Newcestown 1-23
Valley Rovers 0-8
NEWCESTOWN WERE IN devastating form as they claimed the Cork Premier IHC title with an 18-point win over Valley Rovers at Páirc Uí Rinn today.
The west Cork outfit, operating at senior football level since 2011, will now become the first non-city club to be senior in both codes since Ballincollig at the start of the millennium.
A close game had been expected and a scoreline of 0-3 each at the end of the first quarter seemed to bear this out, but Newcestown’s territorial dominance was already evident by a burgeoning wides tally.
They found their sights, however, to lead by 0-10 to 0-4 at half-time, with Daniel Twomey, Jack Meade and Carthach Keane impressive in attack, and the flow continued upon the resumption.
Valleys did have points from Chris O’Leary and Darragh Crowley but Newcestown were simply unstoppable, with subs Mikey Bradfield and Colm Dineen adding further points while Daniel Twomey finished with 1-5 as he netted a late penalty.
Scorers for Newcestown: Daniel Twomey 1-5 (two frees, one 65), Carthach Keane, Seán O’Donovan, Luke Meade, Eoin Kelly (two frees), Mikey Bradfield 0-3 each, Jack Meade 0-2, Colm Dineen 0-1.
Scorers for Valley Rovers: Chris O’Leary 0-4 (three frees), Kevin Canty 0-2, Jack Walsh, Darragh Crowley 0-1 each.
Newcestown
Darren Heffernan
Micheál McSweeney
Greg Murphy
John Crowley
Conor O’Neill
James Desmond
Fionn Keane
Tadhg Twomey
Jack Meade
Luke Meade
Carthach Keane
Cian Twomey
Seán O’Donovan
Eoin Kelly
Daniel Twomey
Subs
Mikey Bradfield for E Kelly (45)
Seány Ryan for T Twomey (50, injured)
Trevor Horgan for C Keane (54)
Colm Dineen for C Twomey (56)
Valley Rovers
Willie Burke
Cormac Desmond
Noel O’Donovan
Tomás O’Brien
Darragh Murphy
David Lynch
Joseph Lynch
Gary Farrell
Darragh Looney
Eoin O’Reilly
Jack Walsh
Fiachra Lynch
Kevin Canty
Chris O’Leary
Richie Butler
Subs
John Cottrell for F Lynch (6-7, blood)
Cottrell for O’Reilly (HT)
Billy Crowley for Butler (HT)
Fearghal Coughlan for Looney (HT)
Darragh Crowley for F Lynch (44)
Jeremy Hurley for Walsh (49)
Referee: Cathal McAllister (Aghada)
Be surprised if the line up like that. More likely cooper in full back line, O’Sullivan at half back line. Also be surprised if mccaffrey is not in half back line.
@Augustus hoop:
As usual,the “real” team will not line out as selected.I dont know why Jim Gavin does thos all the time.Are we getting any advantage by naming these dummy teams?Obviously Jim thinks we are.Doubt McCaffrey is playing up front and if he starts it will be in the backs with one of the selected back six dropping to the bench.Suppose it’s a bit of a talking point for us fans but we’ll have to wait until just before throw-in to find out.
@mark kenny: true cant see the value in this dummy team … can see mick fitz drop out lowndes cooper go to full back line and small mccaffery and cian o sullivan in h/ back line a half forward come in for fitz could be flynn/or kev mac
@Liam Murphy:
Yea it’s hard to second guess Jim but i’ll have a guess at the back seven
1 Cluxton
2 McMahon
3 Fitzimmons
4 Lowndes
5 McCaffrey
6 O Sullivan
7 Small
@mark kenny: no cooper so who plays in the forward line when jack mac comes back
@Liam Murphy:
Maybe Scully.It’s only a guess,though.Who knows what Jim will do?Bernard probably did enough the last day to start but maybe he’s better coming off the bench.
What a joke
Dublin could play their U21 squad up until at least the semifinals giving the poor standard of this competition.these backdoor mickey Mouse games with teams that have no hope of making it to the final
@Jamie: their u21s would not win today’s game. Would their u21s beat Kildare?
@Patrick O’Sullivan: yes they would on both questions
@Jamie: Yea why don’t they just put Dublin straight into the final every year
@Jamie: i think you are wrong lad. There 21s would definitely not beat monaghan.
McCafferry will go back and mark O’Sullivan man and he will be sweeper then