Glen have another shot at the grandest prize of them all

Three county titles and two Ulster titles since manager Malachy O'Rourke took charge, now they want to add the All-Ireland.

FINAL COUNTDOWN: Glen’s manager Malachy O'Rourke speaks to his team. Pic credit: James Crombie, Inpho.

TWENTY years ago, give or take a few weeks, Glen manager Malachy O’Rourke had his first taste of managing in the All-Ireland series as his Loup outfit were defeated by the brilliance of the Meehan brothers and Caltra.

Ten years ago this month, Watty Graham’s powerhouse Conor Glass headed to Melbourne as a guest of the Hawthorn AFL club who were vigorously pursuing the then 16-year-old and would eventually get their man a few years after Emmett Bradley, his midfield partner in Glen’s run to tomorrow’s All-Ireland final against St Brigid’s, attended an AFL Combine in the same city.