As others have alluded to, our game with Maghery was a strange spectacle. It was a game where we could have been beaten by ten points and in the end might have snatched a draw. I'd have to say there was a sense of disbelief in our Club at what we felt was a complete 'no-show' from our lads, with the team serving up our worst performance in over a year, and yet for all that could have got something from the game. In a low scoring encounter, a goal was always going to be crucial, and it came unfortunately from an error. The lad in question though has a bright future and will undoubtedly bounce back to be a mainstay of our team.
At half time, I felt Maghery were looking really good as a force in this year's Championship, as we could not penetrate their defence at all and they were moving the ball effectively into their attack, and were only let down by some terrible shooting. By the end of the game, I had revised that judgement, with my feeling that Maghery on the night were maybe the better of two low standard teams, given that Maghery only mustered two scores for well over half of the game and one of those was from an error and the other a close in free.
Still, I think that match might benefit Maghery - they have the confidence and self belief of being County Champions and have progressed despite playing poorly, with a lot to improve on from their victory. Really looking forward to the Clann Eireann match up.