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Club Championships 2018-19

Hammer Archer

So end of the intercounty season means that the real business of the club championships are going to take centre stage.

In the Meath senior football championships, after the ridiculously convoluted group stages, we've reached the quarter final stages this weekend.

Summerhill v St. Colmcille's
Summerhill were last years beaten finalists while Cilles narrowly avoided a relegation playoff having reached the 2017 All Ireland Intermediate final. Summerhill topped their group while Cilles came second to Ratoath. Should be a very interesting game. Summerhill have the experience over Cilles but Cilles will have the likes of Graham Reilly, Ben Brennan and James Conlon in the forward line who'd be a handful for any defence. Think the 'Hill will have enough to get by.

Dunboyne v Gaeil Colmcille
The Kells side beat Wolfe Tones in the preliminary quarter final just last night. They were also involved in an intermediate hurling quarter final on Saturday meaning a lot of their players will be playing their third knockout game in 7 days. Dunboyne are favourites for the championship and were comfortably top of their group while never really impressing. I'd say they're slowly building as the season goes on and I'd expect them to account for Gaeil Colmcille. Kells however have a habit of causing upsets in quarter finals.

Skryne v Simonstown Gaels
Simonstown are going for their third championship in a row after winning their first ever in 2016. Skryne came close to ending their 80 year uninterrupted stint in Senior football by being involved in a relegation playoff last year. They're a different side this year with Darragh Campion and Paddy O'Rourke scoring freely in the forwards. Simonstown were without the likes of Padraic McKeever and Seán Tobin for the majority of the group stage but rumour has it they're back in the team for the weekend. But Skryne are flying at the moment and I can see them ending Simonstown's reign as champions.

Ratoath v Donaghmore/Ashbourne
Massive local derby in this game. Ratoath topped their group while Ashbourne came third in theirs. Both sets of players will know each other very well with lots of them being involved in underage finals over the last 10 years or so. Ratoath have the likes of the Wallaces and Conor McGill while Don/Ash have Brian Menton and Andrew Tormey in their ranks. Neither team has yet reached the adult heights that their recent underage successes have promised but the winner of this game will have an excellent chance of making the final at least. Don/Ash's experience of winning knockout games to count here.

Semis predictions are:
Dunboyne - Skryne
Don/Ash - Summerhill

Dunboyne to win it outright, finally.

In the hurling, it's at the semi final stage.

Ratoath v Kiltale
Ratoath haven't reached the senior hurling final since 1969 but topped the group while beating Kiltale along the way. In Gavin McGowan, they have probably the most lethal forward in the county. Kiltale, on the other hand, are going for their 5th title in a row and their 6th in 7 years. But they only scraped through the group stages in 4th winning only 2 of their 5 games. But they were back on form in their last two games against Killyon and Longwood, scoring 8-40 and conceding only 18 points. They're peaking at the right time and can't see Ratoath getting a second win against them.

Trim v Kildalkey
Trim came second in the weaker group B but managed to overcome Killyon in the quarter final. They're getting their main players back to fitness and will definitely put it up to Kildalkey. But Kildalkey will feel they left last year's championship behind them and I can't see them not making the final.

Kiltale seem to be coming into form at the right time so I'd tip them to win their 5 in a row against Kildalkey in the final.

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Jaden

GalwayLurker wrote: »

The village of Corofin? Pretty much the same size as Belclare village with a church, a pub, a shop and the GAA pitch. The surrounding villages stretch further than those around Belclare alright.

How dare you!!

Belclare has a fine community center as well. Under-reporting the size of the place by 20%. For Shame.

OldMrBrennan83

Sounds like some game going on between Ballyboden and Coolderry. Currently 5-25 to 4-25 in extra time.

Slattsy

Surely a new scoring record?

KevIRL

Patww79 wrote: »

Sounds like some game going on between Ballyboden and Coolderry. Currently 5-25 to 4-25 in extra time.

In extra extra time. Finished level at end of regular extra time

OldMrBrennan83

KevIRL wrote: »

In extra extra time. Finished level at end of regular extra time

Level again at 5-25 each going into the second half of extra extra time.

KevIRL

Patww79 wrote: »

Level again at 5-25 each going into the second half of extra extra time.

And coolderry down to 13 men for that second period. Conal keaney red for ballyboden

OldMrBrennan83

Finished in favour of Boden 5-28 to 5-25, would love to have seen it.

OldMrBrennan83

20-82 scored in the Leinster semi's today. Think I might pop along to that final.

castletownman

Open for correction, but surely Brian Carroll's 2-16 is a record tally for a team that lost?

Bonniedog

castletownman wrote: »

Open for correction, but surely Brian Carroll's 2-16 is a record tally for a team that lost?

Must be close. Didn't Canning get some mad score against Cork about 8/9 years ago? Wasn't 2 - 16. 2 - 13 maybe.

