Canning defends Galway mettle

JOE CANNING has said the former Galway players who slammed the current team were wrong to question their mental fortitude.

The two-time All Star yesterday admitted to reading the Saturday newspaper article in which ex-selector Brendan Lynskey and former managers Conor Hayes and Noel Lane heavily criticised John McIntyre’s side.

Some of their arguments appeared to be justified given the poor performance by Galway in going down to Dublin. But Canning defended his team and insisted they are not as bad as the six-point defeat suggested.