Ross Munnelly (born 23 December 1982) is an Irish sportsperson from County Laois. He plays Gaelic football for his club Arles–Kilcruise and previously for the Laois senior team. In 2003, he was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.[1] He usually plays at wing forward for Laois.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ross Ó Maonaile | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right half forward | ||
| Born |
23 December 1982 Portlaoise, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2003- | Arles–Kilcruise | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Laois titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-2022 | Laois | 79 (7-190) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 26 July 2022. | |||
Playing career
editClub
editIn 2003, Munnelly starred when his club Arles–Kilcruise won the Laois Senior Football Championship title.[2]
Inter-county
editMunnelly emerged on to the scene in 2000 as part of the Laois minor team and in 2002 and 2003 he was part of the Laois Under-21 team. In 2003, he joined the Laois senior football team, helping them to a Leinster Senior Football Championship.
In 2005, he captained Laois to the final of that year's Leinster Senior Football Championship; they were beaten by Dublin.[3] The team went on to defeat Derry in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship,[4] before being beaten by Armagh in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final.[5]
In 2006, Laois were defeated by Mayo in their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final encounter. It was all downhill from there. Following this, Laois were knocked out in the All-Ireland qualifiers by Derry in 2007 and by Down in both 2008 and 2009.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 season, Munnelly was the joint longest serving inter-county player (alongside Niall McNamee of Offaly).[6]
Munnelly retired from inter-county football at the end of the 2022 season.
International rules
editIn 2005, Munnelly was chosen to represent Ireland in the International Rules Series away to Australia, and in 2006 he was nominated for an All Stars Award. Though not chosen on the team, he was called up to travel to Dubai as a replacement in January 2007.
He played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series, as Ireland romped to a record-breaking victory.[7][8][9]
Career Statistics
edit- As of 26 July 2022
| Team | Season | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Laois | 2003 | Division 1B | 5 | 1-14 | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 1-14 | ||
| 2004 | 4 | 0-15 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-15 | ||||
| 2005 | 3 | 1-16 | 2 | 0-08 | 5 | 1-24 | ||||
| 2006 | 2 | 0-07 | 5 | 2-15 | 7 | 2-22 | ||||
| 2007 | Division 1 | 3 | 1-02 | 1 | 0-01 | 4 | 1-03 | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 0-06 | 2 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-08 | ||||
| 2009 | Division 2 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | |||
| 2010 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-02 | ||||
| 2011 | 2 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-04 | 4 | 0-09 | ||||
| 2012 | Division 1 | 1 | 0-02 | 5 | 1-18 | 6 | 1-20 | |||
| 2013 | Division 2 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-18 | 5 | 1-18 | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0-16 | 3 | 0-05 | 5 | 0-21 | ||||
| 2015 | 3 | 0-05 | 1 | 0-04 | 4 | 0-09 | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-05 | ||||
| 2017 | Division 3 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-01 | |||
| 2018 | Division 4 | 4 | 0-10 | 1 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-13 | |||
| 2019 | Division 3 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-03 | |||
| 2020 | Division 2 | 2 | 0-02 | - | 2 | 0-02 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 0-00 | - | 1 | 0-00 | |||||
| 2022 | Division 3 | 0 | 0-00 | - | 0 | 0-00 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3-106 | 35 | 4-84 | 79 | 7-190 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Laois claim dramatic Leinster final victory". RTÉ Sport. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "60 seconds in sport with Ross Munnelly, who captains Laois at Croke Park on Saturday". The Sunday Times. 31 January 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Fighting Dubs take Leinster title". RTÉ Sport. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Laois work hard to dump Derry". RTÉ Sport. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Armagh cruise into All-Ireland semis". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "McNamee could play 20th season for Offaly". Hogan Stand. 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Paul Earley hails Ireland's ruthless streak against Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.