Kevin Dyas
Encyclopedia
Kevin Dyas is a Gaelic football
er from County Armagh
and former player with Australian Football League
team Collingwood
.
Minors to an Ulster Title in 2005. He was also instrumental in guiding his school, The Abbey CBS to a MacRory Cup
and first ever Hogan Cup
title in 2006.
Dyas was a senior football panelist with Armagh
in 2007 under Joe Kernan
making his debut against Derry GAA
and also played half back with Armagh club Dromintee.
, but unlike Clarke, the club took a gamble with a more mature player in Dyas.
Kevin lived with Collingwood's football operations manager Geoff Walsh and his family.
Played 13 games for Collingwood's reserves in the Victorian Football League
and looked likely for a senior call-up after some good form, however a severe rupture of his hamstring ruled him out for the 2008 season.
A recurrence of the hamstring injury in the 2009 pre-season ruled Dyas out of selection contention for the first five rounds of his second season.
Due to this run of hamstring trouble and homesickness he decided to return home after the 2009 season.
under the guidance of Down man Paddy O' Rourke.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er from County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
and former player with Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
team Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
.
Gaelic Football
Dyas was an outstanding underage talent captaining Armagh GAAArmagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
Minors to an Ulster Title in 2005. He was also instrumental in guiding his school, The Abbey CBS to a MacRory Cup
MacRory Cup
The MacRory Cup is an inter-college Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament...
and first ever Hogan Cup
Hogan Cup
The Hogan Cup 1946-48 & 1957-) is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by reference to the trophy's name.St...
title in 2006.
Dyas was a senior football panelist with Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
in 2007 under Joe Kernan
Joe Kernan (Gaelic footballer)
Joe Kernan is a former sportsperson from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. He played Gaelic football with his local club Crossmaglen Rangers and with the Armagh senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. He won All-Star awards in 1977 and 1982...
making his debut against Derry GAA
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
and also played half back with Armagh club Dromintee.
Australian Rules Football
Dyas was scouted and recruited by Collingwood and became the second Irish player to be drafted by Collingwood after fellow Irishman Martin ClarkeMartin Clarke
Martin 'Marty' Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from Cranfield Point, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is also an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.- Underage :...
, but unlike Clarke, the club took a gamble with a more mature player in Dyas.
Kevin lived with Collingwood's football operations manager Geoff Walsh and his family.
Played 13 games for Collingwood's reserves in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
and looked likely for a senior call-up after some good form, however a severe rupture of his hamstring ruled him out for the 2008 season.
A recurrence of the hamstring injury in the 2009 pre-season ruled Dyas out of selection contention for the first five rounds of his second season.
Due to this run of hamstring trouble and homesickness he decided to return home after the 2009 season.
Return
In 2009 Dyas returned to Ireland and joined back up with Armagh GAAArmagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
under the guidance of Down man Paddy O' Rourke.