Joe McDonagh Cup Round 5 Preview: Laois v Carlow.

Joe McDonagh Cup Round 5 Preview: Laois v Carlow.

Written By Laois PR Team

The Laois senior hurlers will play Carlow away in the Round 5 game of the Joe McDonagh Cup on Sunday May 24th with throw in at 2pm in Netwatch Cullen Park.

Permutations: The winner of Laois v Carlow qualify for the Joe McDonagh Cup Final

Tickets can be purchased both online and in person using the following options below.

Tickets can be purchased online here:

https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/buy/25NW2405

**Please note that juvenile u16 tickets cost 5 euro and must be purchased alongside an adult ticket for entry.**

Tickets can be purchased in person via selected participating SuperValu stores:

SuperValu Stradbally

Breslin’s SuperValu Rathdowney

McConville’s SuperValu Mountmellick

McLoughlin’s SuperValu Portarlington

Mulhall’s SuperValu Portlaoise

SuperValu Abbeyleix

SuperValu Parkside Portlaoise.

Follow live match scores and updates on our official CLG Laois Twitter account: @CLGLaois.

Manager Tommy Fitzgerald has named the following side to face Carlow.

Recent Laois Stats (vs Kildare):

Courtesy of Eoin Culliton. @LeixGaelicStats on Twitter

It was Paddy Purcell’s 50th championship start and 40th SHC app. Purcell made his 130th overall appearance.

It was Ben Conroy’s 50th league and championship appearance.

It was Diarmaid Conway’s 30th league and championship appearance.

It was Cha Dywer’s 40th SHC app.

Cha Dwyer equalled the record for number of counties played in the SHC. (16) as he drew level with Picky Maher.

Fiachra C.Fennell made his 25th SHC app.

Our starting 15 had 315 SHC apps between them.

It’s the highest number of apps for a Laois senior hurling championship ever, passing the record of 313 set vs Wexford last year.

It’s only the sixth time we have breached 300.

Round 4 Recap:

Laois: 1-18

Kildare: 4-20

Laois scorers: Tomas Keyes 0-7 (five frees), Cha Dwyer 1-1, Paddy Purcell and Aidan Corby 0-2 each, Podge Delaney (free), David Dooley, James Duggan, Ben Conroy, Lee Cleere and John Lennon 0-1 each

Laois subs: Jer Quinlan for James Duggan (ht) Padraic Dunne for Cody Comerford (43) John Lennon for Fiachra C Fennell (57) Mark Dowling for Ben Conroy (60) Donnchadh Hartnett for Podge Delaney (inj) (66)

Standout Players for Laois:

In defence:

Tom Cuddy was strong defensively throughout. He made two key interventions at half back: the first, a well-timed interception and tackle on Kildare’s Jack Travers, followed by a second crucial challenge that led to a long ball into Aidan Corby, who slotted a point from play for Laois. Tom Cuddy later intercepted a pass from Kildare’s Gerry Keegan and launched another long ball forward, playing a key role in the build-up to a Paddy Purcell point from play.

In attack:

Mossy Keyes showed great vision all game with a total score of 0-7 (0-5 from frees). Keyes standout moments of the game came in the 2nd half: With quick thinking that resulted in a brilliant outcome, Mossy Keyes opted against taking the point from a free himself and instead played a clever short pass to Cha Dwyer, who finished superbly with a goal from play. Shortly after, Mossy made a powerful run through the Kildare defence: initially shaping for a goal: before settling for a well-taken point from play. He added another super point from open play shortly after this, and later won and converted a free himself to cap off an impressive performance.

Carlow:

Round 1: away to Down

Carlow: 6-23

Down: 0-20

Chris Nolan scored a hat trick. James Doyle, Paddy Boland and Ted Joyce also found the net.

Round 2: away to Kerry

Carlow: 3-27

Kerry: 0-17

Marty Kavanagh scored 0-10 (0-7 frees) and the goal scorers were Chris Nolan, Paddy Boland and Conor Kehoe.

Round 3: at home to Kildare

Carlow: 1-20

Kildare: 2-23

Marty Kavanagh scored 1-7 (1 penalty goal and 0-5 frees).

Round 4: away to Westmeath

Carlow: 7-23

Westmeath: 4-22

Marty Kavanagh scored 3-12 (2 goals from play, 1 penalty goal, 2 points from play, 8 frees, two 65’s.)

Chris Nolan scored 2-2, James Doyle scored 1-4 and Fiachra Fitzpatrick scored a goal.

In the Carlow defence: Paul Doyle is a seasoned full-back known for his aerial prowess and man-marking abilities. Dion Wall is recognized for his composure under pressure and effective distribution.

Carlow vs Laois:

Previous Championship meeting in Netwatch Cullen Park:

Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3: April 22nd 2023

Carlow: 1-22

Laois: 1-22