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Munster · NFL Division 3 · W3-D0-L4 (7 regular rounds) · Manager: Paul Madden

editorial standfirst pending. The data below is verified and ready; this is where the county's story gets told.

Form →
NFL D3 R5
Limerick
W +9
NFL D3 R6
Wexford
L -3
NFL D3 R7
Sligo
L -1
Muns SF
Kerry
L -8
Tail First
Offaly
L -3
Tail R2B
Longford
L -2
21.8
Avg scored
(season)
22.7
Avg conceded
(season)
8 / 10
Games with a goal
11
Goals scored
(season)
15
Goals conceded
(season)
3-52
Top scorer
(Mark McInerney)
01

Where the scores come from

Goal = 3 · two-pointer = 2 · point = 1

Scoring source by game

Two-point breakdown, data being verified. Verifying the two-point arc tally per game requires manual checking against the official match reports. Until that's complete this block is intentionally blank rather than estimated.
02

The scoring engine

Season totals across 10 verified games

Top scorers

Mark McInerney free-taker
3-52 (61)
across 9 games
Aaron Griffin
1-36 (39)
across 8 games
Eoin Cleary
1-32 (35)
across 6 games
Brian McNamara
0-12 (12)
across 7 games
Cormac Murray
1-09 (12)
across 6 games
Alan Sweeney
2-03 (9)
across 4 games
03

Results in 2026

League and championship · chronological · 10 games
NFL D3 R12026-01-24
DownPáirc Esler, Newry
2-14 – 2-1920 – 25
Loss -5
NFL D3 R22026-02-01
WestmeathZimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, Ennis
1-17 – 2-1920 – 25
Loss -5
NFL D3 R32026-02-15
FermanaghBrewster Park
2-18 – 0-1824 – 18
Win +6
NFL D3 R42026-02-22
LaoisZimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, Ennis
0-24 – 2-1524 – 21
Win +3
NFL D3 R52026-02-28
LimerickMick Neville Park Rathkeale
1-21 – 1-1224 – 15
Win +9
NFL D3 R62026-03-15
WexfordZimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, Ennis
2-17 – 1-2323 – 26
Loss -3
NFL D3 R72026-03-22
SligoMarkievicz Park, Sligo
0-28 – 2-2328 – 29
Loss -1
Munster SF2026-04-25
KerryZimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, Ennis
1-14 – 2-1917 – 25
Loss -8
Tailteann First Round2026-05-09
Offaly
1-14 – 1-1717 – 20
Loss -3
Tailteann R2B2026-05-23
Longford
1-18 – 2-1721 – 23
Loss -2
04

Squad & rotation

Across 10 games with verified line-up data
99
Players used (with lineup data)
0
Started every recorded game
10
Games with lineup data

Rotation matrix, started · benched · missed

NFLMunsterTailteann
PlayerR1R2R3R4R5R6R7SFFirst RoR2BStarts
Aaron Griffin6/10
Brendy Rouine6/10
Manus Doherty6/10
Mark McInerney6/10
Ronan Lanigan6/10
Alan Sweeney5/10
Brian McNamara5/10
Cillian Brennan5/10
Eoin Cleary5/10
Ikem Ugwueru4/10
Josh Vaughan4/10
Cormac Murray3/10
Daniel Walsh3/10
Fionn Kelleher3/10
Stephen Ryan3/10
Gavin Murray2/10
Conor Meaney2/10
Darragh Bohannon2/10
A Griffin2/10
A Sweeney2/10
B McNamara2/10
B Rouine2/10
C Brennan2/10
Cillian Rouine2/10
Connor Meaney2/10
D Coughlan2/10
Dermot Coughlan2/10
E Cleary2/10
I Ugwueru2/10
M Doherty2/10
M McInerney2/10
R Lanigan2/10
S Ryan2/10
Tristan O'Callaghan2/10
Shane Griffin1/10
C Meaney1/10
1 S. Ryan1/10
10 D. Walsh1/10
11 A. Griffin1/10
12 S. Griffin1/10
13 E. Cleary1/10
14 M. McInerney1/10
15 C. Murray1/10
2 M. Doherty1/10
3 R. Lanigan1/10
4 A. Sweeney1/10
5 B. Rouine1/10
6 C. Meaney1/10
7 I. Ugwueru1/10
8 B. McNamara1/10
9 C. Brennan1/10
Aaron Amond1/10
Aaron McCarron1/10
Alan Sweney1/10
Ben McCarron1/10
C Murray [Munster GAA](https://munster.gaa.ie/event/2026-allianz-football-league-division-3-clare-v-westmeath/)1/10
Conor Crowley1/10
Conor Doyle1/10
D Bohannon1/10
D Walsh1/10
Daniel Coughlan1/10
Dara Curran1/10
Fergal Kelleher1/10
Ikem Ugweru1/10
J Rafferty1/10
J Vaughan1/10
Jamie Clarke1/10
John Phiri1/10
Lee Moore1/10
Lee Walker1/10
Mark Furey1/10
Niall Roche1/10
Paddy McDonnell1/10
Padhraig Bolger1/10
Ross Dunphy1/10
Tristan O’Callaghan1/10
Jamie Stack0/10
Joe Rafferty0/10
Adam Burgess0/10
C Murray0/10
C O’Dea0/10
Christopher Blake0/10
Cian O’Dea0/10
D Stack0/10
Emmet Cahill0/10
F Kelleher0/10
G Murray0/10
J Stack (67) [Munster GAA]0/10
J. Stack0/10
J. Vaughan0/10
Kyle Nolan0/10
Liam Gavin0/10
M Garry0/10
M Nash0/10
Michael Nash0/10
Morgan Garry0/10
S Griffin0/10
Sean McAllister0/10
Shane Clarke0/10
Started Off the bench Not in squad Right column: starts / games played
05

Discipline

Cards across 2026
Black cards · 1
Cillian Brennan
Yellow cards · 1
Manus Doherty
06

Trajectory

'24 → '25 → '26
Trajectory, awaiting editorial read. Two-year arc, what changed, what's coming next. This block is left for Rory to write rather than auto-generated from past-season data we haven't verified to the same standard as 2026.