2017 All-Stars

[Spike]

Colm cavanagh?  Ulster sympathy vote.  His ma still sends him out to clean sean's boots. 

[Wildweasel74]

Parsons should been in in front of both Cavanagh and McCarthy

[GalwayBayBoy]

Joe Canning got the Hurler of the Year award based on previous years.

He shouldn't have got an All-Star, never mind being HOTY.

Robber barons of capitalism PwC should be up on a robbing Barron charge.

Joe was very good in the League and turned the quarter-final against Waterford when he came on,  a game that turned Galway's season around. He was more solid than spectacular for a lot of the championship but he got the award for that last 20 minutes against Tipp. I have no problem with that. It was the only time in the championship that Galway looked like losing, Paudie Maher was dominating and our forwards looked bet when Joe  took responsibility and scored 5 points in a row all from huge distances, including 3 from play that were as good as you'll see.  He had an excellent first half in the final and nailed his frees in the second. Fair enough if you think Barron deserved PotY -  it's debatable. Saying Joe shouldn't have gotten an all-star is bullish!t though.

He definitely deserved an All-Star. HOTY is more debatable. Barron could have got it. Even McInerney could have got it and he wasn't even nominated. Joe basically won the semi-final for his team though and got his couple points in the final from play along with nailing all his frees. He had a quiet Leinster final alright but went into that game carrying a knock from training.

[Cunny Funt]

Pick it

Cluxton (very close with Clarke but shades it due to superior kickouts)

Harrison (had Fitzsimons ahead before Sunday but he was roasted in the final)
Higgins (perpetual motion™)
Barrett (his best ever year for Mayo)

McCaffrey (missed the final but still deserves one)
Keegan (outstanding up to the Roscommon draw and roared back to his best in the final)
Boyle (lionhearted™)

Parsons (only one midfield spot up for grabs, shades it from Fenton and Cavanagh)
McCarthy (automatic)

McLoughlin (overtook Kilkenny who was wiped out in the final)
O'Callaghan (was quite patchy in most of his displays but you can't ignore mercurial genius)
Mannion (excellent all year and when it mattered)
Doherty (thoroughly deserved)
Rock (stood up in the final and has earned it - Kerry may get one here but it would be undeserved)
Moran (automatic - FOTY)

And that's it.

Mayo 9
Dublin 6
The rest 0

Mayo will get 6 or 7 max.

and in the end 6 it was.

[From the Bunker]

Found the interview by Lyster with Jim Galvin - with Jim Showing off his medals for service a bit of an "up his own arse" moment! That and the way he danced around questions with the Bertie Ahernesque stutter!

[Shamrock Shore]

Did ye see me in the audience?

Front row. Jesus - it was light on entertainment.

Even marty was struggling but he was in his element in the dinner after.

[mouview]

Joe Canning got the Hurler of the Year award based on previous years.

He shouldn't have got an All-Star, never mind being HOTY.

Robber barons of capitalism PwC should be up on a robbing Barron charge.

Joe was very good in the League and turned the quarter-final against Waterford when he came on,  a game that turned Galway's season around. He was more solid than spectacular for a lot of the championship but he got the award for that last 20 minutes against Tipp. I have no problem with that. It was the only time in the championship that Galway looked like losing, Paudie Maher was dominating and our forwards looked bet when Joe  took responsibility and scored 5 points in a row all from huge distances, including 3 from play that were as good as you'll see.  He had an excellent first half in the final and nailed his frees in the second. Fair enough if you think Barron deserved PotY -  it's debatable. Saying Joe shouldn't have gotten an all-star is bullish!t though.

He definitely deserved an All-Star. HOTY is more debatable. Barron could have got it. Even McInerney could have got it and he wasn't even nominated. Joe basically won the semi-final for his team though and got his couple points in the final from play along with nailing all his frees. He had a quiet Leinster final alright but went into that game carrying a knock from training.

A talent like JC's couldn't finish his career without a HOTY award though.  Yes, yes, yes x 1,000, I know that's not the way it's supposed to happen, but Canning, whatever your opinion of him, has been the hurling artist of the past decade and a genius of this era.

I'm sure you could select a list of all HOTYs in recent years and pick holes in their awards. E.g., bar the 2 KK games last year, Austin Gleeson was ordinary enough.

[Asal Mor]

Well said mouview.

[tippabu]

Joe Canning got the Hurler of the Year award based on previous years.

He shouldn't have got an All-Star, never mind being HOTY.

Robber barons of capitalism PwC should be up on a robbing Barron charge.

