2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 117th edition of Kerry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams (8 club teams and 9 divisional teams), with the winners representing Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship if they are a club team. If the winners are a divisional team the winners of the Kerry Club Football Championship represent the county.

2018 Kerry SFC
Tournament details
CountyKerry
Year2018
TrophyBishop Moynihan Cup
SponsorGarvey's Supervalu
Date25 August - 28 October
Teams17
Defending champions Dr. Crokes
Winners
ChampionsDr. Crokes
ManagerPat O'Shea
CaptainJohn Payne
Qualify forMunster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upDingle
ManagerSean Geaney
Captain???
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Kilcummin
Relegated team(s)An Ghaeltacht
Other
Player of the YearTom O'Sullivan
Top ScorerPaul Geaney
WebsiteKerry GAA
← 2017
2019 →

The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

This was An Ghaeltacht's return to the senior ranks, meaning they will no longer provide players to the West Kerry District panel for this season. Kilcummin (who were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2018) will provide the East Kerry Divisional side with players for the S.F.C.

Dr. Crokes were the 2017 champions after they defeated South Kerry in the final.

Format Structure Change

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8 club teams and 9 divisional teams (17 in total) will take part in this year's S.F.C. It was decided that only 8 divisional sides would take part in the competition proper so the 2 lowest ranked divisional sides from the previous 5 years would play off in a qualification match with the winner entering the draw for the 2017 County Championship proper.

Relegation (See below): The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship (The 8 senior clubs play off against each other in Round 1 of the Club Championship. The 4 losers enter a relegation playoff with the losers entering a relegation final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship).

The winner of the 2017 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2018 Senior County and Club Championships.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Participating teams

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The teams taking part in the 2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship are:

Team Team Location Club/Divisional Club's Divisional Side
An Ghaeltacht Ballyferriter, Dunquin, Feohanagh, Gallarus & Ventry Club West Kerry
Austin Stacks Tralee Club St. Brendan's
Dingle Dingle Club West Kerry
Dr. Crokes Killarney Club East Kerry
East Kerry x Divisional (Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneevguilla, Kilcummin, Listry, Spa) x
Feale Rangers x Divisional (Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's) x
Kenmare District x Divisional (Templenoe, Tousist, Kilgarvan) x
Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Club Kenmare District
Kerins O'Rahillys Tralee Club St. Brendan's
Killarney Legion Killarney Club East Kerry
Mid Kerry x Divisional (Beaufort, Cromane, Glenbeigh-Glencar, Keel, Laune Rangers, Milltown/Castlemaine) x
Rathmore Rathmore Club East Kerry
Shannon Rangers x Divisional (Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Tarbert) x
South Kerry x Divisional (Derrynane, Dromid Pearses, Renard, Skellig Rangers, Sneem, St. Mary's, St. Michael's/Foilmore, Valentia Young Islanders, Waterville) x
St. Brendan's x Divisional (Ardfert, Churchill, John Mitchell's, Na Gaeil, St. Patrick's Blennerville) x
St. Kieran's x Divisional (Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Cordal, Currow, Knocknagoshel, Scartaglin) x
West Kerry x Divisional (Annascaul, Castlegregory, Lispole) x

Results

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Preliminary round

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26 August 2018 Preliminary round St. Brendan's 0-16 - 1-09 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
N Sheehy 0-4, D Griffin 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, I Parker 0-2, P Kearney 0-1, L Mulligan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, I McCarthy 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1. C O'Sullivan 0-5, W Goodwin 1-0, J O'Grady 0-1, B Ryall 0-1, B Hoare 0-1, J Crean 0-1.

