Post by Basher on Jan 10, 2005 10:39:03 GMT
MICHAEL McCarthy and Eoin Brosnan were the only players to start all 16 competitive games that Kerry played in 2004. Liam Hassett also took part in every match but six of his appearances came off the substitutes’ bench.
In all, Jack O’Connor and his selectors used 32 players during their march to the National League, Munster Championship and All-Ireland titles.
The full list of appearances (substitute in brackets) are as follows — Michael McCarthy and Eoin Brosnan 16, Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Diarmuid Murphy 15, Paul Galvin and Mike Frank Russell 13 (2), Declan O’Sullivan 13 (1), Tom O’Sullivan 13, Aidan O’Mahony and William Kirby 12 (2), Liam Hassett 10 (6), Colm Cooper 10 (3), Seamus Moynihan 10 (1), Tomás Ó Sé 10, John Crowley 7 (6), Dara Ó Cinnéide 7 (2), Darragh Ó Sé 7, Marc Ó Sé 6 (5), Tommy Griffin 6 (3), Brendan Guiney 6 (1), Ronan O’Connor, St Michaels/Foilmore 4 (6), Declan Quill 4 (4), Donal Daly 4, Seamus Scanlon 3 (1), Micheál Quirke 2 (2), Sean O’Sullivan 1 (6), John Sheehan 1 (5), Paddy Kelly 1 (2), Ronan O’Connor, Kilcummin 1 (1), Declan O’Keeffe and Brendan O’Mahony 1, John Cronin 0 (1).
On the scoring front, despite being a substitute in the All-Ireland semi-final and final, Mike Frank Russell was Kerry’s top marksman during the season with a total of 4-50. That was ahead of Dara Ó Cinnéide (2-34), Colm Cooper (2-26) and Eoin Brosnan (3-17).
Kerry’s full list of scorers for 2004 is as follows — Mike Frank Russell 4-50 (0-29 frees, 3-0 penalties, 0-1 ‘45), Dara Ó Cinnéide 2-34 (0-25 frees, 0-4 ‘45s, 1-0 penalty), Colm Cooper 2-26 (0-7 frees), Eoin Brosnan 3-17, Declan O’Sullivan 2-9, William Kirby 0-14, Declan Quill 1-9 (0-3 frees), John Crowley 4-0, Ronan O’Connor, St Michaels/Foilmore 0-11, Tomás Ó Sé 1-6, Paul Galvin and Liam Hassett 0-7, Micheál Quirke 1-2, Marc Ó Sé and Seamus Moynihan 0-2, Sean O’Sullivan 0-2 (0-1 free), Tommy Griffin, Donal Daly, Ronan O’Connor, Kilcummin, Darragh Ó Sé and Paddy Kelly 0-1 each.
Interestingly, however, if you discount scores from placed balls, Eoin Brosnan was Kerry’s top man with 3-17 from play, just edging out his Dr Crokes colleague, Colm Cooper (2-19), and Mike Frank Russell (1-20).
Midfielder William Kirby, with a fantastic total of 0-14 from play, notched more scores than several Kerry forwards during the year, an indication of the contribution that the Austin Stacks man made to the overall success of the team.
In all, Kerry won 13 matches in 2004, drawing the Munster final with Limerick and losing only two National League matches, to Longford and Tyrone (both by a single point). They scored 20 goals and 203 points, conceding 12 goals and 149 points.
Goalkeeper Diarmuid Murphy kept eight clean sheets during the campaign while Kerry picked up four red cards during the course of the National League — Tom O’Sullivan v Longford, Seamus Scanlon v Cork, Eamonn Fitzmaurice v Tyrone and Darragh Ó Sé v Limerick.
In all, Jack O’Connor and his selectors used 32 players during their march to the National League, Munster Championship and All-Ireland titles.
The full list of appearances (substitute in brackets) are as follows — Michael McCarthy and Eoin Brosnan 16, Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Diarmuid Murphy 15, Paul Galvin and Mike Frank Russell 13 (2), Declan O’Sullivan 13 (1), Tom O’Sullivan 13, Aidan O’Mahony and William Kirby 12 (2), Liam Hassett 10 (6), Colm Cooper 10 (3), Seamus Moynihan 10 (1), Tomás Ó Sé 10, John Crowley 7 (6), Dara Ó Cinnéide 7 (2), Darragh Ó Sé 7, Marc Ó Sé 6 (5), Tommy Griffin 6 (3), Brendan Guiney 6 (1), Ronan O’Connor, St Michaels/Foilmore 4 (6), Declan Quill 4 (4), Donal Daly 4, Seamus Scanlon 3 (1), Micheál Quirke 2 (2), Sean O’Sullivan 1 (6), John Sheehan 1 (5), Paddy Kelly 1 (2), Ronan O’Connor, Kilcummin 1 (1), Declan O’Keeffe and Brendan O’Mahony 1, John Cronin 0 (1).
On the scoring front, despite being a substitute in the All-Ireland semi-final and final, Mike Frank Russell was Kerry’s top marksman during the season with a total of 4-50. That was ahead of Dara Ó Cinnéide (2-34), Colm Cooper (2-26) and Eoin Brosnan (3-17).
Kerry’s full list of scorers for 2004 is as follows — Mike Frank Russell 4-50 (0-29 frees, 3-0 penalties, 0-1 ‘45), Dara Ó Cinnéide 2-34 (0-25 frees, 0-4 ‘45s, 1-0 penalty), Colm Cooper 2-26 (0-7 frees), Eoin Brosnan 3-17, Declan O’Sullivan 2-9, William Kirby 0-14, Declan Quill 1-9 (0-3 frees), John Crowley 4-0, Ronan O’Connor, St Michaels/Foilmore 0-11, Tomás Ó Sé 1-6, Paul Galvin and Liam Hassett 0-7, Micheál Quirke 1-2, Marc Ó Sé and Seamus Moynihan 0-2, Sean O’Sullivan 0-2 (0-1 free), Tommy Griffin, Donal Daly, Ronan O’Connor, Kilcummin, Darragh Ó Sé and Paddy Kelly 0-1 each.
Interestingly, however, if you discount scores from placed balls, Eoin Brosnan was Kerry’s top man with 3-17 from play, just edging out his Dr Crokes colleague, Colm Cooper (2-19), and Mike Frank Russell (1-20).
Midfielder William Kirby, with a fantastic total of 0-14 from play, notched more scores than several Kerry forwards during the year, an indication of the contribution that the Austin Stacks man made to the overall success of the team.
In all, Kerry won 13 matches in 2004, drawing the Munster final with Limerick and losing only two National League matches, to Longford and Tyrone (both by a single point). They scored 20 goals and 203 points, conceding 12 goals and 149 points.
Goalkeeper Diarmuid Murphy kept eight clean sheets during the campaign while Kerry picked up four red cards during the course of the National League — Tom O’Sullivan v Longford, Seamus Scanlon v Cork, Eamonn Fitzmaurice v Tyrone and Darragh Ó Sé v Limerick.