Tag: Bryan Menton
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Reilly shoots the lights out as ‘Moores march on
If I was a member or supporter of Donaghmore/Asbourne I’d be doing the Lotto immediately. Having lost their opening two games in the Meath SFC, there seemed to be more chance of a statue of Enoch Burke being erected outside the High Court than that of the green and white making the knockout stages. Though…
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Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators
BREAKING NEWS The closing stages of the Meath Senior Football Championship appear to have hit choppy waters after the Leinster Council upheld a case taken by Na Fianna regarding the methodology used to determine placings in their group. With three teams – Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Na Fianna and Curraha – all tied on two points each, the…
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Job done as impact subs live up to their billing.
Meath…4-13 Wicklow…1-12 It was a case of job done for Meath as their eye for goal emphasised the gulf in class between the sides in this Leinster SFC quarter final at a damp Pairc Tailteann this afternoon. The home side started as they meant to go on for as Curraha clubman Jack O’Connor marked his…
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Both left wondering what might have been
MEATH… 2-11 DERRY…1-16 Both sides were left wondering what might have been though it was Rory Gallagher’s Derry side who came away from Pairc Tailteann with the spoils. If also the biggest portion of regret as well. Meath were left to rue not only letting a good lead slip against the Oak Leaf County today…
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Banty bags the winner as Meath maintain momentum
Meath…0-10 Clare…0-09 If the GAA ever ask each county to nominate their prototype for an impact sub, it is most likely Meath would look to either Mattie McCabe or Jody Devine. However, the name of James ‘Banty’ Conlon can now be added to any such ensemble. The diminutive corner seldom fails to make an impact…
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Meath find form and garner crucial two points
Meath…1-18 Cork…1-10 Call it muscle memory, compare it to riding a bike, whatever you wish. Meath produced their best and most complete performance in a very long time this afternoon at Pairc Tailteann. Yes, extenuating circumstances must be taken into account but credit must be given where it’s due too. Cork are at the lowest…
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Dunboyne dig out final ticket after dour derby
Dunboyne…0-09 Donaghmore/Ashbourne…0-05 A bit of personal business to get out of the way first, if I may. The GAA’s own advertising uses the tagline that ‘Nothing Beats Being There’ and they are of course correct. Thanks to modern technology though, one can be there in every other way bar in body. To that end, credit…
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Frailties ruthlessly exposed by evolving Kildare
Kildare…1-14 Meath… 0-14 Sometimes it is as simple as it looks. Gaelic football, like everything in life, constantly changing. Evolution, though, often means things have been known to end up back where they once were. Now read on… If you were to look at footage if the Dublin-Kerry games from the 1970s – lauded as…
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Youthful Meath show promise but a sterner test awaits
Meath……7-14 Wicklow…..0-07 For the second time inside a decade, Meath put seven goals past a surprisingly limp Wicklow resistance in the Leinster SFC opener at Aughrim this afternoon. While the performance undoubtedly showed promise for what lies ahead in the short and long term, nobody should be under any illusions about the fact that a…
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Lavin, McGill and McMahon return as Championship team takes shape
Meath have made three changes for tomorrow’s NFL clash with Monaghan in Clones. The game – which will be shown live on TG4’s YouTube Channel – is of no material significance to already relegated Meath, however, there are bound to be players hoping to at least give the management a decision to make ahead of…