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Fethard better team so hungry for it never looked like losing it to me,cloughbawn must of had at least 15 wides flood and bob whitty were their standout players fethard 2 byrnes mikie dwyer john tubritt were especially good for fethard but they all were good on the day and fully deserved the win Ryanworld (Wexford) - Posts: 38 - 25/10/2025 18:21:14 2641538 Link
Replying To Timbertony: "Was Fethard winning really that much of a shock? Certainly a better balanced team. Some answer to that crap that went on last year v Bunclody, a dual senior club 12 months later." I d say no shock . They had massive workrate today and never gave cloughbawn much time on the ball . Lot of forced shots went wide which cost them not only on the scoreboard but in the momentum during the game which Fethard thrived on . Had purple patch in last 15min and cohld ve stolen ot but fethard were deserved winners imo. Fine margins could ve been intermediate in both codess next year. Making the best of what they have well done to them .. Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 484 - 25/10/2025 18:36:08 2641539 Link
Fair play to ballyhogue. Game was probably more entertaining than intermediate. Fethard better team on the day. Cloughbawn will be very disappointed with that performance. Never got going and too many wides. Poor game over. Especially in the first half. Very poor standard imo. Going to say Rathnure to cause an upset tomorrow by 2 points Yellowhelmet (Australia) - Posts: 160 - 25/10/2025 19:10:12 2641547 Link
Looking at the parade here and Charlie Mooney is some height ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 686 - 26/10/2025 15:24:33 2641672 Link
Hard luck to Rathnure, and well done to the Martins. Wasnt a great afternoon for it weather wise, which led to a scrappy enough game. Unfortunately for Rathnure one of their better players had an off day, which can happen to anyone, while the Martins were able to capitalise on a couple of mistakes to seal the game. Thought overall there was very little between the 2 teams, and if Rathnure can come back next year a little bit bigger and better there's no reason they can't win it out. They are a very young team, and should benefit from today. Hopefully Martins can get a good run at Leinster, even though not all their players were at their best they still ground out the win in the difficult conditions. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17367 - 26/10/2025 18:59:05 2641727 Link
Replying To Yellowhelmet: "Fair play to ballyhogue. Game was probably more entertaining than intermediate. Fethard better team on the day. Cloughbawn will be very disappointed with that performance. Never got going and too many wides. Poor game over. Especially in the first half. Very poor standard imo. Going to say Rathnure to cause an upset tomorrow by 2 points" Didn't get to the park yesterday but got there Saturday. Would agree with you, actually really enjoyed the Ballyhougue game, definitely more entertaining. Ballyhougue should have won by more really, Harriers goal a bit of a fluke and Ballyhougue opened them up but butchered goal chances. Harriers discipline was terrible. Fethard Cloughbawn was disappointing. It just never took off, I mean some 15 mins in there was little scoring and Cloughbawn had one score albeit a goal. Game just kind of trundled on. Yes Cloughbawn game back at the end but where was that effort through the rest of the game. Cloughbawn could struggle over next few years, not much coming through. Fethard making best of what they have, fair playa d well deserved. On TV again the 1st game was better yesterday. Davidstown have a nice blend of youth, plenty of good hurlers that have size to go with ability. Played a much slicker game and are well coached. Duffry fought back well but it seemed all a bit route one, I never really thought they had it in them to reel it back in. Senior final was OK, not spectacular really. When you think about it if you told Rathnure they would hold Rory O Connor score less they would have thought this is it but still lost by 4. They don't have the ball carriers they needed in that 2nd half unfortunately and in reality Martins won a county title without getting out of 3rd or 4th gear all year imho. That may hamper them in Leinster tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1584 - 27/10/2025 08:05:28 2641785 Link
