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W
hile she didn't arrive at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel
on Saturday, November 18 with high expectations,
Natasha Ferris was pleased to come away from the
night with a big personal honour to round off a memorable
2023 in the colours of Down.
Nominated alongside Róisín Ambrose (Limerick) and 2022
winner Bláthín Bogue (Fermanagh), Ferris was a popular choice
for the TG4 Junior Players' Player of the Year.
In a tense 1-7 to 0-8 victory over Limerick in the TG4
All-Ireland Junior Championship decider at Croke Park, Ferris
contributed five points to her side's final tally. This brought her
haul for the competition up to an outstanding 7-31 – leaving
her just a single point adrift of Clare attacker Fidelma Marrinan
in the race for the ZuCar Golden Boot award.
"The two girls [Ambrose and Bogue] are fantastic. We played
Fermanagh and Limerick a couple of times this year and they
were two of the girls we would have been looking at before the
game. They're top, top players. Going there I didn't have any
high expectations, I was happy enough just to be nominated
for it along with the other girls," Ferris said of receiving her
individual accolade.
"It was a bonus when my name was called out anyway, that's
for sure. We obviously set out to win the All-Ireland and to get
ALL-STARS
TG4 LGFA
By Daire Walsh
