Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

any news how the curragh and naas got on tonight??

Moorefield 1-17 Naas 0-8

Carbury 3-17 St Laurences 2-12

I think the better team won. The overall standard wasn't that hectic. It's hard to see past Celbridge again this year.

I heard Confey finished with 13 men in the first game. That must have been another ill tempered affair.

Is the draw for the next round on tonight??

Probably next weekend so..

Friday 12th Sept

Tom Cross Junior Football Championship Semi Final
Venue Hawkfield: Castlemitchell v Kilcullen @20.00, Ref Brendan Cawley

Reserve C Football Final
Venue Allenwood: Confey v Ellistown @20.00, Ref Alan Smullen



Saturday 13th Sept

Tom Cross Junior Football Championship Semi Final
Venue Clane: Straffan v Rathcoffey @15.00, Ref Paddy Moore

Joe Fox Tool & Plant Hire Intermediate Football Championship Qtr Finals
Venue: St Conleths Park, Rathangan v Castledermot @16.00, Ref Niall Colgan
Venue: St Conleths Park, Suncroft v Eadestown @17.45, Ref Declan Peppard

Joe Mallon RENAULT Senior Football Relegation Semi Final ET 2 x 10 mins
Venue Hawkfield: Ballymore v Monasterevan @18.00, Ref Liam Herbert

Joe Fox Tool & Plant Hire Intermediate Football Relegation Final ET 2 x 10
Venue Hawkfield: Robertstown v Kill @19.45, Ref Fintan Barrett



Sunday 14th Sept

Reserve A Football Final
Venue St Conleths Park, Moorefield v Sarsfields @12.00 Ref Henry Barrett

Joe Fox Tool & Plant Hire Intermediate Football Championship Qtr Finals
Venue St Conleths Park, Round Towers v Clogherinkoe,@13.30, Ref Fergal Barry
Venue St Conleths Park, Kilcock v Two Mile House @16.00, Ref Noel McKenna

Joe Mallon RENAULT Senior Football Championship Round 3
Venue St Conleths Park, Confey v Allenwood @17.45, Ref Brendan Hickey

Joe Mallon RENAULT Senior Football Relegation Semi Final ET 2 x 10 mins
Venue Celbridge: Leixlip v Clane @14.00, Ref Tim O' Sullivan

Reserve B Football Final
Venue Raheens: Round Towers v St Kevins @17.30, Ref Declan McGrath

Reserve D Football Final
Venue Sallins: Kill v Naas @15.00,Ref Anthony Herbert

Reserve E Football Final
Venue Milltown: Clane v Castlemitchell @17.30, Ref Sham Moran

JHC Semi Finals
Venue Naas: Rosglas v Maynooth,@17.30 Ref TBC
Venue Clane: Eire Og/Corrachoill v Sallins @17.30, Ref TBC

Draw held up because a county board meeting has yet to conclude

paulie21 wrote: »

JTB v Moorefield

Celbridge v Carbury

Sarsfields v Maynooth

Athy v Confey or Allenwood

Celbridge/Carbury definitely match of the round, JTB should push Moores close and Sash and Athy should have too much in their games

Should be four very interesting ties.

Moores should be too good for JTB.

Celbridge v Carbury very hard to call. Carbury put Larries away very early on Saturday whereas Celbridge seemed to struggle with them for long periods. I'd fancy Celbridge if they can reproduce their league final form when they looked a serious team.

Maynooth are scoring freely and should put it up to Sarsfields. Maynooth's defence could struggle to hold the likes of Smith and Cahill for an hour.

Confey are a team I would be wary of. I expect they will beat Allenwood and they could be very tricky opponents in the quarter final. Athy are worthy favourites to go all the way but I still think there are a few question marks over their temperament despite getting over Moorefield. Confey were very unlucky to lose out in a cracker to Sarsfields in last year's quarter final.

There was a Cribbin in Kilcock last night watching Maynooth vs Kevins. Not sure if it was Paul...

Hard to know what to make of Maynooth based on last night. Kevins were poor.

Confey had a SHC quarter final on Saturday.

Maynooth will be thereabouts against Sarsfields. I'm not convinced the Sash are as strong as they were two years ago and in Flynn and Canning, Maynooth have a dangerous full forward line. I'd still expect Sarsfields greater experience of championship football to count in end but Maynooth are definitely a coming team.

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Kevins certainly lacked composure. An experienced team would have given Maynooth more of a game I reckon, but that's just based on the first game I have seen for a long time.

Will all the quarter-finals be played in Newbridge?

Are dates fixed?

I guess they will be in two weeks time unless Allenwood and Confey need a replay or two and throw a spanner in the works.

They are usually split between Newbridge and Hawkfield. One of them will probably be on the Friday night under lights in Hawkfield. They have played championship fixtures on All Ireland Sunday before - normally one with an early afternoon throw in and another under lights in the evening. I remember Suncroft shocking Sarsfields a few years ago on the morning of an All Ireland Final.

Nib wrote: »

I remember that. 2008 wasn't it? The biggest shock in Kildare club football in my memory.

I think it was 2009. Sarsfields were in the final in 2008 when Celbridge beat them after a replay. I can't remember a bigger shock at the business end of the championship anyway.