to kick the ball from his hands, rather than off the ground, and hit the post. He scored 0–6 in that match and won his second RTÉ Man of the Match award of 2002 following on from the one against Meath. His performances won him the Vodafone Footballer of the Month for August, awarded for his individual performances that month. Cosgrove was rewarded with his performances with a place on the 2002 All Star team at full forward. The total of 6–23 meriting him Top Scorer in the Championship having played 6 games. He was awarded The Daily Star newspaper GAA Sports Personality of the Year for 2002. He also played in the International rules football tour of Autumn 2002. He was Dublin's top scorer gain in 2003, when he won his second Leinster medal. Cosgrove made his first Championship start with Dublin for three years on 25 June 2006 against Laois in the Leinster Senior Football Championship Semi-final. He scored a total of 1–03 and received the RTÉ Man of the Match Award for his performance. His form in the final against Offaly did not reach expectations and although he started brightly against Westmeath, scoring a point, he tired in the second half and he was eventually replaced. Cosgrove made a similarly bright start against Mayo, this time scoring two points. When he was replaced Dublin led by 7 points. In May 2008 Cosgrove retired from inter-county football. National League appearances References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic footballers who switched code Gaelic football forwards Irish international rules football players Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers Leicester Celtic A.F.C. players Republic of Ireland association footballers Association footballers not categorized by position