I take your points lads but I think that when we consider the size of the two areas and the quality of football played at under age there is a huge divide in the standard played there on sunday. Take for instance most of the cilles lads I.e mullens,woods,kelly, brennan, hillard, mc closkey have all represented the county at underage level where Carry is the only player from Drumbarragh. Winning is a habit and I dont think for 1 minute that mickey conlon sent them lads out to loose. Also if this is what micko o dowd has to pick from future not bright for meath football from what was on show there last sunday.

cilles man (Meath) - Posts: 142 - 04/09/2014 13:37:32    1647907

I think ballivor will beat the bracks . They never played the 5 kildalkey lads that started against clann na Gael knowing the result wouldn't matter and suited them to keep the hurlers injury free for this weekends hurling but can't see them beating rathoat in the semifinal they came back well against them earlier this year with rathoat missing scoring chances that they normally would get and also ballivor brought a sub on that scored a great goal but think it was more of right place right time havnt seen or herd of him doing anything since don't get me wrong think ballivor are a lot improved since last year just think they havnt been tested yet so also think the have a few players that will struggle when it comes to the crunch

Thejersey (Meath) - Posts: 43 - 05/09/2014 17:03:09    1648525

To be honest I think it has to call some of these games.Ratoath are the O'Mahonys of the Intermediate ranks.They have most of the star players.The can be beaten for sure.
The Ballivor game is a very difficult game to call in my opinion.The Bracks could win that too.

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 05/09/2014 18:22:06    1648559

Growtown

That was Ashbournes second team and they are stronger now than they were earlier in the year...

I will for..

Ballinlough to beat Clann Na Gael

Dunderry to beat Ballinlough
Ratoath to beat Syddan
Castletown to beat Colmcilles
Bracks to surprise Ballivor

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 05/09/2014 18:27:03    1648561

Ballinlough v Clann Na Gael lough by 5

Ballinlough v Dunderry - very tight game ballinlough to just edge it BY 1.
Ratoath v - Syddan no contest ratoath with an eye on ballivor even easily by 6
Castletown v Colmcilles - v tight to call going for the draw .
Ballinabarckey v Ballivor - straight forward here ballivor by few with an eye on the big one next vs ratoath.

RogerRabbit (Meath) - Posts: 46 - 06/09/2014 10:42:02    1648679

For the 1st year in awhile methinks Castletown are not in as good a form as 2012 and 2013 but it should be a good battle with them and Ballinlough in the Semi, may haps the winner will come from other Semi Ratoath v Ballivor and then again it could be a Castletown Rathaoth Final and once again I will be correct whoever beats the "Daddies of them All" will win it Oh i feel a poem comimg on

Tipp to win today

glenny (Meath) - Posts: 1108 - 07/09/2014 10:32:44    1648976

There's not too many tipping ballinlough but they have one thing which is a big factor at this time of the year - momentum - started the campaign slowly but haven't lost a game now for 3 months and have found the knack for winning tight games. Just a thought

bluegossun (Meath) - Posts: 70 - 07/09/2014 11:02:02    1648987

didnt see that nobber result coming taught kilmainham were sure to go down

anmhi99 (Meath) - Posts: 151 - 08/09/2014 10:06:15    1649389

anmhi

I suppose Michael Newman scoring 2-9 had a lot to do with it..

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 08/09/2014 11:58:08    1649480

Ballinlough v Clann Na Gael....ballinlough

Ballinlough v Dunderry - very close to call however ballinlough going very well and may have enough to get thru by a point or 2
Ratoath v - Syddan...ratoath by 7-8
Castletown v Colmcilles....castletown to scrap thru the easy side of the draw.
Ballinabarckey v Ballivor... this had the making of a great contest however with bracks missing county man damien carroll it will sway the result to ballivor,ballivor by 5-6.

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1047 - 08/09/2014 12:25:25    1649499

bluegossun
I feel you may be right with ballinlough. did they gain promotion to div 1 this year as well? ahead of ratoath/moynalvey/walterstown....
They will have to do it the hard way though. with the prelim game as well.

Michael newman racked up an incredible score yesterday. anyone at the game shed some light on how much was from play??

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 08/09/2014 13:41:08    1649562

Expected win for Ballinlough last night. Quarter Finals should be clear cut. Ballinlough v Dunderry the closest but very comfortable wins for Castletown, Ratoath and Ballivor. Should make for two good semi finals. No surprises this weekend though

seasiderblues (Meath) - Posts: 343 - 09/09/2014 08:15:37    1649901

When you compare Ballinlough's result last night against Clan Na nGael (1-12 to 0-6) with both Ballivor's (2-17 to 0-4) and Ratoath's (3-17 to 1-09)results against the same opposition it would appear that the gulf in class between these two and the rest of the field is fairly wide. Also when you consider that Clan Na nGael bet the Bracks in both the league and Intermediate cup you would have to think that Ballivor could run up a fairly big score against the Bracks.
Going to be some semi final between Ballivor and Ratoath!

Shatter (Dublin) - Posts: 13 - 09/09/2014 09:01:50    1649910

the lutch

what is the reason for Damien Carroll not playing? HUGE loss.
they still have juicy O'Connor, Danny Quinn, Judge .... hard to know how ballivor will react to their hurlers going so well to...

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 10/09/2014 15:27:13    1650647

Damien Carroll is definitely fit for the game, lutch is telling fibs. it will be a very close game and hard to call

RoylerKing (Meath) - Posts: 809 - 10/09/2014 15:55:44    1650653

The Lutch telling fibs? I never thought I'd see the day

- and him talking down the Bracks chances as well, got to be a first

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 10/09/2014 16:02:00    1650659

no fibs,carroll is out of this weekends game with an ankle injury lads,yes,juicy,quinn & judge are all playing,as am i but we are up against it against ballivor.ballinlough could be the dark horses,peaking at the right time and obviously going places,peader byrne has been a great addition being available all year for them and its the reason they are gone up to division 1.

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1047 - 10/09/2014 20:53:45    1650766

Rumor has it that daire Rowe and both Stephen and brian dillion r out for syddan on sat .They picked up serious injuries at the ballinlough game . Can't see them wining now

onionboy (Meath) - Posts: 32 - 11/09/2014 11:33:47    1650880

My god lutch will you stop spouting manure, Carrolls ankle is as fine as ever, he was training just fine Tuesday and will be training again tonight

Smokin_Joe (Meath) - Posts: 5 - 11/09/2014 13:30:53    1650940

heard thru the grapevine that the 2 semi finals are both in pairc tailtean saturday week september 20th,just a week of a turnaround ?? A bit harsh on whoever makes it thru.

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1047 - 11/09/2014 15:34:25    1650989