Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileSome time during Dublin's tactical dismantling of Tyrone the previous afternoon, the Clontarf man "figured out that I'm actually a defender as opposed to some loose attacking player".His ninja-quick dispossession of Mattie Donnelly in injury-time had offered compelling evidence that matters of defence were McCaffrey's true calling. Covid spikes in Leicester and Lisbon show why GAA's return is on a knife-edge "It goes without saying the biggest factor in McCaffrey's potency in either direction is his extraordinary speed.Which was why his ACL injury in 2017 caused such concern.
When asked if he was quicker, Murchan replied, "I reckon so, you'll have to ask him." Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy There were 267 days between the '17 All-Ireland final and his return in the Leinster semi-final against Longford.In that time, questions over whether his pace had been affected by the injury were inevitable.McCaffrey admitted later he had been more worried than anyone. ‘Totally unnecessary and poisonous atmosphere....the very future of the GAA which we all love is at stake’ 'Mickey hasn't flouted the whole thing. The young Dubs star scored 1-3 from play and was devastating around the pitch, running at Kerry from deep and carving open their defence. Jim Gavin and Jack McCaffrey after the 2019 All-Ireland final replay. To learn more see our Jim Gavin and Jack McCaffrey after the 2019 All-Ireland final replay.Jim Gavin and Jack McCaffrey after the 2019 All-Ireland final replay.The community and the club is the bedrock of our Association, and we are going to see some fantastic championship games throughout the length and breadth of the island over the next coming weeks.
Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile SPORTSFILE Conor McKeon Twitter Email Time makes fools of us all. McCaffrey is again Man of the Match in an All-Ireland final - the first player since RTÉ began giving out the award to receive it twice.His defensive output in the draw against Kerry went largely underappreciated (he forced eight Kerry turnovers, easily the highest of any player) but only because McCaffrey scored 1-3 that day.The collective contribution from play from Dublin's starting six forwards, plus the four recognised attackers they brought on as substitutes, was 0-6.In a year, he'd gone from "not some loose attacker," to the All-Ireland final's most potent player.It's an interesting development.
The Milan outfit ended up finishing second in the... Jack Byrne scored the goal of the League of Ireland's restart when he slotted home a free kick in Shamrock Rovers' win over Finn Harps. The World-Herald is counting down the top 50 Nebraska football players you need to know heading into the 2020 season. "As recently as two weeks ago, Eoin Murchan - the man touted now to fill McCaffrey's role with Dublin - made similar only half-joking claims about himself.What McCaffrey's pace doesn't explain is why his final product improved so radically between 2018 and '19.Most likely, it's attributable to his injury. But when you consider that Brian Fenton, 2018's Footballer of the Year, collected just 13 of his own team's kick-outs, it reflects well on McCaffrey's versatility.Arguably more impressive again was McCaffrey claiming five opposition kick-outs during that Championship.For context, Fenton - one of the country's most prolific fielders - won just two more. McCaffrey was involved in nine of those.Last year, in a single 'Super 8s' game against Cork in Croke Park, he scored one goal and contributed direct assists for three more.Less calculable is the panic he triggers in defenders when he has possession. Dublin’s flying wing-back is a doctor by trade at … Jack McCaffrey was on fire for Dublin on Sunday as they were pegged to a draw by an excellent young Kerry side in the The young Dubs star scored 1-3 from play and was devastating around the pitch, running at Kerry from deep and carving open their defence.And while his display was a thing of beauty, there was an incident just before half-time that had everyone scratching their heads…As the ball was heading out of touch, McCaffrey began sprinting for the dressing-room, and with the ball not even out of play he was practically gone down the tunnel.Of course, everyone had an opinion on what was up with him…He's getting the best half time sandwiches before anyone elseIt seems likely that the Dubs flyer was really stuck and the sprint was an emergency measure.
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