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Bryan Sheehan. The greatest free taker of all time?

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Replying To Breffni39: "If Trevor Giles is the greatest free-taker of all time, standards are seriously low." Suggesting him is the classic nostalgia of "the good old days". Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12120 - 16/06/2016 15:24:35 1867714 Link
Anyone saying Giles is literally off their head!! Savage footballer, pure class as a free taker he was bang average. Missed some very kickable ones Dara O'Cinneide likewise Maurice Sheridan of Mayo was a great free taker Barney Rock and Charlie Redmond of Dublin Muiris Gavin of Limerick Brian Stafford of Meath and Enda Gormley of Derry were great men to take a free also Colin Corkerey was the most natural free taker I ever saw Sheehan has a lovely way of taking a free, very like Corkerey Is the the best of them all? I wouldnt have swapped Jimmy K for any of em personally Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 16/06/2016 15:29:19 1867716 Link
Sheehan is a great free take but if he played for Tyrone, Armagh or Donegal the media would be slaughtering him for his antics. Winds up the opposition, gets involved in a lot of off the ball stuff and throws a few dirty hits in as well but sure........"Tis Kerry.....and they are God's Golden Ones". Anthony Tohill could hit a good free. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9706 - 16/06/2016 16:35:59 1867756 Link
Jinkin Joe Corcoran was unerring. liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 16/06/2016 17:20:22 1867780 Link
Replying To Breffni39: "If Trevor Giles is the greatest free-taker of all time, standards are seriously low." Deep-rooted cavan/meath rivalry! liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 16/06/2016 17:21:51 1867783 Link
Quite possibly yes. tyroneed (Tyrone) - Posts: 753 - 16/06/2016 17:34:50 1867800 Link
Replying To liner: "Deep-rooted cavan/meath rivalry!" not atall liner, i am with Breff op this one The no sleeved one was no great free taker atall Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 16/06/2016 17:50:13 1867809 Link
Replying To liner: "Deep-rooted cavan/meath rivalry!" Great great player, average free-taker. Ronan Carolan was a better free taker and I wouldn't even suggest him for this. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12120 - 16/06/2016 18:05:42 1867813 Link
Not the best of all time, not even the best currently playing. If I remember correctly, Cillian O'Connor is, statistically speaking, the best free taker in the country right now. Ridiculous accuracy. ZeitChrist (UK) - Posts: 154 - 16/06/2016 18:11:14 1867817 Link
Trevor Giles is my favorite player of all time.But he was only a decent free-taker. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 16/06/2016 19:08:48 1867834 Link
Replying To Dellboypolecat: "Mickey Newman is a serious free taker at the moment" Sadly he is not.. He missed a free from inside the 21 metre line against Louth,and two others you would expect a good free-taker to get.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 16/06/2016 19:09:49 1867835 Link
Replying To toxicity234: "Matt Connors, no question." Thats the lad! ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 16/06/2016 19:10:29 1867837 Link
Replying To ZeitChrist: "Not the best of all time, not even the best currently playing. If I remember correctly, Cillian O'Connor is, statistically speaking, the best free taker in the country right now. Ridiculous accuracy." not even the best free taker in his family! liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 16/06/2016 19:12:28 1867838 Link
Connors, Stafford and Corkery. Almost guaranteed a score when they stepped up. Cully (Laois) - Posts: 375 - 17/06/2016 08:35:49 1867996 Link
your all naming lads who stick over 45s and close in stuff...Keith Barr that's the man you want driving frees over from 60-70 no bother to him!! Brianmac78 (Dublin) - Posts: 1168 - 17/06/2016 13:33:44 1868164 Link
http://www.balls.ie/gaa/watch-maurice-fitzgerald-has-still-got-it-kicks-monstrous-equalising-point-in-legends-game/336064 @47 Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 17/06/2016 14:12:19 1868189 Link
Replying To Brianmac78: "your all naming lads who stick over 45s and close in stuff...Keith Barr that's the man you want driving frees over from 60-70 no bother to him!!" Not great at penalties with Mick Lyons beside him! :P ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 17/06/2016 15:01:44 1868205 Link
Replying To ZeitChrist: "Not the best of all time, not even the best currently playing. If I remember correctly, Cillian O'Connor is, statistically speaking, the best free taker in the country right now. Ridiculous accuracy." Yeh, from 13 meters he is, his little bro is a far better footballer! Cillian is the better of the two at frees obviously! KerryKillers (Dublin) - Posts: 711 - 17/06/2016 15:15:30 1868217 Link
Larry tompkins colin corkery and mj tierney for me. Corkery the king though as could take them from ground with either foot. Remember a munster final draw v tipp where he scored a peach off ground with weaker left foot Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 767 - 17/06/2016 15:25:00 1868221 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Not great at penalties with Mick Lyons beside him! :P" aint that the truth!!!!!!!!!! Should have been retaken! Unbelievable referring from the Hopper Howard! aarrgghhh!! (keith in his defence said after he never knew Mick was beside him. I was behind the goal and we thought it had gone in! we were jumping like lunatics. Had he taken his point, we would have won I am sure I repeat....aarrggghhh!) Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 17/06/2016 15:25:09 1868222 Link