Antrim Hurling

[the colonel]

again he's a lightweight player but haven't really ever seen him (other than against us and never impressed).

Serious high turnover of players in last couple of years

In fairness Colonel he has fairly built himself up in the last 18mths. I would say he is worth a try I suppose and he is on a par or better than some that are already on the panel, in my opinion. If he makes it we can put it down to his Glenariffe genes and if he doesent we can attribute it to his Cushendall genes.

In fairness he did spend his early years in Cushendall and there is more hurling genes in the fathers side

[Mhic Easmuint]

Tickets available from the Wild Duck or Cards & Candy in Portglenone

[drici]

National Hurling League Division 2 Round 2

Kildare: 2-07
Antrim 1-19

WHAT was expected to be a one-sided affair in Newbridge might at a glance of the scoreline have looked like that, but it was only in the final quarter that Antrim really imposed their will on this game.
Up until Neil McManus' 44th minute goal, Kildare were right on the Ulster side's coat-tails and indeed at half time, there was a sense that the hosts could spring a major shock, even if they were to face into the wind after the resumption.

For the Ulster men were not firing, due in no small part to the constant harrying and hassling of the Kildare players and in particular the defence, in which David Ryan and Paul Keegan had fine games.

They never really managed enough of a scoring threat however, although Tony Murphy and Martin Fitzgerald looked lively and had their moments.
In the end Antrim were just too streetwise, too quick, too cute and had a greater ability to shoot scores from distance.

There is a big step up in the pace of a game from playing Meath, Kerry and Mayo, to taking on a side like Antrim. That was very evident in the opening 10 minutes when five Kildare players - defenders and attackers - were blocked attempting a clearance or shot.

That is the learning curve of Division 2 however. There will be tough days but Carlow are an example of a side that used a similar experience to their benefit.

One lesson is that they must avail of the opportunities created at this level. In the first half, which they had the better of for around 20 minutes, they wasted some glorious opportunities.

To be fair, Antrim had some bad wides too, Liam Watson fluffing a close-in free that had to be seen to be believed.

Watson really cut loose after the interval though, when switched off the commanding Ryan, and finished with seven points, four of which came from play. With Neil McManus adding 1-7 and midfielder Shane McNaughton lofting three glorious points from play, Antrim built a tally that Kildare never looked like matching.

Something else management will undoubtedly look at is the number of scores Antrim got from frees – nine points. That tally could have been higher as McManus' radar went a bit askew in the first half as well.

Antrim opened the scoring with an early free from Watson but Lorcan Harney responded in kind, and might have had a goal as well but his mis-hit ground shot bobbled harmlessly wide.

The visitors looked to be getting a grip on proceedings when the ultra-sharp PJ O'Connell and Eddie McCloskey slotted nice points.

Kildare got a huge boost though when Fitzgerald's speculative shot from 30m flew into the net off the fingers of unfortunate Antrim goalkeeper, Ryan McGarry in the ninth minute.

McManus landed a free in response and then saw two piledrivers saved magnificently by Kildare netminder Paul Dermody.

Suitably encouraged, the hosts notched up a couple of points from Murphy and a Harney free from 65m and another Harney free just before the break gave them a 1-5 to 0-7 interval lead.

Dinny Cahill kept Antrim in the dressing room for a lengthy period at half time and whatever was said certainly seemed to have an impact as the Saffron men stormed out of the traps with four points in 80 seconds.
McNaughton began the flourish with a fine score on the run. Frees from Watson and McManus followed before Watson suddenly had his side three points clear.

Martin Fitzgerald stopped the rot with a neat finish but McManus (free and a wonder score by McNaughton from inside his half stretched the advantage further.

Kildare were given a lifeline when referee Seán Whelan awarded them a penalty, possibly for a tug on David Kennedy, and when Richie Hoban lashed a penalty to the roof of the net in the 43rd minute, the margin was down to the minimum.

Crucially though, McManus struck the net at the other end of the field within a minute of Hoban's strike. Ryan had given an eye-catching performance until then, but will be very disappointed by the ease with which the Antrim man danced around him, leaving Dermody with no chance.

