By Rory O’Donnell
If you are sticking around for the July 4 weekend, a jaunt
to the Cultural Center might be well worthwhile at the weekend as there is
plenty of junior and senior football and hurling on display. Things will start to shake out over the next
week or two and a couple of teams are looking for badly needed wins.
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| Wolfe Tones Shane McGuinness |
Two senior football games are on the cards, each of which
will have a strong bearing on playoff placement. First up is Christopher’s and Wolfe
Tones. Christopher’s are under pressure
to get a result in this game. With just
3 games to play a win, or at least a draw is imperative to remain in the
hunt. Last time out Christopher’s full
just short of a strong Galway team, and could have just as easily have come
away with the win. A consistent effort
will be required to get anything out of the game.
The Tones are also coming off a loss last week, to unbeaten Donegal. In many ways consistency has been what the
South Boston team need to focus on. Periods
have good football have come in spurts and that has been the downfall of the
Tones in their 2 losses to the Gaels and Donegal. The
men to watch out for are Derrygonnelly native Garvin Jones and Monaghan’s Shane
McGuinness for the Tones, with Skerries Harps man, Jack Smith a steady
influence in the back line. For
Christopher’s it is Eddie Goggin from Carbery Rangers who is the point of the
attack, however there are plenty of others who can contribute, including Bantry
Blues man, Sean O’Leary, in the middle of the field and Conor Horgan up front. A great chance for either team Sunday, and
has the potential for a great game of football.
The other holiday weekend senior football duel to give the
punters something to get excited about Sunday features the Connemara Gaels and
Shannon Blues. The Blues were flat in
their last outing where they went down to Donegal, albeit with 12 men for half
the game. Having had two weeks to stew
over it, the Blues will be looking to make amends and play the kind of
aggressive, fast paced football that they are capable of. A win is imperative in keeping their campaign
on track, and with a strong side from Daragh O’Shea in goal to Kieran Hurley up
front, the Blues ambitions will be higher than a quarter final spot.
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| Greg Horan is part of a strong Blues lineup. |
The Gaels will have been satisfied with their win last week
against Aidan McAnespies and the Connemara men used their bench well with the
outcome of the game in the balance. The
midfield duo of Matt Sullivan (Kerry) and Dan O’Driscoll (Cork) did well, as
did corner forward pairing of Killyclogher man Tiernan Cox and Portlaoise’s Kevin
McGrath. Tony Brosnan came on last week
and put to crucial points over the bar, while Ferghal Meenagh also contributed
from the bench down the stretch. It will
the Blues who will be eagerly looking for the win here so that they can put the
last game behind them and focus on the playoffs. A win for the Gaels will keep them in the
running for a top 2 spot, all to play for on each side.
Junior hurling sees two contests at the weekend. Offaly take on Wexford on Sunday as the
Faithful county attempt to go 2 for 2.
Saturday it is Galway and Tom’s.
Tom’s fell short of a miraculous comeback last week against Offaly and
will be looking to chalk up a win over their western rivals, Galway.
There is plenty of Junior football action. Something will have to give on Saturday when
Kerry and Galway meet with each side looking to stay unbeaten, while Cork will
meet Donegal. Sunday sees both of the
Connemara Gaels teams in action, the Gaels junior A side take on the Wolfe
Tones on Sunday, while the B side play Hartford.
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