Player Watch 2024

SplitThePosts wrote:

Columbo wrote:

Rory Feely played well as an emergency keeper for Barrow at the weekend until a last minute fumble. His Leinster u21 final appearance back in 2016 was a bit frustrating but he could have had the ability to make it for Kildare, if not outfield he would have had the attributes to make it as a modern converted keeper.

Rory was an unreal talent at underage, I’d be very hard convinced he wouldn’t be wearing 9 for us now if he hadn’t gone to soccer

He played a couple fo league games fr Athy this year when the soccer season was over. i heard he was the best player on the field in those games he played

Celbridge had a big win yesterday, anyone know the scorers or who played well.
Athy seemed to pull away in the end too.

Impressed with Tom Browne (Naas) today. Pacy and looks like a player who can play in a few positions.

No.2 for Moorefield, unreal pace, went the length of the pitch and left all in his wake.

Players that stood out at the games I attended this weekend.

Sallins V Straffan- Colm Dalton best player on the pitch by a long way. Scored 3-4, strong runner and probably nailed on for a Senior call up next season. Very versatile too in that he played wing back for Kildare 20s this year and could play in the half forward line or even full forward line as easy.

Carbury v St Laurences- Tommy Gill very good at wing back, kicked 3 from play. Other than that it was a very poor game.

Celbridge v Cloghs- Shane McNamara very good on kickouts and scored a 45 for Celbridge.
Definitely top 3 keeper in the county in my view. Aaron and Killian Browne both very good also.

JTB v Raheens- Poor quality game, Dara Crowley solid again. Niall Dolan very good also but probably not at the Senior inter county level yet.

Jimmy looked razor sharp today. Turn and shoot.

rgb wrote:

Jimmy looked razor sharp today. Turn and shoot.

How much did he score?

I honestly don't know but there were two or three near the end and it was Jimmy at his best.

Players that stood out of the few games ,
Colm dalton has all the attributes for the game really look forward to see him over the few years .

Jimmy looks really good again so sharp so good to see .

Tommy gill done really well at wing back along with Alan Kearney in the middle who kicked few screams and caught some high ball .

Liking Dara Crowley this year from raheens has all the athelthicsm attributes .

Mountaine I think for sarsfield I think and tom browne. Serious pace both of them.

Tawnbag123 wrote:

Players that stood out of the few games ,
Colm dalton has all the attributes for the game really look forward to see him over the few years .

Jimmy looks really good again so sharp so good to see .

Tommy gill done really well at wing back along with Alan Kearney in the middle who kicked few screams and caught some high ball .

Liking Dara Crowley this year from raheens has all the athelthicsm attributes .

Kearney is flying. Best I've seen him play in years. Big hardy buck too.... if I saw him coming at me I'd get out of his way.

Tawnbag123 wrote:

Players that stood out of the few games ,
Colm dalton has all the attributes for the game really look forward to see him over the few years .

Jimmy looks really good again so sharp so good to see .

Tommy gill done really well at wing back along with Alan Kearney in the middle who kicked few screams and caught some high ball .

Liking Dara Crowley this year from raheens has all the athelthicsm attributes .

Kearney is flying. Best I've seen him play in the past few seasons. He's a hardy buck too. If he was coming at me I'd get out of his way!!!

rgb wrote:

Jimmy looked razor sharp today. Turn and shoot.

This is the best news around players I've heard. If Jimmy is playing to his potential its a massive massive boost. He's a proven "3 or 4 from play, every day" man at senior inter-county level when he's at his best in a good setup. Tag on another 3 or 4 from frees and he's an 8 point man i.e. a marquee forward. Size is not an issue for him.

Isn't it great also that a lot of the other players mentioned (Tommy Gill, Colm Dalton et al) are going well and that the man who they had great success under at inter county level is there with his management team taking it all in just waiting to build something in Kildare.

And you'd hope that a new S&C regime will manage a lad like Jimmy too. Getting him match ready is more important than slogging.

Good news overall!

Carbury win one game against a poor Larries side and suddenly their players should be in the Kildare side. Not doubting them named players but it should reflect their whole championship in which they've been brutal.

DJ Earley was outstanding on Jimmy tonight, I'm sure he'll feature in Flannos panel provided he makes himself available

TheManInTheStands wrote:

DJ Earley was outstanding on Jimmy tonight, I'm sure he'll feature in Flannos panel provided he makes himself available

Whatever happened to the two Fitzpatrick brothers? Big things were expected of them a few years ago

In the game yesterday I thought for Eadestown Pauric Touhy and Rian Monaghan were very good. Tuohy is very direct and a strong runner. Monaghan was named on the bench but started and I thought he was probably the best player on the pitch at times. Very athletic and strong, very direct and assured in what he is doing. The Boran's are just excellent but you'll probably never get them away from hurling.
Harry O'Neill was as usual very very good. Cian Burke in goals too was very assured and his kickouts were excellent. We are blessed with goalkeepers at the moment but he has to be given a shot at some stage. Brian McLoughlin at midfield suits him as a playmaker and Shane O'Sullivan reaped the rewards of his quality of ball into him.

