3 clubs look for first win in Senior Football Championship this Saturday

With Waterford playing Kilkenny in the Allianz National Hurling League Semi Final on Sunday, just two of the six games scheduled to take place this weekend in the JJ Kavanagh & Sons County Senior Football Championship will take place, with the remaining four rescheduled for the following weekend.

Both of the games will take place on Saturday evening, and both in the city area.

Ballinacourty and De La Salle clash at Walsh Park with the game having a 7pm throw in.

Last weekend these two sides played their opening round of games at Fraher Field and had contrasting results.

De La Salle for much of their game with Ardmore played second fiddle.

Ardmore were tops in the first quarter at the end of which they had a 0-4 to 0-2 lead.

However the 2013 Intermediate champions turned around with a 1-7 to 0-4 lead, Lee Hayes hitting the goal on twenty minutes after which Colm Morris, David Kennedy, Ian Cantwell and Conan Watt hit points.

However playing into the road goal at Fraher Field which is at times perceived to be the scoring goal, Ardmore lead by Clinton Hennessy were well on top and the City side did not score four minutes from the hour mark.

Ballinacourty last weekend signalled their intentions from an early stage beating Rathgormack 4-12 to 0-9.

Right throughout the field the 2013 champions were on top. Their forwards and in particular their half forward line of Patrick Hurney, Mark Ferncombe and Michael O’Halloran looked very sharp, and inside them Shane O’Donovan hit 3-1 of his sides tally.

Going on last weekends games there can only be one winner in this game. De La Salle without question up their game and mix it with the rest but if Ballinacourty can replicate the form they showed last week or even come near it there can only be one winner in this game.

Saint Saviours and Gaultier clash at the WIT Sports Campus at Carriganore at 8pm.

Both sides suffered losses last weekend, but in doing so made sides that were regarded as favourites work very hard.

Saint Saviours lost out 1-12 to 1-7 to An Rinn who were in the semi finals of the championship with the past two years and who ran The Nire to one point last year.

Gareth Duffy was Saviours top scorer last weekend hitting 0-6. Stephen Whelan (1-0) and Dean Crowley (0-1) also got their names on the score sheet. They will need these and others to have big games this weekend if they are to win here

Gaultier also made life difficult for Stradbally at the Kill venue on Sunday last.

The Cove-Men won 3-8 to 2-6 but needed a late goal from John Coffey to secure the win.

Gaultier were best served on the day by J.J. Hutchinson who hit 2-4. Sean White and Caomhain McGuire also got on the score sheet.

Like Saint Saviours they have some good footballers to pick from and will be looking for the likes of Ian Hatton, Rory Walsh, Gary Molloy and Brad Carroll to produce the goods.

When the sides clashed last year it was the Ballybeg club that came out on top winning 3-6 to 1-4. This time around I for one expect it to be much closer. Don’t be surprise if the Barony Men were to reverse the outcome of last year’s outcome, but I think we could well have a first draw in this year’s competition.