance of both Refs today in the Club finals was poor in the extreme, only difference was that Lane's inept display had a baring on the outcome of the game. Seriously sore on both teams.
Quote from: GaillimhIarthair on January 20, 2020, 09:46:29 AM
Quote from: shark on January 20, 2020, 08:42:32 AM
Quote from: larryin89 on January 20, 2020, 07:10:31 AM
How big is the corofin catchment area and has this area extended over the years ?
They basically have everything north of Claregalway right up to Tuam. It is all rural, but covers a lot of ground. In laws are from a rival club, and Corofin's perceived large pick is a bone of contention.
Yeah, they have quite a big area for sure - the club would also include all of the Belclare area. From an underage perspective, they have started to tail off in more recent years so their current run of success will naturally fall away. Saying that, there is probably another county title in them! Underage is now being dominated by clubs from the commuter towns around Galway e.g. Claregalway, Salthill, Oranmore-Maree, Moycullen etc.
When I was playing underage football in Galway, Corofin were completely dominant and won 8 minor titles in a row from 1992 to 1999.
They beat us in a county u14 A final around the start of that time.
As you say though - that dominance has disappeared. Their last minor title was 8 years ago.
They are still producing quality players but you'd imagine this will have an impact on the senior team in the not too distant future.
They are certainly making hay while the sun shines for now though.
Kilcoo will have serious regrets, even disregarding the job Kilcoo did of dragging Corofin into a game was played entirely on Kilcoo's terms in the first half, Corofin played their worst game since losing to Crokes in 2017, very poor shot selection, their famed kick passing was off (the amount of terrible kicks to no one in particular was like something from Junior B) and they got flustered very early in the match. Kilcoo seriously rattled them and had their shooting boots been on in the first half then I think there is a strong chance we would be here wondering what happened to the Corofin machine that failed to make the 3 in a row.
A lot of people giving out about Corofin cynicism, all great teams are cynical to an extent but while they lost the plot in the last 10 of normal time, to such a degree that it should probably have cost them the game when it went to ET, blame has to go to Kilcoo as well, the targeting of Sice throughout the match was disgraceful, sledging, pulling and dragging started straight from the throw in, Corofin seemed to take a "meet fire with fire" approach and it nearly blew up in their face.
All that said Conor Lane had a bizarre game and he actively contributed to the mess that a lot of the match was. Giving out a red card where I'm not sure that both yellows were correct, he gave a huge amount of 50/50 decisions to the underdogs throughout and that definitely contributed to how frustrated and out of kilter Corofin were. The amount of metres the last free in ordinary time was brought forward was farcical, Kilcoo deserved a draw at least on the basis of their performance so I wasn't too unhappy to see it go over in all honesty but still it's crazy stuff to give the guts of 25 metres (between both the spot being moved and the yards stolen by the freetaker) from where the foul occurrence was to where the kick was taken.
While the Farraghers, Burke and Lundy were held scoreless, it was Steede who really stepped up with three outrageous scores along with a great performance in general play and he was an easy MOTM pick. I think a lot of the talk about Corofin compared to county teams should be parked as well, their advantage is that they have very good club players in every line of the pitch and a higher then normal club standard squad overall as shown by the huge contribution made from the lesser heralded players yesterday. At the end of the day Sice is still the main man for them (that block in injury time was outstanding) along with the platform that D. Burke and Steede provide when they get a run on teams in the middle like in the first period of ET. Their recovery in ET was magnificent but I felt that Kilcoo were out on their feet and once Corofin got two points ahead it was all over, the goal just put the tin hat on it.
Ian Burke was a virtual non factor in the match, a poor miss that should have been a tapover down the stretch is the most memorable play he had, his form for club and county has imploded since he got the All Star in 2018, it'll be interesting to see if he is brought straight back into the Galway team when the Corofin players return.
Corofin are the greatest club team of all time and best of luck to them but I am really hoping that they are beaten in Galway this year, it'd be better for the county for their stranglehold to be broken, they will have to come back a bit, key players like Fitzgerald and especially Sice can't go on forever.
Was one of those games yesterday after about 15 mins I was thinking Jesus.....would Liverpool/Utd be any better here.
It was inevitable Kilcoo would do something like that, Corofin probably still should have bagged two goals early on but I thought it was only a matter of time before Corofin kicked on and put them away handy enough but to be fair, Kilcoo brought them to a horrible place. They neutralised many of Corofin big players and actually, out of nowhere could have won it at the end.
Lane was a bit of a mess altogether, the Kilcoo sending off, I mean he gave him a decision to make....what can you argue really. Bringing in the free at the end after playing 5 mins over added time? Man lost the run of himself and it's actions like those that really bring on probably unfair abuse to other refs. Saying that, Corofin missed some chances, wides and shorts to put it to bed.
