Michael Walsh (Waterford hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Breathnach | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
Waterford, Ireland | 23 April 1983||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Nickname | Brick | ||
Occupation | Banking official | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2000-present | Stradbally | ||
Club titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Waterford titles | 10 | 0 | |
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
2001-2006 | Waterford Institute of Technology | ||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-2019 | Waterford | 76 (3-26)[1] | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 4 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:43, 16 October 2019. |
Michael "Brick" Walsh (born 23 April 1983) is an Irish
Born and raised in Stradbally, County Waterford, Walsh began his hurling and Gaelic football career with the Stradbally club. He joined the club's senior teams as a 17-year-old dual player and enjoyed his first success, a Waterford Football Championship, in 2001 - the first of five successive championship wins. Walsh later won a further five championship titles between 2009 and 2017.
Walsh lined out for Waterford in three different grades of hurling over a 19-year period. After making his first appearance for the minor team in April 2000, he later progressed onto the under-21 team as a dual player and won a
Playing career
Waterford Institute of Technology
During his studies at the
Walsh broke on the starting fifteen the following year. On 6 March 2004, he was at midfield when the Waterford Institute of Technology defeated University College Cork by 0-11 to 0-09 to retain the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]
On 4 March 2006, Walsh was again at midfield when the Waterford Institute of Technology faced University College Dublin in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. A 4-13 to 0-08 victory secured a third winners' medal for Walsh.[4]
Stradbally
Walsh joined the Stradbally club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a dual player of Gaelic football and hurling before eventually joining the club's top adult teams.
On 7 October 2001, Walsh was at full-forward when Stradbally drew 0-04 apiece with
On 27 October 2002, Walsh scored 1-01 from full-forward when Stradbally drew 3-08 to 2-11 with
Walsh lined out at full-forward in a third successive Waterford Championship final on 23 November 2003. He was held scoreless but collected a third winners' medal after the 1-11 to 0-08 defeat of Tramore in the final.[6]
Stradbally's run of success continued in 2004, with Walsh lining out in a fourth successive final on 31 October. He claimed a fourth successive winners' medal after the 2-08 to 1-04 defeat of the Nire.[7]
On 13 November 2005, Walsh was at full-forward for Stradbally's 0-06 apiece draw with the Nire in the Waterford Championship final. The replay a week later saw Stradbally defeat the Nire by 1-08 to 1-04, with Walsh collecting a fifth successive winners' medal.
Walsh was moved from full-forward to midfield for the 2006 championship. On 12 November, he lined out in that position in a sixth successive championship final. Stradbally suffered a 1-05 to 0-03 defeat.[8]
Walsh was a regular for Stradbally throughout the 2009 Waterford Championship, however, an injury kept him out of the final against the Nire on 1 November. In spite of this he collected a sixth winners' medal as a non-playing substitute following the 2-05 to 0-09 victory.[9]
On 17 October 2010, Walsh lined out at midfield when Stradbally qualified for the Waterford Championship final. He won a seventh championship medal following the 0-09 to 1-05 defeat of
Walsh was at midfield on 23 October 2011 when Stradbally suffered a 0-06 to 0-05 defeat by Ballinacourty in the final.[10]
Walsh was appointed captain of the Stradbally senior team for the 2012 season. On 11 November, he won an eighth championship medal when he guided the club to a 1-08 to 0-10 defeat of the Nire in the final replay.[11]
After losing back-to-back finals in 2013 and 2014, Stradbally reached a seventh successive final on 6 November 2015. Walsh scored a point from midfield in the 0-08 to 0-06 defeat of Ballinacourty.[12]
On 3 December 2017, Walsh won a tenth championship medal. He scored a point from midfield in the 1-15 to 1-15 defeat of the Nire in the final.[13]
Waterford
Minor and under-21
Walsh first played for Waterford as a dual player at minor level. He made his first appearance as a Gaelic footballer on 11 April 2000 when he lined out at midfield in Waterford's 0-11 to 0-03 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.
