Mayo V Clare

[Mayo4Sam]

From the report in the western seems like everyone that hasn't played a;ready got at least a half, sorry i dont have the report to post.
Devenney was meant to be good at CHB
Ger brady played wing back.

[Redgreenery]

From Sean Rice's column in the Mayo News:

Mayo Second string get their chance

STILL searching for the mould of player he needs to fill a couple of pivotal positions, John O'Mahony and his selectors sent out a new side to play Clare at Ballinrobe on Saturday night.
It was new in the sense that none of them started against Donegal in their league clash at Ballybofey a week earlier. Some, such as Dermot Geraghty, Ger Brady, Aiden Higgins, Ronan McGarrity and Aidan Kilcoyne, were not without more than a smathering of senior experience.
Some others have had fewer outings: Ger Cafferkey, Enda Devenney, Tom Cunniffe, Mickie Mullins, Aidan Campbell, Marty McNicholas, Barry Regan and Mark Ronaldson. Two were newcomers . . . Kenneth O'Malley from Ballinrobe in goal and Aghamore's Colm Forde who partnered Ronan McGarrity in the middle of the field.
A six-point winning margin over a Clare side that had many of their first choice players in action is an indication of the superiority of makeshift Mayo. Yet, few of them were impressive enough to oust those who started against Donegal.
Enda Devenney was one of the few exceptions. Playing at right-half back Devenney hit surges of speed that at times left opponents floundering in his wake. The Ballina man has had a troubled time with injury. Now that he is recovering full fitness his speed could have the same electrifying effect as that of Peadar Gardiner on the other wing.
Ger Brady, operating in a new role at centre-half back, did reasonably well, but scarcely well enough to oust Billy Joe Padden in the immediate future, while the rest of the defence were so-so. But none of them should be allowed forget the manner in which corner forward Rory Donnelly cut from the right wing to the centre before unleashing a curling shot that whizzed into the net under the angle of the crossbar and post. Poor defensive work provided Clare with that soft goal.
Kenneth O'Malley in his first serious outing was not at fault for the score. In fact, the Ballinrobe man had a successful outing between the posts and made one magnificent deflection over the bar in the second half from Clare's best forward, Des Molohan.
Mark Ronaldson at left corner forward is among the teeming numbers of Mayo forwards one would wish had a little more height and weight. But the Shrule man has loads of ability and, given quality ball like that delivered into his path by Marty McNicholas for Mayo's goal, he has the poise and the self-confidence to convert opportunities. He did, however, fail to tuck the ball away from a penalty in the second half which does nothing to restore our confidence in Mayo penalty-takers.
Newcomer Colm Forde in his first outing played sensibly in the middle of the field while Aidan Campbell and Aidan Kilcoyne proved that they are worthy replacement choices for John O'Mahony's best selection.
The big problem for the manager and his selectors is that the talents available to him, are in general of similar quality . . . all of a high standard, a few way better than others, but none yet distinctively gifted to meet his requirements for some central positions.
At half-time on Saturday the selectors provided Sean Ryder, Trevor Howley, Pat Navin, Gary Mullins, Michael Conroy, Ed Barrett and Seamus O'Shea with opportunities to mount claims for consideration. All performed as well as those they replaced, and some have the potential to make a serious challenge for selection. But the characteristics so essential for the central positions remain elusive. For those the search goes on.
Mayo are at home to Limerick in next Sunday's third round of the league, and victory is essential if they are to entertain any hope of finishing in the top four in order to qualify for Div 1 football in next season's restructured competition.
They'll find nothing soft in a Limerick side that ran Dublin to a point, and who are impressing people under the management of Micky Ned O'Sullivan. Having lost to Donegal, a further slip-up could decide Mayo's league fate.
When you measure that defeat against Donegal's woeful performance in the McKenna Cup final with Tyrone last weekend, you get the feeling that there is much room for improvement.

[Redgreenery]

From the report in the western seems like everyone that hasn't played a;ready got at least a half, sorry i dont have the report to post.

Report from the Western:

MAYO 1-14 CLARE 1-8

NO MATTER that the visiting line-up featured as many as ten players who had seen competitive duty in back-to-back Allianz football league victories during the previous fortnight, an experimental Mayo side proved far too strong for Paidi " Sé's Clare as the official launch of the Flanagan Park floodlights was marked with a six points triumph for the green and red.

Fielding a team comprised of players none of whom had started in Mayo's two league fixtures to date, John O'Mahony selected just six of last season's senior panel from the throw in with newcomers such as Enda Devenney, Tom Cunniffe, Ger Cafferkey, Colm Forde, Aidan Campbell, Mark Ronaldson and goalkeeper Kenneth O'Malley among those attempting to force their way into the manager's league and championship plans.

