Joe Canning after being shoulder charged by Padraic Maher in the 2016 All-Ireland hurling semi-final. Picture: Cathal Noonan/Inpho
A video was circulated this week to mark the retirement of Padraic Maher, the Tipperary hurler. In the footage, from the 2016 All-Ireland semi-final, Joe Canning is soloing the ball as he accelerates down the Hogan Stand side of Croke Park. Canning’s gallop is halted when Maher charges towards the Galway player and meets him flush with a well-timed and thunderously executed shoulder.Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!