Senior Club Power Rankings Third Edition.
16. Roscrea
Didn’t raise a gallop in their 2-28 to 1-14 Round 3 loss to Thurles Sarsfields . They were already in this mess after Round 2 but We hoped to see something to light a fire. It wasn’t there. Will struggle unless they can pull it together v Templederry in their Relegation Semi Final. They are joint second on the number of Players in the Club that have scored chart with 14 Roscrea players troubling the scoretakers, the major issue for them currently, outside of Luke Cashin with 1-14 in total and 0-05 from play, is the lack of anyone else in the Red and White chipping in with a decent from play tally.
Down 2.
15. Templederry
Still conceding goals which could be their downfall, 13 in total in 3 games.13-80 conceded or 39.66 points per game in the 3 games of the Round Robin. Led briefly in the 2nd half of Round 3 v Clonoulty and an unlikely victory looked to be on the cards. They are 9th out of the 16 Senior Teams on our attacking stats though, which is a bonus in a relegation dogfight. Sean Ryan with 3-12, Colm Murray with 0-14 and Padraig Hogan with 1-09 all doing their part. Defensive Plan for the next Day Out Needed.
No Change.
14. Lorrha/Dorrha
Move off the bottom with a resounding win over Holycross, that very nearly secured their status if Nenagh had managed to Draw or Win V Loughmore. Bonnar Maher with a goal close to Full Time in Dolla and Eoin McIntyre (4-04 From Play Total) came up trumps but, will need to do it all again and more V Borris-ileigh in their relegation Semi Final. Wafer thin Squad. Ken Hogan needs to work the oracle just the once more this Year to give the 2023 Seamus O’Riain Champions, another Year in the Dan Breen next Year. Only 9 Lorrha Players have scored, the lowest of all 16 Dan Breen 20204 Teams.
Up 2
13. Borrisoleigh
A Championship that started so brightly with a win over rivals Toome ends in a relegation battle. Will be favourites to get it done V Lorrha in their Semi-Final but, there’s going to be a bit of soul searching in Borris over the winter. Surprisingly 16th out of 16 Senior Club attacks, the Free taking Form of Eddie Ryan will be vital the next day out, 1-25 from placed balls, 0-04 from play.
Down 5
12. Holycross/Ballycahill
Big drop for the Cross boys. Had it in their own hands and fluffed their lines. Possibly under-estimated the wounded animal that was Lorrha but that’s no excuse. You can’t switch off at this level. That said,they can point to a stream of underage talent starting to filter through, One Example being the 0-11 from play in their campaign scored by young Robbie Ryan, Another being the form of Darragh Woods 2-21 in Total,2-07 of it from Play.
Down 5
11. Drom-Inch
Power up the charts courtesy of a late charge against Borrisoleigh. Seamie Callanan bailed them out with Podge Campion to the fore also. Too little too late though, but avoided the relegation mire which could so easily have been their fate, A bit like Holycross behind them, there is young scoring Calvary on the way to lessen their dependence on the 2019 All Ireland Winning Captain who ran up a very creditable 1-27 this year.
Up 2
10. Mullinahone
Round 3 loss to Moycarkey. Played the majority of the game with 14 following a red. Who knows what might have happened. Preserved their Senior status early but how much longer will Kelly & Curran stay going at this level ?. Michael Dunne with 0-19 and the evergreen Sean Curran with 0-12, their 2 standout Forwards.
Up 1
9. Clonoulty/Rossmore
Got the expected Round 3 win over Templederry, albeit with a scare. Down 3 points in the second half they then scored 1-7 without reply. Their first round draw v Kiladangan haunts their winter already. Our Attack Table which has them in 4th and with the highest number of green flags raised, won’t help their mood either. No West Championship, hence no Preliminary Quarter Final for them is hardly fair considering, it’s not their fault. Stephen Ferncombe with 2-22 and Cathal Bourke lethal from play with 1-10 tally.
Up 2
8. Nenagh Eire Óg
Scraped into the Quarters on score difference. Huge win over Lorrha in Round 2,padding the scoring stats for them. Had Loughmore on the rack in Round 3 but couldn’t finish the job. 2 Championship Wins all Year and both V Lorrha is not the sort of form to be facing into Sars in a Quarter Final, then again, Who knows which Nenagh will turn up!!!!. Jake Morris has 5-15 scored, 5-10 of it from play, Shoulder to the Wheel next day for the 13 other lads who have scored this Year.
Up 2
7. JK Brackens
Drop in the rankings following a heavy loss to Kiladangan. The caveat being it happened with Paddy Cadell and Cathal Scully on the bench. Would they have made up the 20 points gap though ?.Toomevara up next for the Templemore men in a Quarter Final, Can they re-discover their Round 1 and 2 form?. 8-69 is fair going by any standards especially when you consider only 10 Players have ran up that tally. Jamie Ormond with 1-17 from Play, Lyndon Fairbrother 3-04 from Play.2 Men on a Hot Streak.
Down 3
6. Moycarkey/Borris
Eddie Brennan’s side are moving nicely. Set a goal of a quarter-final spot and now have their first Senior Championship Knock out Game in over 30 Years. Will have learned a lot from the Thurles game. Bonus territory but not beyond them to cause a surprise V Kiladangan, if they can keep it tight . Max Hackett now starting to deliver on his early Years promise with 3-05 from Play, The Shelly Boys with 4-16 between them Kyle with 2-12,Rhys between the sticks, just the 2-04.
No Change
5. Kilruane MacDonaghs
Lost in Round 3 to a Drom side staring relegation in the face, 2-19 to 0-27. Willie Cleary is chief score getter,0 -13 V Drom to bring his tally so far to 0-34,Cian D’arcy with 2-05 from Play. The 2022 County Champions are starting to come good. Will be a handful in the Quarters v Loughmore. Dark Horses.
No Change
4. Toomevara
A Round 3 win over Kilruane moves them back up the charts. A lot of teams would like to have seen the 2023 Semi Finalists gone. Darragh McCarthy Joint Top Scorer after the first 3 Rounds with 1-34. A Scoring Prodigy.
Up 5
3. Thurles Sarsfields
Could be No. 1 or 2, only for the Mid and North Champions current form. Moving nicely. Another with max points from the Round Robin. Aidan McCormack (0-33, 0-13 from Play), Conor Stakelum (1-10 from Play) and a certain R.Maher in great form. 15 of their Players have scored, the most of any Dan Breen outfit, highlighting as if needed, the depth of talent in that Town
2. Loughmore/Castleiney
Just the 3 wins from 3 for the Mid Champions. Had a cracking win in Round 3 over Nenagh, although not without a late scare. Loughmore don’t appear on either our Top 10 Scorer or From Play Charts, In Typical Loughmore fashion, their 12 scorers in the Championship, so far, just get stuff done. The McGraths, All of them, in great form. Ciaran 1-05, Liam 1-03, John 0-24, Noel 0-07, Mossie 0-04 and Brian with the solitary point, so far.
No Change
1. Kiladangan
Dismantled high-flying JK Brackens in Round 3 to top the group on 5 points. The Flynn’s, Paul 4-14 from play and Alan 0-09 from play, are in unnatural scoring form. Billy Seymour is on fire 2-31,2-11 from play. Bryan McLoughney with 2-03 and Conor Byrne with 1-06,all from play are 2 more that are catching the eye.0-37 on average per game in their first 3 games. Shock and Awe from the 2023 County Champions.
No Change