WFC Wexford Football Championship Semi Finals - Wexford GAA

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Wexford GAA
Upcoming Fixtures
15/09/2012 Sen Hurling Relegation Final BUFFERS ALLEY -v- GLYNN BARNTOWN Bellefield 2.00
15/09/2012 Junior A Hurling Semi Final HWH BUNCLODY -v- MGEER BVOGUE Bellefield 3.30
15/09/2012 Senior Football Semi Final SARSFIELDS -v- ST. ANNES Wexford Park 4.30
15/09/2012 Senior Football Semi Final ST. MARTINS -v- CASTLETOWN Wexford Park 6.00
15/09/2012 Junior Hurling Semi Final OUR LADYS ISLAND -v- RAPPAREES Pairc Charman 1.00
15/09/2012 Junior Hurling Semi Final ST. JAMES -v- CROSSABEG BMURN Pairc Charman 2.30
15/09/2012 Inter A Hurling Relegation Final DTOWN CCUDDY -v- HORESWOOD Cushinstown 2.00
15/09/2012 Junior A Hurling Semi Final OULART BALLAGH -v- TARA ROCKS Farmleigh 4.00
15/09/2012 Inter Hurling Relegation Final OULART BALLAGH -v- RATHNURE Farmleigh 5.30
15/09/2012 Junior A Fball Relegation Final ST. FINTANS -v- BANNOW BMITTY Piercestown 1.00
15/09/2012 Inter A Football Semi Replay GER O' HANS -v- NAOMH EANNA Oylegate 5.00
22/09/2012 Inter Hurling Semi Final BLACKWATER -v- OYLEGATE GLENBRIEN Bellefield 12.30
22/09/2012 Inter Hurling Cship Semi Final HWH BUNCLODY -v- CRAANFORD Bellefield 2.00
22/09/2012 Inter A Hurling Cship S/F NAOMH EANNA -v- SHAMROCKS Oulart 12.30
22/09/2012 Inter A Hurling Cship S/F MTOWN CDKRELL -v- BUFFERS ALLEY Oulart 2.00
22/09/2012 Senior Hurling Semi Final RATHNURE -v- FAYTHE HARRIERS Wexford Park 4.00
22/09/2012 Senior Hurling Semi Final OULART BALLAGH-v-SHELMALIERS Wexford Park 5.30
22/09/2012 Junior A Football Semi Final ST. ANNES -v- CROSSABEG BALLYMURN Killurin 2.30

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T H E B R I A R
In Senior football, eight have been reduced to four and the two pairings show little
to separate the sides.
To start, SARSFIELDS of Wexford town play the unbeaten ST ANNE'S. For the Sar's,
Jason and Paul Murphy pounce on scoring opportunities while Lee Chin and
Emmett Keeling are work horses for the town side. Rathangan play a powerful
style of football due to three men in particular; Redmond Barry, Diarmaid O'Keefe
and Liam Óg McGovern. St Anne's have been my favourites since the start of the
year and that top tip isn't changing now. This has the makings of a great spectacle
of football though.
In the latter semi final, CASTLETOWN face the devious task of dismantling
ST MARTIN'S; a task that seems too much for the Gorey district side to handle.
Castletown scraped past Kilanerin in the quarter final stages thanks to great
displays from Anthony Masterson and Conor Carty. St Martins have a progressing
style of football with great attacking forwards like Richard Devereux and Ciaran
Lyng. The Piercestown club also defeated Castletown in the group stages and
should reap success once again.
It’s these types of games that are set to make championships memorable. Be
there to enjoy the intensity as the semi final stages set the championship alight.
Aren’t the weekends savoured more nowadays with the GAA dominating the lives
of many?
Enjoy yourself, let yourself go!
M A T C H P R E V I E W

