Hands Cav something so special
SEAN CAVANAGH believes there’s a resilience in the Tyrone DNA that allows them to bounce back quickly.
In recent weeks there have been mixed fortunes for the county with the senior team crashing out of the Ulster Championship, before the under-20s took the All-ireland title last weekend.
The Moy clubman was part of the All-ireland winning minor team in 2001 that paved the way for Sam Maguire glory in 2003,
2005 and 2008 and he believes there’s a toughness within every Tyrone team.
“I would say there’s a sense of resilience — that’s the mentality of many of the Tyrone footballers.
We’re good at the whole siege thing,” said
Cavanagh. “I’d say we are mentality tough.
“We were brilliant at that as a county, it’s almost part of our culture and DNA.
“If the going gets tough and someone throws something at you, we’ll respond that bit harder and it will push us on.”
Cavanagh believes some of this resilience stems from a past rooted in The Troubles and he recalled some of his own memories from that time on Electric Ireland’s GAA Minor Moments podcast.
“I was aware of it without being spooked by it,” he said. “I remember the army guys lying in ditches and fields around home.
“We were young and all you really cared about was playing sport.
“It never held me back in any way.”
LDOWN star Caolan Mooney has taken to twitter to confirm that his season is over.
Former Collingwood AFL player, Mooney revealed that an MRI scan has shown up a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament.
Mooney (29) tweeted: “Season 2022 comes to an abrupt ending. MRI confirming the ACL is completely torn with a few other issues in there. Here’s to the journey to 2023.”