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Senior County
Championship - Final
South Kerry
0-12 ------------ Dr Crokes 1-8. (Played in Fitzgerald Stadium
on Sunday 12th Nov 06)
In a game that never reached the heights expected we
lost our second final in a row against the same
opposition as last year. While South Kerry might have
been the better team on the day we still could have at
least salvaged a draw. I think the quality of the game
suffered because both sides were anxious to keep the
quality players as quiet as possible. This was achieved
by both back room staffs within the rules but it
contributed to a stop start game, full of bunching and a
minimum of open football.
South Kerry started the brighter and went into
an early lead. They also had a few wides early on which
allowed us to be level at three points each at the end
of the first quarter.As we had the strong breeze in our
favour in this first thirty minutes it was imperative
that we had a lead at half time. This objective we did
not realise and went in at the break 0-6 to 0-5 in
arrears.
We equalised with a James Fleming point in the
31st minute but an injury to Maurice Fitzgerald a few
minutes later held up the game for nine minutes. (This
injury looked very serious but thank God he was released
from hospital on the following day.) South Kerry went a
point ahead on the resumption of play but when Kieran
O'Leary sent the ball to the net at the threequarter
stage to put us ahead for the first time in the game we
were very much in the driving seat.We should have added
to our two point lead in the next few minutes but wasted
a few good chances. Our opponents fought back and drew
level by the 30th minute. There were still nine
minutes of injury time to be played and both sides had
points during this period to leave the teams still with
equal scores with time running out. A marvellous pointed
free by Brian Sheehan put our opponents ahead once again
but our lads attacked and forced a free. Agonisingly
from forty yards out into the breeze our effort sailed
narrowly wide.Our best players on the day were Keith
McMahon, Eanna Kavanagh, Eoin Brosnan, Ambrose
O'Donovan, James Fleming and Kieran O'Leary.
Team and Scorers; Kieran Cremin, Keith
McMahon, James Cahillane, Luke Quinn; Mike Moloney,
Brian McMahon, Shane Doolan; Ambrose O'Donovan, Kieran
Brosnan; Brian Looney 0-1, Andrew Kennelly, James
Fleming 0-4(0-3frees), Kieran O'Leary 1-1, Eoin Brosnan,
Colm Cooper 0-1(free); Subs; Bat Moriarty,
Eanna Kavanagh 0-1, Vince Cooper.
Final Score; South Kerry
0-12 ------------ Dr Crokes 1-8.
Senior County Championship - Semi- Final (Played
in Tralee on Sunday 22nd Oct 06)
Dr Crokes 3-8 -------- Mid Kerry 1-9
One could say we were flattered to win by
as much as five points but at the end of the day victory
was achieved because we were not as wasteful as our
opponents at scoring( they kicked twelve wides to our
three). Our goalkeeper Kieran Cremin was also in top
form , bringing off some fine saves.
Even though we had the wind at our backs in the
first half the game was level, three points each at the
end of the first quarter. Within the next five minutes
Colm Cooper struck for two goals, the first a brilliant
effort when closely marked and the other from the
penalty spot.Despite this set back our opponents did not
lie down but had their most productive five minutes of
the game, adding on 1-2 to leave us just the minimum in
front.The last few minutes of the half belonged to us
with a trademark goal from Eoin Brosnan and a fisted
point from James Fleming.This left us 3-4 to 1-5 ahead
at the interval.
We had a point at the start of the second half
but two minors from Sean O'Sullivan brought the lead
down to four points. Scores for the next ten minutes
were scarce , two unanswered Colm Cooper points putting
us six in front.In the last ten minutes our opponents
attacked strongly but managed just two points to our
one. There was drama in injury time when Mid Kerry
forced a penalty but failed to convert the last kick of
the game.
While we welcome our hard earned win
improvement will have to be forthcoming if we are to win
the Bishop Moynihan Cup.
Dr Crokes Best Player; Colm
Cooper.
