Every afl grand final each team puts in their fastest player in a 100m sprint at half time, great display, would be good to see on all ireland final day.

inaball (Meath) - Posts: 16 - 10/12/2008 08:39:08    160778

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160693 Could be Joe Canning... I have only ever seen him trotting.

Like a workhorse carrying the rest of the team.................

Chester1970 (Armagh) - Posts: 509 - 10/12/2008 10:09:44    160827

inaball
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160778 Every afl grand final each team puts in their fastest player in a 100m sprint at half time, great display, would be good to see on all ireland final day.

Would be able to see players who dont normally have the opportunity to represent their counties in Croke Park i suppose.

Chester1970 (Armagh) - Posts: 509 - 10/12/2008 10:17:50    160834

Dooher is pretty fast for his age

theblindassasin (Meath) - Posts: 915 - 10/12/2008 13:08:15    161012

Number 6 for D....I couldn t catch his name.

allSOran (Sligo) - Posts: 690 - 10/12/2008 13:41:32    161037

I think Peter O'Leary of Laois is up there anyway..not the best player in the county but exceptionally fast!

spudenator (Laois) - Posts: 1052 - 10/12/2008 14:45:02    161118

It IS Joh Miscella(Cork), fastestplayer on the island, unbelievabl pace and engine

John_3__7 (Meath) - Posts: 546 - 10/12/2008 19:12:03    161396

hands down lads it has to be speedy eddie brennan

deepheat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 6 - 10/12/2008 23:23:53    161608

Shaughs, Eddie Brennan, Cathal Naughton. Not many in football, but Ryan 'Ricey' McMenamin had serious pace even though the duracell battery is pushing on in age.

eiregocroi (Cork) - Posts: 201 - 17/12/2008 17:45:28    166523

theres a fella i seen play for antrim footballers this year... tony scullion i think it was absolutely lightning just a pitty his shooting let him down... can any antrim folk clarify if i am write in saying this

tippman (Tipperary) - Posts: 4 - 17/12/2008 18:34:50    166565

cathal naughton....

colin (Cork) - Posts: 233 - 17/12/2008 19:38:39    166615

stephen kelly or darren o sullivan

joeyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 412 - 18/12/2008 16:00:36    167418

Its hard to judge people from counties you don't see alot of, but I have heard Higgins is quick although not seen much of him. I reckon the following would be up there:
O'Connors - Cork Hurling
Fast Eddie Brennan - Kilkenny
Martin Penrose - Tyrone
Darren O'Sullivan - Kerry
Alan Brogan - Dublin
Sean Cavanagh - Tyrone

PGD (Tyrone) - Posts: 55 - 18/12/2008 17:17:51    167507

Damien Hayes

mulcair.lad (Tipperary) - Posts: 10 - 25/12/2008 21:53:14    170552

I wa at the dog racing in Dundalk a number of years ago and they had a G.A.A. player racing a greyhound. The player, i think it was Ollie Mc Donnell (could be mistaken) had a good start and won the race to the cheers of the crowd.

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 26/12/2008 21:25:51    170636

Tippman - I'd say the Antrim fella might have been Tomas McCann (small, wing half forward.) In my own county Mark Little is a flyer, rarely seen any defender keep pace with him on a dry sod (Andy Mallon wasn't able to, though Barry Dunnion from Donegal always stuck to him well.) Stephen Kelly is unbelievably fast, to the point where he seemed to forget where he was going at times! Damien McCaul from Tyrone came on against us in Clones one day and he looked very fast as well. Played Clare a few years ago and Michael O'Shea stood out as being very fast as well. These things can be very hard to judge .... I recall when Chris Armstrong played for Spurs years ago, he was supposed to be able to run the 100m in 10.5 secs ..... and he never really looked that fast on the pitch!

Punjab (Fermanagh) - Posts: 28 - 30/12/2008 10:51:57    171282

I would have to say without a doubt cathal naughton of cork

ryan19 (Cork) - Posts: 11 - 30/12/2008 13:31:53    171325

Damian McCaul is the fastest tyrone player in their sprints. Injured for season now though. Lightning quick.

clearvision (Tyrone) - Posts: 138 - 30/12/2008 15:28:56    171369