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Post by hurlingman on Dec 26, 2014 19:07:46 GMT
Kerry Hurling manager Eamonn Kelly has revealed that he could be without sharpshooter Darragh O’Connell in 2015. “Darragh has transferred to Cuala in Dublin from Abbeydorney. He’s teaching up there and found the commute impossible. We’re unclear at the moment as to whether Darragh will be available for us in 2015.” There is mounting speculation that new Dublin manager Ger Cunningham is about to include the former Christy Ring All Star in his Dublin senior training panel. Eamonn Kelly also revealed that a Clare All-Ireland medal winner is going to be part of the Kerry set-up in 2015. “Patrick Kelly was part of the Clare All-Ireland winning panel in 2013. He plays for Clarecastle and he is mad to hurl for Kerry because his mother is from Moyvane. Davy Butler will also be back with us this year and we have also recruited former Tipperary U21 keeper James Logue from Ballingarry.” Kelly pointed out that Kerry will be severely understrength for the upcoming Waterford Crystal Cup and Allianz League opening rounds. “We’re missing 6 of our players because of Ardfert’s football commitments and we also have 4 guys playing with Colleges in the Waterford Crystal Cup. We’re not expecting to be very competitive till later in the League this year.”
Be a huge loss to the team if he wasnt available for next season. 3 outsiders on board for this year. Im not a fan of this practice. Kerry have plenty of young up and coming players and these lads are who should be blooded over lads whos commitment would have to be questioned after David Butler picking to play with his club last year for the Offaly game.
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Post by boroman68 on Dec 28, 2014 12:34:13 GMT
O Connell is a big loss for the coming year. I agree outside players should not be involved. A Kerry team should be made up of Kerry players. It could affect the morale of the panel bringing in all those outside players also.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2014 15:17:47 GMT
When some of the players cant commit to the county team due to college,going travelling or just not interested then the outside players have to be brought in,Butler missed the Offaly game but besides that I thought he had a very good year for Kerry so Im glad to see that he is available again this year.
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Post by southward on Dec 29, 2014 17:16:14 GMT
Are these non-natives living/working here or are they Seanie Johnsons? Big difference.
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 29, 2014 17:30:22 GMT
Are these non-natives living/working here or are they Seanie Johnsons? Big difference. Have to be either living/working or have a parent from the county.
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 29, 2014 17:35:21 GMT
When some of the players cant commit to the county team due to college,going travelling or just not interested then the outside players have to be brought in,Butler missed the Offaly game but besides that I thought he had a very good year for Kerry so Im glad to see that he is available again this year. Was one of the biggest games in a long time for Kerry, with the chance of going to Div 1 but he went to play with his club instead. The same thing happened with that fella from Galway, declared for Kerry but went playing with his club in the middle of the Christy Ring. If Kerry are planning on moving up a grade they wont be able to use theses players anyway. Carlow won back to back Ring titles and they didn't have a single outside player on either of those teams. If Kerry were to get to Div 1 or win the Christy Ring with 3/4 outside players and they move up the following year what are they going to do?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2014 19:33:07 GMT
Carlow have put in the groundwork by having the clubs playing Kilkenny and also been competitive in the Leinster club and underage competitions,we arent in the same position as Carlow and are stuck with the option of the underage teams playing the in the strongest hurling province in the country and our clubs playing each other in a lot of meaning less club games,
Its great to be wininng All Ireland B titles but the teams are still miles off been strong enough to put it up to the top tier counties,something has to be done,
I think the hurling clubs should follow what the Camoige clubs have done and try and get into playing in the Limerick county leagues instead of playing the West Munster League,who won that competition in 2014?? It had the makings of a good competition but a lot of the clubs pulled out of it this year.
Club hurling has dipped a bit in the past few years and when that happens it has an effect on the county team,back in the 80s and 90s when club hurling was strong Kerry were the top team in tier two and were away ahead of the likes of Carlow.
There is a lot of talented players in this county but something needs to be done to make sure the talent isnt wasted,but until something is done to improve the standard of Kerry hurling then outside players will still be playing for Kerry.
