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Post by Mickmack on Aug 11, 2017 11:21:14 GMT
Will Kilmoyley and Lixnaw be kept apart in the semi finals having being unbeaten so far. A final between those two would be appropriate as they are clearly the two best teams
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 27, 2017 18:39:12 GMT
Abbeydorney 2.18 St Brendan’s 1.22.
Heartbreak once again for Abbeydorney when the width of the post denied them at the end of extra time.
Again Abbeydorney and St Brendan’s could not be separated after sixty minutes and had to face a further ten minutes of action to separate them and even after that the minimum was the winning margin for St Brendan’s.
Nigel Roche and James O’Connor had Abbeydorney two points ahead within two minutes only for St Brendan’s to rattle off four points from Egan, Skinner and two from Cian Hussey.
It was nip and tuck during the first thirty minutes with Abbeydorney keeping in touch with the aid of pointed frees from Nigel Roche, they did have have two points from play by Mike Hannafin and PJ Keane, to leave the halftime score Abbeydorney 0.10 St Brendan’s 0.07.
John Egan and Cian Hussey reduced the margin to one point within three minutes of the restart.
David Egan, Ronan Donovan and Nigel Roche added points for Abbeydorney, they led 0.13 to 0.09 with twenty minutes to go. A minute later James O’Connor received from Donovan he blasted towards goal Darren Delaney was equal to the shot.
Nicky O’Sullivan had a big influence on the game as he was introduced at full forward, his ability to win ball or at least contest for ball in the air produced scoring chances for St Brendan’s.
O’Sullivan provided scores for Egan, Hussey which reduces the margin to two points on fifty one minutes.
Daithi Griffin reduced the margin further two minutes later when John Egan hooked Brian Donovan to allow the ball run to Griffin.
John Egan levelled it up with a free with two minutes left to play 0.15 all.
Ronan Donovan had the ball in the St Brendan’s net after utter confusion in their square, a minute later David Daithi Griffin blasted low to the Abbeydorney net to bring the game to extra time.
At the beginning of the first half of extra time, Kevin Skinner had two points in a row for St Brendan’s, Nigel Roche exchanged points with Egan.
The last action of the first half of extra time resulted in a goal for David Egan St Brendan’s 1.19 Abbeydorney 2.17.
Abbeydorney only added a point to St Brendan’s three, on the twentieth minute of extra time Nigel Roche had a free to put Abbeydorney ahead but his shot hit the post and was cleared down the field the play developed and Tom Moloney drove over to get St Brendan’s over the line.
I guess Abbeydorney will look back and perhaps rue the absence of Michael O’Leary earlier in the competition and the loss of Eoin Egan towards the end of todays game.
St Brendan’s will hope that their extra hours of hurling will stand them in good stead for the remaimder of the Garveys SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship.
Abbeydorney scorers; Nigel Roche 0.11, James O’Connor 0.02, Mike Hannafin 0.01, PJ Keane 0.01, David Egan1.01, Ronan Donovan 1.01. St Brendan’s scorers; John Egan 0.10, Cian Hussey 0.05, Kevin Skinner 0.04, David Griffin 1.02, Tom Moloney 0.01.
A lot of anger was expressed by patrons as to why there were no programs available for the game, ok some programs were hastily produced and distributed to the very small crowd but it is hardly fair on the patrons or the sponsors that the programs were not available for such an important game
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Post by hurlingman on Aug 27, 2017 20:11:45 GMT
It's good to see Abbeydorney making a bit of progress. Semi-final last year and unlucky not to be there again this year.
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Post by veteran on Oct 8, 2017 17:00:00 GMT
Lixnaw 1-18 Ballyduff 2-15 HT 1-8 1-8
One could not have got better value for the money in Tralee today. It was a perfect day, sensible refereeing and the hurlers responded with not an ounce of malice and some top drawer hurling and loads of breath taking scores.
Nobody could say with confidence who would win this and it was no surprise that they were level at half time and again at the end. It would be a foolish man who would invest his savings on the outcome the next day.
