2017 McGrath Cup
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{{Infobox GAA championship
|image =
|name = 2017 McGrath Cup
|province = Munster
|year = 2017
|manager = Éamonn Fitzmaurice
|captain = Killian Young
|winners = Kerry
|ordinal = 5
|runnersup = Limerick
|runnerupcaptain = Iain Corbett
|runnerupmanager = Billy Lee
|previous = 2016
|next = 2018
}}
The 2017 McGrath Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/mcgrath-cup-football/|title=McGrath Cup Football « Munster GAA Web site|website=munster.gaa.ie|accessdate=13 May 2017}} The final was won by Kerry.{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0122/846902-mcgrath-cup-final/|title=Kerry win McGrath Cup final in extra-time|date=22 January 2017|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=23 February 2017}}
Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final.
Group stage
=Group A=
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Diff | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kerry.svg {{GG|Kerry|football}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +18 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cork.svg {{GG|Cork|football}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +11 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Tipperary.svg {{GG|Tipperary|football}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –29 |
{{GAA match
|date = 8 January 2017
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Kerry
|score = 3-11 - 1-3
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/08/mcgrath-cup-football-kerry-v-tipperary/ Report]
|team2 = Tipperary
|goals1 = M O'Sullivan 2-0, C Bambury 1-1 (1-0 pen), S O'Shea 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), C Geaney 0-2 (1f), T O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.
|goals2 = D Foley 1-0; K Fahey 0-2; J Kennedy 0-1.
|stadium = Austin Stack Park
|attendance =
|referee = C Lane (Cork)
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 11 January 2017
|time = 19:30
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 1-10 – 2-22
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/11/mcgrath-cup-football-tipperary-v-cork/ Report]
|team2 = Cork
|goals1 = L Boland (0-4); L McGrath (0-3); A Moloney (1-0); D Foley, L Casey (0-1 each)
|goals2 = N Coakley (2-3, 0-1 free); K Davis (0-6); B O’Driscoll, D O’Driscoll (0-3 each); R Deane, S Powter (0-2 each); C Dorman, I Maguire, P De Róiste (0-1 each)
|stadium = Templetuohy
|attendance =
|referee = R Hickey (Clare)
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 January 2017
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Cork
|score = 1-9 - 1-13
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/15/mcgrath-cup-football-cork-v-kerry/ Report]
|team2 = Kerry
|goals1 = N Coakley (1-5, 0-3 frees); G Murphy (0-3); B O’Driscoll (0-1)
|goals2 = J O’Donoghue (1-3, 0-1 free); J Savage (0-6, 0-1 free); BJ Keane (0-2, 0-1 free); B O’Sullivan, T O’Sullivan (0-1 each).
|stadium = Carigoon G.A.A Complex, Mallow
|attendance =
|referee = D O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
}}
=Group B=
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Diff | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Limerick.svg {{GG|Limerick|football}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Clare.svg {{GG|Clare|football}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Waterford.svg {{GG|Waterford|football}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –7 |
{{GAA match
|date = 8 January 2017
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Clare
|score = 1-10 - 0-8
|report = [http://www.clarechampion.ie/clare-make-winning-start-to-mcgrath-cup/ Report]
|team2 = Waterford
|goals1 = E Cleary 1-4 (2f), J Malone 0-2, D Tubridy 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, D Egan 0-1, C Russell 0-1.
|goals2 = P Whyte 0-5 (4f), F O’Cuirrín 0-1, M Curry 0-1, C Murray 0-1.
|stadium = Meelick
|attendance =
|referee = S Lonergan (Tipperary)
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 11 January 2017
|time = 19:30
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Limerick
|score = 2-13 – 2-9
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/11/mcgrath-cup-football-limerick-v-clare/ Report]
|team2 = Clare
|goals1 = S O’Carroll (1-4, 2f 1 45), S McSweeney (0-4, 3 f), D Treacy (1-0), D Neville (0-2), D Daly, P White, B Donovan (0-1 each)
|goals2 = K Sexton (0-6, 5f), E Cleary (1-2), C O’Dea 1-0, S McGrath 1-0.
|stadium = Rhebogue, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = P O’Sullivan (Kerry)
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 January 2017
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Waterford
|score = 0-7 - 0-9
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/15/mcgrath-cup-football-waterford-v-limerick/ Report]
|team2 = Limerick
|goals1 = P Whyte (2fs), P Hurney 0-2 each, C Murray, J Veale, J McGrath 0-1 each.
|goals2 = D Neville 0-5 (1f), C Sheehan, B Donovan, K Ryan, S McSweeney (f) 0-1 each.
|stadium = Lemybrien, Waterford
|attendance =
|referee = J Bermingham (Cork)
}}
Final
{{football box
|round = Final
|date = 22 January 2017
|time = 3 p.m.
|aet = yes
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|team1 = Kerry
|score = 3-13 – 2-12
|team2 = Limerick
|goals1 = C Geaney 1-2 (2fs), D Moran 1-1, J O’Donoghue 0-4 (3fs), B O’Sullivan 1-0, J Lyne & B.J. Keane (2f) 0-2 each, P Murphy and M Geaney 0-1 each.
|goals2 = I Corbett 1-2 (1-0 pen), S O’Carroll 1-1, D Neville 0-3, J Lee 0-2 (1f), S O’Dea, D Treacy, G Collins, and S McSweeney (f) 0-1 each.
|referee = A Kissane (Waterford)
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/22/mcgrath-cup-football-final-4/ Report]
|attendance = 2,010
}}