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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:00:45 GMT
Burgess 0:13 Clon 1:06
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:02:10 GMT
Burgess 0:13 Clon 1:07
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:08:26 GMT
Burgess 0:13 Clon 1:08
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:10:19 GMT
Burgess 0:13 Clon 1:09
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:13:15 GMT
Burgess 0:14 Clon 1:09
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:18:29 GMT
Burgess 0:14 Clon 1:10
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:18:48 GMT
We win
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 15:26:05 GMT
We win the row after the match too
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 16:48:25 GMT
Clonoulty supporters were giving the officials serious stick after the match. Very poor form from them. We had as much to complain about as they had. Which wasn't a whole lot in my opinion. Anyway great result. This team have given serious entertainment this year. Battlers one and all. Roll on the county final.
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 16:54:09 GMT
As to the row here's the sequence of events or as close as I can figure it. After the final whistle a conoulty supporter attacked one of our players. Huge mistake. He received promt and repeated summary justice from about twenty burgess enforcers. A couple more clonoulty players tore in attempting to take their frustrations out on us. They received the same treatment. They can't take their beating in the wild west.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 11, 2011 20:48:11 GMT
Yet another committed and courageous performance from an Under 21 team that are exemplifying everything that's good about Burgess Hurling. Facing a Clonoulty-Rossmore side, which was littered with County Senior, County U/21, County Minor and Club Senior talent, our lads hurled with a fearlessness that has very much become their trademark. From 1 to 15, the boys played as one and when we do so as a club, we are very, very hard to beat. The best of luck to all in the upcoming County Final; we are likely to once again be underdogs for this game but as the old saying goes – the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
The team lined out today as follows:
1. Paddy Looby
2. Willie Ryan 3. John O'Dwyer 4. Declan O'Donoghue
5. Jack O'Flaherty 6. Johnny Mulqueen 7. Peter Gill
11. Stephen Murray (0-10; 0-7 from frees) 9. Kieran Ryan (0-1)
17. Tadhg O'Halloran 8. Michael O'Flaherty 12. John O'Brien
13. Eoin Hogan 14. Kevin Seymour 15. Daniel Ryan (0-3)
Used Subs: Vincent Kearns, Kevin O'Flaherty and Tony Hogan.
Unused Panel Members: Brian Sherlock, James Coady, Brian Carroll, Robbie Mulqueen, Eoin Fogarty, Cian Comerford, David Seymour, Damien Maher, Thomas Walsh and JP Grace.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 11, 2011 20:51:41 GMT
As to the row here's the sequence of events or as close as I can figure it. After the final whistle a conoulty supporter attacked one of our players. Huge mistake. He received promt and repeated summary justice from about twenty burgess enforcers. A couple more clonoulty players tore in attempting to take their frustrations out on us. They received the same treatment. They can't take their beating in the wild west. I was within breathing distance of the incident. A Clonoulty fan (who is a member of their Senior Hurling team and simply ought to know better) built up 20 metres' worth of speed & momentum before cowardly launching himself knees-first into the back of our no. 6, who was facing in the opposite direction. In return, he received an appropriate number of belts, which will teach him that such actions are a no-no. After his punishment had been handed down, the whole situation became a hand-bags at 20 paces styled-scenario; the majority of the Clonoulty fans appeared to know that their parishioner was in the wrong and they were really only interested in escorting him away to safety, to be fair to them.
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 21:11:47 GMT
As to the row here's the sequence of events or as close as I can figure it. After the final whistle a conoulty supporter attacked one of our players. Huge mistake. He received promt and repeated summary justice from about twenty burgess enforcers. A couple more clonoulty players tore in attempting to take their frustrations out on us. They received the same treatment. They can't take their beating in the wild west. the majority of the Clonoulty fans appeared to know that their parishioner was in the wrong and they were really only interested in escorting him away to safety, to be fair to them. I saw a couple of their players with less peaceable motives catching jaw warmers after the initial incident, which I admit I couldn't see. Wrong side of the field.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 11, 2011 21:26:23 GMT
the majority of the Clonoulty fans appeared to know that their parishioner was in the wrong and they were really only interested in escorting him away to safety, to be fair to them. I saw a couple of their players with less peaceable motives catching jaw warmers after the initial incident, which I admit I couldn't see. Wrong side of the field. I suppose it all depends upon one's definition of "hand-bags at 20 paces" One would need to have Eoin Hogan's peripheral vision to give an overview of the whole shemozzle but at it's hub, where I was present, no one bar the chief trouble-maker will go home overly sore tonight!
