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Post by horsebox77 on Aug 21, 2022 8:42:55 GMT
Anyone at the Spa and Na Gaeil game, would be interested in how Liam Kearney faired out against Diarmuid O’Connor/Jack Barry. I was a fan of Liam when he was brought into the Kerry panel few years back but departed due to injuries and in all honesty his form plateaued…
He has been injury free and playing well consistently again…
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Post by brucewayne on Aug 21, 2022 10:11:11 GMT
Second half surge carries Spa into last four
Two points in arrears at the interval (0-7 to 0-5), having played with the breeze, the visitors appeared to be in a spot of bother but, upping it several gears on the resumption, they quickly gained supremacy and their victory was assured well before the final whistle. Second half surge carries Spa into last four
SAT, 20 AUG, 2022 - 21:59 JOHN O’DOWD
Kerry Club senior championship
Spa 1-16
Na Gaeil 0-12
A scintillating and clinical second half performance saw an extremely efficient Spa advance to the semi-finals of the Kerry senior club football championship following this impressive Group A (Round 3) victory over hosts Na Gaeil in Tralee.
Two points in arrears at the interval (0-7 to 0-5), having played with the breeze, the visitors appeared to be in a spot of bother but, upping it several gears on the resumption, they quickly gained supremacy and their victory was assured well before the final whistle.
It was a different story in the first half where Na Gaeil dug in superbly against the elements, were resolute in defence, competitive at midfield, and had Jack Sheehan and Dan Goggin kicking two brilliant points before the half-time whistle, as Spa’s David Spillane was denied a goal by a Devon Burns’ save.
The effervescent Spillane set the tone for his side when the second period started, slotting over the first two points, and with Liam Kearney prominent around the middle against Jack Barry, and Gary Vaughan sticking to Diarmuid O’Connor with notable diligence, Spa began to take control.
Seven unanswered points, between the 36th and 52nd minutes, was basically the winning of the game for the Killarney outfit as they stormed into a comfortable lead (0-14 to 0-8), and they could have driven the knife in further during that period if Mike O’Donoghue’s rocket hadn’t rebounded back off the crossbar.
With Dan O’Donoghue, Shane Lynch and Shane Cronin shutting up shop at the back, and a lively forward line making hay around the work-rate and link-up play of Spillane and Evan Cronin, there was no way back for Na Gaeil, who lost key defenders Enda O’Connor and Damien Bourke to injury.
Even though the contest was slipping away from them, Na Gaeil kept plugging away, Darragh Reen and Andrew Barry notching a couple of nice points, as substitute Dan O’Connor gave them an attacking focal point in the full-forward line, but Spa were always able to withstand any real pressure.
The icing on the cake for the winners arrived four minutes into injury-time when Shane Cronin’s determined run up the left wing ended with his fisted pass across goal being finished to the net by top scorer David Spillane, setting Spa up for a semi-final encounter next weekend. Na Gaeil, meanwhile, consolidate their position at this level for next season.
Scorers for Spa: D Spillane 1-3, E Cronin 0-5 (0-3fs, 0-1mk), M Foley 0-3 (0-2fs), C Spillane, M O’Donoghue, L Kearney, C Tobin, S Lynch 0-1 each.
Scorers for Na Gaeil: Diarmuid O’Connor 0-7 (fs), J Sheehan, D Goggin, J Bourke, D Reen, A Barry 0-1 each.
SPA: J Devane; E O’Donoghue, D O’Donoghue, E Fitzgerald; S Lynch, S Cronin, G Vaughan; L Kearney, C Spillane; R Carroll, E Cronin, M O’Donoghue; C Murphy, M Foley, D Spillane.
Subs: B Lynch for Murphy, inj (11 mins), C Tobin for M O’Donoghue (52 mins), L Spillane for Foley (58 mins), Eoin Cronin for Carroll (60+3 mins).
NA GAEIL: D Burns; E O’Connor, N O’Mahony, D Bourke; F Barry, E Doody, J Doyle; Diarmuid O’Connor, J Barry; K O’Donovan, D Goggin, J O’Connor; J Bourke, D Reen, J Sheehan.
Subs: L Barrett for E O’Connor, inj (33 mins), A Barry for D Bourke, inj (41 mins), Dan O’Connor for O’Donovan (44 mins), S O’Connor for J O’Connor (58 mins), D Cooney for J Bourke (58 mins).
Referee: E Moran (Ballydonoghue).
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Post by givehimaball on Aug 21, 2022 11:42:37 GMT
Anyone at the Spa and Na Gaeil game, would be interested in how Liam Kearney faired out against Diarmuid O’Connor/Jack Barry. I was a fan of Liam when he was brought into the Kerry panel few years back but departed due to injuries and in all honesty his form plateaued… He has been injury free and playing well consistently again… I didn't see all the game but based on what I saw I'd agree with the report - did well enough on Jack Barry - would - definitely be one of the stronger midfield contenders to be brought into the squad. Spa motoring well.
