This week was our final week in the Concordia stringer dome as the men’s, ladies’, and camogie finals all played out.
The first final was the ladies’ football final, where the Goose Village Blackrocks and the Concordia Warriors lined out for what proved to be a well fought final. The first half was a mostly even affair, with the Blackrocks ahead by five points, and having led for the majority of the half. The Blackrocks turned up the pressure in the second half, and it proved to be too much for the Warriors. As they wilted the Rocks took full advantage and doubled their halftime lead to claim the 2022 winter superleague trophy in a convincing fashion.
The second match was the men’s football final, where the Goose Village Blackrocks met the Griffintown Gaels in a game that was balanced on a knifes edge right until the very end. Both sides enjoyed periods of sustained pressure and the Geals took a narrow one point lead into the second half. The second half was more of the same and something had to give. A momentary lapse of concentration on the Gaels part allowed the Rocks to snatch a vital goal, and with it, the 2022 winter superleague trophy by a single point.
Our final game was the inaugural camogie finals, where PSC Cu Chulainn were looking to put the breaks on a rampaging N.D.G. Na Fianna Rouges team. And they succeeded in holding the Rouge in place to begin with. But once the PSC forwards started to slip from their shackles there was no stopping them, and soon they put the game beyond reach. N.D.G. Na Fianna Rouges have put on a masterclass of camogie and while an upset would have made for a good story, theirs being the first name on the new camogie superleague trophy is well deserved.

MVPs:
Ladies’ Football: Audrey Mathieu (Rocks), Téa Jovanovic (Warriors)
Men’s Football: Marty lawless (Rocks), Davy Healy (Gaels)
Hurling: Saoirse Griffin (PSC), Iliana Loupessis (Na Fianna)