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2011 21:51:11 GMT
I saw a couple of their players with less peaceable motives catching jaw warmers after the initial incident, which I admit I couldn't see. Wrong side of the field. I suppose it all depends upon one's definition of "hand-bags at 20 paces" One would need to have Eoin Hogan's peripheral vision to give an overview of the whole shemozzle but at it's hub, where I was present, no one bar the chief trouble-maker will go home overly sore tonight! I saw two clonoulty players getting driven backwards with slaps to the jaw in the melee. But if you go looking for trouble you'll surely find it. ;D
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 11, 2011 22:32:42 GMT
I suppose it all depends upon one's definition of "hand-bags at 20 paces" One would need to have Eoin Hogan's peripheral vision to give an overview of the whole shemozzle but at it's hub, where I was present, no one bar the chief trouble-maker will go home overly sore tonight! I saw two clonoulty players getting driven backwards with slaps to the jaw in the melee. But if you go looking for trouble you'll surely find it. ;D Sounds like I missed out on all the real action so...if only the club had splashed out the couple of hundred grand required to purchase ProZone, we could all be re-living it now ;D
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 15, 2011 0:15:59 GMT
Westside column from the Nationalist; December 17th 2011
The leftovers of the championship year continue to be played out as Christmas approaches. Templederry on Sunday hosted the first of the U21 semi-finals where Burgess and Clonoulty braved the conditions to produce a knife-edged affair with the North champions holding out for a minimal win. The second semi should see Loughmore and Ballingarry in action next weekend.
We’ve become accustomed to the U21s slogging it out in the mud and mire of winter and by now seem to have accepted what should be entirely unacceptable. Criticise the late staging of this competition nowadays and inevitably you’ll get the fatalistic line that it’s entirely unavoidable given the nature of the grade. Nonsense! Where there’s a will etc. etc. We can play off our senior and several other grades in double-quick time just to meet Munster deadlines but somehow U21 seems to be out of the loop when priorities are being selected. This county U21 title has proven elusive for Clonoulty in the past and that blemish on their record remains for another season at least. I suspect they’ll regret this one just as much as any from the past. A one-point defeat is painful because you can isolate so many incidents where the gap might have been bridged.
The West champs were four-down at the break. It had been a fascinating first half. Burgess had the moderate wind advantage but it was their slimly-built centre forward, Stephen Murray, who stole the show in that spell with a superlative display of skill. He rifled over seven points, three from play, in as crisp a display of striking as you’re likely to see on any hurling field. Distance was no problem – he landed one free from deep inside his own half – and some of the scores from play were Shefflin-esque.
Clonoulty could be grateful for a ten-minute burst from John O’Neill at the other end to keep them in the hunt. He stole in behind the defence for the game’s only goal midway through the opening half and then followed with three points from play to take Clonoulty one-up about eight minutes from the interval. It was to be the peak point from the West men. Significantly Burgess hit the final five points of the half to build a buffer that ultimately would prove too much for Clonoulty. An early surge in the second half from Clonoulty was promising; Paul Hayes and Aidan White hit the target. However, by the three quarter stage Stephen Murray had the lead back at four once again. A few missed chances by Clonoulty at this juncture would ultimately prove very costly. Gradually they pared back the lead, however, Conor Hammersley hitting three on the trot from play, a free and a ‘65’. There was just one in it with five minutes to go but then came another Murray free from out near the sideline to extend the cushion back to two. Burgess wouldn’t score from play in the second half. A few fleeting Clonoulty chances of goal were smothered by the North defence and the game was in added time when Martin Sadlier brought it back to a one-point affair. Eventually time ran out on the West and Burgess were through. Clonoulty had some harsh words for the referee at the end feeling hard done by in a host of marginal calls on a day when small things decided the outcome. They had a case too, though as a balancing point they were very fortunate to be left with fifteen men following a dangerous pull by a defender in the first half. It’s a frustrating one for Clonoulty who are enjoying this era of dominance in the West but somehow seem unable to land those precious county titles. They’ve never won the county U21 and their last minor success was in 1996 when ‘Bonny’ Kennedy was captain. Injuries have been unkind to them this year; the ongoing absence of Tom Butler is a heavy blow. Still with close to half of their senior side available, and given the experience of having played in that county final against Drom, you’d expect more from this particular outfit. Against that you have to credit Burgess with a gutsy display. They certainly chased the game more hungrily than Clonoulty, got on to the breaks more often and took whatever good luck came their way. Their only sampling of county success in this grade was in combination with Kildangan back in 1970 and 1971 when they put titles back-to-back under the Naomh Padraig banner. Given their North win over Nenagh, county minor winners of three years ago, they deserved respect and now remain as the North division’s sole chance of taking a major hurling title this year. Loughmore and Ballingarry, I’m sure, will have other ideas.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 16, 2011 11:00:00 GMT
Nenagh Guardian Report:
Burgess withstand late rally to reach final (17/12/2011)
Fresh from their memorable North championship victory a week previous Burgess went into this encounter bouyed by a superb win over near neighbours Nenagh Eire Óg but standing in their path was a determined Clonoulty side. The West champions boasted a strong side with county senior panellist and captain John O’Neill posing the biggest threat in attack while the dependable Padraig Heffernan lined out at centre-back. Despite being without the influential Thomas Butler, who has been out long-term with a cruciate ligament injury, Clonoulty still fielded a strong side.
