Armagh Club football & hurling

[qub la la la]

Think that leaves it like this, awaiting the result from cross and culloville.

                      Pld    W   D    L    Pts
Crossmaglen      11   11   0     0    22   
Carrickcruppen   12     6   1     5    13
Pearse Og         12     6   1     5    13
Dromintee         12     6   0     6    12
Killeavy              12     5   1     6    11
Mullaghbawn      12    5    1     6    11
St Patrick's        12     5   1     6    11
Clan na Gael       12     4   1     7     9
Sarsfields           12     4   1     7     9
Culloville            11     3   1     7     7

[Carbery]

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[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Cross 11 points clear with only 6 matches remaining. Cruppen, Ógs and Dromintee all need to win next week to keep their title challenge alive. 

[fitzroyalty]

Dromintee beat Clans by 5. Were ahead by 11 and let Clans back into it, but, that said, best performance of the year.

Ref somehow played 36 minutes in the second half, was a bit weird.

Why are Dromintee lads saying it was 5 and Clans saying 3? Not that it matters, but one of the two obviously can't count

[qub la la la]

Cross 11 points clear with only 6 matches remaining. Cruppen, Ógs and Dromintee all need to win next week to keep their title challenge alive. 

yea hopefully now armagh are beat cross will drop a few points 

with dromintee to play them twice maybe they will be the team to catch them 

[corn02]

Cross 11 points clear with only 6 matches remaining. Cruppen, Ógs and Dromintee all need to win next week to keep their title challenge alive. 

yea hopefully now armagh are beat cross will drop a few points 

with dromintee to play them twice maybe they will be the team to catch them 

Just a weird post really.

[qub la la la]

Cross 11 points clear with only 6 matches remaining. Cruppen, Ógs and Dromintee all need to win next week to keep their title challenge alive. 

yea hopefully now armagh are beat cross will drop a few points 

with dromintee to play them twice maybe they will be the team to catch them 

Just a weird post really.

how so. you more than most can be akin to the sarcasm corn. dont see your point? did u take in the dromintee game today? was it 3 or 6 in it?

[corn02]

Cross 11 points clear with only 6 matches remaining. Cruppen, Ógs and Dromintee all need to win next week to keep their title challenge alive. 

yea hopefully now armagh are beat cross will drop a few points 

with dromintee to play them twice maybe they will be the team to catch them 

Ah get you now chap.

It was five, you know how good I am at maths.

Who played wel lfor you and Killeavy?
Just a weird post really.

how so. you more than most can be akin to the sarcasm corn. dont see your point? did u take in the dromintee game today? was it 3 or 6 in it?

[IVEDECIDED]

Was at clans game and there was 3 in it (13-10). That said Clans were never going to win it.

[corn02]

Was at clans game and there was 3 in it (13-10). That said Clans were never going to win it.

There was five in it. Even the Clans men beside us had five.

[illdecide]

There was actually 4 in it although it shoud have been 10

1:13 to 1:09 i think the ref told me...r did he say it was 13 - 9 can't remember. But who cares as 3, 4 or 50 it was still a defeat

[winsamsoon]

This thread is getting like brucies price is right (higher ) lower

[IVEDECIDED]

Maybe yous didnt hear me the first time.

[charlie stubbs]

Friday 3 July 2009
Armagh Division 2 League
Granemore 2-13 Wolfe Tones 1-7
Wolfe Tones suffered a 9 point reversal in Friday night's league game away to Granemore.  The Tones started off in the ascendancy, and took the lead in the 6th minute through a Chris McAlinden left footed effort.  James Lavery did well to break the ball at midfield and after good work by Emmet Haughian, Brendan Coleman and a killer pass from Shaun Smyth, Chris was able to raise the first white flag of the game from 25 yards. 
The home side responded with 2 well taken frees in the 9th and 11th minute from their number 15, who then registered his 3rd point of the evening and first from play after 15 minutes. 
Despite trailing at this stage the Tones where well in the game at midfield, with James Lavery winning break ball and Connor Coleman able to claim 4 clean catches in the opening third of the game.  After Niall Geoghegan picked up a loose ball, he was able to pick out James who surged through the Granemore defence in the 18th minute to leave the minimum between the sides. 
Following more good work by Niall Geoghegan, Emmet Haughian was able to turn his man in the 20th minute and pulled down inside the 14 yard line as he was just about to pull the trigger.  Chris McAlinden then calmly stepped up and placed the penalty to the keeper's right leaving allowing the Tones to go back in front on a score line of 1-2 to 3 points. 
After Niall Geoghegan and the Granemore number 13 exchanged wides, Granemore began to turn the screw on the stroke of halftime.  After Chris McAlinden dropped a shot short Granemore where able to quickly break up the field and their midfielder was able to round Kieran Murray in the 24th minute and finish to the net, restoring Granemore's lead.  The homeside then hit a purple patch which turned the game in their favour, rattling over a further 6 points in the last 5 minutes of the half, 5 of which came from play. 
Half time
Granemore 1-9 Wolfe Tones 1-2
Though trailing by 7 points at half time, if the Tones could replicate the form they showed in the first 20 minutes of the game there was still a chance of gaining some points from the game as they where being aided by quite a strong breeze in the second half. 
After Chris McAlinden kicked a wide, he quickly redeemed himself with some great tackling which led to Brendan Coleman supplying John Toal with possession and John was able to shoot his first score of the game.  Granemore responded in the 34th minute when their number 14 got his first of the day after what appeared to be a foul on John Leatham.  Granemore's number 8 added to this a minute later and a terrific cross field pass led to their number 15 scoring from another point from play. 
John Toal converted a free then from a very acute angle on the right hand side after 37 minutes.  After 3 consecutive wides from Granemore, Shaun Smyth was able to split the posts from a 30 yard free to leave the Tones trailing by a score line of 1-12 to 1-5 after Niall Geoghegan had been pulled to the ground.  This score was almost immediately cancelled out by the Granemore number 14 who scored a point from play after a well worked move in the 41 minute.  The game as a contest ended in the 46 minute when after the Granemore number 13, made a great cut back from the end line and from 8 yards the Granemore number 14 finished to the net with his left foot leaving Tones goal keeper Kieran Murray with no chance. 
In the 49th minute, James Lavery from around 35 yards was able to score his second point of the game and this happened to be the last score either team was able to produce.  The game ended on a rather sour note, when Tones player Emmet Haughian was left badly winded after a high challenge.  Everyone wishes Emmet a speedy recovery. 
The attention for the Tones will now turn to Tuesday night's big home game with Madden where 2 points is vital to try and ensure that the Tones are not dragged into a relegation dogfight.  The Tones lined out as follows: Kieran Murray, John Leatham, Connor McCarron, Chris Megoran, Niall Geoghegan, Ryan McQuillan, Michael Carson, James Lavery, Connor Coleman, Brendan Coleman, Emmet Haughian, John Toal, Chris McAlinden, Michael Crealey

jason o neill was a constant danger throughout the game took his goal very well and chris o connor was very good. match blew up early towards the end but dont think it was a malicious challenge mistimed i think/hope.  bar 4 of our panel the other night everyone is between 17-24.  going be a struggle to stay up.  dont think magill up top it to be honest

[torres]

 very good report charlie , it  was a good game spoiled a bit by some  inconsistant referring , in my view our player went to shoulder the tones lad who turned sharply at the last moment and felt the full force of it , defenifilty not malicious as our player is a very clean player just out of minors last season and fair play to all the granemore players and mentors who stayed on the field until the lad was taken away in the ambulance and everyone from our club wishes him a speedy recovery .