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John Egan scored 0-4 from play against Limerick in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
ARDFERT’s John Egan has been voted GAA.ie hurler of the week for his performance in Kerry’s fantastic victory over Offaly on Sunday.
Egan got 47% of the online vote ahead of the 2015 Hurler of The Year, Tj Reid, from Kilkenny on 35%.
The St Brendan’s man helped Kerry on the road to victory against Offaly when he struck for a goal at the beginning of the second half in Birr that cut Faithful County’s lead from six to three.
On the day, he hit 1-10 of Kerry’s total of 2-18. Egan has soldiered long and hard for Kerry and is long overdue this sort of recognition on the national stage.
Egan’s heroics weren’t enough however to save Kerry from a relegation playoff with Laois, which will take place in Austin Stack Park on Saturday, April 2 at 5pm.
Breakdown of votes
1. John Egan (Kerry) – 3,510 votes (47 per cent)
2. TJ Reid (Kilkenny) – 2,215 votes (35 per cent)
3. Conor McGrath (Clare) – 1,737 votes (23 per cent)
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— The GAA (@officialgaa) March 22, 2016
