2016 All Stars

[BennyCake]

Connolly is hyped up beyond belief. Wasn't deserving of an all star this year.

[Zulu]

How any of you are questioning Connolly's selection is beyond belief, he was an absolute cert and is by far the best footballer in country. Rock also developed from a nonentity in open play to a valuable contributor and fully deserves his too. Durcan very unlucky but wouldn't have been in the running before the last few games so maybe a fair call.

[Declan]

Boyle instead of O'Sullivan  . All Stars bit of a nonsense really but good talking points 

[imtommygunn]

How any of you are questioning Connolly's selection is beyond belief, he was an absolute cert and is by far the best footballer in country. Rock also developed from a nonentity in open play to a valuable contributor and fully deserves his too. Durcan very unlucky but wouldn't have been in the running before the last few games so maybe a fair call.

Precisely. Connolly is a fantastic footballer. If he would cut out his nonsense he wouldn't be far off going down as one of the greats.

Glad to see Ryan McHugh get one. He was superb though I thought he would have lost out due to Donegal not progressing far enough.

[seafoid]

The Dubs only beat Mayo by a point over 2 matches
They have 3 forwards. Mayo have none

Galway got a motivating kick up the arse. The Tipp match was dreadful

[shark]

The all-stars provide something to talk about. Anybody getting vexed or worked up about them should remember that it's just the opinion of a group of journalists. Another group of equally informed individuals would be highly unlikely to come up with the same 15. I just walked in on a discussion about it in work where the word "disgrace" was being used. My god 

[muppet]

The Dubs only beat Mayo by a point over 2 matches
They have 3 forwards. Mayo have none

Galway got a motivating kick up the arse. The Tipp match was dreadful

The Mayo backs did a lot of damage on the scoring stakes as well as to opposition forwards. Only Cillian really bothered the scoreboards regularly from our attack.

[Zulu]

The Dubs only beat Mayo by a point over 2 matches
They have 3 forwards. Mayo have none

Galway got a motivating kick up the arse. The Tipp match was dreadful

Not sure if you're trying to make a point here but which Mayo forwards deserved one? Andy Moran or Kevin McLoughlin would certainly have been in the discussion but not notable omissions in my opinion.

[Jinxy]

Here's a good table quiz question.
When was the last time a team reached the All-Ireland final and did not receive a single midfield or forward All-Star award?

[omagh_gael]

 Struggling to understand Kilkenny's inclusion, however, he's bound to have come out top on the 5/10 yard pop passes across the half back line so fair enough.

From a Tyrone point of view I'm surprised Matty got one. He'd a solid enough year but nothing out of the ordinary. Suppose that highlights how the midfield sector is a fading art.

[muppet]

Here's a good table quiz question.
When was the last time a team reached the All-Ireland final and did not receive a single midfield or forward All-Star award?

Cork 2007?

[JoG2]

Boyle instead of O'Sullivan  . All Stars bit of a nonsense really but good talking points

As they say,  OSullivan couldn't lace Boyles boots. 

[yellowcard]

No major surprises although several borderline calls. Boyle and Donnelly were very lucky to win awards. Donnelly benefitted from a dearth in decent midfielders whilst Durcan was much better than Boyle in the big games. 

[Jinxy]

Surprised they didn't go with Acheson or Brennan for the 2nd midfield slot.

[Captain Obvious]

The Dubs only beat Mayo by a point over 2 matches
They have 3 forwards. Mayo have none

Galway got a motivating kick up the arse. The Tipp match was dreadful

All-stars I'd imagine are based on how you did all year in league and championship and not just two matches.