AGHADA

Losing three players from that epic match against Naomh Padraig way back in August. Aghada just ran out of numbers in this teak tough match in Lisgoold. Damien Wall, Dominic Cashman and Timmy Crowley were sorely missed by Aghada due to injury,

Yet Aghada could have caused an upset leading by 5 points as the first half closed, Killeagh got a soft goal followed by a point to leave the half time score Aghada 1-6 Killeagh/Ita’s 1-5.
Tony Wall was again our main threat up front. He opened the scoring with two points to answer Killeagh/Ita’s three then Shane Morrissey scored a mighty point to level the match, a minute later Wall added another. Now Aghada were on top but Killeagh/Ita’s were always a danger up front. Some great saves by Martin Day and good work by the backline (especially Laim Day and Peter Murphy) kept the Killeagh/Ita’s lads at bay. Declan Morrissey and Stephen Gilroy was on top in the middle of the park. A long ball in Paudie Wall grabs it, Penalty up steps Tony but he never hit the ball right. Aghada come again and Mark Galvin taps over a great point from out near the sideline. Then within a minute Wall makes up for the penalty when raised the green followed by the white flag to give Aghada the afore mentioned five point lead.
Scores were hard to come by on the resumption but slowly Killeagh/Ita’s stole away.By the 51st minute they had scored three points to none from our lads. Then came the turning point a miss clearance from the full backline found Killeagh/Ita’s best man Brendan Barry, for once on his own and he made no mistake. Aghada’s 1st score of the half came from Wall on the 56th minute two minutes later he again found the net to make it a three point game. As the sands of time ran out try as we might we could not get the goal we wanted and we had the chances. Killeagh/Ita’s were able to add two more points to give a false gloss to the scoreline. Aghada can feel proud as most players played above themselves and as previously said we paid a big price for the loss of our players ,the three Walls Tony, Paudie and Brian had big games, as did the two Laim’s, Day and Morrissey.
Team
Martin Day
Peter Murphy, Laim Morrissey, Kenneth O’Brien
Brian Wall, Laim Day, Brendan Kearney
Declan Morrissey , Stephan Gilroy
Paudie Wall, Shane Morrissey (0-1), Tony Wall (capt) (2-5)
Sean O’Donoghue, Mark Galvin (0-1) Alan Morrissey
Sub used, Evan Kennedy for Sean O’Donoghue 50th m other subs David Condon, Alan Creedan

A brave effort that just fell short.
When the u21 hurlers decided last Nov., That they wanted to play A hurling many felt that it might be a step to far. Their faith was well justified when after beating Cloyne in the first round they ran a star studded Sars team to one point in a game that Aghada were the better team and can count they unlucky not to win this game.
Losing Eoin Cotter early in the game was no help; Billy Hennessy moved from corner back to centre was a big effluence on the game. Cotters replacement David O’Hanlon also had a good game. At the short whistle Aghada were behind 1-5 to 0-6. The scores coming from Tony Wall (3) John Connelly, Stephen O’Keeffe and Brendan Crowley one each.
On resumption Aghada upped their game coming at Sars in waves. A point from Connelly reduced the lead; Wall added another in answer to one from Sars. Then came the goal, against the run of play Sars got a handy one. Aghada tried hard for a goal, a great run by Connelly bearing down on goal but alas outside the post and wide. From the puck out Sars attack again point. Five points behind all was lost but points from Wall and Stephen O’Keeffe brought us back into the game. Connelly again made a raid on the Sars goal but the Keeper was equal to his shot. Wall pointed again a two-point game with as many minutes left. Then an Aghada mistake lead to a Sars point and from the puck out Sars scored the insurance point and it was wanted. JP O’Connor now operating on the forty grabbed the ball and headed for goal and he got it. Aghada failed to win the puck out and ref Bill Cody blew the long whistle to leave Sars into the final.
JP O’Connor gave an all star performance at full back, as did Billy Hennessy at centre back John Connelly and Alan Walsh also put in a good hour
Team
Martin Day,
Billy Hennessy, JP O’Connor (1-0), Stephen Cashman,
Thomas O’Neill, Eoin Cotter, Laim Day,
John Connelly (0-2), Alan Walsh,
John Wall, Brian Morrissey, Derrick Bowler
Stephen O’Keeffe (0-2), Brendan Crowley (0-1), Tony Wall (0-6)
Subs David Hanlon for Cotter, Conor Hickey for Bowler 52nd m

