I believe philip Austin was involved from tipp. Haven’t heard of anyone else
he would be well suited to it in fairness
His pace would be a major asset alright. Wouldn’t have to solo either which slows him down at times.
Get Jackie Tyrrell in there for the fights. That man is a beast.
Good footballer too.
JOHN GALVIN is anxiously awaiting the results of an MRI scan after suffering a potentially serious pelvis injury during International Rules training over the weekend.
The long-serving Limerick midfielder appeared to land heavily during the Parnell Park session on Friday night. He attempted to get up but then fell to the turf again, raising immediate concerns about the damage sustained.
Members of the Irish management team could not be contacted at time of going to press but the player’s father, John Snr, confirmed that they wouldn’t know the extent of the injury until he went for an MRI scan later today. The injury was to the pelvis/groin and he was currently on crutches.
In the event that Galvin is ruled out for any lengthy period, the ball-winning giant would be an obvious loss to manager Anthony Tohill for Ireland’s two-test series against Australia next month.
Among the potential Irish recruits taking part last Friday night were Joe and Justin McMahon from Tyrone, Leighton Glynn (Wicklow), Brendan Murphy (Carlow), Kevin Reilly (Meath), Colm Begley, Donie Kingston (both Laois), Stephen Cluxton, Michael Darragh Macauley (both Dublin), Emmet Bolton, Peter Kelly (both Kildare), Ciarán McKeever, Stevie McDonnell (Armagh) and Paul Finlay (Monaghan). Gareth Bradshaw (Galway) was present but didn’t take an active role in training.
The Aussies are none too happy, and hugely defensive about the latest slight on their game from the Irish Independent. Not considering of course that no one takes the indo seriously, and I’d imagine Marty Clarke would be mortified at this article, as he still has very strong links to the Pie’s.
Fuck them.
why would the ausies give a fuck about what tommy conlon writes?
ans sour grapes due to kennelly? wtf?
It seems they do and they don’t like it. I smell convict blood.
Oooh, the big bad aussies really went for Tommy in this interview anyway. :rolleyes:
Tommy Conlon talks to WFN
Last week Irish sports ‘commentator’ Tommy Conlon came to the attention of AFL fans via this article about Marty Clarke returning to Ireland and the GAA. The article raised the raised the hackles of some, including in the Australian media with rebukes such as this effort from the Age : Irish crack at AFL just TommyRot
WFN was able to discuss the article with Conlon and posed a few questions.
WFN: Whilst the GAA is staunchly amateur, I’d’ve thought the ‘AFL experiment’ for some to pursue a professional dream is not that bad a thing. I guess however, at present it does well to build a bit of AFL hatred locally in readiness for the upcoming IR series. After all, a full house at Croke Park for the IR is not coughed at by the GAA.
TC : ‘Hatred’ is a strong word, I feel it should be used sparingly in sport, if at all. Many of my Australian correspondents in recent days seem to be under the impression that GAA people over here are up in arms about the talent drain to AFL. This is not so. Just about everyone, me included, is of the view that if a young lad is talented enough to get the invitation, then best of luck to him. It’s a no brainer: he has the chance to live every young sportsman’s dream, which is to do what he loves for a living. And to do it in Australia too with the attendant weather and lifestyle?
Everyone understands why a lad would jump at the chance. The people it hurts most are those at his local club who’ve brought him up through the ranks. Normally it will be a small parish club with scant playing resources and to lose a player of that calibre is a big blow. That said, when he does make up his mind to go, he leaves with their best wishes - and frequently with a few extra quid in his back pocket afterthe club has run a fund-raiser for him. But emigration is such a fact of life over here that virtually every club in the country loses young players anyway who move abroad to work or university.
Nationally, it barely registers, just a few paragraphs in the sports pages, because the lad in question will largely be unknown beyond his county. In the case of Tommy Walsh, he was an exception in that he’d won his All-Ireland medal before leaving. In Kerry the reaction there was pretty much the same as it would be elsewhere: sad to see him go, but we can do nothing about it anyway so good luck, send us a postcard!
WFN : given the pressures upon Gaelic sports and Gaelic Football in particular, from for example Rugby and Soccer not just at the age of 18 but earlier in school in the early teens - - would not the ‘return’ factor (to Gaelic Football) be far greater from the AFL than from Rugby and Soccer??
TC : The crossover from Gaelic to rugby is only a recent development because the sports rarely intersected over the last hundred years: the kids who played Gaelic, or rugby, came from such different backgrounds - social, schools and geographical - that they rarely got the chance to play both codes growing up. Nowadays Irish rugby stars like Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe and Geordan Murphy will have played Gaelic in their youth - Brian O’Driscoll too. The consensus among rugby followers seems to be that the ball skills picked up playing Gaelic helped their rugby careers. The rate of return from professional sports is by far the highest in soccer, for two reasons: first, there is a long-established soccer industry on Ireland’s doorstep - England. Players have been crossing the channel for generations. Second, they are recruited in much greater numbers for trials and apprenticeships, so the attrition rate is obviously going to be much higher. Historically, the vast majority of lads who made professional careers in England wouldn’t have played gaelic football growing up. Again there are social and geographical reasons for this, most Irish soccer players being recruited from the urban working classes where GAA would not have a strong presence. But that is changing too and Kevin Doyle, for example, a talented centre forward who is now a regular in the Irish international team and with his club in the Premier League, comes from a strong GAA family in county Wexford.
WFN : given that of the couple of dozen young Irish lads to head to Australia, the actual number to have made an impact is still pretty small. The vast majority return home after what effectively turned into a 2 year working holiday, but, in a professional sporting environment. Has this been seen to be beneficial in the development as athletes for these players?
TC :I’ve no doubt that players who come home after a few yeas in the AFL are much the better for the experience: they have picked up good habits, are must more powerful athletes, and probably more mature as people too. As for their pure skills, I’m less sure about that and would need to talk to someone like Marty Clarke to get a better insight.
Why start a thread about something you detest. Do you just like starting threads? Do you think you are providing some kind of service?
You are a very strange person.
:lol:
The obsession grows, and there was me thinking this would be a boring Monday morning. Do you have to ruin every thread with your obsession with me? I guess you’re just calling out the bluffers arent you? Providing a service to the forum, cos you keep it real, you’re hardcore innit wicked mate? You truly are a clown. :lol:
Has John Galvin ever won an All Star by the way?
It would be a shame if he never ends up with one. I would nearly give him one this year, he had two stormers against Kerry and Cork.
Yes, yes i am.
farmer - He doesn’t deserve an All-Star. He was not that spectacular against Cork, Aidan Walsh was doing well on him, bar the shooting, and Derek Kavanagh did well on him as well, he didn’t really dominate.
No, I can’t remember the last football All Star we got.
If we ever did.
Anywhere you could get a list of all the teams?
Its a fucking full time job with you.
No ye’ve never won one Runt, not acc to wikipedia anyways. Galvin would be as deserving a midfielder as there is out there, I cant think of any outstanding midfielder in this years Championship.
EDIT and off topic, but fucking hell, has the clown replied to my one post above twice? Christ. :lol:
Leitrim won 2, Seamus Quinn and Mickey Quinn. The latter won it on the basis of league form as we got knocked out in the first round that year. A serious footballer in his day.
I would agree with MBB in that no midfielder really stands out this year and Galvin in those two games was as good as any.
He’ll get a token nomination but nothing more I’d imagine.