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Hurling: Andrew O'Shaughnessy Football: John Quane DUALSUPPORT (Limerick) - Posts: 1038 - 21/08/2021 17:49:01 2373641 Link
Michael Murphy. Best play in my county and the other 31. DLlegends (Donegal) - Posts: 503 - 21/08/2021 18:05:26 2373644 Link
Tough decision but its Jack McCaffrey in football. Unplayable. Couldnt argue with McCarthy or Fenton though. Keaney and Con were hugely talented but lost to football. So Liam Rushe in hurling bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4649 - 21/08/2021 18:51:06 2373653 Link
Joe was the best I've ever seen! ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 21/08/2021 18:58:37 2373656 Link
The boy from Coolock, Stephen Cluxton. I'm hurling it's harder but I'd still probably go for pre football Conal Keaney. He was very good when he came back but a shadow of the player he could have been. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13799 - 21/08/2021 19:05:40 2373660 Link
Replying To bad.monkey: "Tough decision but its Jack McCaffrey in football. Unplayable. Couldnt argue with McCarthy or Fenton though. Keaney and Con were hugely talented but lost to football. So Liam Rushe in hurling" I was thinking of Rushe as well for my choice. Probably the most solid performer for Dublin over his time, full forward, centre forward, centre back. Consistently good. Chris Crummy probably giving him a run for it at the moment. Another consistently brilliant performer. Dublin's biggest problem has been consistency. Players could look like All star candidates one day and then junior standard the next. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13799 - 21/08/2021 19:35:12 2373669 Link
Replying To realdub: "I'll go with the blue panther, Anton O'Toole." Yeah good call on the Panther Realdub. I'm going to leave current players out, as good as they are, as they ain't finished yet (Dermo/Cluxton? excluded) always better judged when there finished and a bit of time has gone by so I'll not mention any of the current/recent gems. So being of a certain vintage I'll go back to the Panther and his crew, For me its Brian Mullins! Just loved his physicality and athleticism, he took it to a new level. The fact I was a Jimmy Keavney style player probably added to it. And by the way it's generally acknowledged that jimmy was 2nd only to John McCarthy in sprinting over 100 yards on that team so he was no slouch! I'd also agree with other posters 're great players from other countries. Matt Connor! enough said, I'd also mention Maurice Fitz, However, overall I'd have to say Jack O'Shea had it all, broke my heart as a young Dub but you had to admire him, had it all! What an engine! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 299 - 21/08/2021 20:57:15 2373689 Link
Joe McKenna in hurling and John Galvin in football. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 21/08/2021 21:26:27 2373710 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "Yeah good call on the Panther Realdub. I'm going to leave current players out, as good as they are, as they ain't finished yet (Dermo/Cluxton? excluded) always better judged when there finished and a bit of time has gone by so I'll not mention any of the current/recent gems. So being of a certain vintage I'll go back to the Panther and his crew, For me its Brian Mullins! Just loved his physicality and athleticism, he took it to a new level. The fact I was a Jimmy Keavney style player probably added to it. And by the way it's generally acknowledged that jimmy was 2nd only to John McCarthy in sprinting over 100 yards on that team so he was no slouch! I'd also agree with other posters 're great players from other countries. Matt Connor! enough said, I'd also mention Maurice Fitz, However, overall I'd have to say Jack O'Shea had it all, broke my heart as a young Dub but you had to admire him, had it all! What an engine!" Yeh, Anton was scoring 3/4 from play in the days when scoring was low, not to mention the dirty belts you had to endure! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8754 - 21/08/2021 21:31:38 2373714 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "I was thinking of Rushe as well for my choice. Probably the most solid performer for Dublin over his time, full forward, centre forward, centre back. Consistently good. Chris Crummy probably giving him a run for it at the moment. Another consistently brilliant performer. Dublin's biggest problem has been consistency. Players could look like All star candidates one day and then junior standard the next." Remember Brian McMahon? Best hurler I ever saw in a Dubs shirt. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8754 - 21/08/2021 21:32:56 2373715 Link
