Saturday April 19
Ballinacourty v Ardmore (Bushy Park at 7.00)
The champions emerged with the right result from round one but aspects of their performance will have irritated them. The 13 wides in particular points to an early work on. They also fell out of the game for long periods. They endured scoreless spells of 21 minutes and 19 minutes in either half. Ardmore started in promising fashion last Friday night but ran out of ideas in attack. Moving Seamus Keating closer to the posts may improve their output. James Salmon emerged with credit by posting two points from number eleven. With Gary Hurney likely to see more minutes, a composed Courty should show up this time.
Odds: Ballinacourty 1/12 Draw 8/1 Ardmore 9/4
Prediction: Ballinacourty
Clashmore v Rathgormack (Fraher Field at 6.30)
Clashmore’s cause wasn’t helped by a spate of injuries last Sunday evening. With and that was a sign of things to come.Brian O’Halloran entered the field on 40 minutes and showed a flavour of skills we have become accustomed to. An injury time spillage in defence prevented Rathgormack from taking something away on opening weekend. Ronan Cahill is in a possible starter this time after driving them forward during the second half with Ballinacourty. Gavin Nugent, the star forward of round one, can nudge them in the right direction.
Odds: Clashmore 5/4 Draw 13/2 Rathgormack 4/5
Prediction: Rathgormack
The Nire v St Saviours (Fraher Field at 8.00)
It was plain sailing for The Nire last Sunday. 3-22 chalked up, nine different scorers and three rookies settled into senior football. Stung by the scale of their first round defeat, St Saviours will hope to offer some discomfort. For starters, they must amend that troublesome free count that benefitted De La Salle in the first half last Sunday. Containing Shane Ryan, Liam Lawlor and Brian Wall, who bagged 3-12 between them against Ballinameela, is a huge ask however.
Odds: The Nire 1/50 Draw 33/1 St Saviours 8/1
Prediction: The Nire
Clashmore’s cause wasn’t helped by a spate of injuries last Sunday evening. With and that was a sign of things to come.Brian O’Halloran entered the field on 40 minutes and showed a flavour of skills we have become accustomed to. An injury time spillage in defence prevented Rathgormack from taking something away on opening weekend. Ronan Cahill is in a possible starter this time after driving them forward during the second half with Ballinacourty. Gavin Nugent, the star forward of round one, can nudge them in the right direction.
Odds: Clashmore 5/4 Draw 13/2 Rathgormack 4/5
Prediction: Rathgormack
The Nire v St Saviours (Fraher Field at 8.00)
It was plain sailing for The Nire last Sunday. 3-22 chalked up, nine different scorers and three rookies settled into senior football. Stung by the scale of their first round defeat, St Saviours will hope to offer some discomfort. For starters, they must amend that troublesome free count that benefitted De La Salle in the first half last Sunday. Containing Shane Ryan, Liam Lawlor and Brian Wall, who bagged 3-12 between them against Ballinameela, is a huge ask however.
Odds: The Nire 1/50 Draw 33/1 St Saviours 8/1
Prediction: The Nire
Sunday April 20
Gaultier v Ballinameela (Fraher Field at 3.30)
Ballinameela are a resilient bunch and it’s a matter of putting The Nire experience out of their heads for a defining game in their season. Last year, they buried the memories of a 6-17 to 1-4 loss versus Ballinacourty to make the quarter finals by virtue of a round five draw against An Rinn. With an exceptionally fresh faced line-up, they look to the Phelans and the Currans for clear guidance. Their deep rooted problems lie in attack. They only achieved two points and four wides last weekend. On the other side, Gaultier ran Stradbally right to the line. The straight red dismissal of Wayne Hutchinson clouds the picture here as his strength around the middle will be sorely missed. At the same time, JJ Hutchinson is the forward most capable of doing damage from play.
Odds: Gaultier 2/5 Draw 15/2 Ballinameela 9/4
Prediction: Gaultier
Gaultier v Ballinameela (Fraher Field at 3.30)
Ballinameela are a resilient bunch and it’s a matter of putting The Nire experience out of their heads for a defining game in their season. Last year, they buried the memories of a 6-17 to 1-4 loss versus Ballinacourty to make the quarter finals by virtue of a round five draw against An Rinn. With an exceptionally fresh faced line-up, they look to the Phelans and the Currans for clear guidance. Their deep rooted problems lie in attack. They only achieved two points and four wides last weekend. On the other side, Gaultier ran Stradbally right to the line. The straight red dismissal of Wayne Hutchinson clouds the picture here as his strength around the middle will be sorely missed. At the same time, JJ Hutchinson is the forward most capable of doing damage from play.
Odds: Gaultier 2/5 Draw 15/2 Ballinameela 9/4
Prediction: Gaultier
Stradbally v De La Salle (Walsh Park at 7.00)
Stradbally’s resources may have been stretched by Gaultier (especially by receiving two black cards) but their spirit can never be questioned. The Ahearnes pulled the result out of the fire. Shane got a hold of midfield and Robert slotted four dead balls. County minor Jack Mullaney is one to watch. Unlike some previous intermediate champions, De La Salle can hit teams with a variety of forward weapons. Seven different players weighed in against St Saviours. They should be competitive but Stradbally favoured to grind out another win.
Odds: Stradbally 1/7 Draw 14/1 De La Salle 4/1
Prediction: Stradbally
Odds: Stradbally 1/7 Draw 14/1 De La Salle 4/1
Prediction: Stradbally
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