Round 1

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25 August 2018 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 1-18 - 2-13 St. Kieran's Lewis Road
C Cooper 0-5, D Shaw 1-0, D Casey 0-3, M Burns 0-3, J Buckley 0-2 G O'Shea 0-1, B Looney 0-1, J Kiely 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1. A Barry 0-5, A Breen 1-1, E Horan 1-1, S Horan 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, S Óg Ó Ciardubháin 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.
25 August 2018 Round 1 Mid Kerry 2-14 - 0-10 An Ghaeltacht Beaufort Grounds
D O'Sullivan 0-5, D Walsh 1-1, C Kennedy 1-1, L Carey 0-2, F Clifford 0-2, J Brosnan 0-1, G Sayers 0-1, G Horan 0-1. SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, D Ó Sé 0-3, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-2, É Ó Conchúir 0-1, S Ó Bambaire 0-1.
25 August 2018 Round 1 Killarney Legion 2-14 - 2-12 Rathmore Bishop Moynihan/Tim Lenihan Park
J O'Donoghue 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-5, C Keane 0-4, P Lucey 1-0, Danny Sheahan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1. S Ryan 1-8, E Lawlor 1-0, M Reen 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, J Moynihan 0-1, A Darmody 0-1.
25 August 2018 Round 1 South Kerry 1-14 - 0-13 Kenmare Shamrocks Con Keating Park
B Sheehan 0-7, N O'Shea 1-1, D Daly 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Keating 0-1, Pádraig O'Sullivan 0-1, C Keating 0-1. S O'Shea 0-7, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, D Hallissey 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.
1 September 2018 Round 1 Austin Stacks 2-22 - 0-06 Kenmare District Connolly Park
G Horan 1-2, D O'Brien 0-5, F O'Brien 0-5, S O'Callaghan 0-4, K Donaghy 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, W Guthrie 0-1, C Jordan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1. K Spillane 0-3, D Siocrú 0-2, A Spillane 0-1.
1 September 2018 Round 1 Dingle 3-18 - 0-09 Shannon Rangers Páirc an Aghasaigh
P Geaney 2-0, T Sheehy 0-5, M Flaherty 1-0, R McCarthy 0-3, M Boyle 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, P Devane 0-2, B O'Connell 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1, B Devane 0-1. P Kennelly 0-4, M Boyle 0-3, J Goulding 0-2.
1 September 2018 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-15 - 0-16 Feale Rangers Frank Sheehy Park
J Savage 0-7, J Ferguson 1-2, D Moran 1-1, G O'Brien 1-0, T Walsh 0-3, BJ Keane 0-1, G Savage 0-1. C Cox 0-7, M Stack 0-4, E Flaherty 0-2, S Stack 0-1, P Quille 0-1, J Browne 0-1.
1 September 2018 Round 1 East Kerry 4-20 - 2-11 St. Brendan's Fitzgerald Stadium
P Clifford 3-4, E Cronin 0-6, D Moynihan 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, J Sherwood 0-3, K McCarthy 0-2, D Roche 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1. I Parker 1-6, N Sheehy 1-2, D O'Connor 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.

Round 2A

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8 September 2018 Round 2A Killarney Legion 2-13 - 2-09 Mid Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
J O'Donoghue 1-6, C Keane 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, J Lyne 0-1. G Horan 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-4, C Kennedy 1-0, L Carey 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, N Breen 0-1. Referee: J Lynch
9 September 2018 Round 2A Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-18 - 2-17 Dr. Crokes Fitzgerald Stadium
T Walsh 2-2, J Savage 0-7, BJ Keane 0-6, K Mullins 1-0, G O'Brien 0-1, R O'Callaghan 0-1, C Coffey 0-1. D Shaw 1-2, B Looney 1-1, M Burns 0-4, K O'Leary 0-4, C Cooper 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1. Referee: J Griffin
9 September 2018 Round 2A Austin Stacks 4-07 - 1-15 South Kerry Con Keating Park
S O'Callaghan 2-0, K Donaghy 1-1, C Jordan 1-0, D O'Brien 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, M O'Donnell 0-1, G Horan 0-1. B Sheehan 0-8, M O'Sullivan 1-0, N O'Shea 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, C Farley 0-1. Referee: J O'Sullivan
9 September 2018 Round 2A East Kerry 6-15 - 2-10 Dingle Fitzgerald Stadium
D Roche 2-3, D Clifford 2-2, E Cronin 1-2, N Duggan 1-0, K McCarthy 0-3, D Moynihan 0-2, P Clifford 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1. P Geaney 2-2, T Mac a'tSithigh 0-5, B Ó Conchúir 0-1, M Ó Flaitheartaigh 0-1, T Ó Súilleabháin 0-1. Referee: P Hayes

Round 2B

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8 September 2018 Round 2B An Ghaeltacht 2-18 - 0-05 Kenmare District Gallarus Grounds
G Mac an tSaoir 1-2, D Ó Sé 0-5, T Ó Sé 1-0, É Ó Conchúir 0-3, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, PJ Mac an Láimh 0-2, C Ó Muircheartaigh 0-1, R Ó Sé 0-1, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-1, C Ó Coileáin 0-1. D O'Sullivan 0-3, T Ó Siochrú 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1. Referee: Donal Casey
8 September 2018 Round 2B St. Brendan's 6-11 - 0-16 Shannon Rangers Tarbert Grounds
D O'Callaghan 2-0, N Sheehy 0-4, S Okunbar 1-0, D O'Connor 1-0, D Griffin 1-0, B O'Regan 1-0, I Parker 0-2, K O'Dwyer 0-1, J Barry 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. M Boyle 0-6, P Kennelly 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-2, P Costello 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1, K Lanigan 0-1. Referee: J Dineen
8 September 2018 Round 2B Rathmore 0-17 - 0-15 Kenmare Shamrocks Bishop Moynihan/Tim Linehan Park
S Ryan 0-6, M Reen 0-3, C Spiers 0-2, J Moynihan 0-2, E Lawlor 0-1, B Friel 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1. S O'Shea 0-8, P O'Connor 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, D Hallissey 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: S Mulvihill
9 September 2018 Round 2B St. Kieran's 1-14 - 1-13 Feale Rangers Frank Sheehy Park
S Horan 1-1, P O'Connor 0-4, S Óg Ó Ciardubháin 0-3, A Barry 0-1, S Fitzmaurice 0-1, V Horan 0-1, A Breen 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. C Cox 0-8, D Foran 1-1, P Quille 0-3, P Corridan 0-1. Referee: T Moriarty

