*Eoin Cleary receives his award from Martin Daly.
BIG PLAYERS step up at the critical moments with Eoin Cleary typifying this to help St Joseph’s Miltown qualify for the Clare SFC quarter-finals and pick up the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week in the process.
St Joseph’s Miltown claimed the last of the quarter-final berths with a four point win over Doonbeg on Saturday with Eoin emerging as their top scorer with a tally of seven points.
He was one of the real leaders of their side along with his twin brother Conor, Enda O’Gorman and Gordon Kelly who produced the goods when they had to.
It was during the second half when Doonbeg began to fire the kitchen sink at Miltown and here Eoin landing a brace of two pointers.
One of the big turning points in the game arrived on forty nine minutes when O’Gorman made a vital turnover on Darragh Burns allowing Miltown to work the ball up field to Eoin who duly slotted over an excellent two pointer, this in response to Doonbeg kicking three points in succession.
Eoin’s pace and energy on the ball plus his decision making under pressure saw him stand out during their 1-12 0-11 victory. His display underlines the value he will continue to bring to the county cause and strengthens the need for new manager Paul Madden to have him on board for 2026.
