It was the final regulation round of the 2016 Allianz Football League across all four Divisions last weekend and it was also the biggest weekend of the year in second-level schools Gaelic Football.

When the stakes are highest, the quality players tend to raise their level too, and there were a number of deserving contenders for our Player of the Week nominations.

We cut it down to three eventually, and went for Cavan's Gearoid McKiernan, Dublin's Dean Rock, and St. Brendan's Killarney school-boy David Clifford.

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, April 5,  and the winner will be announced on GAA.ie.

GAA.ie Football Player of the Week Nominations

Gearoid McKiernan (Cavan)

McKiernan came close to being nominated last week after hitting three spectacular points against Laois, but there's no way his claim could be ignored this time. He was the main man for the Breffni County as their rip-roaring four-point win over Galway secured promotion to Division One of the Allianz Football League for the first time since 2002.

The powerful centre-forward produced a stellar individual performance that saw him kick five points from play and lead the Cavan charge all afternoon.

McKiernan is far more than just a finisher too. His ball-winning ability was crucial in poor weather conditions, and when Galway tried to move the ball out of defence they usually ran into a brick wall when they ventured down McKiernan's channel.

Dean Rock (Dublin)

Dean Rock shed his 'super-sub' reputation last year by playing in every single one of Dublin's matches from the O'Byrne Cup right through to the All-Ireland Final, and he is clearly in no mood to step aside for anyone this year.

Dublin were slightly fortunate to get away from Carrick-On-Shannon with a one-point win over Roscommon yesterday, and it would not have been possible were it not for the metronomic accuracy of Rock.

He hit an impressive total of 1-8, including seven surely struck frees. The goal was expertly taken as he played a nice one-two with Eoghan O'Gara before slotting the ball nervelessly past the advancing Roscommon goalkeeper Darren O'Malley.

David Clifford (St. Brendan's Killarney)

Nominating a school-boy for our Footballer of the Week is a break with convention, but Clifford produced such a special individaul performance for St. Brendan's of Killarney in their Hogan Cup Final win on Saturday over St. Pat's, Maghera that it would have been a travesty not to include him.

His individual haul of 2-5, 2-3 of it from play, was something special, and there was a touch of class about everything he did when he got his hands on the ball.

Still only 16, Clifford is clearly a star in the making. St. Brendan's manager Gary McGrath saw fit to compare him to Maurice Fitzgerald after the match, and praise does not come higher than that down in Kerry.

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