Down Club Hurling & Football

[Square Ball]

Div 3

Team Played Won Drew Lost Points
  Ard Ghlais  16  12  1  3  25 
  An Ghlasdromainn  16  11  2  3  24 
  Breadach  16  11  2  3  24 
  Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh  16  11  1  4  23 
  Droim Gath  15  8  3  4  19 
  Droim an Easa  16  7  2  7  16 
  Naomh Pól  16  6  3  7  15 
  Gleann  16  5  3  8  13 
  Naomh Michil  16  5  3  8  13 
  Tí Chonnachta  16  5  1  10  11 
  Sabhall Padraig  16  5  0  11  10 
  Naomh Eoin Bosco  16  3  1  12  7 
  Misteiligh an Iuir  15  2  2  11  6 


tight at both ends

[stiff breeze]

Square Ball, If 3 teams dont reach 30% of the top team's total then the bottom 2 go down automatically. Similarly, if 4 teams dont reach the 30% then it is still the bottom 2 that go down. Again, if 1 team doesnt make the 30% then they go down automatically with the other 3 teams in the bottom 4 playing off.
Realistically, Bryansford arent going to drop a point.

dont think thats right at all !!! If three teams dont make 30 % then they all play off.

[umpire]

Monday 28th July
Div one table
P   W   D   L   Pts    SD   Teams
13   12   0     1   24     87   Mayobridge
13     9   1     3   19     59   Kilcoo
12     7   1     4   15     -1   Loughinisland
12     7   1     4   15     -2   Rostrevor
13     7   0     6   14     -1   Burren
13     7   0     6   14     -5   Longstone
13     7   0     6   14   -13   Clonduff
13     6   1     6   13    23   Castlewellan
12     3   2     7     8   -21   Saval
13     3   1     9     7   -34   Liatroim
12     2   1     9     5   -28   Ballyholland
13     2   0   11     4   -64   An Riocht

[Colonel Cool]

I have to get this on before Lecale2 does.
Bredagh minor hurlers beat Ballycran by a point last night in a league match. I wasn't there but by all accounts it was well deserved win. Giood luck to them. Bredagh are doing great work for hurling and have been for a while. They enjoyed the win last night and so they should. Down needs more hurling clubs and the work of Danny Hughes, Liam Quinn and others is paying off.  Fair paly to them.

[The Corporal]

Whats happened to An Riocht this year? From league champions last year they have been rooted to the bottom of Div 1 all season. Just dont understand why they cant pull a few wins together.

[stpauls]

St Pauls 1.6 Carryduff 1.9

Goal in last couple of minutes for Carryduff the difference according to my source.


Oh and Warrenpoint beat Tullylish by a point or two last night.

a goal that should have been disallowed for a blatant frontal charge on the goalkeeper by Carryduff's big lumox (sp) of a full forward, is what made the difference last night, apart from that it was a tight match the whole way through!!

[passedit]

St Pauls 1.6 Carryduff 1.9

Goal in last couple of minutes for Carryduff the difference according to my source.


Oh and Warrenpoint beat Tullylish by a point or two last night.

a goal that should have been disallowed for a blatant frontal charge on the goalkeeper by Carryduff's big lumox (sp) of a full forward, is what made the difference last night, apart from that it was a tight match the whole way through!!

My source (a neutral,if you could call a bredagh man that) also called it a charge but then he also said the St Pauls keeper should eat an extra egg in the morning. 

Apparently the St Pauls goal was a goalkeeper howler and Carryduff finished slightly the stronger with St Pauls strong at MF but wasteful in attack. Would you agree St Pauls?

[Mickey Linden]

Anyone know the process for Dans appeal? i take it they are appealing it? Whats the chances of him being available for Saturday?

[Dannymcfella]

Down ACFL Division 2
Banbridge 1-17  Dundrum 3-08

Great game. Played at a fast pace throughout. Banbridge were the dominant team in the 1st half while we played very well in the 2nd half. There has been some definite improvement in our performances the past few games.
Once again turnovers are killing us. Everytime that we give the ball away we concede a score. Banbridge are a very good team. They move the ball really well and at full forward they have a county standard player in Paddy Feeney.

