39THE HIGH
POINT
The convincing victory over Leitrim
in Round 2 was definitely Clare’s best
display of the summer so far. Most
pleasing was the performance of their
main men, with Cleary, Jamie Malone,
Gary Brennan and David Tubridy hitting
a remarkable 2-17 between them. That
gilded quartet would make most inter-
county teams.
THE
LOW POINT
Clare have gotten used to being
highly competitive during Colm
Collins’ reign and that’s why the
performance against Kerry in
the Munster semi-final was so
disappointing. Although Clare
only lost by six in the end, thanks
to a battling final quarter, the
scoreboard made grim reading in
the 49th minute when Kerry led
1-13 to 0-4.MUNSTER QUARTER-FINAL:
CLARE 0-9 WATERFORD 0-8
MUNSTER SEMI-FINAL:
KERRY 1-15 CLARE 0-12
QUALIFIER ROUND 2:
CLARE 3-17 LEITRIM 0-17