Replying To tearintom: "Didn't get to the park yesterday but got there Saturday. Would agree with you, actually really enjoyed the Ballyhougue game, definitely more entertaining. Ballyhougue should have won by more really, Harriers goal a bit of a fluke and Ballyhougue opened them up but butchered goal chances. Harriers discipline was terrible. Fethard Cloughbawn was disappointing. It just never took off, I mean some 15 mins in there was little scoring and Cloughbawn had one score albeit a goal. Game just kind of trundled on. Yes Cloughbawn game back at the end but where was that effort through the rest of the game. Cloughbawn could struggle over next few years, not much coming through. Fethard making best of what they have, fair playa d well deserved. On TV again the 1st game was better yesterday. Davidstown have a nice blend of youth, plenty of good hurlers that have size to go with ability. Played a much slicker game and are well coached. Duffry fought back well but it seemed all a bit route one, I never really thought they had it in them to reel it back in. Senior final was OK, not spectacular really. When you think about it if you told Rathnure they would hold Rory O Connor score less they would have thought this is it but still lost by 4. They don't have the ball carriers they needed in that 2nd half unfortunately and in reality Martins won a county title without getting out of 3rd or 4th gear all year imho. That may hamper them in Leinster" I'm not sure it's fair to say Cloughbawn have nobody coming through. They won the u16 div2 shield this year beating Cushinstown in the final. To put that into context they beat the Martins in their SF by 23 points, and Cushinstown beat Gorey in their SF by 15 points. They had 3 players on the Wexford u16 development squad, and another on the u15 squad. At Minor they are amalgamated with Geraldine's and they also beat the Martins at that grade, by a point in the Championship Roinn 1, before losing to the same opposition by only 2 points in the knockouts. Of the current panel Dara Kehoe is an excellent young prospect and only 21, Conall Flood is only 27 or so, Bob Whitty 24 I think. Its not as if they are going to disappear downwards anytime soon. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17367 - 27/10/2025 11:18:49 2641815 Link
I don't think I was too far off on my weekend predictions. I did think Fethard were coming good at the right time so fair due to them for getting over the line. Rathnure made hard work of the Junior B but saw it out after a super start. In the Junior final Marshalstown were the better team but I think it may have been a slightly different game had Rathnure had Ciaran Doyle Maher playing and a fit Philip Redmond .. both suffered bad injuries in semi final. Inter A was always going to be Davidstown. They are a good young team and I do expect them to do fairly well in Intermediate grade. In the senior I think Rathnure let Martins off the hook - 2 goals from turnovers. Big learning i reckon for a young team. You can get away with getting turned over against poorer teams. Rory O' Connor may not have scored but he had a very good game and tackled hard. AJ was poor - got a super score in first half but had a mare after that. Daithi Waters should have been sent off for a second yellow. Owens bottled it. He also was very harsh for two advantages to Rathnure who drove wide and then he didn't call it back. Small margins. Martins can give Leinster a right rattle but I am afraid our old friend Football is going to seriously hamper them - They have about 8/10 involved in their intermediate setup. Difficult to get good ten days of hurling in before they play Na Fianna. They even had two stats guys at the game on Sunday and one out measuring the dimensions of the pitch. Cloughbawn are now Intermediate Hurling and Football - an interesting 2026 lies ahead. There are a few very good footballers in the club and it may not take alot to prioritise one over the other. MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 256 - 28/10/2025 16:24:35 2642048 Link
Any guesses on who's going to be called up to the county set up after the weekend ? Wexforduser89 (Wexford) - Posts: 19 - 28/10/2025 17:18:09 2642057 Link
St Martins 40/1 tp win all ireland club . Where i did nt expect a short price that kinda took me by surprise . Na fianna 8/1 did bt see any odds for their head to head match or outright leinster odds . . They are the best in wexford by good bit bar maybe rathnure but still ahead of them fairly comfortably. . What does that say about our club championship and hurling in general in outsiders eyes . Bearing in mind Bookies rarely get it wrong . Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 484 - 30/10/2025 11:56:19 2642229 Link
