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2012 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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2012 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates16 June - 28 October 2012
Teams20
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Dr. Crokes (9th title)
Kieran O'Leary (captain)
Noel O'Leary (manager)
Runners-up Dingle
Brendan Kelliher (captain)
Murt Moriarty (manager)
Relegated Gneeveguilla
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored62 (2.07 per match)
Points scored686 (22.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colm Cooper (5-21)
2011 (Previous) (Next) 2013

The 2012 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 112th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 16 June to 28 October 2012.

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.[2][3]

The final was played on 28 October 2012 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Dr. Crokes and Dingle in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 2–13 to 0–8 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a third title in succession.[4][5]

Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 5-21.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Results

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Round 1

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16 June 2012 Round 1 Kenmare 0-16 - 0-15
(aet)
St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
P O'Connor 0-8, T Morley 0-2, MT O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, M Crowley 0-1, S Cremin 0-1, J Spillane 0-1. D O'Callaghan 0-7, M Griffin 0-4, A O'Donoghue 0-2, B Costello 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.
12 June 2012 Round 1 Austin Stacks 1-14 - 1-11
(aet)
St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
D Long 0-4, D Clifford 1-0, K Donaghy 0-2, M Collins 0-2, S Carroll 0-2, D Bohane 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Mannix 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. T McGoldrick 1-5, E Walsh 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, P Reidy 0-1.
16 June 2012 Round 1 Milltown/Castlemaine 0-11 - 0-10 East Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
C Moriarty 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, D Kelliher 0-2, C Kerins 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, D Twiss 0-1, P Carroll 0-1. J O'Donoghue 0-5, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J Sherwood 0-1, D Aherne 0-1.
16 June 2013 Round 1 St. Michaels/Foilmore 0-08 - 5-13 Dr Crokes Ballinskelligs Grounds
E O'Connor 0-4, J Clifford 0-3, S Fogarty 0-1. C Cooper 4-6, G O'Shea 1-2, B Looney 0-3, K O'Leary 0-1, J Doolan 0-1.
16 June 2012 Round 1 Laune Rangers 2-16 - 0-12 Shannon Rangers J. P. O'Sullivan Park
MF Russell 0-9, J O'Connor 1-3, G Mahony 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, C Riordan 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1. M Boyle 0-4, G O'Sullivan 0-4, J King 0-2, T Joy 0-1, E Mangan 0-1.
17 June 2012 Round 1 Rathmore 0-10 - 1-10 South Kerry Rathbeg Grounds
M O'Riordan 0-3, G O'Keeffe 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Moynihan 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, P Reen 0-1, A Lawlor 0-1. T Curran 1-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D Daly 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Shea 0-1.
17 June 2013 Round 1 Killarney Legion 1-14 - 1-07 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
J O'Donoghue 0-6, T Moriarty 1-2, C Keane 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. L Sheehan 1-2, G Sayers 0-4, C McGillycuddy 0-1.
17 June 2012 Round 1 Feale Rangers 0-13 - 0-10 West Kerry Páirc an Aghasaigh
P Curtin 0-5, D Walsh 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, A Maher 0-1, C Cox 0-1. J Hickson 0-4, J Crean 0-3, S Hennessy 0-2, JB Spillane 0-1.
17 June 2012 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-12 - 2-08 Kilcummin FitzGerald Stadium
BJ Keane 1-3, D Quill 0-5, JC O'Connor 0-1, R Molloy 0-1, J Savage 0-1, D Flaherty 0-1. J Fleming 1-5, I Devane 1-0, M McCarthy 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, K Gorman 0-1.
17 June 2012 Round 1 Dingle 1-15 - 0-09 Gneeveguilla Páirc an Aghasaigh
D Geaney 1-4, P Geaney 0-4, J Sheehy 0-2, G Curran 0-1, P Devane 0-1, D Devane 0-1, M Geaney 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1. M MUrphy 0-3, JP Brosnan 0-2, L Murphy 0-1, R McAuliffe 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.

