2010 All Stars

[imtommygunn]

Brian Dooher has redfined the wing half forward position but Jordan is just an excellent attacking wing half back. There's been many before him and will be many after him.

Other teams model their wing half forwards on Dooher. I wouldn't say anyone models their wing half backs on Jordan...

[Croí na hÉireann]

He's one of the best midfielders in the country.

Down have 3 better midfielders. Cork 3 maybe 4. He wouldnt make the Kerry reserves. I could go on, but you get my drift. It is nothing more than a sympathy vote because of the Leinster final.

Utter nonsense, I presume you're on the wind up. He'd be first choice for Kerry, Down and IMO Cork. Anyway my team is on the left and the team I think the commitae will pick is on the right:

1. Brendan McVeigh                              1. Alan Quirke
2. Peter Kelly                                       2. Peter Kelly
3. Rory O'Carroll                                             3. Michael Shields
4. Michael Shields                                 4. Rory O'Carroll
5. Philip Jordan                                    5. Noel O'Leary
6. Kevin McKernan                                         6. Kevin McKernan
7. Emmet Bolton                                           7. Emmet Bolton
8. Michael D Macauley                                    8. Aidan Walsh
9. Paddy Keenan                                 9. Paddy Keenan
10. Daniel Hughes                              10. Daniel Hughes
11. Johnny Doyle                               11. Martin Clarke
12. Graham Reilly                                         12. Johnny Doyle 
13. Colm Cooper                                13. Bernard Brogan
14. Bernard Brogan                            14. Donncha O'Connor
15. Benny Coulter                              15. Benny Coulter

1 Cork                                           5 Cork
4 Down                                           4 Down
3 Kildare                                          3 Kildare
3 Dublin                                          2 Dublin
1 Louth                                          1 Louth
1 Kerry
1 Tyrone
1 Eastmeath

Even trying to second guess the commitae is near impossible...

[haze]

Brian Dooher has redfined the wing half forward position but Jordan is just an excellent attacking wing half back. There's been many before him and will be many after him.

Other teams model their wing half forwards on Dooher. I wouldn't say anyone models their wing half backs on Jordan...

Could not agree more with the above post.

Jordan redefining the position of half back is hyperbole gone mad... Our of interest, was it this year he became the Tyrone playmaker or was it when McGuigan initially got injured?

[Louth Exile]

All the talk about Canty, I am not surprised with the sentimental all star that he got, even though Mc Kiernan was clearly the man for this spot. They did their best not to give Down more than Cork. His all star at FB in 2007 was even worse, as he was destroyed on several occasions that year and still got the nod, if he didn't deserve one this year, he definitely didn't deserve on in 07!

[imtommygunn]

To those who think Jordan redefined the position...

To redefine the position would that not then mean that other teams then model some of their players on him?

Name one team who does this?

You could name quite a few with Dooher.

[Jinxy]

Well if they're in the business of giving out sentimental All-Stars they should have given John Galvin one too.

[screenexile]

Hmmmmm not sure about this years All Stars to be honest.

I would probably switch McKernan with Canty and I would also agree with Jordan getting one. He is outstanding, not "redefined the position" outstanding as I don't think he does anything new but he is very good at what he does.

Midfield is baffling about Walsh. One good game well one exceptional game does not deserve an All Star and the medioctiry and poor play that came before the final through the year means he shouldn't get one.

I would have given Galvin one and no MD McAuley. McAuley had a good year but never really dominated a game I feel but he is still young and a bit rough around the edges. He will come good soon.

Up front it's hard not to give Cork an Allstar and I feel Goulding should have gotten one but I can't make up my mind who in place of.

Either way it's a hard call and there is no way everyone is going to agree with it. I love the people who crazily over react to it as if it's a curse on their mothers that a certain player didn't get an award. . . catch yourselves on!!

[Louth Exile]

Well if they're in the business of giving out sentimental All-Stars they should have given John Galvin one too.

Difference there Jinxy is that I think Galvin would have won his on merit!!

I love the people who crazily over react to it as if it's a curse on their mothers that a certain player didn't get an award. . . catch yourselves on!!

[seafoid]

I would have though Donie Shine might have gotten one to mark Roscommon's Connacht title.

Ros would need to win a QF to start thinking about allstars.

[ross4life]

I would have though Donie Shine might have gotten one to mark Roscommon's Connacht title.

Ros would need to win a QF to start thinking about allstars.

So what OF did louth,Tyrone,Sligo & kerry win this year to get allstars? & Kevin Walsh got one in 2003 for not winning a QF

[ross matt]

I would have though Donie Shine might have gotten one to mark Roscommon's Connacht title.

Ros would need to win a QF to start thinking about allstars.

So what OF did louth,Tyrone,Sligo & kerry win this year to get allstars? & Kevin Walsh got one in 2003 for not winning a QF

Well argued Ross4life. Donie maybe didnt quite deserve one but the quarterfinal argument is a case of "Seafoid talking Seafoid".

[sammymaguire]

Some good debate on here fair play folks

[Kerry Mike]

So what OF did louth,Tyrone,Sligo & kerry win this year to get allstars?

We beat Cork, anyone else do so this year in Championship? A fact that pisses off many a Cork man and woman when they mention they have won the double this year, "yerra", says I, "ye still can't bate Kerry when it matters". In fact I think we deserved more than the Gooch's All Star 

[ross4life]

So what OF did louth,Tyrone,Sligo & kerry win this year to get allstars?

We beat Cork, anyone else do so this year in Championship? A fact that pisses off many a Cork man and woman when they mention they have won the double this year, "yerra", says I, "ye still can't bate Kerry when it matters". In fact I think we deserved more than the Gooch's All Star 

Short memory Kerry Mike? last year only Cork beat you..

[Kerry Mike]

Short memory Kerry Mike? last year only Cork beat you..

not when it mattered in the All Ireland final they didn't