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Replying To The_analyser: "Junior final result St Aidans 3-7 Ballinameen 0-11.
A contest that didn't live up to it's potential but Aidans won't care as they set the platform with clinical finishing for three goals in the 1st half. Ballinameen scored 17 goals on route to the final and never looked like scoring any today so credit where it's due for the defensive team effort by Aidans. Best defence usually wins titles.
Next up is Eastern Gaels or Ardagh but before that 15 of their players will be in action for Four Roads against Tooreen.
As for Ballinameen gave themselves a mountain to climb 1st half and cut the margin to 3 late on. 2nd Junior final defeat in a row will be tough to take on the chin but can regroup and look to reach the final again next year." Well done Aidans and hard luck Ballinameen.
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Competitive 1st half with Brigids leading 0-9 to 0-8. Pearses will be disappointed after they held a 4 point lead on 18 minutes.
Glorious weather conditions and rare sight of no real wind in Hyde Park
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Result after 60 minutes St Brigids 0-18 Padraig Pearses 1-15. A final that suits the quality of our club championships. Two pointer from Conor Hand gave Brigids the lead but Colleran two pointer with the last attack brings the game in extra time.
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Brigids with a 5 point lead at Half-time in extra time very much their game/final to lose. Pearses no score in that half and the manner they conceded the goal will leave them very disappointed unless they can come up with a big in the last ten minutes
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Replying To The_analyser: "Result after 60 minutes St Brigids 0-18 Padraig Pearses 1-15. A final that suits the quality of our club championships. Two pointer from Conor Hand gave Brigids the lead but Colleran two pointer with the last attack brings the game in extra time." Tom Butler???
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Brigids get the job done, opening half in extra time the difference (1-2 to no score) . First team since themselves in 2017 to retain the county title and needed extra time to do it.
Congratulations to Brigids, once again will take a good team to beat them in Connacht
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4519 - 18/10/2026 16:14:16
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Pearses left it behind them. Could have put 4 or 5 points bewtween them and Brigids but kicked 2 bad wides that really should have been points. Kept them in the game and Brigids took over in extra time.
Oddball (Roscommon) - Posts: 1067 - 18/10/2026 16:17:51
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Replying To moros: "Tom Butler???" Yes was Butler apologies to him.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4519 - 18/10/2026 16:54:57
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Replying To The_analyser: "Result after 60 minutes St Brigids 0-18 Padraig Pearses 1-15. A final that suits the quality of our club championships. Two pointer from Conor Hand gave Brigids the lead but Colleran two pointer with the last attack brings the game in extra time." A great contest. Pearses will be sickened with that goal in extra time. Pearses have quality on the bench but Brigids just have an extra level to call upon. Charlie O Carroll very impressive. Some super scores from both teams. What was the wide count at the end? Pearses didn't hit the efficency of previous games, it was always going to be tough to keep that up. Conor Hand is just a super player, hopefully he can be worked into the starting 15 next year for Roscommon, he's too good to be an impact sub.
FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 624 - 18/10/2026 18:03:54
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A great county final. Brigids still the kingpins but Pearses will have regrets. The €25 charge and no OAP price left a very sour taste in my mouth. Extremely bad form. I go to county finals in other counties and none treat their hard pressed GAA members in this way. Brigids are great champions and will represent us well but I stand by the comment a made some weeks ago that we have the least competitive club championship of the ones I go to with Brigids and Pearses a good bit ahead of the chasing pack. All other counties I go to have at least four clubs with a realistic chance of winning. Hopefully that changes and so does the county board price committees
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Replying To tommyc: "A great county final. Brigids still the kingpins but Pearses will have regrets. The €25 charge and no OAP price left a very sour taste in my mouth. Extremely bad form. I go to county finals in other counties and none treat their hard pressed GAA members in this way. Brigids are great champions and will represent us well but I stand by the comment a made some weeks ago that we have the least competitive club championship of the ones I go to with Brigids and Pearses a good bit ahead of the chasing pack. All other counties I go to have at least four clubs with a realistic chance of winning. Hopefully that changes and so does the county board price committees" 15 euro into ladies senior final and 25 euro into mens senior final with no concession for pensioners-not a great look for the county boards.
Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 352 - 18/10/2026 18:37:44
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Replying To tommyc: "A great county final. Brigids still the kingpins but Pearses will have regrets. The €25 charge and no OAP price left a very sour taste in my mouth. Extremely bad form. I go to county finals in other counties and none treat their hard pressed GAA members in this way. Brigids are great champions and will represent us well but I stand by the comment a made some weeks ago that we have the least competitive club championship of the ones I go to with Brigids and Pearses a good bit ahead of the chasing pack. All other counties I go to have at least four clubs with a realistic chance of winning. Hopefully that changes and so does the county board price committees" It's three, Boyle are at a similar level to Pearses. They should have won that semi in normal time. I would agree that Brigids, Pearses and Boyle are a cut above everyone else. But if they Gaels get their house in order and continue to bring those young lads through they should be aiming to break into that top 3.
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Replying To FullOfPorter: "It's three, Boyle are at a similar level to Pearses. They should have won that semi in normal time. I would agree that Brigids, Pearses and Boyle are a cut above everyone else. But if they Gaels get their house in order and continue to bring those young lads through they should be aiming to break into that top 3." Agree with you Porter.
Hopefully Castlerea might be getting back to their standards of old.
Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 976 - 18/10/2026 19:49:14
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My senior club team of the year. Some might appear in unusual positions but in modern football especially under the new rules players covers a lot of ground.
Conor Carroll (Brigids) another steady club championship for the Roscommon number 1
Pearse Frost (Brigids) one of best performing defenders in this year's championship and put his hands up for more minutes under Mark Dowd next year.
Caelim Keogh (Pearses) really starting to establish himself as a top defender now for club and county
David Murray (Pearses) in a year he called time on his county career he remains a model of consistency and leader for his club and popped up with 3 goals over the campaign.
Jack Nevin (Pearses) the former forward has really showed well at wing half back and scored impressive 2-7 and set up many more scores.
Brian Stack (Brigids) tough year for him with injuries. When it came to knock out football he once again led by example
Ronan Daly (Pearses) Mr dependable for his club and great leadership he provided in wins against Glaveys and Boyle
Niall Heneghan (Glaveys) stood out in every game for his club MOTM v Pearses. Next step is surely promotion to senior county level
Senan Lambe (Ros Gaels) his club had disappointing exit but no fault to Senan who had a surpeb year for Roscommon seniors and his club.
Colm Neary (Strokestown) pound for pound arguably the best footballer in this county. Certainly deserve his place in my team of the year
Dara Curran (Castlerea) lit up the early stages of the championship and his display v Oran was one of the best individual performances during this championship
Ruaidhri Fallon (Brigids) rarely underperforms for his club and played a captains role this year.
Ben O'Carroll (Brigids) great to see Ben back in top form. Top scorer in the club championship with 3-33.
Donie Smith (Boyle) another that called time on his county career who remains consistent at club level and scored 2-29 during this championship.
Conor Hand (Brigids) joy to watch pace to burn and such intelligent footballer. 3-15 he scored and created loads of other scores.
Others I considered
Goalkeepers Niall Curley (Strokestown) Paul Whelan (Pearses)
Defenders Tim Gibbons (Strokestown) Oisin Cregg (Boyle) Cormac Regan (Oran) Mark Richardson and Keelan Kelly (Pearses) Robbie Dolan
Midfielders Declan Kenny (Pearses) Mark Daly (Brigids) Tom Corcoran (Strokestown) Ultan Harney (Clann)
Forwards Ciaran Murtagh (Faithleachs) Paul Carey and Eoin Colleran (Pearses) Shane McGinley (Strokestown) Rory Carthy (Roscommon Gaels) Darragh Walsh (Oran) and Cathal Heneghan (Glaveys)
My player of the championship - Ben O'Carroll
Young player of the year - Dara Curran
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Replying To FullOfPorter: "A great contest. Pearses will be sickened with that goal in extra time. Pearses have quality on the bench but Brigids just have an extra level to call upon. Charlie O Carroll very impressive. Some super scores from both teams. What was the wide count at the end? Pearses didn't hit the efficency of previous games, it was always going to be tough to keep that up. Conor Hand is just a super player, hopefully he can be worked into the starting 15 next year for Roscommon, he's too good to be an impact sub." Wide count was 9 each.
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