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Post by Mickmack on Mar 28, 2017 17:29:14 GMT
) Ross Donovan – Nemo Rangers 2) Sean Daly – Dohenys 3) John Mullins – Eire og 4) Sean Wilson – Douglas 5) Jerry O’Riordan – Carbery Rangers 6) Aidan Browne – Newmarket 7) Cian Kiely – Ballincollig 8) Kevin Flahive – Douglas 9) Eoin Lavers – Dohenys 10) Brian Coakley – Carrigaline 11) Sean Powter – Douglas 12) Sean O’Donoghue – Inniscarra (Captain) 13) Gary Murphy – Castletownbere 14) Stephen Sherlock – St Finbarrs 15) Michael Hurley – Castlehaven Subs 16) Chris Kelly- Eire Og 17) Kevin O’ Donovan – Nemo Rangers 18) Daniel Meaney – St Michaels 19) Liam O’ Donovan – Clonakilty 20) Sean O’ Leary – Bantry Biues 21) Mark Buckley – Dohenys 22) Sean O’ Donovan – Ilen Rovers 23) Tim Foley – Bantry Blues 24) Michael Dineen – Naomh Aban
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Post by veteran on Mar 28, 2017 19:19:17 GMT
That's a very potent Cork full forward line. I am looking forward to this clash. A one point victory will do just fine.
It is unfortunate for the lads who lose out fo the Corkes players and Brian O'Beaglaoigh but it is imperative that Jack picks his strongest available side. As far as I can see Lee O'Donoghue and Graham O'Sullivan are two lose out. Not sure who the others are.
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Post by seaniebo on Mar 28, 2017 19:53:40 GMT
This has the hallmarks of being a titanic battle. The confidence the team will get if taking Cork in their own back yard will serve us well. Lot of pressure re expectancy on our young lads shoulders but we'll hope for the best. There won't be much in it but I'm confident of a win.
Success at this level is much more potent then at minor level so defeating the Rebels would be a significant step forward.
It's a shame the season ticket doesn't cover the underage championships.
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 28, 2017 22:21:04 GMT
My cork sources say that their defense and midfield are a concern for them but the attack is potent if they get a decent supply. By all accounts limerick won the midfield in the semi final but the forwards couldnt finish the job
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 29, 2017 6:46:37 GMT
By Eoghan Cormican Sports Reporter EirGrid U21 Munster Championship Final Cork V Kerry First things first, Sean Hayes doesn’t see this Kerry team as being unbeatable. Cork manager Sean Hayes says the goal is to get back to the All-Ireland final. Picture: Eóin Noonan Tonight: Páirc Uí Rinn, 7.30pm Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford) TV: www.tg4.ie live stream advertisement An obvious sentiment, you’d have thought, but given the hype surrounding this Kerry team, there was a need to ask the question. Indeed, if the Cork U21 manager was paying heed to everything being said about Jack O’Connor’s team, not to mention the betting odds, which have the Kingdom as 11/10 favourites for All-Ireland glory, then he’d reach the conclusion that his own crop didn’t stand much of a chance in this evening’s Munster final. Hayes, though, knows no team is unbeatable, even if said team is of such strength that two players who’ve seen game-time for the Kerry seniors during this year’s league — Barry O’Sullivan and Conor Geaney — are unable to garner a starting berth. He also knows what his own crowd are capable of, pointing to their against-the-odds victory behind enemy lines in last year’s provincial decider. Both teams for this evening’s contest contain eight players who featured in that 2016 final at Austin Stack Park, so it’s not as if these Cork footballers haven’t before stood toe-to-toe with Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Tom O’Sullivan, Killian Spillane, and company. “Our goal is to get back to the All-Ireland final,” stressed Hayes. “We beat Limerick in the first round and now we have to beat Kerry if we are to reach that goal. "They are the team in our way and we have to get over them. Whether 10 or 20 of them played last year in Tralee, it doesn’t matter. We are going to go out with our 15 players this year and will use the experience we have gained along the way. "It will be a challenge to get over what is a very good team. I’m not afraid of the challenge. I know my players are not afraid of the challenge. We have the experience of winning and we have to drive on with that.” Jack O’Connor said in Tuesday’s Irish Examiner this was a game he and his players had been eyeing up for 12 months. They’re clearly still smarting from the 3-9 to 1-14 defeat. In terms of motivation, they’re pretty much sorted. As for Cork, what can management pull from said fixture? “We’re just taking the same approach. Kerry came into that game having won two All-Ireland minor titles in a row and their team was highly rated. It is more of the same this year. "They are coming in with three All-Ireland minor titles this time. We have two U21s won in Munster and we want to win a third. That is our goal.” Does it suit Hayes and his players that the spotlight is focused on the opposition? “Whether it does or not, the facts are the facts. They’ve won the last three All-Ireland minor championships. They’ve some very good players. Brian Begley, Tom O’Sullivan and a few more have played senior. "They’ve a few who’ve played Sigerson. They can afford to leave Barry Dan O’Sullivan and Conor Geaney on the bench, which is a great sign for them. They are a very good team. No-one