Iād believe it if true. Sure one of the teams last night was Na Piarsaigh and despite their huge population Iād be surprised if they cracked 150.
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Football finals predictions?
NCW, Drom and NCW
Iāll go for Adare to shade it. Havenāt seen NCW this year but they are down the lads and that must matter. Iād say if both sides broke ten points total each it would be a good day.
One for the purists
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NCW absolutely bossed Monaleen defensively rock solid.
Iāll go NCW.
I think Adare have a week enough center spine in defence and a goal for NCW will win it.
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Adare have a lot more about them, monaleen just got a few lads from Kerry & hoped theyād get them over the line. Adare Mungret Ncw2 mungret2 winners next weekend
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That final chance we had of a goal is haunting me. Itās going to be a long long winter.
Was at the C/K v GB match, a sporting match played in good conditions. I thought the lack of ball winners in C/K forward line told. They were relying on Hickey a lot to win ball. Congrats to GB they had great support.
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Iād say it was haunting @dodgy_keeper as well.
Such faffing around at the back instead of launching it clear
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That goal chance was one of those ālife stood stillā moments.
@Aristotle - throw up the list of knowledgeable TFK folk who tipped up G/B to win the intermediate there please.
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Well there was only one in the pre championship prediction comp. A home town choice
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With one last blast of the whistle, referee Declan OāDriscoll not only ended the 2023 county intermediate hurling final but almost two decades of hurt, pain, sadness, anguish, torment and despair.
Huge credit to both teams, a fantastic game. Proper championship fare. The Ballyagran surface is unreal, one of the best in the country.
Croagh led by 5 points before the Knockfierna men grabbed the last four points of the half to leave it at a minimum at the break.
The second half ebbed and flowed, like two boxers going at it. Raw, unyielding, authentic. Just an immense battle.
Adam Shanagher suffered a very bad injury at the start of the second half. A huge loss to Croagh. A proper leader. James Lanigan came on, his first appearance in a couple of months after a broken finger, and was excellent. Croagh will think what might have been if heād been fit enough to play the full game.
There was a total of 10 mins injury time played. It was pure torture. Young Luke Flynn won it with two worldies in added time, the score with the dummy hand pass was the score of the game. Class. As the man says, he didnāt lick it off a stone - his mother won two camogie club All-Irelands.
G/B never do it the easy way though, and Croagh were handed a goal chance in the dying embers but it flew inches over. Heartbreak for Croagh. Threw the kitchen sink at it but it was not meant to be. Be tough to go again next year but they will. Would love to see them up. The days of players leaving them to play for Adare are over, theyāve good numbers underage and are a club on the up. They were shattered at the end, but very magnanimous also.
Big step up for G/B next year. Garryspillane, Blackrock, Bruff, Effin, NCW, Na Piarsaigh 2, Glenroe - not many matches youād look at there and think thatās a guaranteed 2 points. But weāll worry about that next year.
Anyway, Monday Club commencing shortly.
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@ciarancareyshurlingarmy was Mungret 2 team young or what was the profile.
The powerhouse seems to be finally kicking in for ye
Are ye disappointed with that or was it time?
I think it was his first year? Maybe 2nd.
Very young.
5 X 18s
1 X 27
2 X 26
The rest aged 19-24
8 are playing u21 this year.
One 35 did come on as a sub.
A few others in mid 20s were out due to injury/circumstances.
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What age is Marc OāBrien?
18 this year