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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic football player}} |
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|irish = Seán Mac Gafraidh |
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|sport = Gaelic football |
|sport = Gaelic football |
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|icposition = Left |
|icposition = Left half back |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|19|df=y}} |
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|19|df=y}} |
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|birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] |
|birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] |
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|icapps(points) = 40 (4–17) |
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|icyears = 2013–2020 |
|icyears = 2013–2020 |
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==Early and personal life== |
==Early and personal life== |
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His father [[Noel McCaffrey|Noel]] also represented Dublin in football.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Verney|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/blistering-pace-simpsons-references-and-keepyuppies-jack-mccaffrey-is-no-ordinary-footballer-37272043.html|title=Blistering pace, Simpsons references and keepy-uppies: Jack McCaffrey is no ordinary footballer|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=1 September 2018|access-date=1 September 2018|quote=Having followed in his father Noel's footsteps to represent the Dubs, his inter-county stock has always been high but All-Ireland final day hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground for McCaffrey.}}</ref> McCaffrey studied medicine at [[University College Dublin]] (UCD), |
His father [[Noel McCaffrey|Noel]] also represented Dublin in football.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Verney|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/blistering-pace-simpsons-references-and-keepyuppies-jack-mccaffrey-is-no-ordinary-footballer-37272043.html|title=Blistering pace, Simpsons references and keepy-uppies: Jack McCaffrey is no ordinary footballer|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=1 September 2018|access-date=1 September 2018|quote=Having followed in his father Noel's footsteps to represent the Dubs, his inter-county stock has always been high but All-Ireland final day hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground for McCaffrey.}}</ref> McCaffrey attended Belvedere College private school and studied medicine at [[University College Dublin]] (UCD) and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery & Bachelor in the Art of Obstetrics. His classmates included [[Mark English (athlete)|Mark English]], considered by [[Jerry Kiernan]] to be the country's "greatest talent" ever in [[middle-distance running]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/jerry-kiernan-says-mark-english-is-the-greatest-ever-talent-in-irish-middle-distance-running/|title=Jerry Kiernan says Mark English is the 'greatest ever' talent in Irish middle-distance running|date=6 March 2019}}</ref> English issued a challenge to McCaffrey, himself considered football's fastest player, to take him on over [[100 metres]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/county/dublin/article/index/218688|title=English challenges McCaffrey to race|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=19 June 2014}}</ref> |
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McCaffrey is a qualified medical doctor.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> He works in [[Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street|Temple Street Children's Hospital]].<ref name=WhatBrokeMe/> |
McCaffrey is a qualified medical doctor.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> He works in [[Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street|Temple Street Children's Hospital]].<ref name=WhatBrokeMe/> |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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In April 2013, McCaffrey won a [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] winners' medal as Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0–18 to 0–17 to win the [[2013 National Football League (Ireland)|2013 National Football League]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Breheny|author-link=Martin Breheny|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/supersub-rock-breaks-tyrone-hearts-in-epic-final-29227760.html|title=Supersub Rock breaks Tyrone hearts in epic final|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0428/387010-dublin-v-tyrone/|title= Dublin 0-18 Tyrone 0-17|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Brendan|last=O'Brien|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/dubs-show-their-depth-as-fringe-men-shine-229805.html|title= Dubs show their depth as fringe men shine|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/22304176|title=Dublin 0-18 0-17 Tyrone|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> He made his championship debut against [[Westmeath GAA|Westmeath]] in the [[2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0531/453764-dubs-boss-names-four-debutants-for-westmeath/|title=Dublin boss names four debutants for Westmeath clash|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=31 May 2013|access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref> He scored a solo goal in the 2013 All-Ireland quarter-final against [[Cork GAA|Cork]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Seán|last=Potts|title=Blue Wave begins|work=Decades of the Dubs: 2010–2014|publisher=[[The Herald (Ireland)|The Herald]]|page=5|quote=No goals were conceded this time in the Leinster final clash with Meath as Dublin progressed comfortably before avenging previous setbacks to Cork in the All-Ireland quarter-final, Jack McCaffrey finishing a spectacular solo effort to the net.}}</ref> Still teenaged, he played in the [[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]], the first such final he would play in.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> McCaffrey, who was substituted at half-time, recalled how he "got roasted by [[Kevin McLoughlin]]".<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> He played twice and netted for [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]] against [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]] in the [[2013 International Rules Series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/international-rules/2013/1019/481455-ireland-australia/|title=Ireland 57-35 Australia|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=19 October 2013|access-date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/international-rules/2013/1026/482867-rampant-ireland-crush-aussies-at-croker/|title=Ireland 116-37 Australia|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=26 October 2013|access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> In November 2013, he was named as [[ |
