2016 All Stars

[seafoid]

Why has there always been the need to announce one team in advance and the other on the night ... can they not accommodate announcing both teams 'live' during the broadcast?

health and safety

[thewobbler]

Why has there always been the need to announce one team in advance and the other on the night ... can they not accommodate announcing both teams 'live' during the broadcast?

This approach means an uplift in press coverage before the event, and a similar uplift aftwards.

[square_ball]

2016 GAA/GPA Opel All Star football team

1. David Clarke (Mayo)

2. Brendan Harrison (Mayo)

3. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)

4. Philly McMahon (Dublin)

5. Lee Keegan (Mayo)

6. Colm Boyle (Mayo)

7. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)

8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)

9. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)

10. Peter Harte (Tyrone)

11. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)

12. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)

13. Dean Rock (Dublin)

14. Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary)

15. Paul Geaney (Kerry)

[JoG2]

Cillian O'connor for Dean Rock, other than that...

[seafoid]

Maybe they should have 3 forwards and 9 defenders for the puke years. A defender all star is worth more than a forward one. You can flop in an All Ireland final and still get a forward all Star.

[Onthe40]

Cant really argue with the half back line selection but its crazy to think Dublin won an AI and no half back representation...previous AI sucesses were based on strong half back performances from the likes of McCarthy, McCaffrey, OSullivan to name a few

[nrico2006]

Should Diarmuid Connolly and Rock get one?

[Jinxy]

Rock deserves his more than Connolly for me.

[rodney trotter]

Kilkenny mainly  did boring lateral hand passes,.

[macdanger2]

Rock absolutely deserves one imo, top scorer from play in the AIFs and deadly from frees in the replay. Good v Kerry also

[From the Bunker]

Durkan unlucky!

[Jinxy]

Actually yeah, Durcan very unlucky.

[macdanger2]

Yeah, Durcan very unlucky.

Galway must be the first provincial champions in a while not to get one.

[muppet]

Actually yeah, Durcan very unlucky.

Agreed.

Rock and Boyler fortunate enough.

Other than that fair enough.

[GaillimhIarthair]

Yeah, Durcan very unlucky.

Galway must be the first provincial champions in a while not to get one.

Durcan extremely unlucky - I though he was outstanding as Mayo progressed through the latter stages of the championship.

Any positive vibes we had after the Provincial campaign were well and truly wiped out by our display against Tipp - we can have no complaints about not getting an All-Star.