Round 2

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22 June 2012 Round 2 St. Michaels/Foilmore 3-12 - 1-17
(aet)
St. Brendan's Blennerville Grounds
E O'Connor 1-3, R O'Connor 1-1, J Clifford 1-1, B Kelly 0-2, B Galvin 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Kelly 0-1 D O'Callaghan 0-6, M Brennan 1-1, D Culloty 0-3, J Moriarty 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, L Poff 0-1.
23 June 2012 Round 2 Rathmore 0-12 - 0-06 Mid Kerry Beaufort Grounds
J Moynihan 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, P Reen 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1, M Reen 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1. G Sayers 0-2, C McGillycuddy 0-1, Darran O'Sullivan 0-1, F Courtney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
23 June 2012 Round 2 Kilcummin 0-16 - 0-14 Shannon Rangers Tarbert Grounds
DJ Fleming 0-5, K Murphy 0-4, M McCarthy 0-2, K Gorman 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, J Devane 0-1. G O'Sullivan 0-4, M Boyle 0-4, E Mangan 0-3, PJ Connoly 0-2, PJ Connolly 0-2, T Joy 0-1.
24 June 2012 Round 2 St. Kieran's 1-17 - 1-16
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West Kerry Ballymacelligott Grounds
E Walsh 1-6, T McGoldrick 0-6, A Breen 0-2, T Hickey 0-1, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. C O'Sullivan 0-9, J Crean 1-1, J Hickson 0-3, T Ó Sé 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Cavanagh 0-1.
24 June 2013 Round 2 East Kerry 0-18 - 0-07 Gneeveguilla FitzGerald Stadium
M O'Donoghue 0-7, N O'Mahony 0-5, D Ahern 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1. L Murphy 0-3, P Cremin 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, JP Brosnan 0-1.

Round 3

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1 September 2012 Round 3 South Kerry 0-07 - 1-09 Austin Stacks Con Keating Park
B Sheehan 0-3, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, Daniel O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. D O'Brien 1-3, P McCarthy 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1, S Carroll 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Mannix 0-1.
1 September 2012 Round 3 Laune Rangers 2-09 - 0-08 Milltown/Castlemaine J. P. O'Sullivan Park
K Doona 1-1, MF Russell 0-4, S McSweeney 1-0, P Joy 0-3, L Hassett 0-1. D Twiss 0-3, I Twiss 0-2, M Mangan 0-1, C Moriarty 0-1, J Flynn 0-1.
8 September 2012 Round 3 Kilcummin 0-11 - 5-05 Dingle Kilcummin Grounds
DJ Fleming 0-5, B Kealy 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1. B O'Connor 3-0, P Geaney 1-4, M Evans 1-0, CB Moriarty 0-1.
8 September 2012 Round 3 St. Kieran's 2-11 - 0-14 Kerins O'Rahilly's Ballymacelligott Grounds
A Breen 2-1, E Walsh 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-2, T Hickey 0-1. B Keane 0-9, BJ Walsh 0-3, M Quirke 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1.
9 September 2012 Round 3 Rathmore 1-12 - 2-05 Killarney Legion FitzGerald Stadium
J Buckley 1-3, M O'Riordan 0-6, G O'Keeffe 0-1, M Reen 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1. C Keane 1-3, T Moriarty 1-0, K Slattery 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1,.
9 September 2012 Round 3 Dr. Crokes 1-15 - 1-09 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
B Looney 0-4, K O'Leary 1-0, C Cooper 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, A Kenneally 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, L Quinn 0-1. M O'Donoghue 0-4, J Sherwood 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, M Daly 0-1.
8 September 2012 Round 3 St. Michaels/Foilmore 1-12 - 0-15
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Kenmare Gortmore Grounds
J Clifford 1-1, E O'Connor 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, D Kelly 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, S Fogarty 0-2, M Griffin 0-1. L O'Shea 0-5, S O'Brien 0-4, DJ Brennan 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1, G Crowley 0-1.
22 September 2012 Round 3 replay Kenmare 2-15 - 3-08 St. Michaels/Foilmore Templenoe Grounds
M Crowley 2-0, P O'Connor 0-4, S O'Brien 0-3, A Spillane 0-3, L O'Shea 0-2, C Brosnan 0-1, J Spillane 0-1, B Crowley 0-1. E O'Connor 0-5, J Clifford 1-1, Dara O'Sullivan 1-0, M McCarthy 1-0, B Kelly 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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29 September 2012 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 3-13 - 2-04 Rathmore FitzGerald Stadium
MF Russell 1-5, K Doona 1-1, G O'Mahony 1-0, T McGillycuddy 0-2, S McSweeney 0-2, P Joy 0-2, P Crowley 0-1. E Lawlor 1-2, J Buckley 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-2.
29 September 2012 Quarter-final Dingle 2-11 - 1-13 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
B O'Connor 2-0, P Geaney 0-6, J Sheehy 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1, P Devane 0-1, R Begley 0-1. C Cox 1-8, P Curtin 0-3, N Kennelly 0-2.
29 September 2012 Quarter-final St. Kieran's 1-21 - 2-12 Kenmare Fitzgerald Stadium
EJ O'Donoghue 1-5, E Walsh 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-3, M Hickey 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, T Hickey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, A Breen 0-1, M Coakley 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1. S O'Brien 1-2, P O'Connor 0-4, L O'Shea 1-0, DJ Brennan 0-2 M Crowley 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.
30 September 2012 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 1-13 - 0-08 Austin Stacks Austin Stack Park
C Cooper 1-4, B Looney 0-3, J Doolan 0-3, D Casey 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1. D Mannix 0-3, S O'Carroll 0-2, D O'Brien 0-2, K Donaghy 0-1.

