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Post by The16thMan on Sept 15, 2024 18:18:29 GMT
General consensus on radio Kerry was that attendances were very poor this weekend, that true? Certainly was for the Narries Brendans game anyway. I left after the final whistle but didn't see many streaming in for the second game, though I suppose there was a while to throw-in at that stage. I saw the double header today in Killarney on Clubber and the crowd there was very small, was like a crowd you would see at an U13 East Kerry final. Very small crowd. |
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Post by sullyschoice on Sept 15, 2024 18:57:21 GMT
Very poor crowd in Tralee. I felt like leaving after first half of Brendans game
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Post by greengold35 on Sept 15, 2024 18:57:22 GMT
Brendans/South Kerry was a timid enough affair - level @ 0-05 each at the break, Jack Savage with 4 points, David Moran the other. The goal by Brendans early in the 2nd half, from Jack Savage after a Tomás Kennedy effort was saved, was enough to kill off the SK challenge with Brendans controlling the game to the finish. Jack Savage was the best player on view with Padraig White & Dylan Casey both prominent; Barry John Keane & Tommy Walsh were both good. South Kerry had good performances from Alex Coffey, Donagh “ Shine” & Seán Teahan. The attendance, as opposed to the crowd, was paltry with the place emptying out before the 2nd game. |
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 15, 2024 19:03:25 GMT
Brendans/South Kerry was a timid enough affair - level @ 0-05 each at the break, Jack Savage with 4 points, David Moran the other. The goal by Brendans early in the 2nd half, from Jack Savage after a Tomás Kennedy effort was saved, was enough to kill off the SK challenge with Brendans controlling the game to the finish. Jack Savage was the best player on view with Padraig White & Dylan Casey both prominent; Barry John Keane & Tommy Walsh were both good. South Kerry had good performances from Alex Coffey, Donagh “ Shine” & Seán Teahan. The attendance, as opposed to the crowd, was paltry with the place emptying out before the 2nd game. Stacks haven’t wheeled out Billy Sheehan with the megaphone for Brendans games yet? |
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Post by greengold35 on Sept 15, 2024 19:21:57 GMT
Brendans/South Kerry was a timid enough affair - level @ 0-05 each at the break, Jack Savage with 4 points, David Moran the other. The goal by Brendans early in the 2nd half, from Jack Savage after a Tomás Kennedy effort was saved, was enough to kill off the SK challenge with Brendans controlling the game to the finish. Jack Savage was the best player on view with Padraig White & Dylan Casey both prominent; Barry John Keane & Tommy Walsh were both good. South Kerry had good performances from Alex Coffey, Donagh “ Shine” & Seán Teahan. The attendance, as opposed to the crowd, was paltry with the place emptying out before the 2nd game. Stacks haven’t wheeled out Billy Sheehan with the megaphone for Brendans games yet? 😂😂 |
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Post by southward on Sept 15, 2024 19:40:23 GMT
The attendance, as opposed to the crowd, was paltry with the place emptying out before the 2nd game. On that, I don't think double-headers are attractive in general. In particular, the 45 minute gap between games can be off-putting. Obviously you have to cater for the possibility of extra-time etc but if there isn't any, it can be a long boring wait to the next game. It's not like Croke Park where you can go off for a pint or whatever. People aren't inclined to stick around, or else they're just coming in for the second game. |
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Post by greengold35 on Sept 15, 2024 20:10:56 GMT
The attendance, as opposed to the crowd, was paltry with the place emptying out before the 2nd game. On that, I don't think double-headers are attractive in general. In particular, the 45 minute gap between games can be off-putting. Obviously you have to cater for the possibility of extra-time etc but if there isn't any, it can be a long boring wait to the next game. It's not like Croke Park where you can go off for a pint or whatever. People aren't inclined to stick around, or else they're just coming in for the second game. Fully agree - the gap of 45 mins is way too much but it has to be that way with winner on the day. One game is more than enough! |
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Post by The16thMan on Sept 15, 2024 20:24:04 GMT
Round 2 Fixtures, Times, Dates & Venues:
Saturday Sept. 21st
Spa v Na Gaeil - Milltown @ 4pm
Rathmore v West Kerry - ASP Tralee @ 5pm
St. Kierans v St. Brendans - ASP Tralee @ 7pm.
