2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 117th edition of Kerry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams (8 club teams and 9 divisional teams), with the winners representing Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship if they are a club team. If the winners are a divisional team the winners of the Kerry Club Football Championship represent the county.

2018 Kerry SFC
Tournament details
CountyKerry
Year2018
TrophyBishop Moynihan Cup
SponsorGarvey's Supervalu
Date25 August - 28 October
Teams17
Defending champions Dr. Crokes
Winners
ChampionsDr. Crokes
ManagerPat O'Shea
CaptainJohn Payne
Qualify forMunster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upDingle
ManagerSean Geaney
Captain???
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Kilcummin
Relegated team(s)An Ghaeltacht
Other
Player of the YearTom O'Sullivan
Top ScorerPaul Geaney
WebsiteKerry GAA
← 2017
2019 →

The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

This was An Ghaeltacht's return to the senior ranks, meaning they will no longer provide players to the West Kerry District panel for this season. Kilcummin (who were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2018) will provide the East Kerry Divisional side with players for the S.F.C.

Dr. Crokes were the 2017 champions after they defeated South Kerry in the final.

Format Structure Change edit

8 club teams and 9 divisional teams (17 in total) will take part in this year's S.F.C. It was decided that only 8 divisional sides would take part in the competition proper so the 2 lowest ranked divisional sides from the previous 5 years would play off in a qualification match with the winner entering the draw for the 2017 County Championship proper.

Relegation (See below): The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship (The 8 senior clubs play off against each other in Round 1 of the Club Championship. The 4 losers enter a relegation playoff with the losers entering a relegation final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship).

The winner of the 2017 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2018 Senior County and Club Championships.

Team changes edit

To Championship edit

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship edit

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Participating teams edit

The teams taking part in the 2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship are:

TeamTeam LocationClub/DivisionalClub's Divisional Side
An GhaeltachtBallyferriter, Dunquin, Feohanagh, Gallarus & VentryClubWest Kerry
Austin StacksTraleeClubSt. Brendan's
DingleDingleClubWest Kerry
Dr. CrokesKillarneyClubEast Kerry
East KerryxDivisional (Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneevguilla, Kilcummin, Listry, Spa)x
Feale RangersxDivisional (Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's)x
Kenmare DistrictxDivisional (Templenoe, Tousist, Kilgarvan)x
Kenmare ShamrocksKenmareClubKenmare District
Kerins O'RahillysTraleeClubSt. Brendan's
Killarney LegionKillarneyClubEast Kerry
Mid KerryxDivisional (Beaufort, Cromane, Glenbeigh-Glencar, Keel, Laune Rangers, Milltown/Castlemaine)x
RathmoreRathmoreClubEast Kerry
Shannon RangersxDivisional (Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Tarbert)x
South KerryxDivisional (Derrynane, Dromid Pearses, Renard, Skellig Rangers, Sneem, St. Mary's, St. Michael's/Foilmore, Valentia Young Islanders, Waterville)x
St. Brendan'sxDivisional (Ardfert, Churchill, John Mitchell's, Na Gaeil, St. Patrick's Blennerville)x
St. Kieran'sxDivisional (Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Cordal, Currow, Knocknagoshel, Scartaglin)x
West KerryxDivisional (Annascaul, Castlegregory, Lispole)x

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

26 August 2018 Preliminary round St. Brendan's 0-16 - 1-09 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
N Sheehy 0-4, D Griffin 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, I Parker 0-2, P Kearney 0-1, L Mulligan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, I McCarthy 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1.C O'Sullivan 0-5, W Goodwin 1-0, J O'Grady 0-1, B Ryall 0-1, B Hoare 0-1, J Crean 0-1.

