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Eoin Murphy won an All-Ireland club medal playing in the middle of the field for Glemore two years ago and recently added a second All-Star goalkeeping award to his collection.
The 28-year-old is clearly a versatile player, having also had a few runs out of the field for Kilkenny's Under-21s before Brian Cody settled on him as his senior keeper.
Receiving another All Star was a major milestone in his career for the three-time All-Ireland winner with the Cats, especially as he had to see such stiff competition.
"It's a nice buzz at the end of the year." For the parents more than anything else, they were immensely proud as well, "explained Murphy.
"In a couple of years when I think about retiring I might look back on it, but hopefully I can win a few more of those and a few more All-Ireland medals before I reflect on it too much.
Speaking about the quality of goalkeeping currently in the inter-county game, he said: "Anthony Nash has been at the top of his game in the past few years. the ball He's after bringing that to another level.
"Nickie Quaid has been ultra-consistent and did not get enough pledges until this year.
"If you look at any other country in the world, they're going to have top-clbad keepers," said Murphy, who's in Australia for the Wild Geese trophy game against Galway in Sydney this weekend.
"You look at the likes of Alan Nolan and Gary Maguire in Dublin, Mark Fanning in Wexford, and Galway have three top-clbad keepers in Fergal Flannery, Colm Callanan, and James Skehill.
"It's ultra-competitive, so it's an achievement in itself." Hopefully I can put myself in a position to be nominated in the next couple of years where I know I'm performing at the top level. "
The Glenmore, the 2016 all-Ireland junior club champions, is best known as a goalkeeper on the national stage, but when he goes back home he enjoys the chance to play the field with his club
Given the way the game has gone, with goalkeepers dictating play with their restarts and pbading, it feels like having a good time.
"I'm still playing outfield for the club, in midfield, so I have the best of both worlds," he said.
"I do not really have a preference if you told me to play full-back or corner-back, I'd genuinely love it and I'd go to the best of my ability for those positions and give my all.
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"Teams now can make you feel as good as you can have a two-man or even one-man full-forward line because teams are trying to drag out and exploit corner-backs or full backs with their pace.
"I do not feel that keepers have a bigger role to play.
"For myself and Nickie it's more of a game for us, we have a lot more to play than we've been at, we've been back to where we've been. "
Watch highlights of Galway v Kilkenny in the Wild Geese Trophy game on RTÉ2 at 8pm on Sunday 11 November
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