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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Nov 7, 2021 10:32:58 GMT
Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-16 Dingle 0-12 HT 0-8 0-4 While it was cold and windy this was a night, in contrast to last Saturday night , conducive to good football. Rahillys responded to those climatic conditions. They were glittering, close to flawless as they could legitimately expect. Dingle's good spells were too brief- immediately before and after half time. The painful fact for them was that Rahillys had superior footballers in too many positions. It should be said of course that Dingle were severely handicapped when one of their star men, Michael Geaney, was injured in the early minutes of the game. Playing into the Mitchells end against the breeze, Rahillys did not hang about. They registered four points before Paul Geaney pointed a free for a foul on himself. Three of those early points were from play- two form from BJK and one from the hugely impressive Conor Hayes. Paul Geaney converted another free, for a foul on himself, but this was sandwiched between further points from BJK and enterprising wingback Darragh McElligott. It was noticeable that PG was roaming out wide with profit. This was necessitated by Rahillys dominance at midfield where David Moran, a few erratic kicks aside in that opening half, was a monster. He didn't lack support from the likes of Tom Hoare and Con Barrett. In any case, back to PG. He won a ball about thirty five metres out on the terrace side and weaved his way towards the Horan end past a series of perplexed opponents before unleashing. It was an effort worthy of a goal but keeper Shane Foley said no and proceeded to make a great save. Dingle's misery was compounded when Conor Hayes pointed after a poor kickout. Some compensation came their way via a marvellous point from PG. Before that BJK was lucky to escape a severe sanction for what looked like a bad foul on George Durant, one of Dingle's busier players. The last score of the game was secured by Conor Geaney, a stupendous effort out on the wing on the stand side. Conor had the disappointment of seeing a well struck free sailing over the bar only to be brought down from the clouds by David Moran. Talking about high fielding it would be remiss not to mention one by Gavin O'Brien in that half in front of the stand. He surged into the Tralee night sky to pull one down from his own kick out. There is nothing to stir the blood, on a cold winter's night or in the heat of the summer, like the soaring fetch. Dingle were a transformed team on the resumption, for a while at least. Driven forward by Tom O'Sullivan in the half back line, aided to an extent by Maitiu O'Flaherty , they started to penetrate the Rahillys defence and rattled off four quickfire points to draw level and to bring the game to a feverish boil. Inevitably Paul Geaney was central to the mini renaissance. A high ball went in which he controlled and appeared to volley but unfortunately for Dingle it went over rather than under. Conor Geaney added one from a free. Then Dylan Geaney fired one over before Paul masterfully scored another. All square. Whither Rahillys? Jack Savage slotted a free. Tommy Walsh struck one over, made by Gavin O'Brien. Jack Savage, inventive all through, got one from play. Then the solar plexus blow which from which Dingle never recovered. David Moran floated a free to Tommy, pulled it down, off loaded to Conor Hayes and he deftly and mercilessly applied the dagger. So, from being level, Dingle , in a short space of time, found themselves six down. That flurry of scores reflected well on Strand Road's calmness and assurance when Dingle had a genuine cut off them. After that it was a matter of completing formalities as scores were exchanged for the sake of completing matters rather than impacting on the outcome. Some of the more notable final acts were as follows. Conor Geaney sliced over a wonderful point. He is a dangerous boyo. Rahillys defence effected a great block after PG brought one down with the night dew on it. BJK delivered an exquisite kick pass over heads to be collected by Gavin O'Brien who adroitly dispatched it to the net. Shortly afterwards the same man shot one over the bar. David Moran matched it. Barry O'Sullivan kicked one from play. There were a couple of more points thereafter which were no more than time fillers. There was no doubting the merit of the winners. As already stated , Rahillys had far more above average performers, illustrated by unheralded players like Gearoid Savage and Tom Hoare. But of course it was their better known who set the tone and the tune. David Moran ruled midfield and Tommy Walsh was a nightmare for the Dingle lads. BJK was as impish as ever. Jack Savage is a clever footballer and Conor Hayes was ultra slick and ultra competitive, scoring 1-2, 0-4 against St. Kierans. Will a height deficiency militate his chances of intercounty exposure? Dingle bravely fought back from a seemingly hopeless situation at half time but they had no answer to another hopeless situation they found themselves in approaching the second water break. Tom O'Sullivan, Maitiu O'Flaherty, George Durant and Conor and Paul Geaney were their better contributors. Paul once more displayed moments of magic. His presence on the panel in 2022 would be helpful. A word about Gavin O'Brien. I have always been attracted to this guy. Gavin is a prototype of the player Micko O'Dwyer would take in hand, submit to a gruelling fitness regime , hack off the rough edges and fine tine for intercounty duty. There are times when he fades out of games. Is this lack of fitness? Lack of application? Both could be cured. Get to work on this strapping man, Jack. Strand Road has now delivered a message to their cherished neighbours in Rock Street: we too are contenders. This could get very interesting. Great report. Conor Hayes reminds me of a young Joe brolly. Height might work against him, which Is a pity
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Nov 7, 2021 10:51:21 GMT
“A word about Gavin O'Brien. I have always been attracted to this guy. Gavin is a prototype of the player Micko O'Dwyer would take in hand, submit to a gruelling fitness regime , hack off the rough edges and fine tine for intercounty duty. There are times when he fades out of games. Is this lack of fitness? Lack of application? Both could be cured. Get to work on this strapping man, Jack.”
