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Post by kerrygold on Sept 9, 2017 12:56:08 GMT
A busy lad, he looks like an outsider on that hurling team sheet. Not the first Dingle man to play in an all Ireland under 21 hurling final Paul Geaney and Dara O'Sullivan did a few years back. Both of them played a lot of club hurling up to 19\20 with Kilmoyley Kerry really short odds today - 1\6 !!! Thanks for that mossie, I wasn't aware of that detail. Cheers.
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Post by veteran on Sept 9, 2017 18:46:26 GMT
Congratulations to Kerry on their win today. Apart fromoir win one of the noteworthy features of the match was the approach of the referee. It was clear from an early stage that the referee was using a different rule book from that used by last Sunday's referee to guide him in his adjudication. This ad hoc application of the rules by different referees is one of the infuriating features of the GAA.
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 10, 2017 10:33:44 GMT
The ref in the second game didn't seem to have a whistle. Total contrast in style to the soft frees given in front of the goals by Gouch when the play is elsewhere!
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Post by veteran on Sept 24, 2017 18:53:56 GMT
Ballyduff 1-17 Kilmoyley 0-16 HT 0-4 0-10
I decided to go to Tralee today rather than Killarney. I got good value for my E13. The day was perfect and a good scattering of people turned up and were well rewarded with exciting fare in both matches.
Kilmoyley played with the wind in the first half and dominated the game. Ballyduff looked lethargic and could do little but concede a series of frees which one felt at the time would cost them dearly. Daniel Collins, on the forty, was the man entrusted with punishing Ballyduff's indiscretions. He was well nigh flawless. According to my calculations he converted ten all through the match, most of them in the first half. He also notched one from play in that first half. At the back, the Kilmoyley backs were dominating their men with Tom Murnane commander in-chief at CHB. Even allowing for the stiff breeze favouring Ballyduff in the second half I gave them no chance.
It is a foolish man who gives the Duffers no chance. They were feral after halftime and when those boys go feral you may as well take down your tent and vacate the area. It seemed that every player in a green jersey got a personality change at half time. Personal safety was ignored as a now possessed team signalled from the restart that serious business was about to commence. It is not that Kilmoyley rolled over. They were as defiant as you would expect champions to be but they were now enveloped by hurricane Duffer and nobody has ever been known to survive that hellish experience. Ally O'Connor was tasty and water tight at wing back and Paul Costello was a man mountain at CHB. Gary O'Brien was left alone in the full forward line to create a nuisance with his bulk and craft. Jack O'Sullivan travelled far and wide and hit two beauties from wing forward. The grizly Mikey Boyle left his bus pass at the gate and tormented and bullied and scored two , one was struck from Rattoo Round Tower. Jack Goulding teased and jinked and hit two spectaculars . Did I mention Podge? Padraig Boyle to you and me. Padraig brought the house down in the second half. He scored the goal which evoked cheers from the Cashen and , he put three over from about sixty yards, no make that 150 yards and he got about six from frees. How did I nearly forget to mention Podge!
Look Kilmoyley played their part but the Ballyduff second half whirlwind has erased every thing else from memory.
Lixnaw 1-13 St. Brendan's 2-8 HT 0-5 1-6
I have often complained about the illegible numbers on the Kerry jerseys but they are nothing compared to the numbers on the Ardfert jerseys. White numbers on a white band. Impossible.
Playing against the breeze in the first half, Ardfert looked the superior team. Cian Hussey was causing a lot of problems scoring 1-1 and John Egan was doing his bit on the frees. There was an incident in that first half which I felt could have been a turning point in the game. A high ball dropped in between Michael Conway and his opponent. The old maestro deftly flicked it on to the in rushing Jason Wallace. Jason was duly chopped down. Shane Conway took the resultant penalty. It was saved for a sixty five. Shane put the sixty five wide. Could that be the end of Lixnaw?
Early in the second half John Egan ran on to a broken ball. Not a man to look a gift horse in the mouth, the net duly shook. Ardfert looked comfortable. However, Rory Horgan soon got a red card. For what I am not sure. Inevitably, life was going to be become uncomfortable for Ardfert. Lixnaw brought a promising hurler whose last known postal address was Tir Na Nog, James Flaherty. James send in what looked like a comfortable shot for Ardfert's goalie, Darren Delaney. Darren advanced to bat it away but sadly made a hash of it and the ball finished up in the net. Lixnaw got the scent of Ardfert blood now. More woe for Ardfert followed. Shane Conway, a hurling wizard,three from play and five from frees, was dancing his way menacingly goalwards when he was caught high by a defender. Could not make out the number . A red card in any case and Ardfert's death warrant was being prepared.. All through that second half another man from the land of the forever young, Michael Conway, stationed himself well out the field with profit, scoring 1-3. One of his points was magical. Michael has scored a lot of magical ones.
Would Ardfert have prevailed with fifteen men? It was looking rosy for them when playing with their full hand but we will never know.