TheBigDog# wrote:

TheManInTheStands wrote:

DJ Earley was outstanding on Jimmy tonight, I'm sure he'll feature in Flannos panel provided he makes himself available

Whatever happened to the two Fitzpatrick brothers? Big things were expected of them a few years ago

Both would be into their 30s now.

really_unofficial_kildare wrote:

In the game yesterday I thought for Eadestown Pauric Touhy and Rian Monaghan were very good. Tuohy is very direct and a strong runner. Monaghan was named on the bench but started and I thought he was probably the best player on the pitch at times. Very athletic and strong, very direct and assured in what he is doing. The Boran's are just excellent but you'll probably never get them away from hurling.
Harry O'Neill was as usual very very good. Cian Burke in goals too was very assured and his kickouts were excellent. We are blessed with goalkeepers at the moment but he has to be given a shot at some stage. Brian McLoughlin at midfield suits him as a playmaker and Shane O'Sullivan reaped the rewards of his quality of ball into him.

Touhy was badly treated under ryan. he was one of our best players when we beat dublin in newbridge then for some reason he got limited time in the remaining league fixtures. Hopefully he give it another go

NorthernLily89 wrote:

Carbury win one game against a poor Larries side and suddenly their players should be in the Kildare side. Not doubting them named players but it should reflect their whole championship in which they've been brutal.

Ballyteague played a year at senior and lost every match a few seasons ago.... Should Jimmy Hyland have been dropped from Kildares plans instantly as a result?.

If your statement above was the case we should just field Naas every year as our County team going forward and scrap this thread altogether...

Carbury were beaten well by Raheens, lost to Johnstown by a point and beat Larries. Hardly a dire championship for a rural club?.

You must be from one of these clubs that have won a few group games in recent years and now think ye are the big cheeses in the North.... Come back when ye have your name on the Dermot Bourke more times than Carbury lol...

BearintheSquare wrote:

NorthernLily89 wrote:

Carbury win one game against a poor Larries side and suddenly their players should be in the Kildare side. Not doubting them named players but it should reflect their whole championship in which they've been brutal.

Ballyteague played a year at senior and lost every match a few seasons ago.... Should Jimmy Hyland have been dropped from Kildares plans instantly as a result?.

If your statement above was the case we should just field Naas every year as our County team going forward and scrap this thread altogether...

Carbury were beaten well by Raheens, lost to Johnstown by a point and beat Larries. Hardly a dire championship for a rural club?.

You must be from one of these clubs that have won a few group games in recent years and now think ye are the big cheeses in the North.... Come back when ye have your name on the Dermot Bourke more times than Carbury lol...

Congrats on staying up. Jimmy is there on merit and one of the best players in the county, silly argument. Very defensive, I never said anything bad about Carbury, they've been brutal this championship which is not wrong. Can happen any club in any year. Come back to me when you've won something that wasn't 40 years ago, if you're going to go down that route 'lol'.

NorthernLily89 wrote:

BearintheSquare wrote:

NorthernLily89 wrote:

Carbury win one game against a poor Larries side and suddenly their players should be in the Kildare side. Not doubting them named players but it should reflect their whole championship in which they've been brutal.

Ballyteague played a year at senior and lost every match a few seasons ago.... Should Jimmy Hyland have been dropped from Kildares plans instantly as a result?.

If your statement above was the case we should just field Naas every year as our County team going forward and scrap this thread altogether...

Carbury were beaten well by Raheens, lost to Johnstown by a point and beat Larries. Hardly a dire championship for a rural club?.

You must be from one of these clubs that have won a few group games in recent years and now think ye are the big cheeses in the North.... Come back when ye have your name on the Dermot Bourke more times than Carbury lol...

Congrats on staying up. Jimmy is there on merit and one of the best players in the county, silly argument. Very defensive, I never said anything bad about Carbury, they've been brutal this championship which is not wrong. Can happen any club in any year. Come back to me when you've won something that wasn't 40 years ago, if you're going to go down that route 'lol'.

Out of interest what club of a similar size to Carbury do you think is going seriously better?. From the 4 senior clubs in the north west I'd say they are on a similar par.

Carbury are the only club to have never been relegated from championship and its players like Tommy mentioned above that are keeping them there on merit...

BearintheSquare wrote:

NorthernLily89 wrote:

BearintheSquare wrote:

NorthernLily89 wrote:

Carbury win one game against a poor Larries side and suddenly their players should be in the Kildare side. Not doubting them named players but it should reflect their whole championship in which they've been brutal.

Ballyteague played a year at senior and lost every match a few seasons ago.... Should Jimmy Hyland have been dropped from Kildares plans instantly as a result?.

If your statement above was the case we should just field Naas every year as our County team going forward and scrap this thread altogether...

Carbury were beaten well by Raheens, lost to Johnstown by a point and beat Larries. Hardly a dire championship for a rural club?.

You must be from one of these clubs that have won a few group games in recent years and now think ye are the big cheeses in the North.... Come back when ye have your name on the Dermot Bourke more times than Carbury lol...

Congrats on staying up. Jimmy is there on merit and one of the best players in the county, silly argument. Very defensive, I never said anything bad about Carbury, they've been brutal this championship which is not wrong. Can happen any club in any year. Come back to me when you've won something that wasn't 40 years ago, if you're going to go down that route 'lol'.

Out of interest what club of a similar size to Carbury do you think is going seriously better?. From the 4 senior clubs in the north west I'd say they are on a similar par.

Carbury are the only club to have never been relegated from championship and its players like Tommy mentioned above that are keeping them there on merit...

As a matter of interest. Which senior club would have the smallest pick ? Maynooth without doubt the biggest under achievers.
Massive town with a growing population.

In terms of smallest picks JTB and Cloghs split a rural parish.