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Should this be on the Mayo thread? HughHunt24 (Cork) - Posts: 841 - 24/03/2015 21:51:52 1706254 Link 0 |
Remarkable record from Cillian O'Connor. Has scored in last 5 Connacht Finals 7-21(50) an average of 10 points a game. Remarkable for player who rarely gets the credit he deserves HughHunt24 (Cork) - Posts: 841 - 21/07/2015 20:44:59 1757254 Link 0 |
One of the reasons his he's been held scoreless from play in both All Ireland Finals and managed only 1-01 from play in 3 semi finals against Kerry in 2011 and then Dublin in 12 and Tyrone in 13. I'm not sure how fully fit he was in some of those games in fairness he was outstanding in the replay against Kerry last August. I'd prefer the likes of McBrearty, McManus and Colm O'Neil over him currently but who knows what the summer will bring. TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 21/07/2015 21:03:50 1757271 Link 0 |
Class act but needs to cut out the darkside of his game HughHunt24 (Cork) - Posts: 841 - 03/09/2015 21:28:39 1781688 Link 0 |
Cillian top scorer for the third year in a row. Well done Cillian. He scored 3-34, pipping Sean Quigley's, 2-36 by a point. 1-29 of Cillian's total from dead balls which shows how accurate and important he is to Mayo. I do admit Bernard Brogans 6-21 (6-20 from play) is more impressive and quite simply unreal. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 23/09/2015 08:49:07 1791109 Link 0 |
Yew-tree Cillian would be better with better players around him , both himself and Conor McManus if they played for Dublin would be superstars , young lad carrying a weight when he plays , its unfair comparing players as not everythings equal , the support you recieve or not on the pitch is crucial , C Kilkenny had been outstanding for us but he benefits by playing with some of the best forward talent we have ever produced . Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 23/09/2015 09:19:47 1791116 Link 0 |
So 2_5 from play. Not very impressive. I dont think he would make the Dublin or Kerry starting teams. An average freetaker who spends most games running after the referee crying for frees or looking to have opponents booked. HEREBENJI (Donegal) - Posts: 422 - 23/09/2015 09:58:10 1791139 Link 0 |
HEREBENJI TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 23/09/2015 10:11:13 1791149 Link 0 |
if he wasn't the best free-taker in the country we wouldn't be talking about him. his return from play isn't good enough. Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 383 - 23/09/2015 10:16:30 1791151 Link 0 |
HEREBENJI Doritos (Mayo) - Posts: 64 - 23/09/2015 10:16:33 1791152 Link 0 |
Gavvygavgav MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 23/09/2015 10:26:23 1791161 Link 0 |
So what, his main job is free taking. He is also involved in setting up alot of Mayo's scores from play. Avergae free taker, come off it man. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 23/09/2015 10:47:12 1791171 Link 0 |
if he had 2 scoring forwards around him then mayo would be a serious team. Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 706 - 23/09/2015 10:54:09 1791178 Link 0 |
Very good player and is still young but I don't rate him as highly as Mayo people do. His return from semi finals and finals over the last 5 years is poor for a player rated so highly. TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 23/09/2015 11:35:44 1791205 Link 0 |
Bernard Brogan is one of the best athletes to have ever played the game, to use him as yardstick here is silly. My point stands, that if O'Connor wasn't an excellent free taker then his stats would show that he only scored 2-5 from play in this years championship, and we wouldn't be having this conversation. That is an average return from an inside forward especially from one in a team like Mayo who will rack up scores in their provincial championship. He can't hold a candle to Conor McManus, nor Brogan, nor even James O'Donoghue who had a quieter season than last years blitz, but still has far more potential as a score-taker than O'Connor. Michael Murphy scored 8, 4 from play when he took the fight to Mayo virtually on his own. I have my doubts if O'Connor was in Murphy's shoes that day he'd have been able to do the same. Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 383 - 23/09/2015 11:37:48 1791206 Link 0 |
Cillian is probably the third best player in the country after Keith Higgins and AO'S and coming just ahead of Lee Keegan. Miler (Mayo) - Posts: 1015 - 23/09/2015 20:46:13 1791603 Link 0 |
Miler Pingcity (Longford) - Posts: 568 - 24/09/2015 09:04:33 1791645 Link 0 |
Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 383 - 24/09/2015 10:02:12 1791677 Link 0 |
Miler.. is it any wonder some Mayo fans are a laughing stock in GAA circles with a post like that! Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 24/09/2015 10:15:11 1791684 Link 0 |
Belclare1 - calm down son....it is clear he meant county. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 24/09/2015 12:13:58 1791752 Link 0 |