Jude’s prove too strong for Skerries Harps

ST JUDE'S 2-17 SKERRIES HARPS 0-7

A powerful St Jude's swept aside the challenge of Skerries Harps in the Naul on Friday night to book their spot in the Dublin SFC quarter-finals.

The Tymon North men set about their business in impressive fashion despite the difficult conditions with the accuracy of Declan Donnelly (pictured) and Niall Coakley turning possession into scores.

By the interval Jude's were nine points clear, 0-11 to 0-2, and they kept the momentum going after the break.

Five minutes into the second half Cork senior panelist Coakley struck for his side's first goal and ten minutes later Donnelly had raised his side's second green flag.

Harry Dawson was Skerries top-scorer with 0-3 (0-1f).

SCORERS - St Jude's: N Coakley, D Donnelly (0-1f) 1-3 each, K McManamon 0-3 (0-2f), C Murphy 0-2, T Lahiff, S Ryan, M Sweeney, R O'Brien, R Joyce, P Courtney 0-1 each. Skerries Harps: H Dawson 0-3 (0-1f), S Davis 0-2 (0-2 '45'), B Davey, S Smith (0-1f) 0-1 each.

ST JUDE'S: P Copeland; C Fitzpatrick, P Cunningham, R Martina; T Lahiff, C Guckian, N O'Shea; C Murphy, S Ryan; M Sweeney, R O'Brien, R Joyce; N Coakley, K McManamon, D Donnelly. Subs: B Sheehan for O'Brien (40), P Courtney for O'Shea (40), C O'Reilly for Guckian (47), O Manning for Donnelly (57).

SKERRIES HARPS: S Davis; S Rocks, E McGinley, R McGarry; E Smith, B Cullen, J Smith; M Boylan, D McIlgorm; C O'Brien, C Daly, K Gilmore; H Dawson, S Smith, G Daly. Subs: D MacNamee for Rocks (17, inj), T Ryan for MacNamee (30, black card), B Davey for G Daly (40), P Cashman for Dawson (55).

REF: S McCarthy (St Vincent's).