So its back to club championship this weekend. Some surprise wins in round 1 especially oylegate over Shels while the martins looked fantastic against oulart. Interesting to see where teams are now at after the long break.

Glynn - rathnure. Glynn by 2
Alley - oylegate. Draw
Shels - cloughbawn. Cloughbawn by 3

Harriers - oulart - oulart by 7
Naomh eanna - rapps. Naomh eanna by 5
Ferns - martins. Martins by 5.

Will have a look at intermediate later.
So after a year of much progress for the seniors interesting to see if any new talent on show this weekend. I think with the exception of 1 or 2 teams the groups will be wide open with teams taking points off each other.

fecksakeref (Wexford) - Posts: 111 - 25/07/2017 12:44:46    2023154

Glynn - rathnure. Rathnure
Alley - oylegate. Alley
Shels - cloughbawn. Shels

Harriers - oulart - Oulart
Naomh eanna - rapps. Rapps
Ferns - martins. Martins

Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 25/07/2017 17:35:55    2023378

edshamrocks (Wexford) - Posts: 401 - 25/07/2017 22:28:38    2023527

edshamrocks (Wexford) - Posts: 401 - 25/07/2017 22:33:47    2023532

Glynn - rathnure. Rathnure
Alley - oylegate. Oylegate
Shels - cloughbawn. Cloughbawn

Harriers - oulart - oulart
Naomh eanna - rapps. Naomh eanna
Ferns - martins. Martins

Intermediate
Craanford v Askamore - Craanford
HWH v St. James - Bunclody easily
Ballygarrett v Annes - Annes

Ballymurn v Monageer - Ballymurn
Shamrocks v Adamstown - Adamstown
Blackwater v Cushinstown - Cushinstown

alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 597 - 26/07/2017 12:22:20    2023789

Glynn - rathnure. glynn
Alley - oylegate. alley
Shels - cloughbawn. shels

Harriers - oulart - oulart
Naomh eanna - rapps. Naomh eanna
Ferns - martins. Martins

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 28/07/2017 14:59:04    2024922

Managed to make it to 4 games yesterday. I went to monamolin for the 2 intermediate games. First up was Craanford v Askamore - high scoring game 3-16 to 2-21 to askamore. Tompkins doing plenty for askamore, Levingstone, and full forward Ed Kenny I think looked dangerous all through. For Cranford hard to pick out any real stars they have a better balanced team without any star names. Two losses for Cranford now leaves them on bottom of the group.
Second game Monageer v Ballymurn - A very tight affair. They played each other last year and Monageer won by 1-09 to 0-09 and yesterday monageer won again by 0-13 to 1-09. So two evenly matched teams but monageer just looked to want it more and worked harder. Their back line is excellent, goalkeeper Sean Murphy, two O Reilly's, and Liam Gahan stood out for me yesterday, midfielder who I hadn't seen much of before was Laurence Murphy, scored 4 points from play. On the Ballymurn side Niall Murphy looked lively early on before fading out, corner back Matthew Sludds was probably their standout player. I expect both teams to qualify for quarter finals.

Senior games: Shels v Cloughbawn - 1-18 to 0-10. After a great year last year there is a real chance that Cloughbawn will be relegated. They were hopeless yesterday leaving them on the bottom of the group with two losses from two games. Shels were very well organised with the usual names causing damage for them, Banville, Malone, Doyle and conor Hearne scored 1-03, I'll be looking out for him in future games. For Cloughbawn well there usual spirit and effort just wasn't there, and they struggled to score. In fact they scored as much against the strong wind as they did with it. Barry carton was quiet but not a midfielder in my opinion, Colm Kehoe looked to be injured and playing in full forward line.
Oylegate v Buffers Alley - alley started better playing with the wind. Pat Kenny looked lively scoring some great points in first half, Willie doran was good. Andrew Kenny had a quiet enough game but I don't understand why he isn't played at centre back rather than wing forward.
Oylegate are a good side, they have top class hurlers in every line on the field and I expect them to make the quarter finals and to challenge strongly from then on. Mick heffernan was very good full back, the likes of Bryan McCormack and Damien reck in half back line, Shane and Jamie reck out around midfield, Marty Kelly in half forward line, podge doran in full forward line, these are all players who have performed at a high level for Wexford teams over the course of the last ten years between senior, intermediate and under 21 county teams. Add in then the number of strong club hurlers that they have and it amounts to a very good team. Seamus Casey is a young lad who county management should be looking at, still a bit naive at times but a top class hurler who can make something out of nothing. Damien reck had a quiet first half but was outstanding in the second. Podge doran was very poor until about 10 mins to go when he scored the first goal.
Overall, two wins from 2 for oylegate, two losses from two for Cloughbawn. Rathnure and Glynn complete this group. They play today in Wexford park.

