2017 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Explained

Type:	Junior
Year:	2017
Connacht:	Leitrim
Munster:	Kerry
Leinster:	Meath
Team:	Kerry
Titles:	18th
Captain:	Killian Spillane
Manager:	Jimmy Keane
Team2:	Meath
Captain2:	Dáire Rowe
Manager2:	Conor O'Donoghue
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 5 August 2017 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kerry and Meath, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kerry won the match by 2–19 to 1–14 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a third consecutive title.^{[2] [3]}

Results

Leinster Junior Football Championship

GK 1 Johnny Lynch (Moynalty) RCB 2 Adam Lynch (St Colmcille's) FB 3 Luke Moran (Trim) LCB 4 Michael Flood (St Brigid's) RHB 5 David Toner (Curraha) CHB 6 Joe Sweeney (St Colmcille's) LHB 7 Kevin Traynor (Syddan) MF 8 Adam Flanagan (Clonard) MF 9 Conor Farrell (Dunderry) RHF 10 Paddy Kennelly (Dunderry) CHF 11 Ben Brennan (St Colmcille's) LHF 12 Cathal McConnell (Bective) RCF 13 James Conlon (St Colmcille's) FF 14 Dáire Rowe (Syddan) (c) LCF 15 Kevin Ross (Castletown) Substitutes: 16 Stephen Coogan (Dunderry) for Conlon 17 Neil Shortall (Curraha) for McConnell 18 Declan Smyth (Dunsany) for Traynor 19 Willie Carry (Drumbaragh Emmets) for Brennan 20 Jamie Reilly (St Michael's) for Lynch 21 Ciaran O'Rourke (Trim) for Toner Manager: Conor O'Donoghue

GK 1 Robert Sansom (St Joseph's) RCB 2 Barry Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts) FB 3 Kieran Lenehan (Naomh Fionnbarra) LCB 4 Niall McCabe (St Fechin's) RHB 5 Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) CHB 6 David Quigley (Roche Emmets) (c) LHB 7 Micheál McDonnell (Clan na Gael) MF 8 Robert Brodigan (Oliver Plunketts) MF 9 Daniel O'Connell (Roche Emmets) RHF 10 Ciarán Sheridan (Glyde Rangers) CHF 11 Dean Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands) LHF 12 Colm Giggins (Stabannon Parnells) RCF 13 Cian Callan (St Kevin's) FF 14 Conal O'Hanlon (St Joseph's) LCF 15 William Woods (Naomh Fionnbarra) Substitutes: 16 Conor Early (Oliver Plunketts) for Maguire 17 Mark Hoey (St Bride's) for Reynolds 18 Hugh Osborne (Naomh Fionnbarra) for Lenehan 19 Aaron O'Brien (Mattock Rangers) for Callan 20 Peter Nixon (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Giggins 21 Cillian Kirk (St Bride's) for McCabe Manager: Ollie McDonnell

All-Ireland Final

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-Ireland JFC final: back-to-back titles for Kerry . 10 August 2016 . . 6 August 2016.
2. Web site: Conor Cox shines as Kerry junior footballers capture three-in-a-row . 5 August 2017 . . 5 August 2017.
3. Web site: Kerry crowned All-Ireland Junior Football Champions. 5 August 2017 . GAA. 5 August 2017.