McKenna Cup 2024

[RMDrive]

2-9 from Murphy!

Christ we're fucked if he ends up going to Australia!

Always nice to avoid defeat against Tyrone too, even if, from the score and the competition, it was basically a challenge match. Must've been a marvellous game!

Some score all right. And from Penrose too. Not often you get that kinda scoring at this time of year. Wonder who got the other 8 points?

[blewuporstuffed]

Could someone let us in on who it was that made an attempt to defend him 
that's some scoring

think it was justy marking him, to be fair it not often anyone gets that kind of score off him!

[Lazer]

Any mathematicians with the semi permutations?

Not sure of the exact permutations but it looks like the best 2nd placed team making the semi-finals will be from Group B.

Group Tables:
(And i apologise for any errors - maybe someone should double check these!

Group 1              P      W     L       D     P/D

Fermanagh         4       2      0       0     +5
Armagh              2       1      1       0    +4
UUJ                   2       1      1       0     0
Monaghan          0       0       2      0     -9


Group 2
Tyrone              3       1       0      1       +16
Donegal             3       1       0      1       +2
St Marys             2       1       0      0        -15
Cavan                0        0      2       0       -3

Group 3
Down               4        2       0       0       +17
Derry                2       1        1       0       +17
Antrim              2       1        1       0       -4
Queens             0       0        2       0      -30

[Lazer]

Based on that -

Group A - Armagh Fermangh winners - predicting Fermangh

Group B - Tyrone

Group C - Down Derry winner - predicting Down


Best Runner Up - Most likely Donegal, unless Derry and Down ends in a draw.

Semi's

Fermangh vs Tyrone
Down vs Donegal

Final:
Tyrone vs Down
                       

[Trevor Hill]

Didn't see the first half of last nights game, but Down were leading 0-13 to 0-04 at half time.  Wee James rang  the changes last night with only 3 of Saturdays team starting last night. Antrim were much the better team for long periods of the second half, but by then the damage had been done, though Down will be disappointed to have conceded a goal. Final score 0-19 - 1-11.
Down team: McVeigh, Lennon, McKernan, Cole, Hughes, Colgan, Cunningham, King, Fitzpatrick, M Clarke, McGinn, McGovern, Carr, Coulter, Laverty.
Subs Poland for McGovern, McComiskey for Carr, Rodgers for King, Duffin for Coulter and Clarke for Coulter.
Scorers Hughes 0-2, Fitzpatrick 0-3, M Clarke 0-4 2f 1 45, McGovern 0-1, Coulter 0-3, Laverty 0-4. McComiskey 0-2.

Next up Derry in Celtic Park on Sunday.

[Shadylimp]

Could someone let us in on who it was that made an attempt to defend him 
that's some scoring

think it was justy marking him, to be fair it not often anyone gets that kind of score off him!

i think your being harsh on justy now about last night. What is a man to do to stop a player kicking a free kick over the bar? All murphys points were from dead ball situations. From all accounts i've heard, justy did well on him in open play.

[Jimmy ONeill]

http://www.youtube.com/user/UlsterGAA#p/a/u/1/Dua5rdF_TTE - Clarke and Stevie Mac did some damage last night, in just ten minutes.

[tyrone86]

Could someone let us in on who it was that made an attempt to defend him 
that's some scoring

think it was justy marking him, to be fair it not often anyone gets that kind of score off him!

i think your being harsh on justy now about last night. What is a man to do to stop a player kicking a free kick over the bar? All murphys points were from dead ball situations. From all accounts i've heard, justy did well on him in open play.

8 of Murphy's points were from dead balls, but his second goal was sheer class. In fairness, Justy wasn't at the races last night, I still think he's more valuable out the field.

[nrico2006]

What did Murphy score from play?

[Joxer]

Well if you read up the page a bit and the previous page you will see he scored 2-9.  So if he scored 8 frees,  that leaves him scoring?

[bigfrank]

I hate people that say "oh but 8 of them were from dead balls" zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........they could have been from huge distances...bad angles...wrong side of field for him...wet...cold...windy...last minute kicks.... they still have to be scored and maybe he was fouled for 5 of them?? how can he score from play when he gets fouled everytime.....

[RMDrive]

I hate people that say "oh but 8 of them were from dead balls" zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........they could have been from huge distances...bad angles...wrong side of field for him...wet...cold...windy...last minute kicks.... they still have to be scored and maybe he was fouled for 5 of them?? how can he score from play when he gets fouled everytime.....

Good man Frank! 2 of them were 45's AFAIK.

[trileacman]

I hate people that say "oh but 8 of them were from dead balls" zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........they could have been from huge distances...bad angles...wrong side of field for him...wet...cold...windy...last minute kicks.... they still have to be scored and maybe he was fouled for 5 of them?? how can he score from play when he gets fouled everytime.....

Good man Frank! 2 of them were 45's AFAIK.

Many kickable frees did he win for himself?? Fair play to him, a savage player, look forward to seeing more of him.

[nrico2006]

I hate people that say "oh but 8 of them were from dead balls" zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........they could have been from huge distances...bad angles...wrong side of field for him...wet...cold...windy...last minute kicks.... they still have to be scored and maybe he was fouled for 5 of them?? how can he score from play when he gets fouled everytime.....

Very true, but maybe someone else was fouled for 5 of them.  They still needs scored but there is a big difference in 2-9 from play and 2-9 from frees.  Puts things in context.

[thewanderer]

I hate people that say "oh but 8 of them were from dead balls" zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........they could have been from huge distances...bad angles...wrong side of field for him...wet...cold...windy...last minute kicks.... they still have to be scored and maybe he was fouled for 5 of them?? how can he score from play when he gets fouled everytime.....

Very true, but maybe someone else was fouled for 5 of them.  They still needs scored but there is a big difference in 2-9 from play and 2-9 from frees.  Puts things in context.

penny pinching it is still some scoring from a class prospect. give him his just congradulations.