Replying To Formertownie: "St Martins 40/1 tp win all ireland club . Where i did nt expect a short price that kinda took me by surprise . Na fianna 8/1 did bt see any odds for their head to head match or outright leinster odds . . They are the best in wexford by good bit bar maybe rathnure but still ahead of them fairly comfortably. . What does that say about our club championship and hurling in general in outsiders eyes . Bearing in mind Bookies rarely get it wrong ." Bookies change odds based on betting patterns. It is literally a popularity contest so I take absolutely no notice of them. If we all back the Martin's tomorrow they'll be favourite. Does that make them more likely to win? Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4003 - 30/10/2025 13:15:42 2642245 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Bookies change odds based on betting patterns. It is literally a popularity contest so I take absolutely no notice of them. If we all back the Martin's tomorrow they'll be favourite. Does that make them more likely to win?" I think there's more taking into account than just Doyler… WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 321 - 30/10/2025 13:36:59 2642248 Link
Replying To Formertownie: "St Martins 40/1 tp win all ireland club . Where i did nt expect a short price that kinda took me by surprise . Na fianna 8/1 did bt see any odds for their head to head match or outright leinster odds . . They are the best in wexford by good bit bar maybe rathnure but still ahead of them fairly comfortably. . What does that say about our club championship and hurling in general in outsiders eyes . Bearing in mind Bookies rarely get it wrong ." Has been a long time since I had anything other than just the very occasional bet, but I know enough about it to know that the reason St. Martin's are such long odds for the All-Ireland compared to Na Fianna is that the bookies don't expect them to beat Na Fianna in the first place. Never mind go on from there and beat everybody else too. If the odds are 8/1 and 40/1 for the All-Ireland, I'd expect the match betting odds (when released, probably sometime next week) to be something like 1/3 Na Fianna and 5/2 St. Martin's. There's something similar in Munster. Na Piarsaigh are 22/1 to win the All-Ireland, which might seem like long odds for a Limerick club. But they're up against Ballygunner in the first round there, and Ballygunner are 11/5 favourites for the All-Ireland. Match odds for that one are 2/5 Ballygunner and 9/4 Na Piarsaigh. Incidentally, odds for Leinster, according to Paddy Power: Ballyhale Shamrocks - 4/5 Na Fianna - 5/2 Kilcormac Killoughey - 9/2 St. Martin's - 9/1 Castletown Geoghegan - 22/1 Naas - 25/1 Mount Leinster Rangers - 40/1 Clough Ballacolla - 40/1 Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3192 - 30/10/2025 13:47:03 2642253 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Bookies change odds based on betting patterns. It is literally a popularity contest so I take absolutely no notice of them. If we all back the Martin's tomorrow they'll be favourite. Does that make them more likely to win?" I understand the pattetns of betting my point is even at 40/1 would there be many that would back them . I d have thought 20/1 be more realistic . 9/1 for leinster might be worth small punt id ve exoected 5/1 or 6 /1 I m just saying from bookies to backers they are perceived as no hopers or very little hope . For the record i do think they could do well but need everyone firing on each day they play . I think theyxare definitely more settled, professional and vmcinsustent since Barry took more central/pivotal role with his influence Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 484 - 30/10/2025 14:28:29 2642255 Link
Replying To WexMurph: "I think there's more taking into account than just Doyler…" They're algorithms similar to what actuaries develop, but what I've said is still true. Same as economics, mainly driven by people and their behaviour. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4003 - 30/10/2025 14:31:54 2642257 Link
