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Eoghan O'Donnell Joins Dublin Football Panel

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Pretty much curtains for any prospect of the hurlers going anywhere if this is for good. Sums up the sad state of hurling in the county when not only our best player but one of best backs in the country seems to have packed it in. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2584 - 01/06/2022 11:52:14 2421540 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Pretty much curtains for any prospect of the hurlers going anywhere if this is for good. Sums up the sad state of hurling in the county when not only our best player but one of best backs in the country seems to have packed it in." That's a shame if true.. O Donnell is a superb hurler. A full back and would play on any team in the country. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1065 - 01/06/2022 12:08:26 2421545 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Pretty much curtains for any prospect of the hurlers going anywhere if this is for good. Sums up the sad state of hurling in the county when not only our best player but one of best backs in the country seems to have packed it in." Is that definite? Terrible news for hurling in general if it is. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12043 - 01/06/2022 12:20:06 2421548 Link
Hopefully it is not a permanent switch. It would be a huge blow for the hurlers. bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 01/06/2022 12:24:17 2421550 Link
Comments here are a bit dramatic. He joined in after the hurlers were knocked out which to me suggests its hurling first for him - remains to be seen but its hardly him jumping off the hurling panel mid season as the hurlers are gone tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 01/06/2022 13:00:44 2421554 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Pretty much curtains for any prospect of the hurlers going anywhere if this is for good. Sums up the sad state of hurling in the county when not only our best player but one of best backs in the country seems to have packed it in." The big question there is whether is whether it's permanent. If it's just for this year, with the hurlers already out, I don't see any issue from a hurling supporter's point of view. Of course, if it's a permanent switch it's a huge blow to the hurlers WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2046 - 01/06/2022 13:35:37 2421568 Link
Good news for the footballers if true, he's a very good stylish footballer in a line we could do with, plays half forward for WHCC, even though he's a defender in hurling. Be a tough gig cracking the team at this stage though at County level though. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 01/06/2022 13:35:41 2421570 Link
Replying To tiobraid: "Comments here are a bit dramatic. He joined in after the hurlers were knocked out which to me suggests its hurling first for him - remains to be seen but its hardly him jumping off the hurling panel mid season as the hurlers are gone" I did say "if it's for good." Might not be, but it tends to be. Not sure where he might fit in with footballers, but if he establishes a place and they at least make the semi finals, I would be surprised if he returns. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2584 - 01/06/2022 14:07:27 2421580 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I did say "if it's for good." Might not be, but it tends to be. Not sure where he might fit in with footballers, but if he establishes a place and they at least make the semi finals, I would be surprised if he returns." I havent seen him play football but I'd the odds of him being seen this year in a cship match is low. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 01/06/2022 14:52:58 2421593 Link
Don't know the chaps mind but imo he's a hurler first If he wants to be involved with that footballers and is good enough to add to their chances then fair play to him, I wish him luck He might feel he wants to commit to the Dublin GAA cause off the back of I'm sure training hard all year only to exit the championship in May under unfortunate circumstances Hope he enjoys the training and football setup before a likely return He might learn a lot from it jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 01/06/2022 15:05:56 2421596 Link
Marking Conor Whelan for a match would do this to a lad. Some have even looked up opportunities abroad after such afternoons. Few months with the footballers watching his opponents run in circles doing sweet ** all and his love for the small ball will soon return. SamandLiamSoon (Galway)** - Posts: 597 - 01/06/2022 15:38:46 2421609 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Pretty much curtains for any prospect of the hurlers going anywhere if this is for good. Sums up the sad state of hurling in the county when not only our best player but one of best backs in the country seems to have packed it in." Early days to say it's a permanent move, the hurlers are gone from their championship so there is logic in him moving across. However in doing so he'll likely be part of a set up that gets through to the All Ireland semi, final or might even win the All Ireland, he might want to get used to that level of competition/success. For all the resources put into Dublin hurling, significantly more than most counties at the same level 20 years ago Dublin hurling just hasn't got up to the standard I'm sure many hoped it would. There is no doubt it has improved but if players are good at both football and hurling you'd expect Dublin players to choose football if they want to play in the big games, in the same way you'd expect Tipperary players to choose hurling. It's difficult to be a dual county and genuinely compete. sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 01/06/2022 15:41:14 2421611 Link