Gavin O’Brien has some unique raw attributes with his height matched with pace. He’s excellent in the air too. To contribute for Kerry he would to need to get very fit and develop an appetite for tackling and defensive work. If Gavin is willing to give the commitment to try and make it then Jack should definitely bring him in and see if he can be developed.
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 7, 2021 11:27:26 GMT
I think most Kerry supporters when evaluating a prospective county player will look at whether they are very skillful etc etc.
On this basis Michael Darragh McAuley would never make the cut. I think Dublin will be struggling to replace his competitiveness, aggression, will to win ....sheer force. I think i saw him kicking the ball straight once.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Nov 7, 2021 11:31:21 GMT
I think most Kerry supporters when evaluating a prospective county player will look at whether they are very skillful etc etc. On this basis Michael Darragh McAuley would never make the cut. I think Dublin will be struggling to replace his competitiveness, aggression, will to win ....sheer force. I think i saw him kicking the ball straight once. Football is all about pace and athleticism now, MDMA had plenty of that and if you don’t have it then you won’t get near a county panel
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2021 12:05:54 GMT
“A word about Gavin O'Brien. I have always been attracted to this guy. Gavin is a prototype of the player Micko O'Dwyer would take in hand, submit to a gruelling fitness regime , hack off the rough edges and fine tine for intercounty duty. There are times when he fades out of games. Is this lack of fitness? Lack of application? Both could be cured. Get to work on this strapping man, Jack.” Gavin O’Brien has some unique raw attributes with his height matched with pace. He’s excellent in the air too. To contribute for Kerry he would to need to get very fit and develop an appetite for tackling and defensive work. If Gavin is willing to give the commitment to try and make it then Jack should definitely bring him in and see if he can be developed. To be fair, Peter Keane tried to do exactly that so it is very much an open question as to whether Gavin has that appetite
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Post by thehermit on Nov 7, 2021 12:17:42 GMT
Was very impressed by what I saw of the Narries online last night. Hard luck to Dingle Kingdomboy. I had predicated a Dingle win myself but as everyone on here will learn I'd know eff all about football really 😂
If the two matches today go as expected we have two brilliant semi-finals in store.
Would people agree Strand Rd look like a serious prospect for the title after the last two weeks?
I'm licking my lips at the prospect of a Rockies v Narries Co final if the draw/results went that way. But, baring a shock today, the four semifinalists we get would all have a serious chance of winning it out.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Nov 7, 2021 12:36:27 GMT
“A word about Gavin O'Brien. I have always been attracted to this guy. Gavin is a prototype of the player Micko O'Dwyer would take in hand, submit to a gruelling fitness regime , hack off the rough edges and fine tine for intercounty duty. There are times when he fades out of games. Is this lack of fitness? Lack of application? Both could be cured. Get to work on this strapping man, Jack.” Gavin O’Brien has some unique raw attributes with his height matched with pace. He’s excellent in the air too. To contribute for Kerry he would to need to get very fit and develop an appetite for tackling and defensive work. If Gavin is willing to give the commitment to try and make it then Jack should definitely bring him in and see if he can be developed. To be fair, Peter Keane tried to do exactly that so it is very much an open question as to whether Gavin has that appetite Gavin has serious potential but anyone who knows him will tell you that the main obstacle to him making it is concentration. His mind can tend to wander in games and he can dip in and out a bit, sometimes he might not be in the game for 15-20 minutes
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2021 12:52:34 GMT
I think most Kerry supporters when evaluating a prospective county player will look at whether they are very skillful etc etc. On this basis Michael Darragh McAuley would never make the cut. I think Dublin will be struggling to replace his competitiveness, aggression, will to win ....sheer force. I think i saw him kicking the ball straight once. 100%, mccauly had very little football but was very effective in what he did on the field. Of course the ironic thing is he ended up winning the footballer of the year 1 time, and I remember RTÉ showing clips of him in a game and he hopping the ball like a massive yoyo 🤔 of course 20 steps were taken by the time he'd the ball hopped once.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2021 12:55:53 GMT
