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Murchen didn't get a kick of the ball in the final until Mayo made the mistake of taking T Conroy off. jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 405 - 19/02/2021 10:14:26 2331968 Link
Congrats to all the winners. Lovely to see John Small get one, long overdue, would have had McDaid in over Murch as well, that's a strange one for me. I think Cillian will get FOTY, he had a cracking year and if he does fair play, but personally I think it should be Kilkenny myself, don't think it will be as the Dublin vote will be split between him and Fenton. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 19/02/2021 12:41:58 2331996 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "Congrats to all the winners. Lovely to see John Small get one, long overdue, would have had McDaid in over Murch as well, that's a strange one for me. I think Cillian will get FOTY, he had a cracking year and if he does fair play, but personally I think it should be Kilkenny myself, don't think it will be as the Dublin vote will be split between him and Fenton." Nah, Kilkenny will get it I'd say. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 19/02/2021 13:02:36 2332000 Link
Allstar football selection was spot on imo. Hard to argue with much of it. Murchan probably lucky enough to squeeze in there ahead of durcan/brady but the 14 others are nailed on HuddHastings (Longford) - Posts: 144 - 19/02/2021 14:54:30 2332020 Link
Replying To HuddHastings: "Allstar football selection was spot on imo. Hard to argue with much of it. Murchan probably lucky enough to squeeze in there ahead of durcan/brady but the 14 others are nailed on" Agree. The team was well selected and yes imo Murchan lucky alright. I would ve gone for Durcan Brady or McDaid instead but overall a good pick. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3675 - 19/02/2021 15:11:43 2332023 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "Congrats to all the winners. Lovely to see John Small get one, long overdue, would have had McDaid in over Murch as well, that's a strange one for me. I think Cillian will get FOTY, he had a cracking year and if he does fair play, but personally I think it should be Kilkenny myself, don't think it will be as the Dublin vote will be split between him and Fenton." Kilkenny had a very poor first half in all Ireland final. He did not come into the game until the second half when Paddy Durcan was gone off. Paddy was very unlucky to get injured after 5 minutes of play. Just wonder if Paddy stayed on the field how well Kilkenny would have played in second half after anonymous first half marked by an injured player. Mfs (Mayo) - Posts: 251 - 19/02/2021 15:15:25 2332024 Link
Replying To HuddHastings: "Allstar football selection was spot on imo. Hard to argue with much of it. Murchan probably lucky enough to squeeze in there ahead of durcan/brady but the 14 others are nailed on" Completely agree. Don't think we were ever getting 4 so Durkin is the unlucky one. But the rest are spot on. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 19/02/2021 17:04:32 2332037 Link
Replying To Mfs: "Kilkenny had a very poor first half in all Ireland final. He did not come into the game until the second half when Paddy Durcan was gone off. Paddy was very unlucky to get injured after 5 minutes of play. Just wonder if Paddy stayed on the field how well Kilkenny would have played in second half after anonymous first half marked by an injured player." Paddy's a good player alright I'd be a big fan of his, he did well on Ciaran right enough, to be fair to Mayo they always put a man marker on him and it often stifles us, I'm always surprised most team don't, he's the conductor of the Orchestra. I was happy enough to see Paddy on man marking duties, you don't want him further up the field. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 19/02/2021 19:05:59 2332051 Link
Fair enough team, Murchan maybe a little lucky imo. O'Connor for POTY. A fantastic season from him. Some scoring! MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 19/02/2021 19:51:06 2332056 Link
What has Stephen Cluxton got to do to get an All Star? Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2747 - 19/02/2021 20:01:45 2332058 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "What has Stephen Cluxton got to do to get an All Star?" He has 6 oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 19/02/2021 21:57:25 2332077 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "What has Stephen Cluxton got to do to get an All Star?" Be the best in his position maybe. . Which he wasn't this year. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 19/02/2021 21:58:28 2332078 Link
Who cares about the Allstars? All-Ireland medals are the only awards that matter johnocarroll17 (Limerick) - Posts: 408 - 19/02/2021 22:10:59 2332082 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "What has Stephen Cluxton got to do to get an All Star?" Probably buy a bigger mantle piece! ;) TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 19/02/2021 22:12:01 2332083 Link
Replying To oneoff: "He has 6" "Should have a lot more" superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 19/02/2021 23:16:46 2332093 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "Be the best in his position maybe. . Which he wasn't this year." Fair dues to Galligan, he had a good year, deserves his award. Cluxton was the best goalie on the the best team, winning his eight all Ireland, medals are won, all-stars are awarded, i.e they are a matter of opinion. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 677 - 19/02/2021 23:53:45 2332096 Link
I suppose the goalie is unique in that he cannot be accommodated like an outfield player, e.g James McCarthy moved to halfback to accommodate Thomas Galligan (or indeed to accommodate James McCarthy, himself) so in fact three midfielders were selected. It would take a big leap to select two goalies. Also as pointed out in balls.ie is a keeper on a successful team at a disadvantage, Kilkenny, 11 all Irelands 2000 to 2015, only 1 goalkeeping all Star, no title last 4 years and 2 goalie all Stars? sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 677 - 20/02/2021 08:37:11 2332103 Link
Replying To sligo joe: "Fair dues to Galligan, he had a good year, deserves his award. Cluxton was the best goalie on the the best team, winning his eight all Ireland, medals are won, all-stars are awarded, i.e they are a matter of opinion." What did Cluxton have to do in fairness? The only save he had to make was against Meath. He wasn't forced into a save in All Ireland Semi or final. That's down to a solid defence. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 20/02/2021 10:28:22 2332108 Link
Replying To superbluedub: ""Should have a lot more"" In your opinion. What years should he have got one but didn't? oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 20/02/2021 12:06:35 2332113 Link
Replying To FoolsGold: "What did Cluxton have to do in fairness? The only save he had to make was against Meath. He wasn't forced into a save in All Ireland Semi or final. That's down to a solid defence." Much of that solid defence is down to the man himself, organising his backs etc eg the situation that led to Cork's winning goal, would Cluxton have dealt that high ball, no doubt. Fair dues to Galligan award deserved. Cluxton keeps more clean sheets than any other keeper, by far, giving pretty much all the credit to the outfield players, a bit too simplistic. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 677 - 20/02/2021 12:27:50 2332118 Link