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Post by shescurling on Mar 16, 2011 14:36:34 GMT
Sean Wight, former Listowel Emmets, Kerry Minor and Melbourne Demons player is facing an uphill battle against cancer.
What a disturbing coincidence that Sean Wight and Jimmy Stynes, two Irish/Demons players contracted the disease in a short period of time to each other.
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Post by ciarrai78 on Mar 16, 2011 15:22:28 GMT
'Very sorry to hear this. Sean Wight played midfield for the Kerry minors in the 1979 All Ireland Final and if I'm not mistaken Jim Stynes played in the same game for Dublin.......
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Post by greengold35 on Mar 16, 2011 17:07:34 GMT
'Very sorry to hear this. Sean Wight played midfield for the Kerry minors in the 1979 All Ireland Final and if I'm not mistaken Jim Stynes played in the same game for Dublin....... Afraid Sean would have been too young for that team in '79- a strong North Kerry contingent with John Chute ( Emmets) captain and amongst others were Liam Kearins, Ambrose etc. Sean would have played on the 1982 team where he had as team mates John Keane, Jack O'Connell etc. |
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Post by peanuts on Mar 16, 2011 18:50:39 GMT
'Very sorry to hear this. Sean Wight played midfield for the Kerry minors in the 1979 All Ireland Final and if I'm not mistaken Jim Stynes played in the same game for Dublin....... Afraid Sean would have been too young for that team in '79- a strong North Kerry contingent with John Chute ( Emmets) captain and amongst others were Liam Kearins, Ambrose etc. Sean would have played on the 1982 team where he had as team mates John Keane, Jack O'Connell etc. He fielded a ball that day in the middle of the field that was the highest I ever saw a player jump and catch. I'd love to see it again. Best wishes to Sean. |
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Mar 16, 2011 23:00:56 GMT
Afraid Sean would have been too young for that team in '79- a strong North Kerry contingent with John Chute ( Emmets) captain and amongst others were Liam Kearins, Ambrose etc. Sean would have played on the 1982 team where he had as team mates John Keane, Jack O'Connell etc. He fielded a ball that day in the middle of the field that was the highest I ever saw a player jump and catch. I'd love to see it again. Best wishes to Sean. I'm pretty sure I've seen a photograph of that catch. Amazing! Hopefully he can overcome his illness. |
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Post by riverfeale on Mar 17, 2011 2:17:28 GMT
Sean was a great loss to Kerry football when he left to go to OZ, Just think he was a minor on the day that we lost the 5 in a row ( '82) Yes Kerry went on to win a 3 in a row but I believe that if we still had Sean we would not have gone through the Famine years '87 - '96 when he was in his prime.
He is the most underated player that ever left these shores for the A.L.F. and also is what could be described as one of natures gentlemen
Hope you recover soon and we see you soon on your annual visit back to Listowel.
Best wishes SEAN BAN. with your recovery
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Post by glengael on Mar 19, 2011 11:44:41 GMT
Best wishes to Sean in his battle with cancer. It seems to be everywhere these days sadly.
Does anyone have the lineout for that 1982 Minor Team? I think I have the Kerry Yearbook 1982 in a box at home in the Kingdom with all the Golden Years stuff. The only players I can readily recall from that team apart from Sean Wight, are Michael McAuliffe ( Spa), John Keane ( Emmets) and David O'Donoghue
(Glenflesk).
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Post by greengold35 on Mar 19, 2011 20:37:39 GMT
Best wishes to Sean in his battle with cancer. It seems to be everywhere these days sadly. Does anyone have the lineout for that 1982 Minor Team? I think I have the Kerry Yearbook 1982 in a box at home in the Kingdom with all the Golden Years stuff. The only players I can readily recall from that team apart from Sean Wight, are Michael McAuliffe ( Spa), John Keane ( Emmets) and David O'Donoghue (Glenflesk). Team that played in the Munster final was as follows: D O'Neill D Cremin J Keane ( Kenmare) Jack O'Connell J Moriarty E Fitzgerald J O'Donnell T Brosnan Sean Wight TO'Connor M Keating Pat Galvin Bernie Keane DO'Donoghue M McAuliffe John Keane at full back was from Kenmare, not Emmets and father of current Kerry minor Shaun; John of Emmets played in '79 minor team |
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Post by townend on Mar 20, 2011 12:28:17 GMT
i remember that year well sean wright was a great minior, pat Galvin who later got a run with
laois as he went to live and work there he also played with portarlington.
the school he went to teach in had Richie Connor also there the captain of the offaly 82 team
also Dublin won that minor again kerry that day with Joe McNally in goal who the next year
won a senior with the Dub's.