Youghal lived up to their reputation when they turned on the power to defeat our lads in Ballymocoda .
Yet day did not have all their own way as Aghada fought hard all the way and only for taking the wrong options when points were for the taking we could have being a lot closer at the finish . one score from play even if it was a well taking goal from David Hartnett ,was never going to trouble Youghal who have their sights set on the county . all our other scores came from frees Declan Morrissey , Martin Day two points each while Tony Wall got one .
Team ; Brian Wall
Mark Galvin , Timmy Crowley, Laim Morrissey
Declan Kearney, Stephen Gilroy, Paudie Wall
Laim Day , Declan Morrissey
Dominic Cashman, Martin Day, Peter Murphy
Shane Scanlon, Tony Wall (capt) Shane Morrissey,
Subs used David Hartnett for Dominic Cashman (inj)28th minute,Alan Morrissey for Shane Morrissey (half time), , Laim Curtin for Shane Scanlon 45th minute , Richie Condon for Mark Galvin 54th minute, Sean O’ Donoghue for Laim Day 54th minute

After been 13 points down on the night the fog came down, Aghada knew they had a mountain to climb. O’ but how they climbed. Aghada had three more players available Peter Murphy, Dominick Cashman and Kenneth O’Brien on the down side we lost one Paudie Wall. Fielding a much changed side from the abandoned game the Aghada sideline made better use of their time. The master move of placing Laim Day on Paudie Sullivan paid off big time. The Cloyne/Castlemartyr combination opened the scoring and were ahead by three points after 12minutes before the mighty Tony Wall opened Aghada’s account with a placed ball. Now Aghada fought like tigers and were to score five more points before Naomh Padraig scored again. Wall added another placed ball just as the short whistle blew. To leave Aghada ahead 0-7 to 0-4.

Aghada scenting blood tacked on three more points after the brake again from Wall. Now Naomh Padraig started to trouble Aghada but our backline outstanding all night long held out ,A round this time the Ref Killian Looney must have booked half the Cloyne/Castlemartyr sideline. When the game resumed the Cloyne/Castlemartyr combination reduced the lead to four points before yes that man Wall again steadied the ship. Naomh Padraig came again trying for that goal to change the match but to no avail. A free out for Aghada at the edge of the square .The Ref moves the Ball for dissent. Moves the ball again for more dissent suddenly Tony had a chance for a point, and take it he did. Then Just as the battle was at its height the Cloyne/Castlemartyr combination left the fray with according to the ref 11 minutes left on the clock (two on ours) Aghada looked on with disbelief .

Make no mistake this was Aghada’s night we were the most focused side, they never gave up, hooked, blocked and never gave their man an inch. All fifteen players were stars on the night but Wall must stand out 10 points on the night 7 from free’s . Team management must also take a bow when they used their chance wisely. As said before moving Day was a great move but so also was bring Declan Kearney back half back and moving Tony Wall and Shane Morrissey to the forty .
Martin Day ,
Peter Murphy, Timmy Crowley , Laim Day
Damien Wall , Laim Morrissey , Declan Kearney
Declan Morrissey , Kenneth O’Brien ,
Dominick Cashman , Shane Morrissey (0-1) , Tony Wall (0-10)
Stephen Gilroy, Mark Galvin (0-1), Alan Morrissey

For the record Tony has scored 1-28 against Cloyne in championship matchs the last few weeks (u21 , Junior B )
Team night of fog
Martin Day ,
Brian Wall, Timmy Crowley , Laim Morrissey ,
Damien Wall, Declan Morrissey , Laim Day
Declan Kearney , Shane Morrissey,
Tony Wall (0-3) , Mark Galvin , Alan Morrissey
Alan Creedan , Séan O’Donoghue , Paudie Wall (0-1)
Subs Stephen Gilroy (blood) for Brian Wall 19th m Kenneth O'Brien for Creedan 26th minute

Martin Day ,
Brian Wall, Timmy Crowley , Laim Morrissey ,
Damien Wall, Declan Morrissey , Laim Day
Declan Kearney , Shane Morrissey,
Tony Wall (0-3) , Mark Galvin , Alan Morrissey
Alan Creedan , Séan O’Donoghue , Paudie Wall (0-1)