I hope to get to all 4 senior games today

890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 30/07/2017 09:23:48    2025709

Was at the two games in Bellefield yesterday myself. Cloughbawn look so far removed from the team that gave Oulart a decent game in last year's final, it's unbelievable. Four points from play in a senior hurling game, all in the final nine minutes or so when the game was already beyond them, is poor. Shels themselves were good in patches but never had to move beyond second gear. Banville's link-up play with Hearne was an effective ploy on occasion.

Was impressed with the determination and skill-set of Oylegate. All the Recks are fine hurlers, and Doran showed what he can bring to the table with his cameo at the end. Alley were workmanlike enough in the first half, but were completely flat for the majority of the second. A Kenny was rather subdued throughout save a couple of nice touches. Heffernan was outstanding at full-back for Oylegate, particularly when it was in the melting pot at the end. It has almost become par for the course for the reigning Intermediate football champions to go on a serious run in the senior grade the following year, and I wouldn't be surprised if Oylegate do similar this year. Not suggesting that they are at the level of Oulart or Martin's yet, but they may well be the best of the rest.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1560 - 30/07/2017 15:46:45    2025934

In Bellefield this afternoon, neither game a classic, should really have stayed at home and fell asleep on the sofa.

Oulart 2-14 v 1-13 Lee Chin & Poor Support Cast

If Faythe Harriers had even 1 scoring forward they might have had a chance of winning this game
Harriers gifted Oulart at least 4-5 points sloppy short passes around the back and midfield
Lee Chin the best player of the park by a country mile
Keith Rossiter very composed and assured at the back, shame he retired from the county panel, still a class hurler
Oulart never really broke out of 3rd gear, cuter forwards kept the score board ticking over every time the Harriers closed in on them

Ferns 1-9 v 1-16 St Martin's
Scrappy enough first half, Martin's caught napping when Ian Byrne hit the back of the net with an early free
St Martin's took control of the game in the second half, their forwards a lot better than Ferns both in winning their own ball and taking their chances
Score could have been a lot more were it not for several poor wides from Joe Coleman (frees and play)
No really standout players on either team, Daithi Waters hurled well at wing back and cleared a lot of ball
Most of the O'Connor chaps relatively quiet

jpb (Wexford) - Posts: 132 - 30/07/2017 17:12:13    2026011

I agree with what the previous poster said about the two games in Bellefield today, so I won't repeat it, but just add to it. The refereeing in the second game in particular was poor. Both goalkeepers were eager to keep the game flowing with puckouts, but he kept slowing them down and calling them back. Same with frees and sideline cuts. Instead of blowing the whistle quickly and letting everyone get on with the game, he slowed everything down and made it a slow, stop start game.

