AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship 2012
1 St. Patricks (WW) v Eire Og (CW) 28.10.2012 Aughrim 2.30
2 1 v Portlaoise (LS) 11.11.2012 Aughrim/Carlow 2.30
3 Emmet Og (LD) v St. Annes (WX) 28.10.2012 Longford 2.30
4 3 v Meath 11.11.2012 Longford/Wexford 2.30
5 Rhode (OY) v St. Patricks (LH) 28.10.2012 Tullamore 2.30
6 5 v Sarsfields (KE) 11.11.2012 Tullamore/Drogheda 2.30
7 Westmeath v Dublin 11.11.2012 Mullingar 2.30
8 2 v 4 25.11.2012 To be confirmed TBC
9 6 v 7 25.11.2012 To be confirmed TBC
Final 8 v 9 9.12.2012 Neutral Venue TBC
AIB Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2012
1 Emo (Laois) v Starlights (WX) 27.10.2012 Portlaoise 3.00
2 1 v O'Connells (LH) 4.11.2012 Laois/Wexford 2.30
3 St. Brigids (OY) v Castletown/Finea/Coole/Whitehall (WH) 21.10.2012 Croghan 3.00
4 Castletown/F/C/W (WH) v Meath 4.11.2012 Westmeath 2.30
5 Fighting Cocks(CW) v Monasterevin (KE) 4.11.2012 Carlow 2.30
6 Cuala v St. Marys (Longford) 28.10.2012 O Toole Park 2.30
7 6 v Wicklow 4.11.2012 Dublin/Longford TBC
8 2 v 4 18.11.2012 Home Venue 2 TBC
9 5 v 7 18.11.2012 Home Venue 5 TBC
Final 8 v 9 2.12.2012 TBC TBC
AIB Leinster Club Junior Football Championship 2012
1 Kilcormac/Killoughey (OY) v Ratoath (MH) 14.10.2012 Kilcormac 12.00
2 Ballinabranna (CW) v Castleknock (D) 14.10.2012 Bagenalstown 3.00
3 Castleknock v Kilmacanogue (WW) 28.10.2012 Blakestown 2.30
4 Clogherinkoe (KE) v Newtowncashel (LD) 14.10.2012 Newbridge 3.00
5 Clogherinkoe v Glen Emmetts (LH) 28.10.2012 Newbridge 2.30
6 St. Fintans (WX) v Kilcavan (LS) 13.10.2012 Wexford Park 2.00
7 St. Fintans v Kilbeggan (WH) 28.10.2012 Bellefield,Enniscorthy 2.30
8 Rathoath v 3 11.11.2012 Home Venue 1 TBC
9 5 v 7 11.11.2012 Home Venue 5 TBC
Final 8 v 9 25.11.2012 TBC TBC
Final score from Pearse Park:
Killoe Emmet Óg (Longford) 2-07
St. Anne's (wexford) 2-04
AIB Leinster SFC Full Time: Rhode 1-7 St Patricks 1-9
Garrycastle beaten by 1 point in the replay against Mullingar
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on October 28, 2012, 03:47:51 PM
Final score from Pearse Park:
Killoe Emmet Óg (Longford) 2-07
St. Anne's (wexford) 2-04
Some highly excitable and exciting commentary ( not a bit unbiased of course :P) from Messrs Duffy and Tireney on this one.
Well done - great result.
QuoteSome highly excitable and exciting commentary ( not a bit unbiased of course ) from Messrs Duffy and Tireney on this one.
Well done - great result.
For sure - and then Shiteside would ruin the moment and switch over to Willie Hegarty ;)
Ha Willie Hegarty off Shannonside, rare as they come...
O'Mahony's beat Tones by about 8 points.
Poor result for Rhode. Big fish in a small pond syndrome. Wasn't at it, so I don't know how good or bad St. Pats are, but Rhode have a lot of experience, and should be able to turn a home draw into a win.
Quote from: thejuice on October 28, 2012, 08:16:16 PM
O'Mahony's beat Tones by about 8 points.
Seen O'Mahonys in four of their championship games this year - they're easily the best in Meath. For the sake of the county, I hope they take the celebrations easy and give Leinster a good rattle - they're defintely capable of winning it with the names they have. I only realised after yesterday's game but they've conceded an average of little over six points in seven championship matches in Meath (0-4, 0-5, 0-4, 1-6, 0-9, 0-9, 0-7). A miserly enough defence. I wonder what sort of test Killoe from Longford will be able to provide? Looking at the rest, the Dublin champs (any result?) as well as St Patricks from Louth and Mullingar Shamrocks having knocked out Rhode and Garrycastle respectively. Portlaoise and Sarsfields to worry about too.
