Referee is David Gough I see. Maybe I'll offer him a lift down from Dublin. It's a long time since we won in Kerry.
Just read the report from last year there. I'd say major changes to the team this weekend with maybe the whole back 6 being replaced with McNamee out suspended though maybe Frank Burns will get back his No 6 jersey.
I wonder will Kennedy be the new partner for Collie at midfield or maybe Grugan.
All over the field Mickey has a lot of hard calls to make and it will be interesting to see does he name Petey Harte at FF again? I thought he was quiet on Sat night.
Tyrone 1.16 to Kerry 0.14 in Omagh 25th March.
Tyrone defeated Kerry by five points in a Healy Park tie largely irrelevant to the Allianz League standings, with both sides already safe going into the game.
The home side didn't take the lead until first half stoppage time, but a solid second half display saw them score a morale-boosting pre-championship success over their fierce rivals.
Declan McClure's late goal sealed a closely fought encounter, but defeat will not cause too many sleepless nights in the Kingdom, who kept a number of their key players in reserve.
But it was an encouraging result for the Red Hands, who have managed to put a couple of positive results together at Healy Park, the venue for their Ulster SFC opener against Monaghan on 20 May.
In front of a crowd of 6,115, Kerry wing back Cormac Coffey landed a long range effort early on, and they went back in front through Killian Spillane, after Division One's top scorer Lee Brennan had got the Red Hands off the mark.
Mattie Donnelly, scorer of four fine points from play against Mayo a week earlier, spent most of the opening half inside his own half as the hone side set up defensively, often channelling 14 players back to within their own 45 metre line.
Kerrey moved the ball with fluency, using their traditional foot-passing game to effect, and their finishing was clinical as they moved into a 0-5 to 0-2 lead b the 15th minute, with Daithi Casey and Spillane, from a free, thumping over long range efforts.
As Tyrone built from deep, Jason Foley and Mark Griffin defended solidly, holding the Red Hands scoreless for 12 minutes, before Brennan slotted over a free.
Kerry's movement caused significant problems to a back-tracking Tyrone rearguard, and they crafted a delightful score, with Kevin McCarthy's purposeful run sending Stephen O'Brien in for a tidy finish.
Johnny Buckley followed up with another long range effort, and a Michael Burns score on the half-hour had them 0-9 to 0-6 ahead.
But in the closing stages of the half, Tyrone committed more men to the attack, with Donnelly, Peter Harte, Rory Brennan and Ronan McNabb making support runs.
They kicked five of the last six points, with Donnelly curling over a gem, and Cathal McShane stepping round Griffin to blaze over the bar when he could well have netted.
Goalkeeper Morgan converted a 45 metre free, and Lee Brennan's stoppage time free gave them the lead for the first time and a 0-10 to 0-9 interval lead.
Kerry came out for the second half with intent, with Spillane and Buckley adding to their tallies, but with McShane and Brennan also continuing to find the target, the Munster men were unable to get their noses back in front.
They went level three times in the opening ten minutes of the second half, but Brennan's accuracy from placed balls favoured Tyrone's cause, with Frank Burns further enhancing his growing reputation with an eye-catching display at the back.
Peter Harte emerged as a major figure following a quiet opening half, setting up the scores that kept his side in front, and in the 56th minute, Tadhg Morley dragged down substitute Conor Meyler for a penalty, which Ronan O'Neill kicked wide.
But the Ulster champions did hit the net in the 58th minute when Harte and McShane combined for midfielder McClure to palm home.
Tyrone: N Morgan (0-01, f); C McCarron, R McNamee, A McCrory; R McNabb, F Burns, R Brennan; D McClure (1-01), C McShane (0-03); M Donnelly (0-01, P Harte, C McCann (0-01), K McGeary (0-01), L Brennan (0-05, 4f), R O'Neill (0-03, 3f).
Subs: D Mulgrew for McGeary (52), C Meyler for McCann (55), P Hampsey for McCrory (59), C McAliskey for Meyler (61), M McKernan for Hampsey (63), B Burns for F Burns (70)
Kerry: B Kelly; B O Beaglaoich, J Foley, T O'Sullivan; C Coffey (0-01), M Griffin, M Geaney (0-01); J Barry, D Moran; M Burns (0-01), D Casey (0-01), K McCarthy; K Spillane (0-05, 5f), J Buckley (0-02), S O'Brien (0-02).
Subs: E O Conchuir for Burns (h-t), T Morley for Geaney (h-t), B O'Sullivan for Casey (60), M Flaherty (0-01) for Buckley (68), G Horan for Moran (68)
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)
Looking forward to this one and hoping we can build on last year. For some reason in recent years we have really struggled down in Kerry and suffered some very heavy defeats. Hopefully this is on the players minds and they go down and produce a decent performance. I don't think Colm Cavanagh is fit for the game. Anyone know what the story is with Hampsey? If everyone available I'd go with something like this:
Morgan
Brennan
McNamee/Hampsey (not sure if McKenna Cup suspensions carry through?)
