TG4 - Best Footballer: 1984-2009

[Donnellys Hollow]

http://www.tg4.com/bearla/clar/gaa125/foot.asp

Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and a panel of experts from The Star and TG4 have selected a shortlist of twenty five players who they consider to be the finest stars of the GAA in the last 25 years. Now we need your votes to decide who will be crowned the best footballer and hurler of the last 25 years, and who will be honoured during the 125 celebration game in Thurles on 1st November.



I'm sure some notable omissions from the list will cause a bit of debate on here. Disappointed our own Glenn Ryan isn't inculded - possibly ahead of our current bainisteoir. At least their is one (ahem) "Kildareman" included - Eadestown's finest Larry Tompkins!

Maurice Fitzgerald gets my vote anyway. Oozed class with everything he did on the football field. Had incredible skill and it always looked like he found the game too easy to play with the effortless way he did everything. Don't think we'll see a better player than Maurice for many years to come.

[ExiledGael]

Canavan for me. Best I ever seen.

[Farrandeelin]

If Mayo won an All-Ireland, I'm sure we'd have McDonald on the list.

[Madge]

This is going to turn out to be such a lop sided poll with the amount of Tyronies on here, you should have to vote for someone outside your county.

[Minder]

This is going to turn out to be such a lop sided poll with the amount of Tyronies on here, you should have to vote for someone outside your county.

Especially when you take into account the number of aliases O'Neill has.

[DownFanatic]

Greg Blaney is a serious omission from this list.

[Minder]

Greg Blaney is a serious omission from this list.

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[Bogball XV]

Best I've seen is Tohill, the complete footballer imo.

[DownFanatic]

Greg Blaney is a serious omission from this list.

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Explain?

[RedandGreenSniper]

Greg Blaney is a serious omission from this list.

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Sounds like a compliment for you. Its between Canavan, Fitzgerald and Tohill for me. Canavan probably edging it..

[Madge]

Greg Blaney is a serious omission from this list.

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Means a badge for spotting, as in well spotted.

[Zapatista]

This is going to turn out to be such a lop sided poll with the amount of Tyronies on here, you should have to vote for someone outside your county.

Add to that the era. I for one barely remember Spillane playing. Canavan for me followed by Tohill.

[Gold]

Anthony Tohill was an unbelievably good footballer and would be my choice. That man drove his Derry team to many victories in a way that ive never seen one man on a team do. Worth the entrance fee alone and i would pay triple any entrance fee to see him if i could see him again in his prime. Awesome

[imtommygunn]

Where's Kevin McGourty?

The 90s were when I started watching / remembering football.

Tohill was deadly while McGeeney was the most influential on a team of any individual. Peter Canavan and Maurice Fitz from a skill perspective though.

I don't like the man but I'd still have to say Canavan...

[orangeman]

Maurice Fitz - outrageous talent.