HS football team of the week
October 24, 2016
Corofin players gather for a team huddle before the Galway SFC final against Salthill-Knocknacorra at Pearse Stadium, Salthill.
©INPHO/Tommy Grealy.
The champagne corks were popping as Ramor United, St Brigid's, St Kiernan's, Corofin and Kilmurry-Ibrickane celebrated football success...
1. Ian McInerney (Kilmurry-Ibrickane)
Made the scoresheet with two pointed frees as Kilmurry-Ibrickane outplayed Cratloe in the Clare SFC final replay.
2. Liam Silke (Corofin)
Corofin's dominance of the Galway SFC continued at Pearse Stadium and they now have a Connacht SFC clash with the Mayo or Sligo champions to look forward to.
3. Darragh Donnelly (St Brigid's)
Donnelly roamed forward to score a late goal to guarantee St Brigid's return to the Roscommon winners enclosure.
4. James McEnroe (Ramor United)
McEnroe and his Ramor team-mates bridged a 24 year gap in Cavan.
5. Kieran Fitzgerald (Corofin)
The evergreen Fitzgerald earned his 11th Galway SFC medal in Pearse Stadium yesterday.
6. Ian Kilbride (St Brigid's)
With the game delicately poised, up popped Kilbride to net a goal that swung the Roscommon SFC in St Brigid's favour.
7. Mark Magee (Ramor United)
The half-back played a major role as Ramor restricted Castlerahan to six points from play in Kingspan Breffni Park.
8. Mark McCarthy (Kilmurry-Ibrickane)
The hard-working midfielder kicked two points in the west Clare outfit's 13 point success over Cratloe.
9. Ronan Steede (Corofin)
The hard-working Steede helped to lay the foundations for Corofin's fourth Galway SFC success in a row.
10. Cian Mackey (Castlerahan)
Defeat was a bitter pill for Breffni County star Mackey, who hit three points from play, to swallow.
11. Keelan Sexton (Kilmurry-Ibrickane)
The accurate forward top scored for the Clare winners with 1-4 (0-3 from play) in the win over Cratloe.
12. Jason Leonard (Corofin)
Along with Ian Burke, Micheal Lundy and Michael Farragher, Leonard was a constant thorn in the Salthill-Knocknacarra's side and registered 0-9, five from play.
13. Michael Callery (St Kiernan's)
Was very prominent in the opening period as St Kiernan's got their hands on the London SFC silverware for the first time in their 31-year history.
14. Adrian Cole (Ramor United)
Castlerahan struggled to cope with Cole who sent over four points in Ramor United's Cavan SFC final replay victory.
15. Sean Armstrong (Salthill-Knocknacarra)
No finger of blame for Salthill-Knocknacarra's defeat can be pointed in the direction of the former county player who registered 0-6 (two frees) against Corofin.