That was Paddys first game in a few months because of injury. Last night was the first time in God knows how long we had our full team to choose from with players coming back from injury and holidays (conor lunny takes 5 holidays a season!!). Started off well on top and for the first 20 mins looked as if it would be handy enough win, but Dundrum fought back and made a game of it. If they keep performing like they did especially in the second half the will pick up a few points and force a playoff. there CHF (CV, womanising drunk ) done well and most of their play went through him, unfortunate for them McComiskeys injury cause if he had of been fit I would have strongly fancied them to stay up

[stpauls]

St Pauls 1.6 Carryduff 1.9

Goal in last couple of minutes for Carryduff the difference according to my source.


Oh and Warrenpoint beat Tullylish by a point or two last night.

a goal that should have been disallowed for a blatant frontal charge on the goalkeeper by Carryduff's big lumox (sp) of a full forward, is what made the difference last night, apart from that it was a tight match the whole way through!!

My source (a neutral,if you could call a bredagh man that) also called it a charge but then he also said the St Pauls keeper should eat an extra egg in the morning. 

Apparently the St Pauls goal was a goalkeeper howler and Carryduff finished slightly the stronger with St Pauls strong at MF but wasteful in attack. Would you agree St Pauls?

not sure about a howler but it could definately have been dealt with better. ball was send in from a free on the wing and everyone misjudged it except our corner forward who snuck in at the back post to fist it in!!!
of course this put us ahead and instead of pushing on, we sat back on our laurels and Carryduff were able to push forward and get the crucial scores to take the 2 points.

[Our Nail Loney]

Gordon seeks to overturn red card
Down midfielder Dan Gordon
Down midfielder Dan Gordon hopes to play against Wexford

Down midfielder Dan Gordon is taking his case to the GAA's Central Hearings Committee in an attempt to get his red card against Laois rescinded.

Gordon received a four-week suspension for an alleged head-butt but Mourne County officials are confident video evidence will clear their player.

If Gordon wins his case, he will be able to play in Saturday's crucial third round qualifier against Wexford.

The winner of the Croke Park clash goes into the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Down are adamant they have video footage which will prove Gordon did not make contact with Laois midfielder Pauric Casey's face.

Gordon's team-mate, full-back Martin Cole, will not play against Wexford after picking up an ankle injury.

[umpire]

Teams   FOR           AGAINST       
                             
21   156   219     7   111   132     87  M.bridge
15   149   194   10   105   135     59  Kilcoo   
15   107   152   11   120   153     -1  L.island   
14   118   160   13   123   162     -2  Rostrevor
12   127   163     9   137   164     -1  Burren   
14   154   196   20   141   201     -5  Longstone   
11   125   158   10   141   171   -13  Clonduff   
6   154   172   10   119   149     23  C.wellan    
10   116   146   16   119   167   -21  Saval   
9   137   164   10   168   198   -34  Liatroim    
13   106   145   14   131   173   -28  B.holland   
  7   119   140   17   153   204   -64  An Riocht

Least goals scored;     Castlewellan
Least points scored;    Ballyholland
Most goals scored;      Mayobridge
Most points scored;     Mayobridge

Least points conceded;  Kilcoo
Least goals conceded;   Mayobridge
Most points conceded;  Liatroim
Most goals conceded;   Longstone

[T O Hare]

went to see Drumgath and Ardglass last night.... Ardglass are the typical town team, some good footballers but when the going got tough and they went a few beind , there was no leaders to pull them out of a hole, was very impressed with the Drumgath full back Sean Parsons, he is only 17!!!

[lfdown2]

naomh pol that was ket for the reserve game felt sorry for u's lads!I'd say after this year ye's wouldn't care if ye's never had to play us again!!

Wobler granted ur lad had won the free just before the goal but he went on to get the corner forward in a head lock!unfortunate for the defender to deflect it in!we made hard work of it and it shouldn't have been a 4 point game I felt without that deflected goal we wouldn't have had a hope but we did push on in the last 20 min with oprey doing well he has done great since been moved in there for the stone game getting 1-5/6 against them!though hard luck to ye's v little in the 2 teams on any day and its going to be a dog fight to the last between the bottom 4 IMO

[spiritof91and94]

went to see Drumgath and Ardglass last night.... Ardglass are the typical town team, some good footballers but when the going got tough and they went a few beind , there was no leaders to pull them out of a hole, was very impressed with the Drumgath full back Sean Parsons, he is only 17!!!