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Diarmuid Connolly named GAA.ie Footballer of the Week

Diarmuid Connolly

Diarmuid Connolly

Dublin attacker Diarmuid Connolly has come out on top in the public vote for this week's GAA.ie Footballer of the Week.

Connolly is clearly a man in a rich vein of form because this is the second time this month he has won the award.

The classy attacker was Dublin's best player in Sunday's Leinster SFC Semi-Final win over Meath, and his man of the match display has earned him 51 per cent of the votes cast on the GAA's official Twitter (@officialgaa), Facebook, and Instagram pages.

That was enough for him to push Fermanagh's Tomás Corrigan into second and Longford's Michael Quinn into third.


GAA.ie Footballer of the Week

**1: **Diarmuid Connolly - 3635 (51 per cent)
**2: **Tomás Corrigan - 1813 (25 per cent)
3: Michael Quinn - 1675 (24 per cent)


There's a strong argument to be made that Diarmuid Connolly is now the very best forward in the country. He's been in excellent form this year and was sublime once again in Dublin's Leinster SFC Semi-Final victory over Meath.

He glided around the pitch with real class, kicked four points from play, and got the Dublin attack moving with his wonderful range of kick-passing.

One of those points was poetry in motion as he left a Meath defender for dead with a sudden change of pace and direction and then casually flighted the ball over the bar as if it was the easiest thing in the world to do.

Tomás Corrigan has been one of the most consistent forwards in the country this year and was excellent again for Fermanagh in thier All-Ireland Qualifier win over Wexford.

The corner-forward scored nine points, four of them from frees, as he led the Wexford full-back line a merry dance.

He has developed an instinctive understanding with Fermanagh full-forward Sean Quigley, and Wexford simply couldn't handle their little and large double-act.

Michael Quinn was the main man for Longford as they defeated Down after extra-time in Saturday's Round 1B All-Ireland SFC tie.

The all-action midfielder drove his team forward from the centre of the park and scored four fine points from play.

The Killoe man got on a huge amount of ball, and always did something positive with it. The energy he provided was the main difference between the two teams.


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.