Crossmaglen at noon postview

Oh Twitter

what would a louth GAA geek like me do with you?

You gave me the chance to lie in bed an hour extra, check the team with my porridge, saved me some expensive petrol in getting down there and most importantly some brownie points with the woman!

ROOKIE REPORT

My first thought's when I seen the team was, how tasty my porridge was ha sorry, how tasty the new faces in new places looked

1.D Crosby

2.J Agnew 3.D Collier 4.J Carr

5.S Fitzer 6.D Byrne 7.L Shevlin

8.PK 9.M Rogers

10.C Bellew 11.M Brennan 12.J Clarke

13.D Clarke 14.D Maguire 15.R Holcroft

Crosby, Bellew, Holcroft and Collier all retained their place in the team after the meath game which would boost their individual confidence no end.

Jason Clarke a player who would relish in playing in this game has been sighting the world a light with Crossmaglen's Louth neighbours the Mal's so I was delighted to see him get a chance to prove himself. I stand corrected  this Clarke on the wing appears to be Paudy Clarke from the Mary's a good young forward with pace to burn.

Michael Roger's a huge big man lurking around the panel last season and out of under 21 this year with a point to prove could be a dark horse for the future and a cert for the louth junior's this season and Jackie Agnew who played the second half the night before is a speed merchant and one of the O'Connell's best players in recent season's could have the pace to make an impact at this level.

 POSTVIEW

Early morning Challenge's are a difficult animal in the GAA world, first of all you have to get up a little earlier and eat food and fuel that you never eat at that time of day...you have a whimiscal approach to the game, you don't warm up a properly as you should and did I not mention you're usually not fully awake.....!!

Another thing I might add to morning challenges, is that defender's aren't as mean, half forwards and midfielder don't track their men as tightly as they usually do, the game is therefore than bit freer it's usually a forwards game.

And one man to exploit this to the hilt is Darren Clarke a sharp shooter at all time's and it didn't take him long to take the advantage a goal Straightaway!

Then, Before I could get dressed......PK went off injured with a hamstring injury. Disaster!! but hopefully a enough time to be right for Westmeath but highly doubtful. On a positive note Jim Mcenaney was introduced, could be his year to break into the senior panel and show his promise he notched a point.

Chinky scored another point but it was all Clarkie after this, 1-3 of Louth's half time tally of 1-5 was his and he combined for all bar one of louth's second half scores. Not only this but he responded to Cross everytime and lead the attack expertly. Kicking superb points and free's with ease.

In doing so Clarkie has made up Fitzers mind. Who, now has no excuses not to play him unlike other year's and cementing his place in the full forward line for the NFL.

Final score Louth 2-10 Crossmaglen 1-9

Best man on view: @A1SHEV for the updates

Best louth man on view: @clarkie2015

Anyone wondering where Andy mcDonnell is from the weekend's two sides he hasn't left the panel, just the country for a few weeks.