Here we go!

RockShandy's list of the top 50 handballers in Cavan...

1 Paul Brady
2 Michael Finnegan
3 Patrick Finnegan
4 Raymond Cunningham
5 James Brady
6 Patrick Clerkin
7 Ryan McCormack
8 Paul Fitzpatrick
9 Jimmy McKeon
10 Padraig Cahill
11 Dominic Sheridan
12 Eddie Halligan
13 Cormac McMahon
14 Sean Og Gargan
15 Greg Sheridan
16 Patsy Hand
17 Marcus Sheridan
18 Pat Donagh
19 Joe Dillon Snr
20 John O'Grady
21 Charlie Farrelly
22 Paul Woods
23 Ryan Brennan
24 Gavin Sheenan
25 Ryan Dolan
26 Patsy Smith
27 Phil Reilly
28 Brendan Gargan
29 Andrew Clarke
30 Joe Dillon Jnr
31 Dara McVeety
32 Cathal Sheridan
33 James Galligan
34 Conor O'Reilly
35 Bernard Reilly
36 Niall Brady
37 John McCabe
38 Neil Rooney
39 Adrian Smith
40 Eoghan Martin
41 Fionn O'Donohoe
42 Daryl Dolan
43 John Farrelly
44 Eamon Clarke
45 Sean Gargan
46 Leon Cunningham
47 James Clerkin
48 Neville Carolan
49 Shane Corrigan
50 Barry Phair

What do you reckon?

Any opinions?

Who is missing?

Rockshandy (Cavan) - Posts: 19 - 20/11/2008 15:11:24    145961

i would put ryan brennan further up the table maybe in or around marcus sheridan i seen them playing against each other and ryan just lost out 21-19 21-1. and that was 2 months ago. he has been training twice weekly since then and has come on leaps and bounds. he is playin in mens A in kingscourt against the likes of james brady and paul fitzpatrick so he must be considered a better player than 23rd in the list. he is definately better then john o grady he has bet him many times in various tournaments.

our great young players need confidence and when they have the talent give them the places they deserve

fooligan (Cavan) - Posts: 293 - 20/11/2008 16:30:52    146052

very accurate except i think the likes of Sean Og Gargan Greg Sheridan Patsy Hand at 14 15 and 16 would be in the 20s. maybe leon cuninham should be pushed up more and neil rooney too.donal mcgoldrick would probly break into the 30s .
After the kingscourt open there should be a clearer view of thwe top players and who should break into the top 20

drumgooned (Cavan) - Posts: 251 - 20/11/2008 16:37:51    146063

maybe pauric cahill or paul fitz should be up a little higher and maybe cahill challengeing paul for his spot.or maybe they should both be challengeing james for his place

drumgooned (Cavan) - Posts: 251 - 20/11/2008 17:58:56    146188

1 Paul Brady
2 Michael Finnegan
3 Patrick Finnegan
4 Paul Fitzpatrick
5 James Brady
6 Patrick Clerkin
7 Raymond Cunningham
8 Ryan McCormak
9 Padraig Cahill
10 Eddie Halligan
11 Dominic Sheridan
12 Jimmy McKeon
13 Cormac McMahon
14 Marcus Sheridan
15 Shane Grey
16 Ryan Brennan
17 John O'Grady
18 Paul Woods
19 Sean Og Gargan
20 Greg Sheridan

These are the top 20 without a doubt.I've played against most and i've seen and heard good news about these upcomeing juviniles especillay the ones who i witnessed play in the county championships and the ulsters.I think grey even won the mens B in the county championships.They'll push for the top ten in a few years.

billcan (Cavan) - Posts: 17 - 20/11/2008 18:29:20    146218

sorry mistake there,
this is what it should be

1 Paul Brady
2 Michael Finnegan
3 Patrick Finnegan
4 James Brady
5 Patrick Clerkin
6 Paul Fitzpatrick
7 Raymond Cunningham
8 Ryan McCormak
9 Padraig Cahill
10 Eddie Halligan
11 Dominic Sheridan
12 Jimmy McKeon
13 Cormac McMahon
14 Marcus Sheridan
15 Shane Grey
16 Ryan Brennan
17 John O'Grady
18 Paul Woods
19 Sean Og Gargan
20 Greg Sheridan

billcan (Cavan) - Posts: 17 - 20/11/2008 19:05:26    146259

Sorry Pauric mistake there I think with your position think there should be a joint first there with yourself and Paul Brady.

