Antrim Hurling

[hurlingstick]

3 goals shipped already. That blighted the previous reign.

[Seamroga in exile]

3 goals shipped already. That blighted the previous reign.

playing well now. Back within 3 points after being nine down.

[Seamroga in exile]

Beat by 4 points. The goals were costly.

[hurlingstick]

SIE could you post team please?

[Seamroga in exile]

SIE could you post team please?

G McTaggart
O McFadden
C McKinley
B McFall
CJ McGourty
N McAuley
S McCrory
K McKernan
C Johnston
S McAfee
M Dudley
E McCloskey
C Johnston
L Watson
C Clarke

Subs:
C O'Connell
D McCloskey
T Coyle
D Nugent
B Graham
G Walsh
J Black
D McKernan
D Hamill

[hurlingstick]

Great to see Rocket in there even if it is on the bench.  He had a great season. What additions can we expect to the squad? 

[Seamroga in exile]

Great to see Rocket in there even if it is on the bench.  He had a great season. What additions can we expect to the squad?

I'd expect 5 or 6 from Cushendall and 2 or 3 from creggan. Considering the first choice players missing, maybe 7 or 8, it was a decent performance.

[paddyjohn]

Great to see Rocket in there even if it is on the bench.  He had a great season. What additions can we expect to the squad?

I'd expect 5 or 6 from Cushendall and 2 or 3 from creggan. Considering the first choice players missing, maybe 7 or 8, it was a decent performance.

Possibly 2 McCanns from Creggan and maybe Conor Small? Would he be county standard?

Carson, Ryan McCambridge, Camobell & McManus from the dall if he plays? Would Magill or Sean McAfee have anything to offer?

[Sleeping giant]

Great to see Rocket in there even if it is on the bench.  He had a great season. What additions can we expect to the squad?

I'd expect 5 or 6 from Cushendall and 2 or 3 from creggan. Considering the first choice players missing, maybe 7 or 8, it was a decent performance.

Possibly 2 McCanns from Creggan and maybe Conor Small? Would he be county standard?

Carson, Ryan McCambridge, Camobell & McManus from the dall if he plays? Would Magill or Sean McAfee have anything to offer?

Campbell and McCambridge.  And id say that's it unfortunately. McManus traveling.

[Jesusjones]

That forward line yesterday is short of fellas who do the dirty work. Sean McAfee would be worth his place in there. As good a man in the county under a high ball and he causes big problems when he runs at a defence too.

[Sleeping giant]

That forward line yesterday is short of fellas who do the dirty work. Sean McAfee would be worth his place in there. As good a man in the county under a high ball and he causes big problems when he runs at a defence too.

its not that I think two is all that would be worth there place. I just I believe that's all that will go.

[Jesusjones]

I'd imagine more than 2 will go. We've a long tradition of players turning out for Antrim.

[MoChara]

playing on the 3G could be part to blame for the early goals, game plays very different on that surface witht he ball skidding along much quicker.

[MoChara]

Dowling gets Laois off to a flier
Laois 3-17 Antrim 1-19

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The hosts got off to a great start when debutant Tadhg Dowling rifled home a goal after just four minutes, and they never trailed after that. PJ Scully added a second goal in the 10th minute as Laois built up a 2-3 to 0-5 advantage, but Antrim came back well.

Conor Johnston was in brilliant form at corner-forward, and four points from him left the scores at 2-11 to 0-12 at half time.

After the restart, both teams traded points before Antrim got right back into the game thanks to a goal from Johnston. Ciaran Clarke added a point from a free which left just one point between the sides, but Laois responded well.

PJ Scully (free) and Paddy Purcell pointed before Purcell played Ben Conroy in on goal, and he controlled the ball superbly before shooting past Gabriel McTaggart.

The men from the Glens managed to get within three points heading into injury time, but PJ Scully's late free sealed the win for Laois.

SCORERS - Laois: PJ Scully 1-6 (4f), B Reddin 0-4, T Dowling, B Conroy 1-0 each, M Whelan, P Purcell 0-2 each, E Fennelly, E Reilly (f), R Mullaney 0-1 each.

Antrim: C Johnson 1-6, C Clarke 0-4 (1f), L Watson 0-4f, O McFadden, S McAfee, K McKernan, M Dudley, N McKenna 0-1 each.

LAOIS: E Reilly; O Carroll, D Maher, C Stapleton; J Walsh, N Foyle, R Mullaney; M Whelan, B Reddin; C Collier, E Fennelly, P Purcell; PJ Scully, T Dowling, B Conroy. Subs: L Bergin for Foyle (46), M Kavanagh for Collier (46), B O'Mara for Mullaney (48), J Lennon for Fennelly (50), J Phelan for Conroy (58, inj)

ANTRIM: G McTaggart; D Nugent, C McKinley, B McFall; CJ McGourty, O McFadden, N McAuley; K McKernan, C Johnston; S McAfee, M Dudley, E McCloskey; C Johnston, L Watson, C Clarke. Subs: D McKernan for Dudley (46), D Hamill for Watson (48), N McKenna for McAfee (55)

REF: P Burke (Kilkenny)

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[ardtole]

When will the venue for Cushendall v Sarsfield semi be announced. Would Parnell park be favourite at this stage?