The Conrad Ryan Cup Final under 14s- Saturday September 17th 2016 at Northwick Park. 

 

Parnells Vs St. Kiernans

 

With the summer break now behind us it was back to business for Parnells under 14s with the prestigious Conrad Ryan cup being the prize. St. Kiernans who won this trophy last year were again the opposition and a competitive contest was on the cards. Weather conditions were favorable as referee Colin Corrigan launched the throw in. The match itself was played in great spirit by both teams with nothing gained easily. Michael English, Jack Hannon, Paddy Ryan, Aiden McEvoy and Joseph Spain were all outstanding for St. Kiernans and all showed fantastic skills and intensity throughout. In contrast to last year though this day belonged to Parnells. It was a game where all of the men in blue delivered, at times some wonderful football. Goal keeper Jack Curd marshalled the full back line of Ben Brown, James Philips and Cormac O'Brien who in turn all gave miserly performances to the opposition forwards. Jojo Thabu at centre back was tigerish to every ball with Darragh Griffin giving a good impression of his hero 'Thomas O'Shea' at wing back. Unfortunately Beanon Corrigan had to retire with a finger injury in the first half but was his usual accomplished self up until the injury. Niall Twomey and Owen Reilly at midfield were both impeccable. Strong in the physical exchanges and skillful with ball in hand. Niall Bradshaw on the "forty" was in fine form and his wing men Liam Lavery and Patrick Murphy were excellent throughout. Sam Langan in a new role at full forward was a handful for his direct opponent whilst Ronan Hutchens gave a brilliant display at both Corner forward and corner back. Seamus and Shane Currie both excelled when called upon with Daniel Mullen really maturing into a fine footballer. The saying is that goals win games and so is the case. Parnells with a succession of goals and singles from a variety of players secured the coveted silverware. It must be said though that St. Kiernans are a credit to themselves and to this competition and the sharing of the spoils over the past few years is of no surprise to anyone involved in London GAA circles. 

Congratulations to both teams on their fine displays. The future is indeed Bright. 

 

Congratulations to the U14's who defeated St.Keirnans in the Conrad Ryan final at Northwick Park on Saturday. Everyone contributed to a great team performance, well done to all. Thanks to St. Keirnans for providing tough opposition. Also, our thanks to everyone who came out and supported us on the day.

 

Well done to the U10s that travelled to Reading last weekend - full report on Hogan Stand / Facebook & Webpage

The U10s will have their last training session on September 28th 

 

Congratulations to the Under 18s who won their champiionship semi final on Sunday v St Kiernans. They meet TCG in the final - date and time TBA all support on the day welcome

 

DATES

Gael Londain tournament in Hazelwood for U6 - U14 on Saturday 1st October from 10 am.

Conrad Ryan U14s tournament at Northwick Park Saturday 17th September throw in TBC

(More details of the upcoming blitzs will be provided by your managers and at training.)

Wednesday night training from 6pm

 

SOCIAL

Parnells are holding their Golf Day and Social at Sudbury Golf Club on Friday 30th September. Please support this important event by attending and/or sponsoring a hole. Contact any committee member for more information.

 

 

 It was a change of scenery for the Parnell's under 10's as they headed along the M4 to Reading for the very first St. Anthony's Youth blitz.

The majority of our players were otherwise engaged on the day of the blitz but we made up an under 10's team with the help of some willing and able under 8's who were playing up an age group level.

Tommie Logan, Lorcan Moriarty and Tadhg O'Slatara played superbly and did not look out of place amongst the older boys and girls. The team was completed by seasoned under 10's namely Joe Loughery, Killian Griffin, Tommie Mayne-Sheehy, Alex Hipwell, Alex Wilson and James Keegan.

With a small yet spirited group of supporters we were ready for the fray.

We played three games in all and it must be said that each game was keenly contested with some great football played by all teams.

Our first game was probably our toughest challenge. We came up against a very good Tír Chonaill Gaels outfit who opened with the first scores. Our lads came storming back into it though and by the time James Keegan and the two Alex's had arrived, freed from the Reading traffic, the ship had been steadied and was back on course.

Now with a full panel of players being employed to their full potential by manager Mick Griffin, we finished the game very strongly and showed that we had the determination and skill to offset the challenge of our athletic and skilful opponents.

Our second game was against Tara's 1 and again this was a stern test for us. By now though we were gelling nicely as a team with the under 8's playing tigerishly and forming solid partnerships with our older lads throughout each zone.

Our good play continued into our final game against Tara 2 where the football was free flowing and end to end. We scored some lovely combination scores, many starting with a turnover by our defence with quick and accurate passing through the zones finishing with the ball sailing between the uprights.

Here are some observations of what our lads were getting up to:-

James - skilful, creator and scorer in chief, always available and found good positions
Killian - great ball carrying and super high fielding, linked well and scored well
Alex Hipwell - strong running into the attacking zone, long and accurate hand passing, tenacious
Alex Wilson - very speedy, persistent in the tackle and great positional sense
Tadhg - great turnovers focussing on ball, great blocks and accurate hand passing
Lorcan - strong accurate kicking, great ball winning, great in possession, scoring threat
Tommie M - robust defence, some super kick passing, great link play and top team player
Joe - strong in possession, great ball retention, lovely fisted point, strong kicking, great link play
Tommie L - great tight defending, great long and accurate clearing kicks, some great catches and ball winning

A final note of thanks to our hosts St. Anthony's, who in their first ever blitz, made sure the games were organised well with referees provided. We wish them every success for future blitzes.

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