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GAA.ie Football Player of the Week Nominations

Donnchadh Walsh

Donnchadh Walsh

It was the first double weekend of the 2016 Allianz Leagues, and there were lots of top performers in the various matches played in both codes.

In football, Donnchadh Walsh (Kerry), Tomás Corrigan (Fermanagh) and James McCarthy (Dublin) are the three nominated players.

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The voting process is simple: retweet the image of your chosen player on the GAA's official Twitter account (@officialgaa) or like their image on the GAA's official Facebook and Instagram pages.

Voting will close at 10am on Tuesday, March 8 and the winner will be announced on GAA.ie.


GAA.ie Football Player of the Week Nominations

Donnchadh Walsh (Kerry)

When Donnchadh Walsh won his first All Star last year, the line was that the Cromane man would have to give up his unofficial title of 'most underrated footballer in Ireland' in the process. Certainly, the days when Walsh's qualities go unnoticed are long gone and he gave a typically indefatigable performance in Kerry's win over Donegal on Sunday. Walsh rose above the fray in a scrappy, fractious match which saw 10 cards handed out. His extraordinary work-rate saw him pop up all over the field, and the sparky nature of the game made his tasks all the more challenging and draining. That he managed to power through and fist three crucial points on top of all his other labours showed just how valuable he now is to Kerry, in every regard.

Tomás Corrigan

Tomás Corrigan

Tomás Corrigan (Fermanagh)

Tomás Corrigan has been showing signs in recent times that he is among the most deadly forwards in Ulster on his day. On Sunday against Laois, the Fermanagh man gave nationwide notice of his talent, scoring a remarkable 1-11 (1-4 from open play) to guide Pete McGrath's side to a 10-point win. Corrigan was absolutely electric. He hit 1-8 in the first half alone, and while his freetaking was absolutely top rate, it was the constant threat he provided from open play that stung Laois the most. Talented forward Seán Quigley was unavailable for Fermanagh against Laois, but when Corrigan is in this kind of form, on-one notices and that is quite the compliment.

James McCarthy

James McCarthy

James McCarthy (Dublin)

On the night that Jack McCaffrey's absence for 2016 was confirmed by Dublin manager Jim Gavin, the Clontarf man's opposite wing colleague James McCarthy eased the pain of Dublin supporters with a gloriously swashbuckling display in the All-Ireland champions' win over Cork at Croke Park. The supremely athletic Ballymun Kickhams clubman has started the year like a train, and he was one of Dublin's main attacking weapons against the Rebels, driving forward at very regular intervals to support the Dublin attack. He was involved in many of Dublin's 16 scores and he capped off a superb display with a wonderful individual goal towards the end.


Players of the Week are decided based on votes cast by followers of @officialgaa on Twitter, on the Official GAA Facebook Page and on the Official GAA Instagram page