Prime - who's better than who

In hiding · December 17, 2025, 09:01:23 AM

Everyone has an opinion -

First up,
Jack Mc Caffrey
Lee Keegan
Tomas O Se

Armagh18 · December 17, 2025, 09:29:39 AM

Feck me thats a tough one!

I've tried to post 3 times and got a different answer!

Keegan
MCaffrey
O'Shea

clonian · December 17, 2025, 09:52:30 AM

Tomas O Se top for me but there's much in it tbh.

I can't decide between the other 2 at all.

quit yo jibbajabba · December 17, 2025, 09:55:46 AM

Too hard. Next

Armagh18 · December 17, 2025, 10:19:08 AM

Quote from: clonian on December 17, 2025, 09:52:30 AMTomas O Se top for me but there's much in it tbh.

I can't decide between the other 2 at all.

Yeah could have it in any order and not be dead wrong tbh

RedHand88 · December 17, 2025, 10:32:36 AM

Mccaffrey but Tomas a very close second.

statto · December 17, 2025, 10:45:20 AM

Quote from: clonian on December 17, 2025, 09:52:30 AMTomas O Se top for me but there's much in it tbh.

I can't decide between the other 2 at all.

Keegan was basically brilliant at everything his tussles with Connolly in his prime will stick long in the memory. The fact was never able to get Mayo over the line in an AI final may potentially go against him.

McCaffrey was electric going forward, but maybe didn't have the longevity of the other two guys.

O'Se 5 all irelands, 5 all stars hard argue with.

Interesting debate with no real right or wrong answer.

Armagh18 · December 17, 2025, 11:02:27 AM

Quote from: statto on December 17, 2025, 10:45:20 AM
Quote from: clonian on December 17, 2025, 09:52:30 AMTomas O Se top for me but there's much in it tbh.

I can't decide between the other 2 at all.

Keegan was basically brilliant at everything his tussles with Connolly in his prime will stick long in the memory. The fact was never able to get Mayo over the line in an AI final may potentially go against him.

McCaffrey was electric going forward, but maybe didn't have the longevity of the other two guys.

O'Se 5 all irelands, 5 all stars hard argue with.

Interesting debate with no real right or wrong answer.

Yeah thats true but going by the post if we're talking about them in their prime longevity wouldn't really factor in, well at least thats how I took it.

RedHand88 · December 17, 2025, 12:03:51 PM

Quote from: RedHand88 on December 17, 2025, 10:32:36 AMMccaffrey but Tomas a very close second.

Mccaffrey better at his peak that year or 2 he was unplayable, but Tomas had a more consistent career.

Goals_Will_Come · December 17, 2025, 01:22:48 PM

Phillip Jordan?

tbrick18 · December 17, 2025, 01:46:43 PM

Keegan for me.
Logic is, would McKaffrey and O'Se have done as well in that Mayo team as Keegan did?
I don't think they would.
Drop Keegan into the Dublin/Kerry sides I think he'd have stood out as being better than the other two.

clonian · December 17, 2025, 01:55:02 PM

Quote from: statto on December 17, 2025, 10:45:20 AM
Quote from: clonian on December 17, 2025, 09:52:30 AMTomas O Se top for me but there's much in it tbh.

I can't decide between the other 2 at all.

Keegan was basically brilliant at everything his tussles with Connolly in his prime will stick long in the memory. The fact was never able to get Mayo over the line in an AI final may potentially go against him.

McCaffrey was electric going forward, but maybe didn't have the longevity of the other two guys.

O'Se 5 all irelands, 5 all stars hard argue with.

Interesting debate with no real right or wrong answer.

Yeah - it's a good mix. O'Se is just one of my favourite players so I put him on top but you couldn't make a definite case for one over the other 2.

Probably comes down to who was against your teams at the time. Down weren't in the mix against any of them unfortunately.

Truthsayer · December 17, 2025, 02:02:49 PM

Is Keegan for me. Brilliant player and hardly to blame that Mayo didn't win an All Ireland. To get 5 All Stars and never win an All Ireland speaks volumes for the calibre of player he was. Probly most All Stars for a player with no All Ireland medal?

In hiding · December 17, 2025, 02:04:10 PM

Quote from: Goals_Will_Come on December 17, 2025, 01:22:48 PMPhillip Jordan?

I was going to add Phillip Jordan as I think he was as good as any but didn't want to bring my Tyrone bias too early.

For me though, watching Jack mc Caffrey in full flight was electrifying.

The goal vs Kerry in the 2019 final was pure class

Goals_Will_Come · December 17, 2025, 02:09:13 PM

Quote from: In hiding on December 17, 2025, 02:04:10 PM
Quote from: Goals_Will_Come on December 17, 2025, 01:22:48 PMPhillip Jordan?

I was going to add Phillip Jordan as I think he was as good as any but didn't want to bring my Tyrone bias too early.

For me though, watching Jack mc Caffrey in full flight was electrifying.

The goal vs Kerry in the 2019 final was pure class

100% Phillip Jordan should be in this conversation. Was as good as any. In the 2000s it was widely accepted the two best wing backs were O'Se and Jordan and the debate then was who was better. So if you are debating O'Se with Keegan and McCaffrey you also need to debate Jordan with Keegan and McCaffrey.