Shields singles out Brogan for special praise

CORK defender Michael Shields admitted Dublin marksman Bernard Brogan is ‘a class act’ after yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final and revealed he would not begrudge the attacker if he went on to claim the Footballer of the Year award.

Brogan maintained his sublime form this season with another exceptional display, scoring 1-7, but Shields did do an excellent job in stymieing his influence when switched onto him for the second-half.

“You have to give credit to Brogan. He’s a class act and he stuck that goal brilliantly early on. It was a long ball in and Ray (Carey) was unlucky in getting caught after he stepped out.