U9 P3 host Good Counsel in first Stepaside game

Game v Good Counsel March 16th

On a crisp Saturday morning on the 16th March, KC3A had a tough and challenging outing against a very strong Good Counsel side. Counsel started the stronger and picked off 2 quick points, but Crokes responded well and levelled the scores after some very good passages of play. For the next few minutes the defences were on top with a number of great blocks before Crokes went ahead from a well worked score that saw both hand and foot passes combining. Good Counsel were strong in midfield and responded with a good score from a free. Half-time still all to play for with Crokes edging it on extras by 9pts and 4 extras to Good Counsels 9pts and 3 extras.

Second half saw Good Counsel start strong again in midfield and they picked off a few quick points to gain a bit of daylight between themselves and Crokes. But Crokes were not finished a few good blocks and a few points saw Crokes narrow the gap to just 5pts but with time running out Crokes pushed forward for the scores to level but left too much space for Good Counsel who finished the stronger.

In the end it was 42 -29 in favour of Good Counsel who scored 11pts and 9 extras to Crokes 2 goals , 6 pts and 9 extras. Both teams showed great determination and willingness to battle for the ball, while Good Counsel relied heavily on 2 players, whereas Crokes were a complete team effort. Well done lads Paul Dalton, Andrew Dillon, Thomas Doran, Aaron Golden, Theo Lenihan, Oisin McCann, Tim O'Donnell, Sean O'Hurley and Michael Sullivan


Our other team played in a really good spirited game. Crokes were under pressure from a strong Good Counsel team from the off. Strong defending from our lads kept GC from pushing too far ahead and some well taken points keeping the game very much alive. However, Crokes trailed at half time. In the second half, Crokes came back into the game with a strong mid field providing the fulcrum for brave fight back, the GC forwards were pushed wide by some patient but aggressive defending and as a result had a number of wides, while some smart goal kicks, first to the ball and accurate passing led to some quick scores for Crokes. Good Counsel were the eventual winners but Crokes can be very happy with their second half performance, which they won the second half. Final score was 35-21. Our team was Sean Aherne, Sam Benner, Ryan Downes, Andrew Grace, Robert Hough, Colm Lyndon, Enda Kickham, Joe Morrissey and Sean O'Connor.