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Eimear Ryan: Why I love watching Shane O'Donnell

He’s a player who comes in for a fair amount of pulling and dragging, but always bounces back. Always empties the tank.
Eimear Ryan: Why I love watching Shane O'Donnell

POPULAR CHARACTER: Shane O'Donnell of Clare celebrates with supporters. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

It’s the resilience. The ability the carry ball through crowds and somehow plot a course. He’s a player who comes in for a fair amount of pulling and dragging, but always bounces back. Always empties the tank.

It’s the busyness, the small consistent effective touches. Tony Kelly landed that monster sideline cut to force last year’s Munster final to extra time, but who ushered Barry Nash over the sideline to set up the opportunity in the first place? Shane O’Donnell.

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