Cortoon Send Champions Packing

THERE mightn’t be anything remotely resembling world rankings in the land of North Galway football but there is an unofficial pecking order in terms of pride and prestige – this week Cortoon stand close to the top of that table after an impressive dethroning of the county champions. Cortoon are a very small unit of the GAA in terms of population and geographical spread, but they are passionate about their football, and over the years they have worked hard to make days, like last Sunday, happen. There was nothing freaky about this Cortoon victory. Right from the off they looked a stronger and more purposeful team than Killererin, and once they enjoyed the tonic of a good start, there was to be no looking back.Killererin have had manygood days, and there probablyis no better outfit in the county at punching well above their weight, but on Sunday they struggled to replace players like the injured Nicky Joyce and Colin Forde.Cortoon were up for this match and once they succeededin matching that motivation with an equal measure of composure, Killererin were in serious trouble from...