You have to give massive credit to Corofin to come out in ET and do what they did after the nonsense at end of Normal Time....that's that experience that they had that Kilcoo lacked. They are a serious team, worthy Champions.
Corofin peaked as a team last year but I think its premature to talk of them coming to an end, they've found it difficult getting out of Galway the last 2 years but they've 4 or 5 lads who didn't start yesterday who could freshen the team up. The Galway u20 team who played Dublin in the All Ireland semi last year had 5 Corofin players on it and they've had 3 players starting on in the last 2 All Ireland minor final.
Not that long ago Cross were the best team of all time, and before that Nemo.....Hard to compare.
Quote from: Applesisapples on January 20, 2020, 11:08:16 AM
Not that long ago Cross were the best team of all time, and before that Nemo.....Hard to compare.
3 in a row Senior Club All Ireland's is unmatched in either code and they annexed another recent title in 2015 for good measure, they've won by dominating finals against traditional big clubs like Crokes, Nemo and showed they could grind it out yesterday.
Given the competitiveness of the club championship (the likes of Mullinalaghta as Leinster champs, an Antrim team in St Galls as champs in 2010, Corofin themselves barely made it out of Galway the last two years) compared to Senior Inter county as well it's an incredible achievement, I'd find it hard to argue against them as the greatest at this point.
Whether they can continue this amazing run of success is a different matter but time will tell.
They were very fresh in extra time
Serious level of conditioning needed for that
Quote from: manfromdelmonte on January 20, 2020, 12:38:28 PM
They were very fresh in extra time
Serious level of conditioning needed for that
Think they brought on 7 subs in total who had either represented Galway at either Senior or U20/21 level, they've strength in depth nobody can match.
Quote from: manfromdelmonte on January 20, 2020, 12:38:28 PM
They were very fresh in extra time
Serious level of conditioning needed for that
I thought Corofin might be in real trouble in extra time. They looked a bit bedraggled by the final whistle while Kilcoo were straight into a huddle and looked all business and ready to go. Instead Corofin saved their best football for extra time while Kilcoo just didn't have the energy to cover the spaces like they did earlier on.
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on January 20, 2020, 01:06:32 PM
Quote from: manfromdelmonte on January 20, 2020, 12:38:28 PM
They were very fresh in extra time
Serious level of conditioning needed for that
I thought Corofin might be in real trouble in extra time. They looked a bit bedraggled by the final whistle while Kilcoo were straight into a huddle and looked all business and ready to go. Instead Corofin saved their best football for extra time while Kilcoo just didn't have the energy to cover the spaces like they did earlier on.
After the huddle, they ran full tilt into the tunnel, I think that killed them. Someone in the crowd must have shouted Man U have equalised. ;D
I thought Kilcoo looked dead on their feet not long into the 2nd half never mind Extra time. Corofin were def on the Bob Martins for ET!
Split Corofin in two! ;D
Doesn't Corofin have a massive catchment area?
Quote from: An Fhairche Abu on January 20, 2020, 10:18:43 AMKilcoo seriously rattled them and had their shooting boots been on in the first half then I think there is a strong chance we would be here wondering what happened to the Corofin machine that failed to make the 3 in a row.
I don't have stats on it but I'm convinced that reduced shooting efficiency is a common by-product of teams who play a massed deep defence.
If a team's forwards are constantly dropping back into their own half and then having to run half the length of the pitch to get a shot off they are bound to be less efficient compared to forwards who don't venture outside the opposition's 45 metre line.
Quote from: Angelo on January 20, 2020, 09:30:05 PM
Doesn't Corofin have a massive catchment area?
sssssshhh. you are not allowed to bring that up
Quote from: Angelo on January 20, 2020, 09:30:05 PM
Doesn't Corofin have a massive catchment area?
By rural club standards yes as it's very spread out but not compared to your average urban club or many town clubs would probably have a bigger pick.
Na Gaeil too much of step up for the Wexford and Leinster champions. 3-20 1-5. A 5th Junior AI title in 6 years for a Kerry club.
This ref is absolutely screwing Magheracloone.
Looking good for the tribesmen at half time. Oughterard 1-10 Magheracloone 0-7
Is the game being televised
Live on Tg4 sport on YouTube
FT Oughterard 2-16 Magheracloone 0-12. Congrats to the tribesmen. Moycullen 2008 the last intermediate AI winner from Galway. Monaghan lads chances not helped by finishing the match with 13 men
Oughterard 2-16 Magheracloone 0-12
Magheracloone pay the price for a lot of first half yellow cards. Two reds followed in the second.
