Laois Junior Football Championship 2018

Started by The PRO, July 11, 2018, 11:23:10 AM

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The PRO

Round 1

Heath v Kilcavan
Spink v Graigue
Stradbally v Ballyroan Abbey
Errill v Camross
Annanough v Harps
Killeshin v Ballylinan
Port v Portlaoise
Park Ratheniska v O'Dempseys

SCFC

Hard championship to call. Annanough should be favourites having come down from intermediate. Park should be there or thereabouts. Think Kilcavan are getting too old.
Of the second teams, Graigue,  Port, The Heath and maybe Stradbally will go well.
I'll guess at a Park v Annanough final.

BallyroanAbu

I  wouldn't write off our Juniors this year

Heshs Umpire

O'Dempseys junior A team will be good too. Could've been in the Final last year with any luck. Won't lose many to senior team. 
Well I could keep it above
But then it wouldn't be sky anymore

Junior Ex Laoistalk

#4
Results
Annanough         2-16
The Harps           1-7
   
Park-Ratheniska  1-12
O'Dempsey's       0-8

The Heath           1-10
Kilcavan              4-11

Killeshin              1-07
Ballylinan            1-08

Portarlington       1-10
Portlaoise            6-08

Spink                  1-9
Graiguecullen      3-15

Stradbally           1-6
Ballyroan Abbey  3-14
Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit!

Joeythelips

Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington

The PRO

Quote from: Joeythelips on August 03, 2018, 10:56:17 AM
Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington
Expect your lads to take care of Ballylinan Joey.
Annanough should be the team to beat although you'd never know what Graigue might have.
Surprised that Port and The Heath are playing for survival but whoever wins it could go well yet.

Joeythelips

Quote from: The PRO on August 03, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 03, 2018, 10:56:17 AM
Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington
Expect your lads to take care of Ballylinan Joey.
Annanough should be the team to beat although you'd never know what Graigue might have.
Surprised that Port and The Heath are playing for survival but whoever wins it could go well yet.

Never straightforward with Kilcavan, I guess its the same for most clubs with a small pool of players. As can be seen from the league results Kilcavan lost 7 and won 3, yet the 3 they won were against Annanough, Park & Timahoe. So if Kilcavan have their strongest 15 available they are a match for most teams at junior and intermediate level but even losing one or two players can have a big impact on them.

Don Draper

Quote from: Joeythelips on August 06, 2018, 11:23:49 AM
Quote from: The PRO on August 03, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 03, 2018, 10:56:17 AM
Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington
Expect your lads to take care of Ballylinan Joey.
Annanough should be the team to beat although you'd never know what Graigue might have.
Surprised that Port and The Heath are playing for survival but whoever wins it could go well yet.

Never straightforward with Kilcavan, I guess its the same for most clubs with a small pool of players. As can be seen from the league results Kilcavan lost 7 and won 3, yet the 3 they won were against Annanough, Park & Timahoe. So if Kilcavan have their strongest 15 available they are a match for most teams at junior and intermediate level but even losing one or two players can have a big impact on them.
Did they not lose to Annanough by like 40 points?

Joeythelips

Quote from: Don Draper on August 07, 2018, 12:16:48 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 06, 2018, 11:23:49 AM
Quote from: The PRO on August 03, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 03, 2018, 10:56:17 AM
Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington
Expect your lads to take care of Ballylinan Joey.
Annanough should be the team to beat although you'd never know what Graigue might have.
Surprised that Port and The Heath are playing for survival but whoever wins it could go well yet.

Never straightforward with Kilcavan, I guess its the same for most clubs with a small pool of players. As can be seen from the league results Kilcavan lost 7 and won 3, yet the 3 they won were against Annanough, Park & Timahoe. So if Kilcavan have their strongest 15 available they are a match for most teams at junior and intermediate level but even losing one or two players can have a big impact on them.
Did they not lose to Annanough by like 40 points?

Yes, they were hammered in the relegation playoff against Annanough but think they were missing 4 or 5 starters that day, but they beat them in the original league game 2-12 to 2-09, when they had a full pick. Which basically illustrates my point.

Don Draper

Quote from: Joeythelips on August 07, 2018, 11:10:01 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 07, 2018, 12:16:48 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 06, 2018, 11:23:49 AM
Quote from: The PRO on August 03, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 03, 2018, 10:56:17 AM
Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington
Expect your lads to take care of Ballylinan Joey.
Annanough should be the team to beat although you'd never know what Graigue might have.
Surprised that Port and The Heath are playing for survival but whoever wins it could go well yet.

