Cork Club Ladies Football All-Star Team of the Year selected
Ciara O'Sullivan, Mourneabbey, in action against Aishling O'Connell, Éire Óg in the championship final at MTU. Ciara always lead by example, on and off the field, for her club. Picture: Jim Coughlan
A mixture of players from four different clubs make up the Reardens All-Star Cork ladies senior club football team.
There are five from the county champions, Mourneabbey, with five also from the beaten finalists
Éire Óg. Aghada have three in the 15 and two from St Val’s make up the side.
But such was the quality of the Cork senior club championship this year there are plenty of players who can consider themselves very unlucky not to be included.
The Ovens-based side netminder has been a model of consistency now for a number of years and despite retiring from the inter-county scene is still much admired.
Throughout the championship, and in particular the semi-final against Aghada, she was the main difference between winning and losing.
One of many Éire Óg players who can consider themselves unlucky not to have a senior county club medal at this stage and it certainly isn’t for lack of effort on Lisa’s part.
She only conceded three goals all through the championship and with her side scoring 12 shows just how good a shot-stopper Lisa is.
A model of consistency for her club side and the type of corner-back that no forward likes to come up against. Never afraid to make a challenge and more often than not will come away with the ball and leave the attacker in her wake.
There really isn’t a lot more to say about Eimear. One of the best defenders in the game, not just in Cork but around the country. This year has been a tough one for her club with lots of changes at the back.
Go back to the side that won their first All-Ireland title in 2018 and she is the only one left from that back six that started the county final this year. When Mourneabbey needed players to stand up and be counted in the championship this season Eimear never let them down and is sure to be a mainstay of the side for some time to come.
One of those players who is much admired by other players around the county but may not necessarily always catch your eye. If you need a marquee forward kept quiet then they don’t come better than Sally in that area.
Though still young she has been a key player for Aghada now for some time and has plenty more to offer them in the coming years. She was only 12 when she won her first county medal at U16 level, which in itself shows just how determined Sally is.
A dream player for any manager, who will always give it everything and is well capable of moving forward at pace to join in an attack.
Another who has become a key player for her side this year and one of those they will be building their future around as others begin to bow out in the coming years.
Has a great engine and is well capable of moving up and down the pitch at pace and never seems to run out of energy.
There are plenty of talented defenders around Cork ladies football at the moment and Isobel’s placing at centre-back shows just how up the rankings she is.
Another that is unlucky not to have a senior county medal at this stage. Isobel is a great reader of the game and always seems to be in the right place at the right time.
Just like Grace on the other wing, Aoife is a bundle of energy who would have you exhausted just looking at her. Never stops running or moving and is a nightmare for any half-forward trying to keep track of when Éire Óg have the ball.
Sadbh has enjoyed underage success with Cork and is sure to enjoy at senior level in the years ahead. A key player for her club for some time she is getting better every season and will never let you down. Her passing ability is second to none and always seems to pick out the right one, no matter what pressure she is under.
Not a lot to say about Hannah, bar she is simply a class player. Difficult to dispossess when she bursts forward at pace and rows in with some crucial scores.
One of the reasons why her side reached the semi-final this year and were a little unlucky not to reach the decider.
One of the star performers for her club this year and stepped up to the mark when they were missing key players through injury. A young player that already defenders fear and they have a fair few years ahead of facing her. Never afraid to take on deadball duties and is capable of shooting from both sides.
Another that has stepped up in a major way for Mourneabbey this year. Always makes herself available for a pass and is a key player in setting up attack after attack for them.
One of the main reasons why St Val’s ran Mourneabbey so close in the championship. Deadly from placed balls and give her half a chance she will split the posts, no matter what the angle.
Another player who never lets her club down and always seems to be in the right place at the right time to pop over a crucial score. Like several others, Emma is someone you hope will return to the Rebel red.
Probably the best player in Cork over the championship and a leader by example. Works and works from the first minute to the last. When Mourneabbey look in trouble Ciara will get a crucial score to put them back in the driving seat to lift all those around her.
Another you would hope will return to the Cork set-up. A simply sublime player who is as comfortable on her left as on her right foot.
A nightmare for any defender to try and mark as time after time she leaves them in her wake to raise a green or white flag.
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