KILCUMMIN V TEMPLENOE KENMARE SHAMROCKS V AUSTIN STACKS
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2020 Garvey’s SuperValu County Senior Football Championship RELEGATION PLAY-OFF KILCUMMIN v TEMPLENOE Réiteoir: Padraig O’Sullivan (Firies) Tosnú: 1.30pm • Extra Time & Winner on the Day 2020 Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football KENMARE Championship FINAL SHAMROCKS v AUSTIN STACKS Réiteoir: Eddie Walsh (Rathmore) Tosnú: 3.30pm • Extra Time & Winner on the Day IONAD: Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney www.kerrygaa.ie DÁTA : Dé Domhnaigh 13ú Meán Fomhair Fáiltiú an Chathaoirligh Welcome to our online platform! We are delighted to give you free access to this digital programme which will keep you informed on team news as you watch today’s two games in the Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Championship. It is difficult for people to stay away from games particularly when their own club is involved in an all important decider! However Kerry GAA has endeavoured to provide opportunities for you to support your team through using a range of media platforms. Today’s double header can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home as they are being streamed live on the Kerry GAA website. I wish the players and management from all four teams the very best of luck today. The Senior Club winner will be presented with a beautiful Cup and Kerry Petroleum has also sponsored a Man of the Match trophy. I wish to sincerely thank Kerry Petroleum for their continued sponsorship of this great Club Championship. Every Club gets the chance to participate at an appropriate level with the prize of promotion at stake. Wherever you are in the world, I hope you enjoy these games! Le Buíochas Tadhg Ó Murchú Cathaoirleach, Coiste Chontae Chiarraí 2020 Garvey’s SuperValu County SFC RELEGATION PLAY-OFF at their record and judge for yourself. Since they would lose out on the head to head KILCUMMIN v TEMPLENOE 2013 they have been in every relegation with Legion. In the SFC it was one strike dogfight except 2018 when they were All- and they were out as they lost by too many Ireland Intermediate Club Champions. against Mid Kerry, but Mid Kerry could be in the County Final by the time you read this. In 2013, they beat Finuge to retain their senior Battle to save senior status, in 2014 they beat Currow, in 2015, when Kilcummin have been plagued with injuries the format was changed and the number of to key players like Kieran Murphy, Kevin senior clubs were reduced from 11 to 8, they McCarthy and Dan Moynihan to mention were in the play-offs but beat St Michaels just a few. Brendan Kealy is a fine keeper, status could go either way Foilmore in that four team relegation scrap. and their defence is solid but Donal Maher, So while avoiding the relegation decider, they Oscar O’Connor, Kevin McSweeney and By MURT MURPHY taking out Dingle in the opening round of were still in the battle. James Nagle will have to be extra vigilant the SFC back in Dingle. So a historic day for The battle of the most recent against Templenoe’s dangerous attack. the small rural hamlet and though the fell at Then in 2016, they sent Milltown- Intermediate champions will the next hurdle against Dr Crokes, it was nip Castlemaine down to the Intermediate Sean O’Leary and Kevin Gorman could also line unfortunately see either Templenoe and tuck for long periods of the game and ranks but in 2017 they finally lost one out at the back but Kilcummin will need Kieran or Kilcummin drop out of the senior they went out on their shields. when Kerins O’Rahilly’s beat them by a few Murphy at midfield while Shane McSweeney ranks, so therefore it’s a big game for points. They played is a battle hardened both clubs, when they meet on Sunday John Rice and Mike Crowley have a fine Intermediate in 2018 warrior. The O’Leary’s afternoon at the Fitzgerald Stadium. bunch of young men, who have really put and obviously won - Philip and Garry - Templenoe on the map again and while Covid had meant that the SFC Review Kerry and Munster will probably be in the name Spillane is still to the fore, you Committee have not been able to meet before Christmas the half forward line can now throw in three Crowley brothers, so it will be 2021 before they can make and early in 2019, while Noel Duggan is Tadgh Morley, Stephen O’Sullivan, Sean recommendations, but there is a general they cruised to All- accurate from frees Sheehan, Teddy Doyle and Josh Crowley consensus now that the number of