Benny Coulter

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Well lads, getting slated in work at the minute for stating that I would have Benny Coulter on an All-Ireland XV. In my opinion his goal record playing for an under achieving Down team speaks for itself.

Thoughts?

[blanketattack]

Going by this year so far he'd definitely make it with Kavanagh and Gooch below par. Paddy Bradley and Bernard Brogan the other 2 automatic choices.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Definetely one of the best in the country,a terrific talent.
Whether hed make an All Ireland XV,i dont know,He would certainly not be far away

[ziggysego]

He'd be on the panel anyway, but sure about the first 15 though.

[Mid Down Gael]

Benny is a legend. He is the top international rules forward every time. He would be very close to being in the top 6 forwards. Imagine him on the Tyrone or Kerry team.

[Jinxy]

Not a prolific enough point scorer to be considered one of the top forwards IMHO.

[corn02]

. He is the top international rules forward every time.

Is he? 

[full back]

Not a prolific enough point scorer to be considered one of the top forwards IMHO.

Free's contribute to a lot of the top scorers though jinxy

He is a class act

[Our Nail Loney]

. He is the top international rules forward every time.

Is he? 

You can't say he hasn't played well for Ireland, he does some amount of scoring every series...

[full back]

. He is the top international rules forward every time.

Is he? 

You can't say he hasn't played well for Ireland, he does some amount of scoring every series...

No one said he hasnt played well nail
You said "He is the top international rules forward every time"

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

. He is the top international rules forward every time.

Is he? 

You can't say he hasn't played well for Ireland, he does some amount of scoring every series...

Difference between playing well and being the top forward every time. It'd be fair to say that he's a better international rules player than gaelic footballer though clearly he's a talented footballer. Have noticed he seems to have cut out going for goals from ridiculous positions

[Our Nail Loney]

International Rules Stats (2005)

Ireland: Mickey McVeigh; Sean

Og O hAilpin, Graham Canty, Tomas O Se; Ciaran McManus, Tom Kelly, Bryan Cullen; Sean Cavanagh, Ciaran McDonald; Brian Dooher, Benny Coulter, Stephen O'Neill; Matty Forde, Padraic Joyce, Owen Mulligan.

Interchange Subs:

Eoin Brosnan; Ronan Clarke, Colm Cooper, David Heaney, Sean Martin Lockhart, Anthony Lynch, Brian McGuigan, Michael Meehan.

Ireland Scorers: Brendan Coulter (2-1-3) 18pts; Sean Cavanagh (1-2-1) 13pts; Ronan Clarke

(0-3-2) 11pts; Stephen O'Neill (0-3-2) 11pts; Ciaran McDonald (0-1-1) 4pts; Mattie Forde (0-1-0) 3pts; Eoin Brosnan (0-0-2) 2pts; Padraic Joyce (0-0-1) 1pt.

Australia: Dustin Fletcher; Lindsay Gilbee, Darren Milburn, Dale Morris; Andrew McLeod, Brent Deleidio, Daniel Giansiracusa; Chris Newman, Luke Hodge; Matthew Lappin, Nathan Eagleton, Brent Harvey; Aaron Davy, Nick Davis, Chris Johnson.

Interchange Players: Ryan O'Keefe, Shannon Grant, Keplar Bradley, Heath Black, Trent Croad, Amon Buchanan, Russell Robertson, Andrew Lovett.

Australia Scorers: Andrew Lovett (1-3-0) 15pts; Shannon Grant (0-3-1) 10pts; Nick Davis (0-3-1) 10pts; Luke Hodge (0-3-0) 9pts; Chris Johnson (1-1-0) 9pts; Ryan O'Keefe (0-2-2) 8pts; Aaron Davy (0-2-1) 7pts; Daniel Giansiracusa (0-2-0) 6pts; Lindsay Gilbee (0-2-0) 6pts; Nathan Eagleton (0-1-0) 3pts; Matthew Lappin (0-1-0) 3pts; Trent Croad (0-1-0) 3pts; Brent Harvey (0-1-0) 3pts; Amon Buchanan (0-1-0) 3pts; Chris Newman (0-1-0) 3pts; Russell Robertson (0-0-2) 2pts.

BESTOf The Irish

Benny Coulter

Laois star Tom Kelly looked impressive until he was taken out by a late challenge from Russell Robertson. Armagh's Ronan Clarke put in a fantastic second quarter when he landed three superb overs. Sean Cavanagh strutted his stuff in the final quarter.

Benny Coulter was the only Irish player who maintained a consistent level of excellence from start to finish. His tally of 18 points made him the game's top scorer. Apart from his contribution to the scoreboard, Coulter was also the only Irish player who took a clean catch above his head.

This is from last year when his goal won it for Ireland

Benny Coulter (Down): Scored two goals. A bad tip cost him a third but he still managed an over. His last goal won the game for Ireland. A supreme goal-poacher. (7)





Can't be bothered trailing through the rest, I am not saying he is the best EVERY time, just that hes very very good.

[Our Nail Loney]

. He is the top international rules forward every time.

Is he? 

You can't say he hasn't played well for Ireland, he does some amount of scoring every series...

No one said he hasnt played well nail
You said "He is the top international rules forward every time"

I said no such thing. Mid Down Gael said that.

[Jinxy]

Not a prolific enough point scorer to be considered one of the top forwards IMHO.

Free's contribute to a lot of the top scorers though jinxy

He is a class act

What I mean is in order to be considered a top forward he would want to be contributing 3/4 points from play on a regular basis.
It seems to me that he doesn't really do this that often.

[full back]

. He is the top international rules forward every time.

Is he? 

You can't say he hasn't played well for Ireland, he does some amount of scoring every series...

No one said he hasnt played well nail
You said "He is the top international rules forward every time"

I said no such thing. Mid Down Gael said that.

Apologies ONL


Mid Down Gael, you are talking jibberish