Sorry it's another thread :o
Pether Kyanavan on the top 15 non throne he played with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Zh0CE-lzA
Who would be your top 15 of your time watching GAA ? You may include throne players.
Cue list of 120 forwards...
In no particular order:
1. Colm McAlarney (Down)
2. Diamuid Marsden (Armagh)
3. Oisin McConville (Armagh)
4. Jamie Clarke (Armagh)
5. Colm Cooper (Kerry)
6. Trevor Giles (Meath)
7. Larry Reilly (Cavan)
8. Seamus Moynihan (Kerry)
9. Pat Spillane (Kerry)
10. James McCartan (Down)
11. Johnny Corvan (Armagh)
12. Joe Kernan (Armagh)
13. Padraic Joyce (Galway)
14. Jimmy Keaveney (Dublin)
15. John McEntee (Armagh)
It's actually very hard. My list is from the early 80s onwards. You have Jack O'Shea juxtaposed with Darragh O'Sé, Mikey Sheehy and Matt Connor with Maurice Fitzgerald, Gooch and Canavan. Bobby O'MAlley and Martin O'Connell with Ricey McMenamin and Keith Higgins. It's very, very hard to do a team of the last 35 years.
Ciaran McDonald
Padraic Joyce
Graham geraghty
Benny coulter
Stephen o'neill
Mickey linden
Francie bellew
Diarmuid Connolly
Mattie forde
Eoin bradley
Barry Owens
Michael Murphy
Sean Marty Lockhart
Kieran donaghy
Bernard brogan
Just off the top of my head,as far as players who I would look forward to seeing and who would generate excitement .not necessarily the best players I've ever seen.
Tough one . . . Best players or best in their positions? I'm going with best players...
Darragh O'Se
Anthony Tohill
Padraig Joyce
Canavan
Cavanagh
Alan Brogan
John McDermott
Trevor Giles
Scullion
Gooch
Canavan
Michael Murphy
James McCartan
Geraghty
Lockhart
Quote from: screenexile on January 08, 2016, 02:03:44 PM
Tough one . . . Best players or best in their positions? I'm going with best players...
Darragh O'Se
Anthony Tohill
Padraig Joyce
Canavan
Cavanagh
Alan Brogan
John McDermott
Trevor Giles
Scullion
Gooch
Canavan
Michael Murphy
James McCartan
Geraghty
Lockhart
I appreciate how much you admire tyrone football but you have canavan in there twice
In no particular order
Brian Mullins Dublin
Pat Spillane Kerry
Jack O'Shea Kerry
Paddy Moriarity Armagh
Jimmy Keaveney Dublin
Frank Mc Guigan Tyrone
Nudie Hughes Monaghan
Dermot Earley Snr Roscommon
Colm O'Rourke Meath
Greg Blaney Down
Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry
Padraig Joyce Galway
Colm Cooper Kerry
Peter Canavan Tyrone
Kieran Mc Geeney Armagh
Quote from: tv pundit on January 08, 2016, 10:54:18 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 08, 2016, 02:03:44 PM
Tough one . . . Best players or best in their positions? I'm going with best players...
Darragh O'Se
Anthony Tohill
Padraig Joyce
Canavan
Cavanagh
Alan Brogan
John McDermott
Trevor Giles
Scullion
Gooch
Canavan
Michael Murphy
James McCartan
Geraghty
Lockhart
I appreciate how much you admire tyrone football but you have canavan in there twice
Peter and Pascal?
Cluxton
Philly mc Mahon
R o Carroll
Mark oSe
P curran
Mc Geeney
Jack mc caffery
D o Se
B Mullins
P Flynn
P canavan
D Connolly
Gooch
M Lyndan
B Brogan
Mine. No particular order.
Colm McAlarney
Maurice Fitz
Spillane
Mickey Linden
Peter Canavan
Gooch
Séamus Moynihan
Greg Blaney
Declan Browne
Mattie Forde
Bernard Brogan
Ciaran McDonald
Tomás
Darragh
Páidí
Obviously biased...it'll change tomorrow but at this moment in time that's my choice.
