Kilmacud Crokes Team NEWS
- Nov 25,2022
Senior Club All Ireland Semi Final preview
By Jackie Cahill
CurrentAccount.ie All Ireland Senior Club Championship – Semi Final, Sunday 27th November 2022, 1.30pm
DONAGHMOYNE are five-time All-Ireland Senior winners and 14-time Ulster champions.
And perhaps their most recent provincial success will go down as one of the most satisfying.
Reduced to 14 players early on, when Hazel Kingham was red-carded, Donaghmoyne called upon their vast reserves of experience to dig out a victory against St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass.
Now, they have home advantage for an All-Ireland semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes, as they aim for a first final appearance since 2016.
Kilmacud Crokes recently captured their very first Dublin senior title before going on to land their a maiden Leinster senior crown.
They have former Dublin county panellist Michelle Davoren pulling the strings at full-forward, while Éabha Rutledge, thankfully recovered from long-term concussion issues, netted a hat-trick of goals in the Leinster decider.
Molly Lamb and Aoife Kane are vastly-experienced defenders who have also worn the Sky Blue with distinction and Crokes are playing with a freedom that makes them dangerous opponents.
Donaghmoyne will be another step up for Crokes and the hosts will be aiming to show that they still have what it takes to compete in the All-Ireland series.
This is a team laced with former All-Ireland club medallists and Monaghan inter-county stars, while the likes of the Garland twins, Amy and Lauren, bring that youthful experience.
Cathriona McConnell, still operating brilliantly in attack, has a weekend to remember in store. She gets married on Saturday before lining out on Sunday.
Kilmacud Crokes (v Donaghmoyne): Dearbhla Gower; Phillipa Greene, Emer Sweeney (capt.), Ciara Regan; Laura Kane, Molly Lamb, Aoife Kane; Grace Kós, Kate McDaid; Cassie Sultan, Éabha Rutledge, Mia Jennings; Julia Buckley, Michelle Davoren, Kate Murray.
Donaghmoyne (v Kilmacud Crokes): L Martin, J Geoghegan, N Callan (capt.), A Callan; F Courtney, S Courtney, E Traynor; C Courtney, E McElroy; A Burns, A Garland, R Courtney; C McConnell, L Garland, S McConnell.