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Big men versus little men?
Hitch
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14-Apr-2012 21:09
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http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=166487
O'Sullivan: big men are best
14 April 2012
Selector Ger O'Sullivan admits that Cork have purposely opted for bigger players down the years.
The Rebels are the most physically imposing team in the country with Noel O'Leary, at 5'11", being the only member of the current side that is under six foot.
"From underage I would think that the managements of the different teams have gone for a big, good fella," he said in the Irish Sun.
"Basically we think a big, good fella is better than a small, good fella. That is the tendency in Cork - to go for quite big players.
"We have it in height but with the amount of training these guys do out of season - they work very, very hard - they have a lot of bulk and muscle.
"I suppose we have quite a big pick here in Cork which helps if that is the policy. We find that height and size is important in the current game. We do have some light players but generally they are definitely bigger."
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So it seems this is the way Cork are going. Smaller players need not apply?
I wouldn't agree with this at all, I must say!
frasiercrane
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14-Apr-2012 21:34
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You should pick your best footballers if they happen to be all big then fair enough.I assume Cork havent a small player who is better then the existing players and they arent playing because of his size because that would be daft.Obviously in almost all sports it wouldnt be advantageous to have a team full of very small players
carryharry
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14-Apr-2012 21:45
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Peter Canavan, The Gooch, Deccy Browne, Peter Kelly, Jayo Sherlock, James McCartan,Dave Barry and a host more would disagree i think.
dodgy-keeper
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14-Apr-2012 22:00
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Football is going the way of rugby - gym monkeys who will run all day long while the skills of the game like kicking are ignored in favour of constant handpassing.
Hitch
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14-Apr-2012 22:08
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If the Ger O'Sullivan model is followed elsewhere we're heading down the basketball route ...a game for freakishly large men or women!
cerebus
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15-Apr-2012 09:12
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Originally posted by Hitch:
If the Ger O'Sullivan model is followed elsewhere we're heading down the basketball route ...a game for freakishly large men or women!
Or as the NBA seven footer said when asked if he was indeed a basketball player...
"no I'm a jockey for giraffes"
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