From there to the end, it was one-way traffic. Kildare were deflated and Antrim used the wind to provide a scoring exhibition.

McManus and Watson shared their side's last six points evenly between them, the only riposte coming from Fitzgerald.

Salt was rubbed into the Lilies' wounds when wing-back Eanna O'Neill received his second yellow card, leaving them down to 14 men for the last five minutes.

Antrim:
Ryan McGarry; Stephen Shannon, Neil McGarry, Barry McFall; Aaron Graffan, Karl McKeegan, Ciarab Herron; Shane McNaughton 0-3, Simon McCrory; Thomas McCann, Neil McManus 1-7(0-6fs), Colm McFall; Eddie McCloskey 0-1, Liam Watson 0-7(3fs), PJ O'Connell 0-1. Subs: Martin Scullion for Shannon (ht); Conor McAllister for McCloskey (49)
Kildare:
Paul Dermody; Patrick Curtin, David Ryan, Paul Keegan; Paudie Reidy, Richie Hoban 1-0(pen), Éanna O'Neill; Michael Divilly, Neil Ó Muineacháin; Tony Murphy 0-2, David Kennedy, David Harney; Lorcan Harney 0-2(fs), Mark Moloney, Martin Fitzgerald 1-2. Subs: Colm Buggy for Divilly inj. (ht); John Houlihan for Harney (33); David Carter for L Harney (37); Paul Buggy for Moloney (50).

Referee:
S. Whelan (Wexford)

[CentreHalfBack]

Antrim Division 1 Hurling                  

Round 1   21/04/2010         Round 2   25/04/2010   
Dunloy    v    Ballycastle      Portaferry    v    Dunloy
Glenariffe    v    Ballygalget      Loughgiel    v    Ballygalget
Ballycran    v    Portaferry      Cushendall    v    Ballycastle
Cushendall    v    Loughgiel      Ballycran    v    Glenariffe

Round 3   08/05/2010         Round 4   12/05/2010   
Dunloy    v    Loughgiel      Cushendall    v    Dunloy
Portaferry    v    Cushendall      Ballycran    v    Loughgiel
Ballygalget    v    Ballycran      Glenariffe    v    Portaferry
Ballycastle    v    Glenariffe      Ballycastle    v    Ballygalget
                  
Round 5   23/05/2010         Round 6   06/06/2010   
Dunloy    v    Ballygalget      Glenariffe    v    Dunloy
Ballycastle    v    Portaferry      Ballycastle    v    Ballycran
Glenariffe    v    Loughgiel      Ballygalget    v    Cushendall
Ballycran    v    Cushendall      Portaferry    v    Loughgiel
                  
Round 7   13/06/2010         Round 8   20/06/2010   
Dunloy    v    Ballycran      Ballycastle    v    Dunloy
Cushendall    v    Glenariffe      Ballygalget    v    Glenariffe
Loughgiel    v    Ballycastle      Portaferry    v    Ballycran
Portaferry    v    Ballygalget      Loughgiel    v    Cushendall
                  
Round 9   07/07/2010         Round 10   11/07/2010   
Dunloy    v    Portaferry      Loughgiel    v    Dunloy
Ballygalget    v    Loughgiel      Cushendall    v    Portaferry
Ballycastle    v    Cushendall      Ballycran    v    Ballygalget
Glenariffe    v    Ballycran      Glenariffe    v    Ballycastle

Round 11   18/07/2010         Round 12   04/08/2010   
Dunloy    v    Cushendall      Ballygalget    v    Dunloy
Loughgiel    v    Ballycran      Portaferry    v    Ballycastle
Portaferry    v    Glenariffe      Loughgiel    v    Glenariffe
Ballygalget    v    Ballycastle      Cushendall    v    Ballycran
                  
Round 13   08/08/2010         Round 14   22/08/2010   
Dunloy    v    Glenariffe      Ballycran    v    Dunloy
Ballycran    v    Ballycastle      Glenariffe    v    Cushendall
Cushendall    v    Ballygalget      Ballycastle    v    Loughgiel
Loughgiel    v    Portaferry      Ballygalget    v    Portaferry


