IT’S THE EDGE OF ‘17 FOR TOM

CLARE: Davy Fitzgerald; Michael O’halloran, Brian Lohan, Liam Doyle; Anthony Daly, Sean Mcmahon (0-1 ‘65’), John Chaplin; Stephen Sheedy, James O’connor (0-4, 0-2f); Fergus Tuohy, PJ O’connell (0-2), Fergal Hegarty (0-1); Jim Mcinerney, Conor Clancy (0-1), Ger O’loughlin.

Subs: Ollie Baker (1-1) for Sheedy (23), Frank Lohan for Chaplin (HT), Stephen Mcnamara for Mcinerney (47).

CORK: Ger Cunnigham; Jim Cashman,

John O’driscoll, Pat Kenneally; Peter Smith, Brain Corcoran, Tommy Kelleher; Cathal Casey, Barry Egan (0-1f); Darren O’donoghue (0-1), Ger Manley (1-0), Mark Mullins (0-2); Kevin Murray (1-2), Alan Browne (1-2), Kieran Morrison (0-1).

Subs: Fergal Ryan for Casey (15), Sean Mccarthy for Morrison (60), Darren R onan for O’donoghue (64).

REFEREE: Pat O’connor (Limerick).

VICTORY over Kerry in the All-ireland semi-final of 2017 remains the highlight of the Tom Parsons’ career.

The midfielder played a key role in helping Mayo reach that year’s All-ireland final, kicking two points in the drawn semi final.

“In a Mayo jersey probably that year I was at the peak of my powers. We played in that All-ireland semi final against Kerry. We drew with them the first day and then we beat them the second day,” Parsons (inset) said in a podcast interview with his home club Charlestown.

“That series of games meant a lot to me personally because you were being challenged against the best. Anthony Maher, in the first game, and he came off at halftime and then I faced David Moran. You’d want to see where you are at when you are playing against the best players, so that game was really memorable.”