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Joe Brolly Explains What Peter Canavan Had Over His Sons As A Player...So Far

Joe Brolly Explains What Peter Canavan Had Over His Sons As A Player...So Far
Niall McIntyre
By Niall McIntyre Updated
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Joe Brolly says Darragh and Ruairi Canavan can 'take their place beside God the Father' (Peter Canavan) if they win the All-Ireland club football final for Errigal Ciaran on Sunday afternoon.

Errigal Ciaran and Cuala are both contesting their first All-Ireland club final on Sunday afternoon, guaranteeing a novel decider.

Cuala qualified having beaten Sligo champs Coolera-Strandhill by five points in the semi-final while the Tyrone men edged Kerry's Dr Crokes in extra-time in their last four clash.

Writing in his Sunday Independent column, former Derry player Joe Brolly hailed the Canavans for their contribution to Errigal Ciaran's journey to the All-Ireland final.

Both brothers have been in outstanding form, particularly in the semi-final last weekend, notching 1-13 between them.

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Darragh (25) and Ruairi (22) have described as 'chips off the old block' with their dad Peter widely considered as one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever.

But Brolly feels the brothers have it all to prove if they're to be considered in the same league as their dad. Brolly described Peter Canavan as 'a mean spirited dog of war on the field whose only concern was victory.' He compared him to the 'great leaders, from Bill Russell to Roy Keane, for Peter it was a misery until it was all over and they had won.'

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30 October 2022; Darragh and Ruairi Canavan of Errigan Ciaran with their father Peter and niece Ava Harte. Photo by Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile

Brolly feels the brothers have yet to demonstrate this quality, adding that today could be the day.

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"The difference between Peter and his sons is that Peter was not markable," Brolly writes.

"Unlike his two boys, he did not smile or laugh or exude joy on the field"

"His boys are like carbon copies of him physically — two-footed, two-handed, with the elusiveness of greased ferrets.

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"But they have yet to demonstrate his character.

"If they pass that final, Olympian test today, Errigal Ciarán will win and they can take their place beside God the Father."

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