It was a exciting weekend in the Football Championship as both Clare and Tipperary defied their underdog status to qualify for the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals. Clare had a convincing win over Roscommon, while Tipperary pipped Derry at the death in a see-saw battle at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Clare's was a consumate team-performance, but both Gary Brennan and Jamie Malone deserve special mention for their efforts and are joined on the nominations short-list for this week's Footballer of the Week by Tipperary's Conor Sweeney.

The voting process is simple: retweet the image of your chosen player on the GAA's official Twitter account (@officialgaa) or like their image on the GAA's official Facebook and Instagram pages. Voting will close at 1pm on Tuesday, July 26 and the winner will be announced on GAA.ie.

Footballer of the Week nominations

Gary Brennan - Clare

Clare's midfield collosus has been one of the players of the Championship so far and was inspirational yet again for Clare in their stirring All-Ireland Qualifier win over Roscommon on Saturday.

Time and again it was Brennan who drove Clare forward with his ball-winning ability and surging runs. Roscommon simply couldn't cope with vibrant physicality in the middle third.

What sets Brennan apart is that when he does charge forward with the ball he usually does something really clever with it. His distribution was top class, he played a key role in Clare's first goal, and he scored a nice point from play too.

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