Bryan Cullen

Infobox GAA player |

name =Bryan Cullen
irish = Brian Ó Cuilinn
dob=
sport=Gaelic football
code=Football
placeofbirth=Dublin
dateofbirth=7/4/84
countryofbirth= Ireland
club=Skerries Harps
clposition=Centre Back
clubs=Skerries Harps
clyears=13
clapps(points)=
county=Dublin
province=Leinster
icyears= 2003 - Present
counties=Dublin
icposition= Half back
icapps(points)=
icprovince=3
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Bryan Cullen (born 1984) is an Irish Gaelic Footballer from Dublin. He plays his club football for Skerries Harps on the northsaide of Dublin. He has also played for Ireland's International rules football Team against Australia and for Leinster in the Railway Cup. Cullen was the stand-in captain for Dublins Senior Football team in place of Colin Moran in 2006. Cullen made his league debut against Armagh in February 2003. Bryan is also a part time male model, working predominanltly on stage in Dublin's Temple Bar area. [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=1641&viewstory=yes] He won the Leinster Minor football championship with Dublin in 2001. [http://leinster.gaa.ie/photo_2001.htm]

Yearly Performance

2005

In his 2005 season with the Dublin Senior Football team he won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with a win over Laois in the final. He scored a total of three point in the final and finished the All Ireland Championship and Leinster Championship with a total of eight points compared to the two points which he scored in the 2005 National Football League.

2006

He was the captain for DCU GAA when they won the Sigerson Cup for the first time ever in 2006. [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=6199&viewstory=yes] By captaining DCU to victory, Cullen became the first Dublin player to captain a Sigerson winning team.

Bryan Cullen was cited after the controversial 2006 national league clash between Dublin and Tyrone. A game which resulted in disciplinary action against 9 players involved in the game. Cullen was suspended for four weeks in accordance with Rule 140 and 138 a rule which deals with physical contact. Ciaran Whelan, Alan Brogan, Kevin Bonner and Bryan Cullen were all exonerated from all charges along with the Tyrone trio of Kevin Hughes, Michael McGee and Owen Mulligan. The official reason given for the exhoneration was stated as 'a technicality'

Cullen scored a total of seven points in the 2006 National Football League. Owing to the Collie Morans prolonged injury Cullen captained the Dublin Senior football team to victory against Laois in the Leinster Senior football Semi-Final. He captained Dublin for most of the 2006 Leinster final, although Dublin captain Collie Moran made his long awaited return to Dublins first team in time to deliver the winning speech in Croke Park. Dublins two captains stood shoulder to shoulder holding the Delaney Cup after an easy win over Offaly in the Leinster football final in July 2006. He continued to captain the Dublin side against Westmeath in the All-Ireland quarter final and Mayo in the All-Ireland Semi-Final despite Collie Morans return to fitness. Bryan has been nominated for a 2006 all-star at Half Back. Bryan was named as Half Back on the GPA Gaelic Team of the Year for 2006.

2007

He came on as a substitute in the 2007 O'Byrne Cup final for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. Dublin won the game 1-18 to 2-13. Cullen was on the 2007 Dublin side that were relegated to Division two for 2008. Bryan went on to win the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin who were later knocked out of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship by Kerry at the semi final stage.

2008

Bryan was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final. [ [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9513&viewstory=yes HILL 16 ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.angelfire.com/ga/SkerriesHarps/| Skerries harps G.A.A Club Website]
* [http://www.hill16.ie Official Dublin Website]
* [http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=2618&ArticleID=1429669 Kevin Hughes Article On Suspension of Dublin and Tyrone Players (2006)]

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*Dublin GAA
*Dublin GAA Honours
*Dublin Senior Football Championship