There was also a 2nd half return to the senior reckoning for Claremorris defender Paddy Navin while Castlebar's Sean Ryder, Breaffy's Seamus O'Shea and Kiltane's Edmond Barrett also staked claims to a permanent panel place - the latter perhaps the most impressive of the aforementioned substitutes until injury unfortunately brought a premature end to his involvement.

A game that never quite came to life, Mayo were full value for their victory and only once trailed - that when a brilliant Rory Donnelly goal and a trio of Des Molohan frees midway through the first half wiped out an early four points deficit which had been developed courtesy of frees by Aidan Kilcoyne (2) and Aidan Campbell and a match opening score from Marty McNicholas.

Donnelly's goal was a beauty, even if cheaply conceded. Escaping the attentions of debutant Cunniffe (who had started brightly), the corner-forward ghosted in from the right wing and unchallenged, fired an unstoppable shot to the top right corner of O'Malley's goal.

At the other end, Campbell converted a 2nd free, won by the marauding Enda Devenney who then levelled the scores (0-6 to 1-3) when pointing after a scorching run, all this preceding a cheekily constructed and clinically finished Mark Ronaldson goal in the 28th minute - McNicholas' quick free over the top releasing the Shrule-Glencorrib dynamo who rifled to the top corner despite the best fingertip efforts of goalkeeper, Joe Hayes.

The energetic Campbell then set-up the first point of a Barry Regan brace, the former also bagging one from play as Mayo began to move through the gears. A fourth Molohan free came in response, as did a late Donnelly point, these keeping the Banner men in touch who had David Russell and Ger Quinlan grafting hard at mid-field.

However, Mayo were worthy of their 1-9 to 1-5 turnaround advantage, the most positive aspect of the half being the hungry display of speedster Enda Devenney, the wingback showing the sort of form that won him rave reviews during Ballina's march to the 2005 All-Ireland club title.

Perhaps it was the upheaval brought about by the half-time introduction of five Mayo substitutes or maybe it was the arrival of two more just ten minutes later, either way, five wides in the 12 minutes after the restart meant that the locals were held scoreless until Devenney doubled his tally in the 48th minute - the saving of a Mark Ronaldson (Aidan Kilcoyne won) penalty not helping matters either. However, Clare had failed to capitalise, adding just one further point to their first half total during the same period when Des Molohan's thunderous goal attempt was superbly pushed over the bar by Kenneth O'Malley.

By now, only four of Mayo's team (goalkeeper included) were manning their same starting positions and as many as nine of last year's All-Ireland under 21 winning panel had been given game time. The entire full back line of Geraghty, Cafferkey and Cunniffe was relieved of duty at the interval, Navin and Ryder were now in the no.3 and no.6 positions, original centre-half-back Ger Brady had ventured to centre half-forward, Seamus O'Shea was now Ronan McGarrity's mid-field partner and Michael Conroy was fronting the attack.

But it was another of the inductees, Edmond Barrett, that made one of the more telling contributions - his two points illuminating a 20 minute cameo that was cruelly cut short by injury.

Mayo's victory was eventually rounded off by further points from Ger Brady and Gary Mullins who negated late converted Molohan and Donnelly frees for Clare, the latter also going close to claiming a 2nd goal when striking the crossbar with the penultimate kick of the game.

SCORERS: Mayo - Mark Ronaldson 1-0, Aidan Campbell 0-3 (2f), Barry Regan, Enda Devenney, Edmond Barrett and Aidan Kilcoyne (2f) 0-2 each, Ger Brady, Marty McNicholas and Gary Mullins 0-1 each.
Clare: Des Molohan 0-6 (1f), Rory Donnelly 1-2 (1f).

MAYO: Kenneth O'Malley, Dermot Geraghty, Ger Cafferkey, Tom Cunniffe, Enda Devenney, Ger Brady, Aiden Higgins, Ronan McGarrity, Colm Forde, Mickie Mullins, Aidan Campbell, Aidan Kilcoyne, Marty McNicholas, Barry Regan, Mark Ronaldson.
Subs used: Trevor Howley for Geraghty, Paddy Navin for Cafferkey, Sean Ryder for Cunniffe, Gary Mullins for Forde, Michael Conroy for Regan (all h/t), Edmond Barrett for M. Mullins (45), Seamus O'Shea for Campbell (45), Mickey Mullins for Barrett - inj (65).

CLARE: Joe Hayes, Lawrence Healy, Conor Whelan, Gordon Kelly, Dermot Daly, Darragh Kelly, Sean Haugh, Ger Quinlan, David Russell, Shane Daniels, Frank O'Dea, Kevin Keavey, Alan Nagle, Des Molohan, Rory Donnelly.
Subs used: Diarmuid O'Brien (gk), Michael O'Regan, Michael O'Shea, Martin Murphy.