Round 1 edit

25 August 2018 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 1-18 - 2-13 St. Kieran's Lewis Road
C Cooper 0-5, D Shaw 1-0, D Casey 0-3, M Burns 0-3, J Buckley 0-2 G O'Shea 0-1, B Looney 0-1, J Kiely 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1.A Barry 0-5, A Breen 1-1, E Horan 1-1, S Horan 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, S Óg Ó Ciardubháin 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.
25 August 2018 Round 1 Mid Kerry 2-14 - 0-10 An Ghaeltacht Beaufort Grounds
D O'Sullivan 0-5, D Walsh 1-1, C Kennedy 1-1, L Carey 0-2, F Clifford 0-2, J Brosnan 0-1, G Sayers 0-1, G Horan 0-1.SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, D Ó Sé 0-3, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-2, É Ó Conchúir 0-1, S Ó Bambaire 0-1.
25 August 2018 Round 1 Killarney Legion 2-14 - 2-12 Rathmore Bishop Moynihan/Tim Lenihan Park
J O'Donoghue 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-5, C Keane 0-4, P Lucey 1-0, Danny Sheahan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.S Ryan 1-8, E Lawlor 1-0, M Reen 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, J Moynihan 0-1, A Darmody 0-1.
25 August 2018 Round 1 South Kerry 1-14 - 0-13 Kenmare Shamrocks Con Keating Park
B Sheehan 0-7, N O'Shea 1-1, D Daly 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Keating 0-1, Pádraig O'Sullivan 0-1, C Keating 0-1.S O'Shea 0-7, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, D Hallissey 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.
1 September 2018 Round 1 Austin Stacks 2-22 - 0-06 Kenmare District Connolly Park
G Horan 1-2, D O'Brien 0-5, F O'Brien 0-5, S O'Callaghan 0-4, K Donaghy 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, W Guthrie 0-1, C Jordan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1.K Spillane 0-3, D Siocrú 0-2, A Spillane 0-1.
1 September 2018 Round 1 Dingle 3-18 - 0-09 Shannon Rangers Páirc an Aghasaigh
P Geaney 2-0, T Sheehy 0-5, M Flaherty 1-0, R McCarthy 0-3, M Boyle 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, P Devane 0-2, B O'Connell 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1, B Devane 0-1.P Kennelly 0-4, M Boyle 0-3, J Goulding 0-2.
1 September 2018 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-15 - 0-16 Feale Rangers Frank Sheehy Park
J Savage 0-7, J Ferguson 1-2, D Moran 1-1, G O'Brien 1-0, T Walsh 0-3, BJ Keane 0-1, G Savage 0-1.C Cox 0-7, M Stack 0-4, E Flaherty 0-2, S Stack 0-1, P Quille 0-1, J Browne 0-1.
1 September 2018 Round 1 East Kerry 4-20 - 2-11 St. Brendan's Fitzgerald Stadium
P Clifford 3-4, E Cronin 0-6, D Moynihan 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, J Sherwood 0-3, K McCarthy 0-2, D Roche 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.I Parker 1-6, N Sheehy 1-2, D O'Connor 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.

Round 2A edit

8 September 2018 Round 2A Killarney Legion 2-13 - 2-09 Mid Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
J O'Donoghue 1-6, C Keane 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, J Lyne 0-1.G Horan 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-4, C Kennedy 1-0, L Carey 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, N Breen 0-1.Referee: J Lynch
9 September 2018 Round 2A Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-18 - 2-17 Dr. Crokes Fitzgerald Stadium
T Walsh 2-2, J Savage 0-7, BJ Keane 0-6, K Mullins 1-0, G O'Brien 0-1, R O'Callaghan 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.D Shaw 1-2, B Looney 1-1, M Burns 0-4, K O'Leary 0-4, C Cooper 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.Referee: J Griffin
9 September 2018 Round 2A Austin Stacks 4-07 - 1-15 South Kerry Con Keating Park
S O'Callaghan 2-0, K Donaghy 1-1, C Jordan 1-0, D O'Brien 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, M O'Donnell 0-1, G Horan 0-1.B Sheehan 0-8, M O'Sullivan 1-0, N O'Shea 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, C Farley 0-1.Referee: J O'Sullivan
9 September 2018 Round 2A East Kerry 6-15 - 2-10 Dingle Fitzgerald Stadium
D Roche 2-3, D Clifford 2-2, E Cronin 1-2, N Duggan 1-0, K McCarthy 0-3, D Moynihan 0-2, P Clifford 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1.P Geaney 2-2, T Mac a'tSithigh 0-5, B Ó Conchúir 0-1, M Ó Flaitheartaigh 0-1, T Ó Súilleabháin 0-1.Referee: P Hayes

