Denis Bastick - Dublin
With all the other 'super-subs' over the last few years - Rock, Kev Mac, EOG, I think Bastick's role has been overlooked.
Coming on with 15/20 mins to go and winning vital ball in the middle of the p[ark when the game is in the balance.

One of my favourite players.

bobby_shane (Dublin) - Posts: 106 - 03/06/2014 10:24:51    1597125

Joe Canning - Galway

yerallapes (Galway) - Posts: 98 - 03/06/2014 10:58:13    1597156

Hurling - Aidan Fogarty of Kilkenny. Keith Rossiter of Wexford.
Always thought that Ronan Curran was under-rated, much better hurler than either John Gardiner or Sean Og O Hailpin but never got the praise in the media that the other 2 lads got. Adrian Fenlon was also a class.

Football - Senan Kilbride of Roscommon & James McCarthy of Dublin

dcb (Kilkenny) - Posts: 26 - 03/06/2014 11:10:53    1597161

Frankie Dolan from my own county i would say

Quarehawk (Roscommon) - Posts: 22 - 03/06/2014 11:19:48    1597168

Me.

commercials1 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 03/06/2014 11:42:44    1597182

bobby_shane Denis Bastick - Dublin
County: Dublin
Posts: 98


Agreed he'd be on my team every day

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 03/06/2014 11:46:31    1597188

Dessie mone -Monaghan. he is one of the most valuable players to monaghan, very much underrated and should of had an all star last year.

MonMan97 (Monaghan) - Posts: 33 - 03/06/2014 12:56:44    1597236

The Donal Keoghan thing surprises me a bit, I've seen him twice getting taken to the cleaners by Conor McManus. Definitely agree with Donnacha Walsh as mentioned by a previous poster, was superb against the Dubs last year but never got the credit. Then there's guys like Niall McNamee from Offaly and Emlyn Mulligan from Leitrim who while not completely under rated would walk onto any team in the country and be household names with All Stars and All Irelands in their back pockets had they been born in any of the big counties.

Bermuda Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 106 - 03/06/2014 13:24:36    1597265

Have to agree with your point about Dessie,

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 03/06/2014 13:59:54    1597293

Emlyn Mulligan would be regarded as one of the best around if he was from a bigger county than Leitrim

jafallon (Galway) - Posts: 489 - 03/06/2014 17:10:55    1597469

Have never seen Emlyn Mulligan play what's he like lads?

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 03/06/2014 20:17:25    1597582

Definitely Dessie great auld soldier and brave as lion

prideof85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 851 - 03/06/2014 21:06:09    1597609

I have to say Tomas Oconnor Kildare and John OLoughlin from Laois would both be in this catergory .

galwayhero (USA) - Posts: 36 - 03/06/2014 22:02:50    1597656

Aaron Kernan
SL McGoldrick
Kevin Niblock

All 3 walk onto any county team I think, although rarely you hear much about them. Sean Leo probably the most heralded of the 3.

GetOverTheBar (Tyrone) - Posts: 1388 - 04/06/2014 08:09:49    1597658

I think the fact that Donal keoghan has consistently been one of the top defenders is why people keep mentioning him. Look he has done it against the likes of mcmin j Doyle etc keeping them scoreless. Yes twice against Monaghan he got roasted, but it was hardly man to man. The way Meath were set up in both them games was a joke, also this year there was talk of him carrying a injury around that time. I don't think any opponents would relish facing him. He is top drawer. And when dubs go on about g Reilly they conveniently forget that he had s stormer in 10.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 04/06/2014 09:26:24    1597672

Paul Browne for Limerick, most underrated midfielder in the country. He has a better engine than Thomas the tank.

Hoover78 (Limerick) - Posts: 865 - 04/06/2014 10:24:03    1597698

Opinions differ RD, including many from your own county and many I know from Meath also regarding him.

Anyway, some other good calls for under-rated players were mentioned:-
Aaron Kernan
Dessie Mone
Cian Mackey

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3733 - 04/06/2014 11:07:49    1597730

Who underrates Aaron Kernan? Great player for Armagh and Cross and is very highly rated so I disagree with you Fionn.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 04/06/2014 11:22:33    1597749

clondalkin, it was Getoverthebar who originally posted it. I was agreeing with him.

GetOverTheBar
County: Tyrone
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1597658 Aaron Kernan
SL McGoldrick
Kevin Niblock

All 3 walk onto any county team I think, although rarely you hear much about them. Sean Leo probably the most heralded of the 3.


Joe Canning was mentioned by someone also, which I disagree with. He is highly rated imo.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3733 - 04/06/2014 11:35:28    1597766

Paddy Keenan Louth one of the best midfielders in the country

kingofclubs (Meath) - Posts: 321 - 04/06/2014 11:43:19    1597768