The first round of twitter voting concluded in the early hours of Tuesday morning (22nd May) in our competition to select ‘Galway’s Greatest Footballer’ as the 108 entrants were whittled down to 56 players.
Seven players got more than 80% in their respective first round ties with 1998-star Jarlath Fallon topping the poll at 92%. Two-time winning captain Enda Colleran was next on 91% followed by Derek Savage (89%) and ‘The Master’ Sean Purcell at 88%.
Michael Donnellan scored 87%, Padraic Joyce got 82% and Sean Og De Paor finished with 81%.
The top two players from each of the 27 first round polls qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best two third placed finishers. The quarter-finals, which start this morning (Tuesday) will see another 14 groups with four each. Only the winners advance along with the best two runners-up.
As mentioned before the competition started, any ties would be settled by the adjudication committee and they were called upon to make four decisions.
In Match 8, there were two players level in second place and they sided with Liam O’Neill over Jack Kissane.
In Match 9, there were two players level in second place and they sided with Hugo Carey over Declan Kyne.
In Match 19, there were two players level in second place and they sided with Dinny Sullivan over Jimmy McGauran.
And in Match 27, there were two players level in second place and they sided with Willie Joyce over Dermot Mitchell.
There was no need to make a decision in Match 21 between Johnny Heaney and Gay McManus as both scored 27% which was enough to carry three qualifiers into the quarter-finals. Two third placed players were guaranteed advancing and Martin Newell took the other place also scoring 27%.
Some big names to depart after the first round included Barry Brennan, Ian Burke, Declan Kyne, Liam Sammon, Sean Keeley, Finian Hanley, Tommy Joyce and Alan Keane.
The quarter-final pairings will appear below shortly after the Round One results and the polls will stay open for 18 hours. The semi-finals take place on Wednesday.
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- PAT DONNELLAN – 58%, SEAN ARMSTRONG – 39%, Alan Keane – 3%, Ned Mulholland – 0%
2. JIMMY DUGGAN – 61%, TOM NAUGHTON – 26%, Sean Keeley – 13%, Bobby Beggs – 0%
3. JOE BERGIN – 47%, CYRIL DUNNE – 33%, John Keenan – 14%, Brendan Nestor – 6%
4. JOHN ‘Tull’ DUNNE – 41%, GARETH BRADSHAW – 32%, MARTIN NEWELL – 27%, Martin Kelly – 0%
5. SEAN O DOMHNAILL – 43%, FRANK EVERS – 26%, Barry Brennan – 22%, Eoghan Kerin – 9%
6. GARY FAHEY – 77%, STEPHEN KINNEAVY – 14%, Michael Brennan – 5%, Gary O’Donnell – 4%
7. RICHIE FAHEY – 50%, BILLY O’NEILL – 25%, Ian Burke – 20%, Gerry Kirwan – 5%
8. JARLATH FALLON – 92%, LIAM O’NEILL – 4%, Jack Kissane – 4%, John Burke – 0%
9. MICK FERRITER – 42%, HUGO CAREY – 26%, Declan Kyne – 26%, Bernard Power – 6%
10. SEAN PURCELL – 88%, SEAMUS LEYDON – 8%, Niall Finnegan – 4%, Paul Clancy – 0%
11. KIERAN FITZGERALD – 76%, JACK MAHON – 14%, Sean Cleary – 10%, Mick Raftery – 0%
12. ENDA COLLERAN – 91%, JACK MANGAN – 5%, Mick Reynolds – 4%, Jackie Flavin – 0%
13. TOMAS MANNION – 55%, DAMIEN COMER – 23%, Liam Sammon – 22%, Tom Flynn – 0%
14. DEREK SAVAGE – 89%, FRANK FOX – 7%, Mick Connaire – 4%, Tadhg McCarthy – 0%
15. BOSCO McDERMOTT – 52%, LIAM SILKE – 29%, Mick Garrett – 15%, Charlie Connolly – 4%
16. JOHNNY GERAGHTY – 49%, RAY SILKE – 37%, Paul Conroy – 11%, PJ McDermott – 3%
17. TOMMY JOE GILMORE – 56%, JACK COSGROVE – 33%, Colie McDonagh – 11%, PJ Smyth – 0%
18. MATTIE McDONAGH – 63%, FRANK STOCKWELL – 33%, Mick Greally – 4%, Jackie Coyle – 0%
19. FRANK CUNNIFFE – 36%, DINNY SULLIVAN – 23%, Jimmy McGauran – 23%, Ralph Griffin – 18%
20. NOEL TIERNEY – 48%, SEAMUS McHUGH – 28%, Finian Hanley – 17%, Gerry Daly – 7%
21. JOHN TOBIN – 39%, JOHNNY HEANEY – 27%, GAY McMANUS – 27%, Michael Daly – 7%
22. VAL DALY – 59%, CHRISTY TYRELL – 19%, Mick Higgins – 13%, Martin McNamara – 9%
23. SEAN OG DE PAOR – 81%, JOHNNY HUGHES – 16%, David Walsh – 3%, Sean Meade – 0%
24. KEVIN WALSH – 50%, DECLAN MEEHAN – 44%, Tom Dillon – 6%, Tommy Hughes – 0%
25. PADRAIC JOYCE – 82%, MICHAEL MEEHAN – 9%, John Divilly – 6%, Shane Walsh – 3%
26. TOMAS MEEHAN – 52%, JOHN DONNELLAN – 29%, Tommy Joyce – 19%, Shay Walsh – 0%
27. MICHAEL DONNELLAN – 87%, WILLIE JOYCE – 6%, Dermot Mitchell – 6%, Joe Young – 0%
