The biggest overachievers - players - Hurling & Football

magpie seanie · May 30, 2007, 11:05:10 AM

QuoteGavin Devlin won 2 AI medals without kickin a ball...fist fist fist!

Matt Gallagher never kicked the ball in the 1992 final either I believe but did a huge job for the whingers.

hairyhog · May 30, 2007, 11:08:07 AM

Dinky McBride
Benny Tierney
Sean Teague(sorry Zigs)

thebandit · May 30, 2007, 11:08:57 AM

In terms of natural talent, McGeeney is an overachiever. He has dedicated his life to football. As he says himself his brother Pat was a more talented footballer.

This is not a slant on one of the great captains of Gaelic Football, instead this is to his credit.

stpauls · May 30, 2007, 11:29:38 AM

bandit,

i would agree with you there, with regards to his natural footballing talent, but for Slim to say that the Cross contigent carried the Armagh squad to the All-Ireland title, even if he was fishing, is a load of oul cobblers!!

magpie seanie · May 30, 2007, 12:38:09 PM

McGeeney cannot be classed as an overachiever as his level of performance was generally very good. Natural talent has not much to do with it really, its level of performance/effectiveness and certainly by no stretch could McGeeney be deemed to have over achieved.

Billys Boots · May 30, 2007, 12:45:54 PM

Uladh, did you know that Mícheal Magill won an All-Star in 1994?

illdecide · May 30, 2007, 01:16:43 PM

Peter Canavan, maybe he didn't over achieve. He just was in the wrong sport, does swimming pools and diving boards spring to mind (no pun intended)

Uladh · May 30, 2007, 01:43:30 PM

Indeed i did BB.

Billys Boots · May 30, 2007, 02:01:52 PM

The Down lads aren't concentrating too well today so, Dr. U!

bcarrier · May 30, 2007, 02:18:44 PM

Joe Brolly.

man in black · May 30, 2007, 02:47:54 PM

Ross Carr Down
Damian Barton Derry

heganboy · May 30, 2007, 03:01:19 PM

O cinneide and paddy mckeever?
I played with one and against the other. O cinneide played one of the most amazing one man shows for mary immaculata I have ever seen in 30 years of watching football.
Paddy mc keever has one of the best left feet I have ever seen, and is one of a samll number of forwards that actually beats his man to score regularly

Stranworst · May 30, 2007, 03:11:19 PM

Ross Carr? Complete bullshit!

mouview · May 30, 2007, 03:42:17 PM

Football? Hmm... a lot of the Armagh team in '02 were limited enough; only for Kerry fell off the bike in the latter stages... (Don't get me wrong, I was there and was ecstatic that the Orchard county won). Also Dara O'Cinneide, Trevor Giles.

Hurling? A shame that Cork and KK have had no real, concerted opposition in recent years, allowing them to pick up AI's after playing only 1 or 2 tough games - not their fault the opposition was so poor in fairness. Clare made the most of their limited ability and their core of quality players 95 - 97. Individually, Sean O'Hailpin.

greygoose · May 30, 2007, 03:44:55 PM

Quote from: man in black on May 30, 2007, 02:47:54 PM
Ross Carr Down
Damian Barton Derry

Man In Black...
You have not a clue if you think Ross Carr Under Achieved.. Catch yourself on... Maybe you need to dig into your video archive and replay the point he scored against Derry in Armagh in 1991 to bring the match to a replay, hardly the sign of an over achiever.