All-Stars 2024

Started by Estimator, July 15, 2024, 10:41:08 AM

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From the Bunker

No CiarĂ¡n McDonald. Probably overseen as he never won a Senior Intercounty All Ireland.

The Trap

There is that much wrong with it that you wouldn't know where to start.

square_ball

Morgan and Beggan are better than most of those goalkeepers on that list for a start.

Rossfan

Quote from: The Trap on October 06, 2024, 11:17:33 AMThere is that much wrong with it that you wouldn't know where to start.

Ahh it's only a Breheny list.
Hell have a similar hurley stuff list shortly.

He's just filling in his time between the AI Finals and the start of the National Leagues.
He ignores the thousands of Club games in between.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

From the Bunker

I've 46 years of watching Gaelic games. Most players I never seen play as only highlights of Provincial finals, and full games of Semi-finals and Finals were on the TV. In the 70's 80's and early 90's I could not tell you how good Westmeath were. Who were their good players. I doubt I even knew what colour Jerseys they wore. My first 9 years (1978-1986) of watching Football were spent watching Kerry in the main hammering teams.

Not a fan of these lists stuff. People always talk about how more fit todays players are today, but their opponents are fit also. Just like less fitter players in the past played against less fit opponents in the past. So you have a level playing field so to speak in every era.

There is always a romance when looking back, time plays tricks with the memory.

JoG2

Quote from: square_ball on October 06, 2024, 11:28:13 AMMorgan and Beggan are better than most of those goalkeepers on that list for a start.

Indeed....Cluxton and Morgan being the 2 best.

Anyone saying Clifford shouldn't be in the mix is in need of being sectioned ASAP, do not pass go, do not collect 200 quid

Armagh18

Well Done Barry, Aidan, Ben, Rian, Oisin and Conor.

Blaine and Aaron were robbed, the goalkeeper one especially is a farce.

tonto1888

Quote from: Armagh18 on October 31, 2024, 07:00:14 AMWell Done Barry, Aidan, Ben, Rian, Oisin and Conor.

Blaine and Aaron were robbed, the goalkeeper one especially is a farce.

Agreed


An Watcher

Just can't get my head around turbitt getting one but it's as much to do with the modern game than anything else.  Forwards get it tough and any forward who is half decent gets an all star.  Changed times

onefaircounty

Hard to take that team seriously with no Hughes or McKay.

imtommygunn

I don't think Morgan in nets is overly controversial. He's the best about currently. McKay was always touch and go. I think mainly it's a fair enough team tbh.

Armagh18

Quote from: imtommygunn on October 31, 2024, 08:10:43 AMI don't think Morgan in nets is overly controversial. He's the best about currently. McKay was always touch and go. I think mainly it's a fair enough team tbh.
Morgans the best about but he hadn't the best year. Blaine didn't put a foot wrong all year and played the final on one leg.

Thought McKay was probably our best player across the whole year or definitely up there. Obviously Barry was unreal in the latter stages. 

thewobbler

Quote from: imtommygunn on October 31, 2024, 08:10:43 AMI don't think Morgan in nets is overly controversial. He's the best about currently. McKay was always touch and go. I think mainly it's a fair enough team tbh.

Whilst I can get on board with the concept that a team's unexpectedly strong championship performance can be traced to exceptional individual play, I really cannot get my head around how a team can underperform despite individual excellence. 

Morgan must have got his for his league performances. You know, against Dublin.

statto

Mogan had a good year but shoe horning him in at corner back in place of McKay was unfair.  If they wanted to get him in the team put him at 7 instead of Lennon.  Morgan is the best keeper in ireland for sure but him get the all star over Blaine shouldn't have happened(In that case just give Clifford and Fenton an all star every year) Morgans team was out out in preliminary quarter final and Hughes was excellent all year in the best team in Ireland that year.