Multi-sport athlete
Bríd Stack ( (born 16 December 1986)[ 4] is a former All-Ireland winning former ladies' Gaelic footballer .[ 1] Playing for Cork , she won the All-Ireland Ladies' Gaelic Football Championship 11 times, and was an Ladies' Gaelic Football All Stars Awards 7 times.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] She joined the Greater Western Sydney Giants women's Australian rules football team in 2021,[ 2] [ 4] but an injury in a pre-season practice match in January 2021 involving Adelaide 's Ebony Marinoff [ 13] prevented her from playing in the 2021 season .[ 14] [ 15]
Stack won a record equalling 11 All Star Awards.[ 1] She was the player of the match of the 2007 All-Ireland Final . She was nominated for RTÉ Sports Person of the Year in 2016.[ 16]
Australian rules
During a practice match in the 2021 pre-season, Stack collided with Adelaide 's Ebony Marinoff , which caused a fractured vertebra for Stack. Marinoff was initially given a three-match suspension, the longest suspension in the competition's history to that point.[ 17] Commentators such as Kane Cornes and his father, inaugural Crows AFL coach Graham Cornes , suggested that the incident was unavoidable and the club should appeal the decision.[ 18] Adelaide eventually announced that it would appeal the decision, with the club calling it "grossly disproportionate" and coach Matthew Clarke calling the incident an "unavoidable footy collision".[ 19] [ 20] [ 21] The suspension was eventually overturned by the appeals board after a hearing that lasted more than three hours, allowing Marinoff to play in the opening round of the season.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] In December 2022, Stack announced her retirement from football.[ 27]
Personal life
Stack is married to former Cork GAA U-21 player Carthach Keane. They have one son.[ 2]
References
^ a b c Casey, Gavan (13 January 2019). "Cork legend Brid Stack calls time on inter-county career after 11 All-Irelands and 7 All-Stars" . The42.ie .
^ a b c Murphy, Eamonn (7 October 2020). "Cork ladies football legend Bríd Stack is switching to Aussie Rules" . EchoLive.ie . Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "2016 TG4 All Star Team" . Archived from the original on 28 December 2018.
^ a b "Bríd Stack Player Profile" . GWSGiants.com . Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2007" . ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 16 October 2019 .
^ "2007 Ladies' football All-Stars" . RTÉ Sport . 18 November 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2008" . ladiesgaelic.ie. 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2010" . ladiesgaelic.ie. 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2011" . ladiesgaelic.ie. 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2012" . ladiesgaelic.ie. 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "TG4 Ladies All-Stars for 2014" . ladiesgaelic.ie. 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "2016 TG4 All Star Team" . ladiesgaelic.ie. 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ Casey, Gavan. "Former Cork star Bríd Stack hospitalised following injury in AFLW practice match" . The42.ie . Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "Bríd Stack ruled out for rest of AFLW season" . RTÉ Sport . 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ Leen, Tony (2 February 2021). "GWS Giants colleagues tell Bríd Stack: Don't worry, we've got your back" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 14 March 2021 .
^ "The nominees for the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year award have been revealed" . The 42 . 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016 .
^ Harrington, Anna (19 January 2021). "Adelaide.s Ebony Marinoff cops record AFLW suspension" . The New Daily . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ Otto, Tyson (20 January 2021). "Record ban angers footy world after sickening injury turns uncomfortable" . News.com.au . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ " 'Grossly disproportionate': Crows appeal Marinoff ban" . womens.afl . 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ Waterworth, Ben (20 January 2021). " 'Grossly disproportionate': Crows confirm they'll appeal the biggest AFLW ban ever handed to Ebony Marinoff" . Fox Sports (Australia) . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ Eacott, Alina (20 January 2021). "Crows to appeal longest AFLW suspension for clash that left Giant with neck injury" . ABC News (Australia) . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ Schmook, Nathan (28 January 2021). "Marin-off: Star Crow free to play after marathon hearing" . womens.afl . Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
^ Waterworth, Ben (28 January 2021). "Not guilty: Ebony Marinoff free to play Round 1 after marathon 115-minute argument helps overturn big ban" . Fox Sports (Australia) . Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
^ Walsh, Liz (29 January 2021). "AFLW 2021: Ebony Marinoff's record ban quashed by AFL of a three-match ban for hit on Giant" . Herald Sun . Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
^ "Adelaide's Ebony Marinoff free to play AFLW round one after having three-match suspension overturned" . ABC News (Australia) . 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
^ Ryan, Peter (28 January 2021). "Marinoff free to play after AFL upholds Crows' appeal" . The Age . Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
^ Stack, Bríd (16 December 2022). "Bríd Stack: My Aussie adventure is done, but boy, what an adventure" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 18 December 2022 .
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