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Post by Mickmack on Dec 17, 2017 20:00:44 GMT
I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel. Eanna was called into the Kildare panel last year before the league but didn't make the cut. That said he has been the standout club player in Kildare this year. He will surely get a call up again this time around along with James Murray who was outstanding at 6 today. Murray kicked two points, the second one a particularly brave effort when running onto a hospital pass. Was it he that set up the goal when intercepting the handpass from the Loman's CHB ...the Loman's CHB should have lamped it 100 yards down the field.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 20:18:45 GMT
Murray had some game after picking up a very early yellow card. Let Eanna enjoy his football in Kildare. He most likely will be called back into the Kildare panel. It will be interesting to see how the Corofin semi final works out.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 20:20:43 GMT
great finish by Moorefield. Lomans were fancied to go all the way after beating Vincent's.As we learned to our cost in 2011 "its not over til its over". It was Rathnew that beat Vincents jackiel.
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Post by jackiel on Dec 17, 2017 20:29:20 GMT
my apologies KG, holiday vino kicking in.one of our former players now playing with Lomans extremely bullish as to their prospects.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 20:32:10 GMT
No bother jackiel, glad to hear its only the vino!
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Post by jackiel on Dec 17, 2017 20:40:20 GMT
Vino is about as wild as it gets with me KG.
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 17, 2017 21:01:10 GMT
One of the best games of the year on the last day of the year. Loman's will take a long time to get over this. Apart from Ronan Sweeney, the CHB Murray was immense too and lets call a spade a spade, Eanna OConnor is a class act and would surely add more to Kerry than most of the forwards Kerry used in 2017 apart from Paul Geaney and KD.I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel. Surely the example of Gearoid McInerney of Galway proves that players in mid to late twenties can make it at the top level despite not making the cut at a younger age. Philly McMahon is another example.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 18, 2017 0:34:20 GMT
There are plenty of them. Jack Sheedy at 29 for Dublin. Eanna played two years minor for Kerry but didn't go in with the u21s under Darragh for some reason, if I remember correctly? Maybe it was because of college commitments?
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 18, 2017 0:45:12 GMT
I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel. Eanna was called into the Kildare panel last year before the league but didn't make the cut. That said he has been the standout club player in Kildare this year. He will surely get a call up again this time around along with James Murray who was outstanding at 6 today. I'd say there wasn't a cow milked in Newbridge this evening?
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Post by Premier on Dec 18, 2017 9:15:41 GMT
I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel. Surely the example of Gearoid McInerney of Galway proves that players in mid to late twenties can make it at the top level despite not making the cut at a younger age. Philly McMahon is another example. He’s only 25 so he realistically should be coming towards his prime for an inside forward
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 18, 2017 9:51:05 GMT
There are plenty of them. Jack Sheedy at 29 for Dublin. Eanna played two years minor for Kerry but didn't go in with the u21s under Darragh for some reason, if I remember correctly? Maybe it was because of college commitments? He was on the panel in 2012 anyway. Not sure if he was underage the following year or not. In the inside forward line i can't see who he'd get in ahead of at the moment. His free taking would be a big asset, but i just dont see where he'd fit in
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 18, 2017 9:57:24 GMT
There are plenty of them. Jack Sheedy at 29 for Dublin. Eanna played two years minor for Kerry but didn't go in with the u21s under Darragh for some reason, if I remember correctly? Maybe it was because of college commitments? He was on the panel in 2012 anyway. Not sure if he was underage the following year or not. In the inside forward line i can't see who he'd get in ahead of at the moment. His free taking would be a big asset, but i just dont see where he'd fit in Agreed, he hasn't the pace and the range in his game. He is not getting into the Kildare attack to date. He is a fine kicker of the ball.
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 18, 2017 10:43:04 GMT
Surely the example of Gearoid McInerney of Galway proves that players in mid to late twenties can make it at the top level despite not making the cut at a younger age. Philly McMahon is another example. He’s only 25 so he realistically should be coming towards his prime for an inside forward Denis Bastick made his debut 28 and ended with with five All Ireland medals. Very disconcerting thought!
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 18, 2017 10:55:46 GMT
It remains to be seen if any of the super 8 games in 2018 have the level of intensity and "winner takes all" excitement that we saw yesterday. At one stage the Kildare CHB put in a shoulder hit that had me jumping out of my seat.
The final top 2 in both super 8 groups have a look of inevitability about them....and we might have to wait for the semi finals and final to get the intensity levels up. Time will tell.
