SENIOR MENS REPORT Dorsey Emmetts 1-11 Clady 1-4 Dorsey Emmetts stormed to victory in this exciting game played at Rory McGee park in Dorsey on a fabulous Monday evening well suited to football. The opening exchanges were keenly contested with both sides fighting for every ball in the middle of the field. Clady got the first score of the evening following a well worked move but Dorsey quickly came back with two excellent points. A momentary lapse of concentration in the Dorsey defence allowed a free Clady player to run through on goal and after when he was surrounded by defenders in the square, the referee awarded a penalty which was hotly disputed by the home team. Clady converted to lead by 1-1 to 0-2 with most of the first half still to play. Dorsey quickly regrouped and got back level through some great work by the midfield and forward line. Dorsey went into the break a point down though there were signs at this stage that they were beginning to take control. James McKinley, Niall McGee and Gareth Campbell were foraging to good effect in the half forward line and the half back line of Terry Carragher, Damien Reel and Brian McGee were on stopping all Clady attacks. The throw in for the second half was won straight away by Darren Mackin and from that moment on you could sense that Dorsey were not going to be denied on this occasion. Gary Mackin appeared to be on fire scoring points from all angles and Niall McGee was punishing any Clady fouls. Dorsey were totally on top at this stage and Clady looked a beaten team all over the field. A great pass into Niall McGee gave him the opportunity to finish the game off and the veteran marksman made no mistake sliding the ball under the keeper for a goal that put Dorsey out of sight. Gary Mackin put the icing on the cake with a fantastic point near the end which was the perfect answer to the Clady defenders who at some points appeared to want to foul him out of the game. James McKinley was singled out for special praise by the Dorsey management at the end as his work rate throughout the evening was exceptional. This was however the ultimate team performance and every player gave his all for the team. If this can be repeated throughout the season, a league title is certainly not out of the question. At the very least this performance will make the rest of the division 4 teams sit up and take notice. Dorsey: J McCann, B Reel, C Mackin, S Campbell, D Reel, T Carragher, B McGee, D Mackin, D McCreesh, J McKinley, C Campbell, G Kelly, G Campbell, G Mackin, N McGee Derrynoose 3-10 Dorsey Emmetts 0-6 Dorsey were brought back down to earth by a classy Derrynoose outfit on Sunday afternoon. Dorsey had high hopes going in after their excellent performance on Monday night and named an unchanged team but their plans were put into disarray after a double whammy of an early Derrynoose goal and a serious injury to Gary Mackin. Dorsey were always chasing the game after this and a second Derrynoose goal before the half time whistle left Dorsey trailing 2-4 to 0-2 at the break. Dorsey upped their commitment after the break and a couple of early scores reduced to deficit before a devastating blow arrived with another serious injury, this time to corner forward Gareth Campbell. Dorsey never recovered from this blow and Derrynoose seemed to score at will from this stage on. A third goal fifteen minutes from the end killed the game as a contest and though Dorsey battled bravely to the end Derrynoose ran out easy winners. The intensity levels and commitment were well below those shown the previous Monday and the players will have to ask themselves what went wrong on this occasion. The team have two weeks to reflect on this result and hopefully they can rebound with a strong performance against Eire Og next time out. LADIES TEAM The Dorsey Ladies team have an away match this evening (Monday) at Phelim Brady's. All the girls are wished good luck in the game Ladies Training : Monday at 7pm in Rory Magee Park (Dorsey). Any girls interested in playing gaelic football are welcome to come along to the training sessions. UNDERAGE U16 Report St Josephs v Cavanakill Emmetts Thursday saw Cavanakill Emmetts travel to their first away game of the season which ended in another comprehensive victory over a battling young St.Josephs side. The Emmetts panel continue to work hard in training but for this game were short of a few players through injury among other things. Those missing were Neil Cooke, Mathew Small, Canus Carragher, with Shane Davidson attending but unable to play. We look forward to the return of a full panel for Tuesday evenings training. With the numbers tight this week the 13 a-side game saw a few changes to the Line-out with Michael Garvey and Jordan Duignan taking up midfield positions with the versatile Conor Moley taking on the goalkeeper role for the first half. As was the pattern in previous games the Emmetts started the brighter of the two teams notching up some absolutely outstanding early scores from the full and half forwards. The match continued in this vein with the St. Josephs finding it hard to clear their defence. Any counter-attacks that did progress were quickly snubbed out by the half back wall of Francis Hughes, Brendan Kelly and Eamon Gorman. With Michael White, Aidan Cunningham and Conor Moley tidying up any skirmishes at the back. There were some excellent scores in the first half from all of the midfield and attacking players with a notable goal from Gerard Markey. With St. Joseph's