Patrick Horgan: The art of the freetaker and why teams need them for success

The former Cork sharpshooter looks at the art of freetaking and talks about why having someone who’ll hit 90- to 95% of his frees is so essential 

DEAD AIM: Patrick Horgan splitting the uprights in an All-Ireland final against Clare at a packed Croke Park. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Every team in the Munster Championship wants a freetaker who’ll hit 90- to 95% of his frees. Having two of them on your team is even better, and it can’t be a coincidence that the most successful team of the last ten years has even more.

For Limerick Aidan O’Connor missed a few in the league final a couple of Sundays ago, which was probably more noticeable because they came one after the other.