McKernan
McCann
Donnelly
Rafferty
Kennedy
McClure
McGeary
Coney
Meyler
McCurry
Harte
N Sludden
The likes of Rafferty, McClure and Kennedy have earned a go for strong McKenna cup performances.
Was talking to my Kerry neighbour last night and he said they could have a very depleted side with so many of the club teams still in the senior, intermediate and junior AI club championship.
Will be interesting to see does Mickey return to some form of woolie blanket for the cold weather or lay it all bare like in the McKenna cup. I was shocked to see the space afforded to poor Ciaran McLaughlin having to mark Jamie Clarke on Sat night.
Just heard McNamee is available as he only misses 1st round of next years McKenna cup and Collie is fit to start as is Richie D
That young cub from Armagh was lucky McNamee didnt go to town on him when he was acting the hard fella Saturday night.
And cue a Kerry v Tyrone chat get bombarded with angry Armagh wans thanks to another Taylor jab?
Resist lads. Concentrate on Kildare
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 22, 2019, 12:04:11 PM
And cue a Kerry v Tyrone chat get bombarded with angry Armagh wans thanks to another Taylor jab?
Resist lads. Concentrate on Kildare
:-[ :-X ;D
Kerry have a big job in 2019. Stopping the drive for 5
Carney returned in 1982 and '83. In those days, the All-Ireland winning team often came into studio with the cup on the night of the final.
JC: "The winning team always came in before they went back to their hotel. They loved it. Because GAA players were never on the TV in those days, not like now. So they were all delighted to come in so that their mammies would see them with their medal on the telly. But when Offaly came in the night of the '82 final, we had a problem. Maurice Reidy had put together a package of clips from Kerry's four-in-a-row in preparation for them making it five-in-a-row. But they didn't obviously.
"Maurice was heartbroken, first of all because he was a good Castleisland man and secondly because the bloody thing wouldn't be shown. They were great about it though. Eugene McGee and Richie Connor were fantastic. Richie said, 'Sure go on and show the Kerry five-in-a-row thing, we'd love to see it.' When it went out then, everybody loved it. It kind of didn't matter that Kerry hadn't won."
But it would matter A LOT in Kerry if the dubs succeeded where the greatest team in the history of the game (to date) failed
Right. ???
Laois beat Kerry last weekend in a challenge.
Tyrone are that bit ahead of Kerry in work done and in general.
Be surprised if Tyrone didn't win by 5/8 points.
Quote from: craicwas90 on January 22, 2019, 12:41:54 PM
Laois beat Kerry last weekend in a challenge.
Tyrone are that bit ahead of Kerry in work done and in general.
Be surprised if Tyrone didn't win by 5/8 points.
Yes it's a good time to play Kerry and i would expect Tyrone to win by 4 or 5 points at least.
It's not in Omagh though
Last year Kerry lost to the 4 all Ireland semifinalists
Maybe Tyrone can do it away from home
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 22, 2019, 12:04:11 PM
And cue a Kerry v Tyrone chat get bombarded with angry Armagh wans thanks to another Taylor jab?
Resist lads. Concentrate on Kildare
Glad I read your post fuzz. Was about to respond to the gobshite but won't bother
Quote from: seafoid on January 22, 2019, 04:13:04 PM
It's not in Omagh though
Last year Kerry lost to the 4 all Ireland semifinalists
Maybe Tyrone can do it away from home
Last year in the league Tyrone beat Mayo the then AI finalists in MacHale park by 12 points.
Good man Tonto. See yis in the Ulster final.
If I could pick my best 15 for Sunday it would be
Morgan
Hampsey
McNamee
Kernan
Tiernan
Mattie
Meyler
Kennedy
Colm
Sludden
Coney
McShane
McCurry
Petey
Brennan
Maybe put Frank Burns in at 6 and Mattie at CHF for Coney.
I feel sorry for Rory Brennan as his adaptability means he has never really nailed down any place.
Also hard leaving out both McGearys and Richie D but we have serious competition for places at the moment.
McShane will probably be named in FF line but play as a 3rd MF
Any idea on the Kerry team? Is Clifford available?
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 23, 2019, 11:28:35 AM
Good man Tonto. See yis in the Ulster final.
If I could pick my best 15 for Sunday it would be
Morgan
Hampsey
McNamee
Kernan
Tiernan
Mattie
Meyler
Kennedy
Colm
Sludden
Coney
McShane
McCurry
Petey
Brennan
Maybe put Frank Burns in at 6 and Mattie at CHF for Coney.