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Senior
WFC Senior Football Championship SEMI-FINAL
15/09/2012, Wexford Park, 4.30 An Réiteoir: Syl Doyle
1
ADAM DOYLE
2 3 4
BRENDAN MULLIGAN MICHAEL HANRAHAN SHANE BARNES
5 6 7
ANDY MOORE EMMET KEELING
SHANE HOWARD
8 9
DAVID MOONEY
KEVIN GORE
10 11 12
LEE WALKER WARREN BROADERS
LEE CHIN
13 14 15
PHILIP CULLEN PAUL MURPHY
JASON MURPHY
TONY DEMPSEY (BAINISTEOIR), EOIN Ó DONNAGÁIN, NOEL MURPHY, DAVID GANNON (TRAINER).
FIR IONAID
16. Conor Kavanagh
17. Joe O’Connor
18. Craig Power
19. Jess Codd
20. Niall Gilbane
21. Kevin Hannigan
22. Graham Healy
23. David Kavanagh
24. Aidan Byrne
25. Liam Rochford
26. Kevin Whelan
27. Francis Simpson
28. Aidan Rochford
29. Niall Doyle
30. Neil Harpur
SARSFIELDS
ST ANNE’S
1
SEAMUS MYTHEN
FIR IONAID
16. James Roice
17. Fran Cleary
18. Eoin Roche
19. Bobby Clancy
20. Ciaran O’Leary
21. Adam Beary
22. Tomas Campbell
23. Cillian Lawlor
24. Jim Berry
25. Colin Bent
26. Paul Gannon
27. Stephen Gannon
28. Sean Pailing
29. Peter Grannell
2 3 4
KENNY CLOONEY TOMÁS BYRNE
TOMÁS CULLEN
5 6 7
DIARMUID O’KEEFE CIAN McGOVERN
PÁRAIC O’KEEFE
8 9
DAVID FOGARTY
JONATHON FOGARTY
10 11 12
PIERCE WHITE FERGUS WHELAN
SEÁN GAUL
13 14 15
MARK FURLONG REDMOND BARRY
LIAM O’NEILL

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FIR IONAID
ST MARTIN’S
1
T HAYES
2 3 4
W DEVERAUX J COLEMAN
K PRICE
5 6 7
P KELLY S MURPHY
D HAYES
8 9
D WATERS
P WATERS
10 11 12
D LYNG B BIERNEY
E O BYRNE
13 14 15
C LYNG A KEHOE
C REDMOND
16. Niall Hempenstall
17. Jimmy Fogarty
18. Donnacha Holmes
19. Kevin Morris
20. Pierce Maxwell
21. Gavin Stamp
22. Sean Roche
23. David Deering
24. Alan Holmes
25. Danny Dixon
26. Tommy Dixon
WFC Senior Football Championship SEMI-FINAL
15/09/2012, Wexford Park, 6.00 An Réiteoir: Eric Molloy
CASTLETOWN
1
RICHARD FARRELL
FIR IONAID
16. L White
17. D Jordan
18. R Deveraux
19. P Crotty
20. J Boggan
21. J Carty
22. D Byrne
23. R Murphy
24. P Wilson
25. E Cardiff
26. D Higgins
27. E Dunbar
28. C Frankis
29. D Kelly
30. J Whelan
31. M Reade
32. C Quigley
33. M Hayes
2 3 4
RISTEARD KINSELLA DANNY GARDINER
JOE AHEARNE
5 6 7
COLIN MOLLOY COLM MORRIS
CONOR CARTY
8 9
TOMAS SHEEHY
JESSE FOLEY
10 11 12
JODY O’SHAUGHNESSY ANTHONY MASTERSON GEORGE SUNDERLAND
13 14 15
JAMES HOLMES ANDY MERRIGAN
BRENDAN HALPIN
TIMMY WALSH (BAINISTEOIR), SEAMUS MURPHY, COLIN SUNDERLAND, JACK KAVANAGH, ALAN O’SULLIVAN
Senior