Antrim Division 2 Hurling                  

Round 1   07/04/2010         Round 2   21/04/2010   
Tír Na nÓg    v    Clooney Gaels      Rossa    v    St. Pauls
St. Pauls    v    Carey      Lámh Dhearg    v    Tír Na nÓg
St. Johns    v    Lámh Dhearg      Carey    v    St. Galls
St. Galls    v    Gort Na Móna      Gort Na Móna    v    St. Johns
Rossa   Bye         Clooney Gaels   Bye   

Round 3   25/04/2010         Round 4   08/05/2010   
Clooney Gaels    v    Lámh Dhearg      St. Pauls    v    St. Galls
St. Galls    v    Rossa      Gort Na Móna    v    Clooney Gaels
Tír Na nÓg    v    Gort Na Móna      Rossa    v    St. Johns
St. Johns    v    Carey      Carey    v    Tír Na nÓg
St. Paul's   Bye         Lámh Dhearg   Bye   
                  
Round 5   12/05/2010         Round 6   19/05/2010   
Lámh Dhearg    v    Gort Na Móna      St. Galls    v    St. Johns
St. Johns    v    St. Pauls      Carey    v    Lámh Dhearg
Clooney Gaels    v    Carey      St. Pauls    v    Tír Na nÓg
Tír Na nÓg    v    Rossa      Rossa    v    Clooney Gaels
St. Gall's   Bye         Gort Na Móna   Bye   
                  
Round 7   06/06/2010         Round 8   30/06/2010   
Gort Na Móna    v    Carey      St. Johns    v    Tír Na nÓg
Tír Na nÓg    v    St. Galls      Rossa    v    Gort Na Móna
Lámh Dhearg    v    Rossa      St. Galls    v    Clooney Gaels
Clooney Gaels    v    St. Pauls      St. Pauls    v    Lámh Dhearg
St. John's   Bye         Carey   Bye   
                  
Round 9   18/07/2010         Round 10   04/08/2010   
Carey    v    Rossa      Clooney Gaels    v    Tír Na nÓg
Clooney Gaels    v    St. Johns      Carey    v    St. Pauls
Gort Na Móna    v    St. Pauls      Lámh Dhearg    v    St. Johns
Lámh Dhearg    v    St. Galls      Gort Na Móna    v    St. Galls
Tír Na nÓg   Bye         Rossa   Bye   
                  
Round 11   11/08/2010         Round 12   15/08/2010   
St. Pauls    v    Rossa      Lámh Dhearg    v    Clooney Gaels
Tír Na nÓg    v    Lámh Dhearg      Rossa    v    St. Galls
St. Galls    v    Carey      Gort Na Móna    v    Tír Na nÓg
St. Johns    v    Gort Na Móna      Carey    v    St. Johns
Clooney Gaels   Bye         St. Paul's   Bye   

Round 13   18/08/2010         Round 14   22/08/2010   
St. Galls    v    St. Pauls      Gort Na Móna    v    Lámh Dhearg
Clooney Gaels    v    Gort Na Móna      St. Pauls    v    St. Johns
St. Johns    v    Rossa      Carey    v    Clooney Gaels
Tír Na nÓg    v    Carey      Rossa    v    Tír Na nÓg
Lámh Dhearg   Bye         St. Gall's   Bye   

Round 15   28/08/2010         Round 16   11/09/2010   
St. Johns    v    St. Galls      Carey    v    Gort Na Móna
Lámh Dhearg    v    Carey      St. Galls    v    Tír Na nÓg
Tír Na nÓg    v    St. Pauls      Rossa    v    Lámh Dhearg
Clooney Gaels    v    Rossa      St. Pauls    v    Clooney Gaels
Gort na Móna   Bye         St. John's   Bye   
                  
Round 17   18/09/2010         Round 18   25/09/2010   
Tír Na nÓg    v    St. Johns      Rossa    v    Carey
Gort Na Móna    v    Rossa      St. Johns    v    Clooney Gaels
Clooney Gaels    v    St. Galls      St. Pauls    v    Gort Na Móna
Lámh Dhearg    v    St. Pauls      St. Galls    v    Lámh Dhearg
Carey   Bye         Tír Na nÓg   Bye   


