Down Club Hurling & Football

[Real_Gael]

Delayed coverage of kilcoo - glenswilly on TG4 at 15:30 this Sunday

[outinfront]

Good luck to Kilcoo and Drumgath. Here's hoping for a clean sweep for the Down teams this weekend!

[Lecale Gael]

Good luck to Kilcoo and Drumgath. Here's hoping for a clean sweep for the Down teams this weekend!

An Bredagh !! 

[outinfront]

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[6th sam]

Good luck to all 3 Down sides in their Ulster campaigns. These Ulster competitions are a real highlight of the GAA calendar, and must be a brilliant experience for the club's involved. All 3 clubs have a real chance of progressing well.

[5 Sams]

Good weekend lined up. 25 year anniversary of the 91 team in the Canal Court tomorrow night. Anyone else going?? Then 3 Down victories in Ulster. Good luck to Kilcoo, Bredagh and Drumgath.

[SHEEDY]

Good luck to the 3 Down clubs in Ulster championship action tomorrow.

[ardtole]

Well done to kilcoo. Where is the venue for the Maghery game?

[Dubh driocht]

The intensity of Kilcoo's second half performance was as good as you'll see. Glenswilly were beaten and bamboozled all over the field. Laverty's genius and bravery to win the penalty was the turning point- how often has the wee man done this ? Daragh O'Hanlon may have eclipsed him for MotM at number 3 and got a serious head injury at the end- what did it look like on TV?
The intermediate game was a superb match between two committed and fit teams. Bredagh were screwed by two unbelievable umpiring decisions in normal time- one to give a point to Donaghmoyne which was a yard wide and one to deny Bredagh when it was a yard over. You wonder if those Tyrone umpires- but particularly the linesman on the stand side- have a thing with Jody Gormley ? That's the only explanation I can think of but the Monaghan men were unlucky with hitting the woodwork four times and nobody in Bredagh will begrudge them. Great support from the Kilcoo/Down crowd on a super Autumn day's football.
Incidentally the Bredagh MotM was also their number 3 - Declan O'Hara- who captained Bredagh to beat Kilcoo featuring the Johnstones and O'Hanlon in E Down under 12 level- great to see so many players from both teams representing their clubs 12 years on.

[5 Sams]

Two very enjoyable games. Felt sorry for Bredagh but I think the fitter team won in extra time. Murphy threatened to win that game on his own at times V Kilcoo but the Magpies got the better of him in the last 20. Kilcoo were very impressive in the 2nd half. A few Glenswilly lads lucky to stay on the field apart from the two that walked. A lot striking with the closed fist going on in the tackle. Any word on O'Hanlon's injury. Well done Kilcoo.

[imtommygunn]

The intensity of Kilcoo's second half performance was as good as you'll see. Glenswilly were beaten and bamboozled all over the field. Laverty's genius and bravery to win the penalty was the turning point- how often has the wee man done this ? Daragh O'Hanlon may have eclipsed him for MotM at number 3 and got a serious head injury at the end- what did it look like on TV?
The intermediate game was a superb match between two committed and fit teams. Bredagh were screwed by two unbelievable umpiring decisions in normal time- one to give a point to Donaghmoyne which was a yard wide and one to deny Bredagh when it was a yard over. You wonder if those Tyrone umpires- but particularly the linesman on the stand side- have a thing with Jody Gormley ? That's the only explanation I can think of but the Monaghan men were unlucky with hitting the woodwork four times and nobody in Bredagh will begrudge them. Great support from the Kilcoo/Down crowd on a super Autumn day's football.
Incidentally the Bredagh MotM was also their number 3 - Declan O'Hara- who captained Bredagh to beat Kilcoo featuring the Johnstones and O'Hanlon in E Down under 12 level- great to see so many players from both teams representing their clubs 12 years on.

He looked pretty badly hurt. He was very open when he got clobbered and i think was out for the count . He took a long time to go off- tg4 even panned away from it after a while.

Would probably agree about glenswilly. First red wasn't a red but given the same guy was just after punching laverty in the face hard to have too much sympathy. I think if you watch the penalty the guy's arm was almost static but was still a penalty. Laverty a very good player but very good at getting those too.

[Mourne Rover]

Kilcoo are some outfit but a concern would be the lack of scores from play in their forward line. If Jerome was fit, you would be confident that an Ulster senior club title was coming to Down for the first time in nearly three decades. In his absence, they will have to rely on their ability to win frees and manufacture the odd point out of defence.

The high tackle on O'Hanlon in the last seconds of injury time when the match was well over was a nasty act, and he would be a huge loss if misses the semi. He never moved for several minutes after the foul but RTE at least reported that he had regained consciousness before going to Daisy Hill.

However, their swarming defence, with dark-haired and black-shirted identical Branagans appearing from all directions, is a force of nature, and, with Laverty still the cutest player we have produced in a generation, it will take a good side to beat them.

The intermediate game was a much cleaner and more flowing contest between two very evenly matched teams. Everyone in the main stand could see that Bredagh were stitched up by the same umpires for two crucial calls but a delay in switching markers on the Donaghmoyne dangerman, Finnegan, was also costly. While Donaghmoyne pushed their luck to equalise with a last second free, their goal in extra time would have deserved to win any contest. Bredagh are still an improving club and it would be a surprise if they do not have a couple of representatives in the next Down squad.

[Pocs pints and the gaa]

I hear there was a big turn out at the county trials

[Mourne Red]

I hear there was a big turn out at the county trials

Sarcasm??

[Pocs pints and the gaa]

I hear there was a big turn out at the county trials

Sarcasm??

Couple of keepers playing outfield due to lack of numbers