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Patrick Maher
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 35)
Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nickname Bonner
Occupation Army Private
Club(s)
Years Club
2007-present
 Lorrha-Dorrha
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 Dublin Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2009-present
 Tipperary 43 (6-25)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 3
NHL 0
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:14, 18 June 2019.

Patrick "Bonner" Maher (born 12 October 1989) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Maher joined the team straight out of the minor grade during the 2009 championship, however, he didn't become a regular member of the starting fifteen until the following year. Since then he has won three All-Ireland winners' medals (2010, 2016, & 2019) and five Munster winners' medals (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 & 2016). He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions (2009,2011 & 2014). Maher also picked up his first and All-Star for his role in getting Tipperary to the All-Ireland final in 2014 and in 2016 won a second.

Playing career

Club

At club level Maher is a one-time county intermediate championship medallist with Lorrha-Dorrha. The men from Lower Ormond defeated Moycarkey-Borris from Mid Tipperary in the 2007 County Final on a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-11. Lorrha defeated Ballina in the North Tipperary final en route to the County final that year on a scoreline of 3-9 to 1-13. Maher - who was still only a minor that year - scored a late goal which put Lorrha in a winning position.

Minor and under-21

Maher first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor team in 2007. He won a Munster medal in this grade that year following an 0-18 to 1-11 defeat of Cork.[2] Tipp subsequently defeated Kilkenny to qualify for the All-Ireland final. Cork, the defeated Munster finalists, provided the opposition and a high-scoring game developed over the course of the hour. At the full-time whistle Tipp were the champions by 3-14 to 2-11 and Maher added an All-Ireland medal to his collection.[3]

Maher subsequently graduated onto the Tipperary under-21 hurling team. In 2010 Tipp defeated Clare in the provincial decider by 1-22 to 1-17, giving Maher his second Munster under-21 winners' medal having previously won one in 2008 at wing half forward .[4] Tipp subsequently qualified for an All-Ireland meeting with Galway, which Tipperary won by 5-21 to 0-11.[5] It was Maher's first All-Ireland under-21 winners' medal.

Senior

Maher made his Senior inter-county debut for Tipperary against Waterford in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup, lining out at left half-forward, and scored a goal against Clare in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup Final. He made his debut in the National Hurling League in February 2009, lining out at centre-forward against Waterford and scoring a point in a 2–13 to 1–12 Tipperary victory. Maher went on to make his Championship debut at left half-forward on 3 July 2010 against Wexford in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers, scoring two points from play.[6]

On 5 September 2010, Maher started at left half-forward as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions Killkenny by 4–17 to 1–18 in the final, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Maher's first All-Ireland winners medal.[7] Six day's later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with Maher starting at centre half forward and scoring a goal in the second half.[8] Patrick was nominated for an All-star award in 2010, 2011 and 2012. GAA/GPA player of the month for June 2012. Munster senior hurling Player of the Year 2012. In 2013 Maher joined the Irish army.[9][10]

In October 2014, Maher won his first All Stars Award after a successful 2014 campaign where Tipperary reached the All-Ireland Final.[11]

On 4 September 2016, Maher won his second All-Ireland Senior hurling title when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny in the final by 2-29 to 2-20.[12][13]

In October 2016, Maher left Ireland for six months army service in a peacekeeping mission to the Golan Heights in Syria.[14][15]

On 16 June 2019, Maher was stretchered off in first-half injury-time after appearing to twist his knee in an awkward fall in Tipperary's 1-22 to 0-21 defeat of Limerick.[16] A scan subsequently revealed that he had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, an injury which ended his season.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 June 2019.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Tipperary- 2009 Division 1 7 1-01 0 0-00 0 0-00 7 1-01
2010 1 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-03 6 0-03
2011 7 0-05 3 1-01 2 0-00 12 1-06
2012 Division 1A 0 0-00 3 0-00 1 0-00 4 0-00
2013 4 1-00 1 0-00 1 0-00 6 1-00
2014 5 3-02 1 1-00 6 2-04 12 6-06
2015 3 1-00 2 0-05 1 0-01 6 1-06
2016 3 0-00 3 0-01 2 0-02 8 0-03
2017 — 0 0-00 4 0-03 4 0-03
2018 6 1-05 4 1-02 — 10 2-07
2019 6 1-00 4 1-03 — 10 2-03
Total 42 8-13 21 4-12 22 2-13 85 14-38

Honours

Tipperary

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Patrick Maher". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Rebel goals rattle Tipp". Irish Examiner. 2007-07-09. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  3. ^ "Dunne: Minor must get time to develop". Irish Examiner. 2007-09-03. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  4. ^ "Tipperary settle after early Clare blitz and finish strongly". Irish Times. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  5. ^ "Tipperary claim Under-21 hurling crown". RTÉ Sport. 2010-09-11. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  6. ^ "Tipperary hurlers too strong for Wexford". Irish Examiner. Thomas Crosbie Holdings. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  7. ^ Breheny, Martin (2010-09-06). "Rampant Tipp deny Cats immortality". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  8. ^ Lawlor, Damian (2010-09-12). "Five-star Tipp cruise to title". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  9. ^ "Everyone goes through their bad patch - last year was mine, says Tipp's Maher". Irish Independent. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Friday Profile: 'Bonner is a guy you would bring to war with you'". Irish Independent. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Tipperary earn more hurling All Stars than the Cats as Richie Hogan and James O'Donoghue land top awards". Irish Independent. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Tipperary 2-29 Kilkenny 2-20". Munster GAA. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Analysis: How Tipperary finally overcame Kilkenny to claim All-Ireland senior hurling glory". The 42. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Tipperary All-Ireland winner preparing for 6-month Army peace-keeping role in Syria". The 42. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Galway more than aware of 'Bonner' Maher threat". Irish Times. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  16. ^ Hogan, Vincent (16 June 2019). "Tipperary hold off Limerick to set up Munster final rematch but Premier county left with major injury concerns". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  17. ^ Verney, Michael (18 June 2019). "Tipp hit with devastating 'Bonner' blow as Maher ruled out for rest of the championship with ACL tear". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Injured 'Bonner' enjoyed All-Ireland win". Hogan Stand. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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