Club Championships: Everyone wants to play a final in Croke Park. But winning there is what it’s all about

Ahead of a huge weekend for the GAA's small clubs, Christy O'Connor goes through the stats and the talking points
AIB ambassadors and hurlers, Walter Walsh of Tullogher Rosbercon, left, and Shane Cotter of St Catherine's. Pic: Sam Barnes, Sportsfile

AIB ambassadors and hurlers, Walter Walsh of Tullogher Rosbercon, left, and Shane Cotter of St Catherine's. Pic: Sam Barnes, Sportsfile

Going back again

One of the most robust trends of the club senior championship is that the big, or successful, clubs keep coming back. When the finalists line up in Croke Park next weekend, all four have been on this stage before in the last 15 years. Glen are the third football team in the last three seasons to reach successive finals. Before them, Corofin won three in-a-row. Last year, Ballyhale secured a third final from four successive final appearances.

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