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Michael Donnlen, and Sean Óg de Paor has some pace in their legs! Dereck Savage on that team as well. Currently, Danny Cummins as a whole lot of pace as does Shane Walsh Shane Walsh and Michael Donnlen also have/had a lovely running style/form. The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 709 - 18/07/2017 14:12:33 2018656 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Kev Mc is pacey.. Great turn of speed while having excellent control of the ball He's scored many a goal due to his pace and direct running Would you consider him not to have pace?" Definitely. No point in talking about pace unless it means leaving your marker s) trailing in yer wake. Kevin Mc often puts the burners on to great effect. For Dubs, McCaffrey obvious but Paul Mannion can shift through the gears too when required. Probably our fastest forward? poguemahone (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 18/07/2017 14:15:49 2018659 Link
DJ Carey! Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 18/07/2017 14:21:22 2018666 Link
The famous Kerry 70s/80s team had some fast boys. Watching the old games, Pat spillane fairly milled along. Didn't he do the sprinting in 'Superstars'? (source 'Reeling in they years fried Irish skin special). A old(ish) lad at work told me he played soccer against Ger Power and Power was uncatchable when it pushed the ball ahead of a defender. Then again I was probably comparing them to the bold Jimmy 'the bolt' Keaveney. poguemahone (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 18/07/2017 14:23:11 2018668 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Kev Mc is pacey.. Great turn of speed while having excellent control of the ball He's scored many a goal due to his pace and direct running Would you consider him not to have pace?" I wouldn't consider him that fast compared to the likes of Mannion or McCaff, good direct runner with ball in hand but not pacy compared to the 2 mentioned and the likes of Ryan McHugh, Keith Higgins and a few more. If the Cork hurlers were allowed into this it would be game over for everyone! TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 18/07/2017 14:27:11 2018670 Link
Replying To The_Fridge: "Eamon Wallace from Meath. not sure if he is still playing. he was a 100 or 200 metre sprinter I think in athletics and ran for Ireland. He was very fast, scored a great goal against Tyrone a few years back. I have seen many players who are extremely fast runners but you put an O'Neill's football in their hand and it takes them an hour to run the length of the pitch(sic). Ball flys up in the air, off their knees, elbow, head, arse. I would rather have a player who has the basic skills off soloing and bouncing the ball at pace than someone who is just a speed merchant." Very true about speed merchants with no control. The likes of Tomas and Marc O'Se weren't speedsters but the looked quicker soloing a ball than without it. David Beggy of Meath had great pace but in my opinion wasn't the most skilfull. High solos and a bit unorthodox looking kicking the ball at times. He possibly played more rugby underage. I know he was fullback in a talented Blackrock club side for a while. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 18/07/2017 14:33:01 2018680 Link
wow almost a full page and no RoyalDunne in to mention Biggy!!!!! he's slipping Geraghty from Meath, Wallace is a sprinetr too.. and of course the bold David Jinxy Beggy.. sure didn't he race a greyhound once ;) brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 18/07/2017 14:35:07 2018682 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Michael Donnlen, and Sean Óg de Paor has some pace in their legs! Dereck Savage on that team as well. Currently, Danny Cummins as a whole lot of pace as does Shane Walsh Shane Walsh and Michael Donnlen also have/had a lovely running style/form." I marked M Donnellan in a club game back in the day, what a nightmare that was. Absolute beast! TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 18/07/2017 14:49:34 2018689 Link
Eamonn Wallace of meath I think he was a sprint champion. jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 18/07/2017 14:51:52 2018692 Link
Back in the day David Beggy could burn grass better than anyone Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 18/07/2017 14:56:14 2018695 Link
No doubt Jinksy was fast and beat a greyhound in the 90s at Shelbourne, Jinksy had half a lap start though. Paul Curran was a flyer at right half back for Dublin and so was Kevin Moran in his day. Jack Mac is the fastest I've seen in a long time. Soloing at that pace is an art form in itself. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 18/07/2017 15:13:09 2018702 Link
Replying To brian: "wow almost a full page and no RoyalDunne in to mention Biggy!!!!! he's slipping Geraghty from Meath, Wallace is a sprinetr too.. and of course the bold David Jinxy Beggy.. sure didn't he race a greyhound once ;)" I remember Paul Mersof Arsenal telling me Geraghty was one of the fittest players he ever came across when he had a trial with Arsenal Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 18/07/2017 15:13:48 2018704 Link
Replying To The_Fridge: "Sorry who's Jimmy Kerrigan? Paul Kerrigan's brother?" It's his Da :D realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 18/07/2017 15:24:26 2018714 Link
David Beggy for sure, the breeze of him going by me nearly knocked me over :D James McCarthy no slouch either. Obviously McCaffrey and I remember Wallace of Meath, he could move big time. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 18/07/2017 15:31:44 2018722 Link
Caolan mooney by far tippdown (Down) - Posts: 38 - 18/07/2017 15:49:14 2018742 Link
Replying To McFan88: "Stephen Kelly from Limerick was one of the fastest players on the inter county scene in his pomp. Played for Ireland in the international rules, should have won at least 3 munster medals and also won a few AIL rugby medals for Shannon playing on the wing. I could be wrong but I think he also played for Cork City on the wing for a season." Should have won at least 3 Munster medals? At least 3 means he should maybe have won 4 or 5. Very generous considering he won none. I know he lost 4 Munster finals but to say he should have won all of those is ridiculous. He played in 4 finals and they took Kerry to a replay in one and lost narrowly to Cork in another. So I'd say he should have won at least one Munster medal. Not disputing his pace though. HurlingSnob (Dublin) - Posts: 220 - 18/07/2017 16:17:02 2018764 Link
Sean O'Sullivan from Kerry was exceptionally pacey player. Remember him skinning Sean Og de Paor in Croke Park in 2002 quarter final. Jack McCaffrey, Karl O'Connell, Paul Barden, Stephen Kelly were all serious movers macruiskeen (UK) - Posts: 37 - 18/07/2017 16:21:01 2018769 Link
Jack McCaffrey is the obvious one. Darran O'Sullivan from Kerry certainly was exceptionally fast, not sure if he lost a bit of pace by now. Our own Sean Murphy in Carlow is unbelievably fast, just raced past everybody all year until Drew Wylie put a stop to him last Saturday with a cracking shoulder. The Real 1944 (Carlow) - Posts: 1114 - 18/07/2017 16:34:02 2018782 Link
Jack mac dublin..fastest out there GGdub (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 18/07/2017 17:03:32 2018802 Link
Replying To Ulsterman: "Mickey Linden was a speed merchant but a very talented, capable footballer as well. His darting, in and out runs are memorable. Superb footballer." Have to agree with this ,, Mickey didn't believe in cutting inside a player he just kept her lite around the outside,, came on for mayobridge thirds 2 weeks ago and scored 4 points from play , unbelievable talent topdownfan (Down) - Posts: 555 - 18/07/2017 19:41:57 2018890 Link