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 29, 2014 22:39:42 GMT
Carlow have put in the groundwork by having the clubs playing Kilkenny and also been competitive in the Leinster club and underage competitions,we arent in the same position as Carlow and are stuck with the option of the underage teams playing the in the strongest hurling province in the country and our clubs playing each other in a lot of meaning less club games, Its great to be wininng All Ireland B titles but the teams are still miles off been strong enough to put it up to the top tier counties,something has to be done, I think the hurling clubs should follow what the Camoige clubs have done and try and get into playing in the Limerick county leagues instead of playing the West Munster League,who won that competition in 2014?? It had the makings of a good competition but a lot of the clubs pulled out of it this year. Club hurling has dipped a bit in the past few years and when that happens it has an effect on the county team,back in the 80s and 90s when club hurling was strong Kerry were the top team in tier two and were away ahead of the likes of Carlow. There is a lot of talented players in this county but something needs to be done to make sure the talent isnt wasted,but until something is done to improve the standard of Kerry hurling then outside players will still be playing for Kerry. Yes i agree. But i feel if Kerry were to get to Div 1 with outside players it wont do them any good as those players wouldnt be able to play the following year. Its not just McCarty Cup teams they cant play with its also Div 1 teams. I also think what needs to be done is to look outside of North Kerry for players. Out of Stack, Crokes, Kenmare etc im sure there would be 3/4 lads who could be looked at. Maybe they might not be up to it but you wont know unless they're looked at first. As for the clubs, for a start the North Kerry league should be done away with at senior level, have the teams play in Limerick. However i could see a problem with this in that the Limerick clubs might not want the Kerry teams playing them for fear they would beat them, this is something i know for a fact and is a reason why the WML didn't work out as they were the main ones pulling out when it care to playing Kerry teams. The Intermediate league should be kept manly for Stacks to get games with the North Kerry teams second string. I dont think that WML was even played this year or even finished last year for that matter. From what i heard it was mainly the Limerick teams who were pulling out when they were playing the Kerry teams as i said already. I would argue that the outside players are whats holding back younger Kerry players. Seeing lads from Tipp etc come along into the team ahead of them wouldnt be the best for their confidences.
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Post by hurlingman on Jan 3, 2015 20:36:11 GMT
The Munster GAA Waterford Crystal Cup Hurling competition sees 11 teams taking part with the first games scheduled for the weekend of January 11th 2015. The teams taking part are Tipperary (holders), Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, UL, LIT, UCC, Mary I and CIT. The final is fixed for the weekend of February 1st 2015. The Kerry Senior Hurling team play their first game on 18th January when they play UCC in the Quarter Final at a Kerry venue.
Not long before the hurlers kick off their season. By the sounds of it they'll be short quite a few for this game with UCC for different reasons. Still should be a good opportunity for a few of the younger players to get a run out senior level.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 13:10:49 GMT
Looks like Kerry will be without Butler now for the coming year,he has moved job location.
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Post by hurlingman on Jan 11, 2015 23:08:08 GMT
Interesting how a man who up to last week was supposed to be playing with Kerry was playing with Tipp so soon. Another reason im not for outsiders playing, using it as a way too getting back into their own county team
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 21:59:55 GMT
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Post by hurlingman on Jan 16, 2015 22:06:04 GMT
The Kerry Senior Hurling Team to play UCC in the Qtr Final of the Waterford Crystal Cup on Saturday in Austin Stack Park Tralee at 1:30 is as follows:
1 James Logue Ballingarry/Tipperary
2 Dougie Fitzell Kilmoyley
3 Anthony Fealy Causeway
4 Bryan Murphy Causeway
5 Paud Costelloe Ballyduff
6 Patrick Kelly Clarecastle/Clare
7 Sean Weir Crotta
8 John Griffin Lixnaw (Capt)
9 Thomas Casey Causeway
10 Brendan O’Leary Abbeydorney
11 Mikey Boyle Ballyduff
12 Adrian Royle Kilmoyley
13 Shane Nolan Crotta O’Neills
14 Michael O’Leary Abbeydorney
15 Padraig Boyle Ballyduff
Fir Ionaid
16 Stephen Murphy Causeway
17 Colm Harty Causeway
18 Paul McGrath Causeway
19 Keith Carmody Causeway
20 Philip Lucid Ballyheigue
21 Gearoid O’Doherty Crusheen/Clare
22 Giles O’Grady Ballyduff
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Post by hurlingman on Jan 17, 2015 18:20:21 GMT
Good display today i felt, considering how many were missing for the game. Did very well to get back into the game when it looked like UCC were going to run away with it.
Good displays from Padraig Boyle and Shane Nolan upfront, while Stephen Murphy had a good game in game. Wasnt too impressed by new signing Kelly i have to say, thought Philip Lucid did more in the short time he was on.
Another thing from today and its something i often wonder about, There was a woman close to me today and she spent the whole game complaining about everything. I for one dont understand why people like that go to games in the first place. They surely cant get any enjoyment out of it if they spend the whole game moaning
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Post by hurlingman on Jan 18, 2015 11:48:29 GMT
Will Kerry's O'Connell declare for Dubs?
There is speculation that one of Kerry’s top hurlers could be about to declare for Dublin.
Darragh O’Connell’s transfer from Abbeydorney to south Dublin club Cuala has paved the way for the highly-rated forward to throw in his lot with Ger Cunningham’s charges. The 25-year-old won a Christy Ring Cup medal in 2011, three All-Ireland U21 ‘B’ medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and has also represented Ireland in the Hurling/Shinty International series.