Sunday Sept. 22nd
East Kerry v Milltown/Castlemaine - ASP Tralee @ 2pm
Mid Kerry v Dr.Crokes - ASP Tralee @ 4pm
Feale Rangers v Kenmare Shamrocks -Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney @ 1pm
Shannon Rangers v Templenoe - Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney @ 3pm
South Kerry v Dingle - JP O'Sullivan Park Killorglin @ 1.30pm
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Post by westgaa on Sept 15, 2024 20:25:45 GMT
Any report on Mid Kerry v Dingle game, I didn't get to see it today.
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Post by mg72 on Sept 15, 2024 20:29:35 GMT
Brendans/South Kerry was a timid enough affair - level @ 0-05 each at the break, Jack Savage with 4 points, David Moran the other. The goal by Brendans early in the 2nd half, from Jack Savage after a Tomás Kennedy effort was saved, was enough to kill off the SK challenge with Brendans controlling the game to the finish. Jack Savage was the best player on view with Padraig White & Dylan Casey both prominent; Barry John Keane & Tommy Walsh were both good. South Kerry had good performances from Alex Coffey, Donagh “ Shine” & Seán Teahan. The attendance, as opposed to the crowd, was paltry with the place emptying out before the 2nd game. I only arrived into Austin Stack Park at halftime in the St Brendans v South Kerry match. Brendans were always in control in the 2nd half, and were deserved winners from what I saw. I thought that Emmett Daly also looked good for South Kerry. In the second match, a young Mid Kerry began well, but were rocked by 3 Dingle goals in the first half, 2 of them by Dylan Geaney who was a real threat. Mid Kerry, down by 7 points, responded well, with a Ciarán Kennedy goal sparking a good comeback. From here on Mid Kerry looked comfortable enough, but Dingle didn't give up and got it back to a point with a few minutes left. Mid Kerry got a couple of points to make sure of the win. If Dingle had converted a few frees that they missed in the 2nd half it could have bpeen a different story. Barry Dan was very good at midfield for Dingle, as was Dylan up front. I was looking forward to seeing how Liam Smith would do at midfield for Mid Kerry, but he was very disappointing, as was Eoin Hassett up front. Mike Breen played well all through, as did Ciarán Kennedy and Eoin Clifford. Sean O'Brien had a good 2nd half, but the outstanding player on view was Keith Evans. His speed, workrate, support play and exceptional kicking for passes and for points was brilliant. |
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Post by mike70 on Sept 15, 2024 20:32:59 GMT
EK seemed to put Rathmore to the sword, no mercy shown looking at the score board, did not see it, but are EK looking to go on a run again this year again.
Anyone at it.
