Kildare Juniors

For anyone who'd interested there's an interview with the junior captain Ciaran Kelly on the moorefield website.
You can view it on
http://moorefieldgaaclub.com/blog/2011/07/02/interview-ciaran-kelly/

It's a good view comin up to the final this week

10 euro in to game tomarrow night and winners play london away i think

wheres the match folks

bob12 wrote:

wheres the match folks

newbridge

will be there so maybe a chance for the kids to meet some of the senior lads

fone wrote:

10 euro in to game tomarrow night and winners play london away i think

€10 is a bit steep for a Junior match.

€10 for a Leinster final isn't bad I don't think.
There wasn't many at the last few matches so I hope they'll get a good turn out for this.
Any word on the team yet?

By Donnchadh Boyle


Wednesday July 06 2011

IT WAS a striking feature of last August's All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Dublin: a host of players on both sides that day hadn't risen to county level via the traditional route of minor and U-21 sides, instead forcing their way up via junior teams.

And with junior football deciders tonight in Leinster (Cavan v Kildare) and Munster (Cork v Kerry), inter-county managers are increasingly recognising the significance of the grade.

In all, 11 of last year's Cork squad won junior All-Ireland medals in the past decade, while Dublin pulled four from their victorious 2008 team.

Going back as far as the start of the last decade, a Roscommon team that included Shane Curran and Karol Mannion beat Kerry in the final. In 2003 a Meath team featuring future All Star Stephen Bray and Brian Farrell, won the All-Ireland.

But the Rebels are the best example of what can be achieved. In such a vast county, players can fall through the net but with the help of four junior titles in the last decade they now boast one of the strongest squads in the country.

"That grade has been very beneficial to Cork," explained senior selector Ger O'Sullivan, "particularly since the senior panels have been cut back to 26 from 30 this year. In Cork we like to have in-house 15-on-15 games and we'd look to the junior panel to make up the shortfall.

"Senior management will be at the Munster final (tonight) while the junior management will look at the lads on the fringe of our panel. We use it to blood players who are obviously talented but aren't quite ready for senior football. Sometimes players need a different level of exposure than minor or U-21 can give them."

The competition is only loosely regulated. Eligibility can vary from county to county while it is almost totally ignored by Ulster, with the exception of Cavan, who have recently opted to play in Leinster and contest their second consecutive final.

Indeed, a number of the players who formed part of the Cavan squad for last year's provincial final defeat to Louth would go on contest the recent All-Ireland U-21 final. That Louth side was also controlled by Peter Fitzpatrick's senior management team as the Wee men took their second straight crown.

This year, Kieran McGeeney has been keeping a close eye on the Kildare juniors, where Mikey Conway has been easing himself back into action after a nightmare couple of years with injury. Last year, first-team players such as Tomas O'Connor and Peter Kelly lined out for the Kildare juniors.

Reigning All-Ireland junior champions Sligo pursued the title vigorously last year and are through to the semi-final once more, despite being forced to field an entirely new team due to competition rules.

Senior manager Kevin Walsh is in charge of the juniors again this term, with last year's crown only the second All-Ireland to be won by the county.

And by the end of that campaign, players like Keelan Cawley, Stephen Gilmartin and Noel McGee forced their way into the senior side.

It appears the significance of the junior grade is only set to rise.

Lots of league matches on tonight and the Kildare juniors in a Leinster final.Shocking

Now Tom lets not get carried away here.

There are some hurling fixtures and One match from each of the top 3 divisions on tonight.

Div 1: Nass v Carbury
Div 2: Allenwood v Ballyteague
Div 3: Grange v Sarafield 2.

Hardly lots now to be fair.
Cant leave club players idle for Junior Kildare football, its bad enough the champ is being put on the long finger for Senior without the Juniors getting in the way of League games.

Club matches took place at the weekend and the Kildare Juniors were told not to play with their clubs.

Fionn

Point taken but there should be no games on full stop. It is a Leindeter final after all.

Kildare team to play Cavan

(1)Robbie Eyres(Clane)
(2) Dara McEvoy (celbridge)
(3) Kieran Fitzpatrick (kilcock)
(4) Ronan Walsh (Cappagh)
(5) Matt Kelly (T.M.H.)
(6) John Doyle (Ballymore Eustace)
(7)John Browne (Suncroft)
(8 ) Paddy Dunne (Athy)
(9) Eoghan Carew (St.Kevins)
(10) Jamie Lambe (Kilcullen)
(11) Mikey Conway (Nurney)
(12) Ciaran Kelly (Moorefield capt.)
(13) Darrach Mulhall (Athy)
(14) Paddy Meagher (Leixlip)
(15) James Gately (Confey)

