County Final

Even the most ardent Moorefield man would not argue that they have not been as dominant this year as in some years gone by. Athy beat them well on the day and Celbridge and Sarsfields probably should have beaten them. It's testament to their resilience that they were able to find a way to stay hanging in there and see them all off in the end.

The Kildare championship was similar to the All Ireland this year. Kerry probably don't have the best 15 players in the country but they were able to find a way when things were going against them in the drawn and replayed semi finals. Dublin faltered when the pressure came on much like Athy, Celbridge and Sarsfields did at different stages in Kildare. That's the beauty of championship football. It's sudden death and you have to find a way to survive even when you're having an off day.

Moorefield should beat Rathnew especially if they are without Leighton Glynn. Rhode or Navan away from home would be 50/50. They do appear to have a great chance of making the final looking at it on paper but they would most certainly be underdogs if they do get that far.

Moorefield deserved it on the day. Was at both games. The sash should of won the 1st. Moorefield should of won by a lot more the 2nd. Although the best in Kildare I don't think the other clubs in Leinster will fear Moorefield in any way. However I do expect them to compete with most but you would have to fancy vincents win Leinster.

KKK, Both Kerry and the Moores had Cian O Neill on their sidelines, and was it His influence that helped the Moores improve so much from the drawn Game ?, like I said previously, The Moores won the sideline and tactical battle hands down, and it was Men against Boys on the Field, and the should have won by far more.

As an aside I believe Roly Sweeney now has 6 senior championship medals ( I am open to correction)...has any other player down the years accumulated this amount at senior level in Kildare?..Had a quick scan on Wikipedia on all the winners down the years and found it hard to see another club grouping so many championship wins in a 10-15 year period.

A wonderful achievement and a great servant to club and county.

Yeah Pat Dunney has 6 as well in the years of 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1981

Apologies he actually won 7 I forgot he was on the 1964 team as well. Wow what achievement 7 senior championships medals unbelievably stuff. Plus he won numerous senior hurling championships for Eire Og

roly had won 7 kildare senior championships medals

umpireonditch wrote:

I just sense a tone of begrudgery about your post, belittling them because they didn't beat Athy

No begrudgery at all, I said after the Athy game that I expected Moorefield to reach the final. I just think they will have to improve a good bit to win Leinster. I would have said the same if Athy or Sarsfields had won.
It's just that Kildare club football does not have a great record against the top teams in the province. Is it just 2 wins we have at that level?

How many senior hurling titles would Dunney have?

fone wrote:

roly had won 7 kildare senior championships medals

I read during the week that 4 Moorefield players now have 7 S.F.C. medals, R. Sweeney, K. O'Neill, P. O'Flynn and P.Wolfe.

Pat Dunney won the senior hurling championship in the following years 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984. I doubt theres anyone in Kildare that can compare to that mans honours. So all together he has won 17 senior championships medals

RESPECT !!

Even better than I thought. 7 senior football medals and more than just Roly. Some achievement in this day and age.

Ohtoohtobe wrote:

micky murphy wrote:

Question - how many players that started against Monaghan would make the starting line up for moorefield yesterday they seem to be able to grind out results unlike the county team?

All of them.

Ah 02, I miss you, come home. I miss your football knowledge, your passion, the way you can nail a point (debating-wise, not on the pitch), and your absolute intolerance for bullshite.

I thought Sarsfields were the most successful senior team in Kildare.

Wikipedia must be wrong ??????????, 

1	Clane	17	1888, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1916, 1963, 1967, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997
2	Sarsfields	13	1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2012
3	Carbury	11	1940, 1941, 1946, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1985
4	Raheens	10	1935, 1936, 1943, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981
5	Roseberry	9	1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1915,
6	Moorefield	8	1962, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014

There never was a club called Roseberry, That was just a nickname for           "Sons Of Sarsfields" who were based there...............

Here we go again. And thanks for the Dunny stats, remarkable stuff. Way off topic, but am I right in saying as a county side, Kildare were relatively competitive in hurling around his time (relative to what'd happen if we faced best sides now).

Yes ye were as us Biffos found out the hard way................

The likes of Dunney & Tommy Carew were absolute class hurlers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Kildare beat Dublin in the 1977 Leinster Championship and ran Wexford to three points in the semi final. I can remember a draw against Offaly during that period as well.

Ardclough knocked Buffers Alley out of the Leinster Club Championship in 1976.

From Kildare Gaa Wikipedia:
Kildare hurlers came within minutes of reaching a Leinster senior hurling final in 1976, holding a four-point lead over eventual All Ireland finalists Wexford until the closing stages of the semi-final.
The county's major hurling successes were four All Ireland Senior B titles (last in 2004), an intermediate All Ireland (1969), and two junior All-Irelands (1962 and 1966). The closest they came to playing in the top division of the hurling league was when they lost a four-point lead in the last ten minutes of a Division 1B promotion play-off against Clare in 1971.
Kildare beat Waterford in the league in two successive years, were tied at half-time against Tipperary in the 1971 National League Quarter-final, and lost to the same team by six points in the quarter-final of 1976. They also lost a promotion play-off against Waterford in 1974.

Ogie wrote:

Ohtoohtobe wrote:

micky murphy wrote:

Question - how many players that started against Monaghan would make the starting line up for moorefield yesterday they seem to be able to grind out results unlike the county team?

All of them.

Ah 02, I miss you, come home. I miss your football knowledge, your passion, the way you can nail a point (debating-wise, not on the pitch), and your absolute intolerance for bullshite.

Thanks Ogie at first glance I thought that said nail a pint

That too horse. Several, indeed.

JohnnyC wrote:

From Kildare Gaa Wikipedia:
Kildare hurlers came within minutes of reaching a Leinster senior hurling final in 1976, holding a four-point lead over eventual All Ireland finalists Wexford until the closing stages of the semi-final.
The county's major hurling successes were four All Ireland Senior B titles (last in 2004), an intermediate All Ireland (1969), and two junior All-Irelands (1962 and 1966). The closest they came to playing in the top division of the hurling league was when they lost a four-point lead in the last ten minutes of a Division 1B promotion play-off against Clare in 1971.
Kildare beat Waterford in the league in two successive years, were tied at half-time against Tipperary in the 1971 National League Quarter-final, and lost to the same team by six points in the quarter-final of 1976. They also lost a promotion play-off against Waterford in 1974.

Giving away my vintage to admit it but I was at that Wexford game - my first Kildare championship match in either code. For years I thought I'd imagined us running them that close but yes we truly did. I think both teams got 4 or 5 goals .And that was a vintage Wexford team who reached successive All Ireland finals.

Ps I checked my records. It was indeed 1976 and we beat the Dubs 3-10 to 1-10 before losing the semi to the yellow bellies by 2-19 to 2-15. My 8 year old self obviously imagined a few extra goals! We actually played Wexford in the semi in 1977 also but were hockeyed this time by a team at their peak - 2-25 to 0-10.

At least it was better than the 1896 result when they put 14 goals past us. I don't think I was at that one...

kickingking wrote:

Kildare beat Dublin in the 1977 Leinster Championship and ran Wexford to three points in the semi final. I can remember a draw against Offaly during that period as well.

Ardclough knocked Buffers Alley out of the Leinster Club Championship in 1976.

Draw against Offaly was 1975 : Kildare 4-12 Offaly 6-6. Lost the replay by 6 points.