Sean Moran is confident Cuala team-mate Con O’Callaghan will be “back soon” following the horror challenge that ended his Dublin SHC final involvement.
The Footballer of the Year nominee was struck on the thigh by goalkeeper Alan Nolan while scoring Cuala’s opening goal in an eventual four-point win over Brigid’s.
Cuala manager Willie Maher was furious Nolan wasn’t punished for the challenge and claimed O’Callaghan’s right leg was “destroyed”.
Cuala return to action on Sunday week against Carlow’s St Mullins in the AIB Leinster club Championship while the club’s footballers have a senior 2 semi-final fixture this Saturday against Round Towers, Lusk.
“I just think it was a mistimed tackle from ‘Noli’,” said Moran, part of the Dublin setup with Nolan.
“Luckily, there’s no huge injury to Con. It was lucky enough in that respect. It was just next man up after it happened. We didn’t want to lose focus on what we had set out to do. Con will be back. He’s an incredible athlete, he’ll be back soon.”
O’Callaghan was in strong scoring form with 2-8 from his previous two games before netting after three minutes in last weekend’s decider.
“He’s a good man to give a ball inside to,” said half-back Moran. “He’s an exceptional hurler and footballer and he’s had an exceptional few years. He’s an incredible lad really. I’m sure we’ll see him back before the year is out.
“We know when we play as well as we can, we’re up there with the best. But it’s only valuable if you can do it every time.”
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