Irish Daily Mirror

BROGAN ‘COULD SKIP SURGERY’

- BY PAUL KEANE

and I never got the FORMER Dublin defender operation. I met Ray Moran Johnny Magee skipped afterwards, he said, ‘Your surgery after his cruciate cruciate is gone’ but knee ligament tear – and because I’d played on for reckons Bernard Brogan another 70 minutes the should consider it too. muscles around it were

Five-time All-ireland obviously fairly strong. winner Brogan suffered the “I took six weeks out to dreaded injury, for build up the muscles the second time in and strengthen his career, in them and did a lot training last week. of low impact

The 33-year-old work in the pool former Footballer but I got back that of the Year was in summer. form after skipping last “I know a good few month’s team holiday to players who did the same South Africa to concentrat­e thing, Peadar Andrews, on his fitness. Kieran Mcgeeney, they

Former Wicklow boss were able to build the Magee (inset) suffered a muscles up around the cruciate injury in 2002 but knee and play on. revealed that played on for “From that point of view, years without surgery and Bernard might be one of reckons Brogan should the lucky ones who can consider doing likewise. also do it. He’s always kept

Magee said: “I’m sure himself in great shape.” they’ll explore that avenue Magee added: “I’d be so he could be involved in very surprised if this is the the Championsh­ip. end for Bernard, I really

“I did mine in 2002, five can’t see that happening, minutes into a Leinster even if he goes for the semi-final against Meath. I surgery. He still has an did the cruciate but I played awful lot to offer over the on for the rest of the game next couple of years.”

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INJURY Dubs ace Brogan

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