Tag: Australian Football League
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Gut punch for Royals as Armstrong goes airborne
In the first race at Tipperary today (Friday), talented 5lb claiming rider Charlie O’Dwyer rode a horse for James Nash called COULDNTMAKEITUP and one would venture plenty of those with an interest in, passion for or involvement with Meath GAA would’ve had a punt thereon. Alas, like the rest of what you will read hereafter,…
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Robbie Brennan’s first interview as Meath senior football manager
Robbie Brennan sits down with Meath Co Committee P.R.O. Brian Kelly for his first interview since his appointment as successor to Colm O’Rourke. In a wide ranging discussion, the new boss discusses his own Meath lineage, the unique place his dad Pat holds in the Wolfe Tones club, growing up as a Meath man in…
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Could Essendon’s loss by a very big gain for Meath?
BREAKING NEWS The Irish Independent are this afternoon reporting that former Meath underage star Cian McBride has been released by Australian Football League outfit the Essendon Bombers. St Ultan’s clubman McBride was part of a Royal County ensemble which won the Leinster MFC in 2018. The towering midfielder was allowed train with the Meath senior…
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Boylan Talks Sport Brain Fitness Test – No. 25
After far too long of a hiatus and within winter closing in we’ve belatedly gone into Quiz mode!
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Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!
It’s almost impossible to quantify the magnitude of what Meath undertook in 1968 when – as ‘outgoing’ All Ireland Champions – the headed for Australia. To be honest, not a whole lot is known about the expedition but – and if the following is incorrect please advise – what is known (I think!) is that…
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Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2022
1.25: TIVERTON (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 2.00: SUPER CUB – EW – (DAN KING (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 2.35: TRANSITION – EW – (GAVIN RYAN/TRACEY COLLINS) 3.10: GAMBE VELOCI (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.45: CLEAR QUARTZ – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/MARK FAHEY) 4.20: SELF BELIEF (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 4.55: MALBAY MADNESS (JAMIE POWELL (7)/EDDIE LINEHAN) 5.30: NEEBO – EW…
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No victory for Vikki but it’s only just begun
If you subtract the fact that, as I write this, Manchester United have just beaten Arsenal, recording their fourth consecutive victory after their abomination of a beginning to the season, in sporting terms, the last few days have been pretty horrendous for yours truly. At the outset here, it is imperative to state that, obviously,…
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 11
A mixed bag of sporting head scratchers this week…
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Lampard a victim of his own relative success
There are certain jobs in the sporting world that everybody would want, yet nobody would queue up for at the same time. Some roles are a poisoned chalice. Who would want to take over from some of the greatest managers in any sport – Sean Boylan, Brian Cody, Sir Alex Ferguson, Phil Jackson, the list…
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Massive boost for Meath as McBride jets home
BREAKING NEWS Ahead of the resumption of the National Football League next weekend, Meath boss Andy McEntee has received a major fillip with the news that former underage star Cian McBride will be released by AFL outfit the Essendon Bombers to join the county senior panel during the off-season in the Australian Football League. The…