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Keegan Cup 2019

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Replying To browncows:  "I'm not sure who is in or out with 3 teams on equal points- the rule governing this does not say that head to head is ahead of point difference. League table put points difference ahead of head to head-take your pick!. Dun/Ash as far as I know was the only Meath team to win a Leinster minor championship. Kells and Simonstown look the strongest teams at this stage, but a bit to go yet."
Kells looked hot against Seneschalstown but the losers strangely went man on man in bizarre setup. Shipped loads of goals even though they themselves hit 2-11. puzzled by how McConville set his team up. They will be there abouts again Kells

Simonstown V Dunboyne and Simonstown continue to impress. Hard to the ball at the back, high tempo and scoring plenty. They will take beating from what I see.

Scrin pulled it out of the bag. They could be dangerous knock out stage opponents now .

Dunshaughlin lost to Scrin and now play Simonstown . They are progressing but are going to meet probably one of the two form teams next in Simonstown.

Summerhill have Na Fianna next . Have to fancy the Hil but it's a derby and Na Fianna whilst they got a lesson from Simonstown bounced back to knock out the Tones . Don't know if they will have enough to beat the Tones. It's. Semi Final perhaps

Kells V Scrin and Summerhill V Simonstown

Talking_Sense (Meath) - Posts: 209 - 08/09/2019 23:36:44    2233702

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Replying To anfearbeag:  "Try 12 years."
Totally wrong - I was at the intermediate final and it is no more than five years. Longwood won inter last year. Curraha the year before that - colmcilles the year before that and Ratoath won the year before that!

ASaminthehand (Meath) - Posts: 422 - 09/09/2019 00:10:00    2233704

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Replying To Ratoath Royal:  "Cheers for that. Makes it a bit clearer."
Here - how many years are you guys senior football? I remember you winning intermediate and going to the all Ireland club final - you lost to Bryan Sheehan led team from Kerry. Think it was 2015?
How long are you senior hurling?

ASaminthehand (Meath) - Posts: 422 - 09/09/2019 00:13:28    2233705

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Replying To ASaminthehand:  "Here - how many years are you guys senior football? I remember you winning intermediate and going to the all Ireland club final - you lost to Bryan Sheehan led team from Kerry. Think it was 2015?
How long are you senior hurling?"
Think that poster was talking about Donaghmore/Ashbourne, not Ratoath. We won the Intermediate in 2015 by beating Nobber. We won the Leinster intermediate title but we didn't make the All Ireland final. We were beaten by St. Mary's, Cahirciveen of Kerry in the semi. St. Colmcille's made the All Ireland final the next year. This is our 4th year in senior football alright. Third year in senior hurling.

Quietly confident that we can get the better of Skryne in the quarter final. Though obviously no one will be taking anything for granted. If we did manage to make the semis, I'd be amazed if we were able to get by Kells as they should have enough for either Don-Ash or Curraha.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 09/09/2019 09:28:38    2233735

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Replying To ASaminthehand:  "Totally wrong - I was at the intermediate final and it is no more than five years. Longwood won inter last year. Curraha the year before that - colmcilles the year before that and Ratoath won the year before that!"
Donaghmore are Senior about 12 years , Andy McEntee was manager
Ratoath are Senior about 4 years

crowleysyellowwristband (USA) - Posts: 15 - 09/09/2019 09:37:45    2233741

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Replying To ASaminthehand:  "Was at the Dunboyne Simonstown game! Result was never in doubt! Simonstown by far the better team. Sean Tobin had a really good game. Lenihan was very well marshalled - Simonstown won the midfield battle
Not surprised that Dunboyne are out after seeing their display today! As a neutral have to say I thought the ref had a very good game!
Simonstown will be hard to beat!
Great to see Curraha go through this group - I think they have a great chance of getting past Ashbourne!"
Agree with you. Better team won no issues with the ref no issues with where we finished in the group. Haven't been up to scratch this year so we can have no complaints. Best of luck to the teams who come out of our group. Delighted for Curraha.

Blackspot09 (Meath) - Posts: 870 - 09/09/2019 09:57:41    2233746

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Replying To ASaminthehand:  "Totally wrong - I was at the intermediate final and it is no more than five years. Longwood won inter last year. Curraha the year before that - colmcilles the year before that and Ratoath won the year before that!"
Ashbourne won it in 2007 beating Castletown, Ratoath won it in 2015 beating Nobber.

Curragha v Ashbourne in the pre-lim will be a very interesting game, the Ha hitting form nicely at the moment and putting up some nice scores against good teams. Ashbourne not setting the world alight but are still tipping along and getting wins. Either one will prove a good test for Kells in the qurter final.