Semi-finals

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14 October 2012 Semi-final Dr. Crokes 0-14 - 1-03 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
C Cooper 0-5, D Casey 0-4, K O'Leary 0-2, C Brady 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1. S McSweeney 1-0, P Joy 0-2, MF Russell 0-1.
14 October 2012 Semi-final Dingle 4-05 - 0-14 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
P Geaney 1-4, M Geaney 1-0, D Geaney 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, J Sheehy 0-1. E Walsh 0-4, J Walsh 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-1, M Coakley 0-1, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, P Reidy 0-1.

Final

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28 October 2012 Final Dr. Crokes 2-13 - 0-08 Dingle Fitzgerald Stadium
B Looney 1-3, C Brady 1-0, C Cooper 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, L Quinn 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, D Casey 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1. P Geaney 0-4, M Geaney 0-2, J Sheehy 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 5-21 36 5 7.20
2 Paul Geaney Dingle 2-22 28 5 5.60
3 Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-19 22 4 5.50
4 Edmund Walsh St. Kieran's 1-18 21 5 4.20
5 Tom McGoldrick St. Kieran's 1-17 20 5 4.00
6 Billy O'Connor Dingle 6-01 19 5 3.80
7 D. J. Fleming Kilcummin 1-15 18 3 6.00
8 Éanna O'Connor Kilcummin 1-14 17 4 4.25
9 Brian Looney Dr. Crokes 1-13 16 5 3.20
Paul O'Connor Kenmare 0-16 16 4 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 4-06 18 St Michael's/Foilmore
2 Conor Cox Feale Rangers 1-08 11 Dingle
3 Billy O'Connor Dingle 3-00 9 Kilcummin
Edmund Walsh St. Kieran's 1-06 9 West Kerry
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-09 9 Shannon Rangers
Cathal O'Sullivan West Kerry 0-09 9 St. Kieran's
Barry John Keane Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-09 9 St. Kieran's
8 Tom McGoldrick St. Kieran's 1-05 8 Austin Stacks
D. J. Fleming Kilcummin 1-05 8 Kerins O'Rahilly's
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-05 8 Rathmore
E. J. O'Donoghue St. Kieran's 1-05 8 Kenmare
Paul O'Connor Kenmare 0-08 8 St. Brendan's

Miscellaneous

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  • Dr. Crokes became the first team since South Kerry between 2004–06 to win three titles in-a-row.
  • Dingle qualified for the final for the first time since 1948.

References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Clinical Crokes learn from painful past". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Casey fires classy Crokes to title glory". Irish Independent. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Untouchable Gooch inspires Dr Crokes to three-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Kerry SFC final: Crokes coast to three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.