Down Club Hurling & Football

[goldenyears]

I was at an u16 game in tullylish last week, and again the abuse the referee took from their sidelines was shocking.

seriously someone wants to have a word from within the club because it was embarassing; tullylish now seem to have this reputation

[passedit]

I was at an u16 game in tullylish last week, and again the abuse the referee took from their sidelines was shocking.

seriously someone wants to have a word from within the club because it was embarassing; tullylish now seem to have this reputation

On the say so of two anonymous internet posters?

Tell me this, is it all tea and buns for referees down Ballyholland way?

[maldini]

the league tables for east down on the official website are a joke, some leagues are nearly over and there are teams shown up to have played 3 matches
the under-12 league has a total of 3 results in for the whole season

i hear refs aren't sending in their results, are they too tight to pay for a stamp now?

[stpauls]

latest Div 3 table after last nights result:

Team   Played   Won   Drew   Lost   GF   PF   GA   PA   Diff   Pts
Tullylish   12   9   2   1   9   141   10   113   25   20
Drumgath   12   8   2   2   11   123   8   102   30   18
Glenn   11   8   0   3   12   124   6   94   48   16
Bredagh   12   8   0   4   21   112   11   104   38   16
St. John's   12   6   2   4   13   106   13   112   -6   14
Ardglass   11   5   2   4   16   130   14   105   31   12
Dundrum   12   4   4   4   9   129   11   119   4   12
Saul   12   4   3   5   15   101   16   114   -16   11
Tec'aught   12   3   2   7   7   100   8   111   -14   8
St. Paul's   12   3   1   8   8   96   14   138   -60   7
Drumaness   12   3   0   9   13   108   15   123   -21   6
Aghaderg   12   1   0   11   6   90   14   136   -70   2

[Square Ball]

the league tables for east down on the official website are a joke, some leagues are nearly over and there are teams shown up to have played 3 matches
the under-12 league has a total of 3 results in for the whole season

i hear refs aren't sending in their results, are they too tight to pay for a stamp now?

thought it was all done by text message. As requested by the CC all the clubs were asked to gathered all the results form minor down and send them in, that was about three weeks ago and nada, no updates on the leagues. the East Down u 16 league is nearing completion of the first phase where the top four go in against the to 4 in South, and nobody seems to know what league position everyone is. sad really

[umpire]

Div one played tonigiht

Half time
Mayobridge 2.7 Kilcoo 0.4

Full time
Mayobridge 3.11  Kilcoo 0.12

[T O Hare]

Div one played tonigiht

Half time
Mayobridge 2.7 Kilcoo 0.4

Full time
Mayobridge 3.11  Kilcoo 0.12

A great two points for us tonight, both teams were missing a lot of first team players but our younger players played really well tonight and some of our more experienced campaigners will be looking over their shoulders now

[Mid Down Gael]

Div one played tonigiht

Half time
Mayobridge 2.7 Kilcoo 0.4

Full time
Mayobridge 3.11  Kilcoo 0.12

A great two points for us tonight, both teams were missing a lot of first team players but our younger players played really well tonight and some of our more experienced campaigners will be looking over their shoulders now

Was very impressed with many off your younger players last night. Thought Woods, Gavin Barry and Cathal Magee where also very good. Kilcoo where dire, worst performance off the season and in many seasons. Id say both teams where minus 8 off their top players.

[T O Hare]

We started without seamus grant, conor garvey, john caldwell, noel and ronan sexton, benny coulter,Pluggy,  mickey walsh and Kieran O'Hare.. Nine of last years winner winning team played at some stage which is heartening.. i thought Kilcoo were missing the usual bite you would expect from them!!!!

[supersub]

Is Coulter fit for Sunday or what's the story? Shouldn't be relying on him for this sort of match but just wondering if he's ok?

[Trevor Hill]

Report on the Mayobridge v Kilcoo game from hoganstand.