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Post by southward on Sept 15, 2024 21:04:50 GMT
On that, I don't think double-headers are attractive in general. In particular, the 45 minute gap between games can be off-putting. Obviously you have to cater for the possibility of extra-time etc but if there isn't any, it can be a long boring wait to the next game. It's not like Croke Park where you can go off for a pint or whatever. People aren't inclined to stick around, or else they're just coming in for the second game. Fully agree - the gap of 45 mins is way too much but it has to be that way with winner on the day. One game is more than enough! And I see we're to have double-headers in Killarney and ASP again the next day. Forcing punters to pay for two games when only a minority will watch both. Why not have single-headers more widely spread around the club grounds? You'll get a much better occasion in the smaller arenas and when the partisan support isn't as diluted. Absolute zero atmosphere in ASP today. You could hear a pin drop most of the time. |
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Post by mossie on Sept 15, 2024 21:17:30 GMT
Fully agree - the gap of 45 mins is way too much but it has to be that way with winner on the day. One game is more than enough! And I see we're to have double-headers in Killarney and ASP again the next day. Forcing punters to pay for two games when only a minority will watch both. Why not have single-headers more widely spread around the club grounds? You'll get a much better occasion in the smaller arenas and when the partisan support isn't as diluted. Absolute zero atmosphere in ASP today. You could hear a pin drop most of the time. hearing a pin drop at a kerry senior football championship match - nothing new there, the competition has been full of such games for years |
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Post by mossie on Sept 15, 2024 21:29:18 GMT
I watched the East Kerry /Rathmore match courtesy of Clubber. Overall , the coverage was satisfactory with John O’Dowd a capable and knowledgeable commentator. It was enjoyable, competitive in the first half, but East Kerry got a flurry of goals after the break and it was more or less Easy Street for them thereafter. The goals came from David, Paudie, Emmet O’Shea and Luke Crowley. Darragh Lyne is a fine rangy, mobile player and I will be surprised if Jack does not have a serious look at him. It was great to see Ruairi Murphy make a comeback and will only get better with more game time. All the Ryans were prominent for Rathmore who were game to the end but were eventually submerged by a superior force. John O’Dowd selected Luke Crowley as man of the match. A reasonable choice even though there plenty of contenders. At the start he displayed this tendency he has of taking too much out of the ball but that weakness evaporated as the game progressed. There is no doubt Jack will want this man but of course there is the question of his apparent love of hurling . Not sure if Jack will accept his likely involvement with two senior intercounty panels. Luke said he is still studying in UCD. Not sure how this is going to pan out. John O'Dowd is a very good commentator and analyst Luke Crowley is a special talent, it is said Jack asked him into the senior football squad in 2024 but he had plans for the hurling and summer travel when the Joe McDonagh was over. It was possible to mix under 20 football and senior hurling but senior hurling and senior football is not possible. I suspect he will go with the football but you couldnt be 100% sure - the young lad loves hurling |
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Post by mossie on Sept 15, 2024 21:32:41 GMT
Didn't see Shannon Rangers beating Na Gael! I am not surprised and I fancied Feale Rangers in Templenoe as well, narrow loss for Feale there Feale and Shannon Rangers should continue at senior and not fall in with those who are advocating for them to merge into NK team like underage Pat Driscoll was a good appointment by Shannon Rangers |
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Post by mossie on Sept 15, 2024 21:36:51 GMT
Didn't see Shannon Rangers beating Na Gael! Na Gaeil have fallen off a cliff this year. Saw them against Emmets in the league and they were shocking; Listowel beat them by around 20 points (they were missing a good few that night, to be fair). They finished bottom of Div 2 with 3 draws and eight defeats. Lost all their games in the club championship. Now this. It's a bit ironic that the Tralee's only senior club is probably the worst team in the town at the moment. The loss of Diarmuid O'Connor and Jack Barry was a fair hit in fairness They always relied a bit on Abbeydorney lads as well and you others who are big into hurling with Parnells and Dan Goggin Causeway. Not easy pull it all together. I can see them bouncing back in 2025 |
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Post by kerryexile on Sept 15, 2024 21:47:54 GMT
I watched some of Templenoe vs Feale Rangers. Not a great game. Unlikely that either will make the quarter finals.
In the St Brendan's vs South Kerry game I thought Graham had a good game and and hit some clever passes to try to bring other players into the game, but they were well outplayed for most of the game. Jack Savage played very well but he has been tried at county level twice so it is unlikely that he will be "inside" next summer.
One player that definitely will be "inside" is Dylan Geaney. Often when the action is in the square a kind of panic sets in, backs dive in causing forwards to rush their shots. Anything could happen. The great forwards don't panic. They keep focus and stroke the ball to the corner where no one has a chance of blocking it, just like they did a million times against the garden wall when they were kids. Dylan is one of those.
