CLARE, GALWAY, KERRY, Limerick and Monaghan all have players in the running for the latest PWC GAA/GPA Player of the Month awards.
Clare’s Peter Duggan, Galway’s Cathal Mannion and Limerick’s Aaron Gillane are have been shortlisted after their hurling exploits.
Last weekend saw ace free-takers Duggan and Gillane star from placed balls and open play, with respective scoring tallies of 0-14 and 0-13 in their semi-final clashes. Mannion weighed in with 0-4 in their epic semi-final tie with Clare on Saturday evening.
Galway’s Ian Burke, Kerry’s David Clifford and Monaghan’s Conor McManus are the three players in the running for the football award. Burke scored 0-3 between their wins over Kerry and Kildare, with his creativity and ball-winning also integral to Galway’s success.
Clifford struck the vital late goal in Kerry’s draw against Monaghan, after hitting 1-5 the previous week in their tie with Galway. McManus notched 1-9 in a superb showing for Monaghan in that draw in Clones.
The winners will be announced next week but who do you think should be recognised?
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Come on Cork, sent the Bitter boys home empty handed
@Andrew Cosgrave: How’s that big Cork bandwagon going for ya?
@John McNamara: Anyone but the Bitter boys John
@Andrew Cosgrave: ye were bitter in 2013 buddy and havent been heard since, then ye come out of the woodwork when ye win a few games
@John McNamara: I’m a Limerick man John, plenty of rivalry there between Clare and us.
@Andrew Cosgrave: haha Limerick hurling??? Laughable!
@John McNamara: Ye, ye, ye, ye and ducking ye.
@John McNamara: I would say enjoy it John but you lot were soundly beaten today. All talk of big balls with no substance. Maybe poor auld Davey wasn’t holding back these players after all, maybe they just ain’t good enough to consistently contest. Clare’s Munster record is atrocious in fairness, even ‘laughable’ Limerick have a way richer recent Munster history than the world beating Bitter boys.
@Andrew Cosgrave: no doubt Cork were the better team and they deserved it, Clare had too many individuals…..but do not ever praise Davy, that man was a drain on the entire county, nobody realises what he is like until he is over the county team. Clare players are more than good enough to contest, they just need to be let play with their instincts. Limerick on the other hand, I’d say an u8 team would beat that gaggle of geese
Following the live blog in Romania. Rebels Abu
@Anthony P: multmesc
Poor quality game but Cork are slightly better team so far and the defence are holding up ok.Ref has given clare one or two really handy ones and very little in the peanlty could possibly be a free out for overplaying.RTE panelists are a joke its all what Clare can do to win, two teams their lads.
I hope clare lose this and wexford draw them in 1/4 final.
@David Higginbotham: my bad don’t think losers of munster and leinster can meet at that stage .
Poor match so far
Every game I watched in the Munster championship has been enthralling. Outstanding hurling, especially from Cork. Why are there no black or Muslin hurling players?
Is Nash knackered?
Now Kevin, call it as it is ör we will…..l am Sirian sorry serious…
Clare are woeful