Was very impressed by what I saw of the Narries online last night. Hard luck to Dingle Kingdomboy. I had predicated a Dingle win myself but as everyone on here will learn I'd know eff all about football really 😂 If the two matches today go as expected we have two brilliant semi-finals in store. Would people agree Strand Rd look like a serious prospect for the title after the last two weeks? I'm licking my lips at the prospect of a Rockies v Narries Co final if the draw/results went that way. But, baring a shock today, the four semifinalists we get would all have a serious chance of winning it out. thanks bud, the better team won and we can have no complaints, I hope the narries go on and win it now. We missed too many chances, if we had scored half of them we'd have made it a lot more interesting.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Nov 7, 2021 13:00:24 GMT
I think most Kerry supporters when evaluating a prospective county player will look at whether they are very skillful etc etc. On this basis Michael Darragh McAuley would never make the cut. I think Dublin will be struggling to replace his competitiveness, aggression, will to win ....sheer force. I think i saw him kicking the ball straight once. 100%, mccauly had very little football but was very effective in what he did on the field. Of course the ironic thing is he ended up winning the footballer of the year 1 time, and I remember RTÉ showing clips of him in a game and he hopping the ball like a massive yoyo 🤔 of course 20 steps were taken by the time he'd the ball hopped once. But football isn’t Andrew Barrys problem so it’s not a relevant comparison. Anyone who has seen him play knows that.
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Post by greengold35 on Nov 7, 2021 13:20:29 GMT
Nobody knows Gavin Mush better than Micheál Quirke - a possibility of 2 further games in the Co championship for Gavin to show he has what it takes to move to the next level.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2021 13:27:31 GMT
100%, mccauly had very little football but was very effective in what he did on the field. Of course the ironic thing is he ended up winning the footballer of the year 1 time, and I remember RTÉ showing clips of him in a game and he hopping the ball like a massive yoyo 🤔 of course 20 steps were taken by the time he'd the ball hopped once. But football isn’t Andrew Barrys problem so it’s not a relevant comparison. Anyone who has seen him play knows that. Andrew Barry?
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Post by Aodhan on Nov 7, 2021 13:31:20 GMT
I think most Kerry supporters when evaluating a prospective county player will look at whether they are very skillful etc etc. On this basis Michael Darragh McAuley would never make the cut. I think Dublin will be struggling to replace his competitiveness, aggression, will to win ....sheer force. I think i saw him kicking the ball straight once. Football is all about pace and athleticism now, MDMA had plenty of that and if you don’t have it then you won’t get near a county panel The irony of it all is that two of Kerry’s best players, David Moran and Seanie O’Shea both lack pace. In David’s case it may be down to his double cruciiate injuries. Amazingly he have received some stick on this board over the years. We need to go outside the county to see how highly rated he is. Possibly the most underrated Kerry player of all time amongst his own. Fantastic to see that at the very least he is giving it another year.
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Post by onlykerry on Nov 7, 2021 13:39:35 GMT
Nobody knows Gavin Mush better than Micheál Quirke - a possibility of 2 further games in the Co championship for Gavin to show he has what it takes to move to the next level. Gavin O Brien has the full package of attributes to be a great player, height, a great pair of hands, pace and strength - as mentioned before what is missing is consistency and to a degree work ethic. He should be able to boss a game but it is as if an automatic snooze button goes off every so often and he drifts out of a game - solve that and we would have a serious intercounty player on our hands.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Nov 7, 2021 13:42:27 GMT
Football is all about pace and athleticism now, MDMA had plenty of that and if you don’t have it then you won’t get near a county panel The irony of it all is that two of Kerry’s best players, David Moran and Seanie O’Shea both lack pace. In David’s case it may be down to his double cruciiate injuries. Amazingly he have received some stick on this board over the years. We need to go outside the county to see how highly rated he is. Possibly the most underrated Kerry player of all time amongst his own. Fantastic to see that at the very least he is giving it another year. Our best midfielder since Jack O Shea
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Post by Aodhan on Nov 7, 2021 13:50:48 GMT
The irony of it all is that two of Kerry’s best players, David Moran and Seanie O’Shea both lack pace. In David’s case it may be down to his double cruciiate injuries. Amazingly he have received some stick on this board over the years. We need to go outside the county to see how highly rated he is. Possibly the most underrated Kerry player of all time amongst his own. Fantastic to see that at the very least he is giving it another year. Our best midfielder since Jack O Shea Agree
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 7, 2021 15:12:13 GMT
Darragh is the best midfielder since Jacko in my view.
