Bríd Stack ( (born 16 December 1986) is a former All-Ireland winning former

ladies' Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is a women's team sport. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a ...

er. Playing for

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, she won the All-Ireland Ladies' Gaelic Football Championship 11 times, and was an

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7 times. She joined the

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women's

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team in 2021, but an injury in a pre-season practice match in January 2021 involving

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prevented her from playing in the 2021 season.

Gaelic football career

Stack won a record equalling 11 All Star Awards. She was the player of the match of the 2007 All-Ireland Final. She was nominated for

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in 2016.

Australian rules

During a practice match in the 2021 pre-season, Stack collided with

, 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. Commentators such as

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and his father, inaugural Crows AFL coach

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, suggested that the incident was unavoidable and the club should appeal the decision. 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". 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. In December 2022, Stack announced her retirement from football.

Personal life

Stack is married to former

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U-21 player Carthach Keane. They have one son.

References

External links

GWS Player profile
* 1986 births Living people Cork inter-county ladies' Gaelic footballers Irish female players of Australian rules football {{Gaelic-football-bio-stub