The kid has got some serious skills.
You could also argue he was lucky to still be on the field after escaping pulling Bonner Maher’s helmet but, unless you’re a Tipperary fan, you want Austin Gleeson on the field.
The Mount Sion phenomenon hit not one, but two, sensational sideline cuts in the first half of the Munster SHC Final in a soggy Gaelic Grounds.
His two points from one of hurling’s greatest skills contributed to Waterford’s eight-point total, as they trail Tipperary by two points at half-time. Their only other scores coming from Pauric Mahony (five points, four frees) and a single Patrick Curran free after 20 seconds.
However it was Gleeson’s sideline cuts that had fans drooling.
Soccer rugby cricket golf tennis, none of them could give u skill like Austin Gleeson just showed there. #GAA what a point
— Ciarán Farrelly (@Ciaran919) July 10, 2016
Austin Gleeson is one serious man for a sideline Jesus Christ
— Kyle Quinn Waites (@kyleqw131) July 10, 2016
Fucking hell lads Austin Gleeson lashing sidelines over from where most can't even stick it over normally ?
— lee coleman (@LeeColeman3) July 10, 2016
Take a bow Austin Gleeson, amazing skill
— Marie Crowe (@mariecrowe) July 10, 2016
Death, taxes and Austin Gleeson pinging sideline cuts #SundayGame
— Cathal Mc Connell (@C_McConnell1) July 10, 2016
Someone has a souvenir as sliotar fails to emerge from crowd.
Austin Gleeson is a bit good at those, isn't he?
7 to 1-2#MunsterFinal
— SportsJOE GAA (@SportsJOE_GAA) July 10, 2016
In these conditions, with a wet sliothar, to do it once would be impressive. But twice, from distance. Amazing.
Move over Joe Canning, there is a new king of the sideline cut.
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