Cavan's O'Reilly braced for physical contest
May 17, 2013
Antrim's Conor Murray in action against Cavan's Damien O'Reilly during the opening round of the Division 3 NFL at Casement Park.
Vice-captain O'Reilly has been named at midfield for the home team in the absence of the injured Gearoid McKiernan and the Belturbet clubman expects the Orchard County to bring a physical edge to Sunday's preliminary-round contest at Breffni Park:
"I can only go on what happened earlier in the year when we met them in the McKenna Cup - it was a very physical game," he says in The Irish News.
"Armagh bring an extreme level of physicality and intensity to their play and that's something we'll have to counter as best we can.
"It's probably going to be a typically tough, tight Ulster championship game. As well as their physicality, Armagh have a lot of experience to bring to the table, which is something we don't have yet to that same degree.
"We're out to win every game but if things go belly-up against Armagh, we'll be looking to get a run in the Qualifiers, although that's not something we're even contemplating right now. It's all about Armagh." Tweet
