Flanagan is a unique player. His ability to make those selfless runs to create space for his team mates are very difficult to teach.
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Itās trained into the chap.
Donāt think so. Thereās a process/system whether you like it or not. Its drilled into him. Gillane is the finisher and his job is to make space for him. Granted thereās the odd time where heāll find himself in a better position but he"s the worker
Oh thereās system alright but he can identify space like very few players can. Never once does he get in the way and nearly always he times it to absolute perfection. He understands the role perfectly. I still think if we had him right in 2019 weād have won the all Ireland.
If you watch back The 2018 games he was used a lot more to win balls and find players running from deep. A prime example being lynch goal v cork in the 2018 semi final.
You will go a long time trying to replace him.
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ye are moving along well enough without Sean Finn and Cian Lynch! is anyone irreplaceable !?
My own view is that Nicky Quaid and Gillane are the two that Limerick would struggle most without
Hannon is the key link in the chain
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What played would you compare to Flanagan past or present ? I just think he has a very unique set of qualities which improve Limerick so much.
Of course itās taught but not many others could do it to his level. It would be taught into other forwards but it doesnāt work to the same effectiveness. Flanagan and Gillane have that chemistry at this stage that is impossible to replicate.
I guess you could try and teach some players till youāre blue in the face and they wouldnāt grasp it.
Gillane is absolutely phenomenal but he leaves so many goals behind him by aiming high as opposed to going low.
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Cheers 
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In fairness, I think with that chance, he wouldāve been hooked for trying to go low. The hurley wouldāve had a downward motion and would have been very hard not to be hooked by Ryan in that circumstance. He realised how close behind Ryan was so he had to swing the hurley up if he was to shoot. Another option is keep going and bat it but he wouldāve been closed down I reckon
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Fair enough think some suggest heās a shoulder issue as well but his finishing can be frustrating
It certainly can be. He does have a habit of going high all the same. Whenever he goes for bounce off the ground itās usually unstoppable.
From the top of my head, he got goals like that against Cork and Tipp last year as well as yesterday. Hegarty is the only one who it should be acceptable to go high because he just has such ferocious power
Weāve hardly been at full strength since the 2021 Final.
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Theyād make a lovely calendar
Gillane has the most iconic celebration in world sport.
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Right then. What was the yellow card for?
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