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Kerry Club Finals:

Senior - Dr. Crokes 0-20 Na Gaeil 1-12

Intermediate - An Ghaeltacht 0-19 Fossa 1-11

Premier Junior - Ballymacelligott 2-17 St. Senan's 3-14 AET.  Ballymacelligott win 4-1 on penalties.

Move 2pointers to outside 45 (no arc needed). Linesmen  to stand on the 45 and monitor 3up.  Referee to "help" with close line ball decisions.

Kerry Club Championships are at the semifinal stage.  I have added where each club finished in the County League for reference.  The County Championship starts weekend of 21 September.

Senior Club semifinals

Na Gaeil (div 3 - 4th)  v Rathmore (div 1 - 9th)
Dr. Crokes (div 1 - 3rd) v Kenmare Shamrocks (div 2 - winners)

Intermediate Club semifinals:

Kilcummin (div 1 - 8th) v Fossa (div 2 - 11th relegated)
Killarney Legion (div 1 - 4th) v An Ghaeltacht (div 2 - 9th)

Premier Junior semifinals:

Keel (div 2 - 8th) v St. Senan's (div 3 - 8th)
Listry (div 3 - 5th) v Ballymacelligott (div 1 - 11th relegated)

So will Fossa be back to Junior championship next year (if they don't win intermediate?) Or are leagues not linked at all?

Na Gaeil 0-16 Rathmore 2-9

County League completely independent of club and county championships.

As number of senior clubs is being moved from 8 to 10, there is no relegation in 2024 or 2025.

Two of previous years' divisional sides, Feale Rangers and Shannon Rangers, have combined to form one divisional side, North Kerry.

Three of the intermediate semi-finalists, namely Kilcummin, Fossa and Killarney Legion, will be the backbone of divisional side East Kerry.  Add junior semi-finalist Listry, Glenflesk (intermediate team, finished 7th in div 1) and Firies (intermediate team, finished 5th in div2) and its easy to see why East Kerry should win the County Championship.  Maybe a limit on the number of intermediate teams in any divisional team should be considered.

Kerry Club Championships are at the semifinal stage.  I have added where each club finished in the County League for reference.  The County Championship starts weekend of 21 September.

Senior Club semifinals

Na Gaeil (div 3 - 4th)  v Rathmore (div 1 - 9th)
Dr. Crokes (div 1 - 3rd) v Kenmare Shamrocks (div 2 - winners)

Intermediate Club semifinals:

Kilcummin (div 1 - 8th) v Fossa (div 2 - 11th relegated)
Killarney Legion (div 1 - 4th) v An Ghaeltacht (div 2 - 9th)

Premier Junior semifinals:

Keel (div 2 - 8th) v St. Senan's (div 3 - 8th)
Listry (div 3 - 5th) v Ballymacelligott (div 1 - 11th relegated)

Cluxton added to the Dublin backroom team. There's a chance he might retire now. I'm not sure what insights he could add though, since he is so reluctant to communicate with people.

He's a teacher, not a media person.

https://www.thejournal.ie/british-surgeon-jailed-for-fraud-after-amputation-of-his-own-legs-to-fullfil-sexual-fetish-6807765-Sep2025/


Hopper by name and all that .....

No relation to this Hopper...

Seeing as someone mentioned David Shaw, he has a first cousin well known in GAA circles.

Guesses welcome till this time tomorrow night.

Aidan O'Shea

Breaffy's Aidan O'Shea is correct.

Seeing as someone mentioned David Shaw, he has a first cousin well known in GAA circles.

Guesses welcome till this time tomorrow night.

Not even one guess...so time for a clue.

His first cousin is a non-Munster inter county footballer.

Seeing as someone mentioned David Shaw, he has a first cousin well known in GAA circles.

Guesses welcome till this time tomorrow night. 

[As a frame of reference, when I was first diagnosed Tipperary were the hurling All-Ireland champions.]

