Thereās a good run of club games for people to lay down a marker for next season, Kiely has form for including players based on club performances.
David Reidy & Barry OāConnell were two of the form players in Limerick last season, both came back in in 2018 and have All-Ireland medals. Stevie Cahill previously with Tour, Willie OāMeara had never really got a decent shot at underage because of injuries but was always class for Askeaton and made it in. Paddy OāLoughlin really stepped up his levels for Kilmallock too.
Now you might say that these are only fringe players but you canāt underestimate how important having genuine competition for places is. If these fellas are rewarded for playing well, it drives others on to better things too.
Itāll be interesting to see how the fellas in numbers 27-36 get on in particular- the likes of Barry, Malachy, POL, OOR, Dempsey, etc.
Woulfe will be two years out of minor in 2019, I think heās class. As a half-forward in the Tom Morrissey mould. Be interesting to see how he gets on against NaP at the weekend
Ballysteen game finished a draw. Pats got a last second point. Draw probably a fair result and was the same to us as a win as we need to beat Caseys in the last game anyway.
Ourselves vs Caseys in a straight shootout for third. A draw wonāt do us.
Oola were murdered by NCW by the sounds of it. Themselves and Pats in more or less a relegation playoff-playoff
The senior football championship last round is always good. Group 2 has produced 3 straight shoot outs.
Ncw v Kierans to top the group
Ballysteen v Caseyās for 3rd
Pats v Oola for bottom.
Bar Fitzgibbon , Charleville has given cork fuck all in my time . Compared to a similar sized town like Kilmallock it has been a disaster . Mallow is another wasteland ( Fergal McCormack ?)) @balbec