Aherne praises charges as depleted Neptune leave Tolka trailing

THE battle for the ESB SuperLeague title developed into a three way contest over the weekend when Neptune, Sx3 Star and Notre Dame consolidated their positions at the top of the table as St. Vincent’s drifted further away on the wrong end of 92-92 scoreline against Hibernian UCD Marian at Glasnevin.

But the happiest man around was Neptune Coach, Martin Aherne, after he watched his depleted side beat visiting Tolka Rovers by 102 pts to 85 at Neptune Stadium.

He admitted afterwards that it was a game he feared because it was a game that everyone expected them to win convincingly.