Never straightforward with Kilcavan, I guess its the same for most clubs with a small pool of players. As can be seen from the league results Kilcavan lost 7 and won 3, yet the 3 they won were against Annanough, Park & Timahoe. So if Kilcavan have their strongest 15 available they are a match for most teams at junior and intermediate level but even losing one or two players can have a big impact on them.
Did they not lose to Annanough by like 40 points?

Yes, they were hammered in the relegation playoff against Annanough but think they were missing 4 or 5 starters that day, but they beat them in the original league game 2-12 to 2-09, when they had a full pick. Which basically illustrates my point.
While your point may be valid, I'd proffer the suggestion that Annanough in the league and Annanough in the championship/knock out situation are quite a different beast.

I see they hammered Ballylinan last night, 10 goals in 2 games, they're high scoring thats for sure.

Joeythelips

Quote from: Don Draper on August 08, 2018, 09:34:08 AM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 07, 2018, 11:10:01 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 07, 2018, 12:16:48 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 06, 2018, 11:23:49 AM
Quote from: The PRO on August 03, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on August 03, 2018, 10:56:17 AM
Interesting first round, some serious big scores put up by second teams. Here are next round of fixtures:
06/08/2018
18:00   Errill   vs Camross
07/08/2018
19:30   Kilcavan vs Baile Uí Laigheanáin   
09/08/2018
19:15   Annanough vs Graiguecullen
19:15   Portlaoise vs Ballyroan Abbey
19:15   Stradbally vs Killeshin
10/08/2018
19:15   Spink vs O'Dempseys
19:15   The Heath vs Portarlington
Expect your lads to take care of Ballylinan Joey.
Annanough should be the team to beat although you'd never know what Graigue might have.
Surprised that Port and The Heath are playing for survival but whoever wins it could go well yet.

Never straightforward with Kilcavan, I guess its the same for most clubs with a small pool of players. As can be seen from the league results Kilcavan lost 7 and won 3, yet the 3 they won were against Annanough, Park & Timahoe. So if Kilcavan have their strongest 15 available they are a match for most teams at junior and intermediate level but even losing one or two players can have a big impact on them.
Did they not lose to Annanough by like 40 points?

Yes, they were hammered in the relegation playoff against Annanough but think they were missing 4 or 5 starters that day, but they beat them in the original league game 2-12 to 2-09, when they had a full pick. Which basically illustrates my point.
While your point may be valid, I'd proffer the suggestion that Annanough in the league and Annanough in the championship/knock out situation are quite a different beast.

I see they hammered Ballylinan last night, 10 goals in 2 games, they're high scoring thats for sure.

Yes of course Annanough or any side really are a different animal when knockout games come around, basically the point I was making it can be hard to judge teams who have a small pool of players such as Kilcavan. Clubs with larger squads could absorb a couple of players missing without too much difference to the side, a club like Kilcavan struggle with losses as is evident with the mad swings in their results and performances. I will put it this way, if they were to meet Annanough in knockout championship this year and both sides are full strength I very much doubt one side will win by 40 points or whatever the Div 2 playoff result was.

Unlaoised

A round of Junior C games on tonight I see Slieve Bloom complained to the county board about their players having two games one night after another tonight as a stand alone club and tomorrow with the Ballyfin Gaels ....Ballyfin are down to play tonight as well in the junior football surely thats not right?

LAOIS ABÚ

Don Draper

Quote from: Unlaoised on August 08, 2018, 11:19:33 AM
A round of Junior C games on tonight I see Slieve Bloom complained to the county board about their players having two games one night after another tonight as a stand alone club and tomorrow with the Ballyfin Gaels ....Ballyfin are down to play tonight as well in the junior football surely thats not right?
Too many f**king amalgamations. Spare a thought for the County Board trying to fix games, what f**king hope have they?! Clubs and players can't have it every which way. Take Michael Bermingham for example, Kilcavan, Mountmellick and Ballyfin Gaels, like how would you even go about sort out that fixture list? Ballypickas are amalgamated with Margy in IHC and then with Shanahoe in SHCA. Its quite frankly ridiculous. Amalgamations need sorting out in this county, once and for all. Kinsella was right with what he said about Mountmellick Gaels, and its only the tip of the iceberg.

From the Terrace

agree with all that. if you can dream it, the county board will allow it. Farcical setup at present.