Walsh returns as Clare footballers make one change for Munster final
*Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE senior football manager Mark Fitzgerald has made one change in personnel to the starting fifteen for Sunday’s Munster final.
*Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE senior football manager Mark Fitzgerald has made one change in personnel to the starting fifteen for Sunday’s Munster final.
*Mark McInerney lines up a shot. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE holding their place in the race to win the Sam Maguire is “massive”, corner forward Mark McInerney has said.
*Clare senior football manager, Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD begins his first championship campaign as Clare senior football manager this Saturday as the Banner bid to reach a second successive Munster final.
*Darragh Bohannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CILLIAN BRENNAN and Darragh Bohannon will make their first start of the year for the Clare senior footballers.
*Cillian Brennan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers will be without newly appointed captain Cillian Brennan for their opening outing in the Allianz National Football League.
*Jamie Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR footballers went narrowly down to Monaghan in Round 2 of the All-Ireland Football series at a sun-drenched Clones last Sunday. However, this was only part of the full story.
*Podge Collins on the attack for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HE SACRIFICED his honeymoon to line out with Clare’s senior footballers as they booked their passage to the Munster final and All-Ireland SFC and Podge Collins said it was worth it to qualify for a first provincial decider with the county’s footballers.
*Darren O’Neill’s half-time introduction was a turning point in the game. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GER KEANE played a vital role when Clare’s footballers last defeated Cork in the Munster SFC, his quick free teeing up Martin Daly for the match-winning goal, Sunday’s win over the Rebels was equally as dramatic and enthralling he writes.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Daniel Walsh will be part of the UL side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHT CLARE FOOTBALLERS will be lining out in this year’s Sigerson Cup.
*David McNamara holds onto the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A STORMING SECOND half display sent Éire Óg through to the Munster club senior football semi-finals for the second year in a row.