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Post by diego on Aug 21, 2022 12:11:18 GMT
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Aug 21, 2022 12:13:29 GMT
I had been hearing that someone else was out for KOR
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 21, 2022 13:46:29 GMT
I was listening to sport on the radio yesterday evening about show jumping from the RDS and who else was riding a horse for Ireland but Jason Foley. Dont tell Ballyfireside!
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Post by kingdomofciar on Aug 21, 2022 14:12:36 GMT
excellent..
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Post by horsebox77 on Aug 21, 2022 14:33:20 GMT
Well he kept a tight rein on Comer three weeks ago.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Aug 21, 2022 15:16:07 GMT
So one of last year’s Senior club championship finalists will be an intermediate team next year! If Kenmare manage to win that play off, it will be very strange having Stacks as an intermediate club.
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Post by mike70 on Aug 21, 2022 15:26:23 GMT
So one of last year’s Senior club championship finalists will be an intermediate team next year! If Kenmare manage to win that play off, it will be very strange having Stacks as an intermediate club. Not yet, if stacks progress to county final, Crokes could be dragged back into the relegation battle, which is stupid really, you play a competition and the out comes are impacted by another competition. Last years club finalists, are in the relegation battle for now, it’s a tight rope walk this senior competition, but been great football, well to all teams involved.
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Post by Leathama on Aug 21, 2022 15:42:30 GMT
When is the draw for the next round of the various championships?
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Aug 21, 2022 16:07:59 GMT
So one of last year’s Senior club championship finalists will be an intermediate team next year! If Kenmare manage to win that play off, it will be very strange having Stacks as an intermediate club. If my strange you mean lovely, then yes
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Post by blacksheep21 on Aug 21, 2022 16:14:09 GMT
No doubt, there will now be a focus on the number of senior clubs. The hypocrisy will be breathtaking by some.
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Post by legendz on Aug 21, 2022 16:19:12 GMT
So one of last year’s Senior club championship finalists will be an intermediate team next year! If Kenmare manage to win that play off, it will be very strange having Stacks as an intermediate club. Not yet, if stacks progress to county final, Crokes could be dragged back into the relegation battle, which is stupid really, you play a competition and the out comes are impacted by another competition. Last years club finalists, are in the relegation battle for now, it’s a tight rope walk this senior competition, but been great football, well to all teams involved. Is it Crokes who drop into the relegation final if Stacks do happen to make the final?
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Post by diego on Aug 21, 2022 16:21:29 GMT
When is the draw for the next round of the various championships? This evening apparently. One of the clubs involved put up a post saying it was being streamed on the Kerry GAA FB page around 6pm.
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Post by diego on Aug 21, 2022 16:24:44 GMT
No doubt, there will now be a focus on the number of senior clubs. The hypocrisy will be breathtaking by some. That debate was there already, as the small number of senior clubs is resulting in super divisions like East Kerry who have several of the clubs ranked in and around the top 10 in the county.
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Post by diego on Aug 21, 2022 16:26:31 GMT
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Post by veteran on Aug 21, 2022 16:32:19 GMT
Templenoe 1-10 Kerins O'Rahillys 0-13 HT 0-7 )-7
Significantly, Tommy Walsh did not line out, a huge option missing from Strand Road's armoury.
It was exciting and closely contested , reaching a climax in the last ten minutes or so. At about that time, Strand Road led by three points and looked to be in control. One felt Templenoe would need a goal to get back in contention and it didn't seem that it would come. But it came.
Templenoe started the brighter with Kiliian Spillane looking to be a menace in the corner, scoring one from play and being fouled which resulted in Stephen O'Sullivan converting. As the game progressed in a lively fashion we had points from play by Jack Savage, created by David Moran/Cormac Coffey joint effort, a great effort by Gavan Crowley, a 45 from Jack Savage marks from Killian Spillane, Gearoid Savage and Sean Sheehan, an industrious Kenmare midfielder. Both David Moran and Killian had marvellous points from play towards the end of the half.
Some noteworthy features of that opening half: Killian looked very dangerous when he was plied with the ball, David Moran was bettering Adrian Spillane at midfield. and Patrick Clifford, at right half back for Templenoe, was probably the most prominent player on the field, being too good for Gavin O'Brien.
BJK opened the scoring in the second half. He is a man whose form has gone back. It was clear that Strand Road were getting a grip on the game with David Moran continuing to boss midfield and only sporadic contributions from Adrian Spillane. A factor which became pronounced as the half advanced was the contribution of Gavin O'Brien, making soaring catches and incisive runs. Interestingly, he was now being marked by Gavin Crowley, and he got the better of that duel. Less and less ball was going in to Killian and accordingly his influence waned. Jack Savage and Tadgh Morley had an interesting duel and both made contributions. Strand Road became the more dominant team as we entered the last ten minutes or so and established a three point lead. It looked as if they would close it out and they should but they didn't. Gavin Crowley delivered a wonderful , high, diagonal ball across the goal which broke. It broke to the right man, Killian. He unleashed and the net shook as did the Strand Road clubhouse. Level. To the credit of the local boys , they swept up field immediately and were rewarded with a free. Deadeye Jack did what one expects from him. Not over yet. Adrian Spillane won possession, made a few yards and smacks it over. Level again. Kerins O'Rahillys got one more chance from a free. A difficult one. Too difficult for Jack. Perhaps, his only miss of the day.
