Minor All Ireland Football Championship 2024

[nrico2006]

Just looking back though the programme from yesterday's final and there is a page detailing the top scorers from each final since 2000. Obvious names stand out: Conor Mortimer, Ciaran Kilkenny, Cormac Costello, Tommy Conroy, David Clifford.

But there is also a good few that maybe didn't play much football at senior level. Or have a major impact.

So a couple of questions: Did Eugene McVerry or Robbie Tasker (2009)play much senior football for Armagh?

Have the likes of Matthew Cooley (2018), Tomo Culhane (2019) or Éanna Monaghan (2022) made any real headroads into the Galway senior team?

Would Kerry people have expected to get more out of Killian Spillane (2014), Conor Heaney (2015) and David Shaw (2016)?

Could you list the top scorers?

[blanketattack]

Top scorers were the free takers, not necessarily exceptional players.

[Estimator]

2000 Conor Mortimer Mayo 0-6 v Cork
2001 Leo Meenan Tyrone 1-4 v Dublin
2002 Brian Farrell Meath 0-7 v Derry
2003 Kevin Leahy Dublin 0-6 v Lapis
2004 Paul O'Connor Kerry 0-6 v Tyrone
2005 Paul McCumiskey Down 1-3 v Mayo
2006 Paddy Curran Kerry 0-8 v Roscommon
2007 Michael Martyn Galway 0-6 v Derry
2008 Paddy McNeice Tyrone 0-6 v Mayo
2008 Aidan Walsh Mayo 0-6 v Mayo
2008 Conor O'Neill Tyrone 1-3 v Mayo
2009 Eugene McVerry Armagh 0-3 v Mayo
2009 Robbie Tasker Armagh 0-3 v Mayo
2010 Dan McEoin Cork 0-5 v Tyrone
2011 Ciaran Kilkenny Dublin 0-7 v Tipp
2012 Cormac Costello Dublin 0-5 v Meath
2012 Fiachra Ward Meath 1-2 v Dublin
2013 Tommy Conroy Mayo 1-3 v Tyrone
2014 Killian Spillane Kerry 0-5 v Donegal
2015 Conor Geaney Kerry 2-4 v Tipp
2016 David Shaw Kerry 1-1 v Galway
2017 David Clifford Kerry 4-4 v Derry
2018 Matthew Cooley Galway 0-5 v Kerry
2019 Tomo Culhane Galway 0-10 v Cork AET
2019 Conor Corbett Cork 1-7 v Galway AET
2020 Matthew Downey Derry 1-3 v Kerry
2021 Oisin O Murchu Meath 1-2 v Tyrone
2022 Éanna Monaghan Galway 0-5 v Mayo
2023 Ger Dillon Derry 0-6 v Monaghan
2024 James Sargent Derry 1-1 v Armagh

[statto]

Tasker had a few bits of trouble off the field which was a shame. Eugene did play a bit for Armagh and was a decent player, back with the club this year I think.

Tasker was a wonderful talent but a bad apple mind he kicked about ten points against cross in championship game in 2010/2011, McVerry made his name at 14 on that minor team as a scoring forward, but seemed to be a more workman like wing forward when played with Armagh, think he went away travelling a bit as well. 

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Jeebus a quick Google of Tasker isn't pretty reading, fond of a car hijacking it would appear

[armaghniac]

Jeebus a quick Google of Tasker isn't pretty reading, fond of a car hijacking it would appear

If he had stuck at the football he could have a Celtic cross by now.

[Armagh18]

Jeebus a quick Google of Tasker isn't pretty reading, fond of a car hijacking it would appear

If he had stuck at the football he could have a Celtic cross by now.

Talent wise he'd be as good as anyone on that team at the minute but he hadn't the commitment of a lad like Grugan etc. A real pity.

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Just looking back though the programme from yesterday's final and there is a page detailing the top scorers from each final since 2000. Obvious names stand out: Conor Mortimer, Ciaran Kilkenny, Cormac Costello, Tommy Conroy, David Clifford.

But there is also a good few that maybe didn't play much football at senior level. Or have a major impact.

So a couple of questions: Did Eugene McVerry or Robbie Tasker (2009)play much senior football for Armagh?

Have the likes of Matthew Cooley (2018), Tomo Culhane (2019) or Éanna Monaghan (2022) made any real headroads into the Galway senior team?

Would Kerry people have expected to get more out of Killian Spillane (2014), Conor Heaney (2015) and David Shaw (2016)?

Kerry POV - Killian Spillane has never kicked on to where I thought he would. Has got into a rut as impact sub but he's one of many players that I wish had been given a good run of successive games in league to try to build confidence and cohesion with team. He has the talent.
David Shaw is a middle of the road player at this stage. His size and the fact he played with Clifford a lot at minor helped him.
Conor Geaney is a very talented forward, good finisher. Playing well for Dingle at the moment. He came off the bench for Kerry early in league this year and I thought he might be in the shake up but seemed to lose out in squad selections in championship. I don't think he'll ever be a huge player at Senior level but he has squad level ability.

