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The most notable aspect of Moran's game is his confidence. He exudes it in everything he does.
When he gets the ball, he runs straight, he runs direct. While most players change direction when they meet a tackler, the Kerry maestro doesn't even flinch.
He was at it from the second minute on Sunday, but in reality, he always does it.
He'll run through a wall like it's not even there.
He swats his opponents aside nonchalantly. He bullies them, he runs straight out over them with his head in the sky like he doesn't even notice their presence.
The 28-year-old's raw power and ignorance came up for discussion on The GAA Hour show on Monday, and Colm Parkinson was blown away by his gung-ho style.
"It's the disrespect David Moran shows to the fella that's tackling him," Wooly said. "I saw on Sunday, David Moran was being tackled, and he was continuing on and shouting at Maurice Deegan that he was being fouled, while he was being tackled. "Usually when he's being tackled, he's still looking towards the full forward line. He doesn't even entertain the man that's tackling him. It's like there's no-one even there. He has no problem going into contact. "Many managers tell players not to go into contact with the ball. He can be getting tackled by two lads and he won't pay any attention to it. "You could use this eye-shine cam on David Moran, and it would never shine down to the ground. He's always looking to see what's going on inside, he's funny to watch."He's not just fearless in his running with the ball. It's very rare you'll see this man give a hand pass, and Meath man Cian Ward emphasised his willingness to take on a long kick-pass.
"He's obviously a very powerful man. He's always looking to do a positive thing with the ball. "There are so many players nowadays who have the hand passing disease. With David, no matter where he gets the ball, he's looking to see what the best pass is. "He's saying to himself, 'can I hit the half forward line now, or do I have to go past this little flea, this little bloody nuisance in my way before I can kick it.'"The other Kerry players have a hard time of it marking Moran in training, claimed Ward.
"You can just imagine what his mentality is in training, because he's just like: 'don't even bother tackling me, you don't have a hope of getting the ball.'"He's his own man, he's his own player. Try stop him. You can listen to the Moran discussion in the AIB Performance of the Weekend section of the show from the 1 hour mark. https://soundcloud.com/sportsjoe-gaa-hour/stephen-rochford-interview-kerry-below-par-andy-moran-brilliance
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