Antrim Hurling

[Saffball]

Prediction Time

Senior Final
Dunloy vs Rossa - Dunloy by 5

Intermediate Final
Carey vs Creggan - Carey by 2

[NAG1]

I've a feeling the venue is going to have a say in the Senior game.

Had it been in Ballycastle could see Dunloy running out easier winners, tighter pitch in Corrigan will make a battle of it which Rossa need. Intriguing one and difficult to call, won't be much in it either way.

[rogercasement]

Very poor standard in intermediate today I thought

[Milltown Row2]

Very poor standard in intermediate today I thought

Didn't see it but high enough scoring final, 4 goals plenty points, Carey won't matter a jot as they finally get over the line.

[imtommygunn]

Good to see a club the size of Carey win some silverware. That was some goal by mccaughan.

[rogercasement]

Felt the striking was very poor, disappointing after a strong championship. Feel sorry for glenariffe who I'm told were the best side in this grade but we're shafted due to a number of factors.

[Milltown Row2]

Felt the striking was very poor, disappointing after a strong championship. Feel sorry for glenariffe who I'm told were the best side in this grade but we're shafted due to a number of factors.

Eh? Shafted?  Jesus

[rogercasement]

I'm not going to pretend I know a whole pile about it
But apparently unbeaten and then gnm rolled over and let carey stuff them to qualify.

[ned]

I'm not going to pretend I know a whole pile about it
But apparently unbeaten and then gnm rolled over and let carey stuff them to qualify.

They were unbeaten but they weren't shafted. Too many draws. Could have finished 4th in the league round just as easily as 1st. Fine margins.
Carey finished ahead of them in the league. Carey also beat a good Cushendun team in the semis. Maybe it was a case of peaking at the right time?

[Milltown Row2]

I'm not going to pretend I know a whole pile about it
But apparently unbeaten and then gnm rolled over and let carey stuff them to qualify.

They drew two games I think, had they won one of those they'd have got through. You should never be reliant on others to get you through.

[faughs]

Felt the striking was very poor, disappointing after a strong championship. Feel sorry for glenariffe who I'm told were the best side in this grade but we're shafted due to a number of factors.

If Glenariffe were best team they wouldn't have had 3 draws in the round robin. Went in Carey's favour that GNM had nothing to play for  but that situation was out of their control.

3 outstanding "team" performances got Carey over the line thankfully, so glad for the panel after so many disappointments

[Minder]

Glenariffe certainly not "shafted", we won our two "easy" games against Armoy & GNM & drew the 3 tougher games. Now unfortunate they were all away and Carey's were at home but that's the way it goes. And our first draw against St Galls should have been a defeat as the ref didn't keep the score correctly, he had us up by a point at HT when it was St Galls up by a point. Carey best team and got better as the year went on.

[imtommygunn]

Still early but Paul shields has definitely still got it.

[rogercasement]

Get the feeling if this was on one of the big pitches up the county, dunloy forwards would run riot.

[imtommygunn]

They pretty much are. Very poor reffing not letting that go.

I don't mind who wins but I was hoping for much closer than this.