In April 2013, McCaffrey won a [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] winners' medal as Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0–18 to 0–17 to win the [[2013 National Football League (Ireland)|2013 National Football League]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Breheny|author-link=Martin Breheny|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/supersub-rock-breaks-tyrone-hearts-in-epic-final-29227760.html|title=Supersub Rock breaks Tyrone hearts in epic final|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0428/387010-dublin-v-tyrone/|title= Dublin 0-18 Tyrone 0-17|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Brendan|last=O'Brien|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/dubs-show-their-depth-as-fringe-men-shine-229805.html|title= Dubs show their depth as fringe men shine|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/22304176|title=Dublin 0-18 0-17 Tyrone|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> He made his championship debut against [[Westmeath GAA|Westmeath]] in the [[2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0531/453764-dubs-boss-names-four-debutants-for-westmeath/|title=Dublin boss names four debutants for Westmeath clash|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=31 May 2013|access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref> He scored a solo goal in the 2013 All-Ireland quarter-final against [[Cork GAA|Cork]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Seán|last=Potts|title=Blue Wave begins|work=Decades of the Dubs: 2010–2014|publisher=[[The Herald (Ireland)|The Herald]]|page=5|quote=No goals were conceded this time in the Leinster final clash with Meath as Dublin progressed comfortably before avenging previous setbacks to Cork in the All-Ireland quarter-final, Jack McCaffrey finishing a spectacular solo effort to the net.}}</ref> Still teenaged, he played in the [[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]], the first such final he would play in.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> McCaffrey, who was substituted at half-time, recalled how he "got roasted by [[Kevin McLoughlin]]".<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> He played twice and netted for [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]] against [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]] in the [[2013 International Rules Series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/international-rules/2013/1019/481455-ireland-australia/|title=Ireland 57-35 Australia|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=19 October 2013|access-date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/international-rules/2013/1026/482867-rampant-ireland-crush-aussies-at-croker/|title=Ireland 116-37 Australia|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=26 October 2013|access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> In November 2013, he was named as [[GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/mdma-and-tony-kelly-scoop-top-gongs-at-gaa-gpa-all-star-awards-29738523.html|title=MDMA and Tony Kelly scoop top gongs at GAA GPA All Star Awards|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=8 November 2013|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> |
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In November 2015, McCaffrey received the highest individual honour in the sport when he was named as [[ |
In November 2015, McCaffrey received the highest individual honour in the sport when he was named as [[GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/1106/740230-mccaffrey-heaps-praise-on-unbelievable-gavin/|title=Footballer of the Year Jack McCaffrey heaps praise on 'unbelievable' Jim Gavin|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=6 November 2015|access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> He did so in spite of contracting [[Foodborne illness|food poisoning]] "in around the Thursday" before the [[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]], which left him unable to finish the game. "I couldn't keep any food or water down so I got a drip to stay hydrated. But that was actually great at the time because it completely distracted from the build-up to a final ... all you were worried about is, 'Am I going to be okay?' You're no thinking about the occasion itself. And then thankfully I pulled through and performed okay for the 50 minutes that I lasted".<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> |
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McCaffrey missed the [[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] due his travels abroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/confirmed-jack-mccaffrey-to-miss-dublins-all-ireland-title-defence-34514742.html|title=Confirmed: Jack McCaffrey to miss Dublin's All Ireland title defence|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=5 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> He travelled to [[Ethiopia]], then [[Kenya]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Tanzania]].<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> |
McCaffrey missed the [[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] due his travels abroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/confirmed-jack-mccaffrey-to-miss-dublins-all-ireland-title-defence-34514742.html|title=Confirmed: Jack McCaffrey to miss Dublin's All Ireland title defence|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=5 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> He travelled to [[Ethiopia]], then [[Kenya]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Tanzania]].<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> |
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McCaffrey won the man of the match award in the drawn [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] as well; a second consecutive award, "RTÉ veterans" were reported to be finding it difficult to recall such an occurrence ever before.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Roche|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/frank-roche-dart-from-clontarf-arrives-on-time-for-blues-final-destination-38496391.html|title='Dart from Clontarf' arrives on time for Blues' final destination|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=14 September 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> He was top scorer (1–3) from open play.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> This compared with the 3–14 from his previous 38 championship games.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> The three points were also a classic [[hat-trick]], sent over with fist and both feet.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> Defensively, he forced eight turnovers of possession.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> |
