# Galway senior hurling team season 2017

The 2017 season was Micheál Donoghue's second year as manager of the Galway senior hurling team.
On 3 September 2017, Galway beat Waterford in the All-Ireland Final where they won their first title since 1988.
During the championship, Galway only scored two goals, both of which came in the first game against Dublin.

## 2017 senior hurling management team

* Manager: Micheál Donoghue (Clarinbridge)
* Selectors: Francis Forde (Turloughmore), Noel Larkin (Meelick-Eyrecourt)

## 2017 squad

| No. | Player | Position | Club |
| 1 | Colm Callanan | Goalkeeper | Kinvara |
| 2 | Adrian Tuohy | Right Corner Back | Beagh |
| 3 | Daithí Burke | Full back | Turloughmore |
| 4 | John Hanbury | Left Corner Back | Rahoon-Newcastle |
| 5 | Pádraic Mannion | Right half back | Ahascragh-Fohenagh |
| 6 | Gearóid McInerney | Centre back | Oranmore-Maree |
| 7 | Aidan Harte | Left half back | Gort |
| 8 | Johnny Coen | Midfield | Loughrea |
| 9 | David Burke (c) | Midfield | St Thomas' |
| 10 | Cathal Mannion | Right half forward | Ahascragh-Fohenagh |
| 11 | Joe Canning | Centre forward | Portumna |
| 12 | Joseph Cooney | Left half forward | Sarsfields |
| 13 | Conor Whelan | Right corner forward | Kinvara |
| 14 | Niall Burke | Full forward | Oranmore-Maree |
| 15 | Conor Cooney | Left corner forward | St Thomas' |
| No. | Player | Position | Club |
| 16 | James Skehill | Substitute | Cappataggle |
| 17 | Ronan Burke | Substitute | Turloughmore |
| 18 | Seán Loftus | Substitute | Turloughmore |
| 17 | Matt Donohoe | Substitute | Moycullen |
| 20 | Greg Lally | Substitute | Gort |
| 21 | Éanna Burke | Substitute | St Thomas' |
| 22 | Jason Flynn | Substitute | Tommy Larkin's |
| 23 | Thomas Monaghan | Substitute | Craughwell |
| 24 | Shane Moloney | Substitute | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry |
| 25 | Davy Glennon | Substitute | Mullagh |
| 26 | Jonathan Glynn | Substitute | Ardrahan |
Squad as per Galway v Tipperary, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final, 6 August 2017

## 2017 Walsh Cup

| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | Galway | 1-30 – 0-12 | Dublin Institute of Technology | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | J Flynn 0-7 (0-4 frees); J Cooney (1-2); T Monaghan, D Glennon (0-4); B Molloy, D Nevin (0-3); P Brehony (0-2); J Grealish, S McInerney, E Niland, C Salmon, J Coen (0-1) | Report | C O’Donoghue (0-6, 0-5 frees); D McNicholas (0-2, 0-1 free); R Greville, A Nugent, C Hayes (0-1); E O’Hehir (0-1 free) | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 12 January 2017 19:30 Round 2 | Galway | 1-20 – 0-13 | National University of Ireland, Galway | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 12 January 2017 19:30 Round 2 | Dan Nevin (0-9, 0-6 frees); Sean McInerney (1-3); Davey Glennon (0-3); Sean Loftus, Jason Flynn, Thomas Monaghan, Evan Niland, Jack Coyne (0-1) | Report | Ger Hennelly (0-5, 0-4 frees); Conor Cleary (0-3 frees); Ian Fox (0-2); Aiden Helebert, Gearoid Loughnane, Conor Ryan (0-1) | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | Galway | 1-19 – 0-16 | Laois | Rathdowney Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | D Nevin (0-13, 0-10 frees, 0-1 '65); J Cooney (1-2); J Flynn, S McInerney (0-2) | Report | B Conroy (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65); N Foyle (0-6, 0-5 frees); R Mullaney, W Dunphy, A Corby, R King (0-1) | Rathdowney Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |
| 28 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final | Galway | 4-37 – 0-15 | I.T. Carlow | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 28 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final | S Moloney (0-9, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65); J Flynn (1-6, 0-4 frees); S McInerney (2-3); C Whelan (1-1); A Helebert (0-4); J Cooney, A Tuohy (0-3); D Nevin (0-2, 0-1 free); C Salmon, T Monaghan, Greg Lally, S Loftus, K McHugo, D Glennon (0-1) | Report | M O’Hanlon (0-8, 0-6 frees); C Bolger (0-2); E Rowland (0-2 frees); D Tobin, S Casey, S Phelan (0-1) | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 5 February 2017 Final | Kilkenny | 0-20 – 0-18 | Galway | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow) |
| 5 February 2017 Final | Richie Hogan (0-11, 0-7 frees, 0-2 '65s); Ollie Walsh (0-3); Lester Ryan (0-2); Conor Martin, Pat Lyng, Conor Fogarty, Kieran Joyce (0-1) | Report | Jason Flynn (0-6, 0-5 frees); Joseph Cooney, Davy Glennon (0-2); Shane Maloney (0-2, 0-1 free); Johnny Coen, Aidan Harte, Colm Callanan, Sean McInerney (0-1) | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow) |

