The opening round of our 2018 Galway Daily Senior Footballer of the Year competition closed last night (Monday) as the 20 contenders were whittled down to 12 players.
Captain Damien Comer topped the poll with 78% followed by Shane Walsh (73%), Ian Burke (68%) and Sean Kelly (63%).
The top two from each of the five groups advanced to the next round along with the two best third placed players (Eamonn Brannigan, Cathal Sweeney).
Some of those unfortunate to be eliminated included Johnny Heaney, Gareth Bradshaw, Sean Armstrong, Gary O’Donnell and Patrick Sweeney.
The semi-finalists will take part today (Tuesday) in four groups containing three players each. The winners from each group will qualify for Wednesday’s final.
Any ties will be decided by our adjudication panel. All you need to do is log into (and like) our twitter page and like your favourite player in each section each day. It’s that simple. Each poll will last for 15 hours.
Round 1 Results
SHANE WALSH – 73%, EOGHAN KERIN – 21%, Gareth Bradshaw – 6%, Barry McHugh – 0%
DAMIEN COMER – 78%, TOM FLYNN – 20%, Peter Cooke – 2%, Declan Kyne – 0%
RUAIRI LAVELLE – 46%, PAUL CONROY – 37%, EAMONN BRANNIGAN – 15%, Sean Armstrong – 2%
IAN BURKE – 68%, SEAN ANDY O’CEALLAIGH – 23%, Johnny Heaney – 7%, Gary O’Donnell – 2%
SEAN KELLY – 63%, CIARAN DUGGAN – 20%, CATHAL SWEENEY – 15%, Patrick Sweeney – 2%
The posts below will show the semi-final draw and we will have winners each day along with the overall results on Thursday (16th August). Best of luck to all players!
2018 GALWAY DAILY SENIOR FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR!!!
Semi-Finals – 1/4
Who was your top Galway senior footballer in 2018? Vote Below for your favourite. Winner guaranteed into Wednesday's Final!@TribesmenGAA @galwaygaa_ny @GalwayGAASector @GalwayFootball #galwayfootball
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) August 14, 2018
2018 GALWAY DAILY SENIOR FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR!!!
Semi-Finals – 2/4
Who was your top Galway senior footballer in 2018? Vote Below for your favourite. Winner guaranteed into Wednesday's Final!@TribesmenGAA @galwaygaa_ny @GalwayGAASector @GalwayFootball #galwayfootball
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) August 14, 2018
2018 GALWAY DAILY SENIOR FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR!!!
Semi-Finals – 3/4
Who was your top Galway senior footballer in 2018? Vote Below for your favourite. Winner guaranteed into Wednesday's Final!@TribesmenGAA @galwaygaa_ny @GalwayGAASector @GalwayFootball #galwayfootball
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) August 14, 2018
2018 GALWAY DAILY SENIOR FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR!!!
Semi-Finals – 4/4
Who was your top Galway senior footballer in 2018? Vote Below for your favourite. Winner guaranteed into Wednesday's Final!@TribesmenGAA @galwaygaa_ny @GalwayGAASector @GalwayFootball #galwayfootball
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) August 14, 2018