The Premier Minor football title eluded Tory Gaels following a narrow loss to Fr. Caseys on Sunday 12th October in Newcastlewest.

The loss of some key players proved too much of a hurdle to surmount on this occasion.  The experience of our opposition was an  important factor and they settled well into the game in the first half.

While a well taken penalty by Conor Burke and points by Cormac Flanagan and Jamie Shinners kept us in the game in the opening quarter, two quick fire goals by Fr. Caseys  gave them a six point interval lead.

The opening half also witnessed two superb saves by Shane O’Connell.

Following the break Tory Gaels dominated the middle third with commanding performances from Ryan O’Shea, Mark Reidy, Cormac Flanagan and Seán Fitzgerald.

Continued pressure and well taken scores by the Shinners brothers, David Macken and Liam Quirke reduced the deficit to three points.

However, Fr. Caseys defended well and were a constant threat on the break and kept the margin  to the end, giving a final score of 2 – 12  to 1 – 11

On behalf of all the coaching staff we would like to thank all the panel for their commitment during the season.

 

Panel: Shane O’Connell, Evan Moloney, David Macken, Richard Bateman, Ryan O’Shea, Mark Reidy,  Brian Cregan,  Cormac Flanagan & Jamie Shinners, Liam Quirke, Damien Kearney, Dean Shinners,  Micheál O’Neill, Micheál Collins, Conor Burke,  Seán Fitzgerald, Barry Fitzgibbon,  Eoin Cregan,  Darragh O’Farrell, Roy Sheerin, Jordan Ryan, Thomas Connolly, Robert Sweeney, Eoin Kennedy, Sean Cahill

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