SHANE MALONEY WAS the star of Galway’s 2011 All-Ireland minor hurling final victory over Dublin.
Maloney scored 1-9 at Croke Park against the Sky Blues and lifted the Irish Press Cup as captain.
Tomorrow, the Tynagh Abbey/Duniry hitman will form one-third of a potentially lethal inside line as Galway line out in a Leinster intermediate hurling final for the very first time.
Their opponents at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise are Wexford and Galway can call upon not only Maloney from that 2011 crop, but also Adrian Tuohy, Dean Higgins and Paul Flaherty.
Another familiar face in the Galway line-up is goalkeeper James Skehill, who has fallen behind Colm Callanan in the pecking order at senior level.
An unchanged team contains the red-hot inside line that blasted 3-15 of the 3-22 registered against Kilkenny in the provincial semi-final.
Brian Molloy, Conor Whelan and Maloney are in devastating form and will take some watching.
Galway
1 James Skehill
2 Colm Flynn
3 Darragh O’ Donoghue
4 Adrian Tuohy
5 Paul Flaherty
6 Darragh Burke
7 Shane Cooney
8 Kevin McHugo
9 Dean Higgins
10 Eamon Brannigan
11 James Regan
12 Eanna Burke
13 Brian Molloy
14 Conor Whelan
15 Shane Maloney
Nice touch, shame he left the prem he still had a lot to offer the league
Did he though? I mean really? His last season at Liverpool he was brutal
Liverpool were pretty much brutal all over the park last season. A better manager would have used him to great effect but Brendan ‘whats tactics’ Rodgers hasn’t the brain.
I’d have to disagree. I think he became a spent force. I honestly believe almost winning the league took everything out of him.
LARS. I’d say the Riot Squad are a right wild bunch altogether.
I thought he was a red head!!
Earn your respect ! Seems more like he’s trying to buy it
If Steven Gerrard was really as ordinary on the field as you and those like you constantly remind everyone else, you wouldn’t feel compelled to do so on literally every single article that’s written about him. All he’s done is buy a few beers to acknowledge the 4th july but even that gesture is scrutinised. Bit pathetic really.
Sad person? People like you always find the negative in a story
maybe he should bought prawn sandwiches…
Tell me where the positive is in the story ?
there’s a positive for the lads who got free gargle.
Nothing more then a PR stunt Paul
granted but free gargle has to be a positive
Likes his beer. Makes punching the DJ all the more enjoyable.
Those are nice beers as well. I’d love a few stones now
Sountzzz