I came away feeling that Strand Road should have won it on the strength of their second half display but that needs to be reflected on the scoreboard.
It was a good match, sportingly contested. Seamus Mulvihill was a competent and equitable referee.
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Post by diego on Aug 21, 2022 16:32:49 GMT
Not yet, if stacks progress to county final, Crokes could be dragged back into the relegation battle, which is stupid really, you play a competition and the out comes are impacted by another competition. Last years club finalists, are in the relegation battle for now, it’s a tight rope walk this senior competition, but been great football, well to all teams involved. Is it Crokes who drop into the relegation final if Stacks do happen to make the final? I think if Stacks make the County SFC final then Kenmare get relegated, and vice versa. If they both make the final, Crokes and Na Gaeil would play the relegation playoff instead.
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Post by mike70 on Aug 21, 2022 17:03:42 GMT
Is it Crokes who drop into the relegation final if Stacks do happen to make the final? I think if Stacks make the County SFC final then Kenmare get relegated, and vice versa. If they both make the final, Crokes and Na Gaeil would play the relegation playoff instead. I think a game has to be played, so yes Crokes can get pulled in, unless they make championship final 🙈
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Post by onlykerry on Aug 21, 2022 17:24:19 GMT
I think if Stacks make the County SFC final then Kenmare get relegated, and vice versa. If they both make the final, Crokes and Na Gaeil would play the relegation playoff instead. I think a game has to be played, so yes Crokes can get pulled in, unless they make championship final 🙈 And if both Crokes and Stacks contest the county final will KOR (who have made the SF) end up in the relegation play off ? - with eight clubs in the senior championship the margins can be fine. 7 of the 12 games played in the senior club championship had a one point margin or less.
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Post by greengold35 on Aug 21, 2022 17:43:12 GMT
Not yet, if stacks progress to county final, Crokes could be dragged back into the relegation battle, which is stupid really, you play a competition and the out comes are impacted by another competition. Last years club finalists, are in the relegation battle for now, it’s a tight rope walk this senior competition, but been great football, well to all teams involved. Is it Crokes who drop into the relegation final if Stacks do happen to make the final? If Stacks make the county senior football final, Kenmare are automatically relegated - no playoff.
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Post by greengold35 on Aug 21, 2022 17:47:36 GMT
I think a game has to be played, so yes Crokes can get pulled in, unless they make championship final 🙈 And if both Crokes and Stacks contest the county final will KOR (who have made the SF) end up in the relegation play off ? - with eight clubs in the senior championship the margins can be fine. 7 of the 12 games played in the senior club championship had a one point margin or less. Again, in this scenario, Kenmare would be relegated being the lowest placed team.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 21, 2022 18:20:24 GMT
And if both Crokes and Stacks contest the county final will KOR (who have made the SF) end up in the relegation play off ? - with eight clubs in the senior championship the margins can be fine. 7 of the 12 games played in the senior club championship had a one point margin or less. Again, in this scenario, Kenmare would be relegated being the lowest placed team. In that scenario,what divisional team would Kenmare be part of?
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Aug 21, 2022 18:31:54 GMT
Again, in this scenario, Kenmare would be relegated being the lowest placed team. In that scenario,what divisional team would Kenmare be part of? I would think they’d have to bring back Kenmare District although that would mean 9 divisional sides. It could be the perfect opportunity to join Feale and Shannon Rangers. Stacks would go in with Brendans.
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Post by mike70 on Aug 21, 2022 18:49:19 GMT
Again, in this scenario, Kenmare would be relegated being the lowest placed team. In that scenario,what divisional team would Kenmare be part of? Heap them in with EK, level it up a bit, if they get relegated.😂😂😂
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Post by legendz on Aug 21, 2022 20:34:18 GMT
In that scenario,what divisional team would Kenmare be part of? I would think they’d have to bring back Kenmare District although that would mean 9 divisional sides. It could be the perfect opportunity to join Feale and Shannon Rangers. Stacks would go in with Brendans. When Kenmare District return, the two lowest performing divisional teams over 5 years are to playoff. Kenmare District's return might spark a fresh review of the divisional structure and an agreement for a fixed number of 8 going forward.
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Post by Kerry GAA Officer on Aug 21, 2022 20:49:08 GMT
Trying to ascertain if there’s an appetite for streamed games from next weekend onwards? Thoughts? Thanks!
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 21, 2022 20:51:11 GMT
Trying to ascertain if there’s an appetite for streamed games from next weekend onwards? Thoughts? Thanks! I would be interested. Thanks
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Aug 21, 2022 20:53:01 GMT
Trying to ascertain if there’s an appetite for streamed games from next weekend onwards? Thoughts? Thanks! I would be interested. Thanks Me also
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