Lads the standard in the Meath county final was very poor. O'Mahony's were missing some players as well but it's hard to see them troubling Portlaoise, Sarsfields or Ballymun
Portlaoise will be heavy favourites now for this I'd imagine. Sarsfields will be inexperienced so hard to know how they'll go but their manager John Crofton did lead Towers to a Leinster Club final in 2003.
http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/leinster-club-football-championship/winner (http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/leinster-club-football-championship/winner)
Portlaoise best priced 7/4 looks generous if they're up for it. It's hard to know whether being able to cruise through the Laois championship every year does them much good though.
I don't know what to make of Sarsfields. I thought they were poor enough against Carbury given the quality of their football in the run up to the final. If they can get back to that form then they might give this a rattle. I don't think their backs are quite good enough to win it out and the quality of their forwards alone won't be enough to dig them out against the likes of Ballymun and Mullingar.
Quote from: Declan on October 30, 2012, 08:26:54 AM
Lads the standard in the Meath county final was very poor. O'Mahony's were missing some players as well but it's hard to see them troubling Portlaoise, Sarsfields or Ballymun
A lot depends on how they spend this week. Meath has a high turnover of county champions (7 in the last 10 years) so the tendancy is to celebrate wildly - teams like Portlaoise are regulars in the Leinster club championship. So probably not as much celebrations.
However the impression I got from the interviews on LMFM after Sunday's final was that O'Mahonys were eyeing up a Leinster campaign. I think they're capable of winning it but will probably need a small bit of good fortune along the way (like any team trying to make a breakthrough).
There hasn't been much appeal in any of their games I was at either. They're dogged but the standard isn't neccesarily poor.
A football county like Meath seldom have club sides competing seriously for Leinster club titles, how is this ? O'Mahony's would have a fair scattering of past and present county men.
Who were the last Leinster champions from Meath ?
Quote from: spuds on October 30, 2012, 08:44:20 PM
Who were the last Leinster champions from Meath ?
Dunshaughlin beat Mattock Rangers in the 2002 Leinster final.
QuoteThey're dogged but the standard isn't neccesarily poor
I dunno Seas the Stars - I was at the Dublin final on Sunday and it was a world of difference from what I saw in Navan on Sunday. Looking at some other games during the year as well and I'm finding it hard to remember one that stood out. However as you say O'Mahony's might fancy their chances alright but can't see it myself.
QuoteDunshaughlin beat Mattock Rangers in the 2002 Leinster final.
Great memories of that 3 in a row team - Some "battles" with Rathnew ;) Hard to believe its 10 years though
Great win for Killoe who surprised me by beating Navan O'Mahoneys. Semi final now v Portlaoise.
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on November 11, 2012, 03:57:22 PM
Great win for Killoe who surprised me by beating Navan O'Mahoneys. Semi final now v Portlaoise.
I didn't see that coming ... Fair play indeed.
Portlaoise will be hard to beat this year, some scores they are knocking out lately
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on November 11, 2012, 04:59:18 PM
Portlaoise will be hard to beat this year, some scores they are knocking out lately
they say that every year
I'm disappointed to see the Meath reps in the Leinster Champ[ionship crash at the first hurdle yet again. Well done to Killoe of Longford....from the scoreline it looks like it was a convincing victory. I wonder about O'Mahonys though - massive underachievers even accounting for their success in the Meath SFC this year.
In general I think a club team needs to be reasonably dominant within their own county to do well at provincial level.
There are exceptions to the rule, but it's no coincidence that the last team we had that were competitive at the highest level were Dunshaughlin.
Dublin is probably a bit different in that the general standard of their championship is pretty high which makes it very difficult for any one team to dominate.
I agree Jinxy. Going back as far as 2002, Dunshaughlin, Dunboyne, Skyrne*2, Blackhall Gaels, Navan O'Mahonys*2, Summerhill, Senchalstown*2 and Wolfe Tones have all won the Meath SFC. I think Meath's poor record at senior club level could lie in the fact that every year a different champion is crowned and they are satisfied to end their efforts there and then.
Are the semi-finals at neutral venues?
As far as I know DH
Portlaoise v Killoe will surely be in Mullingar.
