INTERMEDIATE HURLING:
Our Intermediate hurlers were defeated by Dunhill in the Gerry
Kennedy Crash Repairs Eastern final last Saturday afternoon on a score-line of
2-15 to 0-13. The lads gave it their all on the day, but to be fair Dunhill
proved too strong on the day.
The opening exchanges were well contested, with Ferrybank
getting off to a good start, with points from Cormac O' Driscoll and MJ Sutton.
Oisín MacCathmhaoil then levelled the game up at 4 points each. Ferrybank had a
good goal scoring chance when Oisín evaded his marker and passed the ball to
Cormac O' Driscoll, but Cormac shot went across the goal and was saved by the
keeper. Moments later Dunhill scored their opening goal, when a miss hit free wasn’t
cleared by the Ferrybank defence and the Dunhill forward’s shot went through a mass
of players and into the corner of the net.
Despite this set back, Ferrybank kept battling away, where
Johno Brown in the goal pulled off a fantastic save preventing a second Dunhill
goal. Points from Mark O' Brien, Luke Flynn and Cormac O' Driscoll left the
team three points behind at the break.
The second-half, was a another close affair, with both sides
trading points, with Mark and Cormac keeping Ferrybank in the hunt. Crucially,
with two points in it, Ferrybank hit three wides on the trot, and following a
Dunhill attack, and Ferrybank failing to clear their lines, Dunhill struck
their second goal, with a rasping shot into the top corner of the net leaving
Johno with no chance.
Dunhill hit over another two points straight away to put
clear daylight between the sides, and tried as Ferrybank did, Sam Lawless had
his goal bound shot saved for a '65 and John Ahern had his shot blocked, it wasn’t
to be for the lads.
No faults to the players, as they gave it their all on the
day, and it’s a young team, who will have learnt a lot from this year’s campaign.
We can look forward to next year with great confidence. Congratulations to
Dunhill, and we wish them the best in the County final.
Thanks to Doxer, Chuck, Marty, Dominick, David, Maxi, Tony,
Declan and Andy for putting in a huge amount of work in preparing the team
during the year, and to all the supporters who came along and supported the
players during each game; it was great to see a huge crowd in Walsh Park
supporting the lads.
PANEL: Johno Brown, Nicky Ryan, Damien Ahern, Seamus
Burtchaell, Andrew Heffernan, MJ Sutton (0-01), Graham Coady, Luke Flynn (0-01),
Mark O' Brien (0-04), Sam Lawless, Oisín MacCathmhaoil (0-01), Cormac O'
Driscoll (0-06), John Ahern, Davy Atkins, Robbie Carew, Shane O’ Sullivan, Pat
O' Neill, Tiernan Morrissey, Philly Blake, Conor Hogan, Alex Kinsella, Paul
Martin, Aidan Synnott, Jeff Lawless.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL:
Our Junior Footballers will play Kill in the quarter-finals
of the John J Murphy sponsored competition, with the winners playing Ballyduff
Lower in the semis. At the time of going to press, no official time, date or
venue has been confirmed for the Kill game, so keep an eye on social media for
a confirmed date.
UNDER 21 HURLING:
Ferrybank will team up with Erin’s Own in this year’s Under
21 Championship and will compete in the ‘A section. The joint team have drawn
Clonea in the quarter-finals, with the winners playing Roanmore or Mount Sion
in the semis.
GREYHOUND NIGHT:
Our annual night at the dogs will take place on Saturday November
19th in Kilcohan Park. This is one of the club’s major fundraisers
for the year, and we would encourage all players, supporters and members to come
along to this great night out. So, keep this date free in your diary, and
support your local GAA club.
CLOTHING COLLECTION:
The Clothing collection is still continuing, and if you have
unwanted clothes, curtains, towels, belts, paired shoes etc., you can drop the
down to the GAA grounds on a Saturday morning from 10am-12pm.
CLUB NURSERY:
The Club nursery programme takes place every Saturday
morning from 10am-11am in the GAA grounds, and it is aimed for boys and girls
aged between 5 & 6 yers old. The Club Nursey encourages parents to bring
their kids along, and learn the skills of our national game. It is also a great
way for children and parents to meet and make new friends and get involved with
the club. All helmets, hurleys are supplied on the day.
