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Carlow Senior Football Championship Preview

Kevin Regan by Kevin Regan
Thursday 28 July, 2016
in Football
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Netwatch Cullen Park

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By Kevin Regan

This weekend sees the Carlow Senior Football Championship kick into action, with Eire Og and Kildavin Clonegal getting the competition underway on Friday Night in Netwatch Cullen Park.

Here we assess each teams prospects for the year.

Group 1

Eire Og

Manager: Joe Murphy

Captain: Benny Kavanagh

Key Player: Sean Gannon

Young Gun: Reece Deneiffe

Bookmakers Odds: 5/4

Verdict: It’s looking very good for Eire Og so far this season, particularly after demolishing Old Leighlin in the League Final. Championship is a different ball game but I fancy the YI’s to take top honors this year.

Kildavin Clonegal

Manager: Paul Carty

Captain: TBA

Key Player: Donal Hickey

Young Gun: Dan Murphy

Bookmakers Odds: 14/1

Verdict: The loss of Daniel St Ledger is huge and its hard to see Kildavin Clonegal making the knockout stages in a group with Old Leighlin, Eire Og and Rathvilly, so relegation could be looming.

Old Leighlin

Manager: Des Shaw

Captain: Pat Hickey

Key Player: Hughie Gahan

Young Gun: Niall Roche

Odds: 7/2

Verdict: You would have to fancy Old Leighlin to have a good run in the championship, particularly after reaching the past two finals. Under Des Shaw they have a young manager with fresh ideas so reaching another county final is very likely.

Rathvilly

Manager: Victor Doyle and Sean Kavanagh joint managers

Captain: JJ Smith

Key Player: Gary Dempsey

Young Gun: Colin Byrne

Bookmakers Odds: 4/1

Verdict: Without Brendan Murphy in the early stages you would feel that the quarter final route as opposed to topping the group and progressing straight to a semi final is the likely path they will take, and if Murphy returns to bolster the squad then anything is possible. Semi Finalists.

Group 2

Palatine

Manager: Pat Murphy and Mick Lillis

Captain: Jason Kane

Key Player: Ciaran Moran

Young Gun: Shane O’Neill

Bookmakers Odds: 5/1

Verdict: The return of Mick Lillis as manager was always on the horizon even when he was in charge of Laois. It’s very hard to put back to back championships together and this year I think the semi finals is as far as Pal will go.

O’Hanrahans

Manager: Brian Lonergan

Captain: Ray Walker

Key Player: Simon Doyle

Young Gun: Graham Power

Bookmakers Odds: 12/1

Verdict: The Blues had a great league campaign and played some great football under new manager Brian Lonergan. They have come up on a high and could rattle a few cages this year. Quarter Finalists.

Tinryland

Manager: Mick Moore

Captain: TBA

Key Player: Diarmuid Walshe

Young Gun: Cathal Gaffney

Bookmakers Odds: 8/1

Verdict: The outcome of their first game with Rangers will be crucial and the loser of that game could find themselves in a relegation battle. Like last year, Tinryland could well be in that position again.

Mount Leinster Rangers

Manager: Gavin Morris

Captain: TBA

Key Player: Eddie Byrne

Young Gun: Kevin McDonald

Bookmakers Odds: 12/1

Verdict: As written above, the first game against Tinryland is crucial in order to avoid relegation with tricky assignments against Palatine and O’Hanrahans ahead. Quarter Finalists.

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