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Post by kerryexile on Dec 18, 2017 15:34:01 GMT
I haven't seen a lot of Eanna so for that reason I watched the full game yesterday. He is intelligent and skilful.
He lacks the physique for modern football and goes down easily. The benchmark in physicality for me is what was meted out by Dublin backs in the league final last April and in such a cauldron he would be eaten him without salt.
He would not make it with Kerry. He may have a role with Kildare coming on after 50 minutes when the heat has gone out of the game and his clever play might land a few points.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Dec 18, 2017 15:43:42 GMT
Eanna was called into the Kildare panel last year before the league but didn't make the cut. That said he has been the standout club player in Kildare this year. He will surely get a call up again this time around along with James Murray who was outstanding at 6 today. I'd say there wasn't a cow milked in Newbridge this evening? Indeed not KG, Neeson's pub will have a bumper Christmas this year. Moorefield won a county final playing with 13 men for most of it, were down and out against Portlaoise and pounced late. County league champions, County Champions and Leinster Champions makes it a year to remember for them. Mark Dempsey will definitely make a county footballer, as will James Murray if he stays injury free. In Ross Glavin, they have a young, innovative manager and his man management skills are superb.However things turn out V Corofin, they have had a brilliant year.
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Post by Mickmack on Jan 5, 2018 11:03:14 GMT
I think TG4 will be showing the Gaeltacht v Moy live
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Post by kerrygold on Jan 6, 2018 19:41:00 GMT
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Post by Premier on Jan 21, 2018 10:21:10 GMT
An Ghaeltacht game called off, bit of a disaster
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Post by kerrygold on Jan 21, 2018 11:04:06 GMT
Some vindication for Meath who didn't want the O'Byrne Cup final played after the club final due to the possible substandard condition of the pitch after the first game. They sought to get a separate venue during the week which feel on deaf ears.
You would really have to wonder about the merits of continuing the January tournaments in the new condensed inter county season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 13:29:33 GMT
These competitions are a complete waste of time.
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Post by Mickmack on Jan 21, 2018 14:05:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 14:40:47 GMT
Just an opportunity for lads to settle some scores.
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Post by glengael on Jan 21, 2018 14:54:56 GMT
If the heavy rain that has been a feature of this autumn /winter continues, then Gaeltacht's match won't be the last postponement.
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Post by diego on Jan 21, 2018 15:02:12 GMT
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Post by diego on Jan 21, 2018 15:11:02 GMT
I see the junior and intermediate finals had been fixed for February 3rd. If they want to keep that schedule it doesn't leave much time to sort out the intermediate semi finals now, with both of them called off today.
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Post by kerrygold on Jan 21, 2018 21:20:50 GMT
These competitions are a complete waste of time. It might be far better to start the NFL a few weeks earlier in January, maybe push out the commencement of the championship by another couple of weeks and try to create/expand a proper April/May club window. Concluding the colleges football by Christmas would be a big help. The January tournaments are a pointless waste of the time, playing the college teams in these January competitions is ridiculous stuff.
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Post by ataboy on Jan 21, 2018 22:16:30 GMT
These competitions are a complete waste of time. It might be far better to start the NFL a few weeks earlier in January, maybe push out the commencement of the championship by another couple of weeks and try to create/expand a proper April/May club window. Concluding the colleges football by Christmas would be a big help. The January tournaments are a pointless waste of the time, playing the college teams in these January competitions is ridiculous stuff. Decent idea but as far as I know majority of colleges have exams in December so basically your college league and Sigerson would have to be completed between Oct and Nov. Considering a lot of club championships are still ongoing during those months how many players would lose out on playing with their colleges. I think just scrap the January competitions. Managers use them to give young players a chance, a lot of which are still in college I would presume? If so, the amount of games young players play in Jan/Feb is absolutely crazy.
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Post by southward on Jan 21, 2018 23:09:22 GMT
These competitions are a complete waste of time. It might be far better to start the NFL a few weeks earlier in January, maybe push out the commencement of the championship by another couple of weeks and try to create/expand a proper April/May club window. Concluding the colleges football by Christmas would be a big help. The January tournaments are a pointless waste of the time, playing the college teams in these January competitions is ridiculous stuff. What?? - risk clashing with the North Kerry Championship Have you gone insane?
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Post by peanuts on Jan 27, 2018 15:53:16 GMT
Tough, tough loss for an Ghaeltacht. They played well in the 2nd half when down to 14 men and should really have seen it out. They will be sickened. Brian O'Beaglaoich and Roibeard O'Se and Marc were very good although Marc was caught out a bit for the goal.
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