Killoe game is in portlaoise
It was home venues all the way to the final for a few years. Last year's final however was in Tullamore, when it was Garrycastle and Brigid's.
Quote from: Jinxy on November 11, 2012, 09:00:23 PM
In general I think a club team needs to be reasonably dominant within their own county to do well at provincial level.
There are exceptions to the rule, but it's no coincidence that the last team we had that were competitive at the highest level were Dunshaughlin.
Dublin is probably a bit different in that the general standard of their championship is pretty high which makes it very difficult for any one team to dominate.
Killoe were very much surprise winners in Longford this year.
QuoteGreat win for Killoe who surprised me by beating Navan O'Mahoneys
Result not really a surprise to me but the margin of victory certainly was
Quote from: Billys Boots on November 12, 2012, 08:48:11 AM
Quote from: Jinxy on November 11, 2012, 09:00:23 PM
In general I think a club team needs to be reasonably dominant within their own county to do well at provincial level.
There are exceptions to the rule, but it's no coincidence that the last team we had that were competitive at the highest level were Dunshaughlin.
Dublin is probably a bit different in that the general standard of their championship is pretty high which makes it very difficult for any one team to dominate.
Killoe were very much surprise winners in Longford this year.
Fair enough but I wouldn't get too excited about beating Navan.
If they beat Portlaoise then they'll be bucking the trend.
Quote from: Jinxy on November 12, 2012, 11:56:09 AM
Quote from: Billys Boots on November 12, 2012, 08:48:11 AM
Quote from: Jinxy on November 11, 2012, 09:00:23 PM
In general I think a club team needs to be reasonably dominant within their own county to do well at provincial level.
There are exceptions to the rule, but it's no coincidence that the last team we had that were competitive at the highest level were Dunshaughlin.
Dublin is probably a bit different in that the general standard of their championship is pretty high which makes it very difficult for any one team to dominate.
Killoe were very much surprise winners in Longford this year.
Fair enough but I wouldn't get too excited about beating Navan.
If they beat Portlaoise then they'll be bucking the trend.
They don't do excitement in Killoe, let me assure you. I wouldn't be giving them too much of a chance next time out - to be honest I was surprised they got to the county final, never mind winning it. They'd have a reputation for honest endeavour, with Speedy McCormack's (if anyone remembers him) nephew knocking over the majority of the scores.
QuoteSpeedy McCormack
One of the best. Would have made most county teams in Ireland at his peak in the early-mid 80s.
Don't think Speedy is related to the 4 Mc Cormack's. Padraig and Sean are sons of Terry who's a selector, Joe is a son of Tommy who's team manager and Seamus is a son of Jimmy who was team manager of their minor championship winning side. No one could sell a dummy like Speedy, defenders knew what was coming but were powerless to deal with it. Colm Parkinson wrote them off completely on Newstalk tonight. Plenty in Killoe will remind him should the dream prevail and they become the first Longford Club to reach a Leinster club. Maybe a rural club in Longford but have 5 players with Leinster minor championship medals , 1 All star nomination which if the system was fair would have collected an award and the 3rd highest scorer in the football championship in their midst.
QuoteLeinster JFC Final - 25/11/12 (2:00)
Castleknock (Dublin) v St Fintan's (Wexford) Venue: Parnell Park
Leinster IFC Final - 2/12/12 (2.00)
O'Connell's (Louth) v Monasterevan (Kildare) Venue: TBC
Good win today for Monasterevan. Kildare clubs seem to do very well in the Intermediate Championship.
Popped over to Newbridge for the match this afternoon. Dreadful conditions for football and no doubt that Ballymun handled them better. Sarsfields had most of the ball and territory but they were dreadfully wasteful in front of goal. Ballymun on the other hand were clinical. Overheard someone saying on the way out that Sarsfields kicked seventeen wides. That tells its own story.
Sarsfields had two great opportunities to level the scores before the Ballymun goal that decided it but snatched at both of them. Once Alan Smith went off they were in big trouble because he was their one forward that was showing some composure in front of goal. Ballymun look a well drilled side and they put a bit of a gloss on the scoreline in the final few minutes. I think they will go well in the final because they look a hardier team than Portlaoise.
Sarsfields will regret all their missed chances because this was a great opportunity for them to go one better than 2005 and 1999 and emulate their town rivals by winning the provincial title. There's no guarantee that they'll win the Kildare title again next year. Finally, Gary White will be some loss to Kildare next year.