It looked healthy for Lixnaw early on when Shane Conway broke through and unleashed a rasper which P.J. O'Gorman saved spectacularly but could not get it out of the danger zone fast enough , allowing the treacherous Shane to stroke home the second attempt. This did not unduly intimidate Ballyduff, at least it had little impact on Padraig Boyle. While everybody on the field contributed to that wholesome first half it was Padraig who had frieend and foe gasping in awe at his Dead Eye Dick impersonation. According to my calculations he got 1-7 out of Ballyduff's 1-8 in that half. The goal was from a fiercely struck penalty and some of his points from play would surely match any points struck in any club game in Ireland today. He needed to be that good because Ballyduff's other sniper, Jack Goulding , was doing little in that half. In the meantime. Lixnaw were adopting a more egalitarian approach with more helpers inclined to unburden Shane Conway of the scoring workload. For instance both midfielders, John Griffin and Brian McAuliffe, scored a point each apart from shading the midfield sector all through.
The second half was not on that long when Padraig Boyle scored another goal and for the only time in the game it looked as if one team, Ballyduff, might just sneak away with the booty. However, the Lixnaw half back line of Brendan Heffernan, Stephen Power and Conor O'Keeffe, tightened the noose on their opponents, sub Darragh Shanahan was having more success on Podge than the original marker, their midfield continued to hold the upper hand and Michael Conway out around the midfield/half forward and ,while not as precise with his touch as his is wont, was still a nuisance and clipped over two points as well. Put all these factors together and you had a script for a Lixnaw revival , or at least a refusal to bend. Further in, Shane Conway was exhibiting his range of skills and of course like all showmen he reserved his piece de resistance for the final curtain. More anon. In the meantime, it was ding dong, with nobody able a deliver the big punch. Jack Goulding did spring to life, at midfield ,in that second half and carded two remarkable points of his own, one from the terrace side and one from the stand side. It did appear that Lixnaw might just run out of time when trailing by one as we waited for the hooter ,so to speak. Shane Conway , I suspect, feared the hooter as well when he lined up to take a line ball on the terrace side because rather than taking the safe option and dropping it in,he faced the executioner in the face and chipped it immaculately over the bar. It was a grandiose effort , worthy of winning an All-Ireland, but drawing a club final will do for now. Class and fearlessness is an awesome combination. Podge had that too. It might be worth while taking a ramble into Austin Stack Park for round two.
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Post by mossie on Oct 8, 2017 21:14:00 GMT
wonderful atmosphere in Tralee, value for money certainly Veteran and showing why County Hurling Final Day is such a wonderful occasion in the Kerry sporting calender. Great crowd today and some wonderful glimpses of skill particularly by Padraig Boyle and Shane Conway. They would adorn any county hurling final in any county in the country. Apart from the scoring of this duo, PJ O'Gorman and Martin Stackpoole are capable of pulling off some saves. nice gate for the county board in the replay!
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 8, 2017 22:11:31 GMT
Every year there is nothing between whoever the top four clubs happen to be. At the moment its Lixnaw, Ballyduff, Kilmoyley and Ardfert. No team has a rake of strong subs to bring on in the last ten minutes.
Shane Conway's dad played in goals for Kerry for about fifteen years. His prowess has been well flagged for a number of years.
Crotta won their second minor in a row with a last minute goal. How will Sonny Egan cope with it all.
