Do you think getting hit with a hurley doesnât hurt?
Colm O Rourke is a fierce man for it. I hope none of his sons were arty types who got nervous in front of big crowds.
Conor showed all his class when he spoke up for Peter â itâs just a shame some Limerick lads on here couldnt show the sameâŚ
He wouldnât know in fairness
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You canât move a 45 in.
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It does, but a one handed flick doesnât do a lot of damage, youâd expect to pick up worse in games. Itâs evidenced by the outcomes too. Barrett wasnt sent to hospital after being knocked out cold and with his jaw broken in two places, was he?
Youâre trying really hard to make two incidents the same when they are not the same, one is far worse.
Youâre also focusing on the result rather than the action.
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Ooooft.
I was wide open for a cheap shot there and you took it, fair play. John Small-esque.
It was a little more than a one handed flick in fairness. The hurley was turned on its side for maximum impact. He could just have easily done serious damage if he connected in certain place.
I agree theyâre not the same. Small went for a shoulder which was mistimed in the course of the general ebb and flow of the game. Gillane struck an opponent with force when the whistle had already been blown.
Thereâs no comparison.
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Cause and effect are related, a flick of hurley isnât liable to do that level of damage. I donât think Gillane tried to hurt a player, Small definitely did. I do think Gillane has poor discipline and is liable to be an idiot.
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Smallâs tackle was reckless at the very best and intended to hurt the player on the other end of it.
How the fuck can anyone tell what Small intended to do? Youâre talking shite ⌠it was a bad tackle yes, but saying he went to intentionally hurt him is idle speculationâŚ
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Thatâs a fair enough view. I donât think there was as much at that in it. It it had been head high itâd be a different story. As it was, youâd regularly pick up a few belts like that in any hurling match and it was never liable to send a guy to hospital.
Same as 99% of shoulders in football so
Smallâs tackle was nothing like 99% of shoulders in football, in my view.
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Anything is possible on TFK âŚ
John Small is stronger than 99% of footballers, in my view.
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Cathal Barrett could go to work the following day and he played on that game
The Mayo lad will be eating dinner through a straw for a month
The incidents are incomparable
Gillane was stupid , irresponsible & very lucky to have stayed on
The Small shoulder was reckless and dangerous . It had awful consequences . Only John Small will know the intentions
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Thatâs only looking at the outcome. Small wanted to get the ball back for his team. Gillaneâs was when the whistle was gone and the ball was dead