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Delighted someone has spoken out about Tadhg Kenneally's 'recruitment' of young gaa players. Kenneally congratulating Mark O'Connor making his debut for the 'Geelong Cats'. I don't care what money a chap makes but surely it would be more soul satisfying to represent your native people/county, Kerry in this case, than the 'Geelong Cats'. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 20/05/2017 14:58:44 1988553 Link 34 |
Surely that is up for the individual player to decide?
jamsie (Westmeath) - Posts: 443 - 20/05/2017 15:09:34 1988556 Link 4 |
I'd say Tomas will be as welcome at Emmets as a dose of the trots after that............... Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 20/05/2017 15:20:18 1988560 Link 0 |
An individual who has been pestered since he was 16 yrs of age. Too much pressure on a young lad. If the game was soccer or rugby i wouldn't mind but Aussie Rules is a pretty primitive game in my opinion. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 20/05/2017 16:48:49 1988579 Link 30 |
I doubt that will bother Tomás too much. He won't be losing sleep!
Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 20/05/2017 16:49:34 1988580 Link 26 |
I'm not a big fan of tomás but fair play to him for doing that. It needed to be done and I hope other Kerry GAA folk follow suit.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 20/05/2017 17:36:29 1988589 Link 1 |
It's all very fine and well saying that the GAA needs to do something to prevent this tapping up of young players, but how does T Se think the GAA will do it? Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 20/05/2017 18:22:41 1988598 Link 0 |
I wonder if he'd be as vocal if it was a number of Mayo/Dublin young lads heading off? jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/05/2017 19:02:23 1988607 Link 7 |
... and football isn't? Describing a professional sport as primitive is fairly ignorant. It's years ahead of the GAA in terms of sports science and approach jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/05/2017 19:05:14 1988608 Link 4 |
You have to admit all the same that the name 'Geelong Cats' must be up there with 'Longford Slashers' as far as names go!
gormdubhgorm (Dublin) - Posts: 990 - 20/05/2017 20:19:51 1988635 Link 0 |
Mind who you call ignorant. The game is a very unsophisticated game in my opinion. It's definitely less skillful than gaelic football. You are allowed to post your opinion on a sport without being called ignorant. But you look at everything through the prism of anti Kerry bias. Of course Tomás O'Sé is going to feel it more when a Kerry chap is an aussie rules target. Laois losing Zack Tuohy was a huge loss to us. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 20/05/2017 20:53:21 1988646 Link 31 |
Also Lee Chin called out the amateurish preparation of ice hokey, a so called 'professional sport' with regard to alcohol consumption before games. With regards to Aussie Rules just because a game has a more scientific approach to training, prehab, rehab etc doesn't make the game itself any better . Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 20/05/2017 20:57:05 1988647 Link 29 |
Well said Jim, just because it's a Kerry man, it's now a problem.... It's up to the individual, if there offered the chance to live the life of a professional sportsman then who is Tomas o Shea or Anybody else for that matter to question the merits of it.... Tomas has been fairly vocal about the organisation that is the GAA, but tbh he is exactly like them as regards arrogance... I mean Imagaine, a professional team coming looking for a lad that plays an amateur sport and offer him a great life and income.... that lad should really stay at home and play with Kerry, please...... If he wants to stay then fair play... but if he wants to live the dream then who should question it or the system of them getting there.... ben1977 (Donegal) - Posts: 364 - 20/05/2017 21:10:23 1988653 Link 3 |
Firstly, there is no more talent required to play most professional sports than top level football or hurling. We have a habit of putting pro sports up on a pedestal. The problem I and others i think have with this AFL recruitment is that it is totally different from losing players to soccer or rugby. If a young fella wants to play soccer or rugby he goes to a soccer or rugby club and trains for that sport. No one is choosing to play aussie rules as a kid, the aussies are just sitting back and letting GAA volunteers train up these talented players and swiping them as they are just about to fulfill their potential. That's the frustration, amateur GAA trainers are giving their time in the hope of creating a star for their club. dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 337 - 20/05/2017 21:38:49 1988661 Link 6 |
Aussie rules isn't skilful? Yet GAA players skills transfer so well to it and they are actively targeting some of our top prospects Doesn't say much about football then does it? jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/05/2017 21:45:51 1988666 Link 1 |
Good post But let me get this straight If a GAA volunteer trains up a young lad and dedicates their time in shaping him to become the best It's ok for the lad to leave to play soccer/rugby but not AFL? So soccer scouts / rugby scouts sitting back and letting someone else do all the work is grand? jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/05/2017 22:13:38 1988668 Link 1 |
If lads have the chance to get paid for playing a sport then they should take it. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2897 - 20/05/2017 22:17:25 1988669 Link 0 |
Yes. Catching, kicking, athleticism, hand to eye co-ordination are common to both games but i feel gaelic football has more skills. Regardless of what county we are from David Clifford would be a huge loss to our game. He has the potential to be an all time great. Size, pace, skill, fielding ability, vision..etc. I for one can't stomach him being poached to Aussie Rules. I want to watch that fella play at his peak in Croke Park. For reasons peculiar to me i have no problem with a fella playing rugby and most especially soccer. I know Aussie Rules is a pro game but i can't put it in the same ball park as soccer and rugby. I also have a sour taste in my mouth from many Compromise Rules series, especially 2005 and 2006 where the Aussies reveled in rough house tactics. Because they were bench pressing their 120 Kg and knew they were physically far more powerful than the Irish. I remember the clothes line tackles on Phillip Jordan and Tom Kelly. I detest that culture. It annoys me seeing our talent going into that pseudo macho culture. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 20/05/2017 22:25:44 1988671 Link 27 |
Soccer and rugby is taking a lot more of our prospects, I believe Kerry GAA's prominent positioning in the media is greatly over blowing this jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/05/2017 22:30:58 1988673 Link 2 |
here is a different perspective. s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 20/05/2017 22:44:26 1988675 Link 4 |