Subs Stephen Gilroy (blood) for Brian Wall 19th m Kenneth O'Brien for Creedan 26th minute

What a game the tension was as hot as the evening. Once again Aghada and Cloyne serve up a thriller in Ballinacurra.
Two years ago in Shanagarry it took two matches to separate the teams in two of the finest matches ever played. Tonights game might not have hit the same heights but bye was it close.
Eammon Dunne opened the scoring with a fine point for Cloyne. Within a minute Tony Wall had equalised for Aghada on the 7th minute. Then Cloyne hit a blistering spell when they hit 1-2 within three minutes 1-1 coming from Cork u21 player John Naughton, before Wall hit his and Aghada’s second on the 17th minute. Naughton replied from a placed ball just before Wall added an other from play. Naughton and Wall swapped frees before Brian Morrissey got a great point from play. Aghada were now on top when the switch of Bowler and Walsh played dividends we started to hurl well all over the field especially Laim Day who had an outstanding game through out. With time running out Wall popped over three more points from frees in as many minutes to Cloyne’s one from Maurice Lynch to leave Aghada just one point in arrears as the short whistle went.
Aghada reappeared with some vital changes Hennessy went to halfback and Stephen O’Keeffe went to midfield suddenly Aghada have more ball. JWall won a ball and floated it in the Cloyne keeper came but missed the ball GOAL. Aghada two points up within two minutes of the restart. Now the tempo of the game rose as did Cloyne Maurice Lynch responded with two great points before Naughton again put Cloyne ahead with a placed ball. Wall replied for Aghada with two more points before Naughton again got on the end of a ball to get his second goal of the night. Having by now played their best hurling Aghada found them behind again and when Naughton added a placed ball to stretch the lead to three points Aghada’s goose looked cooked. Then enter Bowler scoring a mighty point on the 52nd minute before that man Wall was again on target from a placed ball. Naughton and Wall exchanged points before Wall again pointed to leave a grand stand finish and what a finish. A point down in injury time Morrissey wins a ball at the edge of the square, fouled the ref plays on so does Morrissey GOAL what joy. two points up 61 minutes gone .would he blow it up, no, Cloyne get a free. Again Naughton points . Ball pucked out Cloyne attack . Free to Cloyne on the sideline fifty yards out Bread and butter to Naughton, but for once he missed and that was that.
Team
Martin Day

Dave Hanlon , JP O’Connor , Stephen Cashman
Stephen O’Keeffe , Eoin Cotter , Laim Day ‘
Billy Hennessy , Brendan Crowley
Alan Walsh , Brian Morrissey (1-1) , John Wall (1-0)
Derrick Bowler(0-1) , Thomas O’Neill , Tony Wall (0-11) 7 frees
Subs used Dave O’Keeffe for Alan Walsh (42nd m) Declan Kearney For Dave Hanlon (52nd M)
Scores for Cloyne J.Naughton 2-7 (0-6 frees),M. Lynch 0-3, E.Dunne 0-1 , C.Lomasney 0-1 (65)

Aghada had no answer to the holders Erin’s Own scoring only two points over the hour . While we started the better we could not make any head way . it was in the 18th minute before we had our first score from Derek Bowler . by this time Erin’s own had racked up five points . Then in the 25th minute Brian Morrissey got inside the full back only to drive the ball over the bar when he had a goal at his mercy . sadly this turned out to be our last score .
Team
Brian Wall (Lahard)
Davie O’Hanlon, Colin Scanlon , Stephen Cashman
John Wall , Brendan Crowley , Billy Hennessy
Thomas O’Neill, , JP O’Connor
John Connelly ,Brian Wall (twin), Stephen O’Keeffe
Tony Wall , Derek Bowler (0-1) , Brian Morrissey (0-1)

subs for Dave O’Keeffe for Wall , Conor Hickey for Brian Wall (Lahard) Declan Morrissey for Connelly Eoin Cotter for John Wall other subs Alan Walsh , Martin Day , Tim Crowley ,Paul Kearney, Peter Murphy Richard Goode

