CJ McGourty fitness doubt for Gall's

St Gall's are in their second club final in four years

Tuesday, 9 March 2010 10:30

St Gall's CJ McGourty has emerged as a major doubt for their All-Ireland club football final showdown with Kilmurry-Ibrickane on St Patrick's Day.

While it is not clear what kind of injury the forward has sustained, he had surgery on a debilitating hip problem last year and it's understood that the same injury has resurfaced in recent months.

McGourty, who scored 1-9 in the All-Ireland semi-final win over Corofin, recently revealed that he had taken several pain-killing injections to get through games because of pain in his hip and that doctors had advised him to take an extended break from the game.

Fellow attacker Rory Gallagher picked up a hamstring injury in the win over Corofin, but is expected to be fit for the Croke Park decider.