Limerick GAA 2022 - Dual Kings (Part 1)

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Kyle did serious damage inside in the first half; he got 4 points from the first 5 balls that went in and probably should have had a goal too. When they double-marked him, he wasn’t as involved as some of the ball that we played in wasn’t great. The problem was we didn’t really have another fella to go in there instead of him without making a sub. Barry could have gone in but he was lording it outside in the first half; 4 points from play and was on every ball.

Would agree that Kyle delivered a lot of good ball into Darren after Garryspillane had started to cut out the spaces a bit better in the second half. We panicked a little after the two goals but once we settled again, we were always going to win.

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Nash cleaned up at sweeper too.Hes a great man to evade a tackle but could do with working on his delivery inside.

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Early goal for Ahane in the A relegation, Tom Morrissey.

Also for Mungret in the Premier Intermediate semi, Paul O’Brien.

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Half-time scorelines:

Ahane 1-8 Ballybrown 0-9
Blackrock 0-12 Monaleen 0-6

Mungret 1-11 Glenroe 0-4
Bruff 0-10 Murroe/Boher 0-7

Granagh/Ballingarry 1-10 Croom 1-9

Doon 3-6 Askeaton 0-10
St. Kieran’s 2-5 Monagea 0-5
Ballybricken/Bohermore 1-7 Crecora 1-6

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Apparently Tom is single-handedly destroying Ballybrown now. They put Coughlan back on him but it doesn’t seem to be helping. Think he’s scored all but 1 of the Ahane scores, they’re up to 1-14 now.

A 4th goal for Doon in the Junior.

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Monaleen missed a penalty but are having a bit of a comeback.

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Monaleen have pulled it back to a point.

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Kilfinane survive

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By the skin of their teeth. Think they were 8 up, then Monaleen had the penalty saved but drew it back bit by bit. Monaleen had a similar comeback against ourselves but poor starts have killed them.

Very disappointing season for them.

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There is something seriously missing there - they should be doing better

That said Kilfinane are doughty

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Full-time scores:

Ahane 1-21 Ballybrown 1-15. For the second year in a row, Ahane stay above in Senior A, possibly against the odds. Apparently Ballybrown just couldn’t deal with Tom. They had Coughlan back at wing-back; which seemed strange when he had been their best attacking threat, that move forward had been something that worked. A poor second half showing, it would seem, and although they got a late goal, Ahane stay up. We have a match against Ballybrown to look forward to next year.

Blackrock 0-19 Monaleen 0-18. This game was a repeat of last year’s County Cup final. Monaleen were favourites with the bookies but this has been a complete disaster of a season for them. They have generally been around the upper half of the Senior B competition since it’s been in place, but are now back down to Premier Intermediate and I don’t think they’ll find it easy to get back up. Blackrock stay up again, they held a large lead and although Monaleen fought back, a very tame penalty saved by Richie Murphy could have cost them.

Mungret 1-18 Glenroe 0-11. Sounds like a very easy victory for Mungret, back in a county final for the second year in a row. Will they go one better this year?

Bruff 0-16 Murroe/Boher 0-13. Much like Monaleen, an utter disaster of a season for Murroe/Boher. Would have been one of the favourites to go straight back up to senior, they will spend 2022 in intermediate. Bruff shouldn’t have found themselves in this position either but they survive, will reflect on a poor season and will expect to be back in a semi-final under the old format.

Granagh/Ballingarry 3-18 Croom 1-16. A big win for G/B, back into a semi-final after a poor 2020. They’ll take stopping winning the county, a couple of second half goals proving crucial. I’m sure @dodgy_keeper will give us the detail.

Doon 4-13 Askeaton 0-18. Goals seemed to be crucial here. Askeaton seemed to close the gap a few times, but every time they got within touching distance, Doon goaled again.

St. Kieran’s 3-9 Monagea 1-9. Big win in the West derby for Kieran’s, two first half goals had them ahead and they maintained that lead throughout. A real chance of going through now, from a place of being massive outsiders after their opening round defeat.

Ballybricken/Bohermore 2-13 Crecora/Manister 2-15. A late goal for Crecora sees them take the victory. Opens up this group a little, gives Crecora a right chance of progressing.

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The Senior A/Senior B split is shit isn’t it.

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Are the senior matches tomorrow being televised?

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Limerick GAA TV

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Embarrassing for the premier hurling county to invent a structure that allows pretend senior standard clubs operate at a level above their measure. Limerick would be far better off with 8 senior side ,2 groups of4 .Kildimo,Ballybrown and Mungret are all coming sides and need as much exposure to the big 4 as possible.

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My feelings on the format are mixed; people used to give out about the hammerings before and least that doesn’t happen anymore. Realistically, Na Piarsaigh are way better than whoever the 7th or 8th team are, as much as they are over the 11th or 12th team.

Being from a newly-promoted club, I think the prospect of 5 Championship matches is very appealing so, on that basis alone, I’d keep it at 12. Adare beat us this year but I don’t think there’s that much of a difference between the 5th best team in Limerick and the top Premier Intermediate teams, who would be 13th-16th. The gap that exists is between the top 4 and the rest.

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Surely teams ranked 6th-12th should be crying out for more cracks at the big 4?

There seems to be an awful inferiority complex among Limerick clubs to the ‘big 4’. When was the last time a big 4 team lost to someone outside the big 4 in a serious game?

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Since 2017 it’s been the same 4 in the semis. It’s a complete bore.

In 2016 Ballybrown & Adare made the semis because Nap had an off year after the all Ireland win & the championship was a different format too.

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Even in 2016 didn’t Na Piarsaigh only lose to Kilmallock and Doon and then all the rest fixed the games after that to conspire to knock Na Piarsaigh out?

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:sweat_smile: Yes. Sweep sweep.

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