Our lads put up a good show against premier side Mallow in this highly entertaining match in Rostellan
Scores from Paudie Wall (3-2), Tony Wall (1-7) kept us in touch . as the game went on we came more and more into it with Brian Wall showing well at corner back when he came on .
Team
Cormac Falvey
D. Wall , S. Gilroy
P. Murphy , S. Morrissey, D. Kearney
Laim Day
Alan Morrissey (0-1) , D. Morrissey, Sean O’Donoghue,
Paudie Wall (3-2) Tony Wall (1-7)
Subs Brian Wall, Kenneth O’Brien (0-1) , Dave Condon and Alan Creedan

team

Brian Wall,
Damien Wall , Timmy Crowley , Peter Murphy
Laim Morrissey ,Mark Galvin , Paudie Wall (0-1)
Declan Morrissey (0-4) Laim Day
Declan Kearney (0-1) , Martin Day (0-1) Dominic Cashman
Laim Curtin(0-1) , Tony Wall (2-4) Shane Morrissey (0-1)
Subs used ),Stephen Gilroy ,Alan Morrissey , Richie Condon and Dave Hartnett

 

A great win but we had to do it the hard way 1-5 down after twenty minutes then Tony Wall goaled followed by a point from Martin Day to bring us back into the game. The Saints hit another point before Tony got his second major to leave the halt time score 1-6 to 2-1. After ten minutes no one could see this score, as we were in disarray a few moves and some improvement from players ,we slowly got into the game. The team started to settle and there was more of a buzz about.
On Resumption Declan Morrissey got a handily long-range goal to level the match. Martin Day gave our lads the lead and then it was tit for tat as both teams answered one another. Points from Morrissey, Shane Scanlon and two from Day left Aghada leading by two points with minutes on the clock . Now Naomh Padraig came at us but they found an excellent goal minder in Brian Wall making three great saves in a row. Try as they might the Cloyne/Castlemartyr side could only muster up a point to leave our lads winners by one
Team
Brian Wall,
Damien Wall , Timmy Crowley , Peter Murphy
Laim Morrissey , Laim Day , Declan Kearney
Declan Morrissey (1-1) Mark Galvin
Kevin McCarthy, Martin Day (0-4) Dominic Cashman
Laim Curtin , Tony Wall (2-0) Shane Morrissey
Subs used Shane Scanlon (0-1),Stephen Gilroy , Sean O’Donoghue , Richie Condon and Paudie Wall other subs Graham Curtin , Alan Creedan ,

Aghada lost this game to the Cloyne/ Castlemartyr side in a highly entertaining game played in Cloyne

While the final score line was big this did not reflect the tone of the game as the Saints got two goals at the death. Aghada lead at halftime on the scoreline of 1-4 to 1-3. Fr. Denis, Finnbarr and Michael will be happy enough with this outing, as there is more in this team
Team Martin Day
Damien Wall, Laim Morrissey, Timmy Crowley
Declan Kearney, Laim Day, Peter Murphy
Declan Morrissey (0-1), Stephen Gilroy
Tony Wall (0-5) , Sean O’ Donoghue , Dominic Cashman (0-2)
Paudie Wall (1-0) Mark Galvin (0-1) Cormac Falvey

Our u21 team qualified for the final when they followed both the senior and junior teams wins. We had to work hard for this Cloyne got the dream start they wanted with a goal in the 2nd minute. Amazingly Cloyne never scored again until 2 minutes of the second half. Aghada found score hard to come by and it was just coming up to half time when Aghada went in front for the 1st time following three points from the best forward on view Brian Morrissey and one from JP O’Connor. In between Cloyne had a great chance of a major when Goalie Brian Wall Lahard made a great save after his bad kick out. (It turned out he was injured and was replaced by Derrick Bowler)
Cloyne were very wasteful with some woeful shooting levelling Aghada ahead by the narrowest of margins at halftime.
Cloyne started the second half in whirlwind fashion scoring two points on the trot to lead again. This was Cloyne’s best spell but slowly Aghada pulled back with JP leading the charge Kicking Four wonderful dead balls. Both teams swapped points with Stephen O’Keeffe pointing for Aghada. Then came the turning point when in the 19th minute Brian Morrissey was on hand to score the goal after a great movement From Conor Hickey to Dave O’Keeffe (sub) to Morrissey. With subs O’Keeffe (Dave), Thomas O’Neill and Davie O’Hanlon making an impact the game turned in Aghada’s favour. Cloyne and John Connolly exchanged points in injure time just before Cloyne mounted their last attack from which they got a penalty and again like last Tue night they missed it to again lose to the boys in green for the second time in a week . Team