One of the biggest issues for Kerry has been a massive lack of blooding players from 2018 Minor team (1 on panel currently, Dylan Geaney) and 2017 team apart from David Clifford and Diarmuid O'Connor. These are 24/25 year olds now. Should have more who have got a run. Jack has been very poor at rotating panel and giving out game time.

[mortified]

Just looking back though the programme from yesterday's final and there is a page detailing the top scorers from each final since 2000. Obvious names stand out: Conor Mortimer, Ciaran Kilkenny, Cormac Costello, Tommy Conroy, David Clifford.

But there is also a good few that maybe didn't play much football at senior level. Or have a major impact.

So a couple of questions: Did Eugene McVerry or Robbie Tasker (2009)play much senior football for Armagh?

Have the likes of Matthew Cooley (2018), Tomo Culhane (2019) or Éanna Monaghan (2022) made any real headroads into the Galway senior team?

Would Kerry people have expected to get more out of Killian Spillane (2014), Conor Heaney (2015) and David Shaw (2016)?

Could you list the top scorers?

The Tommy Conroy quoted above isnt the well known Tommy Conroy. Tommy above is a kiltane forward, great for a goal but never threatened to play senior intercounty.

[nrico2006]

2000 Conor Mortimer Mayo 0-6 v Cork
2001 Leo Meenan Tyrone 1-4 v Dublin
2002 Brian Farrell Meath 0-7 v Derry
2003 Kevin Leahy Dublin 0-6 v Lapis
2004 Paul O'Connor Kerry 0-6 v Tyrone
2005 Paul McCumiskey Down 1-3 v Mayo
2006 Paddy Curran Kerry 0-8 v Roscommon
2007 Michael Martyn Galway 0-6 v Derry
2008 Paddy McNeice Tyrone 0-6 v Mayo
2008 Aidan Walsh Mayo 0-6 v Mayo
2008 Conor O'Neill Tyrone 1-3 v Mayo
2009 Eugene McVerry Armagh 0-3 v Mayo
2009 Robbie Tasker Armagh 0-3 v Mayo
2010 Dan McEoin Cork 0-5 v Tyrone
2011 Ciaran Kilkenny Dublin 0-7 v Tipp
2012 Cormac Costello Dublin 0-5 v Meath
2012 Fiachra Ward Meath 1-2 v Dublin
2013 Tommy Conroy Mayo 1-3 v Tyrone
2014 Killian Spillane Kerry 0-5 v Donegal
2015 Conor Geaney Kerry 2-4 v Tipp
2016 David Shaw Kerry 1-1 v Galway
2017 David Clifford Kerry 4-4 v Derry
2018 Matthew Cooley Galway 0-5 v Kerry
2019 Tomo Culhane Galway 0-10 v Cork AET
2019 Conor Corbett Cork 1-7 v Galway AET
2020 Matthew Downey Derry 1-3 v Kerry
2021 Oisin O Murchu Meath 1-2 v Tyrone
2022 Éanna Monaghan Galway 0-5 v Mayo
2023 Ger Dillon Derry 0-6 v Monaghan
2024 James Sargent Derry 1-1 v Armagh

Thanks for providing the list.

I had it in my head it was either Mulgrew or O'Connor in 2004, good to see the actual final top scorers.

[imtommygunn]

Mulgrew was some operator at minor level. Did a bit at senior but not what you would have hoped. I vaguely remember a fantastic goal at senior level mind you.

[nrico2006]

Mulgrew was some operator at minor level. Did a bit at senior but not what you would have hoped. I vaguely remember a fantastic goal at senior level mind you.

Aye, great team goal v Donegal in 2007.

Was expecting to see Coney or O'Neill as the name for 2008 and 2010.

[imtommygunn]

Coney was fantastic too - just never broke through.

One that always stands out to me is that people say there was a better player than donnelan or Joyce on a fantastic Galway team yet he never made it. I think con cannon was his name.

Best minor performance I ever saw was a boy called gareth (maybe garrett) playing for Derry minors against Monaghan I think. Paddy Bradley playing same day. I've still never seen a display of fielding like it.

[Wildweasel74]

Sounds like Gareth O'Neill Greenlough, was a very good midfielder, not sure what happened him. Mark Diamond was the best underage midfield player not to play for Derry senior.

[marty34]

Large majority of lads at minor never break through to their senior club teams, never mind county.

Just the way it is.

If you look at minor teams from match programmes a way back, you can normally only pick out a few players that have 'made it' at senior level.