is unbeatable, though. “It will be a huge challenge to beat them. That is what football is all about. If you are playing underage for Cork, your dream is to play Kerry in a Munster final. The fact that they are a good team makes it more exciting. It throws out a bigger challenge. “The players know each other because they are all in college together, between UL, CIT, and UCC. Nothing can be thrown at you that you’re not expecting, because everyone knows everyone. Knowledge is a good thing. “At the end of the day, it is what the fella produces during the hour he is out there that is most important. My attitude is you do the best you can and, when you look in the mirror after you’ve come in, that you’ve given it everything. Hopefully, when we do that it will be good enough to get us over the line.” This will be Hayes’s fourth time facing the Kingdom during his spell in charge. They’ve come out on top in the previous three meetings, one of which — the 2015 Munster semi-final — was played at Páirc Uí Rinn. He’s not sure home advantage will count for a whole pile come 7.30pm. “Looking at Jack O’Connor’s comments in the paper, it is obviously hurting them a bit that they haven’t won in Cork [in 20 years]. To us, we want to keep that tradition going. "Preparation and game-wise, it doesn’t make a huge difference; we travelled to Tralee last year and won. When you cross the line, those things go out the window. “It is great to be at home and Páirc Uí Rinn does hold great memories for Cork at this level. The advantage of being at home, we’ll take it, but winning is the important thing
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 29, 2017 6:51:35 GMT
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 By Eoghan Cormican Sports Reporter Jack O’Connor doesn’t need the stats to be produced. He already knows how poorly Kerry U21 teams have fared in recent times. His summation of the county’s U21 record as “pretty grim” is right on the money. Jack O'Connor: 'A game fellas are really looking forward to for the last 12 months.' CORK V KERRY Tomorrow: Páirc Uí Rinn, 7.30pm Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford) TV: www.tg4.ieO’Connor’s much-vaunted charges are on the road tomorrow evening for the Eirgrid Munster U21 final against Cork. The venue is Páirc Uí Rinn. David Moloney’s last minute penalty save in the 1997 final replay was the last time a Kerry U21 team secured victory at the Boreenmanna Road venue. It gets worse. The Kingdom have only one provincial title to their name in the past 15 years, and that came back in 2008. As for tomorrow’s opponents, they haven’t beaten them since 2010. They’ve contested four finals in the interim, failing to land a crown. The expectation surrounding this latest crop, however, is far removed from any U21 team to pull on the green and gold in recent memory. It is built on the rock-solid foundation of three All- Ireland minor winning teams. And while they didn’t set the world alight in the opening round against Clare, the team is strengthened by the return of Dr Crokes’ trio, Jordan Kiely, Micheál Burns and Gavin White. O’Connor, though, doesn’t place much stock in the argument minor success — or three-in-a-row as was the case here — will lead to silverware further up the ladder. “The minor wins guarantee you nothing,” the Kerry manager insisted. “They have developed a great bond and a great understanding from their time at minor, but we can’t afford to be focusing or talking about anything else but Cork considering our record against them, especially in Páirc Uí Rinn. “Kerry haven’t won up there in 20 years. When you look at the amount of good players who have since gone on to star at senior level, that tells you how difficult the task is going to be. I think the stat that really jumps out is the fact Kerry have only won one Munster U21 title in the last 15 years. That’s a grim statistic.” Having overseen two (2014 and ’15) of those three minor triumphs, O’Connor is now in his second year as U21 boss. The 2016 campaign didn’t go to plan as Cork upset the form book when scoring a 3-9 to 1-14 victory in the decider at Austin Stack Park. From that Kerry team, 10 remain on the scene. The nucleus of the side is still there. “This is the game fellas are really looking forward to for the last 12 months. This is a chance for us to have another go at them. They have 10 fellas from last year and we weren’t good enough for them then. We’ll just see have we improved sufficiently to get one over on them.” He added: “Sean Powter did a lot of damage that evening. They do have real dangerous forwards. Michael Hurley is playing out of his skin. There is Gary Murphy and Sean O’Donoghue too. We hope our backs will be able to keep tabs on them and our defence will have to be better than it was last year in Tralee because we were opened up very easily. Cork had the upper hand at half-time in that game. While our fellas stuck with it in the second half and made a big comeback, I felt Cork were always going to win the game after the start they had. “It is important we start well and we don’t allow the Cork runners to cut loose like they did last year.”
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Post by Jigz84 on Mar 29, 2017 8:39:37 GMT
I'm extremely wary of Cork tonight. They are a very decent side with lots of good footballers. They've nothing to lose, all the pressure is on Kerry. Our lads should do the business but I'll be nervous driving down this eve.
