He made his debut under Ryan McMenamin in 2020 against Down in the Ulster Championship quarter-final but since then Sean Cassidy has been ravaged by injury and had to undergo a hip operation for a hip impingement.
Now, the Ederney man says he has wholeheartedly committed to the preseason training and is feeling fit again.
Cassidy played 50 minutes against Antrim in their opening-round victory of the Dr McKenna Cup and came on against Monaghan at Brewster Park;
“It’s good to get games under the belt,” he said, “I’ve played every friendly and played a big chunk of those two (Dr McKenna Cup)
games. So I’m up to match pace I suppose.”
The 23 year-old admits he hasn’t “played as much as he should have” in the past but is honest in his assessment of where his game was at;
“Maybe not committing fully to it myself as an intercounty player should be (was the problem).
Asked what has changed, the University of Ulster marketing student said;
“Maturity probably. Just getting older and wanting it a lot more than I did when I was younger.
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