Cillian McDaid happy to play where Galway's need is greatest

An All-Star midfielder after his performances in 2022, the absences this year of Liam Silke and Kieran Molloy have necessitated a more consistently defensive role in 2023

UNDER PRESSURE: Westmeath's Ronan Wallace and Cillian McDaid of Galway. Pic: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

One unintended consequence of an enlarged senior football championship is the mountain of extra material it provides for dissection. More games, more performances to digest, more theories to expound and to pulp.

Teams have lurched from hot to not, or vice versa. In some cases, within the same 70 minutes. Galway’s eight-point defeat of Westmeath last Saturday was typical of this: a petri-dish that people could classify according to their own tastes.