BATTLE SCARS ARE WORTH IT

MICHEAL LUNDY has no regrets about playing in the Connacht club final so soon after surgery.

The Galway star lined out in Corofin’s extra-time victory over Castlebar Mitchels last November while still recovering from having his appendix removed only 10 days earlier.

He played a key role in the victory too, netting a first half goal before eventually tiring and being replaced.

Before the game, he went through the pros and cons of playing with his doctor, and quickly came to his decision.

Lundy explained: “I asked him what could happen and he said, ‘The scar could open and maybe a possible hernia’.

“I asked him, ‘Is that bad?’ And he said, ‘No, it can be fixed’. If it could be fixed that’s all I needed to know.

“All I wanted to know was could I play or couldn’t I play and he gave me a bit of confidence that I could.

“I tested myself in the warm-up, I wasn’t hiding away from a challenge because I wanted to get physical.

“The last thing I wanted to do was not be 100% fit and cost the team, ruin our chances, but I felt like I could put something into the game and luckily I did.

“I tired towards the end and came off and the lads came in and freshened things up and won it but I felt grand going into it and luckily I’m alright now.”

He added: “I’d definitely do it again. Maybe if I wasn’t there we could have won in normal time!

“If I wasn’t there we could have lost but we won a Connacht title and I was playing.

“I look back on it and

I’d make that decision 100 times over, yeah. It all worked out.”

Lundy is gearing up for the AIB All-ireland club football semi-final against Moorefield on Saturday, when Corofin will be able to call on Galway All-ireland winning hurler Daithi Burke.

“He’s a quality footballer as well as a quality hurler, even the Galway footballers would be delighted to have him if they could,” said Lundy.

“We’re lucky to have him, hopefully he plays some part and it’s a positive one.”