GPA Football team of the year

Sandino · November 03, 2009, 01:36:31 PM

Kerry dominate the Opel GPA Football team of the year for 2009 with eight representatives, as players from Cork and Kildare complete the line-up.

Diarmuid Murphy, Marc Ó Sé, Tomás Ó Sé, Tom O'Sullivan, Seamus Scanlon, Paul Galvin, Declan O'Sullivan and Tommy Walsh all make the cut for the Kingdom.

Losing All-Ireland finalists Cork have six players included, Michael Shields, Graham Canty, John Miskella, Pearse O'Neill, Paddy Kelly and Daniel Goulding.

The remaining place on the team is filled by Kildare's veteran midfielder Dermot Earley.

2009 Opel Gaelic team of the Year for Football:

1. Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry)
2. Marc Ó Sé (Kerry)
3. Michael Shields (Cork)
4. Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)
5. Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry)
6. Graham Canty (Cork)
7. John Miskella (Cork)
8. Dermot Earley (Kildare)
9. Seamus Scanlon (Kerry)
10. Paul Galvin (Kerry)
11. Pearse O'Neill (Cork)
12. Paddy Kelly (Cork)
13. Daniel Goulding (Cork)
14. Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry)
15. Tommy Walsh (Kerry)

Source rte.ie

WTF

Dougal · November 03, 2009, 01:59:17 PM

i thought the all stars were bad,this is even worse.

Hardy · November 03, 2009, 02:04:58 PM

Do you have to be a GPA member to be selected? That could be it.

blanketattack · November 03, 2009, 02:09:50 PM

I can't see why Goulding made both teams based on just one good performance in the Munster final. His marker even won MOTM in the All-Ireland final.

ha ha derry · November 03, 2009, 02:10:02 PM

Quote from: Hardy on November 03, 2009, 02:04:58 PM
Do you have to be a GPA member to be selected? That could be it.

No, you just have to be vetted by Donal Og.

boojangles · November 03, 2009, 02:12:21 PM

Kavanagh of Kildare at WF is a glaring ommission IMO.

Denn Forever · November 03, 2009, 02:22:43 PM

As someone said, you may have to be a GPA member.

The Gooch advertising Lucozade may have scuppered chances.

Fear ón Srath Bán · November 03, 2009, 02:24:06 PM

I take it the GPA are trying to write (or select) themselves into oblivion, having already cornered the irrelevance market.

DuffleKing · November 03, 2009, 03:04:10 PM

Paddy Kelly in for Tadhg
Walsh in for o'neill.

Are they the two dfference from the GAA Writers?

blanketattack · November 03, 2009, 05:55:44 PM

Quote from: DuffleKing on November 03, 2009, 03:04:10 PM

Paddy Kelly in for Tadhg
Walsh in for o'neill.

Are they the two dfference from the GAA Writers?

Marc Ó Sé in for Lacey

muppet · November 03, 2009, 10:59:22 PM

Quote from: boojangles on November 03, 2009, 02:12:21 PM
Kavanagh of Kildare at WF is a glaring ommission IMO.

For what? X Factor?

imtommygunn · November 03, 2009, 11:03:01 PM

Why has Daniel Goulding got on both these teams?? He's not bad but he's not all star material.

Lacey also was outstanding having some superb games and shouldn't have been left out. Wonder did Tadhg's "outburst" go against him...

nrico2006 · November 04, 2009, 08:23:10 AM

Still don't see how Michael Shields got into any of the All Start or GPA teams based on the roastings he got this year. McMahon of Tyrone would have been more deserving. Lacey is a cert in any team this year as is Stephen O'Neill.

Seany · November 04, 2009, 08:54:19 AM

Martin Mchugh was chairman of the selection panel

enough said...

boojangles · November 04, 2009, 12:17:29 PM

Quote from: muppet on November 03, 2009, 10:59:22 PM
Quote from: boojangles on November 03, 2009, 02:12:21 PM
Kavanagh of Kildare at WF is a glaring ommission IMO.

For what? X Factor?

You'v lost me here. Kavanagh was the best Wing-forward I seen all year.That includes Galvin.