Almost impossible to see Corofin being stopped after latest saunter

THE Galway senior football championship trundles along to its inevitable conclusion. Sure, there have been quality matches, high drama and a number of upsets over the past few weeks, but Corofin’s shadow still hangs over the title race. Just two matches away from a record-breaking eighth consecutive county senior crown, Kevin O’Brien’s charges continue to set an awesome standard and it is a tribute to Corofin that despite all that they have won, the squad’s hunger and ambition levels haven’t been diluted one iota.

Granted, they were taken to replays by both Mountbellew/Moylough and Tuam Stars in their last two championship campaigns, but Corofin always find a way to survive and when in full flow, there has been no finer sight in club football anywhere in the country. Three All-Ireland titles on the trot confirm that.

Due to the impact on sport caused by Covid-19, Corofin unfortunately will be denied the opportunity of capturing a fourth consecutive Tommy Moore Cup next January, but don’t expect that scenario to disarm them as they attempt to go where no other Galway club team has gone before in the 136-year history of the GAA.

At the start of this season’s much-delayed championship, Sathill/Knocknacarra would have been touted as one of the mean’s threats to Corofin’s title monopoly. With plenty of rising young talent in their ranks, the city outfit looked like a squad with potential, but Salthill only staggered out of their group after suffering a shock loss to Bearna.

Missing a couple of key players was no help to their cause either as they squared up to Corofin in last Saturday’s quarter-final at Pearse Stadium. Admittedly, Salthill/Knocknacarra only trailed by a point at half time but, in reality, their cause was already lost having had the backing of a strong wind.

And that’s how the second-half evolved. Corofin went to a different level in powering away to a 1-18 to 0-9 victory, with dual player Daithí Burke firing home their goal late in the game. The champions are now preparing for a 13th consecutive county semi-final in a row – how’s that for consistency?

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