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This led to the introduction of acentre-backto stop the opposing centre-forward, and tried to balance defensive and offensive playing.
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He played as a right- orcentre-back, but in later seasons he was deployed as a central midfielder.
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The remaining half-back became acentre-back, who would patrol the field, drifting from defence to attack as he saw fit.
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Cillian continues to remain part of the first team squad, featuring intermittently atcentre-back, right-back, left-back, and the right-wing.
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He played at bothcentrebackand full back during his career.
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One had thecentreback, the other held to the top of the hind quarters.
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