A decade ago, another Kerry hurling star, Shane Brick, was strongly linked with a move to Limerick, but the transfer never materialised.
id love to see how much the county board did to try and stop this from happening, if it does actually happen that is. Wouldnt think it' be a issue if it was one of the footballers
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Post by sidelined on Jan 18, 2015 12:42:17 GMT
very hard to see him staying with kerry while playing club hurling in dublin. will he want to test himself against the best in the country while in his prime.
the only hope is the facts that he is teaching and the dublin senior hurling championship is normally run off late in the autumn. massive blow to odorney.
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Post by hurlingman on Feb 15, 2015 17:59:59 GMT
A draw today not the best result with both Carlow and Westmeath also winning. Going to have to get a result against either of them as they wont be dropping too many points you would think. Did well however to get the leveling point in injury time
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 16, 2015 12:29:38 GMT
Allianz Hurling League Division 2A: Kerry 0-14 Derry 0-14: Kerry had to rely on ace marksman Shane Nolan to for a share of the spoils when he knocked over a free three minutes into injury time in this Allianz Div 2 HL opener at Austin Stacks Park, Tralee.
Kerry were almost caught napping after leading 0-11 to 0-6 at half-time, the home side having shot 16 wides. However, Shane Nolan could not be faulted having struck five points in the opening half and young midfielder Philip Lucid firing over three from play.
Derry were also poor up front, missing early frees, but once midfielder Paddy Henry assumed the freetaking duties and Johnny O’Dwyer came in off the bench, they began to eat into Kerry’s lead, with Henry converting four first half frees.
A hungrier Derry side took over in the second half, with Henry adding two frees and two from play, while O’Dwyer also added two as Kerry continued their wasteful ways. They only added 0-2 in normal time, one from Lucid (play) and Nolan (free), despite some inspired play from young Michael O’Leary.
Paddy Henry appeared to have given Derry victory when he converted a 61st minute free, but Nolan’s leveller saved Kerry’s bacon.
Scorers for Kerry: S Nolan 0-7 (0-4 frees), P Lucid 0-4, M Boyle, A Royle and M O’Leary 0-1 each
Scorers for Derry: P Henry 0-9 (0-7 frees), J O Dwyer 0-3, A Grant and M Conway 0-1 each
KERRY: J Logue (Tipperary), B Murphy, P Kelly (Clare), D Fitzelle, P Costelloe, A Feale, S Weir, J Griffin, P Lucid, M Boyle, C Harty, A Royle, S Nolan, M O’Leary, K Carmody:
Subs: T Casey for A Fealy (44), R Heffernan for C Harty (45), G O Grady for K Carmody (65)
DERRY: B Robinson , J Mc Closkey , C Quinn , E McGuckin, S McCullagh , C McSorley , K Hinphey , S McGuigan , P Henry , M Warnock, P Mc Closkey, R Convery, P Cleary, A Grant, D Flanagan :
Subs: J O Dwyer for M Warnock (23), A Kelly for R Convery (44), B Duban for J McCloskey (44), D Foley for P McCloskey (64), M Conway for D Flanagan (66)
Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford).
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 20, 2015 13:50:17 GMT
Eamonn Kelly rates Kerry's performance against Derry in their national hurling league opener as a 5/10.
The Kingdom were fortunate to scrape a draw at Tralee on Sunday and their manager was searingly honest in his assessment of their display:
"That was a five out of ten performance, whatever way you look at it," he tells The Kerryman. "We were hitting eights and nines last year this time of the year, so there's a lot of work to do and we've lots to improve on.
"We were very lucky to get anything out of it; we didn't deserve it. I think Derry were up for it more than us.
"They were hungrier on the field, they chased down a lot more of the 50/50s than we did, so we just really have to look in the mirror and try to get back in the saddle pretty quick, because we've a big game next week against Wicklow."