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Post by Deise Exile on Nov 7, 2021 17:46:37 GMT
Great to see three tralee teams in county semifinals and 3 club teams. Favourites anyone?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2021 17:55:57 GMT
Great to see three tralee teams in county semifinals and 3 club teams. Favourites anyone? I think Stacks may have the best defence, Brendans the best midfield and rahillys the best attack but I have a feeling Crokes will win it. The semi finals should be crackers.
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Post by thehermit on Nov 7, 2021 18:42:26 GMT
Is the semi-final draw tomorrow? Will be two fascinating games regardless of the pairings. Would love to see Brendans get into a final and no offence to Crokes, but hope its two Tralee teams in the decider regardless. Crokes have won enough! And ASP would be rocking for a Rockies v Narries or Brendans final.
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Post by Deise Exile on Nov 7, 2021 19:15:17 GMT
Is the semi-final draw tomorrow? Will be two fascinating games regardless of the pairings. Would love to see Brendans get into a final and no offence to Crokes, but hope its two Tralee teams in the decider regardless. Crokes have won enough! And ASP would be rocking for a Rockies v Narries or Brendans final. Here here
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Post by southward on Nov 7, 2021 19:33:26 GMT
Is the semi-final draw tomorrow? Will be two fascinating games regardless of the pairings. Would love to see Brendans get into a final and no offence to Crokes, but hope its two Tralee teams in the decider regardless. Crokes have won enough! And ASP would be rocking for a Rockies v Narries or Brendans final. Stacks and KOR final would be awesome. Haven't met in the decider since 1936, imagine.
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Post by horsebox77 on Nov 7, 2021 19:51:59 GMT
Either way we will have an all Tralee semi final - are they fixed for next weekend?
Jez I remember the 1992 semi between Crokes and Brendans, Crokes were all Ireland champions, three points up with a minute to go, people were heading for the exits when Brendans struck for the equaliser beyond Peter O'Brien, in injury time Benny Clifford the cornor back from Churchill right footed from the stand side over the black spot into the Horan's end.
I often refer to that game when anyone mentions leaving early.
Brendans haven't been in a final since.
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 7, 2021 20:19:29 GMT
Either way we will have an all Tralee semi final - are they fixed for next weekend? Jez I remember the 1992 semi between Crokes and Brendans, Crokes were all Ireland champions, three points up with a minute to go, people were heading for the exits when Brendans struck for the equaliser beyond Peter O'Brien, in injury time Benny Clifford the cornor back from Churchill right footed from the stand side over the black spot into the Horan's end. I often refer to that game when anyone mentions leaving early. Brendans haven't been in a final since. That was the 1991 team
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 7, 2021 20:21:26 GMT
Either way we will have an all Tralee semi final - are they fixed for next weekend? Jez I remember the 1992 semi between Crokes and Brendans, Crokes were all Ireland champions, three points up with a minute to go, people were heading for the exits when Brendans struck for the equaliser beyond Peter O'Brien, in injury time Benny Clifford the cornor back from Churchill right footed from the stand side over the black spot into the Horan's end. I often refer to that game when anyone mentions leaving early. Brendans haven't been in a final since. That was the 1992 team
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Post by Fado on Nov 7, 2021 20:27:16 GMT
Semi Final draw tomorrow morning 08.30
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Post by horsebox77 on Nov 7, 2021 20:42:46 GMT
The 92 team had some spine, Pat Slattery at six, his club mates at midfield and full forward, MCElligott, Kearney and Tom Connell. All played senior, the Pats trio Packie Dillane, Seamus Sullivan and Seamus Murphy as well as Ardferts Pat O’Driscoll all played Kerry Junior, Bubblies too wasn’t a bad corner forward.
In the final I remember a small lad on the forty with a mad mop of hair running the show for the mid kerry team, think he was O’Sullivan but can’t recall the club. I do recall the first attack ending with a collision and a mid kerry player being knock out cold,with a clash of heads.
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Post by thehermit on Nov 7, 2021 21:03:46 GMT
Out of interest why did Brick Rangers fold, they were Abbeydorney based weren't they?
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Post by horsebox77 on Nov 7, 2021 21:28:35 GMT
Numbers, simple as that, at the time they and Laune Rangers both has four players each on the kerry panel, BR had Bernard McElligott, Tom Connell. Pat Slattery and Conor Kearney, Kearney ended up teaching in Killorglin and winning an All Ireland club in 1996. Don’t know what happened Pat Slattery but he was older than the others. Bernard I think emigrated but then returned years later and played with Blennerville along with Tom Connell.
Actually speaking of old clubs, was there a club in NK called Gale Rangers?
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 7, 2021 21:57:53 GMT
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