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Just after finishing my own records for the campaign, and Rossiter ends up as top scorer for the championship with 2-30 (20 frees, 1 mark), edging out long-time leader Darren Codd (3-23 including 17 frees and one '45) with his 1-4 in the final. Team-mate Sean Ryan finishes as the top scorer from play with 3-9, which goes to show how important the pair are to Gusserane. Shelmaliers' chief marksman at the end of the season is Glen Malone, who placed third on the overall list with 1-22 (19 frees), and interestingly, their top scorer from play was Kyle Roche with 2-4, which emphasises the overall spread of options they have. beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1417 - 18/11/2021 11:46:32 2389836 Link 0 |
I know he's already a panel member but I'd be all for throwing Mini Ryan into the Wexford starting team next year, was reading in the Irish indo that pre seasons could be played next year so hopefully an opportunity for him there too.
bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 18/11/2021 12:19:57 2389843 Link 0 |
Was sceptical of this idea at first, but now actually quite like it after working it through on paper. As you say, a game for everybody each week, and a real reward for topping the group. And every team gets at least four games...even if one of them happens to be a relegation match that nobody wants! Only thing I'd say is that if it's to be hurling group stages first, followed by football groups, and then hurling knockout, my club for one would probably go back to concentrating almost completely on hurling for as long as we're in the hurling championship at all (i.e. focus would still be on hurling even during the football group stages). Other clubs where the emphasis is mainly on football might do the same thing the other way round. But of course, the only way around that is either to continue with either hurling or football first in its entirety, and then begin the other one....or else a major change in mindset in the clubs themselves, including my own. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2248 - 18/11/2021 13:24:44 2389870 Link 0 |
Malone is the POTY, despite have never appeared on your team of the week. Not saying you were wrong week by week.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 19/11/2021 12:52:15 2389976 Link 0 |
POTY for me would be between Simon Donohoe, Graham Staples or Martin O'Connor.
bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 19/11/2021 14:16:02 2389994 Link 0 |
I 100% had him in the team of the semi-finals actually. Is he the confirmed POTY or your choice? Was very good (as per usual), but I would have gone for his older brother or Staples ahead of him. beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1417 - 19/11/2021 14:33:02 2389999 Link 0 |
Nah just my choice. I guess they could be thrown in especially since Brian was playing out of position.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 20/11/2021 10:36:58 2390067 Link 0 |
Two almighty mis-matches over the weekend: Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2248 - 21/11/2021 20:18:05 2390225 Link 0 |
Both results very easy to explain. I'm told Monageer used 5/6 on their first team since their previous junior A game, with first team having gone to extra time in both their semi final and final, while I'm told Glynn had most of their 18 year olds available plus a few others back. Second game Arklow Rocks are the 4th best intermediate team in Wicklow. They didn't win the championship but got there by default because the top 3 teams were all 2nd teams who are not allowed to enter Leinster. Onfor15 (Wexford) - Posts: 524 - 21/11/2021 22:01:59 2390248 Link 0 |
Thanks. I wasn't too far off the mark with Monageer/Boolavogue, then. And obviously didn't realise Arklow Rocks hadn't actually won the Wicklow title. Can see how beaten semi-finalists could fairly rapidly lose interest in things for the year and not exactly burst themselves in preparing for another match that was probably several weeks down the line. But even still, beatings of 7-20 to 0-1 and 10-35 to 0-4 are phenomenal. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2248 - 22/11/2021 09:01:00 2390255 Link 0 |
I hear the U20 is starting this weekend bar I guess for clubs who are playing in Leinster this weekend and have u20 players involved - which I would say all would have. and then the following weekend the Leinster football is on - god knows when the competition will finish. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 22/11/2021 14:16:56 2390326 Link 0 |
Fixtures have been on the county board website the last few days, hopefully there isn't a raft of walkovers.
bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 22/11/2021 14:32:29 2390330 Link 0 |
Fixtures were issued last week all right, but only fixtures showing on the website right now are a couple of Leinster matches (Oylegate in intermediate, and Rapps in senior). Maybe the U20 ones were up there but they took them down again pending some sort of review?
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2248 - 22/11/2021 15:04:55 2390341 Link 0 |
There in the underage fixtures section.
bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 22/11/2021 15:55:12 2390353 Link 0 |
Pointless matches.
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 642 - 22/11/2021 16:49:21 2390364 Link 0 |
Why? There are a lot of reasons why this is a disaster of a championship but you would deny the players - please explain
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 23/11/2021 14:35:56 2390457 Link 0 |
Their 15 posts have suggested its an individual with a childish mentality looking for attention. Either that or just a troll.
bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 23/11/2021 14:40:13 2390458 Link 0 |
Id be all for moving these games in to February or so in 2022. I know of at least 2 clubs who are struggling to pull together numbers for a team because of a combination of it being played in late November, adult teams being done for a while and COVID in the Clubs. Turn it from u20 to u21 and play it February or March next year, stop treating u20 football like the add on at the end of the year every year when teams are struggling to get numbers. tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1337 - 23/11/2021 16:14:57 2390474 Link 0 |
I'm not saying its right but its actually common for these types of age grades to get bottom step of the ladder treatment unfortunately around the country, not just a case of the poor relation code getting the short straw in our county. 2 examples in Limerick u21 hurling is on at the moment while u19 and 21 hurling is currently on in Kilkenny. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 23/11/2021 16:31:49 2390478 Link 0 |
Good plan
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11851 - 23/11/2021 18:03:49 2390496 Link 0 |