DUBLIN’S ALL-IRELAND winner Brian Fenton, along with beaten finalist David Clifford and Brendan Rogers of Derry, have been shortlisted as the three contenders for the 2023 PwC GAA-GPA Footballer of the Year award.
Fenton stands a chance of becoming the first footballer to win the award three times, after previously claiming it in 2018 and 2020.
The only other player to have won it twice is Meath’s Trevor Giles, in 1996 and 1999.
However, a win for David Clifford would mean the first time the title was retained by a player after last year’s success for the Fossa man.
Brendan Rogers makes up the threesome and he could be the very first player from Derry to win the award.
The nominees were decided by a panel of Gaelic Games media correspondents and the committee was chaired by GAA President Larry McCarthy. The award will be voted on exclusively by inter-county players and the awards take place on 17 November at the RDS, with the football awards being revealed on the live show.
As a Dub we have had some serious battles over the past 5 years with mayo and I don’t like them but I have huge admiration for them and there players. 50/50 next Saturday really looking forward to it.
It was a very good game, I don’t think the conditions had too much of an effect. Mayo surprised me big time, I sincerely thought they would not be at this stage of the championship after last years heartache but they are and they seem to be getting better with every game. If they had one more forward of the calibre of Moran they’d be very hard to beat. Kerry on the other hand had to rely on their vast experience to counter-act a sub-par performance, are they as bad as they were yesterday or was it just a blip? Anyway, hopefully the replay will be as good a game, look forward as a neutral to another enthralling game.
Interesting. The Kerry full back line looked like a herd of sheep going into a field for the first time. Maybe a billy could help them out instead of Tomas’ buddy.
Agree with some of the analysis but for me Mayo pushed up and hadnt the legs to get back to defend as we will see Tyrone and Dublin will filter back. I thought Moran was outstanding for Kerry. Its 50/50 for the replay but Mayo by one for me so the Dubs can beat them in another Final pg.
@Vinny Hughes: I didn’t know the other semi final was already played!
@Vinny Hughes:
Remember the red HAND OF ULSTER Vinny .your not there to beat anyone yet ,,,!!!!!!!’