Replying To Formertownie: "I understand the pattetns of betting my point is even at 40/1 would there be many that would back them . I d have thought 20/1 be more realistic . 9/1 for leinster might be worth small punt id ve exoected 5/1 or 6 /1 I m just saying from bookies to backers they are perceived as no hopers or very little hope . For the record i do think they could do well but need everyone firing on each day they play . I think theyxare definitely more settled, professional and vmcinsustent since Barry took more central/pivotal role with his influence" Ballyhale would beat them out the gate. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 916 - 30/10/2025 14:51:14 2642260 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Has been a long time since I had anything other than just the very occasional bet, but I know enough about it to know that the reason St. Martin's are such long odds for the All-Ireland compared to Na Fianna is that the bookies don't expect them to beat Na Fianna in the first place. Never mind go on from there and beat everybody else too. If the odds are 8/1 and 40/1 for the All-Ireland, I'd expect the match betting odds (when released, probably sometime next week) to be something like 1/3 Na Fianna and 5/2 St. Martin's. There's something similar in Munster. Na Piarsaigh are 22/1 to win the All-Ireland, which might seem like long odds for a Limerick club. But they're up against Ballygunner in the first round there, and Ballygunner are 11/5 favourites for the All-Ireland. Match odds for that one are 2/5 Ballygunner and 9/4 Na Piarsaigh. Incidentally, odds for Leinster, according to Paddy Power: Ballyhale Shamrocks - 4/5 Na Fianna - 5/2 Kilcormac Killoughey - 9/2 St. Martin's - 9/1 Castletown Geoghegan - 22/1 Naas - 25/1 Mount Leinster Rangers - 40/1 Clough Ballacolla - 40/1" Leinster is strong enough IMO, Naas pretty much backbone the Kildare team and yet they're sixth in the betting ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 686 - 30/10/2025 17:23:34 2642283 Link
Replying To Formertownie: "St Martins 40/1 tp win all ireland club . Where i did nt expect a short price that kinda took me by surprise . Na fianna 8/1 did bt see any odds for their head to head match or outright leinster odds . . They are the best in wexford by good bit bar maybe rathnure but still ahead of them fairly comfortably. . What does that say about our club championship and hurling in general in outsiders eyes . Bearing in mind Bookies rarely get it wrong ." Think we can read into Leinster club championship results a bit too much. Weather and pitch conditions play a major factor at this time of year. Likes of Rathnure and Oulart went far in the club championships at a time when the overall club standard and the county team itself were very poor. The structure of our club championship is the biggest issue, the lack of jeopardy in the group stages does nothing for improving standards. Martin's won't be far off Ballyhale or Na Fianna. All on who performs best on the day I would say. Great test for them at home to Na Fianna the next day. Freetaking likely to be crucial in a tight enough game. Would give the game here a boost if they can knock out the AI champions. Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 466 - 31/10/2025 12:03:31 2642367 Link
Replying To Timbertony: "Think we can read into Leinster club championship results a bit too much. Weather and pitch conditions play a major factor at this time of year. Likes of Rathnure and Oulart went far in the club championships at a time when the overall club standard and the county team itself were very poor. The structure of our club championship is the biggest issue, the lack of jeopardy in the group stages does nothing for improving standards. Martin's won't be far off Ballyhale or Na Fianna. All on who performs best on the day I would say. Great test for them at home to Na Fianna the next day. Freetaking likely to be crucial in a tight enough game. Would give the game here a boost if they can knock out the AI champions." They should try work big Joe into the team somewhere. Free taking was a huge issue in the County final. They will likely score 3 or 4 more frees as a result. Maybe he'd get a couple scores from play too. Would he really cost them 3 or 4 points on account of relative lack of mobility? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17367 - 31/10/2025 15:36:13 2642407 Link
Replying To Viking66: "They should try work big Joe into the team somewhere. Free taking was a huge issue in the County final. They will likely score 3 or 4 more frees as a result. Maybe he'd get a couple scores from play too. Would he really cost them 3 or 4 points on account of relative lack of mobility?" It's an age old question, isn't it? Do you carry a good free-taker who might not contribute much in general play? I think in this case, you probably could. Coleman is surely still the best free-taker they have, and at this time of year, with pitches slowing down and total scores deteriorating, the extra he'd bring to the frees would outbalance what they'd lose in other ways. But obviously it's not a decision for you or I to make! Will be interesting to see what they do, all the same. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3192 - 31/10/2025 23:26:46 2642449 Link