Brendan Murphy; Ireland's answer to Judd.

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Any training reports yet? Anyone seen Brendan in the flesh?.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,9191,22812452%5E20322,00.html

Here we go. 18 Year old comes in 3rd in the 3km time trial, Fosdike won of course but O'Keefe pipped murphs on the line but this is a great sign that Murphy is giving his all at training and ensuring he uses his strengths.

No shock to learn he is still adapting to the ball but seeing Tadhg's footskills should be very encouraging that the Irish can learn.
 

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Michael Shields came 6th or 7th in the Carlton time trial and he plays in one of the less fitness-intensive positions in gaelic football. Marty Clarke won the Collingwood time trial and now Brendan came 3rd in his. Just goes to prove a point I've made to a number of aussie mates. Endurance wise gaelic footballers are easily as good as afl players. The difference is the upper body strength of afl players, which in the IR series allows them to wear down the Irish lads with tackling etc.
 

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Michael Shields came 6th or 7th in the Carlton time trial and he plays in one of the less fitness-intensive positions in gaelic football. Marty Clarke won the Collingwood time trial and now Brendan came 3rd in his. Just goes to prove a point I've made to a number of aussie mates. Endurance wise gaelic footballers are easily as good as afl players. The difference is the upper body strength of afl players, which in the IR series allows them to wear down the Irish lads with tackling etc.
I surprised that people would think otherwise. Even with my severe limited knowledge of Gaelic Football (we really only get to watch the final each year), it's fairly obvious that Gaelic footballers runs more - and harder - in general (and in most positions bar the keeper) than the AFL counterparts.

And it's only logical that it's a on-going process since the gaelic footballers picked up a football when they are a kid. In my view, speed/endurance is always more hardwork than natural talent.

And that's why we need more Irish kids coming over here :p
 

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Anybody seen him in action yet? I know Hanley is struggling with the heat in Brisbane. Will probably take the new irish recruits a bit of time to adapt to training in such high temperatures.
 
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