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The Connought championship is hardly a worthy mention these days but it probably still is for Roscommon. Galway style of football meant they were just playing for damaged limitation against Dublin last year in semi final. They have been deplorable this year so hardly could call it much progress under the current regime. Not saying Meath have moved on much but overall point is Meath have an outstanding defender in Keogan that not many counties in Ireland have. If he doesn't get an all-star this year it will be nothing to do with his personal performances just more an overall judgment due to the position of his team.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 507 - 17/08/2019 21:56:21 2226859 Link 0 |
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That was as much due to how Tyrone set up than anything else. He's not a roving player like Murphy or Donnelly; he's a forward. Give him ball and he'll do plenty against most players (apart from Deegan lol
essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 17/08/2019 23:24:38 2226878 Link 0 |
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O'Callaghan,Mannion,McShane,Clifford,Murphy,O'Brien will be the six forwards to win the All stars. Conor Cox between league and championship had a better year than the rest you named apart from maybe Sean O'Shea however if you had swapped young O'Shea with Cox in the Roscommon side i don't think they would have won Connacht.
Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3338 - 18/08/2019 01:49:54 2226896 Link 1 |
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Maybe, but the All Stars are a sliding scale. The semi finals and final are more important than Super 8's and they are more important than qualifiers and provincials and league doesn't matter at all. Cox had great league and Provincial but he was poor v Tyrone which was the game that broke their season. He gets a nomination as one of the best 18 forwards.
FootblockREF (Monaghan) - Posts: 563 - 18/08/2019 09:58:36 2226924 Link 0 |
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McShane is getting an All Star. Probably the only one Tyrone will get.
FootblockREF (Monaghan) - Posts: 563 - 18/08/2019 12:30:24 2226963 Link 1 |
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Not a patch on keegan or McCaffrey. Will need to get fitter and play the full 80 mins but I would like to have him for the dublin ' b ' team. Keep up pressure on the starting backs
superdub (Dublin) - Posts: 392 - 18/08/2019 13:42:47 2226984 Link 0 |
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Keegan is no longer the player he was. While I admit McCaffrey is an extraordinary player going forward with his pace, he just doesn't do the defending Keogan does. Thats no his fault. Its just reality. Keogan could be best man marker and most influential going forward. I have great admiration for Boyle from Mayo with his agression but for me Keogan best back! Not solely his fault for late fadeouts.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 507 - 18/08/2019 13:57:52 2226987 Link 1 |
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Keogan is a fantastic player and definitely one of the more underrated players in the country. I agree with what you are saying but I don't think he will get an All star this year ( and will probably feel hard done by)
boman11 (Antrim) - Posts: 237 - 19/08/2019 09:07:26 2227345 Link 1 |
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link GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7336 - 21/08/2019 21:50:22 2228372 Link 7 |
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1 Cluxton Galwayjoe86 (Galway) - Posts: 258 - 24/08/2019 11:07:41 2228982 Link 3 |
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Cooper has played just over a game and a half. You must be predicting him to have a good final.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 507 - 24/08/2019 22:24:19 2229063 Link 2 |
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Boyle ahead of keoghan?? Nah
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 24/08/2019 22:30:53 2229064 Link 0 |
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Every year, awards dominated by teams who get to final and semis. There is little to recognise great players from weaker counties. Maybe no team should have more than say 3? essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 25/08/2019 00:10:23 2229087 Link 0 |
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That sounds fair.. I would agree that's a good idea and would provide more opportunities for players from 'weaker' counties, we have a brilliant player up here.. Matthew Fitzpatrick, he hit good form for Ulster championship and is always exceptional for his club, now i am not by any means saying he should get an All Star but just to be recognised more would be nice. i think having watched him a while now he could get on to any starting 15 in Ulster anyway but obviously playing for Antrim and being very familiar with losses in championship players like this will rarely ever get noticed. Anyway back to the point, i think 3 max from a county seems fair but at the same time there is no way you could only take 3 Dublin players. They have been dominating the football world for a few years now. boman11 (Antrim) - Posts: 237 - 25/08/2019 10:07:13 2229104 Link 1 |
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Fitzpatrick is a brilliant player. I've seen him a few times now against various teams across all 4 divisions & he has stood out each time. It is a mystery how Antrim county teams rarely get it together to fully maximize their potential. Probably down to a variety of reasons. But if they could get Casement sorted and get a manager in who can get everyone singing off the one hymn sheet then they'd surely be better than a Div 4 team? Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9116 - 26/08/2019 08:57:42 2229293 Link 1 |
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What IF ? surely Stephen O Brien David Moran or David Clifford will be beating around the bush
37sowhat (Sligo) - Posts: 752 - 26/08/2019 09:45:41 2229299 Link 0 |
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What IF ? surely Stephen O Brien David Moran or David Clifford will be beating around the bush
37sowhat (Sligo) - Posts: 752 - 26/08/2019 09:45:50 2229300 Link 0 |
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it is a mystery indeed, I know Tomas McCann of Cargin recently dropped off the panel im pretty sure to do with commitments and having to travel too much for training etc. maybe this could be the same for few fellas, Cargin are county champs in Antrim but not even one player in the panel. No St Galls players either, Antrim definitely have the quality around the county to be out of division 4 but for whatever reason we never seem to be able to put a decent run together.
boman11 (Antrim) - Posts: 237 - 26/08/2019 11:27:25 2229359 Link 0 |
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Cooper on your all star team. A game and a half and another 30 mins today. Hahaha.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 507 - 01/09/2019 19:47:07 2231469 Link 0 |
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Sean O'Shea has to get an all star now! winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 507 - 01/09/2019 22:10:58 2231573 Link 0 |