Fastest GAA Player Over 100 Metres

[Yes I Would]

Stephen Kelly

Agreed. Ive yet to see faster with or without the ball. Think he signed up for one of the rugby sides in recent years.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Not sure what he'd be like in a straight sprint but Michael Donnellan was the fastest player I've ever seen running with the ball. Even having to solo and hop the ball he would literally run away from players who were sprinting full pelt after him.

[tyroneboi]

Tomas McCann from Antrim is no slouch. Think he was one of the fastest in the Aussie Rules trials.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Darren O'Sullivan is the fastest GAA player I've seen but its one thing being quick over 10 or 20 yards but quite another over 100 metres. A lot of GAA players wouldn't have the stamina for sprinting flat out for 100 metres.

[mylestheslasher]

Cian Mackey

Second that

Is it him or Martin Reilly who played soccer in England?

Martin Reilly played in England.  Think Mackey played for some of the teams in the IFA league and then Monaghan Utd.

Larry! Well over 20 meters, he gets tired after that.

[moysider]

James Nallen.

[Tony Baloney]

Would you all agree that GAA players especially hurler are faster than Soccer players? Also, has any one here any experience of both soccer and Hurling/Gaelic?

No. A study a couple of years back put soccer players as fitter, faster and less body fat than gaa players. Hardly surprising when one is professional and one is amateur but I'd guess the gap is closing.

[INDIANA]

Its  a pity some of the players mentioned can't kick the ball better. All well and good being able to do the 100 in 11 seconds - not much use to you if you haven'tr the ball skills. Which a lot of IC players haven't.

[muppet]

James Nallen.

I would think Peadar Gardiner is the quickest on the Mayo squad although I was impressed with Cafferkey yesterday twice catching Micheal Meehan after giving him a 5 yard start.

[DennistheMenace]

Remember some premiership study that brought that fastest players of the league together and made them sprint against another with the ball and without.

Suprised this has never been done with GAA players before - Would certainly be interesting.

[muppet]

Remember some premiership study that brought that fastest players of the league together and made them sprint against another with the ball and without.

Suprised this has never been done with GAA players before - Would certainly be interesting.

Start with Donal Óg.

Time each of:

1. 100m with the sliotar on a hurley
2. 100m without stick or ball
3. 100m with a five euro note at the finish line.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Start with Donal Óg.

Time each of:

1. 100m with the sliotar on a hurley
2. 100m without stick or ball
3. 100m with a five euro note at the finish line.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Start with Donal Óg.

Time each of:

1. 100m with the sliotar on a hurley
2. 100m without stick or ball
3. 100m with a five euro note at the finish line.

He wouldn't get out of bed for less than €200.

[AbbeySider]

James Nallen.

I would think Peadar Gardiner is the quickest on the Mayo squad although I was impressed with Cafferkey yesterday twice catching Micheal Meehan after giving him a 5 yard start.

Cafferkey was very fast the last day. Catching Meehan like that was unreal.

I heard once that Aidan Kilcoyne has an All-Ireland medal for sprinting 100m.

[thewobbler]

We shouldn't confuse acceleration and short-burst speed with the power and longevity required for 100m lung-bursters.

When ITV did something like this for top-flight footballers in the 1990s, Keith Curle took the honours. By all accounts Richard Dunne is unbeatable over longer sprints. Anthony Gardner is a cumbersome lump, but still ran 11.2 for the 100 as a 16 year old.

There aren't many top-class 100m sprinters under 6 foot tall and 13 stone. Which is why I'd put forward Cavanagh again.

I'd harbour a guess that in Down football, although Danny Hughes would leave smoke behind over 50m, Pete Fitzpatrick and Ambrose Rogers would lead the way for  in the longer charge.