Team
S Cluxton
R O Malley
D Fay
M Se
M O Connell
K Moran
T Se
J O Shea
A Tohill
P Spillane
G Blaney
M Donnellan
J Mc Cartan
P Canavan
M Connor
15
S Cluxton
T Hanahoe
C Mc Alarney
S Cavanagh
M O Connell
B Brogan
T Se
J O Shea
A Tohill
P Spillane
G Blaney
M Donnellan
J Mc Cartan
P Canavan
M Connor
I am assuming the likes of Sam Maguire,Mick Hogan and Bill Squires Gannon will be on Hardy's list?
McAlinden
Paudie O'Shea Darren Fay Tony Scullion
Aaron Kernan Geezer Tomas O'Shea
Mark Grimley Jack O Shea
Diarmuid Connolly Ciaran McDonald Oisin McConville
Jamie Clarke Maurice Fitzgerald Stevie McDonnell
I picked the players I enjoyed watching play and not necessarily who I thought were the best players. Obviously this will show a bias in favour of Armagh and against Down and Tyrone.
Brian McAlinden was the first keeper I remember with a real kick out strategy. Despite Joe Brolly down playing him a few years ago Mark Grimley was the best fielder of the ball I ever saw. May not be as useful in the current day but if injury had not forced him to quit Armagh Harps may have been able to stop Crossmaglen's incredible run before it started!
Quote from: tv pundit on January 08, 2016, 10:54:18 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 08, 2016, 02:03:44 PM
Tough one . . . Best players or best in their positions? I'm going with best players...
Darragh O'Se
Anthony Tohill
Padraig Joyce
Canavan
Cavanagh
Alan Brogan
John McDermott
Trevor Giles
Scullion
Gooch
Canavan
Michael Murphy
James McCartan
Geraghty
Lockhart
I appreciate how much you admire tyrone football but you have canavan in there twice
pascal?
Clucko
Martin O Connell , Conor McAnallen, Henry Downey
Lee Keegan, Seamus Moynihan, Ciaran McDonald
Liam McHale, Anthony Tohill
Tony McManus, Matt Connor, Donnellan
Wee James, Linden, Ja Fallon
I should probably put in more Kerry players but TBH I have no interest in watching them
McAnallen was such a huge loss to the game
Quote from: seafoid on January 09, 2016, 05:50:28 PM
Clucko
Martin O Connell , Francie Bellew , Henry Downey
Lee Keegan, Seamus Moynihan, Ciaran McDonald
Liam McHale, Anthony Tohill
Tony McManus, Matt Connor, Donnellan
Wee James, Linden, Ja Fallon
I should probably put in more Kerry players but TBH I have no interest in watching them
Some interesting positional selections! No PJ and I wouldn't have Liam McHale anywhere near a Connacht 15 selection.
Quote from: seafoid on January 09, 2016, 05:50:28 PM
Clucko
Martin O Connell , Francie Bellew , Henry Downey
Lee Keegan, Seamus Moynihan, Ciaran McDonald
Liam McHale, Anthony Tohill
Tony McManus, Matt Connor, Donnellan
Wee James, Linden, Ja Fallon
I should probably put in more Kerry players but TBH I have no interest in watching them
..and the award for most bonkers team so far goes to.. ::)
Ose Ose Ose oShea Spillane O'Connell Geraghty Tohill Dooher Canavan McGuigan Cooper Jordan McKenna Linden the pony
No particular order have used both tv viewing and personal experience, would loved to have seen more of Johnny corvan, Frank McGuigan jack o'se et al
Peter Canavan
Diarmuid Marsden
Stephen O'Neill
Peader Toal
Ronan Clarke
Moynahan
McGrane
Daragh O'se
Tomas O'se
Padraig Joyce
Micheal Murphy
Micky Linden
Anthony tohil
Mark Grimley
Ciaran macdonald
To be honest I might come up with a different 15 tomorrow.
Just gonna let fly with whatever comes first
Canavan
Gooch
Tohill
Linden
Scullion
Fay
S. O'Donnell
Cavanagh
D O Sullivan
Coulter
M. Murphy
P. Jordan
Joyce
T. O'Se
Blayney
Could change the mara as quick and Ulster bias but i just put them down as they came to me. No Dubs sorry but some of the current crop will surely make it soon
Quote from: GaillimhIarthair on January 09, 2016, 10:56:16 PM
Quote from: seafoid on January 09, 2016, 05:50:28 PM
Clucko
Martin O Connell , Francie Bellew , Henry Downey
Lee Keegan, Seamus Moynihan, Ciaran McDonald
Liam McHale, Anthony Tohill
Tony McManus, Matt Connor, Donnellan
Wee James, Linden, Ja Fallon
I should probably put in more Kerry players but TBH I have no interest in watching them
Some interesting positional selections! No PJ and I wouldn't have Liam McHale anywhere near a Connacht 15 selection.
