The under 8's travelled to Tottenhall on Saturday for the Go Games blitz which was hosted by North London Shamrocks. It was a relief to leave the North Circular traffic behind and let the kids loose in the spacious NLS grounds.

We had one team on the day and played four games. Our first outing was against a spirited young Tara side. Our lads quickly got into their stride and produced some excellent combination play to take some lovely scores. Tadhg tested his newly mended arm with a superb block down early on and this set the benchmark for his stellar performance throughout the day. Up front Joe was getting on plenty of ball and was linking up superbly with Tommie who scored a hat full of fantastic scores.

Next up was the hosts North London Shamrocks and this was the boys most competitive game of the day. They were not found wanting. The hosts were big and strong with some excellent footballers but we matched them. Playing with determination and lots of skill I think it's fair to say that we shaded the exchanges.

Lorcan was putting his left leg to good use and was our chief score getter making the umpire earn his corn on several occasions. Joey was darting into space, fetching hard won ball and turning well to kick for scores.  Joe was always looking to link up with his team mates. Tommie and Tadhg defended solidly and Jake and Riain added their strong kicking and running to the mix. 
Also catching the eye were Evan and Aaron. Evan was tigerish in his marking duties and was not gong to give the ball away easily. Aaron was playing a blinder which belied his lack of game experience. He was hungry for the ball, made good use of the hop and solo and was not afraid to shoot.

All the boys played very well and this performance level continued for our remaining two games against St. Columcille's and Tir Chonaill Gaels. It was very pleasing to see the more experienced team members putting their foot under the ball for the pick up. They also demonstrated great intelligence by choosing to punch the ball over the bar when surrounded. It was equally pleasing to witness the enthusiasm and confidence of our newer under 8's who were brilliant. A mention also to Fiachra the youngest (by far) of our contingent who stepped in for us, no questions asked, when some of our squad were still in the snack shop! 

Above all, the boys played together very well, showing great camaraderie and respect for each other and opposing players.

Well done to all and thanks to North London Shamrocks for hosting this event for our kids.c

U14 Notes

Congratulations to Jack Curd, Aidan Doran, Jojo Thabu, Darragh Griffin, Beanón Corrigan, Eoghan Reilly, Sam Langan, Niall Bradshaw, Ronan Hutchins and Niall Twomey who have been selected as part of the U14 North London squad that will compete in this year's Féile Peile na nÓg . The competition takes place in Kerry, West limerick and West Cork on the weekend of 24th-26th June.

 

U14 League Division 1 v Dulwich 16th May

We were dealt our first defeat of the season by a strong Dulwich Harps side at Northwick Park on Monday evening. A slow and sluggish start to the game saw us 2-2 to no score down after 15 minutes, as we struggled to get to grips with the power and athleticism of Dulwich. We would not be able to maintain a consistent level, playing only in patches, but would get back to within a point of Dulwich, only for them to score the final 2 points of the match. Niall Twomey and Jojo Thabu stood out in a below par performance. The remaining team being Jack Curd, Aidan Doran, Cormac O'Brien, Darragh Griffin, Beanón Corrigan, Paddy Gilroy, Sam Langan, Eoghan Reilly, Ben Brown, Niall Bradshaw, Liam Lavery, Daniel Rossiter, Patrick Murphy and Daniel Mullin. Congratulations to Dulwich on their victory and our thanks to all who supported us on the night.

 

U14 League Division 2

We finally got our campaign underway with 2 matches in the past week. In our first match we came up against a very strong and determined St. Clarets team who inflicted a resounding defeat on us. Credit to the players though, who would have that defeat in their minds when we played TCG on Sunday morning. In a highly entertaining match, we would come away with the victory in a high scoring contest. The match would ebb and flow throughout with Parnells just shading it for the first 40 minutes or so. TCG came back strongly as our boys tired, and registered a number of scores without reply. We managed to calm things with a couple of scores ourselves including a well worked move which resulted in a point by Seamus Curry to steady the flow. In total, 7 of the starting 11 would score, including birthday boy Evan Gibbons, the O'Brien brothers (Joseph and Patrick), the midfield pairing of Oliver Steward and Jerome Walsh, and Liam Duncan. These players were ably assisted by Conor Griffin, Jamie Logan, James Philips, Conor Moran and Shane Curry. This really was an excellent performance, with plenty of effort, skill and determination by all involved. Special mentions also to Josh Moran, Kenny Walsh and Dan Kershaw who played in the match v St. Clarets but were unavailable for Sundays game. Our thanks to both St. Clarets and TCG and to all who supported us for both matches.

 

Training
Training every Tuesday for 16s & 18s starting at 6.30 @ Northwick Park
Training every Tuesday for U14s from 6 - 7.30pn
Training every Wednesday for U6s-10 and Girls at Northwick Park 6.30pm - starting April 13
Training every Thursday for U12 starting @ 6.30 at Northwick Park
New players always welcome please just turn up!

 

Blitz Dates

Under 6 / 8 & 10s
June 11th Taras 
June 18th North London Shamrocks
July 3rd Parnells
July 8th ABC

 

Unders 12s
July 3 Parnells Tournament 12 noon 
July 16 TMC Tournament TBA
There will be two further Blitzes on Saturdays, 21st May & 11th June with the League Semi-Finals and Finals taking place on Saturday, 18th June at the NLS Family Day.

 

Under 14s
May 26 Tara V Parnells 7pm
June 2 Parnells V Dulwich Harps 7pm

 

Under 16s
June 18 St Clarets V Parnells 2pm

 

Parnells Online Shop
For all your Parnell training wear you can purchase direct from 
https://www.oneills.com/…/united-ki…/parnells-minor-gfc.html

 

Other notes
Congrats to all the Parnells members who took part in the Pieta House Darkness into Light walk.

Best of luck to all our students busy revising for GCSEs and A Levels

Congrats to Mick and Sarah Griffin on the birth of their son

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