Finished the full cardiac rehab in early May.  It got tougher and tougher, as the rule seemed to be that I do a little bit more every day without increasing my heart rate over the resting plus 50 level.  It certainly was tough going, but I could feel the improvement as each week went by.  It was also interesting to watch other patients start in the weeks after me – some looked like they wouldn't make it back the following week, but they went from very weak to stronger and stronger.  Reviewing my own data showed the same story.  I felt I was at a 7 out of 10 in difficulty after the baseline week, but that same level was only a mild warmup towards the end.

I'm now walking 3 miles a day in under an hour for at least 4 days a week.  It wears me out a bit, but I know that intensity is getting the heart rate up and it is continuing to get stronger.  Of course, I'll be checked regularly for about another year, but I think I'm doing well. It was certainly different to the GAA training protocol of "No Pain, No Gain", as any pain meant I had gone over the limit.  Finding out how much "huff and puff" is needed for a beneficial workout is the key, and to hold all activities, including working, at/below that level.

There are still tests and so on to make sure the heart is working well and a minor procedure may be in my future that I will detail in August if it comes to be.

 
I still have my full schedule of colon tests to get done this summer.  If all goes well, I may be discharged as a cancer patient and returned to the 5-year screening protocol.  It certainly has been a long road for me since my initial diagnosis in 2019.

As a frame of reference, when I was first diagnosed Tipperary were the hurling All-Ireland champions.

Don't forget to schedule screening if you are having even the mildest of symptoms or are in the age or genetic areas that cause concern to the professionals...it can be a life saver. If blood is noticed anywhere it shouldn't be, then it's time for an appointment to be made - nothing to be frightened of and you'll be glad you did.

Enjoy the Championships.

 

Great news for me...I've received the all-clear from the oncologist...finally declared cancer-free after a bunch of blood tests, PET scan and colonoscopy over the last few weeks. 

It felt great to walk out of the oncologist's office on Tuesday last with no upcoming appointment or tests.

The bold part of my last post in early June sounded unusual at the time, but of course I didn't back Tipp for this year.  Worked out all right for Kerry as well...so it has been some week for me!

I still have an issue at the surgery site...seems there is some scarring that is the cause of some discomfort.  I'll get a schedule from the surgeon soon to take care of that issue in the next few weeks.

My cardiac journey is not yet complete either...to deal with the atrial fibrillation issue they have decided to go with the implant of a Watchman device that will close off the left atrium appendage that seems is the source of a lot of strokes.  I won't even need blood thinners after this device is in place, so I see no downside. 

That procedure is currently scheduled for late September and has a 6-week recovery period with a heart-mapping thing done at that stage to verify proper location of the device.

Needless to say, I'm delighted that I could be basically done with medics very soon. 

Thanks again for all the good wishes along the way...it certainly was a long journey from October 2019 to now and I'm grateful for all that assisted me with good thoughts along the way.


This thread gave me great comfort on days that I needed it – I'll be forever indebted to you all.

Finished the full cardiac rehab in early May.  It got tougher and tougher, as the rule seemed to be that I do a little bit more every day without increasing my heart rate over the resting plus 50 level.  It certainly was tough going, but I could feel the improvement as each week went by.  It was also interesting to watch other patients start in the weeks after me – some looked like they wouldn't make it back the following week, but they went from very weak to stronger and stronger.  Reviewing my own data showed the same story.  I felt I was at a 7 out of 10 in difficulty after the baseline week, but that same level was only a mild warmup towards the end.

I'm now walking 3 miles a day in under an hour for at least 4 days a week.  It wears me out a bit, but I know that intensity is getting the heart rate up and it is continuing to get stronger.  Of course, I'll be checked regularly for about another year, but I think I'm doing well. It was certainly different to the GAA training protocol of "No Pain, No Gain", as any pain meant I had gone over the limit.  Finding out how much "huff and puff" is needed for a beneficial workout is the key, and to hold all activities, including working, at/below that level.