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WFC Senior Football Championship SEMI-FINAL
SEMI-FINAL DRAMA IN STORE
By Brian Carty
Castletown today embark on their fourth successive
WFC senior football semi-final under the capable
management of Cork native Timmy Walsh. While
their 2010 exploits are well documented and indeed
are still referred to in the locality, they will be doubly
keen to reach their third final in a row this evening,
giving them as it will a massive shot at redemption,
having let their crown slip when going under to
Horeswood in last year’s decider. They meet a team
who many consider to be the surprise package of
this year’s campaign, 2011 Intermediate football
champions St Martins.
When the side’s last met in the fourth round of
Group A back in July, the Piercestown men notched
a fully merited 1-13 to 2-7 victory. Of course, both
teams were already assured of a place in the last
eight at that stage, and as such that match will bear
By Alan Aherne, Sarsfields Club P.R.O.
Sarsfields and St. Anne's, those keen Wexford
District rivals, will meet for the eleventh time in the
Senior football championship today. So far the
Rathangan men have the edge with five wins,
compared to three for the town team while two
games were drawn.
However, St. Anne's were amalgamated with their
St. Patrick's (Kilmore) neighbours for their first two
victories in 1969 and 1970, a partnership which
ceased after the 1975 campaign. Since then the
sides have been deadlocked in their eight contests,
and the margins have been tight more often than
not.
The only exceptions were in 1992, when the Sars
had 14 points to spare, and in 2005 when the Anne's
ran riot with a record 18-point victory which was the
biggest-ever margin in this fascinating rivalry.
no resemblance to how today’s action will pan
out. Nonetheless, it should make for interesting
viewing. St Martin’s have been buoyed by the
dominance of Daithi and Philly Waters in
midfield, Tipp native Stephen Murphy has been
influential at centre back, while the Lyng
brothers Ciaran and Diarmuid offer guile and
experience up front. Castletown too have their
key men, with a wealth of scoring potential
spread amongst their six forwards, while Colm
Morris and Danny Gardiner are shining beacons
in their rearguard.
It should be a real ding-dong battle in Wexford
Park this evening, and with the Wexford district
derby of Sarsfields and St Anne’s opening
proceedings, an intriguing double header is on
offer. So sit back and enjoy the drama.
Apart from the two draws, Sarsfields annexed two of
their three wins by one and two points respectively.
And four of St. Anne's successes were by one, two,
three and four points into the bargain! If history is to
repeated, it suggests that another close encounter
is in store today.
For the record, the details of those ten previous meetings are:
7/9/69 St. Anne's/St. Patrick's 0-10 Sarsfields 0-07
18/7/70 St. Anne's/St. Patrick's 1-05 Sarsfields 0-04
21/4/91 Sarsfields 2-13 St. Anne's 1-02
3/5/92 Sarsfields 1-10 St. Anne's 2-06
8/5/93 Sarsfields 1-09 St. Anne's 0-12
29/8/93 Sarsfields 3-06 St. Anne's 0-13
22/10/94 St. Anne's 1-09 Sarsfields 1-09
5/11/94 St. Anne's 1-06 Sarsfields 1-05
29/7/03 St. Anne's 0-09 Sarsfields 0-07
17/9/05 St. Anne's 2-14 Sarsfields 0-02

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WFC Senior Football Championship SEMI-FINAL
CHAMPIONSHIP TOP SCORERS
Compiled by Brian Carty
TOTAL PLAYER SCORE
39 PJ BANVILLE (Horsewood) 3-30 1-0 Pen, Eleven Frees
37 REDMOND BARRY (St.Annes) 7-16 1-0 Pen, Three Frees
32 MATTY FORDE (Kilanerin) 0-32 Eighteen Frees
30 CONOR CARTY (Castletown) 6-12 3-0 Pens, Seven Frees
22 CRAIG McCABE (Shelmaliers) 2-16 2-0 Pens, Six Frees, One 45
21 JASON MURPHY (Sarsfields) 0-21 Ten Frees
21 DAVID SHANNON (Horeswood) 1-18 Ten Frees
19 BRENDAN HALPIN (Castletown) 1-16 Six Frees
18 ANTHONY MASTERSON (Castletown) 2-12 Five Frees, One 45
18 ADRIAN FLYNN (Gusserane) 3-9 Four Frees
17 SEAN GAUL (St.Annes) 0-17 Thirteen Frees
14 LEE CHIN (Sarsfields) 4-2
14 CIARÁN LYNG (St.Martins) 0-14 Four Frees
13 PÁDRAIG CONWAY (Gusserane) 1-10 Six Frees
13 JAMES HOLMES (Castletown) 1-10 Two Frees

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