Two games in Wexford.
Rathnure and Glynn was by far the better game. Rathnure have a good young team coming up and hurled very well at times today. Glynn have lots of nice hurlers but it appears that they lack in will to win. The referee favoured Glynn quite significantly and even managed to play 8 minutes of injury time to allow them plenty of opportunities to draw level.
Second game, two poor teams. Rapparees played in typical fashion with little or no spirit, poor discipline and stupid decisions, yet only lost by a point. James peare, kevin foley, mossy mahon and liam ryan did fairly well but they are carrying too many lads who are no where near good enough. For a club that has had so much underage success they are really underachieving at adult level. Gorey have better spirit but still limited in terms of ability. MacDonald was quiet despite getting a good goal, Conroy was also very quiet. Both of the Travers and Sean Doyle were probably their standout players.
Looks like the rapps will be heading for a relegation final while I don't fancy Gorey to make much of a mark in the latter rounds.

890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 30/07/2017 21:35:36    2026232

Some very intersting results in the senior. What I often find far more interesting is who will come down. Last year it was The Annes who got bet by 8 points by Ballygarrett over the weekend. At the moment Rapps have no points in group B while in group a, Glynn Barntown and Cloighbawn have no points. Cloughbawn in a county final last year, surely too good to go down. I know its way too early to call yet but the way its looking, another big club will be dropping down a grade.

alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 597 - 31/07/2017 08:38:42    2026381

Any reports from intermediate games ?
Ballygarret beating the Annes,
Askamore / craanford sounds like a cracker if the scoreline is anything to go by .

yelowbelly (Wexford) - Posts: 409 - 31/07/2017 09:28:16    2026425

alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 597 - 31/07/2017 10:08:55    2026464

Up in enniscorthy yesterday for the two games,oulart not the force of old but done enough to get over the line!! Harriers lived of free for the entire game don't have the forwards to score like oulart have,to be fair if they had one or two lads to help chin they could have won!!sinnot at full forward got two goals early then Richie kehoe went back full back and hurl him out of it thought himself and chin were best for the harriers!!oulart best were Moore rossiter oleary in goal was good too!! The Martin's ferns game was scrappy enough oconnors quiet enough lyng very good waters wing back was good!! Martin's never really looked like they were ever goin to loose did it comfortably enough ferns not up to much!!

theboys (Wexford) - Posts: 305 - 31/07/2017 10:39:41    2026491

Very open by the sounds of things, anybody's to win and anybody's to get relegated.
Still fancy Martins to win it and relegation to be one of Rapps or Ferns.

Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 31/07/2017 11:48:43    2026552

Whether the games were great or not is a matter of opinion but I really enjoyed the weekend of hurling. Was in Belfield at 1 and left Wexford park at 9ish. Like most people I think it is still there to be won and lost.Got to remember when judging performance s for most players it is is a long time ago since they played so I am expecting improved performances as the championship progresses from all teams.

Stratos (Wexford) - Posts: 37 - 31/07/2017 14:03:53    2026651

i saw the last 20 mins of rapps gorey,not great but plenty of heart on both sides,a bit too much at one time!
i was chatting to a customer in work today who reckons oylegate will be the surprise of the year and might make co semi or final.
people say about a club being too good to go down,you have 7 matches to prove otherwise.
i thought they would have played another round this weekend,and then 2 football rounds.it would have made sense in my view

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 31/07/2017 14:35:29    2026687

890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 31/07/2017 18:47:06    2026856

alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 597 - 01/08/2017 08:58:55    2027134

A quick change back to the big ball this week lads. Hard to know what teams are at so predictions are difficult but I'll have a go.

Glynn v Sars- easiest one to call in group. Glynn
Castletown v shels- hard to call. Both teams have 2 wins, will be close. I'll go castletown but could be a draw.
Stars v Anne's - big game this one. Neither impressed in hurling last weekend. Anne's experience might see them through

Horeswood v st James - horeswood need to win this one but jimmies should be a bit too strong.
Taghmon v gusserane - panther will be a loss for gusserane but they still should win.
St Martin's v fethard- can't see anything but a comfortable win for st martin's

Inter:
Ferns v Fintans: ferns by 2
Bunclody v adamstown: big game. Bunclody need to win so I'll go for them
Mary's v bannow: bannow have no points so I'd expect them to get off the mark here

freshoh (Wexford) - Posts: 131 - 01/08/2017 10:03:39    2027160