## 2017 National Hurling League

| 12 February 2017 13:00 Round 1 | Offaly | 1-12 - 6-23 | Galway | O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
| 12 February 2017 13:00 Round 1 | S Dooley (0-08, 0-08f), S Cleary (1-01), C Kiely (0-02), S Ryan (0-01). | Report | J Flynn (2-10, 0-08f), C Whelan (2-00), C Cooney (0-06, 0-01f), D Burke (1-01), B Molloy (1-00), J Cooney (0-03), J Coen (0-01), N Burke (0-01), A Tuohy (0-01). | O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
| 19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Galway | 3-13 - 1-21 | Wexford | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Attendance: 7, 006 Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
| 19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2 | J Flynn 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 ’65), J Cooney 1-1, J Canning 1-0 (1-0 pen), J Coen 1-0, C Cooney 0-3, C Callanan 0-1 (0-1f), B Molloy 0-1, David Burke 0-1, C Whelan 0-1 | Report | C McDonald 0-7 (0-5f), M Fanning 1-0 (1-0 pen), L Chin 0-3 (0-2f), P Morris 0-3, A Nolan 0-2, S Donohoe 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, M O’Hanlon 0-1, B Carton 0-1, D O’Keefe 0-1, P Doran 0-1. | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Attendance: 7, 006 Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
| 5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3 | Galway | 3-31 - 1-11 | Laois | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3 | C Mannion 1-5, J Flynn 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 65), J Canning 1-2 (1-0 pen), P Flaherty 0-5, C Whelan 1-0, C Cooney 0-3, T Monaghan 0-3, J Cooney 0-1, David Burke 0-1, P Mannion 0-1, P Killeen 0-1, A Harte 0-1, Daithi Burke 0-1, J Coen 0-1. | Report | R King 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 65), S Bergin 1-0, A Corby 0-1, P Purcell 0-1, C Taylor 0-1, B Conroy 0-1, A Dunphy 0-1. | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4 | Kerry | 0-12 - 1-22 | Galway | Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
| 12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4 | S Nolan (0-06f), J Conway (0-02), P Boyle (0-01), C Harty (0-01), B O'Leary (0-01), K Carmody (0-01). | Report | J Canning (0-09, 6f), C Mannion (0-05), P Brehony (1-00), N Burke (0-02), P Flaherty (0-02), S Maloney (0-01), G McInerney (0-01), C Whelan (0-01), D Burke (0-01). | Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
| 26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5 | Limerick | 1-18 - 0-24 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5 | S Dowling 0-11 (8fs), C Lynch 1-1, G Mulcahy 0-2, S Hickey 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1, K Hayes 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1. | Report | J Canning 0-10 (6fs, 1’sl), D Burke 0-6, C Mannion 0-2, P Flaherty 0-1, J Coen 0-1, A Harte 0-1, S Maloney 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, N Burke 0-1. | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 2 April 2017 16:00 Quarter-final | Galway | 2-22 – 2-19 | Waterford | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Attendance: 12,082 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
| 2 April 2017 16:00 Quarter-final | J Canning (1-10, 1-0 pen,0-4 frees, 1 sideline); C Cooney (1-0); C Whelan (0-3); N Burke, A Harte, D Burke (0-2 each); C Mannion, T Monaghan, P Mannion (0-1 each). | Report | T Devine (2-1); M Shanahan (0-6 4 frees); S Roche (0-3); K Moran, T Ryan, DJ Foran (0-2 each); Stephen Bennett, M O’Brien, S Keating (0-1 each). | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Attendance: 12,082 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
| 16 April 2017 2:00 pm Semi-final | Limerick | 1-11 – 1-21 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 16 April 2017 2:00 pm Semi-final | S Dowling (0-5, 0-4 frees); W O’Donoghue (1-0); B Nash (0-2); D Byrnes, D Dempsey, C Lynch, J Fitzgibbon (0-1 each). | Report | C Cooney (1-4); J Canning (0-7, 0-6 frees); C Mannion (0-4); C Whelan (0-2); J Coen, P Mannion, D Burke, T Monaghan (0-1 each). | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 23 April 2017 15:30 Final | Tipperary | 0-14 - 3-21 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 16,089 Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
| 23 April 2017 15:30 Final | J McGrath (0-06, 0-05f), M Breen (0-02), N McGrath (0-02), R Maher (0-02, 0-02f), J O’Dwyer (0-01, 0-1f), B Maher (0-01). | Report | J Canning (0-09, 0-03f, 0-02 65), J Flynn (2-01), C Whelan (0-05), C Mannion (1-01), A Harte (0-02); J Coen (0-01), T Monaghan (0-01), David Burke (0-01). | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 16,089 Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |

## Awards

On 2 November, the 2017 PwC All-Stars winners were announced with Galway picking up seven awards.
* Padraic Mannion (Galway)
* Daithí Burke (Galway)
* Gearóid McInerney (Galway)
* David Burke (Galway)
* Joe Canning (Galway)
* Conor Whelan (Galway)
* Conor Cooney (Galway)
On 3 November 2017 at the presentation of the All-Star awards, Joe Canning was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year with Conor Whelan named the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.