cornelious (Cavan) - Posts: 68 - 20/11/2008 21:24:31    146380

eh billcan maybe john mc cabe could be in the top 20 he brough paul woods in his his first game back from retirement to a tie breaker and lost by a fluke decesion by referee cjplor which set his confidence down and lost his hunger and thirst for the game.he also wishes to challenge one of cavans top ten handballers to a game.this will be his first game back since his shock knockout to top seed paul woods in the st.pats open.

and rockshandy mccabe wants you in a game

drumgooned (Cavan) - Posts: 251 - 20/11/2008 21:39:26    146399

yes ive read alot about mc cabe but im not willing to change my top 20 for one player when ive never seen him play.

why does he want a game from one of cavans top players when he cant even make the st pats top ten.
Did rockshandy forget about him

billcan (Cavan) - Posts: 17 - 20/11/2008 22:42:21    146484

id say he must of forgot about him,hes got lots of potenial to become a senior player like paul brady when hes back to match practise in a couple of years.he has the power,all he needs is the confidence.
one to look out for if you ask me for the furture.
the kingscourt open should tell mc cabes tale for years to come

drumgooned (Cavan) - Posts: 251 - 20/11/2008 23:01:27    146517

wouldnt have thought there would be 50 playing handball in ireland!!

murrayham (Cavan) - Posts: 182 - 21/11/2008 08:53:18    146649

theres no need for your smart comments murryham,,handball is growing in popularity in cavan............

haiseham (Cavan) - Posts: 91 - 21/11/2008 10:01:06    146695

And best of luck to them all aswell.

RHF (Cavan) - Posts: 891 - 21/11/2008 10:43:03    146733

Darren 'pot' O Reilly
very sucessful under age player,won the granard 40x40 3years in arow,good strong slice on him and quick feet like a cat.

on the 40 (Longford) - Posts: 156 - 21/11/2008 11:09:31    146751

Good thinking about Darren, he should be included but he's not currently playing unfortunately, I kept it for active players only.

The likes of Kevin Downes and Conor Rabbitt would be top ten if they were playing at the moment but they're not.

John McCabe is on the list at 37, what's the problem. He doesn't train enough to be any higher in RockShandy's opinion.

Rockshandy (Cavan) - Posts: 19 - 21/11/2008 12:20:24    146821

Yeah well I'm just going on seeing him play in competitions. Don't know about his training. Does anyone know what age group Joe Dillon will be playing in the Kingscourt open?

cornelious (Cavan) - Posts: 68 - 21/11/2008 17:07:02    147182

eh pauric,was talkin to james brady today and wasnt happy with your top ten.
this is what the top should right fully be like
paul should be fist then m.finnigan then JAMES then p.finnigan,clerkin.,cuniham,mc cormack,paul fitz,mckeon,dominic sheridan then eddie then probley rockshandy(pauric cahill) .the rest then are a bit away but are quickly been caught up with by a few of the young lads.mc cabe being the main one

drumgooned (Cavan) - Posts: 251 - 21/11/2008 17:12:10    147186

shane briody would be there in the 2os,good steady player with good fitness..

murrayham i guess your wrong then because this is only the TOP fifty,just like you were wrong about conrait giligan..

drumgooned (Cavan) - Posts: 251 - 21/11/2008 17:22:11    147192

james brady would definately be third in my opinion rockshandy sure he even said it himself that he would demolish patrick finnegan in a match, and he is not the man to boast about his ability. in fact he is quite the opposite and plays the quiet game and does his talking on the field.

fooligan (Cavan) - Posts: 293 - 21/11/2008 19:22:08    147272

I'd agree with the top 6, the next few are interchangeable depending on how much training they are doing, outside the top 20 you might as well pick them out of a hat. its impossible to pick.

jackanory (Cavan) - Posts: 2 - 23/11/2008 22:11:34    148071