When he was good he was magic. And he deserved an all Ireland. Was also thinking about Pat Fallon. Big Kev of course.
PJ was class but picking 6 forwards is almost impossible. Colm O Rourke, Gooch early days, Michael Murphy, the sons of Wee Martin, Muggsy, Canavan, Stephen O Neill, Frank and Brian McGuigan, Ronan the Armagh number 14 sure you could be talking about selections all day
the 2 Down lads were so exciting when they came out of nowhere in 91. Ruthless and so full of class.
Quote from: seafoid on January 10, 2016, 08:58:52 AM
Quote from: GaillimhIarthair on January 09, 2016, 10:56:16 PM
Quote from: seafoid on January 09, 2016, 05:50:28 PM
Clucko
Martin O Connell , Francie Bellew , Henry Downey
Lee Keegan, Seamus Moynihan, Ciaran McDonald
Liam McHale, Anthony Tohill
Tony McManus, Matt Connor, Donnellan
Wee James, Linden, Ja Fallon
I should probably put in more Kerry players but TBH I have no interest in watching them
Some interesting positional selections! No PJ and I wouldn't have Liam McHale anywhere near a Connacht 15 selection.
When he was good he was magic. And he deserved an all Ireland. Was also thinking about Pat Fallon. Big Kev of course.
PJ was class but picking 6 forwards is almost impossible. Colm O Rourke, Gooch early days, Michael Murphy, the sons of Wee Martin, sure you could be talking about selections all day
the 2 Down lads were so exciting when they came out of nowhere in 91. Ruthless and so full of class.
1. S Cluxton
2. Keiran McKeever
3. D Fay
4. Marc O'Se
5. Tomas O'Se
6. Henry Downey
7. Seamus Moynihan
8 Anthony Tohill
9. Jack O'Se
10. Brian Dooher
11. Greg Blaney
12. Diarmuid Connolly
13 Colm Cooper
14. Padraic Joyce
15. P Canavan
In no particular order....
Stephen Cluxton
Robbie O'Malley
Seamus Moynihan
Niall Cahalane
Tomás O Sé
Henry Downey
Martin O'Connell
Willie Joe Padden
Anthony Tohill
Peter Canavan
Colm O'Rourke
Denis Ogie Moran
John Egan
Michael Murphy
Matt Connor
But it's a bit of a lotter especially in the forwards . For instance I also would have love to put in.. if I had another 15 and not many could argue with selection.
Padraic Joyce, Tony Hanahoe, David Hickey, Paidi O'Sé, Francie Bellew, Brian Corcoran, Brian Mullins, Oisín McConville, Bryan Dooher, Greg Blaney, Micky Linden, Colm Cooper, Brian Stafford, Paul Galvin, Darragh O'Sé, Martin Furlong, Maurice Fitzgerald, Ja Fallon, Dermot Early, Larry Tompkins,
The best players I've ever seen in no order:
1: Darragh O'Sé
2: Padraig Joyce
3: Kieran McGeeney
4: Colm Cooper
5: Peter Canavan
6: Michael Murphy
7: Diarmuid Conolloy
8: Stephen Cluxton
9: Tomas O' Sé
10: Seamus Moynihan
11: Conor McManus
12: Maurice Fitzgerald
13: Anthony Tohill
14: Ciarán McDonald
15: Eamonn O'Hara
Based on viewing on TV and of first hand experience
Team (1990-2015):
1 Stephen Cluxton
2 Marc O Se
3 Mick Lyons
4 Tony Scullion
5 Tomas O Se
6 Glenn Ryan
7 Seamus Moynihan
8 Darragh O Se
9 Sean Cavanagh
10 Ciaran McDonald
11 Trevor Giles
12 Brian McGuigan
13 Colm Cooper
14 Padraig Joyce
15 Peter Canavan