Reporter: Seamus Massey
The pitch was in immaculate condition and the weather was perfect when Dublin overpowered Meath 10-21 to 0-3 in the Junior Championship Round Robin game played at the excellent GAA grounds in Ratoath on Sunday, 25th July.
This was a difficult game for the Meath girls as they were stepping up in standard. But they played their hearts out and should have had more scores on the board at the end of the game.
Dublin took control of this game from the start and played very well throughout the hour. They played some lovely open camogie and took their scores well. 9 Dublin players contributed to the final score. Dublin used their permitted 5 substitutions.
Scorers for Dublin: Sarah Ryan 5-2, Niamh Taylor 2-4, Julie Draper 1-2, Anne Griffin and Emer Brannigan 1-2 each, Ciara Durkan, Louise O’Hara and Siobhan Curran 0-3 each, Ciara lucey 0-2.
Scorers for Meath: Aileen Donnelly 0-3
Dublin team:
1.Sile Cotter
2 Elaine O”Meara 3 Anne McCluskey 4 Sylvia Hanks
5 Gemma Flynn 6 Ciara Lucey 7 Caitriona Power
8 Aine Fanning 9 Elaine Ryan
10 Julie Draper 11 Louise O”Hara 12 Ciara Durkan
13 Muireann O Gorman 14 Sarah Ryan 15 Niamh Taylor
16 Eimear Butler 17 Sinead Hardy 18 Jean Murphy 19 Andrea
Fitzpatrick 20 Eimear Brannigan 21 Anne Griffin 22 Siobhan Curran 23
Aisling Jordan
Substitutes used: Anne Griffin for Louise O’Hara, Emer Brannigan for Muireann O’Gorman, Siobhan Curran for Sarah Ryan, Jean Murphy for Elaine O’Meara and Andrea Fitzpatrick for Áine Fanning.
Congratulations to Ratoath GAA Club on their fabulous facilities.
Dublin’s last game of the Round Robin series is against Tyrone on Sunday 9th July at a Dublin venue to be decided. Dublin has already qualified for the quarter finals on 23rd July.