A TOTAL OF 14 Clare hurlers have been nominated for the U21 Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year, it was announced today.
Paul Flanagan, David O’Halloran and Tony Kelly are among those nominated on the shortlist, while Kilkenny and Tipperary have the second highest representation with six players apiece.
Meanwhile, David McInerney, Jason Ford, Podge Collins, Kevin Kelly, Colm Galvin and Lee Chin have all been nominated for Player of the Year.
The ceremony will be televised live on 12 October on TG4 from 8.30pm and will last roughly an hour. The full U21 nominations can be seen below.
Shortlist Announced for Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year
1 Aaron Duggan-Kilkenny, Daragh Mooney-Tipperary, Ronan Taffe-Clare
2 Paul Flanagan-Clare, Cathal Barrett-Tipperary, Tiernan Coyle-Antrim
3 Dan Kelleher-Offaly, Willie Phelan-Kilkenny, David McInerney-Clare,
4 Brian Kennedy-Kilkenny, Jack Browne-Clare, Mark Carmody-Limerick
5 Seadna Morey-Clare, Andrew Kenny-Wexford, Joe O’Dwyer-Tipperary
6 Shane O’Gorman-Wexford, Alan O’Neill -Clare, Pat Camon-Offaly,
7 Stephen O’Halloran-Clare, Ray Barry-Waterford, Diarmuid Byrne-Carlow
8 Colm Galvin-Clare, Jackson McGreevy-Antrim, Stephen Roche-Waterford
9 Lee Chin-Wexford, Tony Kelly-Clare, Eoghan Campbell-Antrim
10 Jack Guiney-Wexford, Peter Duggan-Clare, Jason Forde-Tipperary
11 Podge Collins-Clare, Ian Byrne-Wexford, John Power-Kilkenny
12 Niall O’Meara-Tipperary, Jake Dillon-Waterford, Stephen McAfee-Antrim,
13 Stephen Quirke-Offaly, Cathal O’Connell-Clare, Ger Alyward-Kilkenny
14 Kevin Kelly -Kilkenny, Bill Walsh-Tipperary, Conor Cooney-Galway
15 David O’Halloran-Clare, Ciaran Clarke-Antrim, Shane O’Donnell-Clare
Breakdown on Counties Nominated:
Clare 14
Kilkenny 6
Tipperary 6
Wexford 5
Antrim 5
Offaly 3
Waterford 3
Galway 1
Limerick 1
Carlow 1
Nominations for Player of the Year:
1 David McInerney
2 Jason Forde
3 Podge Collins
4 Kevin Kelly
5 Colm Galvin
6 Lee Chin
Nominations for Bord Gáis Energy Score of the Year Award:
Antrim vs Clare (All-Ireland Final): Score of the Game: Tony Kelly
Kerry vs Kildare (All-Ireland B Final): Score of the Game: Pádraig Boyle
Galway vs Clare (All Ireland Semi-Final): Score of the Game: Cathal O’Connell
Wexford vs Antrim (All Ireland Semi-Final): Score of the Game: Ciaran Clarke
Tipperary vs Clare (Munster Final): Score of the Game: Peter Duggan
Waterford vs Clare (Munster Semi-Final): Score of the Game: Peter Duggan
Tipperary vs Cork (Munster Semi-Final): Score of the Game: John McGrath
Wexford vs Kilkenny (Leinster Final): Score of the Game: Gary Moore
Kilkenny vs Offaly (Leinster Semi-Final): Score of the Game: Michael Brennan
Tipperary vs Limerick (Munster Quarter Final): Score of the Game: Shane Kenny
Eric Cantona has to be on that list surely?!
Everyone of them had a good reason to retire. Mortimers one was his ego
Former Ipswich Town goalkeeper Shane Supple retired at the age of 22. He said at the time he had fallen out of love with the game.
Conor Mortimer’s retirement shocking? Nothing shocking about what a guy with such a big ego could do. He had often thrown his toys out of his pram before that. James Horan was delighted to see him go and played a part in it and Mayo have been better off since. I don’t think there was any phone call to him to try persuade him to change his mind. Mortimer was not that liked by his fellow county players and didn’t get on great with his fellow students in DCU. Most thought he was a sh1te
Conor Mortimer between Magic Johnson and Jordan !!
Muamba was hardly going to keep playing
To those who plead “Oh but what about this guy and that guy, Cantona and Bjorg?!”
The headline says 6 shocking retirements, not ALL shocking retirements so chill out.
Cantona was
What about Bjorn Borg.
Get Conor Mortimer out of this list.
Magic Johnson retired in November 1991 but was in the USA “Dream Team” for the 92 Olympics so it wasn’t much of a retirement
Martina Hingis retired at 23 to pursue a “media” career, only to be banned for cocaine abuse a few years later after a return to the sport.
Alan Hansen could have played on