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He's clearly miles ahead of Jamie Clarke. wicklu (Wicklow) - Posts: 331 - 06/02/2015 08:22:12 1690579 Link 0 |
You already told us that. Move on. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 06/02/2015 08:34:04 1690584 Link 0 |
wicklu-he scored 5 points from play in last years championship. TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 06/02/2015 09:05:56 1690588 Link 0 |
I think some people are a little unfair here.....free kicks is his speciality, he also gets goals and in involved in setting them up. What we in Mayo need in ANOTHER forward who can kick 5-6 points from play in big games. It can't be left up to Cillian all the time. In fairness Jason Doherty is probably our most improved forward of the past 2 years. Evan Regan was a player I was looking forward to seeing this year but his injury puts doubt on any impact he can make this year. Diarmuid O Connor, Cillian's younger brother has promising ability too. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 06/02/2015 10:01:26 1690608 Link 0 |
wicklu kinglarsson (Down) - Posts: 88 - 06/02/2015 10:37:02 1690629 Link 0 |
My mistake he scored 1-12 from play last year. TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 06/02/2015 10:46:34 1690637 Link 0 |
good finisher but definitely don't rate him amongst the best in the country! northie_chap (Louth) - Posts: 69 - 06/02/2015 11:29:37 1690656 Link 0 |
Lot of clueless posters on here trying to knock an amateur player by comparing him to all sorts of different types of footballers. tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1126 - 06/02/2015 12:43:28 1690694 Link 0 |
He's a very good player but I don't think he's as good as Jamie Clarke. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 06/02/2015 12:47:14 1690697 Link 0 |
How many AI's had Clarke or Coulter played by the age of 22? How many individual accolades had they received? How many times were they in the top 10 scorers? wicklu (Wicklow) - Posts: 331 - 06/02/2015 12:47:28 1690698 Link 0 |
i think hes vgood but not top level his free taking is good but not great from distances of 40m plus. hes not at the level of sheehan murphy or goulding from placed balls. for me dont think hel improve much more he had his best year yet this year very very good but not top level with the likes of jod gooch colm o neill connally murphy etc. jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1166 - 06/02/2015 13:08:12 1690706 Link 0 |
tirawleybaron - Not trying to knock him in the slightest. I'm saying that in my opinion he isn't as good as the footballers I've mentioned. kinglarsson (Down) - Posts: 88 - 06/02/2015 13:26:18 1690711 Link 0 |
Even as a Tyrone man, Jamie Clarke is far better than O'Connor. O'Connor is short pace and offers little from play. If Clarke was in one of the top teams he would be unstoppable. The best forwards today are Murphy, Gooch, Clarke, O'Donoghue, Brogan, Connolly and McManus. geoff (Tyrone) - Posts: 377 - 06/02/2015 13:52:20 1690719 Link 0 |
Agree with geoff. Clarke is probably the most "Kerry-like" player in Ulster. He's like an eel how slippery he is evading tackles. I know you can say this about a lot of players but I reckon if Clarke was involved with Dublin or Kerry then he'd get the credit his incredible talent deserves. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 06/02/2015 15:53:44 1690771 Link 0 |
geoff, we will see at the weekend if he plays!!! saddam (Mayo) - Posts: 414 - 06/02/2015 16:26:19 1690784 Link 0 |
An absolute class act - I don't think brogan was even on the Dublin panel aged 22, never mind all the individual awards COC has won. He won't be at his peak till about 2020. Since o Connor came on the scene you can always put him down for 8 or 9 points every game. How many players can you say that about. Statistically he's the best free taker in the championship since 2011, with the highest conversion % and the most frees taken, showing it's no fluke (source: don't foul Gaa stats). Finally I'd ague he's probably the best tackling forward in the game. Amount of scores mayo get as a result of o Connors ferocious tackling is unbelievable. Will me mayos next captain after Higgins and sure to win many more accolades in the future. Mayostar (Mayo) - Posts: 40 - 08/02/2015 09:13:54 1691050 Link 0 |
Any1 that watched the Tyrone and Mayo match yesterday seen how much Cillian means to that Mayo side, it was a lucky goal but you have to be in the position to score them and he was only on the pitch 5mins. Also as an Armagh fan I would have Oconnor before Clarke, Clarke is class when Armagh is going forward but, How many tines does he take the wrong option, how many times does he shoot and a man is in the better position, When he comes back to tackle his tackles are half hearted or he fouls.... With watching the match yesterday and the All Ireland semi final again, his work rate is class and tackles the way it should be and turns over the ball so for me oconnor is better all round youngfella27 (Armagh) - Posts: 110 - 09/02/2015 09:22:46 1691491 Link 0 |
The O Connor goal should never have stood yesterday. When he came on I expected him to show his teammates the way by scoring from play however just two points from play in 70 minutes is a stat that the new Mayo management will not want repeated. Mr_Pundit (UK) - Posts: 677 - 09/02/2015 10:03:26 1691521 Link 0 |
O'Connor might be a better tackler but Im not sure if Clarke would be worried about that fact. As for his points per game ratio, every free taker is worth x points per game but a lot of players could hit those frees. The deciding factor is their return from play, and O'Connor simply doesn't offer enough from open play. geoff (Tyrone) - Posts: 377 - 09/02/2015 10:40:16 1691542 Link 0 |
Mr_Pundit- why should the goal not have counted??? I would love to no why??? cause of the hard shoulder on Peter Hughes?? Im lost!!! youngfella27 (Armagh) - Posts: 110 - 09/02/2015 12:54:21 1691622 Link 0 |