Cork GAA Discussion Thread

ProudDUB

thinkstoomuch1, is there any particular reason why you start a new paragraph for every single sentence that you type? It makes your posts very, very long and makes the thread in general rather difficult to read.

thinkstoomuch1

Judging by that panel,im extremely positve,a lovely mix of small,tappy wristy hurlers ,but also big strong lads that have oceans of hurling and lots of pace,with good tough defenders there in central posisitons.


Very hard to find fault with that panel.Everyone whos their is their on merit,really been standout for club,and a lot of these guys have even played harty cup ,and u21 and in some cases intermediate hurling for the club and even been on senior panel.


I know theres a few from the B panel and around will be naturally upset they didnt make it,but particulary up front their is a lot of serious competition.

Its nice to see u16 lads like dalton,dunne and Michael o halloran (2-3 yesterday and fine form two games county u16 final against fr o neills)in the panel ,considering the changes may be brought in next year changing the age to u17,the expierence will help them.


Be interesting to see how the panel is shaped up when its revised over the months.

The way this was announced,and even option you think seriously you have a player we missed ,contact us, is very positive,total professional approach,and a good continuity from the development squad.


A nice share of these guys are involved with clubs in the big u21 games the weekend.That can only benfit them.

zetecescort

U21AHC SF: Mallow 1-5 Midleton 0-6 (HT)

ShamoBuc

zetecescort wrote: »

U21AHC SF: Mallow 1-5 Midleton 0-6 (HT)

Nasty night for it. I'd expect Midleton to pull away and win it.

zetecescort

 U21AHC SF: Mallow 1-10 Midleton 0-12 (45)

not at it but Mallow seem to be doing more than just hanging on

zetecescort

 U21AHC SF: Midleton 0-17 Mallow 1-12 (FT). 

ShamoBuc

Good win for Midleton. I would imagine the conditions evened things up a little as I would have expected an easier win, fair dues to Mallow, nearly got there.

darragh_haven

Castlehaven won the minor 'A' county football final today, 10 under 16s started on the team. Castlehaven 1-11 : 0-07 M Macarthaig's. Our under 16s play their 'A' grade next weekend (not fully sure if it is next weekend or the weekend after). Itd been a very good year for the club.
As an auld fella from macroom told me, enjoy the good years coz it could all fade away.

Treble20

Well done to Castlehaven on their minor success today. The 2 Junior County finals on tomorrow in Pairc Ui Rinn. I expect St Colum's to win the football. Hurling hard to call. I hope Grenagh do it for that great GAA man Tom Kenny but Kilbrin seem to have a bit of heart and passion in them this year compared to before and are grinding out victories where in the past they would have given up and lost. I'll give a hesitant vote to Grenagh.

North Cork Star

I was at both the Minor A Football Final and Under 21 A Hurling Semi Final today!

In the football, Castlehaven beat Micheal MacCarthaighs (Buttevant) 1-11 to 0-7! In the first half it looked very even between the sides with the score 0-5 to 0-3 to Castlehaven but in the second half they totally took over and I'm impressed to hear ten of their players are Under 16. Well done to Buttevant for getting this far, a small club in terms of football now showing their hard work put in at underage. Castlehaven, a football stronghold are doing well keeping the conveyor belt of talent going.

In the hurling, I thought this was a great game! Midleton 0-17 Mallow 1-12. End to end stuff! Dramatic in the finish! Lehane's second half cameo with a few scores on the trot, and two great frees were the difference. But, it was the man that was marking him I was most impressed with, centre back, Cormac Murphy. He did an excellent job marking Lehane in this game, considering Lehane's superb form at the moment and also swept up an unbelievable amount of ball and in my opinion should be offered a try out next year by JBM for Cork! Others that played well were Patrick O'Mahoney, Stephen Moore, Killian Burke and Cormac Walsh for Midleton and Cillian O'Connor, Podge Buckley, Alec Luttrell, Kevin Sheehan and Aaron Sheehan for Mallow. Mallow probably deserved a draw but in fairness to Midleton, they held on in the end!

thinkstoomuch1

Four ladies all stars still going on by all accounts,o reilly,flynn,corkey and the one and only juliet the legend.

Kate leneghan cork munster young player of the year.

havent got a kalou

Hard luck to mallow and buttevant today gud matches a few if the lads where saying !! Anyone at mallow for that u.15 match bishopstown v newtown today ??

thinkstoomuch1

North Cork Star wrote: »

I was at both the Minor A Football Final and Under 21 A Hurling Semi Final today!

In the football, Castlehaven beat Micheal MacCarthaighs (Buttevant) 1-11 to 0-7! In the first half it looked very even between the sides with the score 0-5 to 0-3 to Castlehaven but in the second half they totally took over and I'm impressed to hear ten of their players are Under 16. Well done to Buttevant for getting this far, a small club in terms of football now showing their hard work put in at underage. Castlehaven, a football stronghold are doing well keeping the conveyor belt of talent going.

