There was always a concern that the Village were over reliant on Larkin and that others in the forward line would need to contribute more for them to retain.
Scorers:-
Eoin Larkin 0-11
Ger Flood 0-1
Matthew Ruth 0-1
Diarmuid Cody 0-1
Donnacha Cody 0-1
Niall Tyrrell 0-1
Yeah James Stephens were a one man team today. Dicksboro played well as a team, they look a very young side.
Ballyhale were impressive against oâloughlin Gaels. Donât know what oâloughlin plan was with the 2 man full forward line which clearly wasnât working, they put up a bit of a fight at the end but were outclassed all through the game.
Ballymun Kickhams have won their first county title since 1985. Paul Curranâs team held off a late challenge from Kilmacud Crokes to win by a point on a 1-12 to 0-14 scoreline.
think leinster might play munster in semisâŚas garrycatle played rosscommn champs last year in semi´sâŚand think kilmacud crokes played crossmaglen in semis the year before⌠:strokechin:
9.15 on a freezing October bank holiday monday night is a disgrace of a time to be presented with the dublin senior football championship trophyâŚplayers deserve more respectâŚ
Congratulations to Ballymun Kickhams on winning the Dublin senior football championship last night against Crokes. I know Ballymun have being building for this that last few years and have put in a mountain of work at under age level to achieve this. Always nice for a Northside team to win championship.
No one really knows. Parnell Park was booked on the Friday night for the Celebrity Bainsteoir final but I donât think there was anything on there on Saturday and Sunday. I know the Crokes manager said in the paper before the match that he couldnât understand why it was on a Monday night either. Maybe the county board thought that the could maximise the crowd on the Monday night rather than the Sunday as they probably thought a lot of people would be away for the weekend. Thatâs the only reason I can think off.
So basically a lot of people are complaining that it was on Monday night, but no-one actually seems know why it was on a Monday night. Very odd really.
Portlaoise will be creaming themselves this morning at the thoughts of a soft Leinster this year no doubt. Theyâd have feared an outfit like Crokes hugely, but even though Ballymun beat Crokes, they wouldnât fear anyone left in Leinster now given their experience. Theyâd be foolish to do so, theyâre far from the outfit they were, barely tested in Laois these days and go into Leinster without the sort of sharpness some of the other sides have. Saying that, theyâre fresh and tend to aim to peak around this time nowadays so that will stand to them. Zach Tuohy is gone back to Australia early this year as well. They only played him for 20 minutes in the Laois semi final, but heâd be a huge asset in Leinster were he still available.
Think I said this earlier, it happened with St Brigids in the Football B a few years back and they were allowed in after an appeal. They were subsequently mysteriously drawn against their A side in the preliminary round and hammered.
Big congratulations to Rosegreen GAA club who beat everyoneâs favorite team in West Tipperary, Cashel King Cormacs in the West Junior B Hurling final last Saturday. A much deserved 1-17 to 1-13 victory for the little Village.