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

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