Mayobridge 3-11
Kilcoo 0-12

With both teams missing many regular players it was an opportunity for both management teams to try out some new blood and it was the new faces on the Mayobridge side which came out top in an entertaining game played in excellent conditions in Mayobridge.  From a Mayobridge point of view the first quarter of the game was the Cathal Magee show with the big full forward contributing 2-3 in the opening 17 minutes.  The first goal came when Magee was able to beat Kilcoo keeper James Kane to a ball in the square and flick it to the net, the second came from the penalty spot after Darren Fegan was pulled down when going  through on goal.  Magee s other three scores came from two well hit 50 s and a pointed free.  Kilcoo had two points in a minute from Down U21 player Paul Devlin.  An excellent long range point from Emmett Devlin closed the gap momentarily in the 21st minute but Mayobridge replied quickly with points from John Quinn and Ryan Brady.  Barry Kane scored a nice Kilcoo point on 25 minutes but John Quinn came back with two well taken points for the home side to leave the half time score Mayobridge 2-7 Kilcoo 0-4

John Quinn continued where he left off in the first half scoring a point just after the break but Sean O Hanlon was able to reply immediately for Kilcoo.  Another Cathal Magee point was followed by a Gavin Barry goal, the corner back came out of defence and played a number of passes the length of the field and when Cathal Magee fed him back the ball he made no mistake in finding the Kilcoo net.  With just 6 minutes gone in the second half Mayobridge were now 13 points to the good but to Kilcoo s credit they battled back into the game and it was to be another 24 minutes before Mayobridge were to register another score.  In this period Kilcoo went on to score 6 unanswered points with their scores coming from the excellent Paul Devlin (3), Sean Devlin (1) and Barry Kane (2).  This period of Kilcoo dominance did not however produce enough scores to threaten the Mayobridge lead and the game ended with two more Cathal Magee points in injury time to a single point in reply from Paul Devlin for Kilcoo.

Kilcoo s most effective performers on a disappointing night for the them were Paul Greenan, Domnic McEvoy and Paul Devlin.  For the Bridge Gavin Barry was back to his best after coming back from injury, Micheal Lively and Shane O Hare were very effective at wing back.  Conleth O Hare and John Quinn were also impressive but star man was Cathal Magee who ended the game with a very impressive tally of 2-6. 

Mayobridge Team & Scorers: Liam Coulter, Gavin Barry (1-0), Brendan Grant, Caolan Lynchaoun, Shane O Hare, Ronan Lively, Micheal Lively, Darren Fegan, Eoghan Woods, Ciaran Bradley, John Quinn (0-4), Conleth O Hare, Ryan Brady (0-1), Cathal Magee (2-6), Caolan Gallagher.
Subs Used: Shane McNamee for Ronan Lively, Kevin McClorey for Caolan Lynchaoun, Michael Butterfield for Caolan Gallagher

Kilcoo Team & Scorers: James Kane, Dermot McLaughlin, Sean O Hanlon (0-1), Sean Devlin (0-1), Gerard McEvoy, Aidan Brannigan, Brian O Hanlon, Cathal Morgan, Paul Greenan, Emmett Devlin (0-1), Niall Morgan, Barry Kane (0-3), Jerome Johnston, Domnic McEvoy, Paul Devlin (0-6).

[Mid Down Gael]

We started without seamus grant, conor garvey, john caldwell, noel and ronan sexton, benny coulter, mickey walsh and Kieran O'Hare.. Nine of last years winner winning team played at some stage which is heartening.. i thought Kilcoo were missing the usual bite you would expect from them!!!!

Yeah big time. Kilcoo where very flat. Missing 3 first choice midfielders in Marty McClean, Phelim McGreevy and Paul Greenan was a major blow. Nial McEvoy is a big loss at the back while Conor Laverty and Gary McEvoy leave the attack depleted. Anthony Devlin looked in fine form when introduced only for his injury curse this season coming back to haunt him after ten mins which resulted in him having to be replaced. Good to see Nial Brannigan and Conor Morgan get a run out after long lay offs though. One off the only positives. Having a minor game on same night also left the bench weak as five panelists who where getting run outs recently missed the chance to play against the countys best team.

