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Pól O'Brollachain [paulbradley@carryduffgac.com]
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This week's winning numbers (5/10/2004)
4, 7, 11, 15
There were no winners of the Jackpot.
Congratulations to the Match 3 number winners
who each won £17
Mr S Toal
Mr R Diffen
Mr P Cunningham
Mr J Webb
Mr J McBrien
Mr A Moohan
Mr A Cullen
Next weeks estimated Jackpot is £3050
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Reserves Through To Championship Final
The reserves put in another masterful second
half display in Drumaness on Saturday evening
to defeat Bryansford by a 0-12 to 0-06 scoreline
to reach the All-County Reserves Final against
either Burren or Kilcoo.
Carryduff started strongly but failed to make
their dominance count with too many wides and
some over elaboration in front of the posts.
Conor Gardiner eventually got Carryduff going
after six minutes of the game only for Bryansford
to pull them back immediately. Ryan Hanna put
Carryduff in front again only for Bryansford to
get three of their own to take the lead.
Two top quality saves from Ger Connery kept Carryduff
in the game, one a full length dive down to his
right as a goal seemed certain.
A Karl Lewis free got Carryduff going again before
Mark Kavanagh and Conor Gardiner put Carryduff
back into the lead. Bryansford found an equaliser
just before the break.
Ath Bhriain 0-05 Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh
0-05
Carryduff came out for the second half and quickly
took the game by the scruff of the neck. Sean
Molloy, Karl Lewis and Conor Gardiner all getting
scores in the first five minutes.
Bryansford got their only score of the second
half in the seventh minute but Karl Lewis restored
the Duff's three point advantage. Sean Molloy
increased the lead further in the twentieth minute.
Sub Paul O'Neill got the score of the game with
a brilliant point of the outside of his point
from distance to delight the mainly Carryduff
support.
Ryan O'Neill added Carryduff's twelfth and final
score of the game after 25 minutes of the half.
The remaining five minutes plus injury time deteriorated
as a game as a few of the Bryansford players lost
their cool. Ryan Hanna was stood upon as he lay
on the ground but thankfully was still fit to
continue. Bryansford lost a player with a straight
red after aiming a couple of kicks at Carryduff
players.
The Final Score in Drumaness was Ath Bhriain
0-06 Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh 0-12.
Carryduff Scorers
Carryduff Team
Ger Connery
Dermot Magorrian
Philip Maguire
Michael Gilmore
Raymond Grant
Ben Fitzsimons
Ciaran McKenna
Ryan Hanna (C)
Karl Lewis
Sean Molloy
Paul Donnelly
Ronan McLaughlin
Jamie Grant
Conor Gardiner
Mark Kavanagh
Subs
Paul O'Neill (for Paul Donnelly)
Ryan O'Neill (for Jamie Grant)
Peter Wallace (for Ronan McLaughlin)
Nathan Scott (for Dermot Magorrian)
John Fitzsimons (for Sean Molloy)
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Its a long,long way from Clare to Carryduff
Carryduff's worst kept secret was unveiled on
Friday evening as Clare stars Davy Fitzgerald
and Colin Lynch arrived at the club pitch to coach
almost 60 of the club's hurlers. Davy Fitz has
been Clare's regular goalie and penalty taker
for many years and has won most honours in the
game ranging from All Star to All Ireland Poc
Fada champion. Colin Lynch stars at midfield for
the Banner County and has also won most of the
games top awards. The pair stayed at the pitch
for almost two hours coaching skills, signing
autographs, and in Davy Fitzgerald's case trying
to save shots from every one of the players (and
some of the adults/coaches) in attendance. He
saved most of the shots but couldn't cope with
the mother/son combination of Conall and Mary
Early who both rattled the net (although we think
he may have deliberately let in Mrs Early's attempt).
At the end of the proceedings, Club Chairman
Paul Lavery presented both players with a memento
of their visit to Carryduff.
The evening was enjoyed by all concerned and
special thanks go to Paul O'Neill who arranged
the visit of the Clare contingent.
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Dublin Doesn't Know What Hit It After A Visit
From The Ladies!
On the 3rd October Carryduff brought 54 of the
girls footballers to the Ladies All-Ireland Final
in Croke Park this has never been done before.
We set of bright and early on Sunday morning.
All 54 of us pile onto the O. Rooney bus. The
3 hour bus journey was good craic and the seats
were very comfy!
We finally reached our destination Croke Park!
We got off the bus in an orderly fashion. All
of us tracing down the streets of Dublin City
blowing our horns and waving our flags!
We got into the stadium and found our seats taking
up 4 rows! The junior final was played at 1.45
and in it was Kildare and Sligo. Kildare won so
most people were happy!
The senior match was Dublin and Galway. It was
a brilliant match and very exciting! When Galway
were 7 points down Eadaoin made a bet with Stephen
Gilmore that if Galway won we got to do his hair
in any design we wanted. Of course Galway won
so we did his hair with 3 pigtails at the front
two in the middle and one at the back! He looked
a right fool!! At the end we had to go in twos
a big one and a wee one and we all ran on to the
pitch and got photos taken!
We stopped in Swords for a Mc Donald’s
(Stephen still with his hair!) it was amazing
how Mc Donald’s could feed all 54 of us.
The locals turned and stared at us just more and
more of us marching into the restaurant. They
just handed out food and food (they must have
made a lot of money!!)
On the way home everyone was tired (Stephen still
had his hair in!) We had a sing song.
Finally we reached home and the bus couldn’t
get through the school entrance so we had to get
out at the bottom of Ivanhoe Avenue and walk to
our lifts. When Stephen finally took his hair
out they stayed in with no bobbles because of
the amount of gel he had on his hair.
It was a brilliant experience and we would love
to do it again (hint hint!!)
And we would like to finish we a BIG thanks to
all the mentors who took part in the organising
of this truly amazing event!
Report By Alanah Connery & Eadaoin Early
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