When I was a boy the Lixnaw/Ballyduff rivalry was fierce and very often unhealthy. Thankfully, things are more civilised now. One thing that can be said is that this pairing will not speed up the North Kerry championship, with the winners advancing to the Munster championship. St. Stephens day beckons or indeed January 2018!
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Post by bannerman on Sept 24, 2017 20:44:34 GMT
What was the story with mikey Boyle playing According to paper this week, their chairman said he was suspended after straight red in quarter final
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Post by Mickmack on Sept 24, 2017 21:58:29 GMT
Garveys SuperValu Kerry Hurling Championship Semi Finals Ballyduff 1.17 Kilmoyley 0.16 It was nine minutes before Ballyduff got on the scoreboard with a point from Padraigh Boyle, in the meantime Daniel Collins has three points for Kilmoyley. It would be a further five minutes before young Jack O’Sullivan had a point, Daniel Collins added six more with Sean Maunsell tapping over one for Kilmoyley to leave the halftime score Ballyduff 0.04 Kilmoyley 0.10, Padraigh Boyle and Daniel O’Carroll pointing for Ballyduff. Ballyduff were in all sorts of bother in the first thirty minutes and one wondered how they might claw their way back into the game. Gary O’Brien was introduced for the second half and he had an immediate impact, Padraigh Boyle, Jack O’Sullivan and Jack Goulding added three points before Robert Collins received from his brother Daniel to point for Kilmoyley. A minute later Padraigh Boyle goaled for Ballyduff to leave the score Ballyduff 1.07 Kilmoyley 0.11. On thirty seven minutes Anthony Carroll levelled matters and from then on it was all Ballyduff Padraigh Boyle added three points and Daniel O’Carroll put over one, on forty seven minutes Tom Murnane reduced the margin to a goal with a fine point 1.12 to 0.12 at this stage. Luke Fitzell reduced the deficit to two, Daniel Collins had a point for Kilmoyley but Padraigh Boyle had three and his brother Michael had one before Aiden McCabe came up from his goal keeping duties to attempt to drive a twenty meter free to the net, his lift was not the best and he blasted over the bar. The scoreboard on fifty nine minutes read Ballyduff 1.16 Kilmoyley 0.15. Kilmoyley went in search of goals but the Ballyduff rear guard was resolute, Tom Murnane had a point to reduce the margin to a goal but the mercurial Jack Goulding drove over a raker to put the game beyond Kilmoley
Lixnaw 1.13 St Brendan’s 2.08 St Brendan’s in this defeat were to most people’s minds denied at least two minutes at the end of the game, they were in search of two points to level the game when the final whistle went. Lixnaw had opened the scoring but it was St Brendan’s who led by two points after three minutes when Cian Hussey goaled. With sixteen minutes on the watch Shane Conway had four points to his name for Lixnaw by that stage St Brendan’s had amassed 1.03 with John Egan adding two points and Brendan O’Connor one. Daithi Griffin, Cian Hussey and Tom Moloney stretched the lead by a further three points 1.06 to 0.04 on twenty seven minutes. Brendan Brosnan had a point for Lixnaw before the break, it looked like St Brendan’s might cruise into the final with Lixnaw not firing on all cylinders either at he back or up front. But no one could imagine the misfortune that was to befall St Brendan’s in the second half. It all seemed to be going well when John Egan responded to two Shane Conway points by easing the ball to the net, four minutes later they were reduced to fourteen when Rory Hogan was sent to the line, nobody I spoke to seemed to have any idea what for. The two Conway’s had points and in between Brian McAuliffe forced the ball to the net close in, John Egan responded with a point. Kevin Orpen was unlucky to receive a second yellow reducing St Brendan’s to thirteen before Brendan Brosnan put Lixnaw ahead by two 1.12 to 2.07. Kevin Skinner had a point for St Brendan's on fifty seven minutes four minutes later Michael Conway split the posts. St Brendan’s went in search of scores to level or win the game but they were denied the minutes to attempt that. There were a number of replacement’s brought on and the sending off consultations too quite a bit of time.
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Post by mossie on Sept 24, 2017 21:58:49 GMT
good report veteran
correct assessment re Ballyduff, when their dander is up they can be feral and have some weight of tradition behind them
Jack Goulding and the Boyle's make Ballyduff formidable up front
Kilmoyley were too dependent on Collins today - very few others were on form
Lixnaw will be all out to beat Ballyduff in the final. They have lost a lot of finals to the duffers and I think never beaten them in a final. The will see this as the time to settle that score
I can remember one final in early 1990s when they had Ballyduff on the backfoot but old Liam Boyle kept pulling off saves father of the present day Boyle brigade.
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Post by mossie on Oct 4, 2017 22:30:01 GMT
promises to be a big one sunday at the county final
should be a very big attendance as much at stake, Ballyduff to go top of the roll of honour one ahead of Kilmoyley or Lixnaw to beat Ballyduff in a final after 6 defeats. It really is hard to call. Mikey Boyle, Padraig Boyle and Jack Goulding to outscore Shane Conway, Mike Conway, Ricky Heffernan at the other end? hard to come down on either side. It could be a bit of magic from the like of James Flaherty Lixnaw swings it. Narrow vote to Lixnaw
Crotta will also bring a huge crowd as they bid to retain their minor title. Barry Mahony was special in last years final and could be the match winner again.
