Naas forward Darragh Kirwan with Celbridge Tony Archbold in pursuit in their Joe Mallon Motors Kildare Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, Photo by Sean Brilly
Ahead of this weekend’s Joe Mallon Motors Kildare Senior Football Championship Final, here are the stats and squads for your 2025 finalists, Naas and Athy. Throw-in is scheduled for 3:30pm on Sunday, October 19 in Cedral St Conleth’s Park.
Both finalists have lost a game in this year’s Championship and their overall stats are strikingly similar with champions Naas’ numbers marginally better.
Naas
1-23 to 2-13 win over Maynooth (Round 1)
3-20 to 0-8 win over Raheens (Round 2)
1-7 to 0-19 loss to Sarsfields (Round 3)
1-22 to 0-13 win over Clane (Quarter-Final)
1-20 to 0-13 win over Celbridge (Semi-Final)
Naas have scored an average of 22.6 points per game
Naas have conceded an average of 14.4 points per game
Squad: Alex Beirne, Brian Byrne, Brian Stynes, Cathal Daly, Conor Breen, Conor McCarthy, Dallan Gallagher, Daniel Lenehan, Darragh Kirwan, Dermot Hanifin, Drew Costello, Elliot Beirne, Eoghan Prizeman, Eoin Doyle, Eoin Lawlor, Fintan Quinn, Jack McKevitt, Jack Rodgers, James Burke, Jamie McGuirk, Kevin Cummins, Liam O’Connor, Luke Mullins, Mark Maguire, Neil Aherne, Paddy Kelly, Paddy McDermott, Paul McDermott, Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Murray, Ryan Sinkey, Sean Hanifin, Tim Ryan, Tom Browne, Tom Kelly, Tom McGrane.
Athy
1-25 to 0-11 win over Clogherinkoe (Round 1)
0-10 to 1-13 loss to Celbridge (Round 2)
3-23 to 1-16 win over Johnstownbridge (Round 3)
3-7 to 0-10 win over Caragh (Quarter-Final)
2-14 to 2-13 win over Sarsfields (Semi-Final)
Athy have scored an average of 21.2 points per game
Athy have conceded an average of 15 points per game
Squad: David Hyland, Brian Maher, Padraic Spillane, Sean Moore, Cathal McCarron, Kieran Farrell, Niall Kelly, Kevin Feely, Tony Gibbons, Conor Doyle, Darroch Mulhall, Cathal Kennedy, Shane Jackman, Ben Purcell, Shane McGovern, Liam McGovern, Mark Hyland, Killian Mulhall, Cian Reynolds, Ronan Kelly, Colm Moran, James Roycroft, Seán Bride, Cian Keaveny, Niall McEvoy, Darren Lawler, Paudi Behan, Barry Kelly, Brian Kelly, Conor Kelly, Donal McGrath, James McGrath, Michael Spillane, Dara English, Cormac Kennedy, Jack Dooley.
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