Kerry GAA discussion thread #2

TITANIUM.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119412320#Comment_119412320

Yep Meath we're convincing winners in the end fair play to them

Good loser

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119392643#Comment_119392643

I remember feeling at the time MOC could have been an outhalf for the Irish rugby team.

kerryjack

A bit off topic here but we badly need some one to pin a good Kerry song, a victory song, that song that was played after all ireland didn't do it for me don't mind the rose of tralee but not great, A good song that we would all know like the N17 or the green and red of Mayo something in that category.

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119470947#Comment_119470947

The Green and Red of Mayo is a pile of s**te.

As a Mayo man I've heard it in Croke Park numerous times after quarter finals and semi finals, and I can't stand it.

They should play the one that goes "Up the Kingdom is the cry of every girl and boy" after Kerry games.

Green Peter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119471415#Comment_119471415

Maybe it's the fact that it' written and preformed by a Galway band from the heart of Galway football that makes it kinda laughable and a bit tongue in cheek. I think it's a great tune with an air of sympathy and compassion and a little hope.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119471415#Comment_119471415

Reckon you'd sing it out loud and proud if they were playing it after the Final !

Bass Reeves

Tomas O'Se is set to be named as U20 manager. Great to see him getting involved in the Kerry set up

An Ciarraioch

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119486236#Comment_119486236

And seems to have an excellent selector team in Seamus Moynihan, Brian Sheehan and Sean Walsh, even if our record at that grade in recent years has been average, at best.

An Ciarraioch

Even though it was the right decision to go for a group stage in the senior County Championship, the situation has still arisen where seven out of the eight quarter-finalists are known after Round 2, and the only question mark is whether South Kerry can overtake Templenoe:

Group 1:

Dr Crokes

Kenmare (meet in the final round)

Group 2:

Dingle

East Kerry (again meet in final round)

Group 3:

Austin Stacks

Mid Kerry (same)

Group 4:

Feale Rangers

South Kerry/Templenoe

For non-Kerry readers of this thread, if a district selection wins the title, they can nominate anyone to be the Kerry captain for the following year (sometimes the winner of the divisional championship, but increasingly whoever is a regular starter on the county's First XV).

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119635214#Comment_119635214

Was it an open draw at the start or were teams seeded. Groups of four are like that if you have strong teams that win there first two matches. If it was seeded then why was the seed 1&2 the last match played. If not it just an anomaly.

Last round of the Limerick county hurling championship was played over the week end. There was two groups of six technically any of 11 teams were still in with a chance of making the play off's. It's probably just a matter of tweaking the group stages. Only seed four teams and open draw the rest last year's Co championship finalists and senior county finalist . Open draw the way the rounds are played as well.

You would have a group of death or two but it makes competition's more interesting.

highball14

Has anyone put up their hand to be brought into the Kerry panel? The only player I can pick out who has from the games I’ve seen so far is Ruairi Murphy who will be an excellent addition as a half forward option.

keane2097

Cian McMahon looks like he's going to be a baller

highball14

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636413#Comment_119636413

Will be a key player for the u20s next year. Actually a lot of next year’s u20s like McMahon, Robert Monahan (Brendans), Kieran Dennehy (Mid Kerry), Conor Horan (Stacks) and Robert Stack (Shannon Rangers) are performing very well at county championship level which will please Tomás.

Sweet.Science

Does anyone know when the Intermediate semi finals are on? thanks.

keane2097

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636928#Comment_119636928

After all the clubs involved in them are out of the championship

An Ciarraioch

Deividas Uosis has been released by the Brisbane Lions, so another potential goalkeeper for 2023.

An Ciarraioch

County Championship QFs:

Dingle v Dr Crokes

Mid Kerry v Templenoe

Feale Rangers v Austin Stacks

East Kerry v Kenmare.

An Ciarraioch

Leo Varadkar states Fitzgerald Stadium is line for major government funding:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40968008.html

highball14

Team of the championship so far?

Sean Coffey

Chris O’Donoghue Neil O’Shea David Mangan

Patrick Clifford James McCarthy Mikey Geaney

Robert Monahan Ronan Buckley

Ruairi Murphy Martin Stack Barry Mahony

Paul Walsh Paul Geaney Cian McMahon

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119687577#Comment_119687577

Only one county footballer that is on the Kerry 15 in that

An Ciarraioch

Feale Rangers see off Stacks by 1-12 to 0-12 AET, while Dingle are cruising to a win over Crokes by 1-16 to 0-10.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119688608#Comment_119688608

same up here with the hurling , you could pick at least 10 players that have zero levels of intercounty in them but have them as the best in the county , it makes the overall standard within the county better though if club players are showing well

An Ciarraioch

Wayne Quillinan set to be named as the new minor manager tomorrow evening, according to Radio Kerry.

An Ciarraioch

Dingle have a decent chance of overall honours - certainly East Kerry are making heavy weather of matches.

SF Draw:

Dingle v East Kerry

Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry

dobman88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119722724#Comment_119722724

No reason Dingle won't fancy their chances on East Kerrys showing so far this year. Think I'll head home for that game. Has the potential to be an absolute cracker

An Ciarraioch

Stacks far from guaranteed an instant return from intermediate, with Legion, Rathmore and Gaeltacht all highly competitive at that grade.

dobman88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119783393#Comment_119783393

I was thinking the exact same. Plenty of people on social media crowning them the 2023 all Ireland champions already. Absolutely no guarantee they win the county championship and shows how little people know about kerry football

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119783673#Comment_119783673

It always easier to go down than to be promoted. To get promoted you can hardly make a mistake in any game. In any county when you get demoted it's seldom you come back up straight away

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119783964#Comment_119783964

You do know your intermediate teams would win most senior club championships across the country , ye have a serious club championship , i would imagine the great wishy fogertys men will do serious damage in the all ireland serious let alone munster or kerry this year

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119785427#Comment_119785427

I think that is a fairly arrogant statement. There is a significant difference between Senior and Intermediate in any county. However there often is not a huge difference between the bottom of senior and the top of intermediate. Where the difference can often be is that often teams getting relegated have being nearly relegated for a few years and there game management plan is different to the top teams in intermediate.

Kerry has only eight senior clubs. There is twelve in Limerick, Cork run a premier senior championship and a district senior championship. Clare has 12 ISH as well AFAIK and I think Tipperary is similar.

Stacks have an advantage next year's as in reality they should not have been relegated. Kenmare or Stacks would have beat either team contesting the final yesterday. Both teams were too close out of the blocks in the group stages and ended up in a relegation battle. They were both looking at the senior county champions rather than the club championships and that caught them.

A senior championship of eight clubs gives the Kerry intermediate champion's a huge advantages when they go to represent Kerry in Munster and AI series