Southern Gaels Hurling and Camogie Club

ATHLONE, CO. WESTMEATH

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The strength of the team is each individual member

The strength of each member is the team.

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PHIL JACKSON

Junior B Championship Final

Southern Gaels 0-12 Fr. Dalton’s 0-11

Southern Gaels capped off a most successful year by capturing the Junior B County title in an exciting encounter with neighbours Fr. Dalton’s on Monday 23rd December in Pairc Chiaráin. It was an enthralling  game throughout with the sides level on nine occasions. The home side led at half-time by 0-5 to 0-4 with Cian McCarthy scoring two and points from Luke O’Connell, Dermot Treacy and Johnny Martin. Fr. Dalton’s had Enda Kincaid to thank for two pointed frees with Robert English adding two. The sides swapped points early in the second half but Gaels always managed to be the side that led. Dalton’s were the ones to level proceedings but could never manage to go ahead. Substitutions at half-time saw Eamon Martin and Chulainn Dowd on for Southern Gaels and Martin pointed within three minutes with Dowd hitting four with two from placed balls. Captain Dermot Treacy led by example with his second midway through the half. However, Conor McNeill and Enda Kincaid added points for the visitors. With five minutes remaining Dalton’s leveled through Robert English and a grandstand finish was assured. Play swung from end to end with the large crowd on their toes for the final few minutes. Then up stepped Johnny Martin with the score of the day as he pointed from fifty yards on the left sideline to deliver the final score that secured victory for the Athlone side. Gaels had heroes throughout. Cian Gear’s excellent puckouts were effective all night. He was well covered in defense by Paul Hogan with Evan Farrell having one of his greatest displays. New comer Graham Houlihan excelled with the returning Jamie Anders and Diarmaid Murtagh solid all evening. Cian McCarthy dominated the first half from center back and unfortunately had to retire injured. Luke O’Connell and Dermot Treacy did trojan work at centerfield with both getting on the score sheet. Maurice Fitzgerald and Sean Murphy set up many scores in the half forward line with great support from MJ Kelly. The hard working Seamus Hoctor and Fionn Dowd also created many opportunities which Johnny Martin seized upon. All substitutions played their part with Chulainn Dowd’s four points a major difference between the sides. 
Well done to management Tony O’Keeffe, Martin Geary, Fran Mulhall and Tommy Murphy who had the side well prepared for the game.
Team; Cian Geary, Graham Houlihan, Paul Hogan, Evan Farrell, Jamie Anders, Cian McCarthy (0-2), Diarmaid Murtagh, Luke O’Connell (0-1), Dermot Treacy (Captain, 0-2), Sean Murphy, MJ Kelly, Maurice Fitzgerald, Seamus Hoctor, Fionn Dowd and Johnny Martin (0-2)
Subs Chulainn Dowd (0-4, for Kelly), Eamon Martin (0-1, for Hoctor), Kevin Dolan for McCarthy, Neal Rattigan for Murphy and Eoin Hardiman for Fitzgerald.
Also; Shane Galvin, Conn O’Hara, Frank Kelly, Brian Bermingham, Declan Lambe, Eoin Crosbie and Ian Kelly. 
Eoin Aherne and Eoin McCarthy also played earlier in the competition.

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