Carryduff club notes
July 06, 2015
Lottery Results 30th June 2015
Numbers Drawn: 9 - 15 - 21 - 24 Congratulations to three members who each matched three number receiving £48 each; Michael McCarron, Caoimhe McCrory and Stuart Baxter Next Week's Jackpot - £809 To find out more and take part go to www.carryduffgac.com/lottery
DCAL Minister visits Carryduff GAC
In response to a question in the Assembly chamber, DCAL Minister Carál Ní Chuilín had indicated she would visit Carryduff GAC herself to see the contribution made by the club to the local community and hear something about the club's plans for the future. The Minister visited Páirc Aodha Dhuibh in resplendent sunshine on Thursday evening and various officers of the club met with her to discuss the club's on-going activities and development plans for the future. The Minister was particularly interested in the inter-generational aspect of the club's activities, the contribution being made to youth development and how the club intended to further develop its facilities.
During her visit the Minister also got to take in the second half of our Under-16s game against Liatroim- thankfully the lads delivered the result!!
ACMFL Carryduff - v - Bredagh 30 June 2015
Carryduff bossed proceedings from the outset when neighbours Bredagh visited Pairc Aodha Dhuibh to contest this All County Minor Football League fixture. Michael Woods opened accounts with a point in the 4th minute of play and thereafter the Bredagh defence looked uneasy. They conceded three frees (5th, 9th and 13th minutes) which Ronan Beatty converted without much fuss. Bredagh's first score came from Niall Smyth in the 13th minute. Bredagh had a gilt-edged opportunity to claw their way back into the game when Emmett Curran was played in one-on-one with Carryduff 'keeper Darren Ross. The Carryduff net minder did well stopping a point-blank rasping shot and 15 year old Michael Lawson, cutting his teeth at minor grade, was on hand to clear the loose ball from the Carryduff goal-line with confidence.
Carryduff hit the woodwork as Bredagh added two further points, Conor Kelly converting a free (18th) and Conor Lally (19th) adding from play. In the final ten minutes of the half Conor Mullen (20th) , Tiernan McMeel (23rd) and Darragh Connolly (24th) added points fro Carryduff and in the final minute of the half Ross saved again to keep Carryduff in pole position, ahead by 0-07 to 0-03 when the break was signalled by referee Ciaran Mooney.
The second half proved simply to be one way traffic. Conor Lally opened brightly for Bredagh pointing in the first minute of the half to reduce the deficit to three points Daniel Guinness had added a point from play two minutes in but within six minutes Carryduff had found the Bredagh net on three occasions. Darragh Connolly finished a promising move to the Bredagh net (33rd) and Bredagh's Fintan Quinn was dismissed on a black card in the 34th minute, hauling Carryduff's Ronan Beatty to the ground when he was in on goal. Ronan converted the spot kick and two minutes later was on the end of another Carryduff attack to finish to the Bredagh net.
Carryduff wasted a few opportunities, kicking wide as well as hitting the woodwork as Lally added Bredagh's fifth point (36th). That, however, was to be Bredagh's final score. Ronan Beatty ran riot in the final ten minutes of the half pointing in the 39th minute before bagging two further goals in the 50th and 51st minutes, the last coming from a free kick that fell to the Bredagh net. Aodhan McManus completed Carryduff's scoring (58th) as the home side ran out very convincing winners on a scoreline of Carryduff 5-12 Bredagh 0-05.
The Carryduff team was;- Darren Ross, Michael Lawson, James Woods, Kieran Hynes, Shea Reilly, Daniel Guinness, Michael Woods, Owen McCabe, Conor McGleenon, Darragh Connolly, Rory Oakes, Conor Mullen, Ronan Beatty, Tiernan McMeel.
Substitutes;- Aodhan McManus (for C Mullen, 30), Darragh Magorrian (for C McGleenon, 30), Matt McSorley (for Rory Oakes, 45), Donal Rooney (for M Lawson, 50)
The Bredagh team was;- Liam Francis, Conal Doyle, Michael Browne, Fintan Quinn, Michael Kane, Pádraic Woods, Declan McCartney, Liam O'Keefe, Conor Guerin, Conor Kelly, Sean Blaney, Oran O'Connor, Niall Smyth, Conal O'Rawe, Emmett Curran.
Substitutes;- Michael Napier, Matthew McGeough, Pearse Woods, Matthew Hamilton, Peter Norney
Referee;- Ciaran Mooney (Rostrevor)
ACPRFL II Carryduff - v - Longstone 1 July 2015
Carryduff dominated the first half of this ACPRFL II encounter but the necessary changes the home side were forced to make at the break proved influential as Carryduff lost their dominance in the second period. Ciaran Conway had two points (10th, free and 11th) before Darragh Brownlee finished to the Longstone net in the 14th minute. Rory McGrath added a point to leave Carryduff in a comfortable position before Longstone got into their stride and had two converted frees from John Trimble (18th and 23rd) and a point from play from Tiarnan Fegan (25th). Points from Seamus McCann (26th) and Neill McGowan (30th) gave Carryduff a five point advantage at the break; Carryduff 1-05 Longstone 0-03.
