Published on: 11-Dec-2009
A strong first half display put Parnells on the road to promotion as they defeated St Maurs 1-13 to 0-7 in this AFL2 Top Four final at Innisfails on Wednesday night.
Darren Rooney was the most dominant midfielder on display and with the Parnells half-back on top of their game their forwards prospered to lead 0-7 to 0-1 at the interval.
Maurs battled gamely in the second half but in Niall Collins Parnells had a real match winner and he was rewarded for his toil with a goal in the final seconds of the game. Congratulations to all those concerned and the club looks forward to supporting our team in the top flight.
SCORERS - Parnells: D Rooney 0-3, N Collins 1-0, C Quinn, C Parkinson, M Whelan (2f) 0-2 each, J Collins, K McGuckian, P Keogh, S Cluxton (45) 0-1 each.
PARNELLS - S Cluxton; C O'Reilly, D Myler, M Keenan; B Byrne, M Fitzpatrick, C Quinn; A Hurley, D Rooney; J Collins, K McGuckian, P Keogh; C Parkinson, M Whelan, N Collins Subs: G Collins for McGuckian (50).