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ALL IRELAND SF CHAMPIONS: Hard luck on Kerry and well done to Dublin after a pulsating All Ireland Final on Sunday. Between them they now have a combined total of 69 Senior titles out of the 136 Finals played since the first one in 1887 (Kerry 38; Dublin 31) – that’s two more than the combined total of the other 17 counties put together who have won Senior Finals down the years.
SENIOR FOOTBALL: For the first time in the Club’s 106 years history our Seniors will be playing outside the Senior County Championship this season. On next Saturday week (12th Aug) we will be in Listowel to meet Ballydonoghue in the first round of the Co. Intermediate Championship. Throw-in is at 7pm.
JUNIOR B FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-14; Kerins O’Rahillys 2-11.
After wins in our opening two rounds of the Tralee/St. Brendan’s League away to John Mitchels (1-12 to 0-11) and at home to Ballymac (3-16 to 1-10) our B Team were in Strand Road on last Friday evening (28th July) in the third and final round of the competition and after a ding-dong affair the game ended in a draw.
We opened the scoring in the first minute when Damien Hogan pointed from a free after a foul on Donnacha Sayers.
Seven minutes elapsed before Rahillys equalized and then a minute later Gearóid Fitzgerald was through for a brilliant goal. Two more points by the home side left us ahead by just one at the end of the first quarter (1-1 to 0-3).
Rahillys then dominated the second quarter when they out-scored us by 2-2 to 0-2 (our two points coming from a Pa McCarthy free and one from play by Andrew Morrissey. This left them ahead by five at half time (2-6 to 1-4).
We had reduced that lead to three by the end of the third quarter (2-8 to 1-8) with our four points coming from Pa Mac (2) and second half substitute David Fitzmaurice (2). In the next eight minutes Rahillys went four ahead again when they added two more to our one – Pa Mac on target again.
But in the closing minutes of the game we took complete control adding five unanswered points to leave us ahead by one deep in extra time – those five coming from Calvin Foley (2) and one each from David Fitzmaurice, Donnacha Sayers and Noah Townsend. But in the 9th minute of added time Rahillys equalized.
Team: Brian Horgan, Andrew Morrissey (0-1), Ruairí O’Connell, Greg Scanlon, Luke Chester, Luke Casey, Evan Foley, Ciarán O’Connell, Calvin Foley (0-2 – one free), Noah Townsend (0-1), Donnacha Sayers (0-2), Gearóid Sheehan, Pa McCarthy (0-4 – two frees), Geaóid Fitzgerald (1-0), Damien Hogan (0-1- free).
Subs used: Joe Looby (h/t), Colin Griffin (ht), Joe Reidy (h/t), David Fitzmaurice (38m) (0-3), Seán Moynihan (45m).
After the game Ruairí O’Connell was presented with the Celsius Mensware Man of the Match Award. In the 12 games played to date by our B Team forty seven players have lined out and Ruairí is the only one who has lined out in all 12 games.
Joe Looby in action for the C team.
THE C TEAM Austin Stacks 4-11; St. Pats 1-11.
With a draw against Ardfert in the opening round and a defeat to Annascual in round 2 our C Team came out with a good win against St. Pats in Connolly Park on last Thursday evening (27th July).in round 3 of the competition.
MINOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-11; East Kerry 2-9.
In a David V Goliath battle in round 2 of the Co. Championship in Connolly Park on last Monday evening (24th July) it took a goal in the 24th minute of the second half to separate Austin Stacks from the district juggernaut that is East Kerry (Legion, Listry, Glenflesk, Fossa, Dr. Crokes, Kilcummin, Kilgarvan, Spa, Firies, Rathmore & Gneeveguilla).
Following an excellent first half display which saw the Rock two points to the good in the 27th minute (our scores coming from Daniel Kirby 0-1), Paddy Lane 1-3 , Ronan Carroll (0-1 f), Stacks were hit with a fortuitous East Kerry goal in the last action of the half to leave the HT score Austin Stacks 1-5 East Kerry 1-6.
Again, the Rock contested brilliantly all throughout the second half with the midfield duo of Ben Murphy & Daniel Kirby mopping up a lot of ball around the middle and setting up attack after attack.
With 20 minutes of the second half played the sides were level 1-8 a piece – our 3 scores all coming from play, 2 by Paddy Lane & a beauty from distance by Gavin Casey (younger brother of Kerry senior player Dylan). Stacks had regained a one-point lead (a Paddy Lane free) when East Kerry struck for the decisive goal in the 24th minute.
Ronan Carroll responded for Stacks with a very good point from play and it was back to a one-point game with injury time beckoning. East Kerry chipped in for one more point to extend their lead. The Stacks lads having left it all on the pitch at this stage still had one more kick in them and when Ben Murphy broke down an East Kerry attack and quickly turned and raced for the East Kerry goals, the home supporters were on their feet.
However, Ben was stopped in his tracks by a heavy hit which unfortunately saw him leave the pitch injured. Ronan Carroll pointed the resultant free in the last action of the game. FT Austin Stacks 1-11 East Kerry 2-9.
It is a joy to watch this developing team, well done to mentors Ritchie, William, Dave, Shane & Co. We face West Kerry in RD 3 on Tuesday Aug 1st in Lispole at 7.30pm. In the other group game West Kerry drew with Mid Kerry 1-10 a piece.
Team: Stephen Conway, James Fisher, Donnacha Horgan, Ciaran Kavanagh ,Sean Heaslip, Fionnan Ryan, Padraig O’Halloran, Daniel Kirby (0-1), Ben Murphy, Gavin Casey (0-1), Ronan Carroll (0-3) 2f), Thomas Derege, Ryan O’Driscoll, Paddy Lane (1-6 2f) and Rory Lynch. Subs used Alex Tuohy for Rory Lynch (HT), Cormac Bastible for Sean Heaslip (49min) and Sean Heaslip for Ben Murphy (33 min).
In round 3 we travel to Lispole on this Tuesday evening to play West Kerry for a 7.30pm start.
Our thanks to Elma Nix for this comprehensive Report.
BOOK LAUNCH: Noel O’Regan (son of Denis and grandson of the late Martin Bracker O’Regan) is having his first Novel formally launched in the Rose Hotel on this Wednesday evening (2nd Aug) at 7.30pm. The Book is a marvelous read about the lives of a family living in a rural cottage at the end of Kerryhead and is already getting rave reviews in some National Newspapers.
CLUB CARDS: Our Card sessions continue in the Clubhouse on Mondays and Thursdays with the starting time of 9pm sharp. .
CLUB LOTTO: This week’s (31st July) Jackpot worth €4,450 was not won. The winning numbers were 4, 5, 17, 23. The €20 winners were Anne & Seán Myers and Betty Barrett, both c/o The Club; Sarah O’Riordan, c/o John O’Riordan; Martin Donovan, c/o Richard Healy; and Bunny Heinrich, c/o John Breen.
Next week’s Jackpot will be worth €4,500.
Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Lotto tickets on a weekly basis – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commanes Bookshop (PC Books), O’Flynns Interiors, Hussey’s, Princes St., The Burger Shack, Monavalley and Kirby’s Brogue Inn. And continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week-in week-out.
SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently: Marion Lambe (nee Edwards), Liosdara; Margaret Mason (nee Leen), Arabella and formerly Mason’s Bar, Castle Street; Pat Finn, Scrahan Cross and formerly St. John’s Park (father of former Club Footballer, Mike); Laurence Looby, Cnoc Gorm and formerly Cahersiveen; and Mary Corridon (nee Griffin), Knockmoyle and formerly Liscahane.
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