Joe was very good in the League and turned the quarter-final against Waterford when he came on,  a game that turned Galway's season around. He was more solid than spectacular for a lot of the championship but he got the award for that last 20 minutes against Tipp. I have no problem with that. It was the only time in the championship that Galway looked like losing, Paudie Maher was dominating and our forwards looked bet when Joe  took responsibility and scored 5 points in a row all from huge distances, including 3 from play that were as good as you'll see.  He had an excellent first half in the final and nailed his frees in the second. Fair enough if you think Barron deserved PotY -  it's debatable. Saying Joe shouldn't have gotten an all-star is bullish!t though.

He definitely deserved an All-Star. HOTY is more debatable. Barron could have got it. Even McInerney could have got it and he wasn't even nominated. Joe basically won the semi-final for his team though and got his couple points in the final from play along with nailing all his frees. He had a quiet Leinster final alright but went into that game carrying a knock from training.

After last year's fiasco they couldn't put two Galway hurlers up for poty, I'd have mcinerney and Barron well ahead of Joe but it was clear who they were setting it up for. Absolutely brilliant hurler and great career but hurler of the year should go to the best hurler that year

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

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

Ciarán Whelan's 15

Kung fu Colm at full-back says different.

And indeed he wasn't too far away! 

[seafoid]

Joe Canning got the Hurler of the Year award based on previous years.

He shouldn't have got an All-Star, never mind being HOTY.

Robber barons of capitalism PwC should be up on a robbing Barron charge.

Joe was very good in the League and turned the quarter-final against Waterford when he came on,  a game that turned Galway's season around. He was more solid than spectacular for a lot of the championship but he got the award for that last 20 minutes against Tipp. I have no problem with that. It was the only time in the championship that Galway looked like losing, Paudie Maher was dominating and our forwards looked bet when Joe  took responsibility and scored 5 points in a row all from huge distances, including 3 from play that were as good as you'll see.  He had an excellent first half in the final and nailed his frees in the second. Fair enough if you think Barron deserved PotY -  it's debatable. Saying Joe shouldn't have gotten an all-star is bullish!t though.

He definitely deserved an All-Star. HOTY is more debatable. Barron could have got it. Even McInerney could have got it and he wasn't even nominated. Joe basically won the semi-final for his team though and got his couple points in the final from play along with nailing all his frees. He had a quiet Leinster final alright but went into that game carrying a knock from training.

A talent like JC's couldn't finish his career without a HOTY award though.  Yes, yes, yes x 1,000, I know that's not the way it's supposed to happen, but Canning, whatever your opinion of him, has been the hurling artist of the past decade and a genius of this era.

I'm sure you could select a list of all HOTYs in recent years and pick holes in their awards. E.g., bar the 2 KK games last year, Austin Gleeson was ordinary enough.

Waterford got a Hurler of the year last year. They don't usually award the title to a non winning county 2 years in a row.

[seafoid]

Waterford had 5 allstars and have 2 other excellent players in De Burca and Gleeson.. they should be worth an all Ireland in the next few years especially if Kilkenny are looking for their mojo.   

[From the Bunker]

CHRISTY RING CHAMPION 15: Enda Cooney (London), Paul Divilly (Kildare), Ger McManus (Mayo), Padraig Kelly (Roscommon), Eamonn Kearns (Wicklow), Andy O'Brien (Wicklow), Michael Hughes (Down), Eoghan Sands (Down), Chrissy O'Connell (Antrim), John Dillon (Antrim), Paddy Burke (Antrim), Alan Corcoran (Carlow), John Michael Nolan (Carlow), James Doyle (Carlow), Richard Coady (Carlow).

NICKEY RACKARD CHAMPION 15: Mike Lyons (Louth), Seamus Hannon (Longford), Davin Flynn (Donegal), Brendan Begley (Tyrone), Stephen Donnelly (Tyrone), Mark Treanor (Monaghan), Donal Meegan (Monaghan), Artie McGuinness (Armagh), Nathan Curry (Armagh), John  Corvan (Armagh), Brendan Rogers (Derry), Darragh McCloskey (Derry), Paul Cleary (Derry), Sean Cassidy (Derry), Gerald Bradley (Derry).

LORY MEAGHER CHAMPION 15: Darren Sheridan (Cavan), Matthew Hynes (Cavan), Sean Corrigan (Fermanagh), Shea Curran (Fermanagh), Kevin Banks (Sligo), Cormac Behan (Sligo), Ronan Crowley (Lancashire), Nathan Unwin (Lancashire), Conor Byrne (Leitrim), Liam Moreton (Leitrim), Clement Cunniffe (Leitrim), John Collins (Warwickshire), Dean Bruen (Warwickshire), Paul Uniacke (Warwickshire), Liam Watson (Warwickshire).

[Rossfan]

Maith thú  Padraig Kelly.
Those 3 sets of awards are probably far more logical than the main nonsense.
Pity there couldn't be D2,3 and 4 all stars in football.

[magpie seanie]

Well done to my clubmate Kevin Banks. Great lad. Should be on the senior football panel for next season too hopefully.