St. Nicks Teams

St Nick’s …………… 3-11 Rathmore …………….. 0-9

St Nicks Team who won the Munster Senior League last weekend.

By Finbarr Mc Carthy:

St Nick’s captured the Munster Senior Football Club League title with a comfortable victory over Rathmore at Dromtarriffe yesterday. In the end the winning margin was eleven points, and yet after just eleven minutes of play they trailed by 0-4 to 0-0 and looked in all sorts of trouble. Rathmore started brightly and with Jim Cronin and Daniel O’Sullivan on top in midfield Nick’s were under pressure, as a result Damien Casey pointed two frees while John Buckley and Michael Kelleher had points from play. Gradually Nick’s improved principally because David Brosnan and Paul O’Brien broke Rathmore’s dominance in the middle and the defence in particular Shane Kennefick, Killian Spain and Donal Og O’Donovan excelled. Robert Brosnan pointed two frees, Shane O’Donoghue had one from play and now it was Rathmore’s turn to struggle, even after Michael O’Riordan had their fifth point on twenty-three minutes.

Nick’s though were now beginning to assume control and their superior fitness was also a factor. Paul O’Brien and Niall Harte set up David Busteed, who troubled Tom O’Sullivan all through, and the centre-forward scored a lovely goal, David Brosnan, Gavin Moylan and Niall Horgan added points and Nick’s led 1-6 to 0-6 at half-time. Indeed were it not for the excellence of goalkeeper James Hughes Rathmore would have been further behind as he made two excellent saves to deny John Kearney and Liam Leahy goals.

By the three quarter mark both sides had added three points, but Nick’s were more composed on the ball and their controlled play eventually prised open the Rathmore defence, with two goals in quick succession. David Brosnan scored the first in the forty sixth minute with a powerful run surpassed only by the quality of the finish, then team captain Paul O’Brien matched it two minutes later with an equally impressive finish. There was no way back for Rathmore at this stage and further points from Horgan and Gavin Looney completed the scoring and an emphatic win for St Nick’s.

Scorers; St Nick’s; D.Brosnan (1-1) P O’Brien and D.Busteed (1-0 each), R.Brosnan, G.Moylan and N.Horgan (0-2 each), J.Kearney, D Og O’Donovan and G.Looney and S O’Donoghue (0-1 each). Rathmore; D.Casey, M. O’Riordan, J.Buckley and M O’Keeffe (0-2 each), M.Kelleher (0-1).

Teams; St Nick’s; P.Cuthbert, R.Considine, D Og O’Donovan, S.Kennefick, L.Leahy, N.Horgan, D.Cunningham, P O’Brien, D.Brosnan, S O’Donoghue, D.Busteed, R.Brosnan, J.Kearney, N.Harte, G.Moylan. Subs; K.Spain for Considine, D.Goggin for Moylan, G.Looney for Kearney, E O’Sullivan for Moylan. Rathmore; J.Hughes, M.Fitzgerald, K.Cahill, M J Kelleher, D.Casey, T O’Sullivan, J.Hickey, J.Cronin, D O’Sullivan, P Mc Carthy, M D Cahill, D.Casey, M O’Riordan, J.Buckley, Ml A Kelleher. Referee ……………. M.Meade (Limerick).





	.Munster Senior League Final Win 2007 St Nick’s …………… 3-11 Rathmore …………….. 0-9 St Nicks Team who won the Munster Senior League last weekend. By Finbarr Mc Carthy: St Nick’s captured the Munster Senior Football Club League title with a comfortable victory over Rathmore at Dromtarriffe yesterday. In the end the winning margin was eleven points, and yet after just eleven minutes of play they trailed by 0-4 to 0-0 and looked in all sorts of trouble. Rathmore started brightly and with Jim Cronin and Daniel O’Sullivan on top in midfield Nick’s were under pressure, as a result Damien Casey pointed two frees while John Buckley and Michael Kelleher had points from play. Gradually Nick’s improved principally because David Brosnan and Paul O’Brien broke Rathmore’s dominance in the middle and the defence in particular Shane Kennefick, Killian Spain and Donal Og O’Donovan excelled. Robert Brosnan pointed two frees, Shane O’Donoghue had one from play and now it was Rathmore’s turn to struggle, even after Michael O’Riordan had their fifth point on twenty-three minutes. Nick’s though were now beginning to assume control and their superior fitness was also a factor. Paul O’Brien and Niall Harte set up David Busteed, who troubled Tom O’Sullivan all through, and the centre-forward scored a lovely goal, David Brosnan, Gavin Moylan and Niall Horgan added points and Nick’s led 1-6 to 0-6 at half-time. Indeed were it not for the excellence of goalkeeper James Hughes Rathmore would have been further behind as he made two excellent saves to deny John Kearney and Liam Leahy goals. By the three quarter mark both sides had added three points, but Nick’s were more composed on the ball and their controlled play eventually prised open the Rathmore defence, with two goals in quick succession. David Brosnan scored the first in the forty sixth minute with a powerful run surpassed only by the quality of the finish, then team captain Paul O’Brien matched it two minutes later with an equally impressive finish. There was no way back for Rathmore at this stage and further points from Horgan and Gavin Looney completed the scoring and an emphatic win for St Nick’s. Scorers; St Nick’s; D.Brosnan (1-1) P O’Brien and D.Busteed (1-0 each), R.Brosnan, G.Moylan and N.Horgan (0-2 each), J.Kearney, D Og O’Donovan and G.Looney and S O’Donoghue (0-1 each). Rathmore; D.Casey, M. O’Riordan, J.Buckley and M O’Keeffe (0-2 each), M.Kelleher (0-1). Teams; St Nick’s; P.Cuthbert, R.Considine, D Og O’Donovan, S.Kennefick, L.Leahy, N.Horgan, D.Cunningham, P O’Brien, D.Brosnan, S O’Donoghue, D.Busteed, R.Brosnan, J.Kearney, N.Harte, G.Moylan. Subs; K.Spain for Considine, D.Goggin for Moylan, G.Looney for Kearney, E O’Sullivan for Moylan. Rathmore; J.Hughes, M.Fitzgerald, K.Cahill, M J Kelleher, D.Casey, T O’Sullivan, J.Hickey, J.Cronin, D O’Sullivan, P Mc Carthy, M D Cahill, D.Casey, M O’Riordan, J.Buckley, Ml A Kelleher. Referee ……………. M.Meade (Limerick).