Interesting move by Dessie bringing him in at this stage of the year but I know among some football circles he was definitely seen as one that got away when he chose hurling a good number of years ago. He is a physical specimen and a natural leader so he won't be one bit intimidated stepping into the football set up which obviously has massive characters with plenty of All Irelands. There is nothing to lose whatsoever and even if he does play some part in the remaining games and does well I don't think for a second he won't go back to the hurlers in any case. Worst case scenario he doesn't show well in training over the next 4 weeks and doesn't get a sniff of the match day squads. Hopefully he can have more of an impact than Schutte and Brady anyway. TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 206 - 01/06/2022 15:51:54 2421616 Link
Replying To SamandLiamSoon: "Marking Conor Whelan for a match would do this to a lad. Some have even looked up opportunities abroad after such afternoons. Few months with the footballers watching his opponents run in circles doing sweet ** all and his love for the small ball will soon return." To be fair to him, he had a good handle on Whelan for half that game at least and to the best of my memory its the only 30 mins of hurling where hes been got the better of for years. tiobraid (Tipperary)** - Posts: 4119 - 01/06/2022 16:32:21 2421631 Link
Replying To tiobraid: "To be fair to him, he had a good handle on Whelan for half that game at least and to the best of my memory its the only 30 mins of hurling where hes been got the better of for years." I'd agree. I thought he did well for spells in the game. He won a number of the balls played in early on. Whelan did get on top in the 2nd half especially and racked up a good score in the end. It was a great tussle to watch in what was otherwise a very stop-start game. Two of the best in the game going at it 1-on-1. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2046 - 01/06/2022 17:00:51 2421640 Link
Hopefully its not a permanent switch he'd be a big loss to Hurling. But you couldn't blame the guy if it is. At least now he has a realistic chance of winning something. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1913 - 01/06/2022 17:58:20 2421669 Link
Replying To SamandLiamSoon: "Marking Conor Whelan for a match would do this to a lad. Some have even looked up opportunities abroad after such afternoons. Few months with the footballers watching his opponents run in circles doing sweet ** all and his love for the small ball will soon return." I dont know where to start .The post was short but more or less everything you put it in it makes me embarassed that you are from Galway. Apologies on behalf of my countyman. anotheralias (Galway)** - Posts: 843 - 02/06/2022 08:37:52 2421710 Link
Replying To Bon: "Hopefully its not a permanent switch he'd be a big loss to Hurling. But you couldn't blame the guy if it is. At least now he has a realistic chance of winning something." Of course. It's no slight on the man himself, and of course we have no idea whether this will be a definite departure from the hurling set up. I wouldn't have imagined that he was ever on the radar for the senior footballers, but probably would have said the same about his club man Lee Gannon who was on the under 20 hurling team two years ago. Whitehall were well beaten in all their group games last year, Now he has clearly improved after a shaky start and seems to have pinned down a starting spot in the backs with an attacking dimension. They only have to look at Costello to see where one path or the other might take them. Sad but true. Anyway, good luck to Eoghan. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2584 - 02/06/2022 12:00:30 2421763 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Of course. It's no slight on the man himself, and of course we have no idea whether this will be a definite departure from the hurling set up. I wouldn't have imagined that he was ever on the radar for the senior footballers, but probably would have said the same about his club man Lee Gannon who was on the under 20 hurling team two years ago. Whitehall were well beaten in all their group games last year, Now he has clearly improved after a shaky start and seems to have pinned down a starting spot in the backs with an attacking dimension. They only have to look at Costello to see where one path or the other might take them. Sad but true. Anyway, good luck to Eoghan." Ah yes seems he's a good lad. Good luck to him. But hurling needs a competitive Dublin and he makes such a difference to your team. So if he does stick with football it won't be just Dublins loss. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12043 - 02/06/2022 15:25:07 2421812 Link
Top fellah is Eoghan. I have watched him develop into the finest full back in the country. 7 months before any more hurling to be played. Why not go and give it a go? ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1138 - 03/06/2022 10:06:16 2421907 Link