Brendan Rogers’ Player of the Year nomination unexpected but thoroughly deserved
James McCarthy misses out on nomination. The Gaelic football All-Stars has been announced and Brendan Rogers Player of the Year nomination is unexpected but thoroughly deserved. Since Dublin beat Kerry in the All-Ireland final almost immediately the conversation to who would win the Player of the Year awards. Former Dublin stars like Paul Flynn were […]
2 years ago
Brendan Rogers responds to Joe Brolly’s take that Shane McGuigan wouldn’t make Dublin forward line
Brendan Rogers and Shane McGuigan and co. are back in with Slaughtneil. They were back in very sharpish after their All-Ireland SFC loss to Kerry. No holidays or sabatticals. Not for Rogers anyway. For him, a change is as good as a rest and he says that between picking up the hurl for the first […]
2 years ago
David Clifford and James McCarthy don’t make Joe Brolly’s Player of the Year shortlist
“An awesome footballer & leader.” David Clifford and James McCarthy appear to be the frontrunners for the Player of the Year award, however, neither of these stars made Joe Brolly’s shortlist. Pretty much since the final whistle blew on Sunday’s All-Ireland final, the debate has rumbled on between who should pick up this accolade. Many […]
2 years ago
This 17 second play against Derry highlights David Clifford’s unique mentality
17 seconds that would make or break Kerry’s season. David Clifford was outstanding against Derry, and although he kicked nine points in the game there is one passage of play that really underlines his greatness. The Kerry captain was man-marked by Chrissy McKaiuge, who is widely regarded as the best man-marker in the game, but […]
2 years ago
Three reasons why Derry can be hopeful ahead of Kerry semi-final
So you’re saying… there’s a chance? Derry will face Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final and after The Kingdom’s incredible performance against Tyrone, people don’t hold much hope for the Oakleaf county. Kerry were simply devastating, and the big thing from that match was the fact that David Clifford didn’t even play well, and they were […]
2 years ago
The five most unlucky players to miss out on an All-Star
The All-Most-Stars. Picking just 15 players this season to be awarded an All-Star is a big ask given the talent was that was on display last summer, but five players in particular must be feeling pretty unlucky to miss out. You can’t really begrudge anyone who got their All-Star yesterday; all were fully deserving of […]
3 years ago