Summerhill v Na Fianna: The Hill have not been as impressive this year as they have the last two, beaten by Ashbourne and 2nd best for the majority of the game against Ratoath, Na Fianna also blowing hot and cold, lucky to beat Curragha early on but then out in a great performance to beat a tough and dogged Tones team. Will be close but ill go with the Hill by 2.

Ratoath v Skryne: Can't see anything bar a Ratoath win here, Skryne have been very poor this year up until the Dunshaughlin game where to be fair they put in a solid showing. Ratoath however have to much fire power and one of the best defences in the county. Aslong as they don't revert to norm and drop everyone back in numbers i think they will win this game by 5-6 points.

Simonstown v Dunshaughlin: Again have to go with a handy Simonstown win here, back tot he form of 2 years ago and look a very fit, strong and conditioned team. Dunshaughlin have some very good individuals and on there day could cause an upset ut they will need everything to go right for them and a lot to go wrong for Simonstown. Simonstown by 5-6 as well.

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 09/09/2019 10:04:22    2233752

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Replying To ASaminthehand:  "Totally wrong - I was at the intermediate final and it is no more than five years. Longwood won inter last year. Curraha the year before that - colmcilles the year before that and Ratoath won the year before that!"
Ballinlough then in 2014 - I'm struggling before then though

Belt (Meath) - Posts: 253 - 09/09/2019 10:15:21    2233762

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How or why have don / ash gone so poor ?
Lost players or lost interest?
Still a huge pool of players to pick from and not as if they have hurling to distract them

The ha will really fancy themselves again them

Crazy weeknd of results and scorelines

hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 415 - 09/09/2019 10:27:14    2233770

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Replying To ratlag:  "Ashbourne won it in 2007 beating Castletown, Ratoath won it in 2015 beating Nobber.

Curragha v Ashbourne in the pre-lim will be a very interesting game, the Ha hitting form nicely at the moment and putting up some nice scores against good teams. Ashbourne not setting the world alight but are still tipping along and getting wins. Either one will prove a good test for Kells in the qurter final.

Summerhill v Na Fianna: The Hill have not been as impressive this year as they have the last two, beaten by Ashbourne and 2nd best for the majority of the game against Ratoath, Na Fianna also blowing hot and cold, lucky to beat Curragha early on but then out in a great performance to beat a tough and dogged Tones team. Will be close but ill go with the Hill by 2.

Ratoath v Skryne: Can't see anything bar a Ratoath win here, Skryne have been very poor this year up until the Dunshaughlin game where to be fair they put in a solid showing. Ratoath however have to much fire power and one of the best defences in the county. Aslong as they don't revert to norm and drop everyone back in numbers i think they will win this game by 5-6 points.

Simonstown v Dunshaughlin: Again have to go with a handy Simonstown win here, back tot he form of 2 years ago and look a very fit, strong and conditioned team. Dunshaughlin have some very good individuals and on there day could cause an upset ut they will need everything to go right for them and a lot to go wrong for Simonstown. Simonstown by 5-6 as well."
Yeah have to agree Curraha v Don/Ash will be a contest worth seeing I reckon, great to see Curraha playing so well and qualifying and they are playing mighty stuff, remember they were unlucky in their first two games also. Kells seem the form team at the minute and I feel they are going to take some beating although Simonstown seem to be coming good at the right time and Ratoath have beefed up their squad with a few returning players and possibly these three are the best equipped for honours but I would take nothing as a given it's quite an open championship with the teams left.

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 09/09/2019 11:23:04    2233787

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Curragha v Don/ Ash . Very close game with Curragha to shade it . Kells will have too much for both with a more seasoned team

Summerhill v Na Fianna - The hill gave na Fianna a good hammering last year and will be hot favoutites again but I fancy Na fianna to shade it this year as Summerhill not as good as recent years indicate

Simonstown ve Dunshaughlin - Game of the round , Simonstown in good form and have really good all round defenders and this could be the difference in the end

Ratoath v Skyrne - Ratoath will be favourites and are really a coming team but not yet . Skryne to just win it

Bear10 (Meath) - Posts: 463 - 09/09/2019 11:35:10    2233794

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Ashbourne v Curraha - Curraha

Gaeil Colmcille v Curraha - Gaeil Colmcille
Summerhill v Na Fianna - Summerhill
Simonstown v Dunshaughlin - Simonstown
Skryne v Ratoath - Ratoath

Seneschalstown v Longwood - Seneschalstown
St Colmcilles v Rathkenny - Cilles
Tones v Pats - Tones

AnFearBan1234 (Meath) - Posts: 110 - 09/09/2019 12:48:38    2233823

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Replying To AnFearBan1234:  "Ashbourne v Curraha - Curraha

