Club Championships 2022/23

TheRiverman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749166#Comment_119749166

It's crazy.

TheRiverman

Watching the Kerry semi- final on RTE2, Gooch's pre match prediction hasn't aged too well, he said it would probably be very cagey and he wouldn't be surprised if it was 4 points each after 25 minutes. Half time Mid Kerry 0-11 Feale Rangers 0-2

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749142#Comment_119749142

That's not what the split season was about. The promise was not sunny summer hurling for the clubs.

The promise was that club players would have a reliable schedule and could plan their life. Previously players could plan nothing because of constant cancellations due to the intercounty team "going well"

Hammer Archer

Navan O'Mahonys were relegated to Intermediate in Meath having only last won the Keegan Cup in 2015. Dunshaughlin, who were relegated last season, came straight back up by beating Duleek/Bellewstown in the IFC final.

In Junior, Dunsany were in their 7th final in 20 years and it was their 7th loss in that time. They have never won an adult championship.

robbiezero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749224#Comment_119749224

Disappointing game. Over at half time. Feale were pretty awful.

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749142#Comment_119749142

The window to play club championship between national league and intercounty championship is now gone it must be remembered, only a certain about of weekends in a year, schedule in dual counties is crazy enough as it is.

castletownman

Castletown are Wexford senior football champions. One of the best second half performances I have ever seen.

Completely and utterly written off. The bookies had Shelmaliers at 1/4, most 'experts' had them to win by upwards of 7 points, and there was a preview piece mid-week picking a combined 15 that had Shels 12-3.

And they didn't know what hit them. Absolutely tore into them. Eoghan O'Gara was painted as some sort of Brogan figure all week, yet ended up challenging his immediate marker to a fight in the car park. One of those days where you could easily pick 5-6 lads for MOTM, but special mention to 40-year old Jody O'Shaughnessy who went through a mountain of work and brought home his third medal to go with the nine won by his late father.

12 county titles now, top of the pile.

PTH2009

The provincial hurling championships are going to be great especially Munster where Ballygunner will have to get past the Tipperary and Limerick Champions to make a Munster final

Ballyhale will be big favourites in Leinster esp with a few new teams in it

YabaDabaDooley

Watched the Kilkenny final yesterday. TJ Reid gave another outstanding display but i thought James Stephens were a very average team and the game wasn't great over all. If Ballyhale hadn't been reduced to 14 for a harsh red card early in second half they would have dished out a right beating i feel. Ballyhale favourites to go and finish what they feel they left behind to Harry Ruddle and co last year. I wouldn't bet against them.

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119757182#Comment_119757182

Agree there a serious outfit and will take some stopping.

Billy Ocean

Ballyhale look a good bit ahead of the rest in Leinster, if Na Pairsaigh and Ballygunner end up meeting in a Munster semi final that could be a cracker.

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119758028#Comment_119758028

I'd fancy Ballygunner to win Munster again.

Hammer Archer

Ratoath won their third Meath SFC title in four years yesterday, beating Summerhill by a point. Just 10 years ago, Ratoath scraped by Donaghmore/Ashbourne'B team in the Meath Junior final so it's been some rise through the ranks. Five of the side that won in 2012 played yesterday.

PTH2009

The AI Hurling Semi finals been Leinster vs Munster, Ulster vs Galway/Connacht makes it so intriguing and exciting

If Slaughtneil win Ulster they won't have any fear of the Galway champions

washman3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119757060#Comment_119757060

Ya, a serious outfit that will take some stopping.

On a side-note about yesterdays game, how on earth did the ref put up with Colin Fennelly constantly in his ear. He was virtually reffing the game and constantly whinging and moaning. Has he always been like this at club level.? Dont remember him like that under Cody at all. Maybe a new phase he's going through.!!

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119758947#Comment_119758947

He is getting crankier with age:)

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119758947#Comment_119758947

He gets away with it cause of his brilliance but TJ is brutal for it too.

Mad about baa baas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119759259#Comment_119759259

Might be a ballyhale thing 🤔..Henry was well able to give out too on the few occasions when things weren't going well for him..

PTH2009

Got to love the drama of a county final. Both Dublin and Tipp hurling finals very exciting in the end (standard ok)

Some going for Kilmacud and Na Fianna. Dual senior finalists. Although Na Fianna must feel sick losing both finals

dxhound2005

Interesting to see that Dublin clubs have won 45% of Leinster club titles, 23 out of 51, the same percentage as the County team, 61 out of 135. But for other counties the numbers reflect a change in fortunes from the early days before the club championship was in introduced in 1970. Wexford and Louth have 18 Leinster titles between them, but along with Kilkenny neither have ever had a club winner.

On the other hand 2 Wicklow teams have a club title, and Laois and Carlow are second and third in the club roll of honour.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119784913#Comment_119784913

I assume you mean football only ?

dxhound2005

Yes, I should have said football. Looking at the hurling, Dublin teams have just 3 Leinster titles.

castletownman

Today I witnessed some awful behaviour from Portarlington. Their fans were systemically booing Castletown, especially on the restart, rubbed it into them every time they scored and kept the sledging up on the final whistle too. One of their players spat at his direct marker during the game as well. Deserved winners due to how they saw out the last few moments but scandalous carry on.

gormdubhgorm

Jayus that was a surprise Ballybay beating Cross. Good football in it too. Hard to know was it Cross playing poorly or Ballybay flying it.

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119838717#Comment_119838717

Some craic for the Ulster Qf with the Ballybay manager having 3 sons on the Kilcoo team.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119838878#Comment_119838878

I will have to tune in for that so, love a match with an extra dimension.

shrewdness

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119838717#Comment_119838717

Ballybay deserve all the credit here. After a shaky start, they grew into the game and for the most part controlled it, especially that 2nd half where it was one way traffic. They managed the game like they were the team that have a ton of Ulster club experience, while Cross were the team which lacked discipline and couldn't control the black card periods.

Tbh I don't think this should come as *that* huge of a surprise to people that know the scene - while Cross probably deserved to be favorites on the balance of things, they're still a bit of a team in transition in terms of younger players coming through and finding their feet at this level, so it's not a vintage Cross side from that regard. Ballybay on the other hand just won their 1st county title in 10 years, but that doesn't really tell the tale of their quality. They've underachieved in recent years and should probably have won more, and they have a quality group of players, a good few of which have extensive intercounty experience.

Nugget89

The remaining teams in both club championships as a map

PTH2009

Some shocks in the Leinster club Hurling Championships

https://twitter.com/gaaleinster/status/1591447765309165568?t=83ihCNRdd1fpIHj0ipLNJw&s=19

https://twitter.com/gaaleinster/status/1591455657060106240?t=BeQG0fvE1EpuzL0YjJmhzQ&s=19

Hammer Archer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119865827#Comment_119865827

Wouldn't call the Naas win a shock as they'll be there or thereabouts over the next few years.

Trim beat Danesfort in Nowlan Park. Along with the Naomh Barróg result, that's the two favourites for the Leinster Intermediate championship gone in one afternoon.