Replying To slayer: "Joe McKenna in hurling and John Galvin in football." Matt Connor, and Brian Whelehan for me. The great Joe McKenna was from Shinrone in Offaly. He latermoved to Limerick, and won a Celtic Cross in 1973. MicktheMiller (Offaly) - Posts: 421 - 21/08/2021 21:33:35 2373716 Link
Replying To MicktheMiller: "Matt Connor, and Brian Whelehan for me. The great Joe McKenna was from Shinrone in Offaly. He latermoved to Limerick, and won a Celtic Cross in 1973." I remember my father wept when he spotted Matt in the wheelchair section in front of the old Nally stand at an All-Ireland final we attended together. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8754 - 21/08/2021 21:51:19 2373722 Link
Jim O'Reilly Cavan, a Rolls Royce of a player at a time when Cavan were more of a Ford Cortina BreffniGael (Cavan) - Posts: 47 - 21/08/2021 21:51:59 2373723 Link
Peter Canavan, I never seen Frank Mc Guigan play. Rolo99 (Tyrone) - Posts: 19 - 21/08/2021 21:57:58 2373727 Link
Paddy Keenan for sure, and Seamus O'Hanlon a close second. Clearly Cu Chulann in the hurling with Collins Connolly coming close!! Peter Canavan and Joe Canning best I saw in other counties.... LaLu (Louth) - Posts: 238 - 21/08/2021 21:59:53 2373728 Link
Replying To realdub: "Remember Brian McMahon? Best hurler I ever saw in a Dubs shirt." I remember Brian McMahon well, and John Twomey. However I'll never forget Paul Mullhare from then. 1985, league game v Laois, Croke Park! He was even wearing a helmet when it happened! RIP Paul, never to be forgotten! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 299 - 21/08/2021 22:06:56 2373731 Link
Replying To realdub: "I remember my father wept when he spotted Matt in the wheelchair section in front of the old Nally stand at an All-Ireland final we attended together." I can still remember the moments I heard of Matt Connors and Brian Mullins car accidents! Brian was the lucky one. Sadly there's currently a bit of it about at the minute, heart breaking! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 299 - 21/08/2021 22:13:17 2373732 Link
Since I don't have an Irish county, although I do follow Limerick, I'll list the best players from counties that I have seen play live in either code. There are so many counties that I've never seen play live, and quite a few only in one code. Limerick: Eamon Cregan/Donal Fitzgibbon Cork: Denis Couglan/ Declan Barron Tipperary: Paudie Maher/ Declan Browne Clare: Seanie McMahon/ Ger Brennan Waterford: Pat McGrath Kerry: Jacko/ Mossie Leahy Offaly: Matt Connor/ Brian Whelehan Dublin: Brian Mullins Galway: Joe Cooney (never saw the other Joe live) Mayo: Willie Joe Padden (haven't seen Lee Keegan live) Tyrone: Frank McGuigan Roscommon: Dermot Early Armagh: Paddy Moriarty Kilkenny: Frank Cummins Wexford: Martin Quigley Meath: Gerry McEntee Down: Greg Blaney foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2232 - 21/08/2021 22:21:08 2373734 Link
Replying To realdub: "I remember my father wept when he spotted Matt in the wheelchair section in front of the old Nally stand at an All-Ireland final we attended together." Was your Dad an Offaly man realdub? Or was he just like the rest of us to see this Colossus of a man struck down only coming into his prime? Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 299 - 21/08/2021 22:22:52 2373735 Link
Nudie just shades Paul Finley. From other counties . Jack O'Shea, Jim Reilly, Peter McGinnitty,Paddy Doherty, Michael Murphy,Frank McGuigan,Sean O'Connell, Dermot Earley, Mickey Kerins, Jimmy Barry Murphy,Mattie Forde,Johney Doyle, Matt Connors, Colm O'Rourke ,Enda Colleran, seamusorinn (USA) - Posts: 295 - 21/08/2021 22:56:28 2373744 Link

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