These are in my view the best 5 hurlers from each county since I started watching hurling seriously in early 90s

Kilkenny: 1. Shefflin, 2. T Walsh, 3. DJ Carey, 4. JJ Delaney 5 . R. Hogan
Limerick: 1. Ciaran Carey 2. G Kirby 3. M. Foley 4. D. Reale 5. M. Houlihan
Tipp: 1. E. Kelly 2. B. Cummins 3. P. Maher 4. S. Callinan 5. T. Dunne
Waterford: 1. K. McGrath 2. P. Flynn 3. J. Mullane 4. T. Browne 5. Brick Walsh
Cork: 1. B. Corcoran 2. B. O Connor 3. D. O Sullivan 4. Sean Og o hAlpin 5. P. Horgan
Clare: 1. B. Lohan 2. S. McMahon 3. T. Kelly 4. J. O Connor 5. C. Lynch
Offaly: 1. B. whelehan 2. Johnny Dooley 3. J. Troy 4. J. Pilkington 5. M. Hanamy
Wexford: 1. D. Fitzhenry 2. L. Dunne 3. M. Storey 4. L. O Gorman 5. Darragh Ryan
Galway: 1. J. Canning 2. O Canning 3. K. Broderick 4. M. Coleman 5. D. Hayes

Probably some glaring omissions, feel free to disect

pj_mcmanus (Limerick) - Posts: 431 - 24/11/2015 21:51:49    1809665

Dublin being the only Division 1 team missing from the list is a glaring omission for me.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 25/11/2015 08:00:44    1809667

You have named some gifted players there, all doing justice to a top 5.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 25/11/2015 08:47:26    1809673

Dublin being the only Division 1 team missing from the list is a glaring omission for me.

Would the Dublin team be Eamonn Morrissey + 4 from the teams from 2--5 onward?

I have read about players like the Boothman brothers from the 1961 final but never saw them play. For a lot of us, Dublin are still relatively new (or old depending on how you look at it) and don't have the same amount of names springing to mind.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 25/11/2015 09:18:00    1809675

Dublin. 1. Brian McMahon. 2. Cinal keaney. 3. Liam rushe 4. John twomey 5. Sutcliffe.

There, instead of complaining about it ;-)

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 25/11/2015 10:02:42    1809695

Galway, John Connolly,Joe Cooney,Joe Canning,Noel Lane, Tony Keady.
Clare, Seamus Durack, Sean Stack, Ger Loughnane,Jamesy O Connor, Sean McMahon
Limerick, Pat Hartigan, Eamonn Cregan, Joe McKenna,Ciaran Carey, Liam O Donoghue
Cork, JBM, John Fenton, Ray Cummins, Brian Corcoran, Ben O Connor.
Waterford, Mossie Walsh, ken McGrath, John Mullane,Tony Browne, Paul Flynn.
Tipp, Babs Keating, Mick Roche, Nicky English, Eoin Kelly, Tommy Dunne.
Kilkenny, Eddie keher, Henry Shefflin, Eoghan Larkin, DJ Carey,JJ Delaney.
Wexford, Tony Doran, Mick Jacob, George O Connor, Martin Storey, Damien Fitzhenry.
Offaly, Pat Delaney, John Troy, Joe Dooley,Martin Hanamy,Johnny Pilkington.
Dublin, Vinny Holden, Mick Holden, Bryan McMahon, Peter Kelly, MJ Ryan

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 25/11/2015 10:22:23    1809704

pj_mcmanus
County: Limerick
Posts: 256

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These are in my view the best 5 hurlers from each county since I started watching hurling seriously in early 90s

Kilkenny: 1. Shefflin, 2. T Walsh, 3. DJ Carey, 4. JJ Delaney 5 . R. Hogan
Limerick: 1. Ciaran Carey 2. G Kirby 3. M. Foley 4. D. Reale 5. M. Houlihan
Tipp: 1. E. Kelly 2. B. Cummins 3. P. Maher 4. S. Callinan 5. T. Dunne
Waterford: 1. K. McGrath 2. P. Flynn 3. J. Mullane 4. T. Browne 5. Brick Walsh
Cork: 1. B. Corcoran 2. B. O Connor 3. D. O Sullivan 4. Sean Og o hAlpin 5. P. Horgan
Clare: 1. B. Lohan 2. S. McMahon 3. T. Kelly 4. J. O Connor 5. C. Lynch
Offaly: 1. B. whelehan 2. Johnny Dooley 3. J. Troy 4. J. Pilkington 5. M. Hanamy
Wexford: 1. D. Fitzhenry 2. L. Dunne 3. M. Storey 4. L. O Gorman 5. Darragh Ryan
Galway: 1. J. Canning 2. O Canning 3. K. Broderick 4. M. Coleman 5. D. Hayes


Interesting that to me Kilkenny, Waterford and Clare have the strongest hypothetical 5 aside teams in those selections. Waterford always had the quality just not the quantity!

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12118 - 25/11/2015 10:29:16    1809707

There, instead of complaining about it ;-)

I didn't complain. He asked for any glaring omissions, I mentioned one.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 25/11/2015 10:31:42    1809708

From my time on this earth (and apologies but went for 6 as couldn't decide which one to drop off)

Antrim: Eddie Donnelly, Sambo McNaughton, Cloot McFetridge, Gary O'Kane, Danny McNaughton, Frankie McMullan

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 25/11/2015 10:32:17    1809709

Best Mayo Hurlers from my short memory: 1) Joe Henry, 2) Keith Higgins, 3) Aidan Connolly, 4) Adrian Freeman and 5) Kenny Feeney.