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Post by onlykerry on Mar 29, 2017 9:01:49 GMT
A lot less injury worries for us this year compared to last year - the missing Crokes lads were that main distraction in the past few weeks. Just hope we keep our composure and play our own game and we should see the game out and finally rid ourselves of the Pairc Ui Rinn hoodoo.
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Post by glengael on Mar 29, 2017 9:11:22 GMT
Best of luck to the team tonight. Hopefully we will get the right result.
Ciarrai Abu.
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Post by veteran on Mar 29, 2017 11:50:57 GMT
I'm extremely wary of Cork tonight. They are a very decent side with lots of good footballers. They've nothing to lose, all the pressure is on Kerry. Our lads should do the business but I'll be nervous driving down this eve. Sensible post. I hope this does not turn out to an ambush. I am uneasy.
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Post by greengold35 on Mar 29, 2017 12:27:22 GMT
A defensive side on paper, expect to see Flaherty & Barrett more in defence than attack; very cautious approach by Jack, would have much preferred to see a more attack minded half forward line- looks like the scores will have to come from the full forward line plus Sean O'Shea- hope they see plenty of ball, won't be easy.
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Post by hatchetman on Mar 29, 2017 12:29:40 GMT
The game is on www.tg4.ie, does anybody know if that's available outside of Ireland, ie in the UK?
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Post by keane on Mar 29, 2017 12:34:25 GMT
I read last week that that's worldwide.
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Post by hatchetman on Mar 29, 2017 12:46:09 GMT
Go raibh maith agat
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Post by keane on Mar 29, 2017 12:50:28 GMT
My pleasure, hope the info is correct.
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Post by taggert on Mar 29, 2017 14:01:42 GMT
Reading the interviews with Corks manager (examiner) and captain (independent) today, its clear they feel they have been written off by all and sundry despite having 9 who played in last years final. The references to "Kerry superstars" and so on would suggest they feel somewhat slighted so its likely they will be foaming at the mouth by 7.30pm. Forewarned is forearmed I guess and lets hope we get our first win there in 20 years. Does anyone know if it ends all square - not unrealistic by any stretch - whether extra time or a replay ensues?
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Post by Jigz84 on Mar 29, 2017 14:09:31 GMT
Reading the interviews with Corks manager (examiner) and captain (independent) today, its clear they feel they have been written off by all and sundry despite having 9 who played in last years final. The references to "Kerry superstars" and so on would suggest they feel somewhat slighted so its likely they will be foaming at the mouth by 7.30pm. Forewarned is forearmed I guess and lets hope we get our first win there in 20 years. Does anyone know if it ends all square - not unrealistic by any stretch - whether extra time or a replay ensues? Extra time, I wouldn't rule it out!
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Post by An Bradán on Mar 29, 2017 15:25:27 GMT
Team to set up in typical Jack fashion. The wing forwards will drop deep with possibly Gavin White as a sweeper I'm guessing. The forwards to operate in his preferred T formation with three inside nearer the goals.
Or of course I could be completely wrong ha ha
Very wary of Cork who must love the thought of "superstars" arriving on down to collect the trophy. Danger awaits. Ciarrai Abu
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Post by baurtregaum on Mar 29, 2017 17:49:47 GMT
Raining all evening in Cork. A heavy mist. Ball will be very greasy. Bring the coats anyway.
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Post by northkerry5 on Mar 29, 2017 18:00:13 GMT
Can't see why kiely and burns aren't starting tonight. For me they were very impressive for crokes throughout the year. Pouter and hurley two danger men for cork. I would hope Kerry would have too much talent for cork tonight but as cork have home advantage it is hard to call
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Post by keane on Mar 29, 2017 18:14:21 GMT
Two late changes to the @officialcorkgaa team as Liam O'Donovan & Mick Dineen come in, kerry_Official as per programme... throw in at 7:30
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Post by northkerry5 on Mar 29, 2017 18:25:41 GMT
Does anyone know how to watch the game live ? Have it up on YouTube at the moment but it is only showing a picture ?
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Post by keane on Mar 29, 2017 18:26:45 GMT
It will probably kick in just before throw in
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Post by keane on Mar 29, 2017 18:27:06 GMT
Here it is now...
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Post by aranteorainn on Mar 29, 2017 18:31:59 GMT
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Post by sullyschoice on Mar 29, 2017 18:49:28 GMT
Good start so far
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Post by inchperfect on Mar 29, 2017 19:08:50 GMT
That half couldn't have gone much better. I'm braced for the Cork fightback, they've done it to us before.
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Post by kerryman99 on Mar 29, 2017 19:13:18 GMT
That half couldn't have gone much better. I'm braced for the Cork fightback, they've done it to us before. I don't think its coming.
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Post by kot on Mar 29, 2017 19:34:33 GMT
Oh this is enjoyable
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Post by inchperfect on Mar 29, 2017 19:35:31 GMT
I don't think its coming. Alarming lack of fight from Cork. We're a different class tonight though to be fair.
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