Fitzgerald's fitness race
Tuesday November 10 2009
Corofin manager Gerry Keane fears former All Star Kieran Fitzgerald will be unavailable for the Connacht club final on Sunday week.
The Galway defender missed Sunday's semi-final win over Glencar/Manorhamilton with a hamstring injury and faces a race against time to be fit for the final against Charlestown.
But Keane is hopeful top scorer Alan O'Donovan, who also missed Sunday's 2-13 to 0-9 win over the Leitrim champions, will be back.
"It would be great to have the two lads back as we will face a very tough challenge from Charlestown," said Keane.
"I reckon Alan has a good chance of recovering but this game could be coming too soon for Kieran. He will do everything he can to play but it's a long shot."
Fitzgerald, an All-Ireland winner in 2001, suffered a hamstring tear in a league game last month. O'Donovan suffered ankle ligament damage in the drawn county final against Mountbellew/Moylough.
Irish Independent
