So it's that time of year once more. Awards night is on in school this evening and so some of our players will be given awards by the school. This year we asked our players to vote for their players of the year in the 1st year, junior and senior categories. While there was a lot of support expressed for Luke Alford and his magnificent beard, those below were selected by their peers as the players of the year. Well done to all of them.
Boys.
1st Year. Evan Collins.
Junior. Dylan Hamilton.
Senior. Aaron MacDonagh.
Girls.
1st Year. Sarah Buggle.
Junior. Aoife McGowan.
Senior. Katie McGowan.
There will also be a presentation to the teams who won the following trophies for St Mac Dara's this year;
1st & 2nd Year boys - winners of the Clondalkin Cup.
Junior & Senior girls - winners of the inaugural Ladies South Dublin Cup.
This year also saw the Junior and Senior boys teams reach the semi-finals of the South Dublin Cup - first time both teams have achieved this - and lose out to the eventual champions. While there are no prizes for this achievement it still marks out the progress we have been making over the last number of years.
Well done to all prize winners and a special thank you to all of the players who voted and expressed their reasons for selecting their players of the year. A special thank you must also go to all of the parents who have supported us and cheered us on throughout the year, especially to Mrs Hamilton (Dylan and Billy's ma) and Mrs Collins (Evan's ma) for regular supplies of half-time oranges and post-match soup. Our biggest thanks are reserved for you, the players, the people who turned up on those cold and dark days through the winter for training and matches, who showed commitment and courage, a desire to work hard for each other, and did all of that while having a laugh. It wouldn't be possible without you. Thanks everyone.
Sharon Brady, Shane Culleton. Coaches.
PS - apologies for the scarcity of posts in the last while. It's hard to keep a blog updated when someone has nicked your laptop. Looking forward to the guy getting caught so we can introduce him to some rucking drills and contact sessions. The flanker (should that be a "w"?).