Carryduff had to ring the changes at the break as a number of players had work commitments. Kieran Lavery replaced Mark Hynes between the sticks as Hynes moved out to replace Seamus McCann in the half back line. McConville was replaced by Daniel McGrath.
Longstone dominated the opening fifteen minutes with points from Darren Fitzpatrick (32nd), Padraig Fagan (42nd) and goals from Bernard Rooney (41st) and Damien Young , 44th) to give them a three point advantage. Carryduff had a point from substitute McManus (44th) but struggled to convert other opportunities, kicking three successive wides as Longstone tagged on further points from Rooney (49th) and Fegan (51st).
Points from Brownlee (55th and 57th) were too little too late and Longstone collected the league points running out winners by 2-07 to 1-08.
The Carryduff team was;- Mark Hynes, Shea Reilly, Thomas Artherton, Aodhan McManus, Mark McGoran, Paddy McConnell, Seamus McCann, Mark McConville, Darragh Connolly, Rory McGrath, Ciaran Conway, Conor Rooney, Patrick Rice, Neill McGowan, Darragh Brownlee.
Substitutes;- Kieran Lavery (for M Hynes, 30), Daniel McGrath (for M McConville, 30), Eoghan Mcmanus (for C Rooney, 35)
ACFL II Carryduff - v - An Ríocht
A spirited performance with a disciplined contribution from their defence saw Carryduff collect two valuable league points when An Ríocht visited Páirc Aodha Dhuibh on Friday evening. Two goals within a minute of each other towards the end of the first half proved vital for Carryduff's hopes as An Ríocht put in a strong second half performance.
Martin Clarke had the game's opening score in the first minute but Sean McGonigle's point in the second minute levelled affairs. Deaglan Morgan, under pressure from the Carryduff defence fisted the ball to the Carryduff net to result in a free to Carryduff. Clarke converted a free (11th) before Peter Lavery (12th) and McGonigle (13th) added points for Carryduff. A point from Jonny Henry (12th) and two points from Shane O'Neill (15th and 18th) gave Carryduff the initiative before the Kingdom came back into the game with three successive points from James Cunningham (19th) and Rory Cunningham (20th and 21st).
An Ríocht pressed hard in the final ten minutes of the frist half but intense pressure from the Carryduff resulted in their kicking four wides. Two Carryduff goals from Neill McGowan (24th) and Ronan Lawlor within a minute of each other gave Carryduff a seven point cushion at the break on a scoreline of Carryduff 2-06 An Ríocht 0-05.
As the second half opened close attention from the Carryduff defence resulted in Morgan kicking wide. Clarke had an opportunity to convert a free kick three minutes in but kicked wide of the posts. Ryan White pointed for An Riocht five minutes in.McCullough kicked wide for Carryduff before Peter Lavery (36th) increased Carryduff's lead with a fine point.
From this point on, the Kingdom piled on the pressure kicking eight points from play in an eighteen minute period Conor Cole (39th) began the barrage. McArdle (40th) Cunningham (42nd) and Sean Clarke (45th) added to the An Ríocht tally before Martin Clarke (46th and 49th) tagged on two points from play.
Carryduff struggled for a long period to gain possession but when they eventually began to get to grips with the game again, both James Guinness and Neill McGowan kicked wide before Owen McCabe's 55th minute point restored some control. Rory Cunningham's 57th minute point for An Ríocht levelled affairs and the game hung on a thread for the final few minutes. Despite picking up a yellow card for clumsy tackling, midfielder Peter Lavery had the last say, delivering a mighty point to give Carryduff a hard-earned victory and two further valuable league points. A thrilling encounter finished Carryduff 2-09 An Riocht 0-15.
Particular mention deserves to be made of minors Gareth Henderson, Daniel Guinness and Owen McCabe who acquitted themselves so well and made a considerable contribution to a memorable victory.
The Carryduff team was;- Kieran Lavery, Gareth Henderson, Thomas Artherton, Mark Morris, Conor McCullough, Ronan Lawlor, Daniel Guinness, Peter Lavery, Owen McCabe, Barry O'Neill, Sean McGonigle, Neill McGowan, Shane O'Neill, Jonny Henry, James Guinness.
Substitutes;- Conor Beatty (for T Artherton, 53)
The An Ríocht team was;- Brendan McVeigh, Michael O'Rourke, Michael Clarke, Damien Sherry, Conor Doyle, Paul Allen, Paul Sherry, Conor Cole, Kory Colgan, James Cunningham, Rory Cunningham, Sean Clarke, Martin Clarke, Ryan White, Deaglan Morgan.
Referee; John Killen