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on November 25, 2012, 06:27:00 PM
Popped over to Newbridge for the match this afternoon. Dreadful conditions for football and no doubt that Ballymun handled them better. Sarsfields had most of the ball and territory but they were dreadfully wasteful in front of goal. Ballymun on the other hand were clinical. Overheard someone saying on the way out that Sarsfields kicked seventeen wides. That tells its own story.
Sarsfields had two great opportunities to level the scores before the Ballymun goal that decided it but snatched at both of them. Once Alan Smith went off they were in big trouble because he was their one forward that was showing some composure in front of goal. Ballymun look a well drilled side and they put a bit of a gloss on the scoreline in the final few minutes. I think they will go well in the final because they look a hardier team than Portlaoise.
Sarsfields will regret all their missed chances because this was a great opportunity for them to go one better than 2005 and 1999 and emulate their town rivals by winning the provincial title. There's no guarantee that they'll win the Kildare title again next year. Finally, Gary White will be some loss to Kildare next year.
Ballymun were very clinical I thought. Sarsfield unfortunately were a mirror image of the Kildare county side. Good in every aspect except being consistently able to score.
Hard luck to Killoe - seemed to have given it a good lash and had Quinn's shot in the second half not been wonderfully saved....well, who knows.
Seemed all of Killoe were there.
Still no Longford club has made it to the Leinster final :(
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on November 25, 2012, 06:27:00 PM
Finally, Gary White will be some loss to Kildare next year.
He was a loss this year too seeing as McGeeney never picked him! As an outsider looking in I can't understand how he has not been a mainstay in the Kildare team.
Is Gary White heading abroad? Never played much with Kildare seniors, class u21 when Kildare got to the All Ireland final. Cavan will take him if ye don't need him
"low key transfer" ???
Quote from: rodney trotter on November 26, 2012, 06:58:51 PM
Is Gary White heading abroad? Never played much with Kildare seniors, class u21 when Kildare got to the All Ireland final. Cavan will take him if ye don't need him
"low key transfer" ???
Would that be a swap for Jelly?
Quote from: Swadman on November 26, 2012, 07:30:34 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on November 26, 2012, 06:58:51 PM
Is Gary White heading abroad? Never played much with Kildare seniors, class u21 when Kildare got to the All Ireland final. Cavan will take him if ye don't need him
"low key transfer" ???
Would that be a swap for Jelly?
Yeah, but hopefully it wouldn't take 6/7 months for it to happen..
Quote from: rodney trotter on November 26, 2012, 06:58:51 PM
Is Gary White heading abroad? Never played much with Kildare seniors, class u21 when Kildare got to the All Ireland final. Cavan will take him if ye don't need him
"low key transfer" ???
He's due to go to the Lebanon on a tour of duty with the army as far as I know. He was the best midfielder on view in the county championship this year and we're short of quality midfielders. Kevin Feely signing for Charlton Athletic today takes away another option for that position.
Alan Smith was having a scan today on his cruciate after being taken off injured yesterday.
Smith would be a serious loss for Kildare. HE was very impressive the championship.
Might give Paul Gribben a run in the forwards, back from the AFL.
Half time in the Leinster Club IFC Final: O'Connells 0-0 0-1 Monasterevan
O'Connells 0-2 0-1 Monasterevan
O'Connells 0-3 0-4 Monasterevan Result
Great result for the Venice of Ireland!
3 out of the last 4 Leinster IFCs have been won by Kildare clubs - Maynooth in 2009 and Ballymore in 2010.
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on December 02, 2012, 03:25:29 PM
Great result for the Venice of Ireland!
3 out of the last 4 Leinster IFCs have been won by Kildare clubs - Maynooth in 2009 and Ballymore in 2010.
There wasn't a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem read in Monasterevan last night...
The full time score in the intermediate final was the same as the half-time score in a premier league game!
Hon Ballymun, very rare I'd support a Dublin team, but there is a lot of arrogance about Portloise.
Ballymun are playing good Winter football.
Fast, strong and well organised.
That said, Portlaoise are doing themselves no favours.
Awful shooting by the Portlaoise lads.
As usual the team with the best forwards won.
Mind you they also played a better type of football while PL's was of the type " never use one pass when you can use 7 or 8 sideways ones".
And they got a blatant illegal point in the first half as the ball was shovelled over the bar with a big open palm ::)
I've put together a tactical analysis piece on the game here http://action81.com/blog/?p=6505
How many wides did Portlaoise have in total?
Nine