Burrishoole (Mayo) - Posts: 320 - 25/11/2015 11:15:10    1809734

OK croigorm, no offense intended. What'd be your stab at Dublins top five anyway?

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 25/11/2015 11:26:48    1809740

5 best Dublin players I ever seen (mid 80s on)

Johnny Twomey
Brian McMahon
Joey Morris
Conal Keaney
David OCallaghan

Kilkenny: DJ, Henry, JJ, Tommy Walsh, Willie OConnor

Wexford: Storey, Larry O, Liam Dunne, Rory McCarthy, Larry Murphy

Offaly: Brian Whelehan, John Troy, Joe Dooley, Johnny Pilkington, Johnny Dooley

Laois: Willie Hyland, PJ Cuddy, Niall Rigney, John Taylor, James Young

Antrim: Paul McKillen, Ciaran Barr, Olcan McFetridge, Aidan McCarry, James McNaughton

Galweay: Joe Cooney, Joe Canning, Damian Hayes, Pat Malone, Ollie Canning

Tipp: Pat Fox, Eoin Kelly, Conal Bonnar, Seamus Callinan, Brendan Cummins

Cork: Brian Corcoran, Ben OConnor, Joe Deane, Sean OG, Ger Cunningham

Waterford: Mullane, Ken McGrath, Tony Browne, Paul Flynn, Shane Aherne

Clare: Seanie Mc, Brian Lohan, Jamsie, Tony Kelly, Liam Doyle

Limerick: Ciaran Carey, Frankie Carroll, mark Foley, Gary Kirby, Barry Foley

Brianmac78 (Dublin) - Posts: 1168 - 25/11/2015 13:41:29    1809818

25/11/2015 10:22:23
Barnowl94
County: Galway
Posts: 2481

1809704 Galway, John Connolly,Joe Cooney,Joe Canning,Noel Lane, Tony Keady.
Clare, Seamus Durack, Sean Stack, Ger Loughnane,Jamesy O Connor, Sean McMahon
Limerick, Pat Hartigan, Eamonn Cregan, Joe McKenna,Ciaran Carey, Liam O Donoghue
Cork, JBM, John Fenton, Ray Cummins, Brian Corcoran, Ben O Connor.
Waterford, Mossie Walsh, ken McGrath, John Mullane,Tony Browne, Paul Flynn.
Tipp, Babs Keating, Mick Roche, Nicky English, Eoin Kelly, Tommy Dunne.
Kilkenny, Eddie keher, Henry Shefflin, Eoghan Larkin, DJ Carey,JJ Delaney.
Wexford, Tony Doran, Mick Jacob, George O Connor, Martin Storey, Damien Fitzhenry.
Offaly, Pat Delaney, John Troy, Joe Dooley,Martin Hanamy,Johnny Pilkington.
Dublin, Vinny Holden, Mick Holden, Bryan McMahon, Peter Kelly, MJ Ryan

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Are you seriously saying that Brian Whelahan isn't in the top 5 Offaly players????

BuffyBoffy (Mayo) - Posts: 244 - 25/11/2015 13:58:12    1809831

Kilkenny - JJ Delaney,N Hickey,T Walsh,H Shefflin,DJ Carey

Tipp - N English,T Dunne,P Fox,J Leahy,E Kelly

Cork - G Cunningham,D O Sullivan,B Corcoran,J Fenton,J Deane

Lim - S Hickey,M Foley,C Carey,M Houlihan,G Kirby

Wex - D Fitzhenry,K Rossiter,L Dunne,A Fenlon,G O Connor

Off - M Hanamy,B Whelehan,K Martin,J Pilkington,Joe Dooley

Dub - B McMahon,S Kearns,L Rushe,D Sutcliffe,M Schutte

Clare - D Fitzgerald,B Lohan,S McMahon,J O Connor,T Kelly

Wat - K McGrath,K Moran,P Flynn,J Mullane,Brick Walsh

Gal - C Hayes,T Keady,M Coleman,J Cooney,J Canning

Ant - Sambo McNaughton,O McFettridge,L Watson,D McKinley,C Barr

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 25/11/2015 14:52:22    1809851

Jaysus Ben Oconnor getting he chop from my Cork 5 I left out Fenton!

Brianmac78 (Dublin) - Posts: 1168 - 25/11/2015 16:12:48    1809881

I would like to make one amendment myself.I forgot the great Martin Storey of Wexford.I will have to put him in instead of K Rossiter.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 25/11/2015 16:51:48    1809894

Tipp: jimmy doyle, nicky english, babs keating, rattler byrne and eoin kelly.

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 25/11/2015 19:21:38    1809920

CroiGorm
County: Dublin
Posts: 548

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Dublin being the only Division 1 team missing from the list is a glaring omission for me.

Not really seeing as before 4/5 years ago they did nothing

costm (Laois) - Posts: 92 - 25/11/2015 20:08:14    1809929

LAOIS:John Taylor,Pat Critchley,P.J Cuddy,James Young,David Cuddy

BigJohn.6_8 (Galway) - Posts: 704 - 01/12/2015 09:44:51    1810730

I remember John Taylor getting man of the match in a defeat to Kilkenny some time in the 80's. Kilkenny won the game 4-15 to 1-17.

Laois also had a decent team around 94/95, Kilkenny scraped past them 2-14 to 2-12 in the 1995 Leinster championship.

The knocked us out of the Centenary cup 2-9 to 2-8 in 1984. The Cup had first round games, 1/4 finals, semi & final. They went all the way to the final, losing to Cork 2-21 to 1-9.

They have always had excellent hurlers, just haven't been able to make a breakthrough of significance.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 01/12/2015 10:04:55    1810735