Gerard Walls

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Gerard Walls
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Born 4 June 1982
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Lámh Dhearg
Moorabbin Kangaroos
Belfast Redbacks
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2009–2010
Antrim

Gerard "Ger" Walls is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Antrim county team.

Playing career

The Lámh Dhearg clubman represented Antrim at all levels. He was called up to the senior panel in 2009. [1] He played in the Dr McKenna Cup and NFL in 2010. [2] He represented the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2010 European Championships in Australian Football and the 2011 Australian Football International Cup. He was one of Ireland's best on ground in the final and kicked three goals in the tournament. He currently plays for Moorabbin Kangaroos in the Southern Football League in Victoria [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. GAA.ie Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Bradley includes six newcomers
  2. Belfast Telegraph Antrim battle back for victory
  3. "Masters GAA International Rules Football. Over 40's". internationalrulesgaa.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. "IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named - World Footy News". www.worldfootynews.com.
  5. "Gerard McSorley : Arrest warrant issued for Father Ted actor". BBC News. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.