In the hurling, I thought this was a great game! End to end stuff! Dramatic in the finish! Lehane's second half cameo with a few scores on the trot, and two great frees were the difference. But, it was the man that was marking him I was most impressed with, centre back, Cormac Murphy. He did an excellent job marking Lehane in this game, considering Lehane's superb form at the moment and also swept up an unbelievable amount of ball and in my opinion should be offered a try out next year by JBM for Cork! Others that played well were Patrick O'Mahoney, Stephen Moore, Killian Burke and Cormac Walsh for Midleton and Cillian O'Connor, Podge Buckley, Alec Luttrell, Kevin Sheehan and Aaron Sheehan for Mallow. Mallow probably deserved a draw but in fairness to Midleton, they held on in the end!

A superb game,it was , this was fast open hurling,warm the blood on a freezing night.


The teams lined out pretty much as expected but hayes was a big loss.What was the story with him.
Burke moving to midfield,with quirke dropping back.

I had said last night that midelton would win,and lehane would dicatate by how much .Thats what happened.


Lehane could be said played bad.But that would be juding him by hes own standards that are extremely high.


He played,good stood up when the need was greatest .Great players dont just rely on reputation,they build on character within.He showed plenty of it,when the team needed him.

When Mallow drew level,twice in the closing minutes,the character they showed i thought it was great.A draw would have been welcomed by all,bar midelton,and understandably as a lot of their players have a senior club munster game next week,and still have to play Na piarsaigh in the semi final of the hurling league with a possible rematch with Sarsfields in the final.

But as you said Murphy was outstanding,he really tore in to him,and he was as you said unreal.I had said that hes expierence would probably earn him the role,but i would thought luttrell had the best talents for it.

Hartnett for all he's senior expierence,didnt sparkle at all.Burke moving to midfield with farell gave them an edge , he hurled a lot of ball.


I thought herihly played well ,didnt get a lot of fast ball,but hes goal was a good start.

But Murphy really was super.Hes time with ucc,is really helping him.Im nt sure if hes centre back at inter county level but midfield maybe.Midfield or half forward is he's best position.


Hes form dipped in the summer but he was top notch tonight.


I thought o conor had the better of moore overall,moore tends to fade out,but still credit due put in a good display.


Coughlan at centre back was troubled by sheehan ,and finbarr o mahony at half back had a good game.


Cormac walsh impressed me and this guy has a super touch.

Luttrell,was brillant,hes so young and learning.Really grew in to the game,and some super catches.A day when hes on the cork minor panel,it was a great display.

Three more years at u21 for him.Some talent.


I thought harkin tried hard but burke used hes expierence well.

Killan o connor showed why full back is hes best and only position.I hope the u21 management know this.


This mallow team i said would win this grade in the future,and after tonight im convinced.

A well coached,and drilled outfit.credit to them.

Midelton expierence and class of lehane ,must have got around 8 points in total was always a bonus and their a very good team that will take beating in the final.


They lost an u15 final to sars today by two poins but won the u14 semifinal.
A long bright future ahead.

Best of luck to mallow u16 footballers in the county final against Bantry tommorrow.After tonights loss i would like to see the club get some success.

Tonight their was no real looser as in truth,a great night for mallow,and with 13 availble next year are in a great place,and Cork hurling was the real winner ,as it showed the under age talent cork has.

If Douglas and the Rockies is half as good tommorrow it will be some match.

thinkstoomuch1

Treble20 wrote: »

Well done to Castlehaven on their minor success today. The 2 Junior County finals on tomorrow in Pairc Ui Rinn. I expect St Colum's to win the football. Hurling hard to call. I hope Grenagh do it for that great GAA man Tom Kenny but Kilbrin seem to have a bit of heart and passion in them this year compared to before and are grinding out victories where in the past they would have given up and lost. I'll give a hesitant vote to Grenagh.

I cant call this game at all.I wouldnt have thought either of the two would have got here.

But credit to them both.Kilbrin have showed real battling qualites ie two games i saw,newtown and castlematyr.


But it be a brave man to back against any team coached by johnny keane who has great success at this level and with cork intermediates,and Egan could dominate it if he turns up.


Id love st colums to beat mitchelstown,i think they just might edge it.

thinkstoomuch1

Congratualitions to Liscarolls Geraldine O'Flynn who won Ladies Player of the year and the Corks famous five,who won all stars,Valerie Mulchay, Deidre O Reilly,Briedge Corkery,Juliet Murphy,and Geraldine O Flynn.