McCaffrey won the man of the match award in the drawn [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] as well; a second consecutive award, "RTÉ veterans" were reported to be finding it difficult to recall such an occurrence ever before.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Roche|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/frank-roche-dart-from-clontarf-arrives-on-time-for-blues-final-destination-38496391.html|title='Dart from Clontarf' arrives on time for Blues' final destination|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=14 September 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> He was top scorer (1–3) from open play.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> This compared with the 3–14 from his previous 38 championship games.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> The three points were also a classic [[hat-trick]], sent over with fist and both feet.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> Defensively, he forced eight turnovers of possession.<ref name=dart_from_clontarf/> |
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McCaffrey left the Dublin panel ahead of the [[2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jack-mccaffrey-leaves-dublin-panel-ahead-of-2020-championship-reports-1.4290687|title=Jack McCaffrey leaves Dublin panel ahead of 2020 Championship, reports| |
McCaffrey left the Dublin panel ahead of the [[2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jack-mccaffrey-leaves-dublin-panel-ahead-of-2020-championship-reports-1.4290687|title=Jack McCaffrey leaves Dublin panel ahead of 2020 Championship, reports|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=27 June 2020}}</ref> He later described the drawn [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] as the game that "broke me" but decided initially to remain when his former minor and under-21 manager [[Dessie Farrell]] was appointed as Jim Gavin's successor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/314687|title='The fun had gone out of the whole thing' - Jack McCaffrey on his Dublin departure|work=Hogan Stand|date=9 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.otbsports.com/podcasts/otb-gaa-on-off-the-ball/the-bernard-brogan-podcast-episode-4-jack-mccaffrey|title=Jack McCaffrey joins the Bernard Brogan Podcast|publisher=[[Off the Ball (media company)|Off the Ball]]|date=9 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=WhatBrokeMe>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/what-broke-me-was-the-drawn-final-jack-mccaffrey-opens-up-on-decision-to-quit-dublin-panel-39845299.html|title='What broke me was the drawn final' - Jack McCaffrey opens up on decision to quit Dublin panel|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=9 December 2020}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
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===Team=== |
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* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] ( |
* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (6): 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
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* [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] (6): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
* [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] (6): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
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* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] (3): 2013, 2014, 2015 |
* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] (3): 2013, 2014, 2015 |
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* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match (2): [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2018]],<ref name=unexpected_water_deluge/> [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2019]] (drawn game)<ref>{{cite news|first=Colm|last=Keys|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mccaffrey-gets-man-of-match-award-away-from-cameras-38461361.html|title=McCaffrey gets 'man of match' award away from cameras|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref> |
* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match (2): [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2018]],<ref name=unexpected_water_deluge/> [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2019]] (drawn game)<ref>{{cite news|first=Colm|last=Keys|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mccaffrey-gets-man-of-match-award-away-from-cameras-38461361.html|title=McCaffrey gets 'man of match' award away from cameras|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref> |
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* ''[[The Sunday Game]]'' Player of the Year (1): 2015 |
* ''[[The Sunday Game]]'' Player of the Year (1): 2015 |
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* [[GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year]] (1): 2013 |
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* [[GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year]] (1): 2015 |
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* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]] (3): 2015, 2017, 2018 |
* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]] (3): 2015, 2017, 2018 |
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* UCD Alumni Award Winner Sport 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack McCaffrey |url=https://alumni.ucd.ie/awards/awardee/jack-mccaffrey/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=UCD Alumni Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Irish name | Seán Mac Gafraidh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left half back | ||
Born |
Dublin, Ireland | 19 October 1993||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Nickname | Dart from Clontarf[1] | ||
Occupation | Doctor[1] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Clontarf | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2013–2020 | Dublin | 40 (4–17) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 8 | ||
All-Irelands | 6 | ||
NFL | 3 | ||
All Stars | 4 |
Jack McCaffrey (born 19 October 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Clontarf.
