Prime - who's better than who

[tonto1888]

Great thread.

I am gonna go
McCaffrey
O'Se
Keegan.

Ask me tomorrow and the answer may well be different its that close. As good as Jordan was, and he was very good, he doesnt crack the top 3 with the other players named. IMO

[Armagh18]

Keegan just ahead of the other two for me. Never played Minor for Mayo but then developed into outstanding senior footballer an example to any teen who currently thinks they can't or won't make the cut at senior level.

Keegan at his prime marked the opposition best forwards out of the game.  His scoring ability for defender was highly impressive with 67 championship appearances scoring 7-48 (69)

Jack McCaffery pace to burn if one was to name the top five players on Dublins 6 in a row team he would be on it. Like Keegan another good scorer for a defender including 1-3 in 2019 All-Ireland final

Tomas O'Se another superb defender with a good eye for a score 5 All Ireland medals, 5 All stars and was the footballer of the year in 2009.

Not sure you can say that if he wasn't there for two of them.

Jordan not close to the level of the three named, which is no slight on him at all.

Two he missed was the truly forgettable 2020 covid winter championship and 2016 which along with the 1996 All-Ireland final is where Mayo probably have most regrets about.

Four of the top five players from Dublins 6 in a row teams IMO would be Stephen Cluxton,James McCarthy,Jack McCaffery,Brian Fenton a 5th I'd have to think it over a bit longer and pick between a handful of other players.

Well if you're talking about the highest levels hit it's got to be Connolly, obviously wasn't there as much as he could have been. (Not to derail the thread)

[In hiding]

New day, a new bit of tribalism -

in your opinion, rank the below 1 to 4

Padraic Joyce
Diarmuid Connelly
Stephen Mc Donnell
Stephen O Neill

As a few men posted previously, these comparisons are based on these footballers on their best day.

Who did you enjoy watching the most ?

[Armagh18]

Feck sake. Tough again.

1. Stephen McDonell (bias but don't give a shite)
2. Connolly
3. Joyce
4. Stephen O'Neill

All unbelievable talents on their day and absolutely unstoppable.

[Champion The Wonder Horse]

O'Neill by a good bit
Connolly
McDonnell
Joyce

[Goals_Will_Come]

Stephen O'Neill top by quite a bit on that one.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Too hard. Next

[tonto1888]

Connolly
ONeill
McDonnell
Joyce

as with above that could change tomorrow

[tbrick18]

Connolly
ONeill
McDonnell
Joyce

Connolly just had that bit of unorthodox brilliance about him and you never really knew what to expect. A tie between O'Neill/McDonnell, both fantastic footballers. Joyce one of the best I've ever seen at stealing 10 yards on a free kick.

[The Bearded One]

1. Keegan
2. O'Se
3. McCaffrey

[The Bearded One]

The first trio of players were all orthodox half backs...easier to compare.

The next set of players less so! You've two inside forwards in O'Neill and McDonnell and two half forwards in Connolly and Joyce.

For me I'd say:

1. O'Neill
2. Connolly
3. McDonnell
4. Joyce


A great thread and interesting to see how it evolves.

If I may suggest a future trio...3 top class centre forwards.

Declan O'Sullivan
Brian McGuigan
Trevor Giles

[tyrone08]

Connolly
ONeill
McDonnell
Joyce

Connolly just had that bit of unorthodox brilliance about him and you never really knew what to expect. A tie between O'Neill/McDonnell, both fantastic footballers. Joyce one of the best I've ever seen at stealing 10 yards on a free kick.

Oneill by quite a bit.

The man was unmarkable, had strength and was probably the best 2 footed player I have ever seen.

Look up some of his ridiculous points on youtube. No one comes close to them.

[thewobbler]

One of the primary functions of GAABoard is in full flow on this thread:

Regardless of how highly someone might rate any given footballer, Tyrone-based posters must unanimously and vociferously rate one of their own as a better player.

[Armagh18]

One of the primary functions of GAABoard is in full flow on this thread:

Regardless of how highly someone might rate any given footballer, Tyrone-based posters must unanimously and vociferously rate one of their own as a better player.

Well obviously.

Just to add that Connolly and definitely McDonnell were very two footed as well.

[gallsman]

I absolutely loved Stevie from Killeavy, and he deservedly won FOTY and was let down by some subpar performances from teammates over the years, but he never had the magical genius that O'Neill or Connolly had. O'Neill, Connolly, McDonnell in that order for me, with the margins razor thin. Joyce behind those three by a wider margin.