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If past experience is anything to go by, All Ireland Champions will have 7 or 8 beaten finalists 4 or 5 and between 2 & 4 amongst the rest. corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 03/09/2017 22:49:57 2042366 Link 0 |
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To be perfectly honest I didn't think Mahoney done enough this year but he was close alright. H Himself and chin were certainly two men that played in that position to score well from play unlike bonner and canning. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 04/09/2017 00:13:24 2042394 Link 0 |
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I think the Sunday Game team of the year was pretty much bang on the money. This year's hurling championship was so good that you could have a really impressive alternative 15 based on the form of another 15 players in this year's championship only: Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 04/09/2017 03:53:06 2042406 Link 0 |
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Be a great game if they played the two teams against each other! I forgot about Eoin Murphy. To be fair he was unbelievable this year. Despite KK not getting to the latter stages he deserves to be a contender
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 04/09/2017 08:43:51 2042420 Link 0 |
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It's some team alright as an alternative and I only picked it on this year's form. The likes of Richie Hogan, Paul Murphy, Padraig Walsh, Walter Walsh, Conor Fogarty, Bubbles, Ronan Maher, James Barry, Breen, Harnedy, O'Donnell, Hanbury (had a very good game yesterday) aren't mentioned at all.
Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 04/09/2017 17:44:40 2042648 Link 0 |
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'If he was 100% injured' - that's a strange one. Didn't think you could be partially injured. Joking aside, I think you are very hard on Joe.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 04/09/2017 19:59:55 2042705 Link 0 |
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I was replying to someone else on that comment I just have the opinion there was 8/10 forwards who contributed more through out the full season and many of them Are wearing maroon too I'll stand by that People saying Coleman should've got in ahead of maher are also judging corks results this year against tipps s and not the players performaces. Coleman was exceptional but maher was unreal this year from start to finish tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 04/09/2017 22:06:41 2042784 Link 0 |
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Happy enough with those predictions. Final selection: O' Keeffe - Really don't see why so many people are mentioning Nash. Meltdown in semi-final, no clean sheet all year, don't see how you can pick him. Obviously Callanans chance went with the goals in the final. Touhy - Hanbury the only other real contender, but Touhy just shades it. Burke Connors Mannion McInerney Coleman - His performances in the three Munster games (1 MOTM and 2 nominations) just shade it ahead of Paudie. Burke Barron Brick Canning Kevin Moran Whelan Horgan C Cooney I think the 6 forwards pick themselves really. Joe Cooney had a great year but the you couldn't leave out any of that half forward line. Similar sentiments for John McGrath, Conor Lehane and Pauric Mahony. POTY - Jamie Barron - I'd obviously love to see McInerney or Canning get it, but I think Barron deserves it. Brilliant performances against Kilkenny, Cork and Galway (when sick). YPOTY - Conor Whelan Hurling1Guru1 (Galway) - Posts: 244 - 06/09/2017 15:31:46 2043481 Link 1 |
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Hanbury played very well in both semi and final.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1791 - 06/09/2017 16:00:36 2043492 Link 0 |
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Yeah, he was very good in both games. I was hoping he was going to be the weak point in the Galway defence ahead of the semi-final but he did really well. He had a great tussle with Brick too.
Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 06/09/2017 17:42:00 2043536 Link 0 |
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Couple of changes to my original. Gearoid mc for Ellis. Burke for Chin Moran for Gleeson Brianmac78 (Dublin) - Posts: 1168 - 06/09/2017 18:29:33 2043556 Link 0 |
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1. Stephen O Keeffe HurlingSnob (Dublin) - Posts: 220 - 06/09/2017 18:33:26 2043559 Link 0 |
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Hanbury was great all Summer considering many seemed to think he was the weak link in the Galway defence. Might not have even got in the Galway team either only for the injury to Killeen in the league final I think.
Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2214 - 06/09/2017 19:31:52 2043589 Link 0 |
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It's incredible how so few consider Aonghus Clarke midfield, Tommy Doyle full back both Westmeath,Patrick Purcell Midfield and Matthew Whelan half back both Laois. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1456 - 07/09/2017 00:16:48 2043693 Link 0 |
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There was a lad called Kevin Moran playing midfield for Waterford this year and another lad called Padraic Maher for Tipp who were a minimum of 8/10 for every game! Interesting team but some big calls!
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 07/09/2017 08:51:52 2043706 Link 0 |
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S.O Keefe Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 07/09/2017 09:40:25 2043721 Link 0 |
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The All Stars despite being a great honor for the players selected and their families is the greatest joke the GAA have, aside from the club fixtures debacle. TheFullBack (Galway) - Posts: 110 - 07/09/2017 14:01:44 2043837 Link 0 |
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Fair point. Doyle did get universal recognition for the job he did on Seamus Callanan though, all the more impressive when Callanan scored 3-11 the next day out.
Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 07/09/2017 20:07:01 2043956 Link 0 |
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Wow, I don't know how anyone could leave Padraic Maher and Moran out of a team of the year, never mind a 26 man panel.
Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 07/09/2017 20:08:51 2043957 Link 0 |
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In my (probably biased opinion). My front runners for hurler of the year would be 1. Jamie Barron and I couldn't split McInerney, Moran and Maher out side of that. I've been to a hell of a lot of games this year and there is no one else I can think of who were consistently as good in every championship game as these lads. Probably a bit harsh maybe on Whelan and Connors though.... But that's 5 players who I'll be shocked if they aren't on the All Star team. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 08/09/2017 08:33:54 2044049 Link 0 |