Round 2B edit

8 September 2018 Round 2B An Ghaeltacht 2-18 - 0-05 Kenmare District Gallarus Grounds
G Mac an tSaoir 1-2, D Ó Sé 0-5, T Ó Sé 1-0, É Ó Conchúir 0-3, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, PJ Mac an Láimh 0-2, C Ó Muircheartaigh 0-1, R Ó Sé 0-1, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-1, C Ó Coileáin 0-1.D O'Sullivan 0-3, T Ó Siochrú 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1.Referee: Donal Casey
8 September 2018 Round 2B St. Brendan's 6-11 - 0-16 Shannon Rangers Tarbert Grounds
D O'Callaghan 2-0, N Sheehy 0-4, S Okunbar 1-0, D O'Connor 1-0, D Griffin 1-0, B O'Regan 1-0, I Parker 0-2, K O'Dwyer 0-1, J Barry 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.M Boyle 0-6, P Kennelly 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-2, P Costello 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1, K Lanigan 0-1.Referee: J Dineen
8 September 2018 Round 2B Rathmore 0-17 - 0-15 Kenmare Shamrocks Bishop Moynihan/Tim Linehan Park
S Ryan 0-6, M Reen 0-3, C Spiers 0-2, J Moynihan 0-2, E Lawlor 0-1, B Friel 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.S O'Shea 0-8, P O'Connor 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, D Hallissey 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.Referee: S Mulvihill
9 September 2018 Round 2B St. Kieran's 1-14 - 1-13 Feale Rangers Frank Sheehy Park
S Horan 1-1, P O'Connor 0-4, S Óg Ó Ciardubháin 0-3, A Barry 0-1, S Fitzmaurice 0-1, V Horan 0-1, A Breen 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.C Cox 0-8, D Foran 1-1, P Quille 0-3, P Corridan 0-1.Referee: T Moriarty

Round 3 edit

15 September 2018 Round 3 South Kerry 1-15 - 0-11 Rathmore J. P. O'Sullivan
B Sheehan (1-2), G O'Sullivan (0-4), D Daly (0-3), N O'Shea (0-3), J Curran (0-1), C Farley (0-1), J Daly (0-1)ReportS Ryan (0-6, 5f), M Reen (0-2, 1f), C Spiers (0-2), M Ryan (0-1)Referee: B Griffin
15 September 2018 Round 3 Dingle 1-14 - 1-11 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan (1-3), T O'Sullivan (0-3), M Geaney (0-3, 1f), T Sheehy (0-3, 1f), A O'Connor (0-2)ReportP O'Connor (0-4, 3f), A Barry (0-3, 2f), D Hickey (1-0), L Brosnan (0-1), S Scanlon (0-1), V Horan (0-1), S Brosnan (0-1),Referee: E Walsh
16 September 2018 Round 3 St. Brendan's 3-18 - 1-18 Mid Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium
C Kennedy (1-3; 1-0 pen, 1f), F Clifford (0-4, 2f), D O'Sullivan (0-4), M Breen (0-2), G Sayers (Keel, 0-2), J Tyther (0-1), L Carey (0-1), D Walsh (0-1)ReportI Parker (2-8; 0-5f), D O'Connor (0-2); D O'Callaghan (0-2), K Fitzgerald (1-0), D Griffin (0-1), N Sheehy (0-1f), K O'Dwyer (0-1), S Okunbor (0-1), B Barrett (0-1); J Barry (0-1)Referee: P O'Sullivan
16 September 2018 Round 3 Dr. Crokes 3-28 - 2-15 An Ghaeltacht Fitzgerald Stadium
T Brosnan (1-14; 0-4f), K O’Leary (2-2), D Shaw (0-4), J Buckley (0-2), M Burns (0-2), B Looney (0-2), B Courtney (0-1)ReportD Ó Sé (0-9; 6f), R Ó Sé (1-1), T Ó Sé (1-1), B Ó Beaglaoich (0-1), É Ó Conchúir (0-1), SM Ó Conchúir (0-1f), C Ó Coileáin (0-1), S Ó Bambaire (0-1)Referee: S Joy

Quarter-finals edit

29 September 2018 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 0-09 - 3-09 Dingle Austin Stack Park
D O'Brien (0-5, 3f), D Casey (0-1), R Shanahan (0-1), S O'Callaghan (0-1), J O'Shea (0-1)ReportP Geaney (2-3, 2f), T Sullivan (0-3), P Devane (0-2), T Sheehy (0-1f), M Flaherty (1-0)Referee: P O'Sullivan
29 September 2018 Quarter-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-11 - 1-15 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
J Savage 0-6, D Moran 1-1, T Walsh 1-1, T Hoare 1-0, BJ Keane 0-1, C Coffey 0-1, K Mullins 0-1.I Parker 0-7, N Sheehy 1-2, D O'Connor 0-2, D O'Callghan 0-2, B Poff 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1.Referee: E Walsh
30 September 2018 Quarter-final Killarney Legion 0-09 - 1-20 Dr. Crokes Fitzgerald Stadium
J O'Donoghue 0-6 (0-3 frees), B McGuire, Danny Sheahan 0-1, C Keane 0-1T Brosnan 0-9 (0-4 frees), B Looney 1-2, D Casey 0-2 (2 frees), K O’Leary 0-2, D Shaw 0-2, M Burns 0-1, C Cooper 0-1, J Kiely 0-1Referee: S Mulvihill
30 September 2018 Quarter-final East Kerry 4-12 - 2-10 South Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium
D Roche 2-3 (1 free), D Clifford 1-4 (3 frees), N Duggan 1-0, D Moynihan 0-2, P Clifford 0-1, E Cronin 0-1, C O’Donoghue 0-1ReportB Sheehan 1-6 (0-5 frees), C Keating 1-0, N O’Shea 0-1, K Young 0-1, D Daly 0-1, A Walsh 0-1Referee: J Griffin
Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford

Semi-finals edit

14 October 2018 Semi-final East Kerry 2-10 - 1-13 Dingle Austin Stack Park
2:00 pmD Clifford 2-4 (0-1f), D Roche 0-2 (1f), J Sherwood 0-1, P Casey 0-1, P Clifford 0-1 ’45′, L Kearney 0-1ReportP Geaney 0-6 (5f), T O’Sullivan 1-1, T Sheehy 0-2, M Geaney 0-2, M Flannery 0-1, B O’Sullivan 0-1Referee: S Joy
14 October 2018 Semi-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-10 - 2-19 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
3:45 pmG O’Brien 2-1, J Savage 0-3f, BJ Keane 0-2, D Moran 0-2 (1 ’45′), K Mullins 0-1, T Walsh 0-1ReportT Brosnan 0-6 (0-3f), J Kiely 2-0, K O’Leary 0-5, J Buckley 0-2, M Burns 0-2, D Shaw 0-2, S Murphy 0-1 ’45′, B Looney 0-1Referee: B Griffin
21 October 2018 Semi-final replay East Kerry 0-12 - 4-13 Dingle Austin Stack Park
3:00 pmD Clifford 0-3 (2f), P Clifford 0-3 (1f), D Moynihan 0-2 (1f), D Roche 0-2, C O’Donoghue 0-1, J O’Donoghue 0-1 ’45′ReportP Geaney 3-1 (1-0 pen), T O’Sullivan 0-5, M Geaney 1-2 (0-1f), T Sheehy 0-1f, G Curran 0-1 ’45′, B O’Sullivan 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1, N Geaney 0-1Referee: P Hayes

Final edit

28 October 2018 Final Dr. Crokes 1-15 - 0-12 Dingle Austin Stack Park
3:00pmD Shaw 0-4, D Casey 0-4 (0-3f), G White 1-1, T Brosnan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, G O’Shea 0-1, B Looney 0-1, J Kiely 0-1ReportP Geaney 0-6 (0-5f), T O’Sullivan 0-2, T Sheehy 0-1, M Geaney 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1, B O’Sullivan 0-1Referee: S Mulvihill

Relegation edit

The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship. The 8 senior clubs play off against each other in Round 1 of the Club Championship. The 4 losers enter a relegation playoff with the losers entering a relegation final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2019. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship.


Relegation Final
An Ghaeltacht2-7 - 0-18Kenmare Shamrocks
J.P. O'Sullivan Park, Killorglin
Referee: Billy O'Shea

Championship statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paul GeaneyDingle9-184567.50
2Ivan ParkerSt. Brendan's3-253456.80
Tony BrosnanDr. Crokes1-313448.50
4Bryan SheehanSouth Kerry2-232947.25
5David CliffordEast Kerry5-132847.00
6Darragh RocheEast Kerry4-112354.60
Shane RyanRathmore1-202337.66
Jack SavageKerins O'Rahilly's0-232345.75
9James O'DonoghueKillarney Legion2-152137.00
10Paudie CliffordEast Kerry3-112054.00
David ShawDr. Crokes2-142063.66
Kieran O'LearyDr. Crokes2-142063.66
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Tony BrosnanDr. Crokes1-1417An Ghaeltacht
2Ivan ParkerSt. Brendan's2-0814Mid Kerry
3Paudie CliffordEast Kerry3-0413St. Brendan's
4Shane RyanRathmore1-0811Killarney Legion
5Paul GeaneyDingle3-0110East Kerry
David CliffordEast Kerry2-0410Dingle
7Darragh RocheEast Kerry2-039Dingle
Paul GeaneyDingle2-039Austin Stacks
Darragh RocheEast Kerry2-039South Kerry
Ivan ParkerSt. Brendan's1-069East Kerry
James O'DonoghueKillarney Legion1-069Mid Kerry
Bryan SheehanSouth Kerry1-069East Kerry
Tony BrosnanDr. Crokes0-099Killarney Legion
Dara Ó SéAn Ghaeltacht0-099Dr. Crokes

Miscellaneous edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Páidí Ó Sé's son named man of the match as An Ghaeltacht seal return to Kerry senior ranks". The 42. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Maher hoping layoff won't cost Kilcummin in Munster final". Irish Examiner. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2022.