North Cork Star

The future of hurling in Mallow is bright after tonight! 13 Under 21 next and should make the push for the county. Is Cormac Murphy still Under 21 next year?! It would be great if he was.
Sean Hayes was sick all week and wasn't fit for a full game, he was missed inside near the goal.
Pa Herlihy has the potential but just didn't get the break of the ball in the second half.
I hope to see Mallow make a big push at Premier Intermediate level with all the talent they have!

thinkstoomuch1

North Cork Star wrote: »

The future of hurling in Mallow is bright after tonight! 13 Under 21 next and should make the push for the county. Is Cormac Murphy still Under 21 next year?! It would be great if he was.
Sean Hayes was sick all week and wasn't fit for a full game, he was missed inside near the goal.
Pa Herlihy has the potential but just didn't get the break of the ball in the second half.
I hope to see Mallow make a big push at Premier Intermediate level with all the talent they have!

Yasin browne and sheehan are only overage.

Hayes would have caused problems for o mahony.A big loss.

Orizio

Anyone have the MIdleton/Mallow squads.

thinkstoomuch1

Orizio wrote: »

Anyone have the MIdleton/Mallow squads.

I posted their squads and douglas blackrock squad a page back if you look.

thinkstoomuch1

When i say sheehan is overage,it is the Captain Kevin and not Aron.


Mallow lost a minor to the rockies last year,and u21 final to ballyhea, in the past,if they stick with theirs the talent in the new generation to win them an intermediate.


Unlike many teams that flattered to decieve through the years,these players are different.When they have been beaten its by really good teams ,midelton and the rockies.

Johnny walsh doing good work among others.

thinkstoomuch1

Douglas and the Rockies postponed.

It will suit Mideleton.

thinkstoomuch1

Weather way it is ,i think it will suit St .Colums.

This understanably with the weather will be low scoring,a battle of the wills more than anything else.

willietherock

thinkstoomuch1 wrote: »

Douglas and the Rockies postponed.

It will suit Mideleton.

Douglas/Blackrock match being played as we post

thinkstoomuch1

willietherock wrote: »

Douglas/Blackrock match being played as we post

Your joking..it was taken of the cork fixture list this morning ,thought it was over the weather.

Any good ?you at it?

thinkstoomuch1

Douglas 2-11 Rockies 3-16
Rockies and midelton in county final.

Some final it will be.

thinkstoomuch1

Youghal beat whitegate

Munster intermediate final v ballin Tipp Mallow at 2 next sunday


Mtichlstown won by 2 ,credit due to them,awful game,but weather appalling.Expierence tola and Beston was the Difference.

O connor was good,tired in the end do,in a day that should suit him.Best of luck them against Keel of kerry next .

RebelAbu32

kilbrin v grenagh up next

zetecescort

Well done Grenagh, great to see Tom Kenny enjoy sucess with his club

ShamoBuc

Great win for Grenagh and Mitchelstown and a big well done to Youghal aswell.

thinkstoomuch1

Great win for Tom Kenny.


Johnny Keane is a top coach,and hes record is excellent as he won with Drispey as twice with Kilbrin.As i said last night its a brave man that would back against him in a final.


This was a game that you coudnt rate any player on fairly as the weather was atrioucous , its hard enough to see the sliothar in this rain .Both teams showed great heart and stamina.
Thats all you can ask for in the real hard rain,hard to criticise a lads touch in that weather.

O neill in this regard was immense got a great sidelinde.Egan was immense ,but Grenagh unlike castlematyr and newtown ,didn't surrender the lead and mentally were very strong.


Egan had what seemed was a point,and a fine point at that dissallowed.It would be hard to blame anyone,as like i said it was hard enough to c in this weather,Hawkeye would have struggled even.

Kenny had a fine game,two great points settled them.Will they beat ballysaggart next week?hard to tell.

They dont have any standout forwards but Seamous Bourke cork minor is a good player.

If they get to the final ,its a short spin down the N20 ,in Mallow and they will be a great North and mid cork support for them.Footballers still in cork county is bound to strain them.


Delighted for them,but i feel for kilbrin,and hope they bounce back.
St colums will bounce back,mitchelstown had to win today,with Tompkins and been in the final before,if they dont win today,would of been a huge setback.For such a big town,should be achieving more,took ist step in rectifying it.

Pat fox nephew was playing for Mtichelstown,a relation of tipp footballer Brian Fox.They play keel of Kerry at a home venue.


Clyda rovers who have to go to Ballypooreen next week in Tippeareary ,a real chance of Munster glory,never a better chance,with Currow now beaten.
Where is Ballypooren in Tipp?anyone know anything about their team?

Yes ,theres tough games ahead,but with Ned English a man that won a senior munster with Drom Broadford,and now the Kerry champions beaten Clyda must now have real belief to win it outright.Id love to see them do it,and for great servant Paudraig o Mullane be a great way to bow out.


Midelton and sixmilebridge next Sunday.A big game,and it would be great for Cork if they won.


Youghal and Ballina,Munster Final next sunday.Its a tough call to decide where to go.It is great to see Mallow get a Munster final,two more on Dec 8th with the Junior football and hurling finals on that day.

A superb ptich,and complex and such a central location,Mallow deserves big games.