Antrim Division 3 Hurling                  

Round 1   21/04/2010         Round 2   25/04/2010   
Sarsfields    v    St. Teresas      St. Teresas    v    Shane O'Neills
Cushendun    v    Shane O'Neills      Cloughmills    v    Sarsfields
Rasharkin    v    Cloughmills      Armoy    v    Cushendun
Glenravel    v    Armoy      Glenravel    v    Rasharkin
                  
Round 3   08/05/2010         Round 4   12/05/2010   
St. Teresas    v    Cushendun      Rasharkin    v    St. Teresas
Sarsfields    v    Rasharkin      Glenravel    v    Cushendun
Shane O'Neills    v    Glenravel      Armoy    v    Sarsfields
Cloughmills    v    Armoy      Cloughmills    v    Shane O'Neills
                  
Round 5   19/05/2010         Round 6   06/06/2010   
St. Teresas    v    Glenravel      Armoy    v    St. Teresas
Rasharkin    v    Armoy      Cloughmills    v    Glenravel
Cushendun    v    Cloughmills      Shane O'Neills    v    Rasharkin
Sarsfields    v    Shane O'Neills      Sarsfields    v    Cushendun
                  
Round 7   30/06/2010         Round 8   18/07/2010   
St. Teresas    v    Cloughmills      St. Teresas    v    Sarsfields
Armoy    v    Shane O'Neills      Shane O'Neills    v    Cushendun
Glenravel    v    Sarsfields      Cloughmills    v    Rasharkin
Rasharkin    v    Cushendun      Armoy    v    Glenravel
                  
Round 9   04/08/2010         Round 10   11/08/2010   
Shane O'Neills    v    St. Teresas      Cushendun    v    St. Teresas
Sarsfields    v    Cloughmills      Rasharkin    v    Sarsfields
Cushendun    v    Armoy      Glenravel    v    Shane O'Neills
Rasharkin    v    Glenravel      Armoy    v    Cloughmills
                  
Round 11   15/08/2010         Round 12   18/08/2010   
St. Teresas    v    Rasharkin      Glenravel    v    St. Teresas
Cushendun    v    Glenravel      Armoy    v    Rasharkin
Sarsfields    v    Armoy      Cloughmills    v    Cushendun
Shane O'Neills    v    Cloughmills      Shane O'Neills    v    Sarsfields
                  
Round 13   22/08/2010         Round 14   28/08/2010   
St. Teresas    v    Armoy      Cloughmills    v    St. Teresas
Glenravel    v    Cloughmills      Shane O'Neills    v    Armoy
Rasharkin    v    Shane O'Neills      Sarsfields    v    Glenravel
Cushendun    v    Sarsfields      Cushendun    v    Rasharkin

[Last Man]

I take it you play for a Div3 side CHB

[scamroc]

A logical, well arranged and sensible fixture list. Chances of happening? ZERO!!

[bredaghgael86]

anyone got the fixtures for div 4? Last man have you got them?

[Last Man]

anyone got the fixtures for div 4? Last man have you got them?

Not yet BG, our sec is normally pretty sharp at getting the info out, so I'd say we are still waiting.

[aontroim]

Here you go bg...the rest of the hurling and all the football are available to download from the administration section on the Antrim website.

Antrim Division 4A Hurling                  
                  
Round 1   21/04/2010         Round 2   25/04/2010   
St. Endas    v    St. Galls 2              Bredagh    v    St. Endas
All Saints    v    Bredagh              McDermotts    v    St. Galls 2
St. Agnes    v    McDermotts      St. Agnes    v    All Saints
                  
Round 3   08/05/2010         Round 4   12/05/2010   
St. Endas    v    McDermotts      St. Agnes    v    St. Endas
Bredagh    v    St. Agnes              All Saints    v    McDermotts
St. Galls 2    v    All Saints              St. Galls 2    v    Bredagh
                  
