Raffertys preparing for finals on the double
*Joe & Mark Rafferty. WITHIN THE Rafferty household they have a county final involvement on the double.
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Doora/Barefield get date with destiny after reaching first Clare SFC final since 2012
*Joe Rafferty, Cian McDonough and James Curran celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield have advanced to a first Clare SFC final since 2012 after deservedly beating Cratloe.
‘We’ve been messing in quarter-finals for long enough’ – Doora/Barefield determined to take their semi-final shot
*Liam Clune. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MATURITY has been central to St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield reaching a first Clare SFC semi-final in thirteen years.
Rafferty gets rewarded with player of the week
*Joe Rafferty accepts his prize from Martin Daly of Martin Daly Autos. WITH A CENTRAL role in St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield securing a place in the Clare SFC semi-finals for the first time in over a decade, Joe Rafferty gets the reward of winning the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Parish produce big second half pump to knock out Kilmurry Ibrickane
*Diarmuid Boyle and James Curran celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield have caused a major upset to knock out sixteen-time Clare SFC champions Kilmurry Ibrickane.
Doora/Barefield ‘have to get better at holding onto leads’
*James Curran in action with Podge Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield are using the gap between round three and the Clare SFC quarter-finals to get injuries right with the possibility of Tom Curran lining out in the knockout stages said to be “fifty fifty”.
Consecutive Cratloe wins seals quarter-final place & scoring difference sends Doora/Barefield through
*Liam Markham and Cian McDonagh compete for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ENDA BOYCE’s fifty ninth minute kick saw Cratloe record consecutive victories booking their place in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SFC while despite successive losses scoring difference also sends St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield through to the last eight.
Doora/Barefield determined to go as far as they can in shake-up for honours
*Fionn Kelleher of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. STARTING with a win is the “number one priority” for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield who are not short of ambition as they seem to overcome their quarter-final hoodoo.
Dose of ambition delivered to Doora/Barefield
*Conor O’Brien & Tom McDonald in action for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography QUARTER-FINALISTS LAST SEASON, St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield got reacquainted with the taste of knockout football in the top tier and are anxious to sample it some more.
Derry native Rafferty guaranteed another day out regardless of quarter-final result
Mark Rafferty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Two confident teams will face each other in the first of this season’s All-Ireland senior football quarter finals.