’Lockes keep focus to leave Graig in trouble

31.12.69

They fallen their way when aided by the breeze, and they just couldn’t make up the lost ground in the second half when the Callan accoutrements really pushed on for the winning post. They simply stopped the progress of the ball, and moved it away. Their half-back put of John O’Neill, Jason Corcoran and Michael Hartley played a very simple, but hugely valuable game. Upset is more than palpable, and invariably the contest is interrupted by some handbag action, or some controversy. The Jekyll and Hyde team that is Graignamanagh just now didn’t really get going. He mopped up a huge amount of ball that managed to get by the front trio, while Mick Roche was consistent at full-back. Playing against the stormy breeze, they played an exceptional holding game. defending in numbers, but then breaking in comparable numbers with great speed when opportunity arrived. In Thomastown on Sunday it didn’t take too long for supporters to exertion out that John Lockes (Callan) would win this intermediate hurling championship game, which also doubled as a relegation semi-absolute. Behind them, the clever Michael Gordon was totally focussed to everything around him.

Source: Kilkenny People