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Shamrocks win more awards before facing the world

4 September 2000 - Just days before flying out with the Australasian team to play in Gaelic football’s International Tournament in Ireland, Angie Doyle continued an extraordinary year by winning the best and fairest award for the progressive Shamrocks club over the weekend.

Doyle has also won Queensland’s best and fairest award in this only her second year of Gaelic football.

Two other Shamrocks are in the Australasian ladies team going to Ireland this week – Louise O’Neill, and Jacqueline Peacock, who after captaining Queensland to the Australasian Games last year preceded Doyle by also winning the Queensland and Shamrocks best and fairest double.

It was also a spectacular season for Dan Fraser, who represented Queensland against the touring Allied Irish Bank club, and over the weekend winning the Shamrocks senior mens best and fairest award also in only his second year of Gaelic football.

Michael Joyce won the Shamrocks reserves mens best and fairest award for the second time.

John Carpenter, 15, won the best and fairest minor award, following in the footsteps of his brother Glenn who won the award five years ago.

All the winners of annual awards for the Brisbane western suburbs club were announced over the weekend, with celebrations continuing for Shamrocks winning the senior Queensland Championship for only the second time.  

Annual Shamrocks award winners:

Senior Mens –

Best & Fairest – Dan Fraser

Most Consistent – Scott Ingram

Best First Year Player – Adrian Darbellay

Most Improved Player – Luke Devitt

Reserve Mens –

Best & Fairest – Michael Joyce

Most Consistent – Craig Johnston

Best First Year Player – Andrew Stevens

Most Improved Player – Robbie White

Minors –

Best & Fairest – John Carpenter

Ladies –

Best & Fairest – Angie Doyle

Most Consistent – Jacqueline Peacock

Best First Year Player – Natalie Mollison

Most Improved Player – Hannah Humphrys

See these webpages:

Previous Shamrocks awards winners

Player profiles

International Tournament

Shamrocks win an historic Queensland Championship

28 August 2000 - Shamrocks won the Queensland Gaelic Football Championship for only the second time over the weekend.

Brisbane’s western suburbs club comprehensively beat Souths by 8 points at Gaelic Park, Willawong, to secure only their second senior Championship in the 20-year history of the club.

Shamrocks won 3-14 to 2-9 after leading by just one point at half time.

The scoring was led by the Mulligan brothers, Stephen and Eion (pictured left), from County Tyrone in Ireland. They combined for a championship-winning 2 goals 10 points – enough to have won the game on their own.

Eoin Mulligan’s 8 points equalled the club single-game point scoring record. See the Club Statistical Records

Shamrocks’ defence was the launch pad for the historic win. All of the defence played superbly, led by County Galway’s Alan Colleran who withstood constant pressure at centre back. Team captain Dan Fraser was constantly driving the ball into attack from midfield.

In addition to the talented Mulligan brothers, Steve Talbot (pictured right) at centre forward was a constant danger with 1 goal 2 points.

Shamrocks may have won more trophies than any other Gaelic Football club in Queensland over the last 20 years, but Championship wins have been rare.

The Senior victory over the weekend adds to the Senior title won in 1995, the Reserves success in 1999, and the Under 18 championship of 1993. See Queensland Title winners  

Shamrocks have their annual awards presentation this Friday 1^st September, and are immediately searching for new players in the mens, ladies and junior divisions for 2001.

See Championship Final scores

Shamrocks shine at Queensland Awards

28 August 2000 - Angie Doyle of Shamrocks was named Queensland Ladies Gaelic Football’s best and fairest player over the weekend, just weeks before representing Australasia in the World Gaelic Football Tournament in Ireland.

Doyle’s award was richly deserved on a night on which Brisbane’s western suburbs club Shamrocks dominated by winning seven of the 16 annual awards on offer.

The ladies Best and Fairest award was the second consecutive year it had gone to Shamrocks, with the 1999 winner Jacqueline Peacock this year winning the Most Consistent award.

It was also two straight for Shamrocks in the ladies Best First Year Player award, with Natalie Mollison a deserving winner.

Shamrocks maintained their recruiting prowess in the Queensland mens competition by winning their third-consecutive Best New Player award.

Adrian Darbellay (pictured) won after being a key player in the Shamrocks’ historic Championship win. He totalled 61 points in an injury-shortened season to be Shamrocks’ second leading scorer.

Luke Devitt was named the Most Improved in the reserves competition, and big John Carpenter was Most Improved in the under 18 division. Renee Moynihan won the inaugural Under 18 Ladies best and fairest award.

The Shamrocks Club annual awards are presented this Friday night, 1st September. Everyone is invited. See the Calendar for details.

Queensland awards won by Shamrocks:

Senior Mens

Best New Player – Adrian Darbellay

Senior Ladies

Best & Fairest – Angie Doyle

Most Consistent – Jacqueline Peacock

Best New Player –- Natalie Mollison

Reserve Mens

Most Improved – Luke Devitt

Under 18 Mens

Most Improved – John Carpenter

Under 18 Ladies

Best & Fairest - Renee Moynihan

Shamrocks qualify for Queensland Championship final

21 August 2000 - Shamrocks this weekend play their first senior mens Queensland Gaelic Football Championship final since the club’s historic inaugural Championship win five years ago.

Shamrocks on Sunday qualified for the final by beating John Mitchels – the side they beat to win the title back in 1995.

They now play Souths in rhe grand final at Willawong this Sunday.

Brisbane’s western suburbs club won the semi final against John Mitchels – the 1997-1998 championship winners – by 7 points, 2-10 (16) to 1-6 (9), after establishing a match-winning six point break by half time.

Oxley’s Stephen Mulligan from County Tyrone played well across the ground to score 4 points, while his brother Eoin led with 1 goal 4 points.

Big Dan Fraser from Eagleby was exceptionally strong in the midfield, while Alan Colloran of the City and Windsor’s’ Scott Ingram were very solid in defence.

Shamrocks lost the ladies semi final to Souths. A question over player eligibility has been raised and is expected to be addressed at a state committee this week.

Shamrocks will not get the chance to defend their reserve mens Championship crown after losing to Sarsfields in their semi final.

Mulligan scores his second hat-trick

7 August 2000 - Stephen Mulligan's second hat-trick in three weeks gave Shamrocks their fourth straight win and perfect form for Queensland Gaelic Football's coveted Championship event starting this week.

Brisbane's western suburbs club move straight into the semi final round in a fortnight, chasing the trophy that the senior mens team has won only once before.

Shamrocks handed league winners Souths only their second loss of the season over the weekend thanks to Mulligan's 3 goals 1 point. Two weeks earlier, Stephen and his brother Eoin - both from Oxley via County Tyrone in Ireland - both scored a hat-trick to become the first brothers in club history to do so in the same game.

The news was not all good for Shamrocks over the weekend. Brookfield's Harold Peacock suffered two broken ribs and is expected to miss the entire Championship, while in the ladies game Michelle Bullion-Healey of Murrarie was also hospitalised.

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