Robert Finnerty
Galway Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right corner forward | ||
| Born | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2016– | Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2019– | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
Robert Finnerty (born 1998) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Salthill-Knocknacarra and at senior level for the Galway county team.
Part of the Galway senior panel since 2017, he played for Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final and the 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final. He has played Sigerson Cup football for NUI Galway and is the son of Anthony Finnerty, who played for Mayo.[1][2]
Robert Finnerty made senior championship appearances for Galway in 2019, playing championship before he played in the league.[3]
He scored a goal in Pádraic Joyce's first game as manager.[4]
He took a penalty against Armagh in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final game.[5]
Honours
- Galway
References
- ^ Farrell, Sinead (10 January 2020). "'He's a Galway man now when we are playing Mayo' — son of a Green and Red hero". The42.ie.
- ^ Doherty, Conan. "Galway's Robert Finnerty plays with freedom and flair — he plays how every minor should". JOE.
- ^ O'Connell, Cian (19 December 2019). "Robert Finnerty remains eager to impress".
- ^ Verney, Michael (27 January 2020). "Gleeson saves Tribe as Joyce era kicks off with victory over Farney". Irish Independent.
- ^ McIntyre, Niall (27 June 2022). "Robert Finnerty's strut up to the penalty spot was the stuff of legend". JOE.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (29 May 2022). "Galway secure Connacht title as inside men put Roscommon to the sword". Irish Examiner.
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Galway – 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
- 1 C. Gleeson
- 2 L. Silke
- 3 S. Kelly (c)
- 4 J. Glynn
- 5 D. McHugh
- 6 J. Daly
- 7 K. Molloy
- 8 P. Conroy
- 9 C. McDaid
- 10 Patrick Kelly
- 11 M. Tierney
- 12 J. Heaney
- 13 R. Finnerty
- 14 D. Comer
- 15 S. Walsh
- Subs used
- 23 F. Ó Laoi for R. Finnerty
- 19 C. Sweeney for P. Conroy
- 24 E. Finnerty for J. Heaney
- 20 N. Daly for M. Tierney
- Subs not used
- 16 J. Keane
- 17 J. Foley
- 18 B. Mannion
- 21 Paul Kelly
- 22 O. Gallagher
- 25 D. Conneely
- 26 D. Canney
- Manager
- P. Joyce
- Selectors
- J. Concannon
- J. Divilly
- M. Ó Domhnaill
- C. O'Neill
