As we come to the end of 2018 we have had a look back on the year both on and off the field with some data analytics from our ClubZap (formerly Clubify) system.
Over 1/4 of a Million Article reads
We have hit new records with our news articles in 2018 with 265,909 reads registered on the 389 news articles. This gives an average read count per article of 683 which is a credit to the communications team from the Senior, Minor and Camogie clubs who provided club news and match reports throughout the year. News about the club is now being consumed in 13 different countries namely:
Ireland, UK, Canada, USA, Mexico, France, Germany, Poland, Greece, UA Emirates, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia.
The top 5 news articles of 2018 were:
- Over 35s Training Group 28/09/2018 (2803 Reads)
- John O'Meara ends tenure as Senior Boss 26/10/2018 (2321 Reads)
- RIP - Seamus O' Halloran 28/04/2018 (2177 Reads)
- Sean Conlon to grace the sod of Croke Park 27/07/2018 (1868 Reads)
- Sixmilebridge - images through time 05/09/2018 (1862 Reads)
More Wins than Losses
Based on 99 match results (Championship & League) recorded on our system for the following teams:
U13 (x2), U14 (x2), U15 (x2), U16 (x2), Minor, U21, Junior B, Intermediate and Senior
We had a 53% win rate, 11% draw and 36% loss rate. The club was competitive in all grades and competed at the highest standard of A hurling across all championships with 2nd teams being successful at underage level also.
Team by Team Performance
Looking further at the performance of the different teams our U15s who reached the county final had the best win rate at 75% but this may be skewed somewhat by the fact they only had 4 games throughout the year compared with some of the other teams. A full breakdown of the teams and competitive games played here :
Scoring Prowess
Total: SMB 196 (G) - 1113 (P) Opponents 176 (G) - 1042 (P)
Average: SMB 2-11 Opponents 2-10
The 2 x U14 squads had the best goal scoring record at 3.16 per game while the senior team had the best point average at 17 per game.
The U21 squad had the best defensive record in goals conceded while the U13 squads were conceded the lowest amount of points per game.
Record Pay Outs in Club Lotto
The club lotto was won on 4 occasions in 2018:
- 10/12/2018: €5,100
- 15/10/2018: €6,000
- 30/07/2018: €8,400
- 19/03/2018: €15,600
Along with this there were 480 winners of the lucky dip €30 across the remaining 48 draws. We are very thankful to all who support our club lotto which is the main fundraising income for the club and essential for the development of the indoor arena.