[Mid Down Gael]

Report on the Mayobridge v Kilcoo game from hoganstand.

Mayobridge 3-11
Kilcoo 0-12

With both teams missing many regular players it was an opportunity for both management teams to try out some new blood and it was the new faces on the Mayobridge side which came out top in an entertaining game played in excellent conditions in Mayobridge.  From a Mayobridge point of view the first quarter of the game was the Cathal Magee show with the big full forward contributing 2-3 in the opening 17 minutes.  The first goal came when Magee was able to beat Kilcoo keeper James Kane to a ball in the square and flick it to the net, the second came from the penalty spot after Darren Fegan was pulled down when going  through on goal.  Magee s other three scores came from two well hit 50 s and a pointed free.  Kilcoo had two points in a minute from Down U21 player Paul Devlin.  An excellent long range point from Emmett Devlin closed the gap momentarily in the 21st minute but Mayobridge replied quickly with points from John Quinn and Ryan Brady.  Barry Kane scored a nice Kilcoo point on 25 minutes but John Quinn came back with two well taken points for the home side to leave the half time score Mayobridge 2-7 Kilcoo 0-4

John Quinn continued where he left off in the first half scoring a point just after the break but Sean O Hanlon was able to reply immediately for Kilcoo.  Another Cathal Magee point was followed by a Gavin Barry goal, the corner back came out of defence and played a number of passes the length of the field and when Cathal Magee fed him back the ball he made no mistake in finding the Kilcoo net.  With just 6 minutes gone in the second half Mayobridge were now 13 points to the good but to Kilcoo s credit they battled back into the game and it was to be another 24 minutes before Mayobridge were to register another score.  In this period Kilcoo went on to score 6 unanswered points with their scores coming from the excellent Paul Devlin (3), Sean Devlin (1) and Barry Kane (2).  This period of Kilcoo dominance did not however produce enough scores to threaten the Mayobridge lead and the game ended with two more Cathal Magee points in injury time to a single point in reply from Paul Devlin for Kilcoo.

Kilcoo s most effective performers on a disappointing night for the them were Paul Greenan, Domnic McEvoy and Paul Devlin.  For the Bridge Gavin Barry was back to his best after coming back from injury, Micheal Lively and Shane O Hare were very effective at wing back.  Conleth O Hare and John Quinn were also impressive but star man was Cathal Magee who ended the game with a very impressive tally of 2-6. 

Mayobridge Team & Scorers: Liam Coulter, Gavin Barry (1-0), Brendan Grant, Caolan Lynchaoun, Shane O Hare, Ronan Lively, Micheal Lively, Darren Fegan, Eoghan Woods, Ciaran Bradley, John Quinn (0-4), Conleth O Hare, Ryan Brady (0-1), Cathal Magee (2-6), Caolan Gallagher.
Subs Used: Shane McNamee for Ronan Lively, Kevin McClorey for Caolan Lynchaoun, Michael Butterfield for Caolan Gallagher

Kilcoo Team & Scorers: James Kane, Dermot McLaughlin, Sean O Hanlon (0-1), Sean Devlin (0-1), Gerard McEvoy, Aidan Brannigan, Brian O Hanlon, Cathal Morgan, Paul Greenan, Emmett Devlin (0-1), Niall Morgan, Barry Kane (0-3), Jerome Johnston, Domnic McEvoy, Paul Devlin (0-6).

Jerome Johnston and Paul Greenan where not even at the game. Sean Devlin and Donal Kane where in their places. It was one off Paul devlins quieter games. Sean OHanlon was Kilcoos best player by some distance.

[Trevor Hill]

Dont shoot the messenger MDG, blame HS.

[Mid Down Gael]

Dont shoot the messenger MDG, blame HS.

To be fair think they just listed programme team. Have to say the bridge deserve great credit fot the match programmes they produce. Outstanding quality.