David Clifford was at his ease in this Kerry county final in Austin Stack Park, Tralee as he landed 1-9 for a third championship in four years.
Mid Kerry: S Coffey; P Wrenn, D Mangan, N Breen; P Kilkenny, M Breen, E Clifford; C McGillicuddy, R Murphy; D Houlihan, E O'Connor, K Evans; K Dennehy, L Carey, F Clifford. East Kerry: S Ryan; C O'Donoghue, J Sherwood, P Warren; C Gammell, P Murphy, D O'Brien; D Lyne, R Buckley; P Clifford, J Lyne, R Murphy; D Clifford, D Roche, J O'Donoghue. But all the danger was stacked on the other side and it manifested in the 25th minute when O'Donoghue's wonderful sliced crossfield pass was met by David Clifford who quickly fed Paudie for a 0-7 to 0-3 lead.
Everything the now four-time All Star winner touched in Austin Stack Park in Tralee turned to gold on an afternoon the pre-competition favourites were emphatic ...
Kieran Dennehy (Beaufort), Liam Carey (Beaufort), Fiachra Clifford (Laune Rangers) Eoin Clifford (Laune Rangers), Mike Breen (Beaufort), Pa Kilkenny (Glenbeigh/Glencar) Jonathan Lyne (Legion), Paul Murphy (Rathmore), Dan O’Brien (Glenflesk)
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As long as David Clifford is in the team they will always have a huge say. Coffey was to Mid Kerry’s rescue early in the second half, denying James O’Donoghue with a fine save, but points from play and a free from David Clifford pushed East Kerry six clear as the game moved towards its inevitable conclusion. Eanna O’Connor – son of the watching Kerry manager Jack – cut the deficit to the minimum, and it was 0-4 to 0-3 after 20 minutes before East Kerry started to open their shoulders and at half time they led 0-9 to 0-5, with David Clifford adding three and Dara Roche converting a free as well as being denied a goal after a smart save from Sean Coffey.
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A 5th point of the day by David Clifford put East Kerry 5 clear after 37 minutes. Dennehy and Clifford swapped points again and at half time it was East Kerry 0-9 Mid Kerry 0-5. Kieran Dennehy pointed for Mid Kerry to stem the tide-and maybe a goal was on-but David Clifford responded for East Kerry to make it double scores at 8 points to 4.
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But East Kerry then started to open their shoulders and at half-time they led 0-9 to 0-5, with David Clifford adding three and Dara Roche converting a free as well as being denied a goal after a smart save from Seán Coffey. With David Clifford in the team you wouldn’t rule it out. But East Kerry quickly exorcised the ghosts of 2021, while Mid Kerry couldn’t avenge their 2020 county final loss to East Kerry, who produced their best football since the group phase of the championship.
David Clifford claimed the Kerry Senior Football Championship with East Kerry on Sunday afternoon, as his side saw off Mid Kerry.
“It’s great to have trophies at the end of the year. “It’s been a brilliant year. “It’s probably always mentioned how close we are as a team with East Kerry.
David Clifford continued his brillaint form as he guided East Kerry to victory over Mid Kerry in the Kerry Senior Championship final.
It’s great to have trophies at the end of the year. It’s been a brilliant year, I’ve been lucky enough to play with teams who kick the ball, so I’ve been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of some great kickers." Going into the interval with a four point lead, they pushed on in the second half to claim victory.
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It was a delight to see him scurrying and scamping his way around Austin Stack Park on Sunday and the rapturous acknowledgement he received from the gallery when replaced on 52 minutes was genuine. The Kerry manager Jack O’Connor wasn’t going to let a recent double hip replacement limit his ability to scan the form in Tralee on Sunday – not least when his own son was leading the Mid Kerry attack. On 24 minutes O’Donoghue combined with the two Cliffords for Paudie to point and just on the interval whistle, David nonchalantly eased inside onto his right side to land his side’s ninth point. There will be times in the future when the East Kerry board is not as well endowed with competitive intermediate clubs and generational superstars, but they are not coming anytime soon. He is a father now, settled into part-time teaching at the Sem in Killarney, and sage enough to keep most hawkers at arm’s length. Peter O’Sullivan’s Mid Kerry have neither a Tom O’Sullivan or a Mark O’Connor as Dingle had in the semi-final that almost derailed the unbackable favourites for the Bishop Moynihan Cup.