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 9, 2017 8:56:31 GMT
wonderful atmosphere in Tralee, value for money certainly Veteran and showing why County Hurling Final Day is such a wonderful occasion in the Kerry sporting calender. Great crowd today and some wonderful glimpses of skill particularly by Padraig Boyle and Shane Conway. They would adorn any county hurling final in any county in the country. Apart from the scoring of this duo, PJ O'Gorman and Martin Stackpoole are capable of pulling off some saves. nice gate for the county board in the replay! Jack Goulding, Padraig Boyle and Shane Conway were very impressive. Was good to see that Jack Goulding is playing with UL can only improve him. Would be good to see Kerry play in the Munster U21 championship next year, just to give the likes of Goulding and Conway a chance to test themselves at that kinda level
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 9:42:31 GMT
Major cock up at the end of the minor game with the injury time,5 minutes added on was then reduced to 3 minutes
After the Crotta goal,O Dorney/Parnells attacked and had a player going through and he was fouled and the ref who was giving soft frees all day long for both teams didnt give them a chance to draw level,
A draw would have been a fair result
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 12:01:58 GMT
As for the seniors,there was some great scores taken by both teams,Shane Conway might have got the bulk of the scores for Lixnaw but the rest of the forwards all scored as well which is something Ballyduff forwards couldnt manage with only three other scorers outside of Padraig Boyles haul of scores
Thought John Griffin got through a lot of ball for Lixnaw,getting on breaks as he always does,Brendan Brosnan again very good at wing back,for Ballyduff the Goulding brothers David at wing back played very well and Jack played well but Ballyduff will need him do more next Sunday,Aidan Boyle had Pat Corridan in all sorts of trouble in the first half but then for some reason the Ballyduff lads stopped playing the ball into him,a few went for their own scores when a ball into Aidan was probably a better option,
A draw was probably fair result in the end,looking forward to next weekend
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 11:41:32 GMT
Change of ref for Sundays replay,Corks Cathal McAllister is reffing the game,I find that he is always a bit whistle happy which can be annoying,hopefully he will let the game flow Sunday
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Post by veteran on Oct 12, 2017 12:25:11 GMT
Apparently, John Griffin will be missing for Lixnaw next Sunday. He was very effective at midfield all through the last day. Could John's injury swing it Ballyduff's way ? It could be a deciding factor. It is a shame that such a classy hurler will be absent.
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Post by mossie on Oct 13, 2017 11:11:38 GMT
Griffin would be a big loss if out. He can influence games in a big way. Mike Conway is clearly carrying an injury as well
still they have a panel. They have Daragh Shanahan to come in. Liam Mullins, James Flaherty and Jason Wallace were subs the last day. The like of Maurice Corridan and Enda Galvin were not even used the last day
Jez the likes of John Griffin, the Corridans, Enda Galvin, Mike Conway have featured in some amount of county finals when add them all up across teams and codes
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 13, 2017 12:32:34 GMT
Griffin would be a big loss if out. He can influence games in a big way. Mike Conway is clearly carrying an injury as well still they have a panel. They have Daragh Shanahan to come in. Liam Mullins, James Flaherty and Jason Wallace were subs the last day. The like of Maurice Corridan and Enda Galvin were not even used the last day Jez the likes of John Griffin, the Corridans, Enda Galvin, Mike Conway have featured in some amount of county finals when add them all up across teams and codes Tweek is the drive shaft of Lixnaw though. Hard to see how they can manage without him
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Post by veteran on Oct 15, 2017 17:05:41 GMT
Ballyduff 4-13 Lixnaw 1-19 HT 3-7 1-10
In comparison with the drawn game the crowd wasn't as large, the quality wasn't as good, the day wasn't as pleasant, there was far more niggle but yet it was compelling from start to finish. The referee had to be sharp and firm, which he was, because the timber wasn't spared, with excitement feverish at times.
There were stagws when Lixnaw looked as good as Ballyduff and matters were certainly in their favour when Ballyduff were reduced to fourteen men in the second half. But one need not be a keen analyst to suggest that it is very difficult. almost impossible, to win a match when you concede four goals and score just one in reply. In a nutshell that is as good a summary of the fallout as one could offer.
