GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 29 – July 4, 2015 | Page 30

In Men’s Division there was one match and it pitted league
leaders Easts Celts against bottom placed Shamrocks. Easts
have been the form team in this competition to date and
look to be on their way as they outscored Shamrocks 2-13
to 1-4 in this match. Easts built up an 8 point advantage
by the break and were never in danger thereafter. Best for
Easts were Jason Murrin, James Canty and Keelan O Reilly,
while Stephen Coleman, Mark Larkin and Eoin Loughlin
did well for Shamrocks.
GOALS THE DIFFERENCE
The sole hurling match pitted the two teams against each
other with leaders and undefeated Emeralds facing last

year’s championship winners Harps. These two had met at
the end of May with Emeralds coming out best by a narrow
4 points back then. This time around we had the same winner but with a slightly more pronounced result. However, at
the end of the first half Na Fianna had the upper hand when
ahead by two on a scoreline of 1-7 to 1-5. Things changed
in the second period though when a pair of goals from Emerald’s Brendan Long turned the game in the league leaders’
favour. Emeralds were also able to add a further two majors
and in the end it was the ability to get goals that won them
this game. It ended Emeralds 5-10 Na Fianna 2-13. Best for
Emeralds were Thomas Lynch, Mick Farrell and Brendan
Long, while Rory Conroy, Pat Marnane and James Shanahan did well for Na Fianna.

QUEENSLAND
JUNE 28, 2015

CRUCIAL ROUNDS REMAIN
IN LEAGUE RACE
Results went along expected lines in Week 7 of the Queensland GAA League at Willawong, Brisbane on Sunday, June
28, with all fancied teams doing well in football, hurling and
camogie.
Heading into Week 7 of Men’s Division 1 Football, John
Mitchels led the way followed closely by Easts Celts and defending champs Harps not that far behind. Two more games
took place on Sunday with the first one between Harps and
Shamrocks. The latter on just 2 points from six games needed
something but against an improving Harps they would have
their work cut out for them. By the end of the half Harps

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were in total control leading by 2-9 to 0-2. It was all Harps for
the second period as well as they piled on the misery with a
further 1-6 with Shamrocks only able to add 0-3 in that period.
It ended Harps 3-15 Shamrocks 0-5. Best for Harps were Mark
Murphy, Liam Murchan, and Stephen Garbutt, while Shamrocks had good performers in David O Connor, Trevor Molloy
and Australian keeper, Andrew Wood.
MITCHELS REMAIN UNBEATEN
The second game offered what looked on paper to be a more
promising affair though it didn’t feature as such. Mitchels made