showing flashes of what they could do, the Emmetts had to keep on their toes. The second half continued much as the first with the St. Josephs goal under constant and sustained attack from the Emmetts who looked the stronger of the two sides. A rested Lorcan Quinn and Martin O'Callaghan came on in the second half with Michael Garvey taking up the goalkeeping role allowing Conor Moley to add some excellent scores to the Emnmetts tally. Excellent scores from Sean O'Callaghan, Sean Cunningham, Niall Connolly and Conor Lennon helped the Emmetts storm home. This was an excellent debut for Jordan Duignan and an excellent performance from all players who showed the benefits of working as a unit. Cavanakill Emmetts players used: Martin O'Callaghan, Michael White, Aidan Cunningham, Eamon Gorman, Michael Garvey, Francis Hughes, Lorcan Quinn, Brendan Kelly, Conor Moley, Gerard Markey, Sean Cunningham, Sean O'Callaghan, Conor Lennon, Niall Connolly and Jordan Duignan. U14 Report The U14s lost out to Forkhill on Saturday evening despite an excellent performance by the team. The management team were delighted with the team performance and only some wayward shooting prevented Dorsey emerging with some points to show. If the team can keep up this level of performance and continue their commitment in training, better results are just around the corner. U12 Report The U12 match at home last Saturday against Carrickcruppen turned out to be an exciting and close game. Played in ideal conditions, it was the visitors who got off the mark quickest with two goals and a point in succession. This was the signal for Dorsey to get going, and thanks to a Feargal Nolan goal, followed by a point from Brendan Moley and another goal by Shane Kelly the game was on. Carrickcruppen picked up a couple more points giving them the edge, but a lobbed ball in from Brendan Moley found the back of the net to draw level again. Dorsey finished the first half with a well taken goal from Michael Nolan, and the sides went in with the visitors in front by just one point. After the break Carrickcruppen got a couple of easy scores, but the Dorsey back line of Brian Murphy, Lauren Murphy, Francine Kennon and James Quinn started to dominate, and with the help of Eugene Lennon switched from full forward, halted the attacking play and fed balls out to Dorsey's midfield of Shane Kelly and Feargal Nolan, who did great work leading the attack and combining some great passing with the forward line of Aideen Kelly, Brendan Moley, Steven Kelly, Francis Hearty and Michael Nolan. Dorsey's keeper Paul Loughran pulled off some great saves throughout the game and is becoming more assured with every outing. With the visitors edging in front again from a penalty, it was Michael Nolan who upped a gear and produced a point and two goals bringing the teams to a score apart. Such was the intensity of the game, Dorsey were awarded a penalty after some strong defending from Carrickcruppen. Brian Murphy who had been solid in defence, slotted the ball home bringing the teams level yet again. With a few minutes left, both teams frantically looked for the winning scores. Feargal Nolan found the back of the net again for Dorsey, with an exchange of a further point from Feargal and a reply from the visitors in the dying seconds. Dorsey were the deserving winners of the game by a margin of three points. A great team effort on the day. Dorsey team: Paul Loughran, Micheal Nolan(3-2),Steven Kelly, Shane Kelly(1-0), Feargal Nolan(2-1),Aideen Kelly, Eugene Lennon, James Quinn, Lauren Murphy, Francis Hearty, Brian Murphy(1-0), Francine Kennon, Brendan Moley(1-1), Abbie Casey. Upcoming Matches: U.14 Tuesday (29th) Newtown Emmetts v Whitecross (Throw-in 7pm) U.16 Thursday (1st) Cavanakill Emmetts (no match - see Manager) U.12 Saturday (3rd) Belleek v Dorsey Emmetts (Throw-in 4pm) U.10 Sunday (4th) Whitecross v Dorsey Emmetts (Throw-in 11.30am) Training: U.16s Tuesday 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Rory McGee Park Dorsey) U8/10/12s Wednesday 6.30pm - 7.45pm Rory Magee Park U.14s Saturday 4.00pm (Newtownhamilton) Any young person interested in playing gaelic football, please come along to the training, you will be made very welcome. Challenge games: Please remember that any team from U8 to Seniors arranging challenge games, must inform club secretary Ciara McGlade. The County Board has to be informed in advance of any such games for insurance purposes. Kitbags: The new kitbags, which are available in two sizes, are now on sale in AK Sports (in Super Valu Crossmaglen). SPONSORSHIP If anyone can offer sponsorship to the underage (or any) section it would be much appreciated. Please contact any committee member for details. Thanks to all who have sponsored any of the clubs teams or events so far this year. ROSE OF TRALEE Saturday 3rd May @ 8pm in Dorsey Community Centre All ladies wishing to take part are asked to meeting in Club Rooms in Rory Magee Park on Monday 21st April @ 8.30pm. COMMITTEE MEETING There is a committee meeting on Tuesday 29th April at 9pm. All 50/50 tickets should be handed in. CHILD PROTECTION COURSE Reminder that the child protection course is on Wednesday 30th April at 8pm in the clubhouse WEBSITE The website is currently being updated. For latest news, match reports and photographs please visit http://dorseyemmetts.armagh.gaa.ie If anyone has any photos suitable for the website email them to [email protected] Tweet

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