Ballyduff started like the hurricane we are being promised for tomorrow. Aiden Boyle, nightmarish for Pat Corridan while he was on him, caught a high delivery and smacked it home. Not too long afterwards, the main man the last day, Padraig Boyle, had a shot blocked down but the brother Aiden was in close proximity and he rattled off another. It looked ominous for Lixnaw at that stage but the likes of Brendan Brosnan, Conor O'Keeffe and Brian McAuliffe smartened themselves and John Buckley with Ricky Heffernan in the half forward line got into the game. A hitherto bullet proof Ballyduff defence started to concede a lot of frees. Shane Conway was off target with a couple of efforts. Big brother , Michael, stepped in thereafter and he converted nine before the game finished.It got worse for the Duffers when Ricky Heffernan scythed through but seemed to mi* the shot. However , fortune favoured him as the ball bobbled over the line passed the hapless PJ O'Gorman. Lixnaw were gobbling up most of the play now but another ball dropped into their square and the wrecking ball, Aiden Boyle, struck for number three. That was a killer blow for Lixnaw before half time.
Killer blow or not, Lixnaw roared into it in the second half but again took one to the solar plexus. Aiden Boyle, who else , was involved again. He secured possession, fired it back to brother Mikey(I think) and the Lixnaw net fluttered for the fourth time. They did not die however and the little sorcerer, James O'Flaherty who had come at half time, was posing problems with Shane Conway making the occasional incision as well. It was while making one of these incisions that Shane was brought to the canvas with a chop. That earned Padraig O'Grady his econd yellow. I think there was only about three points in it now and with the extra man it began to look healthy for Lixnaw. It would against most clubs. But not Ballyduff. It is not in their breeding to surrender. Daniel O'Carroll, 0-4, Jack Goulding and Ally O'Connor were immense when it looked as if the game would slip away from them but above all Mikey Boyle , magnificent all through, grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and , for me, grabbed the man of the match from three goal brother , Aiden.
One could say it was the Boyle show although interestingly Padraig, like Shane Conway for Lixnaw, was largely a peripheral figure, sadly going off injured late in the game. In case Mikey and Aiden and indeed Liam ,who scored 0-1, joke with Padraig about his relatively minimal impact, he can legitimately look them in the face and retort they would not have been here today without his outrageous contribution in the drawn game. Either way, the day belongs to Ballyduff and the irrepressible Boyle family.
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 15, 2017 19:17:39 GMT
Thanks for the report Veteran
Ballyduff nearly always find away when they reach a final.
1.19 is some score to get and still lose by 3.
After the 1891 team (which won the All Ireland), they had to wait till the mid fifties for the next one when the Hennessys came along. That clan handed the batten over to the Boyle clan and i would safely say that every title won by Ballyduff apart from 1891 has had a Hennessy or a Boyle on it.
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Post by mossie on Oct 16, 2017 22:15:30 GMT
Jackie Condon of Abbeydorney who scored 3 goals when Abbeydorney last won the championship in the early 1970s passed away at the weekend. may he rest in peace and he was remembered before the game. Aidan Boyle then went on to score 3-1 and had a hand in several scores on a day when everything he touched turned to gold and more to the point to a score.
I cannot recall the last time a team scored 1-19 and lost a county final in Kerry. Lixnaw will feel that pain but equally teams don't tend to win after conceding 4 goals.
This was a real physical contest laced with great passages of play and great scores
Ricky Heffernan was heroic for Lixnaw and he led their charge to haul back Ballyduff with good support from the Conway's and James Flaherty in attack. Flaherty had a real impact on his introduction. Brendan Brosnan was prominient in the half back line and young Conor O'Keefe & Brian McAuliffe are such young players who performed with such assurance
For Ballyduff, their tradition in the competition and records in finals speaks for itself. They are just so hard to beat in a final and have such massive self belief. They played to their strengths on Sunday and took the Lixnaw full back line to the cleaners. The name Boyle will be forever linked to this win and many others.Daniel O'Carroll also made a massive contribution and Jack Goulding oozed class. As the song goes " the boys from Ballyduff were always there"
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Post by hugh20 on Oct 16, 2017 22:31:42 GMT
Well done to Ballyduff, they now stand on their own with their 25th title. Exciting game, only my third ever hurling county final and I must say they tend to be more entertaining than the football at the best of times. Special mention to the Boyle family......40 county championship medals in one household, now that is an achievement.
