CARDROSS got their 2025 MFNL season off to a flying start with a 55-point thumping of reigning premiers Bambill a fortnight ago.

It was only one game - and a season opener at that, but it sent a clear warning to the rest of the league that coach Pat Irwin’s revamped and hungry Lions could well be the competition’s new benchmark.

They recruited cannily over the offseason with the prize late s...