Fair play to the men from the gateway to north Connemara.
Enda Tierney motm I would imagine.
Quote from: Blowitupref on January 25, 2020, 04:35:34 PM
Na Gaeil too much of step up for the Wexford and Leinster champions. 3-20 1-5. A 5th Junior AI title in 6 years for a Kerry club.
Yeah, what is really the Kerry Intermediate 'B' Champions have done well in the Junior All Ireland Club championship.
Having only 8 Senior teams means that they have 8 senior teams in the intermediate grade and 8 Intermediate teams in the Junior grade.
Only one married man on the Oughterard team lol.
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on January 25, 2020, 06:45:17 PM
Only one married man on the Oughterard team lol.
That must be the secret to winning an All Ireland!
Fair play to Oughterard - massive achievement for the club.
Quote from: From the Bunker on January 25, 2020, 06:41:46 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on January 25, 2020, 04:35:34 PM
Na Gaeil too much of step up for the Wexford and Leinster champions. 3-20 1-5. A 5th Junior AI title in 6 years for a Kerry club.
Yeah, what is really the Kerry Intermediate 'B' Champions have done well in the Junior All Ireland Club championship.
Having only 8 Senior teams means that they have 8 senior teams in the intermediate grade and 8 Intermediate teams in the Junior grade.
Wexford have 12 teams in Senior Championship and 12 in their Intermediate Championship. (They actually have 2 Intermediate Championships an actual Intermediate championship and an Intermediate A, which is really the Junior championship)
Kerry have 8 teams in their Senior Championship and 16 in their Intermediate Championship.
The 25th best team in Kerry beat the 25th best team in Wexford today.
Quote from: twohands!!! on January 25, 2020, 08:17:47 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on January 25, 2020, 06:41:46 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on January 25, 2020, 04:35:34 PM
Na Gaeil too much of step up for the Wexford and Leinster champions. 3-20 1-5. A 5th Junior AI title in 6 years for a Kerry club.
Yeah, what is really the Kerry Intermediate 'B' Champions have done well in the Junior All Ireland Club championship.
Having only 8 Senior teams means that they have 8 senior teams in the intermediate grade and 8 Intermediate teams in the Junior grade.
Wexford have 12 teams in Senior Championship and 12 in their Intermediate Championship. (They actually have 2 Intermediate Championships an actual Intermediate championship and an Intermediate A, which is really the Junior championship)
Kerry have 8 teams in their Senior Championship and 16 in their Intermediate Championship.
The 25th best team in Kerry beat the 25th best team in Wexford today.
Well in that case credit must be given for them winning against their equals in the Kerry championship and the AI Final. No credit can really be given for any of their other victories!
Well done to Na Gaeil. Impressive from Kerry newest club. Delighted for Jack Barry and Diarmuid O'Connor too great role models
Shouldn't be forgotten that it took Oughterard 3 games and 2 last gasp equalising frees from Matthew Tierney to draw those first two games to barely shake off Michael Breathnach's in the county final. Testament to the strength of Galway club football even though people often do nothing but complain about it within Galway. Maybe not as bad as they think.
Is camogie rules similar to hurling?
Just seen the goal that beat Slaughtneil camogs. Opposing player ran with the ball on the stick, and caught the ball twice, before passing for the goal.
Is that not a foul?
Official rule says it is a technical foul if you 'catch the sliotar more than twice' so i would assume that means they can catch it 3 times. Still i believe she massively overcarried it anyway before the 2nd tap of the hurl
Throw in the 600 steps...
Quote from: Nanderson on March 02, 2020, 05:54:47 PM
Official rule says it is a technical foul if you 'catch the sliotar more than twice' so i would assume that means they can catch it 3 times. Still i believe she massively overcarried it anyway before the 2nd tap of the hurl
Well yeah, that too.
Sickening way to lose.
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
I'd say there is another reason for that. Check the news..
Quote from: Blowitupref on March 17, 2020, 02:17:37 PM
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
I'd say there is another reason for that. Check the news..
;D :D ;D :D
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
Seriously!!!
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
Are you a Japanese soldier?
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
I think that drici is just a bot
Quote from: dec on March 18, 2020, 08:14:47 PM
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
I think that drici is just a bot
Or maybe he was a contestant on the German Big Brother?
Quote from: Captain Obvious on March 18, 2020, 08:36:09 PM
Quote from: dec on March 18, 2020, 08:14:47 PM
Quote from: drici on March 17, 2020, 01:52:54 PM
Noticed that loads of bars and more or less all the Clubs haven't even opened today with the Club Finals not taking place on their traditional date.
I think that drici is just a bot
Or maybe he was a contestant on the German Big Brother?
He's Jared Leto