Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO THE STAT WAS incredible. Literally. ‘Ross Munnelly has scored in 20 consecutive seasons for Laois!’ Two decades of staggering shooting. His second-half point against Westmeath last Sunday the latest notch in an almighty belt. The longest-serving player in the game keeps delivering.
All of this is accurate. The stat that did the rounds on Sunday, however, isn’t. In 2021, Munnelly only had one shot involvement and did not register a score. The anomaly seems to have stemmed from a newspaper match report after their league clash with Clare that wrongly credited Munnelly with a point.
Feeding them and feeding off them. O’Dwyer drilled decision-making. If the shot was on, take it. If not, recognise that and lay it off. Smarts that Munnelly would digest and display for the next 20 years.That team were told to line out in their positions and get back to them after every score. As Gaelic football progressed, wing forwards had to work harder and further from goal. No trouble for Munnelly, this was his staple diet since he was a boy.“You see, he was so small.
By 2013, the challenge had changed. The dawn of ‘the modern game.’ Evolve or perish. When Laois went to Carrick-on-Shannon for a fourth-round qualifier, All-Ireland champions Donegal presented a new test. Munnelly started at 10, alongside his current manager Billy Sheehan, and ran himself into the ground. What’s more, he led the line. A final tally of 0-4, 0-2 from play.
“I’d say Billy Sheehan knows he is good to have in there. He is a good leader for the young lads. I saw them train recently and noticed, he was so good with them.
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