There are still tests and so on to make sure the heart is working well and a minor procedure may be in my future that I will detail in August if it comes to be.

 
I still have my full schedule of colon tests to get done this summer.  If all goes well, I may be discharged as a cancer patient and returned to the 5-year screening protocol.  It certainly has been a long road for me since my initial diagnosis in 2019.

As a frame of reference, when I was first diagnosed Tipperary were the hurling All-Ireland champions.

Don't forget to schedule screening if you are having even the mildest of symptoms or are in the age or genetic areas that cause concern to the professionals...it can be a life saver. If blood is noticed anywhere it shouldn't be, then it's time for an appointment to be made - nothing to be frightened of and you'll be glad you did.

Enjoy the Championships.

 

Connacht and Munster start their championships at quarter final stage...Ulster and Leinster have a round before quarterfinal stage.  That must make a scheduling difference somehow.

Well folks, I'm two full weeks into cardio rehab and things are going reasonably well.  Starting at Level Zero, they were able to pinpoint a few things that resulted in tablet changes, so I'm just past being "baselined" for exercise at this stage.

I spend 20 minutes on each of two machines for a 40-minute workout.  I'm hooked up to EKG monitor via battery pack to the nurses station, add in pre- and post- blood pressure reads, glucose monitoring and there doesn't seem to be any chance of me doing too much and causing damage.

Work my way up the intensity levels, now that I am doing the full 20 mins at the lowest level, is the path forward.  Each workout doesn't leave me worn out, just get to the appropriate heart rate and hold it there - I certainly feel like I could do more, but that might have very adverse outcomes. 

By the way, we use MET (Metabolic EquivalenT) Levels of common recreational activities to monitor progress.  The attached pdf file explains it reasonably well.  Target for a beneficial exercise regime is at least 500 MET minutes per week, so walking 3 miles in an hour gets 3.3 MET times 60 minutes = 198 MET mins, so doing that 3 times a week would be comfortably above the 500 target.  Obviously, the closer to 1000 MET mins, the more effective the exercise regimen. There is no exercise equivalent for being a junior B corner back, as punishment dished out is not exercise it seems.

It's interesting reading...although it doesn't take age into account.

https://media.hypersites.com/clients/1235/filemanager/MHC/METs.pdf

Colon issues have improved as well...maybe everything got reset with the heart surgery, but I'm almost predictable again (in a range of 3 bathroom visits between 7 and 10 pm every day.  Full nights of sleep is priceless.

All in all, I'm very pleased with where I am and look forward to another two months of cardio rehab.  It also seems that walking up hills at a good pace to make you huff and puff a good bit is probably one of the better things you can do for your heart that is achievable by those of us past our playing days.

I'll update again nearer the end of the rehab schedule, which is early May.

 

My reading is that if a player is fouled and his momentum takes him a bit away from the foul, or he's a bit away from the exact spot of the foul when the ball is returned to him, then he can solo and go as long he is within 4m of the exact foul location.  He can travel 4m after the solo before being tackled.

If he is more than 4m from the exact foul location, a conventional free is taken, with no solo and go option - if he solos beyond the 4m of the exact foul location, hop ball.

Are we giving people permission to take the 'free' 4 meters from the actual spot of foul?

As long as the player is within 4m of the foul and his first action is solo, then play continues.

That sentence explains everything clearly in my head.  Outside 4m, bring it back for conventional free.  Steps before solo, hop ball.

My reading is that if a player is fouled and his momentum takes him a bit away from the foul, or he's a bit away from the exact spot of the foul when the ball is returned to him, then he can solo and go as long he is within 4m of the exact foul location.  He can travel 4m after the solo before being tackled.

If he is more than 4m from the exact foul location, a conventional free is taken, with no solo and go option - if he solos beyond the 4m of the exact foul location, hop ball.