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Post by horsebox77 on Sept 16, 2024 8:29:35 GMT
I watched some of Templenoe vs Feale Rangers. Not a great game. Unlikely that either will make the quarter finals. In the St Brendan's vs South Kerry game I thought Graham had a good game and and hit some clever passes to try to bring other players into the game, but they were well outplayed for most of the game. Jack Savage played very well but he has been tried at county level twice so it is unlikely that he will be "inside" next summer. One player that definitely will be "inside" is Dylan Geaney. Often when the action is in the square a kind of panic sets in, backs dive in causing forwards to rush their shots. Anything could happen. The great forwards don't panic. They keep focus and stroke the ball to the corner where no one has a chance of blocking it, just like they did a million times against the garden wall when they were kids. Dylan is one of those. I heard that from a few people... would he be an option at county level there....just an idea...?? |
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Post by royalkerryfan on Sept 16, 2024 8:55:36 GMT
I watched some of Templenoe vs Feale Rangers. Not a great game. Unlikely that either will make the quarter finals. In the St Brendan's vs South Kerry game I thought Graham had a good game and and hit some clever passes to try to bring other players into the game, but they were well outplayed for most of the game. Jack Savage played very well but he has been tried at county level twice so it is unlikely that he will be "inside" next summer. One player that definitely will be "inside" is Dylan Geaney. Often when the action is in the square a kind of panic sets in, backs dive in causing forwards to rush their shots. Anything could happen. The great forwards don't panic. They keep focus and stroke the ball to the corner where no one has a chance of blocking it, just like they did a million times against the garden wall when they were kids. Dylan is one of those. I disagree re Jack Savage, Felt he was a good option off the bench in 2022. He brings an edge that we honestly don't have enough of in the team. |
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Post by kerry4sam88 on Sept 16, 2024 9:59:25 GMT
EK seemed to put Rathmore to the sword, no mercy shown looking at the score board, did not see it, but are EK looking to go on a run again this year again. Anyone at it. First half was an evenly matched affair. Rathmore probably started the brighter and lead if I recall rightly 6pts to 3 after the first quarter before David goaled. Both sides tended to play man on man which is refreshing to see which lead to the high scoring encounter. East Kerrys chief scorers in the first half were the 2 Clifford's with Rathmore relying much on John Moynihan and Shane Ryan for there scores. East Kerry went into the break 1-8 to 9 pts. Second half Rathmore came out of the blocks quicker and pretty much it was back and forth on the scoreboard before East Kerry's firepower started to show. A rocket from the impressive Luke Crowley followed not long after by the score of the game with an absolute piledriver from Emmet O'Shea to the top corner from just inside the edge of the box increased East Kerry's lead. Rathmore goaled soon after through I think it was Ciarán Collins but not long after Paudie got in on the act to add to East Kerrys goal tally. Shane Ryan turned his marker to net a fine goal himself but all in all the game was well up at this stage. East Kerrys firepower is something else and it'll take a very good team to beat them. Rathmore are a very decent side and can hold their heads high after going toe to toe with EK and can be a match for any side just don't think they have enough upfront to threaten the so called favourites ahead of them. Cian Gammell, Cian Lynch, Paud O' Leary Daragh Lyne, Donal O' Sullivan and Man of the match Luke Crowley all impressed this observer. |
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Post by mike70 on Sept 16, 2024 12:09:56 GMT
