GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 17 – January 10, 2015 | Page 26

ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA JANUARY 6, 2015 BRENDANS AND BLUES TOP TABLES BY TONY CONLON The pre-Christmas rounds of the South Australia GAA State League and Sevens competitions ran smoothly at St. Mary’s Park in Adelaide. Each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday the local Irish community has been treated to top class entertainment. MEN’S LEAGUE Prior to the holiday period, St. Brendans topped the men’s league but Western Ireland, Onkaparinga, and Port Districts were also very much in this seven team competition. St. Brendans continue to show the best Photo: Sarah Coghlan/sarahcoghlan.com Gaelic Football skills and are defiantly the team to beat this season. Coach Jamie Mac Govern, keeps on bringing the best out of this team while Western Ireland are also going strong in second place just players, Jordan Pegoraro and Paddy Brennan, have maintwo points adrift of Brendans. If anything they are improving tained a high level of consistency. A highlight is Pegoraro’s all the time as they are playing an irresistible style of running ability to score points from any angle setting the standard football. The Floreani brothers, Brock Mc Farlane and Conor for others. A negative perhaps is that Brendans continues to Noonan have been standouts. Season highlight is their opendepend on the mighty Mike Zaluski. ing win against the Irish Australians with the team boasting 26