| League table for ACFL Division 3 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff | Points |
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St Marys Rochfortbridge | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 56 | 131 | 17 |
Mullingar Shamrocks | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 93 | 78 | 17 |
Ballymore | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 138 | 82 | 56 | 9 |
Moate All Whites | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 103 | 1 | 9 |
Ballinagore | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 102 | -17 | 8 |
Kilbeggan Shamrocks | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 61 | 21 | 7 |
Tyrrellspass | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 112 | -3 | 6 |
Milltown | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 80 | -1 | 5 |
Multyfarnham | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 171 | -107 | 2 |
Loughnavalley | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 219 | -159 | 0
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Junior Cup Final
St Marys trekked to Springfield to take on Mullingar Shamrocks in the final of the Junior Cup. Following a lacklustre performance from St Marys Shamrocks ran out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-08. Nov 13th |
Match Reports:
ACFL Div 3 vs Loughnavalley vs Ballinagore
St Marys played the final game of this years league when they travelled to Ballinagore to play the home team on Sunday 3rd July. With Mullingar Shamrocks having won the previous evening to take the top spot in the division, nothing less than a win would suffice for St Marys if they were to achieve the promotion they so desired. St Marys started strongly and attacked with purpose and had soon built up a 5 point lead though numerous chances went a begging. Ballinagore came into the game at this stage and the scoring was even for the rest of the half.
Half-time score: St Marys 0-08, Ballinagore 0-03.
A ruthless St Marys took the field for the second half and they added 1-03 to their tally before Ballinagore registered their solitary score of the half. St Marys then scored a succession of 10 points to close out the game as comfortable winners of the game, and winners of the division by dint of a superior scoring difference to clinch promotion to division 2. St Marys have been playing a fast, fluent brand of football of late and hopefully their form continues into the remainder of the re-commencing Championship.
Final score :St Marys 1-21, Ballinagore 0-04.
Team: Brendan Cocoman, Adam Nolan, David Mitchell, Tommy Conroy, Dwayne Leavy, Mickey Geraghty, Joe Bradley(0-2), Damien Gavin, Ray O’Sullivan, John McNamara, Robbie Kenny(0-7), Colin Gavin(0-2), Eoin Gorman(0-2), Ian Cunningham(0-4), Ciaran Geraghty(1-4).Subs used: Ken Delaney, David Cleary, Larry Poynton, James O’Neill, Tommy Geraghty.
ACFL Div 3 vs Loughnavalley
Loughnavalley were the visitors to Rochfortbridge on Thursday 23rd June for the penultimate round of the league. A good win was vital for St Marys chances of securing promotion and the players went about their business in an efficient manner. The result was never in doubt from a long way out as St Marys achieved an emphatic win that brings the promotion race down to the last round of games. Lougnavalley fought gamely on the night but got little change from a determined St Marys outfit. The final league game versus Ballinagore on Sunday 3rd July promises to be a cracker.
Team: Brendan Cocoman, Adam Nolan, David Mitchell, Tommy Giles, Paul Carey, Dwayne Leavy, Joe Bradley,Ray O,Sullivan, Damien gavin, Alan Gavin, Robbie Kenny, Eddie Alford, Ciaran Geraghty, Eoin Gorman, Ian Cunningham. Subs used: Larry Poynton, Joe guiden, Tommy Geraghty, John McNamara, James O'Neill.
ACFL Div3 vs Mullingar Shamrocks.
There was a true top-of-the-table clash when St Marys welcomed Mullingar Shamrocks to Rochfortbridge. Both teams came into this game with 100% records, so something had to give. Shamrocks started strongly and raised the first white flag. St Marys then worked through the Shamrocks defence to score a great goal per Robbie Kenny. A Ciaran Geraghty free extended the lead to three points. A loose ball in the St Marys box was finished to the net to square things up, but a run of 5 out of the next 6 points left Shamrocks 4 points clear at the break.
Half time score; St Marys 1-02, Shamrocks 1-06.
