Kobe McDonald

Sensational skill! To the surprise of few, Kobe McDonald took to Croke Park like a duck to water in Mayo’s All-Ireland quarter-final win over Cork. The AFL-bound teenager scored within 30 seconds of his Croker debut, and continued to dazzle with an outrageous outside-of-the-foot two pointer. In the end, the Crossmolina man finished with 0-04, […]

2 weeks ago

Such is life…. Despite Mayo’s loss to Roscommon on Sunday, Kobe McDonald continued his rise in the senior inter-county ranks. The 18-year-old was his side’s second top points scorer, with 0-06, as the Rossies blew away the Green and Red in the second half. Mayo’s top scorer on the day was Ryan O’Donoghue, with 1-04, […]

2 months ago

From one star to another! It’s fair to say that Mayo’s Kobe McDonald is the most highly-rated talent since the emergence David Clifford, who made his championship debut back in 2018. Since then, the Kerry icon has has gone on to win two All-Ireland titles, a record three GAA Footballer of the Year awards, and […]

2 months ago

He will be some loss… A small silver lining for Mayo after their heavy loss to Roscommon was the performance of Kobe McDonald, who scored 0-06 in the 1-18 to 2-25 defeat. However, as with every good-news Kobe story, it is bittersweet for Mayo fans, given his impending departure for Australia at the end of […]

2 months ago

Some talent Kobe McDonald was the star of the show once again, as the Mayo U20s advanced to final of the Connacht championship, after a 3-16 to 1-12 win over Galway in Castlebar. The Tribesmen aren’t out of it, however, and will have a chance to face Mayo in the decider if they defeat Roscommon […]

3 months ago

This was beautiful. The Kobe McDonald hype train picked up even more speed yesterday, following another stellar showing off the bench, during Mayo’s Division 1 win over Armagh. The game finished 2-17 to 0-22 at MacHale Park, in wet and blustery conditions. McDonald followed up last week’s 1-4 off the bench with 0-2 yesterday, while […]

4 months ago