Brian Wall (Lahard)
Stephen Cashman , Colin Scanlon , Eoin Cotter
John Wall , Brendan Crowley , Billy Hennessy
Declan Morrissey , John Connelly (0-1)
, Brian Wall (twin) JP O’Connor (0-5) , Stephen O’Keeffe (0-1)
Tony Wall ,Conor Hickey, Brian Morrissey (1-3)

subs Derrick Bowler for Brian Wall Dave O’Keeffe for Tony Wall , Thomas O’Neill for Declan Morrissey,and Davie O’Hanlon for Colin Scanlon Alan Walsh(blood sub) for John Wall

Aghada win first championship match of the year
Rostellan was looking its best for the visit of Glenville in this entertaining u21 Football game. Points from Tony Wall and JP O’Connor started the ball rolling with two fine points to leave Aghada leading 0-2 to 0-1 after the first quarter then in a five minute spell Aghada turned on the style scoring three points in a row to put a bit of light between the sides. Up to this Glenville looked the better side but there shooting was woeful. Approaching half time Glenville pointed John Connelly replied with the best score of the game when he pointed from fifty yards to leave the score at the turn over 0-6 to 0-3 On resumption Glenville played their best football scoring three points without reply. Again Glenville were guilty of squander for which Aghada made them pay. Stephen O’Keeffe steadied the ship with a fine point closely followed by another great point from Connelly . By now our lads had weathered the storm and when JP found the net Aghada were on there way . To their credit Glenville came back But Declan Morrissey had the last say when he pointed . Best for Aghada Eoin Cotter , Brendan Crowley and Connelly . This was a great win with so many injured (Thomas O’Neill, Derek Bowler and Davie Hanlon )
Team
Brian Wall (Lahard)
Alan Walsh , Colin Scanlon , Eoin Cotter
John Wall , Brendan Crowley , Billy Hennessy
Declan Morrissey (0-1) , John Connelly (0-2)
Conor Hickey , Brian Wall (twin) (0-1) , Stephen O’Keeffe (0-2)
Tony Wall (0-2) , JP O’Connor (1-1), Brian Morrissey
Sub used Stephen Cashman for Alan Walsh

Team

Brian Wall,

Alan Walsh, Colin Scanlan, Stephen Cashman,

Billy Hennessey, Brendan Crowley, John Wall,

John Connolly, Declan Morrissey,

Conor Hickey, Brian Morrissey, David O'Keefe,

Peter Murphy, J PO 'Connor, Tony Wall.

Sad end to a great year for the minor hurlers.
Losing our second county final in a row , yet we could have won
Missing Intermediate player Billy Hennessy was a hurdle to many to over come.
Brian Morressy put over the first point from a dead ball after five minutes sadly this was the only time we led .The Blackwater boys replied with 2 points followed by a goal in a ten minute spell when they over ran Aghada . slowly Aghada came back into the game thanks to another three frees from Morressy . just on the stroke of half time Blackwater added another point to lead at the short whistle by 1-3 to 0-4
After the brake Blackwater again when further ahead with two more points from frees
On the 35th minute Alan Morressy hit Aghada's 1st point from play Tony Wall followed shortly after. Then an Aghada attack was broken down and with our backline out of place Blackwater got a soft goal to put them 5 points clear entering the last quarter . Dave O'Keeffe made a great run before off loading to Sub Shane Russell who rattled the net . Blackwater got a seventy yard free which again when all the way to the Aghada net. Back to five points could our lads come again indeed they could and with five minutes left Alan Morressy hit the net, Tony Wall added a point to leave the minimum between the sides by alas we could get no closer and on the stroke of full time Blackwater added a point to give them a two point victory

Martin Day
Damien Wall , Timmy Crowley , Laim Morressy

Laim Day , Steven O'Keeffe ,Cormac Falvy

Steven Cashman, Conor Hickey ,

Mark Galvin , Brian Morressy (0-4)Declan Morressy

Tony Wall(0-2) ,David O'Keeffe , Alan Morressy(1-1)

subs used Peter Murphy for Cormac Falvy ,Declan Kearney Conor Hickey and Shane Russell(1-0) for Mark Galvin