Subs;
(16) Ciaran Heneghan (Kilcock)
(17) Tommy Moolick (Leixlip)
(18) Tommy Archibald (Ballymore Eustace)
(19) Conor Murphy (Clane)
(20) Dan Campbell (Caragh)
(21) Emmet Hyland (Castlemitchel)
(22) Austin Tighe (Kilcock)
(23) Mick Deegan (Celbridge)
(24) Mark Fitzharris (St.Kevins)
(25) Austin Nevin (Caragh)
(26) Ray Fitzgerald (castlemitchel)
(27) Derek Nolan (Athgarvan)
(28) Kevin Doran (Cappagh)
(29) William.Clinch (Grange)
(30) Tadgh Grace (Ballymore)

Best of luck to the lads tonight, I'm looking forward to the game. Hope it's the start of a good week.

That's a joke that there's league matches on tonight. They should be trying to encourage people to go to the Leinster final, not fixing club matches for the same time.

That looks like a strong team anyway. Looking forward to the match. Best of luck to all the lads!

I agree that there should be no matches on, but these are back matches that for one reason or another got cancelled.

There's League matches at the weekend, Kildare playing on Sat evening, hurling matches tomorrow night. Divisions 4-7 on Monday night. The have to be fitted in somewhere lads.

Some people here like to have a good moan abou things that dont even effect them, if the clubs want to play it, its nothing to do with anyone else.

Rex wrote:

Kildare team to play Cavan

(1)Robbie Eyres(Clane)
(2) Dara McEvoy (celbridge)
(3) Kieran Fitzpatrick (kilcock)
(4) Ronan Walsh (Cappagh)
(5) Matt Kelly (T.M.H.)
(6) John Doyle (Ballymore Eustace)
(7)John Browne (Suncroft)
(8 ) Paddy Dunne (Athy)
(9) Eoghan Carew (St.Kevins)
(10) Jamie Lambe (Kilcullen)
(11) Mikey Conway (Nurney)
(12) Ciaran Kelly (Moorefield capt.)
(13) Darrach Mulhall (Athy)
(14) Paddy Meagher (Leixlip)
(15) James Gately (Confey)

Subs;
(16) Ciaran Heneghan (Kilcock)
(17) Tommy Moolick (Leixlip)
(18) Tommy Archibald (Ballymore Eustace)
(19) Conor Murphy (Clane)
(20) Dan Campbell (Caragh)
(21) Emmet Hyland (Castlemitchel)
(22) Austin Tighe (Kilcock)
(23) Mick Deegan (Celbridge)
(24) Mark Fitzharris (St.Kevins)
(25) Austin Nevin (Caragh)
(26) Ray Fitzgerald (castlemitchel)
(27) Derek Nolan (Athgarvan)
(28) Kevin Doran (Cappagh)
(29) William.Clinch (Grange)
(30) Tadgh Grace (Ballymore)

Best of luck to the lads tonight, I'm looking forward to the game. Hope it's the start of a good week.

Have these players a realistic chance of playing?

Well they certainly have a better chance than yourself Taibi.

You really are a moron aren't you.

fionnmccool wrote:

Well they certainly have a better chance than yourself Taibi.

You really are a moron aren't you.

Fionn the more people that react to this clown the better for him ! Answering only fuels the fire. No response at all and he'll disappear...like yer man boycott above in Mayo a few years ago

Best of luck to them tonight

Eh I was merely wondering have these players have the experience and ability to come on and do job tonight.

People need to be less uptight on here.

And goodluck to the lads tonight, it's not going to be pretty in this weather.

Best of luck tonight to all the lads!

fionnmccool wrote:

Well they certainly have a better chance than yourself Taibi.

You really are a moron aren't you.

LMAO

I presume Taibi you have never seen these guys play. They are all good players. They might not have the experience of playing in All Ireland finals and Leinster finals year in year out, but then again who in Kildare has...

i'd be inclined to agree with taibi in that i would be sceptical if some of these players will be involved anyway thats just my opinion and i am not questioning any of these players commitment attitude or right to be on the panel, also think people are a bit quick here lately to get up on their moral high horses about every bloody little thing, the way its going you will be shot down for saying anything that goes against the grain at all.

p.s. best of luck to the kildare team tonight.

Best of luck to the lads tonight.

flourman wrote:

fionnmccool wrote:

Well they certainly have a better chance than yourself Taibi.

You really are a moron aren't you.

LMAO

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I think this might be what ADMIN 3 is talking about here , like can we not talk football and quit the rubbish and personal attacks on posters?
Taibi is voicing his opinion, which like us all is entitled to do, no need in my opinion to direct (which appears to be) abuse toward him...



Best of Luck to all the Junior Lads tonight!!