Number 4 pick: Club hurling team of the decade

May 28, 2020

Thomas raleigh, Ciaran O'Rourke and Podge Geoghegan

Meath club hurling has been renowned for producing some outstanding players that would hold down a place on any team in the country.

Royal County Meath Yearbook has acknowledged these talented players every year when picking the Hurling Team of the Year. 

With no resumption of action on the horizon due to Covid-19 we will with your assistance pick our Club Hurling Team of the Decade taking one position at a time.

The last position in the full back line is up for grabs.

Players picked in that position since 2010

2010 Sean Carroll Kiltale

2011 Padraig Donoghue Kiltale

2012 Anthony Forde Kiltale

2013 Thomas Raleigh Killyon

2014 Thomas Raleigh Killyon

2015 Ciaran Ennis Kiltale

2016 Brendan Quinn Killyon

2017 Podge Geoghegan Kildalkey

2018 Ciaran O’Rouke Trim

2019 Brian Murphy Ratoath

Kiltale players were picked in the number 4 jersey on four occasions, Killyon 3 times. Padraig Donoghue was also nominated for the full back spot in 2012 while team mate Ciaran Ennis took his spot in the other corner two years later. Killyon’s Thomas Raleigh owned this jersey for two years running. The ‘roving’ Podge Geoghegan, who was outstanding last year as Kildalkey claimed the Jubilee Cup was named three years ago. Ratoath’s Brian Murphy is the most recent winner.

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The story so far

Goalkeeper: 2010 Shane McGann Kiltale, 2011 Jim Burke O’Mahonys, 2012 Shane McGann Kiltale, 2013 Mark Brennan Kilmessan, 2014 Shane McGann Kiltale, 2015 Shane McGann Kiltale, 2016 Stephen Quinn Killyon, 2017 Paul Fagan Kildalkey, 2018 Shane McGann Kiltale, 2019 Eoin Griffin Clann Na nGael

Number 2: 2010 Daire Lahart Kildalkey, 2011 Conor Dunne Kildalkey, 2012 Eoin Potterton Kildalkey, 2013 Pauric Maguire Kilmessan, 2014 Ciaran Ennis Kiltale, 2015 David Connelly Kildalkey, 2016 Anthony Donnelly Kiltale, 2017 Brian O’Reilly Killyon, 2018 Cormac Butler Ratoath, 2019 Mairtin Doran Kildalkey

Fullback: 2010 Paul Fagan Dunboyne, 2011 Richie Hogan O’Mahonys , 2012 Padraig Donoghue Kiltale, 2013 Enda Dixon Longwood, 2014 David Donoghue Kiltale, 2015 David Donoghue Kiltale, 2016 Brian Perry Killyon, 2017 Shane Brennan Kilmessan, 2018 Philly Garvey Kiltale, 2019 Ger Dwane Trim

 


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