Waterford and Ballygunner star Patrick Fitzgerald has been named on the Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Team Of The Year.
The talented forward was the only Deise selection on the team, as he starred on their run to the Munster Final.
Fitzgerald was instrumental in a victory over Tipperary and also chipped in with some vital scores versus eventual champions Cork.
This year’s Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Team of the Year features nine players from All-Ireland champions Cork, with All-Ireland finalists, Galway and Leinster champions, Kilkenny both having 2 players represented. Waterford & Wexford each have one representative on this year’s team.
@WaterfordGAA found Cork impossible to stop, but @ballygunnerHc's Patrick Fitzgerald never gave up in the Munster final, having played a key role in getting there as the Déise overcame Tipperary pic.twitter.com/3brsZODd1Q
— Electric Ireland (@ElectricIreland) September 8, 2021
Jack Leahy, a member of the Cork Minor Hurling team has been named as the 2021 Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Player of the Year. The Dungourney forward had a major impact on this year’s Electric Ireland GAA Minor Hurling Championship, scoring a staggering 4-41 during Cork’s impressive journey to victory.
The team was selected by a panel of GAA experts and was determined in part by Electric Ireland’s ‘Player of the Week’ initiative on Twitter.
2021 Electric Ireland GAA Minor Hurling Team of the Year
1. Paudie O’Sullivan (Cork and Fr. O’Neills)
2. Darragh O’Sullivan (Cork and Ballinhassig)
3. Kevin Lyons (Cork and Ballygarvan)
4. Tiarnan Leen (Galway and Craughwell)
5. Gearóid Dunne (Kilkenny and Tullaroan)
6. Ben O’Connor (Cork and St Finbarr’s)
7. Timmy Wilk (Cork and Cobh)
8. Mikey Finn (Cork and Midleton)
9. William Buckley (Cork and St Finbarr’s)
10. Diarmuid Healy (Cork and Lisgoold)
11. Micheál Power (Galway and Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry)
12. Harry Shine (Kilkenny and Dicksboro)
13. Patrick Fitzgerald (Waterford and Ballygunner)
14. Jack Leahy (Cork and Dungourney)
15. Simon Roche (Wexford and Oulart The Ballagh)