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Post by peanuts on Mar 20, 2011 23:42:10 GMT
Pat Galvin was dingle as was Thomas O'Connor who was the other wing forward
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Post by townend on Mar 21, 2011 13:28:28 GMT
Heres the Kerry team that played in the 1982 minor all ireland v Dublin
1. Donie o'Neill (cahirciveen)
2. Denis Cremin (spa)
3. John Keane (kenmare)
4. Jack O'Connell (knocknagashel)
5. Jimmy Moriarty (john mitchells)
6. Jimmy O'Donnell (ballydonoghue)
7. John Rice (templenoe)
8. Timmy Brosnan (currow)
9. Sean Wright ( Listowel emmetts)
10.David O'Donoghue (glenflesk)
11.Michael Keating (waterville)
12. Pat Galvin (dingle)
13. Bernie Keane (kerin's o'Rahillys)
14. Eamonn Fitzgerald (Ardfert)
15. Michael McAuliffe (spa)
16. Ted Cronin (Rathmore sub-keeper)
17. Tomas O'Connor (Dingle)
18. P.J.O'Leary (legion)
19.Eamonn Marney (Austin Stacks)
20.Dan McCarthy (Kilcummin)
21. Pat Condon (kenmare)
we beat Cork that year in the munster final in paric ui chaoimh bye 1-11 to cork's 0-5
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Post by kerrygold on Mar 21, 2011 13:52:05 GMT
Michael McAuliffe is the only player from that team that I remember throwing shapes at breaking into the senior set up subsequently during the 3 in a row.
Ambrose ODonovan and Tom Spillane came from earlier minor teams.
Do you have the Dublin team townend?
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Post by Joxer on Mar 21, 2011 14:19:36 GMT
I think thats right KG. McAuliffe looked to have it all but never made it in the end. Pity, seemed like a very gifted footballer.I think Jack O'Connell, Timmy Brosnan, John Keane and Michael Keating all got 'runs' at a later date with Kerry Seniors.
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Post by townend on Mar 21, 2011 15:33:54 GMT
Michael McAuliffe is the only player from that team that I remember throwing shapes at breaking into the senior set up subsequently during the 3 in a row. Ambrose ODonovan and Tom Spillane came from earlier minor teams. Do you have the Dublin team townend? the Dublin team was 1. Joe McNally (St.Annes) 2. Christy Sage (Thomas Davis) 3 . Frank McGrath (Scoil Ui Chonail) 4. Liam O'Rourke (ST.Vincents) 5. Eamonn Heary(ST.Vincents) 6. Tony Delaney (round towers) 7. Mick Deegan (Erins Isle) 8. Declan Sheehan ( Ballymun kickhams) 9. Brendan Cooke (Kilmore) 10. Martin Coffey (ST.Oliver Plunkett's) 11. Michael Egan (Round Tower's) 12. Sean O'Brien (ST.Pats) 13. Paul O'Carroll (O'Dwyer's) 14. Tom McCormack (Erins Isle) 15. Brian Redmond (kilmore) 16. Bill Lillis ( sub keeper) 17. Brian Forkin 18.Gerry Crowley 19. Niall O'Sullivan 20. Tony Murphy 21. Liam Downey Joe McNally,Eamonn Heary, Mick Deegan, are the only ones that went on to win something with the Dublin Seniors after also Declan Sheehan had a brief spell with the senior's. |
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Post by glengael on Mar 22, 2011 16:37:53 GMT
So the Dubs didn't get a lot from their minor team either really.
Michael McAuliffe made 6 Championship appearances for Kerry in 1987-89 according to Niall Flynn's excellent book. Most memorably I'm pretty sure that he passed the ball to Mikey Sheehy for That goal in Pairc ui Chaoimh in 87. He was involved in the move at any rate.
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Post by fivenarow on Mar 22, 2011 17:00:57 GMT
I remember him & that catch in Croke Park,I think it was a bit over shadowed by Seanie Walsh's catch a few years earlier & never got the recognition it deserved. If memory serves me correctly he was one of the minors that had a moustache at a young age,a bit like Ciaran Duff.Theres great credit due to him for going away making a life for himself 28 yrs ago when there was no internet or anything like to let him know what he was getting into - I hope he makes a full recovery.
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