Round 5   19/05/2010         Round 6   06/06/2010   
St. Endas    v    All Saints              St. Galls 2    v    St. Endas
St. Agnes    v    St. Galls 2              Bredagh    v    All Saints
McDermotts    v    Bredagh      McDermotts    v    St. Agnes
                  
Round 7   30/06/2010         Round 8   18/07/2010   
St. Endas    v    Bredagh              McDermotts    v    St. Endas
St. Galls 2    v    McDermotts      St. Agnes    v    Bredagh
All Saints    v    St. Agnes              All Saints    v    St. Galls 2
                  
Round 9   04/08/2010         Round 10   15/08/2010   
St. Endas    v    St. Agnes              All Saints    v    St. Endas
McDermotts    v    All Saints      St. Galls 2    v    St. Agnes
Bredagh    v    St. Galls 2              Bredagh    v    McDermotts

Antrim Division 4B Hurling                  
                  
Round 1   21/04/2010         Round 2   25/04/2010   
Davitts    v    Creggan              Creggan    v    Latharna Óg
Ardoyne    v    Latharna Óg      Davitts    v    Ballela
Ballela   Bye                         Ardoyne   Bye   
                  
Round 3   08/05/2010         Round 4   12/05/2010   
Ardoyne    v    Davitts              Latharna Óg    v    Ballela
Ballela    v    Creggan              Creggan    v    Ardoyne
Latharna Óg   Bye                 Davitts   Bye   
                  
Round 5   19/05/2010         Round 6   06/06/2010   
Ballela    v    Ardoyne              Creggan    v    Davitts
Latharna Óg    v    Davitts      Latharna Óg    v    Ardoyne
Creggan   Bye                         Ballela   Bye   
                  
Round 7   30/06/2010         Round 8   18/07/2010   
Latharna Óg    v    Creggan      Davitts    v    Ardoyne
Ballela    v    Davitts              Creggan    v    Ballela
Ardoyne   Bye                         Latharna Óg   Bye   
                  
Round 9   04/08/2010         Round 10   15/08/2010   
Ballela    v    Latharna Óg      Ardoyne    v    Ballela
Ardoyne    v    Creggan              Davitts    v    Latharna Óg
Davitts   Bye                         Creggan   Bye   

[THE DADGA]

cant wait to see how the down teams in div 4 are goin to field two teams on the one nite.

[bredaghgael86]

Thanks for putting that up. We managed it alrite last year so I'd say we will do alrite this year too. Wonder will the league actually finish when it's meant to?

[Milltown Row2]

with the 'extra' team in Div 2 it will give our second team a chance to field a strong team and be competitive. some of our older players may pack it in this year, i hope they don't as the gap between some of our better juveniles is too big and they  will need a bedding in period.

i will be looking forward to playing in divison 4 this year. standing on sideline keek.

all in all good league fixtures and i hope it all goes well. this is the sort of fixtures timetable that i was looking for.

my first game is against Last man!!! hope your still knocking a ball about

[Last Man]

Still doing a wee bit Milltown, put in 60mins against Armoy in the Ulster league but we were short a few. Held them rightly until leaking 3 soft goals in the last 5 or 10 mins. Not sure I'll start against yous, hopefully our younger fellas will keep me on the line.

[johnneycool]

cant wait to see how the down teams in div 4 are goin to field two teams on the one nite.

Really can't see Ballela managing it though as they've always struggled with numbers so their secretary will be fairly busy rearranging I'd say.

Forgot to say, the ards clubs certainly won't be able to put out three let alone 4 teams in the one night if there's reserve hurling in Antrim.

[aontroim]

And herein lies the problem - Down teams (or any other team from outside Antrim) should be prepared to take fixtures as they are given if they want to enter Antrim leagues - Antrim being a dual county can't afford to tailor fixtures for teams outside the county, to the detriment of Antrim clubs.

If the standard of competition within their own counties is not what Down/Tyrone clubs etc need and ask to enter Antrim leagues then make them the priority.

This isn't a rant though it may read like one - just a personal opinion that Antrim fixtures shouldn't be held to ransom for others.