O'Byrne Cup & Bihatimber 2012

[Dinny Breen]

Cill Dara (v DCU) 17 Feb 2012

1. Robbie Eyres - Clane
2. Shane Bergin - Naas
3. Hugh McGrillen - Celbridge
4. Darren Barker - Kilcullen
5. Kevin Murnaghan - Moorefield
6. Mick Foley - Athy
7. Karl Ennis - Maynooth
8. Conor Feeney - Confey
9. Paddy Dunne - Athy
10. Caoimhín McDonnell - Sarsfields
11. Éamonn Callaghan - Naas
12. Thomas McCann - Confey
13. Alan Smith - Sarsfields
14. Ken Donnelly - Ellistown
15. Dessie Lawlor - St Laurences

Am I missing something here, this worked 3 years ago with Conway and has since failed with Higgins and O'Flaherty, can't see how Ennis is going to fair any better..

[Donnellys Hollow]

Cill Dara (v DCU) 17 Feb 2012

1. Robbie Eyres - Clane
2. Shane Bergin - Naas
3. Hugh McGrillen - Celbridge
4. Darren Barker - Kilcullen
5. Kevin Murnaghan - Moorefield
6. Mick Foley - Athy
7. Karl Ennis - Maynooth
8. Conor Feeney - Confey
9. Paddy Dunne - Athy
10. Caoimhín McDonnell - Sarsfields
11. Éamonn Callaghan - Naas
12. Thomas McCann - Confey
13. Alan Smith - Sarsfields
14. Ken Donnelly - Ellistown
15. Dessie Lawlor - St Laurences

Am I missing something here, this worked 3 years ago with Conway and has since failed with Higgins and O'Flaherty, can't see how Ennis is going to fair any better..

Looks like it's just a cobbled together team of the lads that are available. Wouldn't read too much into it.

NUIM are playing UCD tonight so that rules out Connolly, Moolick, Brophy, Hurley and Peter Kelly. JD, Bolton and Conway are playing for Leinster in the Railway Cup. The junior management are going to be on the line so it doesn't look like we'll be taking it too seriously.

[ross4life]

FT Kildare 1-12 DCU 3-7 Injury time goal from Philly McMahon won it for DCU! (they were losing 1-12 to 0-5) Eamonn Gallaghan scored the Kildare goal while Dean Rock scored the other two goals for DCU why isn't this guy playing for Dublin? & was good to hear after his injury lay off Cathal Cregg got his first start for months.

[shark]

Not every day we get to see a Westmeath man lifting silverware. Will take it!

[Donnellys Hollow]

Fairly pathetic way to lose a match. Pretty sure McMahon was in the square for the winning goal but it should have never been allowed to get to that point. Not sure any of the newer lads here will feature at all during in the league. Fitness levels were quite poor in the final quarter. The established lads held the show together Leper, Foley and McGrillen in particular. McDonnell showed a bit of potential. Doubt there's a Peter Kelly among this junior team though.

[Hound]

Shark - on a team that's been going very well, I hear that Gavin at full back has been DCU's best player.

From a Dub point of view Johnny Cooper and Dean Rock have been going very well - be interesting to see if they get called up. Poor O'Gara came on as sub and was taken off again (just before the comeback started)!

[shark]

Shark - on a team that's been going very well, I hear that Gavin at full back has been DCU's best player.

From a Dub point of view Johnny Cooper and Dean Rock have been going very well - be interesting to see if they get called up. Poor O'Gara came on as sub and was taken off again (just before the comeback started)!

Yeah he was outstanding against DIT on Wednesday. His younger brother Davy played last night too. I've seen them against DIT and CIT and on both occasions Cooper has looked the part. Very comfortable on the ball and his tacking intensity is huge. Has outshone McCarthy on both days.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Kieran Gavin is one of the best full backs in the game, delighted to see him lifting some silverware, hope DCU go on to win the Sigerson.