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I think I read an article in Saturday mornings paper that Dean Rock had scored 17 points from free's in a row without a wide - don't believe he missed any on Saturday which takes that to 21/22 Appreciate that he has some help from fact that cluxton takes the longer ones but that aside its some statistic - people can harp on to the halcyon days of Sheehy/Giles/B Rock/ Tompkins but sure it's a remarkable record under any comparison He took one shortly after Mchughs goal into a breeze into the Davin from a tight angle on right last week that was key in calming any nerves Dublin may have had ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 08/08/2016 23:07:59 1898470 Link
:) ilovespuds (Meath) - Posts: 35 - 09/08/2016 00:14:47 1898511 Link
Yes he's up there with the best around now. So much so that he will retain his place. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8591 - 09/08/2016 01:35:14 1898526 Link
Replying To ruanua: "I think I read an article in Saturday mornings paper that Dean Rock had scored 17 points from free's in a row without a wide - don't believe he missed any on Saturday which takes that to 21/22 Appreciate that he has some help from fact that cluxton takes the longer ones but that aside its some statistic - people can harp on to the halcyon days of Sheehy/Giles/B Rock/ Tompkins but sure it's a remarkable record under any comparison He took one shortly after Mchughs goal into a breeze into the Davin from a tight angle on right last week that was key in calming any nerves Dublin may have had" He is very good at them and its such an important part of the game. especially now with mass defenses. I feel Dublin probably have better forwards in open play but his free taking is exceptional and most likely a massive reason why Dublin will win another All Ireland. dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 09/08/2016 07:53:44 1898544 Link
Replying To ruanua: "I think I read an article in Saturday mornings paper that Dean Rock had scored 17 points from free's in a row without a wide - don't believe he missed any on Saturday which takes that to 21/22 Appreciate that he has some help from fact that cluxton takes the longer ones but that aside its some statistic - people can harp on to the halcyon days of Sheehy/Giles/B Rock/ Tompkins but sure it's a remarkable record under any comparison He took one shortly after Mchughs goal into a breeze into the Davin from a tight angle on right last week that was key in calming any nerves Dublin may have had" Excellent free taker all right a bit like O'Connor from Mayo though, They both offer very little from play but are worth there place on teams for dead balls alone. longballin (Roscommon) - Posts: 91 - 09/08/2016 08:09:45 1898549 Link
funny im just not convinced about him as a good player, no doubt a fantastic free taker, as good as there is now, but does he impact from play? Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 09/08/2016 09:22:07 1898564 Link
I get the points about not offering much from play, and maybe there is a bit of truth there - but jesus, would Tyrone not have been doing with someone that deadly from dead ball on Saturday? There is a place for reliability in the modern game I think! GetOverTheBar (Tyrone) - Posts: 1388 - 09/08/2016 10:25:13 1898607 Link
One the few really reliable free takers around, definitely worth his place seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2142 - 09/08/2016 12:01:27 1898698 Link
Replying To longballin: "Excellent free taker all right a bit like O'Connor from Mayo though, They both offer very little from play but are worth there place on teams for dead balls alone." If you think Cillian O'Connor offers Mayo very little from play, you're way off the mark! cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 09/08/2016 12:25:43 1898721 Link
A free taker like Rock for Dublin is worth his weight in GOLD. TyroneUltra (Tyrone) - Posts: 307 - 09/08/2016 13:12:51 1898756 Link
To his credit He's got better, and he's obviously put in a lot of effort! We're blessed to have a number of free takes that you could trust to swing over an important free One of the many missing pieces we suffered with in the 00's... missed frees cost us very dearly back then, too many to mention but, 2002, 2005, 2006 - could have result in AI finals if we had a reliable and natural free kick taker jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 09/08/2016 15:21:43 1898867 Link
Whatever he is he isn't Barney... Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 09/08/2016 16:25:13 1898919 Link
Whatever he is he isn't Barney... Pericles (Mayo) - 09/08/2016 Of course not, his names Dean ;) Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 10/08/2016 00:04:31 1899191 Link
Any lad who will get you seven or eight points from frees is worth his place. Dublin have five other forwards who can take up the slack. Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 10/08/2016 23:01:26 1899688 Link
He was inconsistent for a long spell but seems to have hit a purple patch recently. I would agree that he probably doesn't do a huge deal from play but then again Dublin don't play high ball stuff. Our FFs who either drop and run from deep (Kev Mc, Mannion) or who are pacey to the corners for diagonal ball (Bernard, Paddy) do the work from play. Dean doesn't drop team to run with the ball and Jimmy Keaveney would beat him in a sprint, so he doesn't do corners either. As I see it, he's there for frees, to cover opposition short kick-outs and to link half-forward runs with hand passes. He's definitely no Barney but a vital cog in the Dublin forward department no doubt. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 11/08/2016 17:34:22 1900018 Link
Another in a long Line of great Meath men free takers, following on from the likes of Stafford Giles etc, it must be something in the Meath air. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 11/08/2016 20:07:33 1900060 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "Another in a long Line of great Meath men free takers, following on from the likes of Stafford Giles etc, it must be something in the Meath air." Ha nice one but the 'greater Dublin area' extends from Finglas north to Ashbourne. So we'll claim anything in between. I used to drink with Barney and Dave Synott in the Fox Inn many years ago. There were more Dub ex-pats there than Meath men. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 11/08/2016 21:00:06 1900075 Link
Replying To Joxer: "Ha nice one but the 'greater Dublin area' extends from Finglas north to Ashbourne. So we'll claim anything in between. I used to drink with Barney and Dave Synott in the Fox Inn many years ago. There were more Dub ex-pats there than Meath men." The Fox Inn is in Dublin. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 11/08/2016 22:27:21 1900125 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "Another in a long Line of great Meath men free takers, following on from the likes of Stafford Giles etc, it must be something in the Meath air." Dean Rock is from Ballymadun and it is most definitely in Dublin. Lovely pints to be had in the Fox Inn there. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 11/08/2016 22:29:05 1900126 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "If you think Cillian O'Connor offers Mayo very little from play, you're way off the mark!" True GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 12/08/2016 00:28:06 1900144 Link