Club Championships 2019-20

seligehgit

Squeaky bum time.

Two in it!

Joe_ Public

All over, well done ballyhale. Did what they had to do, clinical when they needed to be.

Fair play borris too, sure we all know they should have had 5 red cards minimum, but battled hard and were better team for stretches. Will rue the chances they missed.

seligehgit

Brave effort by Borris but Ballyhale are worthy winners.

Mantis Toboggan

Surely Jerry Kelly should be man of the match.

BoroMan32

How can you give TJ Reid the Man of the Match there? Jerry Kelly was outstanding, and Reid was quiet enough.

Martin567

Joe_ Public wrote: »

All over, well done ballyhale. Did what they had to do, clinical when they needed to be.

Fair play borris too, sure we all know they should have had 5 red cards minimum, but battled hard and were better team for stretches. Will rue the chances they missed.

Nobody said that. But they certainly should have had one and couldn't have had too many arguments if they had received two.

Joe_ Public

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Surely Jerry Kelly should be man of the match.

Incredible display of point taking today, but always easy to overlook when on losing side.

BoroMan32

Brendan Maher's shoulder wasn't a red card in a million years. Dan McCormack couldn't have had any arguments if he'd got a red.

Shamrocks very complacent in the second half, Borris were limited but tried hard.

Mantis Toboggan

Ballyhale are a serious outfit would beat alot of County teams. Savage effort from Borris considering where they have come from. 3 County titles for kk clubs this weekend, shows how strong their clubs are and it won't be long before they're back winning all Irelands at intercounty level.

PTH2009

Amazing Ballyhale for such a small town to have hurlers like that. Tough year for the community out there the same with Borrislleigh who tried there best

Corofin to win easy

castletownman

Jerry Kelly put in one of the best performances ever seen by a player on a losing team. Great player to watch. Throwback to the old days in terms of physique.

I agree that he should have got MOTM, although TJ did pop up with a crucial score near the end, won a late free and set up more besides.

Big dog daly

Absolutely crazy decision to give tj Reid motm, Jerry Kelly was head and shoulders above everyone today, 6 from play and a sideline. Someone needs their head examined picking that

Frozen Veg

Puck outs killed Borrisoleigh in the first half only winning 3/14 of their own.

Every puck out long down on top of the sweeper.

Big Ears

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Ballyhale are a serious outfit would beat alot of County teams. Savage effort from Borris considering where they have come from. 3 County titles for kk clubs this weekend, shows how strong their clubs are and it won't be long before they're back winning all Irelands at intercounty level.

They would beat a lot of County teams, but none in the Liam McCarthy !

There's something seriously underwhelming about them. Obviously the best club team in the country, but when you name the players at their disposal and see their performance, it seems to be less than the sum of it's parts.
Worthy winners today though.

Dayor Knight

Fair play to Borris, they never gave up. Will rue a few misses but hard to argue with the result overall. A good competitive game with the result not certain until the very end.

corner back 2

Big Ears wrote: »

They would beat a lot of County teams, but none in the Liam McCarthy !

There's something seriously underwhelming about them. Obviously the best club team in the country, but when you name the players at their disposal and see their performance, it seems to be less than the sum of it's parts.
Worthy winners today though.

The All Ireland club champions two years in a row are seriously underwhelming!! What would you like them to do to prove themselves to you?

Swamp_Cat

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Anyone else watching on gaago? Had a "skybox will shut down due to inactivity" warning for about five minutes and then it actually did shut down. 160 quid a year. Fooking amateur hour.

I've had worse although today was frustrating. last year missed the 1st 39 minutes of a game I paid to see when the football I'm forced to pay for ran long. The refused even a partial refund or subscription installment discount. Also, they use their own 'media player' which is some pathetic attempt at reinventing the wheel. Been a subscriber from the beginning and they have not improved at all unfortunately. No other options though, so ...better than the alternative.
but no, you weren't alone today.
Great final today! Congrats Shamrocks!

castletownman

Can't profess to be fluent with the native tongue, but is Coman Goggins suggesting that Kilcoo were cynical (ag cinacúl) vs Ballyboden?

He mustn't have watched MDMA play then. Ballyboden are no saints themselves.

Rasputin11

BoroMan32 wrote: »

Brendan Maher's shoulder wasn't a red card in a million years. Dan McCormack couldn't have had any arguments if he'd got a red.

Shamrocks very complacent in the second half, Borris were limited but tried hard.

Three excellent points, I think Ballyhale played within themselves and had another gear in them if it was needed. Borris competed very strongly and their conditioning is exceptional. 8 club All Ireland's is a fantastic achievement for a country club.

