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GAA.ie Hurling Player of the Week nominations

Eoin Price

Eoin Price

Sunday’s drawn Allianz Hurling Final between Clare and Waterford was a taut, tense encounter that was still deadlocked after 20 minutes of extra-time.

It was a claustrophobic contest for much of the game, but that only made the moments of skill and inspiration stand out all the more.

Clare’s Conor McGrath and Shane Bennett provided more of them than any other players did, and are joined in our Hurling Player of the Week nominations by Westmeath’s Eoin Price who was absolutely superb in their hugely convincing Leinster SHC Round Robin victory over Offaly.

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 Wednesday, May 4 and the winner will be announced on GAA.ie.


GAA.ie Hurling Player of the Week Nominations

Eoin Price (Westmeath)

Westmeath’s 2-22 to 1-11 win over Offaly in the Leinster Championship was easily the hurling result of the weekend. They completely dominated their illustrious Midlands neighbours, and no-one hurt the Faithful County more than Lake County wing-forward Eoin Price. 
The Clonkill clubman scored 1-5 from play, and the goal he scored a minute from time was a real beauty. 
Price has been a stalwart for Westmeath since 2007, and Westmeath fans will not have been surprised by the quality of his play on Sunday. He’s a powerful, clinical attacker, who deserves to have his talent exposed to a wider audience.

Conor McGrath

Conor McGrath

Conor McGrath (Clare)
There were a whopping 39 wides hit in the Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Final between Clare and Waterford, but that just made McGrath’s metronomic accuracy from both frees and open play even more impressive. 
He scored 0-13, 10 of them from frees, and he showed nerves of tungsten for the one he nailed from a tight angle on the stroke of full-time to bring the game into extra-time. 
The three he scored from play confirmed once again what we already knew about McGrath – he’s a seriously classy hurler. The sweetness and economy of his swing makes him both an accurate shooter and a devilishly difficult man to hook for defenders.

Shane Bennett

Shane Bennett

Shane Bennett (Waterford)
What made Shane Bennett’s powerful performance for Waterford on Sunday extra-impressive was that he didn’t let his own imperfections rattle him. 
The Ballysaggart teenager hit some uncharacteristic wides from frees, but his mental resolve never wavered and he was easily Waterford’s most consistent and forceful forward. 
He scored three cracking points from play, and his ability to win hard ball and then run at the Clare defence created space and opportunity for others. If Bennett is already this good, you really do have to wonder just how high his ceiling will be.

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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