Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

klairondavis

Half time scores:

Athy 1-12 Allenwood 0-3

Leixlip 3-3 Ballymore 1-2

klairondavis

Athy 3-15 Allenwood 0-8

Leixlip 3-9 Ballymore 1-6

No surprises tonight. The IFC semi finals at the weekend should be a lot more competitive.

klairondavis

Joe Mallon Motors RENAULT SFC Semi Finals:

Celbridge v Moorefield

Athy v Sarsfields

Double header next Saturday

Nib

While it was a one sided game, it was still well worth a look. That Athy team was a joy to watch. They eased up in the second half, understandably so. Hugh Mahon (2 goals) and Cian Reynolds cannot get a start, that says it all really. Paddy Dunne and Eddie Delahunt stood out. Darroch Mulhall was excellent as well, kicking points for fun off both feet. Allenwood never got going at all, JD was trying and failing to kick hollywood points all night.

Huge crowd at Hawkfield tonight. No problems with parking as the field on the Newbridge side was open. I hopped the fence behind the goals, wasn't asked for a penny.

Johner

Johner wrote: »

I'd expect Straffan to destroy Rathcoffey and Castlemitchell.

Straffan cruising.

2-10 to 0-5.

klairondavis

It wouldn't take a giant leap of faith to see Straffan going as far as Two Mile House last year.

klairondavis

IFC Semi Finals:

Eadestown 1-16 Kilcock 2-12
Round Towers 2-9 Castledermot 1-8

Eadestown and Kilcock served up a terrific contest. Eadestown started like a train before they conceded two goals in a minute before half time. Kilcock were wasteful in the second half only adding three points in half an hour. Eadestown just hung in there and kicked the last three scores to win it by the minimum. The winner was a great point from distance. I was impressed with Shane O'Rourke for Kilcock who looked dangerous anytime he got his hands on the ball. The Boltons helped kept Eadestown in touch and Barry Lawlor was also prominent.

The second match was much more attritional. Castledermot kicked far too many bad wides. Had they taken even half of their chances they might have won. Towers were in control for most of the game after a shaky enough start and never really looked like losing. Ugly scenes towards the end of the game. Paul Cornish will be banned for the final now which will be a blow to Towers chances in that.

Nib

As predicted by most, Straffan stroll the JFC. It's such a weak competition, a lot of very bad sides in it in recent years.

Eadestown were many people's dark horses for the intermediate. Still surprised to see them in the final. Wouldn't even attempt to call the winner, the intermediate has been so unpredictable, even more so that previous years.

Really looking forward to the two SFC semis at the weekend, should be two cracking games.

Nib

Niall Carew expected to be named Westmeath manager tomorrow night. Glenn Ryan and Dermot Earley in the running for the Offaly job.

roy rodgers

I taught luke dempsey was in for the west meath job too...

I couldn't imagine two kildare men looking after Offaly. There could be a managers job in Sarsfields if They Dont win the championship this year That could also suit early. But I reckon him and mcstay have a bit of magic!!

klairondavis

Current Towers manager Padraig Dunne will probably get the Offaly job. The Towers job would be Glenn's if he wanted it.

Would Padraig Brennan be the heir apparent to Crofton out in Roseberry after his work with the minors Roy?

roy rodgers

Them minors are good natural footballers and a blind man could do what pa brennan is doing with them. Keith hedderman had them last year and got shafted out he would of done the same job as brennan is doing.

klairondavis

A friend of mine recently showed me a copy of a Sarsfields underage coaching handbook. I was blown away by the depth of thinking behind it. This is the sort of thing that should be copied by every other big club in the county. Sarsfields might have a huge pick and a great tradition but they are certainly not resting on their laurels.

Nib

They're certainly not and fair play to them. They put the likes of Naas and Leixlip to shame.

klairondavis

Sean Hurley off to Australia:

http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2014/10/02/lilies-lose-hurley-afl-ryans-hand-weakens/

Johner

Brophy confirmed as gone as well.

klairondavis

4 of the best underage players we have produced in years are off playing other sports now. That's almost 1/3 of a potential starting team for the next decade unavailable before we start.

Nib

The loss of Brophy is huge. He's one of the few scoring forwards we have but having said that, hopefully Darroch Mulhall will stay injury free for 2015 to soften the blow.

klairondavis

I would be surprised if Eanna O'Connor isn't sounded out now. He is nailed on to finish the championship as top scorer now that Johnny Doyle's year is over.

klairondavis

Very hard to call the two football semi finals tomorrow. If Paddy Brophy is unavailable then that gives Moorefield a slight advantage. If he plays I would give Celbridge a great shout of causing the upset. Athy and Sarsfields both come into the second game on the back of facile quarter final wins. There appears to be a bit more steel about Athy this year and they should advance if hitting top form although Sarsfields do appear to be coming to the boil at the right time.

klairondavis

The hurling final on Sunday should be straightforward for Celbridge.

paulie21

Really looking forward to both games tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will be better than today and we will see 2 cracking games.

Moorefield Athy final for me

Nib

Won't make the two semis today. Gutted. Twitter updates will have to suffice.

I expect reports on the games to be on here this evening. :P

paulie21

Moorefield 1-3 Celbridge 0-2. Niall Hurley Lynch goal after 9 seconds

paulie21

1-5 1-2 at HT. Conor Brophy with Celbridge goal

paulie21

1-5 apiece coming into the last 10 minutes

paulie21

Moorefield win 1-8 to 1-6

roy rodgers

Terrible game. Celbridge should of won that. Its the one that got away I think.

paulie21

Athy leading by 6 points to 2. Some excellent scoring so far

paulie21

Athy up by 1 at the break