I watched some of Templenoe vs Feale Rangers. Not a great game. Unlikely that either will make the quarter finals. In the St Brendan's vs South Kerry game I thought Graham had a good game and and hit some clever passes to try to bring other players into the game, but they were well outplayed for most of the game. Jack Savage played very well but he has been tried at county level twice so it is unlikely that he will be "inside" next summer. One player that definitely will be "inside" is Dylan Geaney. Often when the action is in the square a kind of panic sets in, backs dive in causing forwards to rush their shots. Anything could happen. The great forwards don't panic. They keep focus and stroke the ball to the corner where no one has a chance of blocking it, just like they did a million times against the garden wall when they were kids. Dylan is one of those. I disagree re Jack Savage, Felt he was a good option off the bench in 2022. He brings an edge that we honestly don't have enough of in the team. I believe one of the issues we need to address is the poor use of our bench. We have a bunch of guys on the panel that are not really tested, give them game time the league ahead, let’s see what they have. I think lots of guys that impressing yesterday are inside the squad at the moment, but to mention a few that are not, Stack and mcelliogt SR Evans and Hassett MK Savage and Kennedy St B Horan MilltownC Crowley EK Walsh and Barry St K |
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Post by kot on Sept 16, 2024 13:17:41 GMT
I watched the East Kerry /Rathmore match courtesy of Clubber. Overall , the coverage was satisfactory with John O’Dowd a capable and knowledgeable commentator. It was enjoyable, competitive in the first half, but East Kerry got a flurry of goals after the break and it was more or less Easy Street for them thereafter. The goals came from David, Paudie, Emmet O’Shea and Luke Crowley. Darragh Lyne is a fine rangy, mobile player and I will be surprised if Jack does not have a serious look at him. It was great to see Ruairi Murphy make a comeback and will only get better with more game time. All the Ryans were prominent for Rathmore who were game to the end but were eventually submerged by a superior force. John O’Dowd selected Luke Crowley as man of the match. A reasonable choice even though there plenty of contenders. At the start he displayed this tendency he has of taking too much out of the ball but that weakness evaporated as the game progressed. There is no doubt Jack will want this man but of course there is the question of his apparent love of hurling . Not sure if Jack will accept his likely involvement with two senior intercounty panels. Luke said he is still studying in UCD. Not sure how this is going to pan out. John O'Dowd is a very good commentator and analyst Luke Crowley is a special talent, it is said Jack asked him into the senior football squad in 2024 but he had plans for the hurling and summer travel when the Joe McDonagh was over. It was possible to mix under 20 football and senior hurling but senior hurling and senior football is not possible. I suspect he will go with the football but you couldnt be 100% sure - the young lad loves hurlingI think this came up before and my response then was along the lines of "Yerra, so did Con O'Callaghan but he saw where he was most likely to get more success"..... still think the same ;D |
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Post by powerhurl on Sept 16, 2024 14:39:35 GMT
From what iv heard Luke Crowley is leaning towards hurling if put on the spot.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 16, 2024 14:42:57 GMT
From what iv heard Luke Crowley is leaning towards hurling if put on the spot. He’s going to hurl for Kerry ahead of playing football for Kerry? |
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Post by mike70 on Sept 16, 2024 16:03:51 GMT
Looks like hurling it is..
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Post by blacksheep21 on Sept 16, 2024 16:08:09 GMT
Luke decided to play for the u20s in the final earlier in the year rather than the Joe McDonagh cup - his priorities were clear that day.
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Post by legendz on Sept 16, 2024 16:10:37 GMT
hearing a pin drop at a kerry senior football championship match - nothing new there, the competition has been full of such games for years The SFC will be more or less knockout next year, with the exception of divisional clubs having at least two games to gel. Should add more bite to the SFC. |
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 16, 2024 18:18:42 GMT
hearing a pin drop at a kerry senior football championship match - nothing new there, the competition has been full of such games for years The SFC will be more or less knockout next year, with the exception of divisional clubs having at least two games to gel. Should add more bite to the SFC. It’ll be knockout for the clubs but not the divisions? |
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Post by Control8 on Sept 16, 2024 18:37:23 GMT
Are there any panel members based in Dublin, over the last few years, whether students or working there?
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Post by royalkerryfan on Sept 16, 2024 18:37:46 GMT
Lads any word on Ruairí Murphy ?
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