Fittest Player in the GAA
Derry_ledd
County: Derry
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217711
shane_mck
County: Tyrone
Posts: 10

217668 That has to be the easiest question to answer. Brian Dooher has to be one of the fittest player in the history of the GAA.

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you mean the history from 2003 or the history from 1884

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I think you'll find "The Hoover" has been on the go at senior in county level since the mid 90s, having played in the 1995 all ireland final
Flanders , 25/02/2009 at 14:25

No Shane, Dooher did not play all-ireland final in 95!!! 10.c.corr 11.p.canavan(pascal to you)12.C.Loughran!!

fw (Tyrone) - Posts: 50 - 25/02/2009 14:51:49    217938

Brian Dooher, Sean Cavanagh, Aaron Kernan, Mark O'Se, Tomas O'Se, Joyce to name a few!

budlight (Tyrone) - Posts: 540 - 25/02/2009 14:56:44    217948

sean og
County: Armagh
Posts: 361

217873 What length is a piece of string....

Middle to the end times 2...is the answer!!

Firecracker (Leitrim) - Posts: 12 - 25/02/2009 14:59:55    217952

Seán Óg Ó Hailpín would be fitter than any of them. He would have been an Olympian if he hadn't chosen GAA...

Ar.an.talamh (Kildare) - Posts: 320 - 25/02/2009 15:04:19    217960

Colin Corkery
Jimmy Keaveney
Patterson ( Former Antirm Goalkeeper)
Joe Mc Nally
Joe Sheridan (Longford).

denzel (None) - Posts: 452 - 25/02/2009 15:32:08    218011

Ar.an.talamh
County: Kildare
Posts: 116

217960
Seán Óg Ó Hailpín would be fitter than any of them. He would have been an Olympian if he hadn't chosen GAA...

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Hmmmm......I think Gerald McCarthy would differ there ;-)

Flanders (Galway) - Posts: 604 - 25/02/2009 15:44:05    218030

The way things are going , Sean og may well get a chance to train for the olympics!!

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 25/02/2009 15:50:09    218039

Bryan Sheehan

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 25/02/2009 15:50:45    218042

[i]Ar.an.talamh
County: Kildare
Posts: 116

217960 Seán Óg Ó Hailpín would be fitter than any of them. He would have been an Olympian if he hadn't chosen GAA...


Well if he was an Olympian London 2012 would be having problems because ó Hailpín would have all the Athletes on strike for some reason or another!!

galwayfan (None) - Posts: 764 - 25/02/2009 16:28:55    218080

25/02/2009 16:28:55
galwayfan
County: All
Posts: 193

218080 Ar.an.talamh
County: Kildare
Posts: 116

217960 Seán Óg Ó Hailpín would be fitter than any of them. He would have been an Olympian if he hadn't chosen GAA...


Well if he was an Olympian London 2012 would be having problems because ó Hailpín would have all the Athletes on strike for some reason or another!!


Cant disagree with that one hahaha

I think it is a clear sign of how much the "modern" game has evolved. Fitness levels were never as important as they are now. I would love to see teams sepnding as much time on skills instead of fitness. Bring back Colm Corkery and Frank Maguigan I say.

Jude (Armagh) - Posts: 20 - 25/02/2009 16:49:33    218105

SUPER DOOHER................

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 25/02/2009 17:45:33    218218

ciaran mc manus unreal athlete .

liffo (Offaly) - Posts: 649 - 25/02/2009 19:06:59    218315

IT IS JOHN MISKELLA

John_3__7 (Meath) - Posts: 546 - 25/02/2009 19:09:59    218319

I here Owen Mulligan is flying in training most of the Tyrone lads rate him as the fittest in the squad .

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 25/02/2009 19:10:49    218321

deccie meehan back in 2001..the fittest man ive ever seen!

kimble (Galway) - Posts: 56 - 25/02/2009 19:36:57    218346

larry tompkins in his day was superfit i hear he once went to man u for training or sumthing dont no the ins and outs of it but he showed them all up

DL (Donegal) - Posts: 210 - 25/02/2009 21:18:42    218419

Joe McNally.

Actually nowadays they are all super fit. Dooher looks busier because that is his game. Donaghy is just as fit, but doesn't need to run around the pitch as his game is better suited elsewhere.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 25/02/2009 23:11:21    218569

anthony rainbow deserves a mention...anyone in the know will understand this..well into his mid 30's playin in his 18th or 19th championship season as a wing back...speaks for itself....brian dooher gets my vote tho..

supersub98 (Kildare) - Posts: 42 - 26/02/2009 00:26:16    218625

as intercounty players, they should be all super fit bar injury and i'd say gerald mc is the fittest manager running from meeting to meeting with frank murphy. that or jack o connor. see how fast he ran away from ricey.

POD09 (Limerick) - Posts: 486 - 26/02/2009 03:41:43    218652