senior Ireland success in and play and an on Holland to mention just a teams should at least be increased Croke Park as easily song Kevin McCarthy number of talented footballers to ten but the mechanism that as Lewis Hamilton will be hoping for and remember they have five at might be used in making that But when you look at appears to win Grand Prix’s. a repeat of his Croke Park performance. least in the Kerry senior squad. Throw in Matt Keane and Eoin PREVIEW possible reminds one of the tale Kilcummin’s annual But later that year maybe tired after a long ability to tunnel an O’Donovan and Kilcummin’s of “belling the cat”. Just like Kilcummin they have campaign or is it they just love having their escape route, it has been unlucky as they lost on attack is not too shabby. The mice thought it would be a supporters living on the edge, they faced swayed me towards merit to Crokes in the Group great idea to tie a bell around the them surviving a relegation dogfight against favourites VERDICT: I know it’s like a broken stages of the club championship, cat’s neck for self preservation after a battle... Rathmore but they beat them and survived. record but this is a fifty-fifty game then their neighbours Kenmare purposes, so they would hear But here we are again in 2020 and just and when I started this preview came and stole the win at him coming. However one clever like night follows day, Kilcummin are in the my tip was going to be Templenoe closing time, while they made mouse blew the idea out the water when he relegation decider against Templenoe. based on the edge their Kerins O’Rahilly’s fight all the way before asked the pertinent question; who among It’s an incredible record (I am sure it’s one intercounty lads might give them. losing in Tralee with young keeper Mark us will volunteer to do the job of belling the they could do without) and Houdini would But when you look at Kilcummin’s Looney outstanding. So one could argue cat! Likewise, there are many out there who hardly get out of so many tight scrapes, as annual ability to tunnel an escape that while they finished at the bottom of have great ideas and they must be workable 2017 was their only loss. route, it has swayed me towards a tough group, they could have finished but what is clear is that it’s been a revolving them surviving after a battle and with four points and instead they face the Again they had a similar journey through door of late with Intermediate Champions preventing a clamour to divide trapdoor game and after one season it the group stages as Templenoe had, losing going up to senior grade but dropping down East Kerry in two or three! But seems desperately unfair, but they knew the late on to Killarney Legion by two, they lost the following year. to Stacks by two, thanks to a late Shane either result would please me rules of the competition before the off. and I wish both sides well and Templenoe have played some outstanding O’Callaghan goal and then they lost to Meanwhile, without wanting to be cruel, hope that I haven’t put the kiss of football in their first year in the senior ranks Dingle by only three in game that didn’t Kilcummin would almost find it strange if death on Kilcummin. and not alone were they unlucky to find matter because even if they had won it, they were not in a relegation scrap, and they themselves in this position after their group’s are in reality the great survivors. Just look games, but they caused a major shock when 2020 Garvey’s SuperValu County Senior Football 2020 Garvey’s SuperValu County Senior Football Championship RELEGATION PLAY-OFF Championship RELEGATION PLAY-OFF KILCUMMIN TEMPLENOE 1 1 Brendan Mark Kealy Looney 2 3 4 FIR IONAID FIR IONAID 2 3 4 Donal Kevin Oscar Tom Tadhg Kieran Maher McSweeney O’Connor 16. Keith O’Leary 16. Cathal Granville Spillane Morley O’Neill 17. Eoghan O’Donovan 17. Cian Hallissey 5 6 7 18. Damien O’Leary 18. Mike Hallissey 5 6 7 Enda Sean James 19. Mikey O’Shea 19. John Spillane Martin Gavin John O’Sullivan O’Leary Nagle Reilly Crowley Rice 20. Chris O’Leary 20. Patrick Clifford 21. Paul O’Riordan 21. Danny Cahalane 8 9 8 9 22. Richie O’Connor 22. Kieran McCarthy Kevin Shane Sean Adrian Gorman McSweeney 23. Danny Cronin 23. Joseph Sheehan Sheehan Spillane 24. Dean Bradley 24. John Moriarty 10 11 12 25. Kieran Murphy 25. Daniel Crowley 10 11 12 26. Nathan McCarthy 26. Colm Breen Philip Gary Kevin Teddy Brian Josh Crowley O’Leary O’Leary McCarthy (C) 27. Daragh Brosnan 27. Dan O’Connor Doyle (C) Crowley Holland 28. Chris Moynihan 28.