Early and personal life
[edit]His father Noel also represented Dublin in football.[2] McCaffrey attended Belvedere College private school and studied medicine at University College Dublin (UCD) and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery & Bachelor in the Art of Obstetrics. His classmates included Mark English, considered by Jerry Kiernan to be the country's "greatest talent" ever in middle-distance running.[3] English issued a challenge to McCaffrey, himself considered football's fastest player, to take him on over 100 metres.[4]
McCaffrey is a qualified medical doctor.[1] He works in Temple Street Children's Hospital.[5]
He is an opponent of professionalism within the GAA.[6]
Playing career
[edit]In April 2013, McCaffrey won a National Football League winners' medal as Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0–18 to 0–17 to win the 2013 National Football League.[7][8][9][10] He made his championship debut against Westmeath in the 2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship.[11] He scored a solo goal in the 2013 All-Ireland quarter-final against Cork.[12] Still teenaged, he played in the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the first such final he would play in.[1] McCaffrey, who was substituted at half-time, recalled how he "got roasted by Kevin McLoughlin".[1] He played twice and netted for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series.[13][14] In November 2013, he was named as GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year.[15]
In November 2015, McCaffrey received the highest individual honour in the sport when he was named as GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year.[16] He did so in spite of contracting food poisoning "in around the Thursday" before the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which left him unable to finish the game. "I couldn't keep any food or water down so I got a drip to stay hydrated. But that was actually great at the time because it completely distracted from the build-up to a final ... all you were worried about is, 'Am I going to be okay?' You're no thinking about the occasion itself. And then thankfully I pulled through and performed okay for the 50 minutes that I lasted".[1]
McCaffrey missed the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship due his travels abroad.[17] He travelled to Ethiopia, then Kenya, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.[1]
In December 2016, McCaffrey confirmed that he would be available again for selection in 2017.[18]
McCaffrey played in that year's All-Ireland final win but left the pitch early after sustaining what later proved to be an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[1] His antics later in the evening as Michael Lyster interviewed Jim Gavin and Stephen Cluxton were much remarked upon.[19] A month after the final, McCaffrey had surgery.[1]
McCaffrey returned for Dublin against Longford as a substitute in June 2018.[1] Another substitute appearance in the Leinster final against Laois followed, seeing him make two goal chances by himself.[1] However, he did not find the net in that game.
