Looking for a move - the GAA's 'transfer market'

It's just over a week since Shane Walsh delivered one of the most eye-catching turns we've seen in an All-Ireland football final.

He kicked nine of Galway's 16 points in the county's loss to Kerry.

Walsh, in the view of many pundits, should have been awarded the player of the match, but that recognition went to David Clifford. You can argue about these things but it's best not to dwell on it for too long.

What's occupying Walsh's mind now is his intention to join Dublin club Kilmacud Crokes. In a statement issued on Monday, the 29-year-old, who is currently studying physical education at the Portobello Institute in the capital, said that making the switch from his home club of Kilkerrin/Clonberne to the Stillorgan-based outfit is "the right move for me at this point in my career".

Walsh did add that if his intended switch goes through, he would return to Kilkerrin/Clonberne before the end of his playing days. Needless to say, the latter intend to object should any official transfer request be made.

There is, of course, a chance that Walsh won't get his move on account of being a student in Dublin - green-lighting such a request based on student accommodation could open up the floodgates and potentially drain rural clubs of their talent.

The transfer 'market' in the GAA operates mainly between clubs, though notable inter-county switches have garnered much headlines over the years.

In goals on the Hurling Team of the Millennium is Tony Reddin, who was between the posts for Tipperary's All-Ireland three-in-a-row from 1949 to 1951. Reddin however, was born in Galway, and started out playing for his club Mullagh.

For much of the 1940s, Seánie Duggan was the first choice goalkeeper for the Tribesmen, with Reddin finding it hard to get