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Club Notes Week 39 2020   28/09/2020

DR. O`DONOGHUE CUP Q/F  Dr. Crokes 2-15 Legion 0-18 This was a good contest in Direen on Sunday last were we managed to edge out a victory over town rivals. 


Our opponents were quick out of the block and had the opening score in the first minute with a J. O`Donoghue point quickly equalised with a Miceal Burns 45, C. Keane inched Legion ahead with a point, 3 Burns points in succession gave us the advantage 0-04 to 0-02 after 12minutes P. McCarthy narrowed the gap until Chris Doncel and Captain Gavin White inched us further ahead, O`Donoghue narrowed the gap points from Brian Looney & David Shaw  saw us lead 0-09 to 0-04 after 23minutes. Burns & O`Donoghue exchanged minors and further Brian Looney point gave us 0-10 0-05 lead as we entered injury time  but 3 points from our opponents narrowed the gap, Burns closed the proceedings with a further point to leave the half time score 0-11 to 0-08. 


On the resumption J. Lyne and Kieran O`Leary exchanged minors  3 Legion points in quick succession brought parity 0-12 apiece. 


Michael Potts with a goal followed by minors by Shaw & White pushed us 5 points ahead D. Lyne got one back for the opposition at this stage scores were at a premium Legion with 3 points narrowed the gap 1-14 to 0-16 entering the final 5 minutes, Kieran O`Leary and O`Donoghue swapped minors. In the 29th minute Miceal Burns waltzed through  their defense to give us a 4point advantage entering injury time.  


Tempers were getting frayed with too many stoppages' but our resolute  defense stood firm  to close out the game and qualify for s/f. 


Team Shane Murphy, David Naughton, Mike Moloney, Fionn Fitzgerald,  John Payne, Gavin White © Michael Potts, Johnny Buckley Mark O`Shea, Brian Looney Miceal Burns Cillian Fitzgerald Cris Doncel Kieran O`Leary David Shaw. 


LADIES Our u12 girls finished their 2020 campaign with a victory in the final of Group 4B of the Southern league against Rathmore B on Tuesday evening last on a score-line of Dr Crokes 5-7 Rathmore B 4-2. 


These young ladies have worked so hard this year to improve their skills and this is a well deserved win.  


Many thanks to Catherine & Padraig for looking after the team so well and also to Senior players Ava, Siobhán & Rheanne who also assisted with coaching the girls during the year.   


Our Minor team secured a good win against Austin Stacks in the semi-final of Div 3 of the county league on Friday evening last on a score-line of 3-11 to 1-5.  Scartaglin will be our opponents in the Final. 


Best of luck to our Senior ladies who travel to Clare on Saturday next to take on Kilrush in the Munster Junior A Quarter Final. 


LOTTO draw took place on Monday Sept. 28th numbers drawn were 5 7 12 27 Jackpot not won €5,900    1Patron matched 3 numbers. receive €.400 Joe Curran C/o Brian O`Callaghan 


Jackpot for draw on October 5th  will be €6,200 


We are calling on all members to support our weekly lotto as this represents one of the main sources of revenue for the club. With activity likely to recommence on the fields over the next few weeks we need people’s support to maintain our facilities in Lewis’s Road. We have made a number of alterations to make things easier for members to play the easiest one being to play it online by following the link below And follow instructions attached

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When you click on the link it brings you to the Clubforce Main page. From here click Club name Dr. Crokes Gaa. This brings you to another page that you again put in Dr. Crokes, which in turn brings you to the Dr.Crokes home page. From here click lotto and the rest follows on. Alternatively download the Clubforce app.





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