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Published 07:27 5 Sept 2021 BST
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"Meath played Dublin in a minor game two years ago, I think she was centre forward, and she chased a girl from centre forward to Meath's 21, won the ball in a tackle and then went up, ran the whole way back the field and scored a goal up the other end. She never stops, she just does the work and that's it."Just as rare is a player who is equally adept off both left and right feet but if you'd seen her range of scores against Cork, if you've ever watched her for Dunboyne, you'd be left scratching the head wondering which foot is stronger. You could be wondering all day. "She has quite a long range for ladies football," adds Quinn. It's very seldom that she drops the ball short. Very often in ladies football, a player would be struggling from 30 yards but Emma has such a powerful kick that it's never any problem to her. "She's so talented, left and right - hand and foot. She's a very good head. A very good passer of the ball, a very good ball-winner, a very good score-taker. She really has everything in her game."
This Sunday, as she looks ahead to an All-Ireland final against the five-in-a-row chasing Dubs, will mark her biggest game yet and while Dublin will assign one, maybe even two players to the task of shadowing Duggan, she won't be fazed.
"Emma will move around the pitch. She's never a static player. I'd say it will be Leah Caffrey who will take her up, they might even put two players on her. But to date, Emma has shown an ability to just eventually pop up in the right place. Like all the good players, she always seems to find herself in space and then her shot selection is very good as well. If it's not on, she'll throw it around.
"They're a battle hardened team (Meath), having lost those finals to Tyrone and Tipperary. Getting promoted in the League was huge for them. Holding their Division Two status and staying senior would have been a success! Look at them now!"
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