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 20, 2015 13:52:46 GMT
Another tough test this weekend v Wicklow. A must win if we want to promote Round 2 at 1 00 PM in Arklow Referee: Sean Cleere
The Kerry Senior Hurling Team to play Wicklow in Round 2 of the Allianz Hurling League at Arklow on Sunday at 1pm shows two changes in personnel and a number of positional changes from the side that started against Derry on Sunday last; Into the side come Darragh Shanahan and Thomas Casey in the half back line, and the players to lose out are Anthony Fealy and Colm Harty. The team lines out as follows: 1 James Logue Ballingarry (Tiobraid Árann) 2 Dougie Fitzell Kilmoyley 3 Patrick Kelly Clarecastle (An Clár) 4 Paud Costelloe Ballyduff 5 Darragh Shanahan Lixnaw 6 Bryan Murphy Causeway 7 Thomas Casey Causeway 8 John Griffin (c) Lixnaw 9 Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 10 Shane Nolan Crotta O’Neills 11 Sean Weir Crotta O’Neills 12 Adrian Royle Kilmoyley 13 Mikey Boyle Ballyduff 14 Michael O’Leary Abbeydorney 15 Keith Carmody Causeway Fir Ionaid: 16 Stephen Murphy Causeway 17 Padraig Boyle Ballyduff 18 Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 19 Anthony Fealy Causeway 20 James Flaherty Lixnaw 21 Colm Harty Causeway 22 Paul McGrath Causeway 23 Giles O’Grady Ballyduff 24 Brendan O’Leary Abbeydorney Bainistíocht: Manager: Eamonn Kelly (Kildangan, Tiobraid Árann) Coach/Selector: Conor Gleeson (Boherlahan- Dualla, Tiobraid Árann) Physical Trainer: Damien Ryall (Abbeydorney) Selectors: D. J. Leahy (Causeway), Tom O’Connell (Abbeydorney) James Logue is an All Ireland medallist at Minor, Under 21 and Intermediate level with his native Tipperary and has also represented the County at Senior grade being 3rd choice goalkeeper in 2014. He is a member of the Ballingarry club. Patrick Kelly, a Clare native whose mother hails from North Kerry, was a member of Davy Fitzgerald’s Senior All Ireland winning squad in 2013. He is also the holder of All Ireland medals at Under 21 and Intermediate levels.
Kerry Hurlers play Wicklow in Round 2 of the AHL
The Kerry senior hurlers, who were lucky to salvage a last minute draw with Derry last Sunday in their opening game of the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A campaign are out in Round 2 on this Sunday, 22nd February with an away game against Wicklow. This game goes head at Arklow where there will be a 1.00p.m. throw-in time.
Forthcoming games include Westmeath on 8th March (home); Carlow on 15th March (away) and London on 22nd March (home).
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Post by hurlingman on Feb 20, 2015 15:20:14 GMT
Lucky to get away with the draw last week so a win here will be very important as Westmeath and Carlow are up next. A good team again despite the Ardfert lads missing.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 20, 2015 16:26:04 GMT
Lucky to get away with the draw last week so a win here will be very important as Westmeath and Carlow are up next. A good team again despite the Ardfert lads missing. Does anyone know how good the non-Kerry lads really are? Are they as impressive as Willie O'Dwyer who was instrumental in Kerry's forwards? Is O'Dwyer still playing with Kerry? The Kerry forwards seemed to be off last week and with Westmeath and Carlow coming up need to find their chemistry sooner rather than later. I suppose the St.Brendan's/Ardfert contingent will return training next week if they haven't done so already?
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Post by hurlingman on Feb 20, 2015 18:54:14 GMT
Lucky to get away with the draw last week so a win here will be very important as Westmeath and Carlow are up next. A good team again despite the Ardfert lads missing. Does anyone know how good the non-Kerry lads really are? Are they as impressive as Willie O'Dwyer who was instrumental in Kerry's forwards? Is O'Dwyer still playing with Kerry? The Kerry forwards seemed to be off last week and with Westmeath and Carlow coming up need to find their chemistry sooner rather than later. I suppose the St.Brendan's/Ardfert contingent will return training next week if they haven't done so already? Ive only been to the UCC game so far, and Patrick Kelly was the only one of them who was playing, and i wasn't overly impressed by them that day. Willie O Dwyer played up to 2013 wasn't part of the panel last year
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 22, 2015 14:03:34 GMT
HT score Kerry 1 - 8, Wicklow 0 - 2. Wicklow scored a goal in the opening minutes of the second half to make the score 1 - 8, 1 - 2
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 22, 2015 14:34:29 GMT
AHL Div2A (FT) Kerry 2-20 Wicklow 1-6 #Kerry GAA Two points on the road for Kerry Very good scoring though the Wicklow goal seems to have been a soft one to give away. Hopefully they can build on this. If Derry beat Westmeath it will still be a tough league campaign. Derry look to be on course for another win though.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 22, 2015 15:28:07 GMT
so whats going to happen in 2015 to the league winners in this division.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 22, 2015 16:43:31 GMT
I believe they have to play a play off game versus the 1B losers like last year. Somehow coming first in 1B means automatic promotion and coming last in 1A means relegation, but from 2A to 1B a different system is in place to stop teams from performing at a higher level.
Top two teams play Division 2A final, with the winning team playing a promotion-relegation match against the loser of the Division 1B relegation playoff.
So all Kerry need to do is be one of the two op teams, win versus the other team in the top two, then beat the losers of the two bottom teams of division 1B.
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Post by homerj on Feb 22, 2015 18:24:01 GMT
What is is, top two into final and then winner plays off with bottom of 1b??
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 28, 2015 15:56:24 GMT
new rule change;
The Christy Ring Cup winners will be promoted to the Leinster championship.
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