Micheál Donoghue on Joe Canning: ‘Every time he took the field, he set the standard’

Donoghue said the five-time All-Star winner Canning “recreated himself over the years as a forward” 

Joe Canning celebrates Galway's 2017 All-Ireland final victory with manager Micheál Donoghue and his sons Cian, Con, and Niall Donoghue. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Galway’s 2017 All-Ireland-winning manager Micheál Donoghue has said the retiring Joe Canning “set the standard” every time he took to the field.

During his four years in charge, Donoghue said there was a notable difference in the level reached at training when Canning was present.