I feel sorry for Rory Brennan as his adaptability means he has never really nailed down any place.
Also hard leaving out both McGearys and Richie D but we have serious competition for places at the moment.
McShane will probably be named in FF line but play as a 3rd MF
Hampsey is out for the weekend. Haven't seen Cavanagh mentioned anywhere but having not been togged out at all during the McKenna Cup he won't start this weekend. My team would be as follows:
Morgan
McKernan
McNamee
Hugh Pat
McCann
Brennan
Meyler
Kennedy
McClure
Mattie
Sludden
Harte
McCurry
McShane
Lee Brennan
Think Hugh Pat will get the nod ahead of McLaughlin at corner back.
Frank Burns was very quiet for UU v Tyrone in Omagh and I noticed he didn't start for UU in the Sigerson so I'm thinking he may not be fully fit.
I also notice Kennedy didn't play for UU in the Sigerson so if he is carrying an injury he will not start at the weekend. I'd expect Grugan to play if this is the case.
Harsh to exclude Coney from the forward line but he will be a good sub to bring on in the second half when it opens up.
As you say Fuzzman, great competition for places at the moment when you consider some of the names I haven't even mentioned above.
Think that will be close to team on Sunday Packie, however, I think Grugan will be pushing McClure hard for a MF spot. Hoping Kennedy starts, he looks like a fine player.
Quote from: tonto1888 on January 22, 2019, 05:34:02 PM
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 22, 2019, 12:04:11 PM
And cue a Kerry v Tyrone chat get bombarded with angry Armagh wans thanks to another Taylor jab?
Resist lads. Concentrate on Kildare
Glad I read your post fuzz. Was about to respond to the gobshite but won't bother
Easy on the personal abuse tonto ::)
I've heard from a good source on Sat night that Collie is fit and ready for Sunday and just being rested as was Mattie until Sat night.
I spoke to Richie and he's ready too with no injuries and was first choice at FF for a lot of last year's championship folks and would not be at all surprised to see him back there on Sunday with Petey roaming everywhere.
The league rarely goes as expected but I'd say this is our best chance (on paper) in years that we could come away with a win. Armagh and Monaghan have won down there in the early rounds of the league over the past 5 or 6 years have they not? Did Donegal?
Charming. You come out with such a retort and say nothing else to back up why?
You've added a lot to this threat with such wisdom
Have also heard Hampsey is fit to start too.
Don't shoot the messenger!!
Sounds like a few people have been listening to Kerry ones too much Fuzzman eh? ;) A Victory is always sweeter when your an underdog and your opponents think they're gonna win
They might be depleted, rebuilding and have a traditional soft start to the league this past while.
But they also have a new manager and a lot of new players who will all want to make an impact straight away. Add into the fact that we beat them last game of the league and I think you will find Kerry are up for this. Add unto that our terrible record down there and struggling to shake off lower Division teams (including a Div4 team!) in the McKenna cup and we will have a lot of work to do to come away with a win
Still tho.... Tyrone by 4 :P ;)
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 23, 2019, 03:32:42 PM
I've heard from a good source on Sat night that Collie is fit and ready for Sunday and just being rested as was Mattie until Sat night.
I spoke to Richie and he's ready too with no injuries and was first choice at FF for a lot of last year's championship folks and would not be at all surprised to see him back there on Sunday with Petey roaming everywhere.
The league rarely goes as expected but I'd say this is our best chance (on paper) in years that we could come away with a win. Armagh and Monaghan have won down there in the early rounds of the league over the past 5 or 6 years have they not? Did Donegal?
Hiya Fuzz...I'm thinking Kerry might not win a home game this campaign...Tyrone, Dublin, Monaghan and Mayo could all be victorious in The Kingdom. Mind you, Kerry could win all three away games (Cavan, Galway and Roscommon) and avoid relegation.
Has it ever happened that a team lost all home games and won all away games in a campaign? It would certainly be unusual, but if it ever going to happen, Kerry in 2019 might be the best chance ever.
Tyrone V Kerry 1ST 15
1N Morgan
2L Rafferty
3R McNamee
4H P McGeary
5T McCann
6R Brennan
7M McKernan
8B Kennedy
9D McClure
10M Donnelly
11P Harte
12N Sludden
13D McCurry
14D Mulgrew
15C McShane
Quote from: omagh_gael on January 24, 2019, 11:30:57 PM
Tyrone V Kerry 1ST 15
1N Morgan
2L Rafferty
3R McNamee
4H P McGeary
5T McCann
6R Brennan
7M McKernan
8B Kennedy
9D McClure
10M Donnelly
11P Harte
12N Sludden
13D McCurry
14D Mulgrew
15C McShane
McNamee not suspended because sending off was in another competition last weekend? Will he see further punishment after striking out after receiving his red card?
