Brian Mullins was an outstanding midfielder. He was not, in my humble opinion, as mobile, as fast or as complete a footballer as the incomparable, unmarkable, unstoppable Jack O Shea.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6181 - 14/04/2010 18:25:07    617593

Good fielding of the ball, able to offload quickly. Tall physical presence who has an eye for a pass into the fullforward line and most of all, is able to make darting runs through the opposition defense. Best example.. Darragh O'Se

69r (Galway) - Posts: 102 - 14/04/2010 18:33:22    617602

Give David Givney another 2 years and then you'll have your answer!

Inactive x5 (Cavan) - Posts: 1452 - 14/04/2010 18:35:15    617604

Sean Cavanagh may be the all time best in Tyrone and one of the current stars...BUT in the history of the greats he's is not up there.

nok02 (USA) - Posts: 534 - 14/04/2010 18:56:19    617625

John McDermott who played for Meath was another example..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 14/04/2010 19:20:14    617660

Anyone you states cavanagh as a bad midfielder really has not much notion of the gaa to be honest.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 14/04/2010 19:58:49    617701

at least your being honest dell

london4sam (UK) - Posts: 63 - 14/04/2010 20:08:21    617715

Dellboypolecat
County: Tyrone
Posts: 10786

617701 Anyone you states cavanagh as a bad midfielder really has not much notion of the gaa to be honest
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I don't think anyone would claim that Seán Cavanagh is a BAD midfielder man!!!!! He's a class act but he's a different player to the likes of McDermott, Walsh, McGrane etc.

I've always saw Seán as more of a deep lying forward who when given a free role can and will destroy teams.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13808 - 14/04/2010 20:12:53    617720

MesAmis
County: Dublin
Posts: 735

617720


He is better to start with the the players you named...

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 14/04/2010 20:16:10    617724

MesAmis sounds just about right to me. Cavanagh is a great footballer, but is not a traditional style of midfielder, and even when he played there he seldom won much primary possession, although he always got forward for a few scores. His best role is as a roaming type of forward, which makes full use of his powerful running and score-taking ability and makes him very hard to mark. Micky Harte seems to agree with myself and MesAmis on this since this is where he has played him for the past number of years. Cavanagh's All-Ireland medal and player of the year award for 2008 lend a wee bit of support to this opinion also!

doiregael2 (Derry) - Posts: 337 - 14/04/2010 20:35:55    617743

Agreed Cavanagh an all round guy but not a traditional midfielder which is this topic

castlemaine (Kerry) - Posts: 546 - 14/04/2010 21:03:20    617773

Seán Cavanagh is an excellent player but he regularly gets cleaned out when he comes up against a midfielder that can actually catch the ball.

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 14/04/2010 21:21:44    617801

doiregael2
County: Derry
Posts: 66

617743 MesAmis sounds just about right to me. Cavanagh is a great footballer, but is not a traditional style of midfielder, and even when he played there he seldom won much primary possession, although he always got forward for a few scores. His best role is as a roaming type of forward, which makes full use of his powerful running and score-taking ability and makes him very hard to mark. Micky Harte seems to agree with myself and MesAmis on this since this is where he has played him for the past number of years. Cavanagh's All-Ireland medal and player of the year award for 2008 lend a wee bit of support to this opinion also!

Prmary Possession??? Do you mean kickouts?

Lebowski (Meath) - Posts: 363 - 14/04/2010 21:28:04    617809

cant believe only one person named Anthony Tohill ! The man was class and thats coming from down man.

whitelines (Down) - Posts: 12 - 14/04/2010 21:57:10    617851

Anyone you states cavanagh as a bad midfielder really has not much notion of the gaa to be honest.

ridiculous comment, more like if you say something against tyrone your know nothing, no one said he was bad...but he is not your our and out midfielder either.

nok02 (USA) - Posts: 534 - 15/04/2010 10:17:25    617937

What a refreshing thread

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/04/2010 11:19:56    618013

Delboy:

I'm not saying that Seán Cavanagh is a bad player, the opposite in fact. He's easily one of the best players in the country. However I stated that he is at his best when given the licence to get forward from midfield when he has someone like Hughes beside him who can win Tyrone the ball round the middle. As well as this Tyrone are brilliant at sweeping up any loose ball thus they do not need Seán to win as much ball from kick outs etc.

The players I have mentioned (Ó Sé, McGrane, Tohill, Walsh and McDermott) were classic midfielders and in fact are the type of player that Seán Cavanagh would excell alongside.

The primary role of a midfielder is to win possession, however that has never been Seán's role. He has had better things to be doing!!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13808 - 15/04/2010 16:51:55    618534

jumpin is a good trait


Jumpin Joe Dillon! nuf said

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 15/04/2010 17:30:38    618613

brendan murphy of carlow just 21 years old

arrows85 (Carlow) - Posts: 202 - 15/04/2010 17:47:46    618644

...........Just call out to the 12th Lock and watch me play sometime!! You'll find the answer to yer questions that day!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 15/04/2010 17:52:06    618655