Laois SFC 2017

Started by The Monument Road, February 22, 2017, 08:02:42 PM

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SCFC

Quote from: Laoiseabu on July 26, 2017, 01:35:01 PM
Joseph's ? Stand out team?
Depends how many of the lads that are gone away return.

The PRO

Portlaoise are nailed on to beat Arles.
Joseph's will take care of clonaslee annanough combo.
Graigue should win the derby.
Strad comfortable v heath.
A Killeen by 4/5 v port.
Hard to call the other 3 games. Ballyfin had a bad league but they always do!

Heshs Umpire

Portlaoise, Josephs and Strad would be my treble.
Well I could keep it above
But then it wouldn't be sky anymore

The Monument Road

Quote from: Laoiseabu on July 26, 2017, 01:35:01 PM
Joseph's ? Stand out team?
Bit strange you saying that. On the other Senior championship post you say Josephs should be aware of the Clonaslee set up. How you think they are a stand out team bewilders me. They are average enough as they presently stand and are lucky to have one of the lesser teams in the first round. I agree with your assumption on the other post, they should be aware.

Laoiseabu

No I was questioning the post previous . I was questioning how are Joseph's a stand out team

Laoiseabu

I think Clonaslee could give them a run with the Annanough boys Joseph's are bang average

BallyroanAbu

Josephs without 5 players are bang average, what the Clonaslee Annanough Amalgamation works out like is anyone's guess

SCFC

Portlaoise
Joseph's
O'Dempseys
Killeen
Stradbally
Graigue
Ballyroan v Cretty draw
Ballylinan

El Jefe

Can see The Heath giving Stradbally a serious rattle

SCFC

Quote from: BallyroanAbu on July 26, 2017, 11:52:32 PM
Josephs without 5 players are bang average, what the Clonaslee Annanough Amalgamation works out like is anyone's guess
I think this is the thing. No one knows how the Clonaslee Annanough thing will go.
How many Annanough lads are involved? Scully, Donal, Rory, maybe Simon Miller are the ones springing to mind.

Downtheroad

SFC:
O'Dempsey's v Ballyfin G;       O'Dempseys
Portarlington v Arles Killeen;    Arles Killeen
Clonaslee v St Joseph's;         St Josephs 
Ballylinan v Mountmellick G;    Mountmellick  after a replay
Stradbally v The Heath            Stradbally     
Ballyroan Abbey v Crettyard Gaels; Ballyroan Abbey
Arles Kilcruise v Portlaoise;      Portlaoise       
Graiguecullen v Killeshin          Graigcullen  after a replay

Laois Laois

O'Dempsey's v Ballyfin G;          O'Dempseys
Portarlington v Arles Killeen;     Portarlington
Clonaslee v St Joseph's;           St Josephs
Ballylinan v Mountmellick G;      Ballylinan
Stradbally v The Heath             Stradbally     
Ballyroan Abbey v Crettyard     Ballyroan Abbey
Arles Kilcruise v Portlaoise;       Portlaoise       
Graiguecullen v Killeshin           Killeshin

Unlaoised

#27
O Dempseys win well but scoreline could have been different with Ballyfin missing a few great goal chances
at a time when there was 5/6  points in it.
O dempseys too missed late goal chances but got 3 points from their attempts for goals.
Rumours about Ballyfins training not going well because of numbers and hurling commitments looked true .

They were a shambles at the start but after a few changes they played some good football to drag themselves into the game.

O dempseys looked fitter and well drilled the advantage of extra training less fixtures and division one football was evident in their use of the ball and their turnover in the tackles.

Rory Bracken was decent as was Robbie kehoe

I thought johnny kelly and the number 7 were also excellent

The corner back did well on sean moore but talk in the stand he was carrying an injury

For Ballyfin james finn was decent made some serious runs with little support

Sub Rob Tyrell was also good

Infact Ballyfin ended far stronger looking than they started on the field .

O dempseys will fall short of a semi final place i think while it depends on the draw for ballyfin probably better than one or two at this level but being a dual club with small numbers is just very difficult for them.
LAOIS ABÚ

SCFC

Comfortable for ods. Ballyfin were very unfit looking.
Finn tried his best but hadn't much help.
Ods will probably make q finals but whether they go further is questionable. Could make a semi.

Junior Ex Laoistalk

O'Dempsey's     2-15
Ballyfin Gaels    1-12
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