2017 All-Stars

[sid waddell]

Down getting two nominations and Galway getting none is a little odd.

Stephen Cluxton
Michael Fitzsimons, Cian O'Sullivan, Keith Higgins
Colm Boyle, Chris Barrett, Jack McCaffrey
Colm Cavanagh, James McCarthy
Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O'Shea, Con O'Callaghan
Paul Mannion, Paul Geaney, Andy Moran.

Will be surprise if those 15 aren't named as this years All Stars.

Cian OSullivan, I just don't see it, never have.  The man marks fresh air and looks decent in plenty of space, the 1 time all year a team put pressure on him, he's very average. Shouldn't be within a country mile of the All Stars.

I do think he is over rated but he is a very intelligent player and a specialist in the role of sweeper. Occupy him with man marking duties though and he can be fairly average. Still think he will just about get into the team. All it really shows though is the folly of lining out an Allstars team in a traditional 1-3-3-2-3-3 format. It's a nice honour for the players but it is an unjust system skewered towards teams who get to the final.

O'Sullivan was easily the pick of Dublin's backs in the final. Solid all through, distributed well and set up a vital point for Fenton in the second half.

If Dublin are to get one in the full-back line it should be him.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Whelan won't be too far away I'd say:

Ciarán Whelan's 15

[Syferus]

Whelan won't be too far away I'd say:

Ciarán Whelan's 15

Kung fu Colm at full-back says different.

[Cunny Funt]

Cluxton 1/6 Higgins 1/10 Barrett 1/7 Boyle 1/20 McCaffrey 1/3 McCarthy 1/1000, A Moran 1/1000,P Geaney 1/16 and O'Callaghan 1/8 are all certs going by those odds for All Stars.

That leaves 6 spots open. From what i see the value odds would be Cooper 5/2, Harrsion 5/1, Doherty 2/1
Colm Cavanagh 10/11 and Dean Rock 6/5

[Il Bomber Destro]

Enda Smith possibly and Geaney at a push. The rest from the two finalists. Anything else is tokenistic nonsense.

Smith? He's lucky to be nominated. I can't recall him playing too well against Mayo.

I can't recall too many Mayo folk playing well against Galway. Or Derry. Should they all be ruled out?

Smith's performance against Galway was the best individual performance I saw all year and his ability to pre-occupy Lee Keegan was the main reason Roscommon got a replay.

The fourth best chance on that list of midfielders, but possibly still a chance.

Ahead of Kung Fu Cavanagh and the Kildare chap.

All Stars have been pointless since 2005 and arguably long before that.

Smith didn't do to well occupying Keegan when Keegan almost single handedly dragged Mayo back into the drawn game with Roscommon.

[mrhardyannual]

Cluxton 1/6 Higgins 1/10 Barrett 1/7 Boyle 1/20 McCaffrey 1/3 McCarthy 1/1000, A Moran 1/1000,P Geaney 1/16 and O'Callaghan 1/8 are all certs going by those odds for All Stars.

That leaves 6 spots open. From what i see the value odds would be Cooper 5/2, Harrsion 5/1, Doherty 2/1
Colm Cavanagh 10/11 and Dean Rock 6/5

Would love to see Jason Doherty get on as he has been a great servant to Mayo over the past decade, doing the donkey work and getting little appreciation for it. I would imagine Rock should get one as he has turned into much more than a freetaker.

[Mayo4Sam14]

Re : ciaran whelan xv

Id have doherty in over kilkenny or else mcloughlin

[StGallsGAA]

Re : ciaran whelan xv

I lost interest when you mentioned Ciaran Whelan...

[GaillimhIarthair]

Re : ciaran whelan xv

Id have doherty in over kilkenny or else mcloughlin

Agreed. Kilkenny was handed his arse by Keegan last weekend.  Obviously all the talk this week has been about the stray GPS but KK outplayed to an extent that he hadn't experienced previously.

[Captain Obvious]

On tonight the red carpet treatment on Facebook at the moment. I expect 7 All Stars for Dublin 6 for Mayo, 1 for Tyrone and 1 for Kerry.

[Captain Obvious]

Clarke instead of Cluxton a bit of surprise.

[From the Bunker]

Lee Keegan paying for his All Ireland misdemeanor.

[BennyCake]

Will Colm Cavanagh be banished from the Tyrone squad for talking to RTE?

[Halfquarter]

Expected one for Parsons.

[seafoid]

2 forwards is a good return for Mayo compared to previous years