A Round-Up of Go-Ahead Irelands AFL 3 & AFL 4

There was no movement at the summit of the Go-Ahead Ireland Dublin Adult Football League Division 3 table on Tuesday night as leaders St Maur’s and second-placed Clanna Gael Fontenoy both enhanced their promotion prospects. 

In Rush, St Maur’s defeated Erin’s Isle by 1-20 to 1-12 while Clanna Gael picked up a 1-20 to 0-10 victory away to St Patrick’s Palmerstown.

However, the race for third spot is very much alive as Round Towers Clondalkin moved two points clear of their fellow challengers when easing past St Finian’s Swords by 4-17 to 1-5 at Ridgewood Park. 

Ballyboughal made the most of Erin’s Isle’s defeat when registering an impressive 3-17 to 3-14 victory over Ballyboden St Enda’s in Sancta Maria. 

The visitors impressed at the back through the efforts of Simon Barrett, Will Rafter, Cillian Murphy and Danny McGill while their midfield pairing of Cahal Flynn and John Rodgers were their usual effective selves. 

Barrett (1-0) and McGill (0-2) added crucial scores for a ‘Boughal side that did enough to prevail through the scoring contributions of Cian Downey (1-4), Matty Farrell (1-2), Ciaran Wynne (0-4), Cian Warren (0-2) and Cian Casey (0-2). 

Meanwhile, St Margaret’s cemented their mid-table position as they defeated Ballymun Kickhams by 3-20 to 1-18 in St Margaret’s. 

Leon Daly (1-4), Brian Shanahan (1-3) and David Reilly (1-3) kept the home scoreboard ticking over with Charlie Madigan, Scott Kennedy, Shane Madigan, Darren Keogh and Jamie McGuinness also troubling the umpires. 

McGuinness impressed throughout at centrefield for Maggies with goalkeeper Jack Murphy, Ryan Twomey, Dean Fox and Jordan Spratt shining in a defensive capacity.         

Go-Ahead Ireland AFL3: St Patrick’s Palmerstown 0-10 Clanna Gael Fontenoy 1-20; Cuala 4-9 Clontarf 4-10; Thomas Davis 1-12 St Anne’s 3-15; Clann Mhuire 5-9 Trinity Gaels 2-11; St Finian’s Swords1-5 Round Towers Clondalkin 4-17; St Maur’s 1-20 Erin’s Isle 1-12; Ballyboden St Enda’s 3-14 Ballyboughal 3-17; St Margaret’s 3-20 Ballymun Kickhams 1-18.

In Go-Ahead Ireland AFL4, leaders Castleknock put further distance between themselves and the chasing pack as they moved three points clear following their 3-14 to 2-11 win against Ballinteer St John’s in Marlay Park. 

At the opposite end of the table, Geraldine P. Moran ended a winless streak of four matches when edging St Jude’s by 2-13 to 2-11 in Tymon Park. 

Richie Barrett played a captain’s role for the visitors as he scored 1-3 and with Morgan Tyrrell leading their inside line superbly, Gers held on for their fifth win of the campaign thanks to 1-5 by Conor Cannon and two points from wing-back Rob McElhinney. 

There was another precious win recorded in Newcastle as St Finian’s lifted themselves off the basement when pipping Good Counsel/Liffey Gaels by 0-19 to 1-14. 

Both Conor McCarthy (0-7) and Lar Harney (0-4) excelled for the hosts and with Brady Tobin adding 0-3, St Finian’s secured the points with a deciding score from influential midfielder Ronan Higgins. 

Go-Ahead Ireland AFL4: Lucan Sarsfields 2-11 St Vincent’s 1-13; O’Dwyer’s 3-11 O’Toole’s 2-14; Garristown3-21 St Peregrine’s 0-9; Man O’War v Kilmacud Crokes OFF; Ballinteer St John’s 2-11Castleknock 3-14; St Finian’s Newcastle 0-19 Good Counsel/Liffey Gaels 1-14; Fingal Ravens 2-15 St Sylvester’s 2-8; St Jude’s 2-11 Geraldine P. Moran 2-13.