We Need an All-Star thread

HiMucker · September 19, 2011, 01:24:14 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on September 19, 2011, 01:16:10 PM
He could run for president?

It could be between the shot stopper and the sharpshooter!

Mayo4Sam · September 20, 2011, 06:22:46 PM

Am I the only one who thought Cluxton had a stinker of a final? Three kick outs in a row were straight to Kerry and even 2 v 1 where the Kerry lads didn't even have to catch. For me he was single handedly giving Kerry the match in the second half. Fair play to him for the free but if that's ur criteria it should be McMenamin, effectively won the semi & the final.
For me Cluxton played himself out of an all-star and Kealy played himself into it.

Cue the slating for daring to suggest St. Stephen had a bad game!

ballinaman · September 20, 2011, 10:14:33 PM

Quote from: Mayo4Sam on September 20, 2011, 06:22:46 PM
Am I the only one who thought Cluxton had a stinker of a final? Three kick outs in a row were straight to Kerry and even 2 v 1 where the Kerry lads didn't even have to catch. For me he was single handedly giving Kerry the match in the second half. Fair play to him for the free but if that's ur criteria it should be McMenamin, effectively won the semi & the final.
For me Cluxton played himself out of an all-star and Kealy played himself into it.

Cue the slating for daring to suggest St. Stephen had a bad game!

A friend of mine who was sitting in the lower canal in the 2nd half, said he was shrugging his shoulders and throwing his hands up in the air a few times after kickouts that went astray.

Orangemac · September 20, 2011, 10:31:25 PM

Quote from: Mayo4Sam on September 20, 2011, 06:22:46 PM
Am I the only one who thought Cluxton had a stinker of a final? Three kick outs in a row were straight to Kerry and even 2 v 1 where the Kerry lads didn't even have to catch. For me he was single handedly giving Kerry the match in the second half. Fair play to him for the free but if that's ur criteria it should be McMenamin, effectively won the semi & the final.
For me Cluxton played himself out of an all-star and Kealy played himself into it.

Cue the slating for daring to suggest St. Stephen had a bad game!

Agree with this Mayo4Sam. Fair play to him for sticking over that free but he is getting undue credit for a reasonably simple score (albeit there was serious pressure). If Brogan or Sheehan had scored it there wouldn't be the same fuss.

When it came down to his day job he had no saves of note to make in either final or semi final. In fact if Dublin had not got that goal any rational analysis would pinpoint Dubln losing 4/5 kick outs in a row midway through the 2nd half as the losing of the game.

Tubberman · October 04, 2011, 01:35:28 PM

Opel GAA/GPA All Star Nominations Breakdown:
Dublin 12
Kerry 9
Donegal 7
Mayo 5
Kildare 5
Cork 3
Tyrone 2
Wexford 1
Derry 1

sammymaguire · October 04, 2011, 01:53:18 PM

Quote from: Tubberman on October 04, 2011, 01:35:28 PM
Opel GAA/GPA All Star Nominations Breakdown:
Dublin 12
Kerry 9
Donegal 7
Mayo 5
Kildare 5
Cork 3
Tyrone 2
Wexford 1
Derry 1

7 Donegal men, surely not for their puke football style of play?

muppet · October 04, 2011, 02:05:13 PM

Michael Murphy nominated as a defender ffs! *

* may in fact be as far from the truth as he was from the opposition goals

Tubberman · October 04, 2011, 02:27:44 PM

And now the full list:

Goalkeepers: Brendan Kealy (Kerry), Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Paul Durkan (Donegal).

Full Backs: Michael Foley (Kildare), Neil McGee (Donegal), Frank McGlynn (Donegal), Marc Ó Sé (Kerry), Rory O'Carroll (Dublin), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry), Joe McMahon (Tyrone), Hugh McGrillen (Kildare), Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin).

Half backs: Karl Lacey (Donegal), Donal Vaughan (Mayo), Trevor Mortimer (Mayo), Kevin Nolan (Dublin), Kevin Cassidy (Donegal), Emmet Bolton (Kildare), Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry), Killian Young (Kerry), Ger Brennan (Dublin).

Midfielders: Bryan Sheehan (Kerry), Michael Darragh Macauley (Dublin), Alan O'Connor (Cork), Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone), John Doyle (Kildare), Denis Bastick (Dublin).

Half Forwards: Ben Brosnan (Wexford), Alan Brogan (Dublin), Darran O'Sullivan (Kerry), Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry), Paul Flynn (Dublin), Alan Dillon (Mayo), Kevin McManamon (Dublin), Paddy Kelly (Cork), Eamonn Callaghan (Kildare).

Full forwards: Donnacha O'Connor (Cork), Michael Murphy (Donegal), Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Colm Cooper (Kerry), Andy Moran (Mayo), Colm McFadden (Donegal), Eoin Bradley (Derry), Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin), Cillian O'Connor (Mayo).

screenexile · October 04, 2011, 02:30:19 PM

Cluxton
McGlynn, O'Se, McGrillen
Cassidy, Lacey, Young
Sheehan, Doyle
Brogan, Darran O'Sullivan, Brosnan
Cooper, Moran, Brogan

If it were me I would have McManamon in the HF line but I doubt they would give one to someone who was a sub for a long part of the season. He did have a lot of impact though.

J70 · October 04, 2011, 02:55:29 PM

Quote from: muppet on October 04, 2011, 02:05:13 PM
Michael Murphy nominated as a defender ffs! *

* may in fact be as far from the truth as he was from the opposition goals

He actually played full forward in most of the games (can't remember the Antrim one). People really are getting carried away with the Dublin game.

muppet · October 04, 2011, 03:06:21 PM

At the Cork game I was laughing at a couple of Cork lads who kept shouted 'skin him, skin him' at Paul Kerrigan every time he got the ball and couldn't figure out 'why de feck isn't he skinning him?'. Darran O'Sullivan (first couple of minutes accepted) is another whose skinning ability was severely restricted.

But no Keith Higgins.

imtommygunn · October 04, 2011, 03:20:36 PM

I thought Dublin's #5 was their best half back this year and he's the only one of them not to get a nomination.

I guess a lot of the nominations are to be expected. Not sure about Joe McMahon or maybe Killian Young mind.

macdanger2 · October 04, 2011, 03:52:53 PM

How did Dillon get nominated?

One of Mayo's most talented footballers but I thought he had a very average year. I would have Kevin McLoughlin in ahead of him from Mayo alone.

blewuporstuffed · October 04, 2011, 04:10:03 PM

Quote from: imtommygunn on October 04, 2011, 03:20:36 PM
I thought Dublin's #5 was their best half back this year and he's the only one of them not to get a nomination.

I guess a lot of the nominations are to be expected. Not sure about Joe McMahon or maybe Killian Young mind.

joe mcmahon gave probably the best fullback display of the year against armagh.
not in running for an actuall allstar but definatly worthy of nomination

Michael Schmeichal · October 04, 2011, 04:13:19 PM

Quote from: screenexile on October 04, 2011, 02:30:19 PM
Cluxton
McGlynn, O'Se, McGrillen
Cassidy, Lacey, Young
Sheehan, Doyle
Brogan, Darran O'Sullivan, Brosnan
Cooper, Moran, Brogan

If it were me I would have McManamon in the HF line but I doubt they would give one to someone who was a sub for a long part of the season. He did have a lot of impact though.

5 Kerryman and only 3 for the gym monkeys? Do you actually believe that team will be picked ot are you just trying to get Indiana going again?