Meehan the main man again

NOT for the first time, Michael Meehan was the difference between victory and defeat for Galway who made it two wins from two in the NFL at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

While many counties — Kildare among them — go about aping the Kieran Donaghy experiment at full-forward, Galway had the smaller but more mobile Caltra man playing in the pivotal number 14 role.

His marker was Andrew McLoughlin, a corner-back by trade but a man whom Kieran McGeeney has earmarked for the full-back role. He coughed up 1-5 to Meehan, 1-2 from play, and yet his manager was still full of praise for him.