Mulcahy a defender well able to keep his corner
He’s everything that the prototype isn’t, almost, but note that ‘almost’. He isn’t a small ball of energy, fast, fiery and furious, with the bristling ferocity often associated with terrier dogs. With his club Newtownshandrum, Pat is an elegant, controlled, centre-back, the guy who sees all the pitch, dictates the defence and is also a primary launch-pad for attack. How did he end up in the corner?
“Yeah, corner-back is more to do with the fella you’re playing on, is he tall, small, fast, which way does he turn, hit the ball, whereas out in the half-back line you can afford to make one or two errors, if your opponent gets a point, you can recover easier.”
