Breffni Horner picks the breaking ball from John Conlon and Páraic O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A FIRST HALF tally of eleven wides was too much for Crusheen to come back from but in the midst of their disappointment remained a strong sense of pride from Michael Browne.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP winning Clonlara manager, Donal Madden is hopeful their success can be the catalyst for further glory across the club.
*Gearoid O’Donnell. TOP SCORER when Crusheen last won a senior county final, Gearoid O’Donnell still feels the itch to play but has to be a content with a role among the club’s management.
*Donal Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA’s bid to win a first Clare SHC title since 2008 is spear-headed by one of their leading players from that day.
*Cronan Dillon. ADVANCING TO THE knockout stages of the Clare SHC on scoring difference was treated as a second bite of the cherry for Crusheen who are now sixty minutes away from lifting the Canon Hamilton for the third time in their history.
*Michael Browne. HONEST AND HARD-WORKING were among the key traits of the Crusheen side which won back to back titles in 2010 and 2011, those same characteristics have come back to the surface again this year and it’s no coincidence that Michael Browne is back at the helm.
*Fergus Madden and Éanna McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN are back in the Clare SHC final for the first time since 2014 after storming past the challenge of Scariff.
*Oisin O’Donnell and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” for Crusheen as they prepare for a first Clare SHC semi-final in four years.
*John Conlon collides with Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GROUP 2 of the TUS Clare SHC is fully ajar with Clonlara, Crusheen and Sixmilebridge all chasing quarter-final places ahead of the weekend’s third round.
Conor Deasy loses possession to Cilléin Mullins and Oisin O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE may have picked up a four point opening round win in the Clare SHC but replica performances will not suffice in the championship, manager Sean Stack maintained.