Irish name Antaine Meagher Years Club Height 1.96 m Sport Gaelic Football All irelands 1 | Position Midfield Name Anthony Maher All stars 1 Occupation Technical Supervisor Role Footballer | |
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Player profile anthony maher kerry
Anthony Maher (born 28 August 1986) is a Gaelic footballer from Duagh, County Kerry. He plays for the Duagh GAA club, Feale Rangers divisional side and Kerry senior football team.
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He won the 2006 Kerry Junior Football Championship with Duagh. The team emerged from Munster, and Maher's role was key as they reached the 2007 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship final. However, Greencastle GAA defeated them by one point. He set up a vital goal to help Feale Rangers win that year's Kerry Senior Football Championship as they beat South Kerry by a point in the final. Despite Maher's performance at midfield, Feale Rangers were knocked out of the 2008 Kerry Senior Football Championship quarter-final.
Maher played at underage level with Kerry. In 2004 in came on as a sub in the All-Ireland Minor Football Final which Kerry lost to Tyrone. In 2008 he was selected in the Kerry senior panel and played in the National Football League, impressing at midfield. He started in 3 of Kerry's 7 league games and came on as a sub in further 2 games and scored 2 points in the 2008 League. However, he did not appear in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship that season, and instead lined out in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. He captained Kerry to victory in the 2008 Munster Junior Football Championship and was a member of the squad that reached the All-Ireland senior final. He won the 2009 Senior Championship with Kerry. In 2014 he had a stellar year as Kerry recaptured the All-Ireland Football Championship after a five year absence. In 2015 Maher won his first all-star.