Walsh was again eligible for the minor grade the following year and was also added to the Waterford minor hurling team for the 2001 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance on 25 April when he scored three points from midfield in a 1-15 to 0-07 defeat by Cork.[14]
After progressing from the minor to the under-21 grade, Walsh continued his role as a dual player. On 10 July 2002, he made his first appearance for the Waterford under-21 hurling team in a 2-14 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.
On 3 September 2003, Walsh was at midfield for the Waterford under-21 football team that faced
Senior
Walsh was added to the Waterford senior football panel for the 2002 National League. He made his first appearance on 3 March when he came on as a substitute in a 3-11 to 0-06 defeat by Meath. On 12 May, Walsh made his first appearance in the Munster Championship. He scored 1-01 from right corner-forward in a 3-10 to 2-09 defeat by Clare.[16]
On 23 February 2003, Walsh made his first appearance for the Waterford senior hurling team when he lined out at midfield in a 4-11 to 0-12 defeat by
Walsh became a regular member of the starting fifteen during the
Walsh was nominated for his first
Walsh was appointed
Walsh retained the captaincy of the Waterford team for the 2008 season. On 7 September, he captained the team to an
On 12 July 2009, Walsh was at centre-back for Waterford's 4-14 to 2-16 defeat by Tipperary in the
On 11 July 2010, Walsh lined out at centre-back when Waterford drew 2-15 apiece with Cork in the
Walsh was again at centre-back when Waterford lost the
Walsh was appointed captain of the Waterford team for the 2012 season.
On 3 May 2015, Walsh was named at full-back but lined out at left wing-forward for the
On 1 May 2016, Walsh was at left wing-forward when Waterford drew 0-22 apiece with Clare in the
On 3 September 2017, Walsh lined out at full-forward when Waterford faced Galway in the
On 17 June 2018, Walsh set a new all-time championship appearance record when he lined out in his 74th championship game.[41]
Nickname
Walsh acquired the nickname "Brick" in school, and claims it does not refer to size or strength: "It certainly wasn't given to me because I was mightily strong or anything like that. It was a nickname I seemed to pick up in school and for a while people just thought it was a double-barrel family name, but it's after sticking with me now in a big way, and at this stage I just accept it."[42]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 June 2019.
Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Waterford | 2003 | Division 1A | 6 | 1–02 | 4 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–01 | 11 | 1–03 |
2004 | 8 | 0–02 | 3 | 0–02 | 1 | 0–01 | 12 | 0–05 | ||
2005 | 6 | 0–06 | 1 | 0–00 | 4 | 0–04 | 11 | 0–10 | ||
2006 | 6 | 0–04 | 1 | 0–00 | 5 | 1–09 | 12 | 1–13 | ||
2007 | 8 | 0–03 | 2 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–02 | 13 | 0–05 | ||
2008 | 6 | 0–06 | 1 | 0–00 | 5 | 0–02 | 12 | 0–08 | ||
2009 | Division 1 | 7 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 12 | 0–00 | |
2010 | 3 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 7 | 0–00 | ||
2011 | 7 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 11 | 0–00 | ||
2012 | Division 1A | 5 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 8 | 0–00 | |
2013 | 5 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–00 | 9 | 0–00 | ||
2014 | 5 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 9 | 0–00 | ||
2015 | Division 1B | 8 | 1–09 | 2 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 12 | 1–09 | |
2016 | Division 1A | 8 | 0–01 | 2 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–02 | 13 | 0–03 | |
2017 | 5 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 5 | 2–03 | 11 | 2–03 | ||
2018 | 3 | 0–00 | 4 | 0–00 | — | 7 | 0–00 | |||
2019 | Division 1B | 7 | 0-00 | 2 | 0–00 | — | 9 | 0-00 | ||
Career total | 103 | 2–33 | 36 | 0–02 | 40 | 3–24 | 179 | 5–59 |
Honours
- Waterford Institute of Technology
- Fitzgibbon Cup (3): 2003, 2004, 2006
- Stradbally
- Waterford Senior Football Championship (10): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017
- Waterford
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2004, 2007, 2010
- National Hurling League (2): 2007, 2015
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2003
- Munster
- 2007, 2013
Individual
- All-Stars(4): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017
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