GALWAY FOOTBALLER CIARÁN Duggan and Dublin hurler Chris Crummey picked up the first Sunday Game man-of-the match awards of the 2018 GAA championships.
Duggan played an instrumental role from midfield on his championship debut as his side edged out Mayo for the third consecutive time in the Connacht SFC. He capped off a fine performance by hitting two points from play to help his side to a three-point win.
The Annaghdown clubman held off competition from Galway teammate Shane Walsh and Mayo’s Kevin McLoughlin to collect the Sunday Game award as Galway look forward to a Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo in June.
Meanwhile, Dublin half-back Chris Crummey also got the nod for a man-of-the-match award after they lost out to Kilkenny in their Leinster SHC Round 1 clash.
Dublin produced an encouraging display and led by five points with five minutes to go, but a Liam Blanchfield goal in injury-time helped Brian Cody’s side snatch a victory before the final whistle.
Crummey scored one point during the tie, and was joined alongside Kilkenny midfielder James Maher and Dublin forward Conal Keaney in the shortlist for the man-of-the-match award.
The Sunday Game panelists Michael Duignan and Brendan Cummins decided to go with the Lucan Sarsfields man in the end.
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Zebo and Earls connected so well all game.
Zebo and Murray connect better.
Hahahaha you beat me to it!!
No. But it would have been deservedly replayed a few times.
It would have been. cracking try….
Regardless of the opposition, it was a sublime piece of individual skill to grace any game against any opponents. He was b@stard unlucky with his footing and tried his best advice time.
*tried his best at the time
His pass for Earls try was fantastic as well. He has great creativity, game intelligence and playmaking qualities which aren’t often credited to him or if they are they’re under the bracket of “X-Factor”, sometimes he’s wasted on the wing though Schmidt seems more and more to be trying to get him in as first receiver.
Shush Rochelle! You just might get Leinster fans buying into the idea of picking the best backs for their best positions!
Yeah, Leinster fans hate good back play.
You’ve been waiting a while like
He is great going forward, don’t think u can say the same when he is going the other way.
Ah, that ole chestnut rears its ugly head yet again.
Disaster had Zebo for 1st try scorer
No. Opposition not strong enough.
ah for foots sake !
Ah stop would ya!