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Best Hurler Never To Win An All-Ireland Medal (Your County And Overall)

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who is the best player from your county and overall to never win an all-ireland hurling medal? you are only allowed mention 2 names, your own county and overall.no "also mentions".2 names. for me: wexford:mick jacob (snr) overall: ciaran carey perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 22/08/2018 14:02:13 2135609 Link
Ciaran Carey from Limerick ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 22/08/2018 14:21:05 2135613 Link
never seen him play live, but Barney Moylan (Offaly) late 1960's early 1970's supposed to be one of the best ever, I think he held Eddie Keher scoreless from play in a game...Outside Offaly Tony Browne & Ken McGrath(Waterford) & Ciaran Carey (Limerick) Pat Critchley & John Taylor (Laois)..they are only players that spring to my mind when put on the spot..there are numerous excellent hurlers who never won provincial, let alone an all Ireland. Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 22/08/2018 14:42:04 2135620 Link
Replying To perfect10: "who is the best player from your county and overall to never win an all-ireland hurling medal? you are only allowed mention 2 names, your own county and overall.no "also mentions".2 names. for me: wexford:mick jacob (snr) overall: ciaran carey" Mick Jacob won a medal in 1968 890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 22/08/2018 14:53:34 2135621 Link
Replying To 890202: "Mick Jacob won a medal in 1968" are you sure?i was sure he didnt? perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 22/08/2018 16:19:05 2135648 Link
Sean Stack of Clare overall. From Galway too numerous from Josie Gallagher to Eugene Cloonan to Ger Farragher,etc. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2126 - 22/08/2018 16:41:49 2135656 Link
Kildare- Joe Dempsey Overall- Ken McGrath Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1911 - 22/08/2018 16:56:19 2135660 Link
Hard to know from a Dublin point of view. Older Dubs would talk about the Foley's and their ilk but for me it'd probably be some of the the newer crop. The temptation is to go for Conal Keaney but that's more for a 'what might have been' had he stayed hurling through his peak, he was still excellent when he returned but nowhere near the level he could've been. I'd maybe probably go for, honestly right now, Chris Crummey. The lad is the real deal and as good a half back as I've seen. Outside of Dublin and it's a toss up between Ciarán Carey and Ken McGrath for me. I'd go for Ken as I saw more of him in his pomp. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 22/08/2018 17:43:18 2135673 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "Sean Stack of Clare overall. From Galway too numerous from Josie Gallagher to Eugene Cloonan to Ger Farragher,etc." There are many great players from Galway who never won an All Ireland but Ger Farragher wouldn't be in the top 20 imo. An excellent stickman and marksman but incapable or unwilling to win the hard ball. His performance in that semi final we lost to Tipp by a point after Ollie Canning got injured highlighted all his frustrating qualities. Its a game we would have won with a less talented but more tenacious player on the field that day. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 22/08/2018 18:51:54 2135692 Link
Waterford : Pat McGrath. Overall: His son Ken. There is a list of players who could be included that I had the pleasure of seeing. From many counties including the lessors like Mayo, Kidare, Carow, Antrim, Laois etc. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2660 - 22/08/2018 18:58:59 2135694 Link
limerick ciaran carey was a force of nature when hurling well. overall ken mcgrath... munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1098 - 22/08/2018 19:21:41 2135697 Link
Ollie Canning Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 22/08/2018 19:26:11 2135698 Link
Couldn't chose between Ciaran Carey and Ken Mcgrath overall. blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 23/08/2018 04:41:12 2135807 Link
You could probably write a book on this in Galway who never won an Alll Ireland, but Ollie Canning and big Joe Rabbite would be top of my list. gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 23/08/2018 09:33:05 2135826 Link
Galway: Ollie Canning Overall: Tony Browne Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 23/08/2018 11:12:00 2135864 Link
Danny Sutcliffe under Anthony Day was superb. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 23/08/2018 11:23:30 2135871 Link
Replying To Fairplayalways: "never seen him play live, but Barney Moylan (Offaly) late 1960's early 1970's supposed to be one of the best ever, I think he held Eddie Keher scoreless from play in a game...Outside Offaly Tony Browne & Ken McGrath(Waterford) & Ciaran Carey (Limerick) Pat Critchley & John Taylor (Laois)..they are only players that spring to my mind when put on the spot..there are numerous excellent hurlers who never won provincial, let alone an all Ireland." Liam Watson (Antrim)...and several other Antrim players over the years..Seamus Downey & Geoffrey McGonnigle (Derry) but we didn't see enough of them for people to realize they were outstanding hurlers! Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 23/08/2018 11:59:47 2135894 Link
Replying To Fairplayalways: "Liam Watson (Antrim)...and several other Antrim players over the years..Seamus Downey & Geoffrey McGonnigle (Derry) but we didn't see enough of them for people to realize they were outstanding hurlers!" An Absolute string of great players from Clare. Pat Cronin, Jimmy Cullinane, Johnny Callinan, Loghnane, Stach and Hehir. In my own county Tom McGarry, Pat Hartnett, PJ Keane, Carey, and Kirby among others. Overall Paddy Molloy Offaly Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 23/08/2018 22:01:41 2136117 Link
Replying To Oldtourman: "An Absolute string of great players from Clare. Pat Cronin, Jimmy Cullinane, Johnny Callinan, Loghnane, Stach and Hehir. In my own county Tom McGarry, Pat Hartnett, PJ Keane, Carey, and Kirby among others. Overall Paddy Molloy Offaly" Paddy Molloy was an outstanding hurler you are true and correct..we are going back abit now with those lads..and people will say hurling was "different" etc..John Mullane, Paul Flynn, Aonghus O'Grady (Dublin) was and excellent hurler in the early 1980's if I rememer right...Allie Elliot of Antrim later 80's to mid 1990's I think..Mark Foley (Limerick), Gary Kirby also..Micheal Hickey of Waterford...Ger Manley of Cork and Barry Egan..excellent hurlers... Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 23/08/2018 23:49:20 2136144 Link
Replying To Fairplayalways: "Liam Watson (Antrim)...and several other Antrim players over the years..Seamus Downey & Geoffrey McGonnigle (Derry) but we didn't see enough of them for people to realize they were outstanding hurlers!" I was delighted Watson got his club All Ireland medal with Loughgiel in 2012. A truly outstanding performance of 3-7 from him In the final in Croke Park. He wasn't everyone's cup of tea in Antrim but by god he was a mercurial forward. Unmarkable by times. Hard bit of stuff too. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 734 - 24/08/2018 01:19:43 2136150 Link