Round 3

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15 September 2018 Round 3 South Kerry 1-15 - 0-11 Rathmore J. P. O'Sullivan
B Sheehan (1-2), G O'Sullivan (0-4), D Daly (0-3), N O'Shea (0-3), J Curran (0-1), C Farley (0-1), J Daly (0-1) Report S Ryan (0-6, 5f), M Reen (0-2, 1f), C Spiers (0-2), M Ryan (0-1) Referee: B Griffin
15 September 2018 Round 3 Dingle 1-14 - 1-11 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan (1-3), T O'Sullivan (0-3), M Geaney (0-3, 1f), T Sheehy (0-3, 1f), A O'Connor (0-2) Report P O'Connor (0-4, 3f), A Barry (0-3, 2f), D Hickey (1-0), L Brosnan (0-1), S Scanlon (0-1), V Horan (0-1), S Brosnan (0-1), Referee: E Walsh
16 September 2018 Round 3 St. Brendan's 3-18 - 1-18 Mid Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium
C Kennedy (1-3; 1-0 pen, 1f), F Clifford (0-4, 2f), D O'Sullivan (0-4), M Breen (0-2), G Sayers (Keel, 0-2), J Tyther (0-1), L Carey (0-1), D Walsh (0-1) Report I Parker (2-8; 0-5f), D O'Connor (0-2); D O'Callaghan (0-2), K Fitzgerald (1-0), D Griffin (0-1), N Sheehy (0-1f), K O'Dwyer (0-1), S Okunbor (0-1), B Barrett (0-1); J Barry (0-1) Referee: P O'Sullivan
16 September 2018 Round 3 Dr. Crokes 3-28 - 2-15 An Ghaeltacht Fitzgerald Stadium
T Brosnan (1-14; 0-4f), K O’Leary (2-2), D Shaw (0-4), J Buckley (0-2), M Burns (0-2), B Looney (0-2), B Courtney (0-1) Report D Ó Sé (0-9; 6f), R Ó Sé (1-1), T Ó Sé (1-1), B Ó Beaglaoich (0-1), É Ó Conchúir (0-1), SM Ó Conchúir (0-1f), C Ó Coileáin (0-1), S Ó Bambaire (0-1) Referee: S Joy

Quarter-finals

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29 September 2018 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 0-09 - 3-09 Dingle Austin Stack Park
D O'Brien (0-5, 3f), D Casey (0-1), R Shanahan (0-1), S O'Callaghan (0-1), J O'Shea (0-1) Report P Geaney (2-3, 2f), T Sullivan (0-3), P Devane (0-2), T Sheehy (0-1f), M Flaherty (1-0) Referee: P O'Sullivan
29 September 2018 Quarter-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-11 - 1-15 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
J Savage 0-6, D Moran 1-1, T Walsh 1-1, T Hoare 1-0, BJ Keane 0-1, C Coffey 0-1, K Mullins 0-1. I Parker 0-7, N Sheehy 1-2, D O'Connor 0-2, D O'Callghan 0-2, B Poff 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1. Referee: E Walsh
30 September 2018 Quarter-final Killarney Legion 0-09 - 1-20 Dr. Crokes Fitzgerald Stadium
J O'Donoghue 0-6 (0-3 frees), B McGuire, Danny Sheahan 0-1, C Keane 0-1 T Brosnan 0-9 (0-4 frees), B Looney 1-2, D Casey 0-2 (2 frees), K O’Leary 0-2, D Shaw 0-2, M Burns 0-1, C Cooper 0-1, J Kiely 0-1 Referee: S Mulvihill
30 September 2018 Quarter-final East Kerry 4-12 - 2-10 South Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium
D Roche 2-3 (1 free), D Clifford 1-4 (3 frees), N Duggan 1-0, D Moynihan 0-2, P Clifford 0-1, E Cronin 0-1, C O’Donoghue 0-1 Report B Sheehan 1-6 (0-5 frees), C Keating 1-0, N O’Shea 0-1, K Young 0-1, D Daly 0-1, A Walsh 0-1 Referee: J Griffin
Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford

Semi-finals

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14 October 2018 Semi-final East Kerry 2-10 - 1-13 Dingle Austin Stack Park
2:00 pm D Clifford 2-4 (0-1f), D Roche 0-2 (1f), J Sherwood 0-1, P Casey 0-1, P Clifford 0-1 ’45′, L Kearney 0-1 Report P Geaney 0-6 (5f), T O’Sullivan 1-1, T Sheehy 0-2, M Geaney 0-2, M Flannery 0-1, B O’Sullivan 0-1 Referee: S Joy
14 October 2018 Semi-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-10 - 2-19 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
3:45 pm G O’Brien 2-1, J Savage 0-3f, BJ Keane 0-2, D Moran 0-2 (1 ’45′), K Mullins 0-1, T Walsh 0-1 Report T Brosnan 0-6 (0-3f), J Kiely 2-0, K O’Leary 0-5, J Buckley 0-2, M Burns 0-2, D Shaw 0-2, S Murphy 0-1 ’45′, B Looney 0-1 Referee: B Griffin
21 October 2018 Semi-final replay East Kerry 0-12 - 4-13 Dingle Austin Stack Park
3:00 pm D Clifford 0-3 (2f), P Clifford 0-3 (1f), D Moynihan 0-2 (1f), D Roche 0-2, C O’Donoghue 0-1, J O’Donoghue 0-1 ’45′ Report P Geaney 3-1 (1-0 pen), T O’Sullivan 0-5, M Geaney 1-2 (0-1f), T Sheehy 0-1f, G Curran 0-1 ’45′, B O’Sullivan 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1, N Geaney 0-1 Referee: P Hayes

Final

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28 October 2018 Final Dr. Crokes 1-15 - 0-12 Dingle Austin Stack Park
3:00pm D Shaw 0-4, D Casey 0-4 (0-3f), G White 1-1, T Brosnan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, G O’Shea 0-1, B Looney 0-1, J Kiely 0-1 Report P Geaney 0-6 (0-5f), T O’Sullivan 0-2, T Sheehy 0-1, M Geaney 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1, B O’Sullivan 0-1 Referee: S Mulvihill

Relegation

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The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship. The 8 senior clubs play off against each other in Round 1 of the Club Championship. The 4 losers enter a relegation playoff with the losers entering a relegation final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2019. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship.


Relegation Final
An Ghaeltacht2-7 - 0-18Kenmare Shamrocks
J.P. O'Sullivan Park, Killorglin
Referee: Billy O'Shea

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paul Geaney Dingle 9-18 45 6 7.50
2 Ivan Parker St. Brendan's 3-25 34 5 6.80
Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 1-31 34 4 8.50
4 Bryan Sheehan South Kerry 2-23 29 4 7.25
5 David Clifford East Kerry 5-13 28 4 7.00
6 Darragh Roche East Kerry 4-11 23 5 4.60
Shane Ryan Rathmore 1-20 23 3 7.66
Jack Savage Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-23 23 4 5.75
9 James O'Donoghue Killarney Legion 2-15 21 3 7.00
10 Paudie Clifford East Kerry 3-11 20 5 4.00
David Shaw Dr. Crokes 2-14 20 6 3.66
Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 2-14 20 6 3.66
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 1-14 17 An Ghaeltacht
2 Ivan Parker St. Brendan's 2-08 14 Mid Kerry
3 Paudie Clifford East Kerry 3-04 13 St. Brendan's
4 Shane Ryan Rathmore 1-08 11 Killarney Legion
5 Paul Geaney Dingle 3-01 10 East Kerry
David Clifford East Kerry 2-04 10 Dingle
7 Darragh Roche East Kerry 2-03 9 Dingle
Paul Geaney Dingle 2-03 9 Austin Stacks
Darragh Roche East Kerry 2-03 9 South Kerry
Ivan Parker St. Brendan's 1-06 9 East Kerry
James O'Donoghue Killarney Legion 1-06 9 Mid Kerry
Bryan Sheehan South Kerry 1-06 9 East Kerry
Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 0-09 9 Killarney Legion
Dara Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 0-09 9 Dr. Crokes

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Páidí Ó Sé's son named man of the match as An Ghaeltacht seal return to Kerry senior ranks". The 42. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Maher hoping layoff won't cost Kilcummin in Munster final". Irish Examiner. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2022.