Croom beat Cappamore by 3 or 4 points in a bit of a surprise. Completely outworked Cappamore.
Reidy at 3, Larkin at 6, Allis at 11, Laffan at 14 all did well at different stages. Throws that group wide open for qualifying spots with four teams on 2 pts.
That is a bit of a shock alright! Pressure on Cappamore to qualify now.
A friend living in Cappamore said the players are totally disinterested this year. It shows.
Mungret took out the pallastinians by 20 to 1-16.
A 3pt lead at HT after a strong breeze looked a bit short but they kept scoring and hit another 10 seconds half points.
Pallas conceded a needless pelanty which was saved and again on the rebound. Mungret keeper had also made a fine double save in the first half close to the line.
Pudgie was in for the second half and hit a worldie of a goal to top corner from well out. He was a constant threat. Mark OâBrien pointed 5 dress from the next field across both halves.
Good win for ye, still a shot at the knockouts.
Where was Malachy operating?
Not surprising that a game not played due to shortage/unavailability of referees. Not fair on teams but what do we do to remedy the situation?
Only getting worse youâd imagine. Whoâd be a ref honestly with the abuse they get each game.
Maybe regional refs with counties playing championship on different weekends.
Half forward and midfield, had a good enough game without dominating.
Really? What level
Thatâs poor but Iâd say we will see it more regularly across all codes soon
My daughter plays u12 ladies football and they bring 2 euro for the ref
.who is normally a young enough ladies footballer herselfâŚbut 50 or 60 quid cash (coins!) going home after an hour of exercise is surely better than working in the local shop for the day
This sounds more like miscommunication than a ref not available?
This wasnât the refereeâs fault. The county board, who made the fixture, appointed the referee to the wrong time.
Stop bullying them!
The lads will be along to blame Mary Hasset for this shortly no doubt
BRUREE 0-15
CROAGH/KILFINNY 2-22
Venue: Kevin Long Park, Feenagh.
They say familiarity breeds contempt. Having met four times in as many years, it certainly seemed the case for Bruree here, who were fortunate to only finish this fixture with 14 men. In truth, this game was long over before Bruree half back Pa Deady received a second yellow card approaching second half injury time. Croagh led by 12 at that point. And yet it seemed likely to be a much closer affair in the gameâs opening quarter, where the Maiguesiders had built up a 0-7 to 0-2 lead.
Four Sam Cronolly points (3f) allied to a brace from corner forward Paddy Lynch and a Conor Frawley point, saw Bruree take the game to CK early on. Croagh, hampered by poor shooting, had only two points to show in that period, long range points from half back Seamie Lenihan and star forward Cian OâCarroll.
Cronolly caused the CK rearguard all sort of bother when he ran at them, drifting out into the half line mostly. When he wasnât scoring, he was assisting. Bruree almost goaled when Cian Sheehy blocked out Frankie Barringtonâs high effort on 23 minutes. It was an important save, as thereafter, the efforts on goal slowly started to stick for CK, and by the 25th minute mark, they had clawed it back to a two point deficit, 0-9 to 0-7. Points by Andrew Meade and Jack Lenihan drew CK level at nine points apiece before the teams retired for half time.
There followed a mere procession in the second half. Croagh went 13-9 ahead before Bruree scored their first point in 15 minutes through midfielder Conor Frawley. That was in the 37th minute, and Croaghâs response was to hit the net; Andrew Meade leaving marker Shane Feane & full back Pa Carey in his wake to blast home at keeper Fionn OâBrienâs near post. It was pure pace from Meade. That made it 1-13 to 0-9 and now all momentum was with Croagh.
Seven further OâCarroll points (4f) put the game out of Brureeâs reach. Brian Hannan knocked over 0-4 from play, all of which could have been âscore of the gameâ contenders; Hannan had a great tussle all day with Bruree veteran Kieran OâRourke.
Bruree picked up four yellow cards during the game, with Deady eventually receiving his marching orders for a pull around Adam Shanagherâs neck. Jimmy OâDea was very fortunate not to have picked up a second yellow when he gave Conor Lenihan the butt of his hurl. There was always that kind of niggle in a game that saw plenty timber flying. It was just a case of shear frustration for Bruree, who gassed out early in the second period. They couldnât match Croaghâs approach play or fitness. Croaghâs decision to move Barry Lenihan into the half back line just before the break really quelled the threat of Sam Cronolly. From there on, Brureeâs main threat was anonymous.
The game was ended as a contest when Brian Flynn blasted a pile driver past OâBrien for Croaghâs second goal on 55 minutes. Bruree were the architects of their own undoing, as having won a free, had it overturned through indiscipline. Ref Kieran Guina threw in the ball, it was fed out to Seamus Hickey, who drew the defence and passed to Flynn. The finish from 20 yards was emphatic.
Second best for most of the game, Bruree still had decent performers in the Cronolly brothers, Sam and Tommy. Conor Frawley was busy as ever at midfield. Paddy Lynch and Kieran OâRourke also held their own.
For Croagh/Kilfinny, several players impressed. Cian OâCarroll, Seamie Lenihan, Barry Lenihan, Brian Hannan and Jack Lenihan were all MOTM contenders. Others to impress for Croagh were keeper Cian Sheehy, Aidan OâShea, Adam Shanagher, Andrew Meade and James Lanigan.
Scorers for Croagh/Kilfinny: Cian OâCarroll 0-13 (9f), Brian Hannan 0-4, Andrew Meade 1-1, Brian Flynn 1-0, Jack Lenihan 0-2, Seamie Lenihan 0-1, Seamus Hickey 0-1.
Scorers for Bruree: Sam Cronolly 0-5 (4f), Paddy Lynch 0-2, Conor Frawley 0-2, Tommy Cronolly 0-2, Kieran OâDea 0-1, Jonathan Fitzpatrick 0-1, Ronan OâHalloran 0-1, Sam
Williams 0-1 (f).
Wide Count: Bruree 10, Croagh/Kilfinny 15.
Star Man: Jack Lenihan (Croagh/Kilfinny) - wearing 14 on his back, but operating on the 40, Jack Lenihan was outstanding. Linked play with some lovely passing, won dirty ball and hit two fine points.
Ref watch: Kieran Guina (Feohanagh) generally reffed it well and let the game flow where he could. His only blemish was not issuing a red to Brureeâs Jimmy OâDea for an off the ball strike on Conor Lenihan.
You propose to have semi professional refs?
Junior championship⌠i reckon very soon it will be a regular occurrence at all grades. No wonder theres no linesmen at games either.
Refs for senior championship games dont get that pay, is that the issue ?
Seems to be some confusion to the time ok? But is this acceptable in this day and age? Everyone else was notified of time
Find it hard to understand how the teams , county board officials and host club had the right time and the ref was wrongly informed(not his fault)
Whatâs happening with Drom/Broadford, Seanie Tobin seems to have driven them backwards. They have always being more than a football & soccer club rather than hurling.
