Want to ask the general Gaelic football public a question.

Do people think Trevor Giles was overrated as a player?

In my eyes he was a genius, real classy footballer.
Yet every time the greatest teams of any era are made his name is always omitted. I can never understand it.
The man won 2 All-Irelands, 3 All-Stars and 2 player of the year awards(1996,1999)- the only player EVER to achieve this I might add - and also a number of underage titles.

Fair enough I'd have a biased opinion and granted he missed 2 penalties in two separate All-Ireland finals.

But I would be interested to see how other people remember him as a player.

footballingman (Westmeath) - Posts: 27 - 10/04/2015 18:36:55    1712846

I remember Trevor very well and he was excellent. Another unique player. Should he be mentioned in the same breath as great players of the same era like Maurice Fitz? Probably not, but certainly in the chasing pack!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/04/2015 18:57:31    1712853

Was a very good playmaker in the Brian Dooher mould.Good freetaker too. I think injures caught up him, probably retired when he was 27/28.

HughHunt24 (Cork) - Posts: 841 - 10/04/2015 18:58:19    1712854

Often underrated by some, but that is purely jealousy by other people. He was better than majority of those included in teams of all time.
One of the greatest of all times, along with geraghty it is always hard to pick on over the other

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 10/04/2015 19:06:53    1712857

Wouldn't agree that jealousy would be involved RD, Trevor was highly respected, why would people be jealous?

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/04/2015 19:13:46    1712860

Made the Meath team of the nineties tick, gifted player that was not afraid of hard graft. Also a modest gentleman.

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2142 - 10/04/2015 19:16:50    1712862

Smashing footballer no doubt. His career seemed to be short but a quick search suggests that he was in the Meath panel for 11 years 94-05. I know that he suffered a lot with injury but no doubt he was a lovely footballer. Always dreaded hearing his name come out ahead of a clash with the dubs. In modern day terms I would compare him to an Alan Brogan, lovely passer of the ball and well able to take a point. Nice fella off the park too, met him in Navan once.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 10/04/2015 19:33:04    1712863

Was a very good playmaker in the Brian Dooher mould.Good freetaker too. I think injures caught up him, probably retired when he was 27/28.

HughHunt24 (Cork) - Posts: 841 - 10/04/2015 19:44:32    1712867

He was the playmaker in that Meath team.
Reald. Ahh there is always a bit of jealousy towards that Meath era from some quarters, and im thinking about certain nothern and western pundits . Don't think they like highlighting that era one bit. But yes the majority of people would realise that team would never have worked if it wasn't for Trevor, the link play , the shots into gg Dowd, murphy were sublime, with the way the game is gone we may not see his like again.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 10/04/2015 20:08:40    1712874

Fantastic player and seemingly a gentleman to boot. I would go as far as to say that his deadball ability was the difference between the sides in the 1996 final, especially given the travails that Maurice Sheridan suffered the second day out. As an opposition fan you'd dread any placed ball from the 45m in with Giles around, no matter what the angle. Though I do remember Meath missing a penalty in the 2001 final, I think that could have been Ollie Murphy.

Saw him work as a pundit a few years back and he looked fit enough to tog-out in Croker! God knows, Meath could do with him now.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 10/04/2015 20:34:20    1712880

I want get involved with you and the West RD :D but we had no problem here in Dublin with him other than he was too good at what he did. Listen, football has changed and it ain't gonna reverse overnight, I always said we'd have the best rugby team in the world if it wasn't for the GAA :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/04/2015 20:39:48    1712883

my favorite player of all-time,the best kick-passer of all football I have ever seen.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 10/04/2015 20:46:46    1712884

One of our greatest footballers, one of the country's greatest footballers, possessed a fantastic footballing brain allowing him to read and anticipate moves in a game brilliantly. Left the county scene all to early but had suffered from some bad injuries which took their toll. His sleeveless performances of 1999 will live long in the memory. Definitely comfortable and deserving of being named in the category of great players of any era I would think.

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 11/04/2015 09:21:28    1712910

Super footballer and was such an integral part of the meath team at the time. Great freetaker but as someone said earlier his biggest ability was his role as a playmaker! 1

DUBJOHN (Dublin) - Posts: 932 - 11/04/2015 10:59:17    1712926

Sleeveless jersey carry on ha,what was all that about. Jaysus if a Dub did that he'd be called a bowsie and who does he think he is ?
Disgraceful carry on altogether.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 11/04/2015 11:02:30    1712927

Dubh_linn
County: Dublin
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Sleeveless jersey carry on ha,what was all that about. Jaysus if a Dub did that he'd be called a bowsie and who does he think he is ?
Disgraceful carry on altogether.

It was a visual aid to identify him as the playmaker, made him that bit more recognisable to other players when they looked up the field....

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 11/04/2015 11:28:36    1712934

It was a visual aid to identify him as the playmaker, made him that bit more recognisable to other players when they looked up the field....

Sure they could have just gone to specsavers. There's an add campaign idea for you !

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 11/04/2015 11:47:40    1712940

Quality player? Yes
Over rated? Yes

He was a real class opertor. Bit like Hegarty with Donegal or even Jayo in his later years in that he could run a game from the half forward line with incisive passing, could see a man make a run and deliver it.
Would have gotten in any team at nearly any time

But....his free taking was more than a little suspect and cost Meath in big games. You couldnt depend on him with frees the way you could on say Stafford for example.

He was certainly a great player, but not one of the very best

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 11/04/2015 12:06:38    1712944

IMO a fantastic player , certainly a player youd be jealous of not having on your side , as allready said his reading of the game and abilty to create time for himself was top class , been racking my brain to think if theres anyone around that plays with a similar style , ABrogan the closest I can think of .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 11/04/2015 12:15:21    1712948

Dubh_linn
County: Dublin
Posts: 152

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It was a visual aid to identify him as the playmaker, made him that bit more recognisable to other players when they looked up the field....

Sure they could have just gone to specsavers. There's an add campaign idea for you !


Ha........Ha.........Ha...........someone please help quickly my sides are splitting, please hurry oh dear it's too late they've split

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 11/04/2015 14:28:56    1712987