Ger Millerick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Maoilgheiric | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1999 Ballymacoda, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Fr. O'Neill's Imokilly | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2018-present | Waterford Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018- | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:41, 1 December 2018. | |||
Ger Millerick (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Fr. O'Neill's, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Midleton CBS[edit]
Millerick played in all grades of hurling with Midleton CBS Secondary School before progressing onto the college's senior team. On 15 December 2016, he was at right corner-forward when Midelton CBS defeated St. Colman's College from Fermoy by 0-11 to 0-10 to win the Dr. O'Callaghan Cup.[2]
On 13 December 2017, Millerick won a second successive Dr. O'Callaghan Cup title following Midleton CBS's 1-20 to 0-13 defeat of Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG in the final.[3]
Fr. O'Neill's[edit]
Millerick joined the Fr. O'Neill's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. . On 8 December 2018, he was described as a "special talent" when Fr. O'Neill's defeated Midleton by 3-34 to 4-18 to win the Cork Premier Under-21 Championship title.[4]
On 16 July 2017, Millerick made his first appearance in the championship appearance for the club's top adult team. He was at right wing-back when Fr. O'Neill's defeated Kilworth by 3-14 to 0-08.[5]
On 12 October 2019, Millerick lined out at left corner-back when Fr. O'Neill's faced Kilworth in the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship final and collected a winners' medal following the 3-23 to 1-20 victory. He was joined on the starting 15 by his three brothers Mike(Hoover) Thomas and Joe another brother John was on the panel.[6]
Imokilly[edit]
Millerick's performances at club level lead to him being selected for the Imokilly divisional team for the 2017 Cork Senior Championship. On 22 October, he scored a point from midfield when Imokilly defeated Blackrock by 3-13 to 0-18 to win the Cork Senior Championship final for the first time since 1998.[7]
On 14 October 2018, Millerick was introduced as a 48th-minute substitute when Imokilly retained the title after a 4-19 to 1-18 defeat of Midleton in the final.[8]
On 20 October 2019, Millerick played in a third successive county final. Lining out at left corner-back, he ended the game with a third successive winners' medal after the 2-17 to 1-16 defeat of Glen Rovers.[9]
Cork[edit]
Minor, under-21 and under-20[edit]
Millerick first lined out for Cork as a member of the minor team during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 3 May when he lined out at left wing-back in Cork's 1-24 to 0-08 defeat of Waterford.[10] On 9 July, Millerick was again at left wing-back when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008.[11] On 3 September, he lined out in the 2-17 to 2-14 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[12]
Millerick subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. On 4 July, he won a Munster Championship medal as an unused substitute following Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[13] On 26 August, Millerick came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Jack O'Connor in Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.[14]
On 3 July 2019, Millerick made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He started the game on the bench but was introduced as a 33rd-minute substitute for Ryan Walsh at right corner-back in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick.[15] On 23 July 2019, Millerick was at left wing-back when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[16] He was selected at right wing-back when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[17]
Intermediate[edit]
On 28 July 2018, Millerick was selected for the Cork intermediate team for the first time. He lined out at left corner-back in Cork's 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[18]
Senior[edit]
Millerick made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 3 February 2019. He was introduced as a 68th-minute substitute for Conor O'Sullivan in a 1-18 to 0-17 defeat of Wexford in the National Hurling League.[19]
Career statistics[edit]
Division[edit]
- As of match played 20 October 2019.
| Team | Year | Cork SHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Imokilly | 2017 | 5 | 0-02 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0-00 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0-00 | |
| Total | 14 | 0-02 | |
Inter-county[edit]
- As of match played 16 June 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2019 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| Career total | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
Honours[edit]
- Midleton CBS
- Dr. O'Callaghan Cup: 2016, 2017
- Fr. O'Neill's
- Cork Senior A Hurling Championship: 2022
- Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2019
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2019
- Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 2018
- Imokilly
- Cork
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2018
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2018
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 2017
References[edit]
- ^ "Harnedy retains Cork captaincy as Meyler freshens up squad". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Coughlan, John (16 December 2016). "Gosnell points the way as Midleton edge out Colman's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Allen, Olan (14 December 2017). "Midleton retain the O'Callaghan Cup with impressive victory over the AG". Evening Echo. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Horgan, John (9 December 2018). "Fr O'Neill's make history after defeating Midleton in a stone-cold classic U21 final". Evening Echo. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Kilworth prove no match for Fr O'Neill's in IHC". The Corkman. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Horgan, John (13 October 2019). "Dalton and Dunne deliver glory for Fr O'Neill's hurlers against Kilworth". Evening Echo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (22 October 2017). "Cork's Seamus Harnedy helps Imokilly end 19 years of hurt to claim county title". The 42. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2018). "Imokilly retain title after ten-point win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Imokilly hurlers hold off Glen comeback to complete three in a row". Evening Echo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (3 May 2017). "Cork minors easily overcome Waterford to advance to Munster hurling last four". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (28 July 2018). "Cork claim intermediate hurling victory over Kilkenny after close battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Allianz HL D1: Wexford overcome Cork". GAA website. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.