Boden are making hard work of this!

Drew Dublin final after extra time. Won reply. Extra time against Clonkill and now two periods of extra time today. All in space of a month.

It's a bit mad too given all the hullaballoo about clubs that they run off county championships and provincials week after week practically for two months and then have three months to play the other two games. Ballygunner won't hurl again until February. Surely there is a case for having provincial finals after Christmas and not having multiple periods of extra time, exciting as they are in fairness,

chinguetti

Folks, would anyone have a schedule or dates for the all the various provincial finals along with the semi final/final dates etc for all. I can find the provincial details but can't find for the life of me the semi and final details. Thanks

OldMrBrennan83

chinguetti wrote: »

Folks, would anyone have a schedule or dates for the all the various provincial finals along with the semi final/final dates etc for all. I can find the provincial details but can't find for the life of me the semi and final details. Thanks

Where did you see the provincial details? I couldn't see anything for a venue or time for the Leinster hurling.

cj maxx

Patww79 wrote: »

Where did you see the provincial details? I couldn't see anything for a venue or time for the Leinster hurling.

Yeah ,nothing on the gaa site about where the ulster final is on ,probably omagh,

OldMrBrennan83

cjmc wrote: »

Yeah ,nothing on the gaa site about where the ulster final is on ,probably omagh,

Who's in it, Gweedore and Scotstown?

cj maxx

Patww79 wrote: »

Who's in it, Gweedore and Scotstown?

Yeah, so I'm guessing Omagh ? Irvinestown?

OldMrBrennan83

cjmc wrote: »

Yeah, so I'm guessing Omagh ?

Would seem about right to me anyway.

Edit - yeah it is. 14:00 in Healy Park. It's on Ulster.gaa.ie.

Always forget the provincial sites. The Leinster hurling is on in Carlow not Portlaoise. Hope they've grown some grass on it.

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cj maxx

Patww79 wrote: »

Would seem about right to me anyway.

Edit - yeah it is. 14:00 in Healy Park. It's on Ulster.gaa.ie.

Always forget the provincial sites. The Leinster hurling is on in Carlow not Portlaoise. Hope they've grown some grass on it.

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Went to the ulster site and still couldn't fin it !!

OldMrBrennan83

cjmc wrote: »

Went to the ulster site and still couldn't fin it !!

It's a weird site as you can't link the specific page but go to http://ulster.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/ and then pick the 2018 football senior club championship from the drop down menu at the top (8 down the list).

Mushy

Big turn up for the books in that one. Great to see

giveitholly

Mushy wrote: »

Big turn up for the books in that one. Great to see

Great win for columbas

OldMrBrennan83

Great stuff, that's what it's all about. Was enjoyable enough to watch for such a mistake riddled game too.

thesultan

giveitholly wrote: »

Great win for columbas

Great win alright but would they kick the odd ball?

Always_Running

Results like that is further proof that the club game is alive and well. Congrats St columbas deserving winners who never stopped believing. The Dublin champs beaten by teams from Wicklow and Longford the last two years some contrast from the county game.

The Talking Bread

Astonishing achievement, that. Well from the outside anyway. Has their been a bigger coup in respect to club size in a Leinster (or even any province) before? Excuse me if this has been discussed?

downthemiddle

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Astonishing achievement, that. Well from the outside anyway. Has their been a bigger coup in respect to club size in a Leinster (or even any province) before? Excuse me if this has been discussed?

Mount Leinster winning a hurling title is probably the best comparison.

spurshero

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Astonishing achievement, that. Well from the outside anyway. Has their been a bigger coup in respect to club size in a Leinster (or even any province) before? Excuse me if this has been discussed?

Caltra winning all Ireland in 2004 I say . Tiny village as well. To put it in comparison there after being relegated from senior

manofwisdom

Great stuff by the Longford men. I was especially impressed by their full blooded defending and how they kept the talented Paul Mannion scoreless from play.

TCM

That's a staggering result for the Longford champions. Congratulations

blowitupref

For a low scoring club game played in December i have to say i enjoyed that competitive Leinster final today.

Well done to Mullinalaghta. Its wasn't a total out of the blue type win as this team has won 3 in a row county titles and have number of good county players across the spine of their team.

The Talking Bread

blowitupref wrote: »

For a low scoring club game played in December i have to say i enjoyed that competitive Leinster final today.

Well done to Mullinalaghta. Its wasn't a total out of the blue type win as this team has won 3 in a row county titles and have number of good county players across the spine of their team.

Ah, if you had said they have a chance to win a Leinster at the start of the Championship you would be rightly smirked at!

People mention Caltra but Caltra had the excellent Meehans at the time at their peak. Saying that, An Gaeltacht had a third of the Kerry senior team in their ranks at the time also!