Watching Justin McMahon give a total Master Class in Defending last week against M Murphy surely now people throughout Ireland must recognise that he is the best defender in Ireland, keeping Michael Murphy scoreless and lets face it in his back pocket for the whole game. Donegal tried the high ball in Justy either caught it above Murphy or broke it down and won possession and left Murphy for dead. To keep Michael Murphy scorless from play not many defenders with do that this year. Justin McMahon makes me proud o be a Tyrone man.

TyroneUltra (Tyrone) - Posts: 307 - 21/05/2015 10:30:11    1726351

Yes what a great player. A fine role model for all the young lads and lassies watching.
Im sure everyone cant wait for his next outing and see the fine pulling and dragging, sorry i mean skills this player has.

KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 21/05/2015 11:48:09    1726413

This sort of trolling is really making me want to give up on HS altogether.

It doesn't matter what the subject, idiots with a handful of posts under their belts put up posts, or in this case threads, that have no other purpose than to start a row.

Mods please, bring back some sanity to HS.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 21/05/2015 11:55:30    1726416

This post is extremely disingenuous, to say the least.....delighted to say that most other good defenders dont have to resort to the type of behaviour that was on view for all to see last Sunday....thier skills/talent do the talkn on the pitch....Ye wanna know a real good defender, look no further than the BEST fullback in the country - our own Rory O'Carroll.....

Mollymalone (Dublin) - Posts: 1137 - 21/05/2015 12:08:43    1726434

Rory is indeed a fine player, mind you I seem to remember him engaging in the same marking "technique" as Justin McMahon last August against Neil Gallagher!!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 21/05/2015 12:17:41    1726440

Mollymalone
County: Dublin
Posts: 1104

1726434
This post is extremely disingenuous, to say the least.....delighted to say that most other good defenders dont have to resort to the type of behaviour that was on view for all to see last Sunday....thier skills/talent do the talkn on the pitch....Ye wanna know a real good defender, look no further than the BEST fullback in the country - our own Rory O'Carroll.....

Please tell me this is a wind-up? Either that or you didnt watch the semi-final last year when O'Carroll 'marked' Gallagher for the first 10 mins. When I say marked what I mean is ignored the play and waved his arms in Gallagher's face and chatting away to him...it worked anyway because Gallagher reacted and got a yellow card....after which O'Carroll was immediately switched on to Murphy to do the exact same thing.

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 21/05/2015 12:28:01    1726446

The Roc the greatest of all time.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/05/2015 12:36:39    1726453

You's lost, move on...

McMahon dragging, holding, abusing, grabbing private parts and stroking Murphy's neck... Sad and weird. Not a masterclass.

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1322 - 21/05/2015 12:38:55    1726454

clondalkindub
County: Dublin
Posts: 6094

1726453
The Roc the greatest of all time.

Haha Clondalkin, I didn't think you would be too far away from any thread including the sainted Roc!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 21/05/2015 12:41:30    1726457

Dwayne Johnson is a future WWE Hall of Famer I would imagine but the best of all time might be stretching it a bit. Always preferred Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9183 - 21/05/2015 12:43:41    1726461

Not sure why I am even responding to these posts as I know its a wind up. Justin McMahon is a really good defender but for some reason had to resort to the dark arts last Sunday and has now ruined his reputation. If he is so good, then surely he could have marked Murphy without resorting to sledging. In my opinion the best defenders in Ireland are Keith Higgins & Frank McGlynn.

JimTheLegend (Donegal) - Posts: 247 - 21/05/2015 12:43:52    1726464

Justin is not even close to the best back in the country, lets be honest here. Anyone with a bit of pace beats him. As for his verbal abuse of Murphy all game long well its a pity there's no physical element in the game anymore as i'd say Murphy would've left him on his **** and McMahon wouldn't have been so brave again.

From my own county Donal Keoghan, one of the best man markers in the country. Keith Higgins, seriously good defender. Johnny cooper of the dubs. Michael Sheilds in Cork. All great defenders in the style of marking there men out of a game in a proper way.

I'm sure the brigade will be in shortly with the cries for McCaffrey etc, but half backs don't defend that much anymore so its hard to call them "old School" defenders.

brian (Meath) - Posts: 1955 - 21/05/2015 12:45:05    1726466

I'm laughing all week at these saints from Donegal who would never do anything against the rules of Gaelic Football haha.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/05/2015 12:45:48    1726468

clondalkindub
County: Dublin
Posts: 6095

1726453
The Roc the greatest of all time.

The block right back at ya :)

duke_raul (Tyrone) - Posts: 993 - 21/05/2015 12:48:34    1726471

They all say Murphy helped Donegal cross the line last week. I think he was totally marked out of it and shows to other counties he can be kept quiet. Even his free kicks were him just taking the score even though he didn't get the free itself, sure I could do that.

cacsmckilly (Tyrone) - Posts: 1294 - 21/05/2015 12:50:25    1726473

Vinny Corey kept Murphy quiet a couple of times and I didn't see any threads being made, relax a bit there.

patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 936 - 21/05/2015 12:52:02    1726474

clondalkindub
County: Dublin
Posts: 6095

1726468
I'm laughing all week at these saints from Donegal who would never do anything against the rules of Gaelic Football haha.

Noone is saying we're saints. On any team of winners you're going to have a few boys who play on the edge. It's a necessary trait on a successful team in my view.
But what McMahon was at the other day was well over the top.

Seems to be bred into Tyrone footballers from a young age. The abuse young Mícheal Carroll reportedly received was nothing short of disgraceful. But anyways, both Donegal teams move on and look forward to Armagh. Enjoy your clb football for the next few weeks lads! :D

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9183 - 21/05/2015 12:54:32    1726476

Where was Justin McMahon when Donegal were tearing through the Tyrone defence at will for the first 15 minutes of the game last Sunday? McMahon was nowhere to be seen for the first quarter and this was where Donegal won the game.

pdempsey (Mayo) - Posts: 1313 - 21/05/2015 12:58:54    1726480

cacsmckilly
County: Tyrone
Posts: 1048

1726473 They all say Murphy helped Donegal cross the line last week. I think he was totally marked out of it and shows to other counties he can be kept quiet. Even his free kicks were him just taking the score even though he didn't get the free itself, sure I could do that.

That's some boast, 45 yard free from close to the sideline, pouring wet with rain...
Are ye exaggerating much???

brian (Meath) - Posts: 1955 - 21/05/2015 13:02:55    1726483

The Roc 4 All Ireland medals McGhee brothers 1 All Ireland medal each come on is it even up for debate?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/05/2015 13:04:18    1726486