The Crossmaglen Rangers man has a foot on him like a tracton engine!
Crossmaglen Rangers booked their place in the knock-out stages of the Armagh championship with a 2-14 to 0-11 victory over Granemore on Saturday afternoon.
The county's most successful club began their campaign with a loss to Clan na Gael but they've since bounced back with two wins in a row.
The first came last weekend as they got the better of High Moss Sarsfields and they backed it up with another over Granemore in Round Three.
Star man Rian O'Neill missed out last weekend having been red carded in Round One but he was back to his best, scoring 2-3 and winning man-of-the-match in a game that was played in Crossmaglen.
"Having been sent off in the first game, I was blowing off the cobwebs there tonight," O'Neill told Armagh TV afterwards.
The All-Ireland winner is renowned for his long-range shooting both from play and from frees and he showed his abilities once again with a mammoth fifty yard free.
Rian O’Neil just pinging one over from 50m @crossrangers pic.twitter.com/1kfXk4C8fF
— Paul Hearty (@paul_hearty1) September 7, 2024
O'Neill was pleased with their return to form and praised his team for their direct style on the day. They have been depleted with injuries for much of the season so far but will hope to welcome a few players back ahead of their next game, a play-off round against Silverbridge.
"A lot of teams have gone away from leaving that option inside, giving them no option to kick, but we're Cross and we'll always have that option to kick inside," said O'nNeill.
"If we go away from that, I don't think it suits us. Look, you have to mix it up as well but you always have to have that option to kick the ball.
"As a footballer playing out the field, there's nothing better than letting the ball into a man, playing it into space, getting it back off him or he can take a score. I've said it before, the ball moves faster than any man on the field is going to run with it."
Rian O'Neill spoke with Armagh TV following @crossrangers victory over @GranemoreGFC this evening.
Full game available on demand on Armagh TV: https://t.co/bUbGoX3Ucc pic.twitter.com/xTMygRzMsa
— Armagh_GAA (@Armagh_GAA) September 7, 2024