Shamrocks again scored first in the second half to push into a five point lead. St Marys pulled it back to 3 points, but Shamrocks went 5 clear again with 2 more points. At this stage St Marys upped the pressure and didn't allow the opposition to score for the remainder of the game. Slowly they chipped away at the lead until, with about 5 minutes left, the teams were level. St Marys were well on top at this juncture but could not register the vital score despite several valiant attempts. So a draw was the final outcome and neither side can really quibble with that. At times the game was played at championship tempo and one couldn't take their eyes off it for a second.
Final score; St Marys 1-09, Shamrocks 1-09.
St Marys Team; Declan Hogan, Adam Nolan, David Mitchell, Tommy Giles, Paul Carey, Michal Geraghty, Joe Bradley, Ray O'Sullivan, Damien Gavin(0-1), Eoin Gorman(0-1), Colin Gavin, Damien Healy, Robbie Kenny(1-2), Alan Gavin, Ciaran Geraghty(0-3), Ian Cunningham(0-1), Dwayne Leavy, David Cleary, Tommy Conroy, John McNamara(0-1).
ACFL Div3 vs Ballymore 24th May
St Marys travelled to Ballymore on Tuesday 24th May to play in round 6 of the league. After a tough championship encounter a couple of weeks previous, St Marys were expecting no favours and indeed didn't get any. In a game in which St Marys were on the back foot for much of the first half, they gradually came back into the game and in the end prevailed by three points. This was another tough match and most importantly the points were secured as St Marys bid for promotion continues.
Final score; St Marys 2-05, Ballymore 0-08.
ACFL Div 3 League vs Kilbeggan
On Sunday 17th April , St Marys journeyed to Kilbeggan to play in round 5 of the league. Having lost to the same opposition in the league last year, there was nothing being taken for granted here. St Marys dominated the possession stakes early on and created a myriad of chances, but a tendency to go for goals proved fruitless and many point chances went a-begging. A purple patch which produced 1-4, the goal a great team effort finished by the evergreen Ian Cunningham, seemed to set up St Marys for a good second half as they took a six point lead into the break.
An early goal from Robbie Kenny on the resumption following an earlier disallowed effort from David Cleary looked to be ominous for the home side but what followed from St Marys was insipid and uninspiring stuff indeed. They seemed to invite Kilbeggan to take over the game and they did indeed bring in back to a 3 point game with a run of 6 consecutive points. However St Marys rallied to notch the last 2 points to win by 5 points and maintain their 100% record in the league. However further performances like this will surely be punished.
Final Score; St Marys 2-08, Kilbeggan 0-9.
Team; Declan Hogan, Adam Nolan, Tommy Giles, Michael Geraghty, Paul Carey, Tommy Geraghty, Aidan Fallon, David Mitchell, Colin Gavin(0-1), Alan Gavin(0-1), David Cleary(0-1), Larry Poynton, Robbie Kenny(1-3), Ian Cunningham(1-0), Ciaran Geraghty(0-1), Eoin Gorman(0-1), Dwayne Leavy, Joe Guiden.
2010 Junior Cup Final April 9th 2011
St Marys captured the 2010 Junior Cup with an impressive 4-07 to 0-15 points victory over Rosemount last Saturday. A second half goal from Eddie Alford sealed the victory after St Marys came back from a 3 point deficit. St Marys started well and an early David Cleary goal had them in the ascendancy. St Marys led by 2 points at the break before Rosemount shot out into an early 3 point second half lead. However St Marys defended stoutly and finished the stronger team to seal the victory.
Team: C Conroy; A Nolan, T Giles, M Geraghty; P Carey, D Mitchell, J Bradley; D Gavin, L Poynton; J McNamara, A Gavin, C Gavin, R Kenny, D Cleary, K Geraghty. Subs: T Geraghty, J Guiden, D Leavy, E Alford.
ACFL Div3 vs Multyfarnham April 2nd 2011
Multyfarnham visited Rochfortbridge in round 4 of the league as St Marys protected a 100% record on Saturday 2nd April. It took St Marys a little while to establish a rhythm, but they were soon scoring freely in a one-sided encounter. A half-time lead of 15 points gave St Marys no real incentive for the second half and they never really got going in this period. However they closed out the game with ease and maintained their winning start to the year. Tougher challenges surely lie ahead and apart from the points on offer, St Marys will have learned little from this game.