He is a former self-admitted "horrific tackler" but the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final proved to be when he "figured out I'm actually a defender as opposed to some loose attacking player".[1] His dispossession of Mattie Donnelly during injury time of that game offered evidence of this.[1]
McCaffrey was named Man of the Match after his team's 2018 final victory. While being interviewed by Lyster for The Sunday Game highlights programme, a leak through the ceiling of the Gibson Hotel caused Lyster, McCaffrey and GAA President John Horan to be drenched in water live on air.[19][20]
Interviewed the following day by journalists, McCaffrey reminded them: "This was the first time I've been on the pitch when the final whistle blew in an All-Ireland final. Incredible. It was so satisfying, such a relief".[1]
Another All Star followed, as did a second Footballer of the Year nomination.[1]
McCaffrey won the man of the match award in the drawn 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final as well; a second consecutive award, "RTÉ veterans" were reported to be finding it difficult to recall such an occurrence ever before.[1] He was top scorer (1–3) from open play.[1] This compared with the 3–14 from his previous 38 championship games.[1] The three points were also a classic hat-trick, sent over with fist and both feet.[1] Defensively, he forced eight turnovers of possession.[1]
McCaffrey left the Dublin panel ahead of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[21] He later described the drawn 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final as the game that "broke me" but decided initially to remain when his former minor and under-21 manager Dessie Farrell was appointed as Jim Gavin's successor.[22][23][5]
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (6): 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (6): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
- National Football League (3): 2013, 2014, 2015
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2012, 2014 (c)
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2012, 2014
Individual
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match (2): 2018,[19] 2019 (drawn game)[24]
- The Sunday Game Player of the Year (1): 2015
- GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year (1): 2013
- GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year (1): 2015
- GAA GPA All Stars Awards (3): 2015, 2017, 2018
- UCD Alumni Award Winner Sport 2020[25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Roche, Frank (14 September 2019). "'Dart from Clontarf' arrives on time for Blues' final destination". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Verney, Michael (1 September 2018). "Blistering pace, Simpsons references and keepy-uppies: Jack McCaffrey is no ordinary footballer". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
Having followed in his father Noel's footsteps to represent the Dubs, his inter-county stock has always been high but All-Ireland final day hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground for McCaffrey.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (6 March 2019). "Jerry Kiernan says Mark English is the 'greatest ever' talent in Irish middle-distance running".
- ^ "English challenges McCaffrey to race". Hogan Stand. 19 June 2014.
- ^ a b "'What broke me was the drawn final' - Jack McCaffrey opens up on decision to quit Dublin panel". Irish Independent. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Professionalism would destroy the GAA - Jack McCaffrey". Hogan Stand. 29 May 2020.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (28 April 2013). "Supersub Rock breaks Tyrone hearts in epic final". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dublin 0-18 Tyrone 0-17". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ O'Brien, Brendan (28 April 2013). "Dubs show their depth as fringe men shine". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dublin 0-18 0-17 Tyrone". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dublin boss names four debutants for Westmeath clash". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Potts, Seán. "Blue Wave begins". Decades of the Dubs: 2010–2014. The Herald. p. 5.
No goals were conceded this time in the Leinster final clash with Meath as Dublin progressed comfortably before avenging previous setbacks to Cork in the All-Ireland quarter-final, Jack McCaffrey finishing a spectacular solo effort to the net.
- ^ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "MDMA and Tony Kelly scoop top gongs at GAA GPA All Star Awards". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Footballer of the Year Jack McCaffrey heaps praise on 'unbelievable' Jim Gavin". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Confirmed: Jack McCaffrey to miss Dublin's All Ireland title defence". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "'I'm going to be around for the next year and a half at least': Jack McCaffrey ready to rejoin Dublin in 2017". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "WATCH: Dublin's Jack McCaffrey steals the show again as unexpected water deluge interrupts Man of the Match presentation". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2018). "Man-of-the-match, working in paediatrics, cruciate comeback and Dublin glory". The42.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Jack McCaffrey leaves Dublin panel ahead of 2020 Championship, reports". The Irish Times. 27 June 2020.
- ^ "'The fun had gone out of the whole thing' - Jack McCaffrey on his Dublin departure". Hogan Stand. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Jack McCaffrey joins the Bernard Brogan Podcast". Off the Ball. 9 December 2020.
- ^ Keys, Colm (3 September 2019). "McCaffrey gets 'man of match' award away from cameras". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Jack McCaffrey". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- All Stars Awards winners (football)
- All Stars Young Footballers of the Year
- All Stars Footballers of the Year
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Clontarf Gaelic footballers
- Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Gaelic football backs
- Irish international rules football players
- People educated at Belvedere College
- People from Clontarf, Dublin
- Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
- 21st-century Irish medical doctors
- Winners of six All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
- Medical doctors from County Dublin