Paul Kirwin scored a late winner in a mammoth comeback for Kill in the closest of the five Tom Cross Junior Championship games this evening, while there were some sizeable wins elsewhere

The opening round of the Tom Cross Junior Football Championship brought some outstanding individual displays so check out who made the cut for the Kildare Nationalist Team of the Week

A second half goal by former Kildare underage star Ethan O'Donoghue was key for Rathcoffey in seeing off a gallant effort from Cappagh

Former rugby star Fionn Carr scored seven points for Ardclough but it wasn't enough for his team who were always chasing the game after two early Rheban goals

Fionn Bergin scored 2-10 as Grange saw off Athgarvan in a manner befitting of one of the favourites for this year's Tom Cross Junior Football Championship

Robertstown 0-13 Ballykelly 0-3  Ballykelly had 18 shots on goal in a dry and sunny Manguard Park on Friday evening last. 13 went wide, one dropped short, another hit the post, and three managed to find the target.

A point by Kill's Sam Lafferty ensured that the opening game of this year's Tom Cross Junior Football Championship ended in a draw

This year's Division 3 champions Grange and Ellistown, relegated from Intermediate last year, look to the favourites for the Tom Cross Junior Championship which gets underway on Thursday evening.