Quote from: spuds on January 25, 2019, 09:35:08 AM
McNamee not suspended because sending off was in another competition last weekend? Will he see further punishment after striking out after receiving his red card?
No.
Certainly a few surprises in that line up for me, besides no Hampsey and Collie
Rory Brennan must wonder what he has to do for championship football as he gets handed the No 6 jersey for an away league game in Killarney. Surprised no Meyler as well but delighted to see Mulgrew at FF.
Many of us will love that HF line but I'm surprised McClure got the nod at MF beside the giant K
Looking forward to Sat night in Killarney at the Killarney court with a Q&A session with Canavan and Moynihan hosted by Barry McElduff. Should be a good crowd as I believe he has over 100 coming down in 2 buses for it.
Is there still no news on the actual squad for the league or is Mickey keeping it hush for now.
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 25, 2019, 10:28:23 AM
Quote from: spuds on January 25, 2019, 09:35:08 AM
McNamee not suspended because sending off was in another competition last weekend? Will he see further punishment after striking out after receiving his red card?
No.
Certainly a few surprises in that line up for me, besides no Hampsey and Collie
Rory Brennan must wonder what he has to do for championship football as he gets handed the No 6 jersey for an away league game in Killarney. Surprised no Meyler as well but delighted to see Mulgrew at FF.
Many of us will love that HF line but I'm surprised McClure got the nod at MF beside the giant K
Looking forward to Sat night in Killarney at the Killarney court with a Q&A session with Canavan and Moynihan hosted by Barry McElduff. Should be a good crowd as I believe he has over 100 coming down in 2 buses for it.
Is there still no news on the actual squad for the league or is Mickey keeping it hush for now.
Rory Brennan had forced his way into the team by the end of last year and started the all Ireland final. Hoping he can push on even more this year as has plenty of potential.
McClure had a decent game last week and with Colm and Hampsey ruled out not a huge shock to see him start. Was more surprised at Mulgrew given he didn't play the last few games. Hopefully he can stay injury free and start to deliver on his potential.
Hon Throne
Colm O'Rourke knows his stuff and never lets his anti Tyrone bias get rule his head.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0125/1025456-colm-orourkes-weekend/
This is probably the best game of the round. With Peter Keane in charge of Kerry now he'll want to start running as fast as possible; he'll be hoping to unearth the new David Clifford and he'll be throwing in the young lads that he won All-Irelands with at minor level. These are exciting times in Kerry football; Keane is asking for patience, but there's no patience in Kerry, only next September.
I'm expecting a Kerry win even though Tyrone always take the league very seriously under Mickey Harte and I'm expecting the Kingdom to be in the shake-up in league and Championship.
Hoping to see something different from Tyrone this league otherwise chances are that they will again flatter to deceive and fail to do the business later on in the season.
Yous can say what u want. there's nothing hectic about that Kerry 15 named
Who are....?
Quote from: Fuzzman on January 27, 2019, 10:23:41 AM
Who are....?
Kerry v Tyrone
1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore)
2. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
3. Jack Sherwood (Firies)
4. Brian Ó Beaglaíoch (An Ghaeltacht)
5. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)
6. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
7. Tom O'Sullivan (Dingle)
8. Jack Barry (Na Gaeil)
9. Adrian Spillane (Templenoe)
10. Jonathan Lyne (Killarney Legion)
11. Sean O'Shea (Kenmare)
12. Stephen O'Brien (Kenmare)
13. Michael Geaney (Dingle)
14. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
15. James O'Donoghue (Killarney Legion)
Subs:
16. Brian Kelly (Killarney Legion)
17. Diarmuid O'Connor (Na Gaeil)
18. Gavin Crowley (Templenoe)
19. Dara Moynihan (Spa Killarney)
20. Graham O'Sullivan (Piarsaigh na Dromoda)
21. Tommy Walsh (Kerins O'Rahillys)
22. Gavin O'Brien (Kerins O'Rahillys)
23. Killian Spillane (Templenoe)
24. Tom Leo O'Sullivan (Dingle)
25. Tomás Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht)
26. Robert Wharton (Renard)
Think kerry will win this well. Will be eager to play down marker for the year.
tyrone would need to buck themselves up in second half. one point from a free in whole first half just not good enough.
Quote from: southtyronegael on January 27, 2019, 02:49:51 PM
tyrone would need to buck themselves up in second half. one point from a free in whole first half just not good enough.
Same as Mayo in the 1st half last night. A strong wind down in Kerry?
0-06 to 0-04 now, all Tyrone scores coming frees. Tyrone building a bit of momentum now but still very poor according to radio.
8 to 5 now. Tyrone with one point from play. Brutal stuff.
Kerry win 11-7 very poor start from tyrone
Disappointing from Tyrone. Really thought that we would win based on the 2 lineouts.