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Post by mossie on Oct 16, 2017 22:40:11 GMT
Well done to Ballyduff, rtaithey now stand on their own with their 25th title. Exciting game, only my third ever hurling county final and I must say they tend to be more entertaining than the football at the best of times. Special mention to the Boyle family......40 county championship medals in one household, now that is an achievement. generally great entertainment and value for money at the county hurling final alright hugh20. I take it you will be attending on an annual basis now!!
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Post by hugh20 on Oct 17, 2017 12:24:22 GMT
I will certainly try to make a lot more in future once there are no clashes with the club football. Great heart and passion shown, you could see how much it meant to Ballyduff and ecstatic Mikey Boyle celebrating in the immediate aftermath was great to watch, it was like they were after winning their first ever county final.
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 17, 2017 14:13:59 GMT
I remember Jackie Condons three goals in 1974....what i remember is him loitering like Seanie oLeary of Cork and whipping them to the net. Stacks were favourites that day.
Thats seven finals in a row now as far as i know that lixnaw have lost to ballyduff.... Maybe the curse does exist
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 17, 2017 19:58:41 GMT
I will certainly try to make a lot more in future once there are no clashes with the club football. Great heart and passion shown, you could see how much it meant to Ballyduff and ecstatic Mikey Boyle celebrating in the immediate aftermath was great to watch, it was like they were after winning their first ever county final. Any merit in playing the hurling and football finals on the same day at the same venue?
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Post by mossie on Oct 17, 2017 22:45:38 GMT
I remember Jackie Condons three goals in 1974....what i remember is him loitering like Seanie oLeary of Cork and whipping them to the net. Stacks were favourites that day. Thats seven finals in a row now as far as i know that lixnaw have lost to ballyduff.... Maybe the curse does exist The number of defeats to Ballyduff in co finals and no victory in a final v Ballyduff will rankle with Lixnaw They have county titles in 1999, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014 so recent history is the most successful in their history. I expect more to for Lixnaw in the not too distant future Austin Stacks were in hard luck not to win a senior championship in the late 1960s, early 1970s. Lost 3 finals narrowly. A win might have secured a strong senior hurling club in the town and driven the game to greater levels in the town, There is a tradition of hurling in Tralee, Parnells may just have saved it in the nick of time.
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Post by mossie on Oct 17, 2017 22:51:28 GMT
I will certainly try to make a lot more in future once there are no clashes with the club football. Great heart and passion shown, you could see how much it meant to Ballyduff and ecstatic Mikey Boyle celebrating in the immediate aftermath was great to watch, it was like they were after winning their first ever county final. Any merit in playing the hurling and football finals on the same day at the same venue? often thought of that Kerrygold. a good idea in principle but the minor hurling and senior hurling double header can draw crowds of approx. 4k to Austin Stack Park and generate a great hurling day out Also, would Austin Stack Park hold the crowd for a hurling\football senior final double header? Unlikely Moving the hurling to Killarney may not be practical on geography grounds but on a once off it worth a try, It would open up the magic of county hurling final day to the wider football community and may help spread the game A number of players from Ballymacelligott, Dingle, Tralee town have played in minor finals for North Kerry clubs and O'Dorney\Parnells in recent years. There is an appetite for hurling outside the traditional areas
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Post by mossie on Oct 17, 2017 22:54:06 GMT
I will certainly try to make a lot more in future once there are no clashes with the club football. Great heart and passion shown, you could see how much it meant to Ballyduff and ecstatic Mikey Boyle celebrating in the immediate aftermath was great to watch, it was like they were after winning their first ever county final. fair play Hugh come again and bring a friend the championship means so much to hurling clubs a mighty roar went up in the closing stages for a few of Ballyduff late scores as they edged towards securing the win, it would have matched anything at any of the many county finals played across the country last Sunday
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