Gaeil Colmcille v Curraha - Gaeil Colmcille
Summerhill v Na Fianna - Summerhill
Simonstown v Dunshaughlin - Simonstown
Skryne v Ratoath - Ratoath

Seneschalstown v Longwood - Seneschalstown
St Colmcilles v Rathkenny - Cilles
Tones v Pats - Tones"
Agreed

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 09/09/2019 13:01:41    2233827

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Replying To AnFearBan1234:  "Ashbourne v Curraha - Curraha

Gaeil Colmcille v Curraha - Gaeil Colmcille
Summerhill v Na Fianna - Summerhill
Simonstown v Dunshaughlin - Simonstown
Skryne v Ratoath - Ratoath

Seneschalstown v Longwood - Seneschalstown
St Colmcilles v Rathkenny - Cilles
Tones v Pats - Tones"
hard to argue with this

overthehill72 (Meath) - Posts: 334 - 09/09/2019 13:17:33    2233835

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O Mahonrys are third in group A, Skryne are 4th so why are Skryne down gor Q Final. The head to heas does not apply as Dunshaughlin also have 6 pts and O Mahoneys have superior score difference ??

Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1467 - 09/09/2019 13:30:44    2233843

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Replying To AnFearBan1234:  "Ashbourne v Curraha - Curraha

Gaeil Colmcille v Curraha - Gaeil Colmcille
Summerhill v Na Fianna - Summerhill
Simonstown v Dunshaughlin - Simonstown
Skryne v Ratoath - Ratoath

Seneschalstown v Longwood - Seneschalstown
St Colmcilles v Rathkenny - Cilles
Tones v Pats - Tones"
Don/Ash V Curraha - Curraha
Kells v Curraha - Curraha
S'hill v Na Fianna - Hill
Simonstown v Dunshaughlin - S'town
Skryne v Ratoath - Skryne

Snch v L'wood - Sench
Cillies v Rathkenny - Rathkenny
Tones v Pats - Pats

Dalriada (Meath) - Posts: 39 - 09/09/2019 13:40:10    2233845

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Replying To Analyst:  "O Mahonrys are third in group A, Skryne are 4th so why are Skryne down gor Q Final. The head to heas does not apply as Dunshaughlin also have 6 pts and O Mahoneys have superior score difference ??"
Supposedly this was a rule that was brought in this year, I have never seen it been used elsewhere.
"When there are 3 team level on the same point and one team has beaten the other 2 then they automatically go through, the next two teams is on score difference".

juicy (Meath) - Posts: 399 - 09/09/2019 14:00:27    2233853

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Replying To juicy:  "Supposedly this was a rule that was brought in this year, I have never seen it been used elsewhere.
"When there are 3 team level on the same point and one team has beaten the other 2 then they automatically go through, the next two teams is on score difference"."
Juicy it's not as clear cut as that,it all depends on how many places are up for grabs,in summerhill group score difference was used because th top 3 teams finished on 8 points but in the other group it was for only 2 places 2nd and 3rd so they use the rule you hav stated

royal1967 (Meath) - Posts: 257 - 09/09/2019 16:19:41    2233896

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Replying To Analyst:  "O Mahonrys are third in group A, Skryne are 4th so why are Skryne down gor Q Final. The head to heas does not apply as Dunshaughlin also have 6 pts and O Mahoneys have superior score difference ??"
Go on to the Meath GAA website (if it is available) and go to information then the downloads centre then county bye-laws and regulations open regulations 2019 and it is all explained in paragraph 3, it's complicated but they have acted as per those regulations.

MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1062 - 09/09/2019 16:44:27    2233907

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Replying To Ratoath Royal:  "Think that poster was talking about Donaghmore/Ashbourne, not Ratoath. We won the Intermediate in 2015 by beating Nobber. We won the Leinster intermediate title but we didn't make the All Ireland final. We were beaten by St. Mary's, Cahirciveen of Kerry in the semi. St. Colmcille's made the All Ireland final the next year. This is our 4th year in senior football alright. Third year in senior hurling.

Quietly confident that we can get the better of Skryne in the quarter final. Though obviously no one will be taking anything for granted. If we did manage to make the semis, I'd be amazed if we were able to get by Kells as they should have enough for either Don-Ash or Curraha."
I was at the Dunboyne simonstown game and met a man from Ratoath. He told me 7 of Ratoath starting team were under 20! Doesn't sound like they are doing too bad with a young crew!
Think they will beat Skryne but not sure they will have enough to win the whole thing out!

Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 475 - 09/09/2019 17:39:40    2233916

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