WEEKENDFIXTURESVERDICTS

ON TARGET: Stephen Coen scored 2-1 for St Mary’s in their game against Tubbercurry.

The number of games played so far in this year’s Homeland Senior Football Championship, four in Group One and four in Group Two.

The number of players dismissed in the competition’s opening two rounds – Rory Ryan (Tubbercurry) and Cian Oates (Drumcliffe-Rosses Point).

The number of games where the margin of victory was a point – the clash of south Sligo rivals Tubbercurry and Curry, with the latter winning 1-14 to 1-13.

The number of games where two points separated the teams – St Mary’s against Shamrock Gaels, Tourlestrane against St Farnan’s and Coolaney-Mullinabreena against Tourlestrane.

The numbers of goals scored by CoolaneyMullinabreena in their two Group Two games – they have bagged 2-0 against both Tourlestrane and Drumcliffe-Rosses Point.

The number of scores managed by CoolaneyMullinabreena (2-5) in their defeat of Drumcliffe-Rosses Point. This is currently the lowest number of scores registered in a single game in this year’s Homeland Senior Football Championship.

Saturday, September 3

HOMELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP ONE – ROUND THREE

CALRY-ST JOSEPH’S V TUBBERCURRY (Connolly Park, Collooney, 6pm)

VERDICT: Calry-St Joseph’s – impressive against Curry in round one, they’ll be looking to Daire O’Boyle for big scores against Tubbercurry.

CURRY V SHAMROCK GAELS (Bunninadden Community Park, 6pm)

VERDICT: Shamrock Gaels – Curry have been hot and cold in their two games and also reliant on talisman Adrian Marren, while Shamrock Gaels boast greater overall cohesion.

Sunday, September 4

HOMELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP TWO – ROUND THREE COOLERA-STRANDHILL V DRUMCLIFFE-ROSSES POINT (Kent Park, Ballydoogan, 2pm) VERDICT: Coolera-Strandhill – the contenders have struggled against a well-organised Drumcliffe-Rosses Point in the past, but should be better-equipped this time. COOLANEY-MULLINABREENA V ST FARNAN’S (Markievicz Park, 2pm)

VERDICT: St Farnan’s – With Patrick O’Connor on form and based on recent encouraging displays, last year’s Intermediate champions should prosper here.

SENIORCHAMPIONSHIPSTATS

The number of players who have scored at least 10 points after two rounds of the Homeland Senior Football Championship. The number of points (2-1) scored by Stephen Coen when coming off the bench for St Mary’s in their win against Tubbercurry. This is, so far, the most effective scoring contribution by a substitute. The number of draws after two rounds of fixtures in the Home Senior Football Championship. There have been four victories and four losses. The number of points scored by St Farnan’s player Patrick O’Connor against Tourlestrane. No other forward has scored this many points in a single game so far in this year’s top tier championship.

PICTURE BY ALAN FINN

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