Big Ears

corner back 2 wrote: »

The All Ireland club champions two years in a row are seriously underwhelming!! What would you like them to do to prove themselves to you?

More so because they've won the last 2 All-Ireland's (3 of the last 6) and have players like TJ Reid, Adrian Mullen, Colin Fennelly, Michael Fennelly, Joey Holden among others.

I know they're playing with better players when playing Intercounty, but I don't think most of those men hit the same standard as when they do when hurling with Kilkenny.

They also let Borrisoleigh back into the game when it should have been over and done with (although credit to Borrisoleigh for that), where as you would expect a team as experienced and as successful as Ballyhale to drive on, as they did in last years final and finish the job.

wirelessdude01

Jesus the football game is woeful stuff.

Utopia Parkway

Free count is 8-0 in favour of Kilcoo.

TheRiverman

Dire football final.Corofin need to vastly up the pace.Kilcoo playing "puke" as expected.

threeball

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Jesus the football game is woeful stuff.

Kilcoo going full blanket and Corofin goal hunting isn't helping the flow.

Say Your Number

First glimpse of what Corofin can do, straight at the keeper though.

wirelessdude01

Also wonder what the thinking is in playing Fitzgerald as a full forward?

beggars_bush

Corofin doing their normal play acting here and cynically killing the play up the field

Say Your Number

Second half can only get better....

Utopia Parkway

Reminiscent of Donegal v Dublin back in Jimmy McGuiness’s pomp.

I see sheep

Kilcoo are as dirty as anything, jesus ulster football is grim

DellyBelly

Say Your Number wrote: »

Second half can only get better....

Don't hold your breath. Christ football is hard to watch especially after watching a decent hurling match beforehand.

RMAOK

Say Your Number wrote: »

Second half can only get better....

Doubt it - kilcoo think their system is working (tbf it's effective) so they'll keep at it.

Say Your Number

beggars_bush wrote: »

Corofin doing their normal play acting here and cynically killing the play up the field

Kilcoo are no angels either in fairness.

BloodyBill

Wow. Now theres an advertisement for our native 'Catch and Kick' game. Kilkoo go full duvet and Corofin look like they havent a clue. Gaelic football is over and back traversing the pitch. Where are the straight runners in groups like rugby.? Its years behind other field games in utilising space and this in a game with no tackle. Any arm around the shoulder is a free and there were frees given to Kilkoo where there appeared to be no physical contact at all...Maybe the ref is a fan of 'Minority Report' and is predicting the foul like Tom Cruise could foresee a crime...Fair does...ahead of the times not behind

cal naughton

Referee certainly took the odds available on kilcoo this morning.

smelly sock

Hurling needs to be the main event from here on in. That isnt football being played. Its a hybrid of Rugby / wrestling.

kksaints

Football match is woeful. One of the worst misses I've seen form the Kilcoo no 3 in the match also.Theres zero atmosphere here in Croker for it. Now I expect that to pick up in the second half.

ProudDUB

Let me Entertain You blaring from the speakers at half time. Someone at Croke Park has a sense of humor.

Say Your Number

The tackle on Fitzgerald was was nearly more of a foul.

wirelessdude01

Consequence of that stupid card in the first half.

Bunny Colvin

Never a second yellow. That decision has effectively ruined the game.

funkey_monkey

Corofin to stretch their legs from here on in.

Say Your Number

Caught him high, can't really complain, can see Corofin exploitiing the space now.

Bunny Colvin

smelly sock wrote: »

Hurling needs to be the main event from here on in. That isnt football being played. Its a hybrid of Rugby / wrestling.

One bad half and you throw the entire game under the bus. There's plenty of drab hurling games but that gets swept under the carpet.

Say Your Number

Corofin taking potshots.

threeball

Kilcoo having to come out and attack will suit Corofin. I'd expect them to start making hay now.

beggars_bush

Corofin with everyone behind the ball there
Never gets mentioned by any pundit

TheRiverman

kksaints wrote: »

Football match is woeful. One of the worst misses I've seen form the Kilcoo no 3 in the match also.Theres zero atmosphere here in Croker for it. Now I expect that to pick up in the second half.

Never going to be a good atmosphere when it is two thirds empty.

TheRiverman

beggars_bush wrote: »

Corofin with everyone behind the ball there
Never gets mentioned by any pundit

I think their saving grace is that they kick pass the ball more than other teams,making it slightly more attractive to watch.

Say Your Number

Instead of killing this game I think the red card improved it.