Karl Lacey gaaboard.com Footballer of the year

[spuds]

Have to say Andy Moran. Took Micheal Shields and Marc O'Se to the cleaner's this year. I think if this was the likes of Connolly or Donaghy they would have been in the running for POTY but the fact he's from Mayo he won't be. Should defo get an All-Star though. The lad really deserves it!
Hope Darran O'Sullivan gets it now though. He was the other stand out player this year.

Think Andy Moran will be in with a good shout for an all star but is a bit shy of POTY.

[ross matt]

Voted for Darren Sullivan. Definitely the most exciting player this season but wasteful at times as in the Mayo match. Almost too fast at times in terms of steadying up to take the shot. Great man to win ball and take a hit also.

[Gold]

darren Sull or Lacey--Brogan wasnt outstanding for me--he'd better years in the past

Dunno why there's been such a clamour since Sunday for him to win it

[Zulu]

Alan Brogan was outstanding all year and I can't understand how anyone could claim he had a quite ladt two games, he was very good in both. Definitely this years POTY.

[4father]

Darran O'Sullivan should get it but I stuck £2.50 on Karl Lacey at 150/1 with Paddy Power just for the craic.

[ross matt]

Alan Brogan was outstanding all year and I can't understand how anyone could claim he had a quite ladt two games, he was very good in both. Definitely this years POTY.

I'm a big fan of the Brogans Zulu and Alan had a good year but its not as definite for him to win it as it was for Bernard last year.

[Zulu]

I agree but I think he deserves it nonetheless as I thought he contributed very well to all games and was excellent in most.

[SLIGONIAN]

I see Alan Brogan only scored one more championship point than Cluxton this year though he was good on the assists,kick passing & possession.
http://dublingaastats.weebly.com/2011-summary-for-year.html

Ya but Dublin had no score after 10mins in AI final  and who popped over the opening 2, Alan Brogan, when the pressures on he gets them, settled the team down. I voted for Alan but OSullivan was very close. This might shock people but i was disappointed with cluxton in 2nd half, i thought his kickouts were poor especially when kerry were on top he kicked a few short to corner backs and put them in all sorts of trouble. Of course his free will blank that from most peoples memory, he was excellent all yr though and is the best keeper.

[ross4life]

I see Alan Brogan only scored one more championship point than Cluxton this year though he was good on the assists,kick passing & possession.
http://dublingaastats.weebly.com/2011-summary-for-year.html

Ya but Dublin had no score after 10mins in AI final  and who popped over the opening 2, Alan Brogan, when the pressures on he gets them, settled the team down.

I always thought pressure scores was the last 10mins? anyways his two & only points on Sunday probably did set the Dublin fire as others lit it.

[ross matt]

I see Alan Brogan only scored one more championship point than Cluxton this year though he was good on the assists,kick passing & possession.
http://dublingaastats.weebly.com/2011-summary-for-year.html

Ya but Dublin had no score after 10mins in AI final  and who popped over the opening 2, Alan Brogan, when the pressures on he gets them, settled the team down. I voted for Alan but OSullivan was very close. This might shock people but i was disappointed with cluxton in 2nd half, i thought his kickouts were poor especially when kerry were on top he kicked a few short to corner backs and put them in all sorts of trouble. Of course his free will blank that from most peoples memory, he was excellent all yr though and is the best keeper.

Agreed. His kick outs were'nt nearly as accurate as they were for most of the season. But apart from the free at the end I think he also caught what looked like a certain point at one stage.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Not as clear cut as last year but Alan Brogan as well for me. Cillian O'Connor for YPOTY, reminds me of a young Dessie Dolan.

[Tubberman]

Not as clear cut as last year but Alan Brogan as well for me. Cillian O'Connor for YPOTY, reminds me of a young Dessie Dolan.

More composure with the frees though 

[SLIGONIAN]

I see Alan Brogan only scored one more championship point than Cluxton this year though he was good on the assists,kick passing & possession.
http://dublingaastats.weebly.com/2011-summary-for-year.html

Ya but Dublin had no score after 10mins in AI final  and who popped over the opening 2, Alan Brogan, when the pressures on he gets them, settled the team down.

I always thought pressure scores was the last 10mins? anyways his two & only points on Sunday probably did set the Dublin fire as others lit it.

Thats a fair point but in a AI final 10 mins and no score, it takes a serious player to pop over the opening 2 the way he did, panic may have set in had he hit them wide and 13/14 mins gone. Just feel it settled Dublin and he lead by example, his footpassing was exemplary and late on he got on the frees and supplied the HF line. Just calmness personified.

[nrico2006]

Only a couple of players who didn't win the All-Ireland Final have won POTY and to the best of my knowledge no one who didn't make a final has won it (BB last year was very much the exception).

Stevie McDonnell won it in 2003.

[muppet]

Canavan won it in 2003.