Championship haircuts, fancy clothes, shaping socks and tattoos.
GAA players like to look well off the field of play, they like to look well on the field of play.
Just like any normal person, a GAA player will draw confidence from expressing themselves, from looking good, from feeling good and hopefully playing good.
We have documented the modern day trends that GAA players are following nowadays, from the championship haircuts that are sweeping the country from one GAA club to the next, to multicoloured boots and to much much more.
Many traditionalists scorn the notion that a player dares to wear a flashy pair of boots, to wear a wristband to look cool on the field of play, many even scorn the haircuts on show.
Jamie Clarke is a testament to this. He wears fancy clothes, he has tattoos, he was the best player on the park.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVNN2Ach3re/?taken-by=jamie_clarke13
That’s the way the world has gone, that’s the way the game has gone, so people better get used to it fast.
Saturday was a feast of GAA action. We saw the Farney Army storm to an eight point victory over Down as the Monaghan march continues to the quarter finals.
We saw Armagh at their brilliant best as a Jamie Clarke inspired Orchard county condemned Cian O’Neill’s Kildare to a sickening exit from the championship.
What was most noticeable throughout the day, however was the flashy tendencies of our players.
There was championship haircuts galore in the Down – Monaghan clash.
Two sick fades right there.
Ryan Johnston was looking slick.
As was brother Jerome.
Conor McCarthy made some impact off the Monaghan bench, aided by a Championship cut.
It wasn’t just championships haircuts our players were donning.
A relatively new trend is that of tattoos.
Already spotted 3 players sporting tattoos. 1 sporting a FULL SLEEVE. Ref wearing a fancy sweatband. They ll be wearing fancy clothes next.
— paul galvin (@pgal10) July 29, 2017
Jamie Clarke best player on park.Tattoos & fancy clothes. It's not the game I knew lads. *takes off flatcap, wipes brow, shakes head, cries. https://t.co/y9Rhy1i7i9
— paul galvin (@pgal10) July 29, 2017
The traditionalists would want to move on. Paul Galvin is loving it.
