Aggression and physicality make a welcome and long overdue return

Imagine Brian Mullins without aggression and physicality? He’d be more suited to playing for Cork today than Dublin in the ‘70s.

Aggression and physicality make a welcome and long overdue return
Mon, 11 Aug, 2014 - 01:00
Tony McEntee

Think bigger. What about American football or Australian Rules without aggression and physicality? How about Gaelic football? Barely conceivable? Sadly this is what Gaelic Football is in danger of becoming. Aggression and physicality made their first appearance in the 2014 football championship when Armagh were pitted against Donegal on Saturday.

These important traits have been sadly missing thus far and remain a key element to any contact sport.

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