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Roscrea in 1976. Kilruane Mac Donaghs beat Borrislleigh in 1977 (replay) and Kilruane Mac-Donaghs beat Roscrea. in 1978. If you consider that 1972 pro-duced four Co semi finalists from the same division and eight Co tides went their way. it can truły be said that the decade belonged to the North.

LAST TIME....

Draw... the last Co finał draw was in 2002 when Mullinahone drew with Thurles Sarsfields 0-14 each.The replay saw the tide go South for the first time. sińce Carrick Davins were victorious. in 1967.

Out of Thurles .. .The last Co finał played at a venue other chan Semple Stadium was the 1983 decider. between Borrisileigh and Loughmore Castleiney. which was played in Cashel.

Goalless gamę ... the last decider which failed to produce a goal was the 2002 drawn finał. In all ten Co Finals have ended in draws.

All Mid finał - Thurles Sarsfields beat Drom Inch in the 2005 decider.

WINNING

MARGINS

Over the last five Co finals the winning margins have been worth nodng. Details are: 2002 -draw and 2 points, 2003 - 3 points; 2004 - 6 points; 2005 -5 points; 2006 - 4 points; the 'missing margin’ is one point How about today?

FINAŁ

REPRESENTATION

In the ten years 1997 to 2006 only seven teams have played in the Co SHC finał. They were: (North) Toomevara and Nenagh Eire óg. (Mid) Thurles Sarsfields and Drom Inch, (West) Clonoul-ty Rossmore and The Combo’, aka Golden Kilfeacle/Śire Óg Annacarty, (South) Mullinahone.

A comparison with the ten finals prior to that 1987 to 1996. shows that ten clubs played on the big day. They were: North -Toomevara, Nenagh Eire Óg and Borrislleigh; Mid - Loughmore Casdeiney. Hołycross Ballycahill, Thurles Sarsfields and Boherła-han Dualla;West - Cappawhite. Clonoulty Rossmore and Cashel KC.

THREE

OCCASIONS

Drom Inch played in the 2005 Co finał and they appear again today. In 2004. Willie Clohessy. from the same club refereed his first finał, when Toomevara beat ‘The Combo’.

MEN OF THE MATCH

There are some noteworthy indusions on the list which was initiated for the 1981 Co finał. Topping the pile is John 0’Brien (Toomevara) with three awards, followed by his brother Paddy 0’Brien and Noel 0*Dwyer (Borrislleigh). with two awards each. Pat McGrath (Loughmore Casdeiney) was the 1988 winner, while the current Drom Inch coach Raymie Ryan won with Cashel KC.in 1991 .Coincidental-ły. that was the clubs first Senior Co Tide victory. An omen per-haps? Nenagh Eire Ógs coach. Michael Cleary, was selected in 1993 despite being on the losing team and that feat was equalled by Michael Doyle (Hołycross Ballycahill) 1989 and Seamus Buder (Drom Inch), in 2005.The match winner in 1985 was the recendy appointed Tipp coach. Eamonn 0’Shea (Kilruane MacDonaghs).

Seamus Buder (Drom/lnch) comes away widi the bali against Killenaule at Semple Stadium.