Team and Scorers; Kieran Cremin, Shane
Doolan 0-1, Luke Quinn, Keith McMahon; Bat Moriarty,
Brian McMahon, Michael Moloney; Ambrose O'Donovan 0-1,
Kieran Brosnan 0-1; Brian Looney, Andrew Kennelly, James
Fleming 0-2(0-1free); Colm Cooper 2-3(0-3frees,
1-0pen)Eoin Brosnan 1-0, Kieran O'Leary.
Subs; Eanna Kavanagh, Vince Cooper.
Quarter Final ---- Senior County Championship.
Dr Crokes 2-10 -------- Milltown/Castlemaine 2-6
-(Played in Tralee on Sunday 1st Oct 06).
This was a game the pundits expected us to win
but our management saw it as a match that would not be
easily won unless our lads stepped up on recent
displays.The contest was very even for 45 minutes butour
greater experience pulled us through in the end.
Even though they were playing against the
strong wind our opponents started the better and were
1-2 up after five minutes. Our first score didn't come
until the 11th minute but we had a tally of 1-5 before
half time whereas the boys from Mid Kerry failed to add
to their early score of 1-2. This left us 1-5 to 1-2
ahead at the interval but we had to play against the
strong breeze in the second half.
Milltown settled the better after the throw in
for the second half and within ten minutes had gone in
front, scoring 1-1 without reply. We dominated the last
twenty minutes and registered 1-5 to our opponents one
point.The losers added on two points in injury time to
leave us winners by four points.
The highlight scores for us were our two goals,
the first from Kieran O'Leary when he rounded the
goalkeeper and the other a trademark major from Eoin
Brosnan after a good passing movement involving several
players.
Dr Crokes Best Player; Eoin Brosnan.
Team and Scorers; Kieran Cremin, Shane
Doolan, Luke Quinn, James Cahillane; Batt Moriarty,
Brian McMahon, Mike Moloney; Ambrose O'Donovan, Kieran
Brosnan; Brian Looney(0-3), Andrew Kennelly 0-1, James
Fleming 0-1(free); Colm Cooper 0-3(0-2frees), Eoin
Brosnan 1-1, Kieran O'Leary 1-1. Subs; Eanna
kavanagh, Keith McMahon, John Payne, Brian O'Donoghue,
Edmund O'Sullivan.
Dr Crokes 4-14 ----------- Kenmare 1-6 (Played in
Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday 18th June 2006)
Round 1 of County Championship.
In a
game which we always dominated we ran out easy winners
over Kenmare. Our management did not treat the challenge
of Kenmare lightly as they had a proven track record
over the last few years in the competition. In fairness
they did not do themselves justice on the night and they
also met up with an in form Colm Cooper who orchestrated
almost every Crokes movement from the under 11 position.
Team and Scorers; Kieran Cremin,
ShaneDoolan. Luke Quinn; Batt Moriarty, Mike Moloney,
Eanna Kavanagh; Ambrose O'Donovan, Kieran Brosnan; Eoin
Brosnan 0-2, Andrew Kennelly 3-1, James Fleming 0-3;
Kieran O'Leary 0-1, Colm Cooper 0-4, Brian Looney 0-1.
Subs Edmund O'Sullivan 0-1, Brian O'Donoghue,
Vince Cooper, Nicholas Murphy 0-1 and John Payne 1-0.
In the four rounds of the Senior
County Championship we scored ten goals and forty
points(10- 40)and conceded four goals and thirty three
points (4-33).Our scorers were;
Colm Cooper 2-11(0-7frees,1-0pen), Andrew Kennelly 3-2, James
Fleming 0-10(0-5frees) Kieran O'Leary 2-3, Eoin Brosnan 2-3,
Brian Looney 0-5, John Payne 1-0, Eanna Kavanagh, Shane
Doolan, Ambrose O'Donovan, Kieran Brosnan,Edmund
O'Sullivan and Nicholas Murphy 0-1 each. 1,
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