Tadhg Morley

Tadhg Morley

Personal information
Irish name	Tadhg Ó Muraile
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre Back
Born	1993 (age 31–32)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
2011–	Templenoe
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2011–2015	Marino Institute of Education
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2016–	Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	7
All-Irelands	1
NFL	4
All Stars	1

Tadhg Morley (Irish: Tadhg Ó Muraile) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a centre back at senior level for the Kerry county team.[1][2]

Playing career

Underage

Morley played minor for Kerry in 2010 and 2011.

He played Under-21 for Kerry in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Club

Morley plays for the Templenoe club who are situated just outside of Kenmare.

In 2015, he won Kerry and Munster Junior Club Football Championships and the All-Ireland Junior Championship in 2016. Morley won Kerry and Munster Intermediate Championships in 2019.

Kerry

2016–2021

Morley made his championship debut versus Clare in 2016.

He won five Munster Senior Football Championships and three National Football Leagues in his first six seasons on the Kerry county football team.

2022

Morley was one of just three Kerry players to start every League and Championship game in 2022.[3]

He played in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and won his first All-Ireland against Galway on a scoreline of 0-20 to 0-16.

Morley was one of seven Kerry players included in The Sunday Game team of the year.[4]

Personal life

Morley is a primary school teacher in Kenmare, having graduated from Marino Institute of Education.[5]

Honours

Templenoe

• Kerry Junior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2015
• Munster Junior Club Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2015
• All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2016
• Kerry Intermediate Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2019
• Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2019[6]

Kerry

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2022
• Munster Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (6): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
• National Football League:
  • Winner (4): 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
• McGrath Cup:
  • Winner (2): 2017, 2022

Individual

• All Star:
  • Winner (1): 2022[7]
• The Sunday Game Team of the Year:
  • Winner (2): 2022, 2023

References

1. "After 'frustrating' 2021, Tadhg Morley now Kerry's defensive general". Irish Independent. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
2. "Barry John Keane: Tadhg Morley the key to Kerry's defensive improvement". RTE. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
3. "Revitalised Tadhg Morley hails Kerry boss Jack O'Connor's man-management". Irish Mirror. 21 July 2022.
4. "Fans fume over one glaring omission from The Sunday Game's Team of the Year". Irish Mirror. 25 July 2022.
5. "Morley set to back it up". The Kerryman. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
6. "Munster club IFC final: Templenoe justify favoritism". Hogan Stand. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
7. Roche, Frank (27 October 2022). "Kerry lead way as 11 rookie All Stars signal the changing landscape". Irish Independent.