GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 33 – September 4, 2015 | Page 24

QUEENSLAND
AUGUST 23 - 30, 2015

QUEENSLAND
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
The past two weekends have seen the
conclusion to this year’s Queensland
GAA season with some very entertaining and exciting championships finals
at Willawong’s Gaelic Park in Brisbane.
Two weeks ago we had the finals of both
the camogie and hurling championships
while last Sunday August 30 was the
turn of the footballers in their respective
reserve, ladies and men’s deciders.
TARA TRIUMPH
The Camogie fare in Queensland sees
three teams – Naomh Padraig, Eire Og
and Tara, battle it out for league and
Tara (white & red) in possession against Eire Og in the Camogie final. Photo: Sinead Fahey.
championships honours each season.
There is very little between the three and any given time any
They scored three goals in that half with Aimee Murphy
one of them can beat the other. Naomh Padraig after a good
doing the damage for Tara. However, the league winners
league campaign disappointed against Eire Og in that dewere by no means out of it as they had grabbed a brace
cider and ultimately lost a chance to defend their champiof goals themselves and were still in a with a shout trailonship crown in the decider. So this saw last year’s runners
ing by 2-3 to 3-8 at half time. Tara again pushed forward
Tara take on Eire OG with the verdict very much in doubt
in the new half adding points to increase their lead. Eire
before the throw-in.
Og got a lifeline when Marie O’Halloran got a fine goal
from out the field but they could not bridge the gap as
In the final, Tara Gaels played the better camogie in the
they wished. Tara held on in an entertaining second half
opening half as they took an 8 point lead into the break.
for a 5 point victory to take this year’s camogie champion-

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