BORD na MONA WALSH CUP GROUPINGS
Group 1: Galway, Laois, NUIG, DIT
Group 2: Kilkenny, Westmeath, Antrim, DCU.
Group 3: Dublin, Wexford, Carlow, UCD.
Group 4: Offaly, Meath, Kildare, IT Carlow.
FIXTURES: Group 3
Sunday, January 8: Dublin v Carlow.
Sunday, January 15: Dublin v UCD.
Sunday, January 22: Wexford v Dublin.
Semi-finals: Winners Group 4 v Winners Group 1; Winners Group 3 v Winners Group 2 on Sunday, January 29.
Final: Sunday, February 5.
Here’s the panel available:
If Cuala win Leinster we’re going to be down a lot of players.
A couple could be on collage teams
I’d say we will struggle to beat Carlow with college teams and a cuala win.
I still want Cuala to win because long-term it’s good for the county.
2017 is likely to be a non-event at county level
Without meaning to put any of the players involved down, I’m lookin at it as a development year at this stage, hopefully some of the younger lads can really grow into senior level and a few more find their feet.
That’s all it is . Hopefully likes of Donal Burke , Smyth, Conroy get blooded. Unlikely to be pretty though
yea, bennett as well and that younglad from crokes Whitley. Barrett, Crummy, O’Donnell and O’Callaghan need to kick on. O’Rorke has to get a run at this stage. Remember how long it took for the last team to get over wexford, all those close calls, we’re probably going back to that stage now, building again.
13/14 of that panel will be tied with college. Along with our own players if we progress they will be a mighty chunk.
Did Dotsy not go back to Marks?
Transfer window opens next week so if he’s returning to Marks it will be then .
Thought he went back last year. Didn’t think he played with BB this year
Yea, it’ll be a mess if youse win but as bart says a leinster club title would be a huge bonus for dublin hurling so here’s hoping you can do it.
just looking at the training panel and breaking down the lines - some good players in there but very inexperienced all round, particularly the modfield.
GK
Dooley Conor Ballyboden St Enda’s
Maguire Gary Ballyboden St Enda’s
Tracey Jonathan Na Fianna
BACKS
Barrett Shane Na Fianna
Crummey Chris Lucan Sarsfields
Gough OisĂn Cuala
Madden James Ballyboden St Enda’s
Moran Seán Cuala
Mac Gabhan Cian Kilmacud Crokes
O’Callaghan Cian Cuala
O’Donnell Eoghan Whitehall Colmcille
O Rian-Brion Fionn St Jude’s (?).
Schutte Paul Cuala
Smyth Paddy Clontarf
O’Sullivan Cian St Brigid’s
Rushe Liam St Pat’s, Palmerstown
Walsh Ronan Kilmacud Crokes
MIDFIELD
Burke Donal Na Fianna
Malone Jake Cuala
Mc Bride Rian St Vincent’s
O’Connell Darragh Cuala
Quinn Ben Crumlin
FORWARDS
Bennett Chris Faughs
Boland Cian St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh
Connolly Tom St Vincent’s
Conroy Eoghan St Maur’s
Dillon Eamon Naomh Fionnbarra
Maher Canice St Jude’s
McGibb Fionntán Setanta
McGrath Seán Kilmacud Crokes
Mc Morrow Niall Ballyboden St Enda’s
O’Callaghan David Ballyboden St Enda’s
O’Rorke OisĂn Kilmacud Crokes
O’Dwyer Ryan Kilmacud Crokes
Schutte Mark Cuala
Treacy David Cuala
Whitely Fergal Kilmacud Crokes
Quinn Alex Crumlin
There is some suggestion now that some of the above are no longer a part of the panel.Possibly as many as ten although no names were mentioned. More players have been called in.
Wow! Any explanations? Were they canvassed/ sounded out before being named? Has there been squad activity that turned them off?
Why?
I don’t really know. Just that more players have been called in and that some remain uncommitted. Others hav refused the call up. A sense of futility, that it’ll be a waste of time for the effort put in and that some players do not believe in the system they are being asked to play are all things I have heard from people who would be in the know.
