Tommy Walsh (Kerry footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Tomás Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
26 February 1988 Tralee, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2005-2009 2015- |
Kerins O'Rahilly's | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2007-2009 2015- |
Kerry | 15 (4-23) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10 May 2009. | |||
| Tommy Walsh | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tommy Walsh | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tralee, Ireland | ||
| Original team(s) | Kerry (Gaelic football) | ||
| Height / weight | 195cm / 97kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2014 | Sydney | 5 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tommy Walsh (born 26 February 1988) is an Irish sportsman who has played at the top level of Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The son of former Kerry Gaelic footballer Seán Walsh, he has played Gaelic football at club level with the Kerins O'Rahilly's club team and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. Walsh played Australian rules football in the Australian Football League with St Kilda and Sydney.
It was clear from an early stage that Walsh was a talented footballer. He was a star player for the Kerry team which reached the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final in 2006. He made his debut for the Kerry seniors in the 2007 National Football League, coming on as a substitute wing-forward on March 11 against Limerick. Kerry went on to win the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship although Walsh did not appear in any championship game.
In 2008, Walsh won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry.
In 2008, Walsh was selected in the team for the first game of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship following some impressive NFL performances in the full-forward line. Walsh made his championship debut came against Clare in the Munster Senior Football Championship, scoring a point. He did not start in the Munster final, which Kerry lost to Cork, but came on as a substitute for the last few minutes. He regained his place and a number of impressive performances saw him named as All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.
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