Corofin
duo Gary Sice and Kieran Molloy are joined by Gaoth Dobhair star Kevin Cassidy
in the short list announced for the 2019 AIB GAA Club Footballer of the Year
award.
The news
comes as details have been released of the star-studded selection that makes up
the AIB GAA Club Players’ Awards for football – which will be presented at a
banquet in Croke Park this coming Saturday evening. Sice and Molloy were
monumental figures for the all-conquering Galway champions who successfully
retained their AIB All-Ireland club title in such fine style on St Patrick’s
Day – a fourth senior All-Ireland for the club in all.
Goalkeeper
Bernard Power, defender Liam Silke, midfielder Daithí Burke and forwards Jason
Leonard and Martin Farragher complete the seven strong Corofin representations.
Silke and Farragher were also chosen 12 months ago on what was the inaugural
AIB GAA Club Players’ Awards. Full forward Kevin Cassidy was an inspirational
presence for Donegal champions Gaoth Dobhair as they went on the march to a
first ever Ulster senior title and an epic semi-final joust with Corofin. Odhrán
Mac Niallais and Odhrán McFadden-Ferry are also representing Gaoth Dobhair on
the team.
Elsewhere,
history making Leinster champions Mullinalaghta are represented by full back
Patrick Fox and wing back Donal McElligott. Munster champions and All-Ireland
finalists Dr Crokes are represented by centre back Gavin White and forwards
Kieran O’Leary and Tony Brosnan. Kevin Cassidy of Gaoth Dobhair has been nominated
for AIB Club Footballer of the year along with Corofin duo Gary Sice and Kieran
Molloy.
The team was chosen by a panel of national and regional media who considered outstanding performances over the provincial and All-Ireland series.
Colm Keys from the Irish Independent was on the selection committee and told Ollie Turner that he thinks that seven Corofin players
AIB GAA
Club Players’ Awards – Football 2019
- Bernard Power (Corofin)
- Liam Silke (Corofin)
- Patrick Fox (Mullinalaghta)
- Odhrán McFadden-Ferry (Gaoth Dobhair)
- Kieran Molloy (Corofin)
- Gavin White (
Dr. Crokes) - Donal McElligott (Mullinalaghta)
- Daithí Burke (Corofin)
- Odhrán MacNiallais (Gaoth Dobhair)
- Gary Sice (Corofin)
- Kieran O’Leary (Dr Crokes)
- Jason Leonard (Corofin)
- Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes)
- Kevin Cassidy (Gaoth Dobhair)
- Martin Farragher (Corofin)
CLUB
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Kevin
Cassidy (Gaoth Dobhair), Kieran Molloy (Corofin), Gary Sice (Corofin)