Straight from the throw-in Burgess took the game to Clonoulty with the talismanic Stephen Murray opening their account after just one minute following a fine clearance from centre-back, Johnny Mulqueen. Mulqueen was the provider again seconds later when corner-forward, Danny Ryan latched onto another fine clearance before popping over a well-taken point. Clonoulty, playing into the teeth of a slight breeze, responded with wing-forward Sean Maher knifing over from range yet it was all Burgess in the opening stages. Successive points from Murray, the first a long-range free and the second a sublime effort from forty metres out after he had evaded at least three Clonoulty defenders, opened the gap to three before a 14th minute Clonoulty goal against the run of play brought the West champions right back into contention. John O’Neill netted with ease after Kieran Quirke’s attempt at a point dropped short and O’Neill pounced with a low drive straight to the back of the Burgess net.
Despite the setback Burgess refused to capitulate and instead went on to further impose their dominance. Both John Mulqueen and John O’Dywer snuffed out the best Clonoulty could muster while corner backs, Willie Ryan and Declan O’Donoghue afforded the Clonoulty inside forward line little or no space. Points from Stephen Murray (free) and Danny Ryan fired Burgess three clear by the 19th minute and indeed Ryan could have bagged a goal had his shot dipped just below the crossbar after Jimmy Maher in the Clonoulty goal was caught in possession by Eoin Hogan. Hogan found Ryan in space with a sweet pass but his effort just cleared the crossbar. With almost 20 minutes gone Clonoulty finally began to gain some semblance of a foothold in the game thanks to successive John O’Neill points to edge his side one clear but the advantage was shortlived after Stephen Murray and Danny Ryan were both on target to quickly restore Burgess’ advantage.
With the half drawing to a close Burgess continued to turn the screw. Murray was again on target with a 26th minute free before Jimmy Maher was penalised for wasting time on a puck-out. Referee, Johnny Ryan awarded a throw-in on the 21 and from the throw-in, midfielder Kieran Ryan gathered possession extended the advantage to four with a well-struck point. Fittingly, the final score of the half proved a memorable one with that man Murray once again leading the Clonoulty backs a merry dance before knifing over his seventh point of the half to ensure Burgess took a 0-11 to 1-4 lead to the dressing room.
Clonoulty enforced a number of switches at the break with both Paul Hayes and Jamie Moloney introduced for Kieran Ryan and Kevin Maher. Clonoulty also rejigged their side with Kieran Quirke switching from attack to defence while Paul Hayes was drafted in to the edge of the square in a bid to spice up his side’s attack.
With a stengthening icy breeze at their backs Clonoulty set about shutting down the Burgess attack and in particular curbing the dominance of Stephen Murray who seemed to be everywhere on the field. Within minutes of the re-start points from Paul Hayes and Aidan White had cut the deficit to two before Burgess were dealt a blow when Jack O’Flaherty was forced to leave the field with an injury. Tony Hogan was quickly drafted in but Clonoulty continued to work hard to starve Burgess of possession. With scores becoming scarce for both sides Burgess were bouyed by a 42nd minute Stephen Murray free after he was fouled. Seconds later Murray was again fouled and up he stepped again to pierce Clonoulty hearts. Those successive points effectively proved hugely crucial as the touch-tight Burgess rearguard were forced to soak up incessant Clonoulty pressure in the closing quarter with their final score coming thanks to a 55th minute Murray free. Without doubt Clonoulty came on strong in the closing ten minutes. A 46th minute Sean Maher point set the ball rolling before successive points from Conor Hammersley (free and 65’) in the 53rd and 55th minutes respectively cut the gap to just a solitary point. Then up stepped Murray to afford Burgess a little bit of breathing space with his 55th minute free before Danny Ryan passed up a glorious opportunity right on the stroke of full-time to put the game beyond any doubt when he found himself in front of goal with just the Clonoulty keeper to beat. His shot blazed wide though and from the resulting puckout Clonoulty surged back upfield with Martin Sadlier grabbing a 62nd minute point from play, but try as they might they just couldn’t breach the Burgess rearguard one more time with the North champions deservedly keeping them at bay to book their place in this year’s county Under 21 ‘A’ final.
As with the North final Burgess were deserving of their victory with a determine performance brimming with heart, guts, skill and determination. Even when the scores dried up in the second half they still battled as a unit and put their bodies on the line to thwart a teak-tough Clonoulty challenge. Impressive for Burgess were Stephen Murray, who was at the centre of everything both in attack and defence, Johnny Mulqueen, John O’Dwyer, Danny Ryan, Mike O’Flaherty, Peter Gill, John O’Brien and Kieran Ryan while John O’Neill, Padraig Heffernan, Kieran Quirke and Sean Maher caught the eye for Clonoulty.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Dec 16, 2011 11:08:29 GMT
Congrats to Stephen Murray on winning back-to-back Guardian Player of the Week Awards too - regardless of the Player of the Year Committee's opinion, he has certainly been the standout player at Under 21 level in North Tipp this year.
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Post by Admin on Dec 16, 2011 13:42:30 GMT
Congrats to Stephen Murray on winning back-to-back Guardian Player of the Week Awards too - regardless of the Player of the Year Committee's opinion, he has certainly been the standout player at Under 21 level in North Tipp this year. That's for damn sure.
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