Last night's showing of The Toughest Trade, witnessed Tipperary hurler Brendan Maher switch to cricket for a brief spell by linking up with the Adelaide Strikers while Steve Harmison temporarily took Maher's place at the Borrisoleigh club.
This was episode one of the unique sports documentary and the next instalment will see Mayo's Aidan O'Shea sample American Football. This will be aired on March 15th.
The purpose of the Toughest Trade experiment is to highlight the dedication that GAA players give to their sport by engaging with athletes from professional sports for a short stint. And while Brendan Maher's episode was well received by viewers last night, there really was one star of the show.
There is nobody in Ireland who's opinion we'd value more than a lad wearing this calibre of t-shirt! #TheToughesthttps://t.co/NvX9mQzle9
— AIB_GAA (@AIB_GAA) March 8, 2016
A young boy from Maher's Tipperary was sporting an agriculturally inspired t-shirt that quickly gathered positive attention online.
He may be feckin' freisan but his t-shirt will be remembered forever! #TheToughest pic.twitter.com/Co6kbAnAKJ
— AIB_GAA (@AIB_GAA) March 8, 2016
@AIB_GAA @BennyMaher Brendan who's more famous in Tipp today yourself or the feckin fresian kid?! ?? #TheToughest
— Roisin Glynn (@RoisinGlynn) March 9, 2016
So, @AIB_GAA are yiz giving away any of those @ONeills1918 #FeckinFresian jerseys? #chancer ??
— Mairin Delaney (@MairinDelaney) March 8, 2016
Really enjoyed that! That "it's feckin fresian" t shirt the kid was wearing was brilliant #TheToughest
— Emily Crawley (@karmasakiller) March 8, 2016
Where would a man get one of those 'I'm feckin fresian' t shirts?? #TheToughest
— Michael Hennessy (@mheno2020) March 8, 2016
Incidentally, the 'Feckin Fresian' jersey is a masterful creation from the good people at O'Neills that was invented last year for the 2015 Ploughing Championships. And thankfully it wasn't the only one with this effort being a particular highlight.