Final Score; St Marys 2-19, Multyfarnham 1-02
Team; Declan Hogan, Adam Nolan, Thomas Giles, Michael Geraghty, Joe Bradley(0-1), David Mitchell, Damien Healy, Colin Gavin(0-1), Damien Gavin(0-1), Eoin Gorman(0-2), Alan Gavin, Larry poynton(1-0),Robbie Kenny(1-4), David Cleary(0-2), Kieran Geraghty(0-6). Subs Used; Aidan Fallon(0-1), Cathal Coyle, Ian Cunningham, Joe Guiden, Thomas Geraghty.
ACFL Div 3 vs Moate March 19th 2011
St Marys Rochfortbridge produced an outstanding display of football to comprehensively dispose of Moate by 4-12 to 0-4 in Division 3 last Saturday 19th March. St Marys started with the aid of the breeze and early scores from Alan Gavin and Robbie Kenny saw them jump out to an early 4 point lead. Declan Hogan dived low to his right to keep out a rare Moate opportunity before St Marys continued their scoring spree to leave the half time score 0-8 to 0-1. An early Robbie Kenny goal set the tone for the second half. Moate were desperately pouring forward in vain to launch a comeback but 3 more goals from Eoin Gorman (2) and David Cleary ensured St Marys ran out easy winners on a 4-12 to 0-4 score-line.
Team: D Hogan; T Giles, T Geraghty, T Conroy; M Geraghty, D Healy, A Nolan; C Gavin, D Gavin; J McNamara, A Gavin, E Gorman; I Cunningham, J Sheils, R Kenny. Subs: A Fallon, C Coyle, D Cleary, D Leavy, D Judge.
ACFL DIV 3 vs Tyrrellspass Sunday 27th February
St Marys played host to neighbours Tyrrellspass in the second round of the league on Sunday 27th February. Most derby games are close-fought, tight affairs, but this proved to be the exception. A depleted Tyrrellspass outfit had no answer to an impressive, if wasteful St Marys side. An early blitz in which John McNamara(2) and Eoin Gorman scored excellent goals meant that the game was over as a contest well before half-time. St Marys defence was generally on top and a multitude of ball was supplied to the attack. However poor shooting and over-elaboration conspired to keep the scoring rate down. The second half was much the same but the goals dried up even though several gilt-edged chances were created. The work-rate was impressive however and concentration levels remained high for the whole game. Overall a comfortable win and two points garnered.
Final Score; St Marys 3-11, Tyrrellspass 0-02.
Team; Declan Hogan, Tommy Giles, Tommy Geraghty, Tommy Conroy, Adam Nolan, Michael Geraghty, Joe Bradley, Ray O’Sullivan(0-1), Damien Gavin(0-1), David Cleary, Damien Healy, Colin Gavin(0-1), Eoin Gorman(1-3), Alan Gavin(0-1), John McNamara(2-4). Subs used; John Shiels, Aidan Fallon, Cathal Coyle, Dwayne Leavy, Eddie Alford.
ACFL Div 3 13th Feb 2011St Marys defeated Miltown-Rathconrath to win their first league game of the season on a score line of 2-07 to 1-06. Two first half goals by Kieran Geraghty and Robbie Kenny gave St Marys a four point lead at half time which they extended further after the break with four consecutive points. Miltown scored 1-1 in the last five minutes but it was not enough as St Marys held out for a victory. Although the margin was only four points St Marys should have been out of sight at half time if they had been more clinical in front of goal. Team: Declan Hogan; Dwayne Leavy, Tommy Geraghty, Tommy Conroy; Aidan Fallon, Mickey Geraghty, Joe Bradley; Colin Gavin, David Cleary; Eoin Gorman, Damien Healy, John McNamara, Robbie Kenny, Ian Cunningham, Kieran Geraghty. Subs used: Damien Gavin, Larry Poynton, Ray O’Sullivan, Cathal Coyle, Eddie Alford.