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 7, 2017 14:13:47 GMT
Saw this posted up somewhere else
In 1933 14 teams contested the Kerry Hurling Championship, those teams included Kenmare, Austin Stacks, Rathmore, O'Rahillys, Killarney, John Mitchel's and Kilgarvan. There were only 6 football teams.
1939 saw 14 teams contest the championship, including Dingle,
in 1954 there were 16 teams Killorglin, Iveragh, Listowel, (Iveragh and Killorglin got to the semis)
In 1998 Kenmare Austin Stacks and Kenmare played.
1986 Stacks Kenmare and South Kerry competed.
Kilgarvan won the title in 1956 and 1958 with 15 teams competing in both years.
Killarney won in in 1969, Stacks were in finals in 1968 and 1969.
And they tell us that Kerry Hurling was never in better shape.
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Post by mossie on Oct 7, 2017 18:25:40 GMT
Saw this posted up somewhere else In 1933 14 teams contested the Kerry Hurling Championship, those teams included Kenmare, Austin Stacks, Rathmore, O'Rahillys, Killarney, John Mitchel's and Kilgarvan. There were only 6 football teams. 1939 saw 14 teams contest the championship, including Dingle, in 1954 there were 16 teams Killorglin, Iveragh, Listowel, (Iveragh and Killorglin got to the semis) In 1998 Kenmare Austin Stacks and Kenmare played. 1986 Stacks Kenmare and South Kerry competed. Kilgarvan won the title in 1956 and 1958 with 15 teams competing in both years. Killarney won in in 1969, Stacks were in finals in 1968 and 1969. And they tell us that Kerry Hurling was never in better shape. The championship is just a North Kerry championship now and that is the reality of it The long team plan should be to have 3 more teams in it. One a Kenmare District hurling team in the championship. Plenty of talented hurlers in the district and some tousist, templenone players play hurling with Kenmare so it should be a divisional team along the line the line of the District Board football team Ditto the East Kerry board should enter a team for the Dr Crokes and St Pats hurling clubs. These club select players from all over Killarney and east Kerry so a District team would have an identity. Eventually the Parnells project should lead to a senior hurling team in Tralee with the Parnells players and the tradition of adult hurling in Austin . The Kenmare District team is the only one that is realistic at this time but long run the drive should be get it back up to the 11 teams - only then can it be said to be a county championship in the true sense of the word
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 7, 2017 19:17:19 GMT
Saw this posted up somewhere else In 1933 14 teams contested the Kerry Hurling Championship, those teams included Kenmare, Austin Stacks, Rathmore, O'Rahillys, Killarney, John Mitchel's and Kilgarvan. There were only 6 football teams. 1939 saw 14 teams contest the championship, including Dingle, in 1954 there were 16 teams Killorglin, Iveragh, Listowel, (Iveragh and Killorglin got to the semis) In 1998 Kenmare Austin Stacks and Kenmare played. 1986 Stacks Kenmare and South Kerry competed. Kilgarvan won the title in 1956 and 1958 with 15 teams competing in both years. Killarney won in in 1969, Stacks were in finals in 1968 and 1969. And they tell us that Kerry Hurling was never in better shape. The championship is just a North Kerry championship now and that is the reality of it The long team plan should be to have 3 more teams in it. One a Kenmare District hurling team in the championship. Plenty of talented hurlers in the district and some tousist, templenone players play hurling with Kenmare so it should be a divisional team along the line the line of the District Board football team Ditto the East Kerry board should enter a team for the Dr Crokes and St Pats hurling clubs. These club select players from all over Killarney and east Kerry so a District team would have an identity. Eventually the Parnells project should lead to a senior hurling team in Tralee with the Parnells players and the tradition of adult hurling in Austin . The Kenmare District team is the only one that is realistic at this time but long run the drive should be get it back up to the 11 teams - only then can it be said to be a county championship in the true sense of the word Been saying this for years. Entering as a district team is the key thing however, not as Kenmare/Kilgarvin, Croke/St/ Pats etc that way they can still play in Intermediate, Junior etc on their own. The other big issue as iv said is the north kerry teams playing eachother too much. Being realistic between NK League and Championship, county League and championship teams could play eachother 5/6 times in one year and that's not doing anything for the overall game
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Post by thesquareball on Oct 8, 2017 9:02:40 GMT
a ballyduff/ crotta double is the most likely outcome of todays matches.ballyduff look more settled with a better spread of scoring ability up front. Lixnaw with a couple of injury concerns cannot be ruled out but a narrow vote to bally duff.crotta with barry mahony in fine form are favorites, slattery odorney /parnells is very pacey and agood hurler and if he is shut down crotta are most likly to win
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