Drogheda �keeper plays in Croker

Drogheda �keeper plays in Croker

While it is unlikely that Gary Rogers will ever get the chance to don his Drogheda United shirt in Croke Park, he did manage to line out for the Meath footballers less than 24-hours after playing for his club in their 2-1 defeat to Waterford United.

Rogers got permission from his manager Harry McCue to line out in the Gaelic football match due to the break in the eircom league season. Rogers was named at centre forward on the programme for Meath in the Leinster junior football semi-final which they on comfortably against Laois. Rogers actually started on the bench but was introduced with 15 minutes left to play. He managed to get on the scoreboard and also kicked a wide

Rogers father Dessie is a selector with the Meath side which lead to the call up of the Drogheda star who ended up playing in front of a 29,000 attendance as the game was the under card to the Leinster SFC semi-final between Kildare and Meath.

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