Ulster Colleges

[Walter Cronc]

If you gain an "All Star" are you more likely to get on the Elite Athlete scheme at University??

[FermGael]

Ulster college all-star trials were held last week.
At one trial 13-aside games were played. Can anyone understand how a fullback or fullforward could have a fair shot at showing what they can do when not played in their chosen position.
Have these positions already been chosen?

Never understood the rationale for these trial games, the All Stars should be picked the same as the Senior ones on match performances no?

Would have to agree should be picked on performances throughout the league stages.

Would agree as well but very hard to watch all the college's football in Ulster.
There is not just the 'A' Competition ( the McRory) but also the 'B'  and 'C' competitions as well to consider.
How would anybody see all the games? 
Impossible ask and "trials" are probably the only way of doing it.

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Trials are a farce too... IIRC Michael Walsh was injured for the group stages of the MacRory trials when I was U6th but got a trial and a subsequent Allstar!!

[CSC]

Ulster college all-star trials were held last week.
At one trial 13-aside games were played. Can anyone understand how a fullback or fullforward could have a fair shot at showing what they can do when not played in their chosen position.
Have these positions already been chosen?

Never understood the rationale for these trial games, the All Stars should be picked the same as the Senior ones on match performances no?

Would have to agree should be picked on performances throughout the league stages.

Would agree as well but very hard to watch all the college's football in Ulster.
There is not just the 'A' Competition ( the McRory) but also the 'B'  and 'C' competitions as well to consider.
How would anybody see all the games? 
Impossible ask and "trials" are probably the only way of doing it.

Living in the states now, and they have a great system. Schools are put into groups acording to size, and each year, the have "all star" awards for each group. i.e., a MacRory , McLarnon, etc all stars. Some of the sports identify the all stars based on votes from team mentors / opp team mentors for each game. The mentors pick a defensive / midfilder and forward vote for each games. At the end of the year, votes are tallied, and you have an all star awards.

There really is no reason why it is limited to 15 starting positions. What happens if you have 10 outstanding midlfielders in one year. Should they all not get an awards

[Norf Tyrone]

Delighted to report that our Club has its first college All Star this year, so I think it's a superb system.

[nrico2006]

Delighted to report that our Club has its first college All Star this year, so I think it's a superb system.

Who was that?  Is there a list up any where?  Surprised that more from your club haven't got one when you look at some of the players that have came through and had big underage success.  Then again they were all more than likely playing Markey Cup football.

[ONeill]

Holy Trinity get their first.

[Norf Tyrone]

Delighted to report that our Club has its first college All Star this year, so I think it's a superb system.

Who was that?  Is there a list up any where?  Surprised that more from your club haven't got one when you look at some of the players that have came through and had big underage success.  Then again they were all more than likely playing Markey Cup football.

Cathal McShane won one. They aren't officially out til Monday, but a lot of chatter on twitter of cubs saying who got them. Jarlath Og Burns got one as well.

Not totally au fait with how it works, but St Colmans/ HCC only came into the Ulster Colleges stable a few years back. I am assuming in Markey Cup days they weren't eligible.

Not sure or remember why Declan McCrossan never got one.

[Walter Cronc]

Maghera got 2.

[nrico2006]

Delighted to report that our Club has its first college All Star this year, so I think it's a superb system.

Who was that?  Is there a list up any where?  Surprised that more from your club haven't got one when you look at some of the players that have came through and had big underage success.  Then again they were all more than likely playing Markey Cup football.

Cathal McShane won one. They aren't officially out til Monday, but a lot of chatter on twitter of cubs saying who got them. Jarlath Og Burns got one as well.

Not totally au fait with how it works, but St Colmans/ HCC only came into the Ulster Colleges stable a few years back. I am assuming in Markey Cup days they weren't eligible.

Not sure or remember why Declan McCrossan never got one.

When you think of some of the players from St Colmans who would have been in the running, there would have been Paul Bradley, Jim Devine, Declan McCrossan and Brendan Boggs who would have all more than likely got one.

[Puckoon]

Not sure or remember why Declan McCrossan never got one.

Omagh CBS in the 90's didn't perform to any great standard in the MacRory cup - and Declan wouldn't be the only great player from the school not to gather an all star. Aiden Lynch, Tony McCormack, Aiden Ball, just off the top of my head

1991 - Jimmy Campbell  - Half forward
1992 - Brian McConnell - GK
1994 - Paul Tierney corner back
1998 - Fhergal Quinn full back - CBS got to the semi final this year
1999 - Mickey McGee full back, Stephen O'Neill half forward
2000 - Paddy McMahon mid field

Interestingly Justin is the only McMahon not to get the award (aside from the youngest so far).

[Norf Tyrone]

Delighted to report that our Club has its first college All Star this year, so I think it's a superb system.

Who was that?  Is there a list up any where?  Surprised that more from your club haven't got one when you look at some of the players that have came through and had big underage success.  Then again they were all more than likely playing Markey Cup football.

Cathal McShane won one. They aren't officially out til Monday, but a lot of chatter on twitter of cubs saying who got them. Jarlath Og Burns got one as well.

Not totally au fait with how it works, but St Colmans/ HCC only came into the Ulster Colleges stable a few years back. I am assuming in Markey Cup days they weren't eligible.

Not sure or remember why Declan McCrossan never got one.

When you think of some of the players from St Colmans who would have been in the running, there would have been Paul Bradley, Jim Devine, Declan McCrossan and Brendan Boggs who would have all more than likely got one.

If I remember neither Jim nor definitely Deccy went to St Colmans... I think. Declan definitely didn't.

[Estimator]

Looking at the Maghera players that have been awarded over the years:
1988: Fergal P McCusker & Gregory McCloskey
1989: None (Won MacRory & Hogan Cups)
1990: Paddy McAllister, Greg Simpson, K Diamond, B McCormick, E Burns, R Murphy
1991: Barry McGonigle, K Diamond
1992: K Ryan, R Rocks
1993: S McGuckin, D Hasson
1994: P McKaigue, M Diamond, M McCormick
1995: J Heaney, C Murphy, SM Lockhart
1996: N Farren, P Diamond, G Doyle, E Farren
1997: F Devlin, G Cassidy
1998: None
1999: None
2000: A McNally, P McKenna
2001: P Mooney, K McCann, C O'Neill
2002: G O'Kane, F McGuigan
2003: G O'Kane, J Bradley
2004: M Lynch, M Friel
2005: M Kirkpatrick
2006: None
2007: C McKaigue
2008: C McKaigue
2009: C McWilliams, E McGuckin
2010: D McKindless
2011: E Bradley
2012: R Dougan
2013: C Carville, J Kearney, S O'Hara

Some lads disappeared into obscurity. Others have had a good career for the county sides

[The Worker]

Is the full list of all stars available ?

[Any craic]

VIDEO: See all 15 new Danske Bank Ulster Colleges Football All Stars at today's presentation ceremony in Belfast..  http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.org