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Tomsmith here
Yes name your nest 15 Gaa players over the past 40 years
No1 Goalkeeper Cluxton Dublin
No2 Paudie O Shea Dingle Kerry
No3 Mick Lyons Meath
No4 Shaun Lockart L, Derry
No5 Kieran MC Geeney Armagh
No 7 Carol Lacey Dgl
No 8 Dermot Early Roscommon
No 9Anthony Towill L, Derry
No 10 John Joe Reilly Cavan may be over 30 years since he played
No 11 Mickael Kearns Sligo
No 12 Kieran Mc Donald Mayo
No 13 Matt Connor Offaly
No14 Michael Murphy Donegal
No15 Clifford Kerry
Without a doubt most of these great players would stand out in todays game
Lets hear your views as Tomsmith is man enough to name his best 15
tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4106 - 29/09/2025 21:52:07
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Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here
Yes name your nest 15 Gaa players over the past 40 years
No1 Goalkeeper Cluxton Dublin
No2 Paudie O Shea Dingle Kerry
No3 Mick Lyons Meath
No4 Shaun Lockart L, Derry
No5 Kieran MC Geeney Armagh
No 7 Carol Lacey Dgl
No 8 Dermot Early Roscommon
No 9Anthony Towill L, Derry
No 10 John Joe Reilly Cavan may be over 30 years since he played
No 11 Mickael Kearns Sligo
No 12 Kieran Mc Donald Mayo
No 13 Matt Connor Offaly
No14 Michael Murphy Donegal
No15 Clifford Kerry
Without a doubt most of these great players would stand out in todays game
Lets hear your views as Tomsmith is man enough to name his best 15" No hurlers?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17121 - 30/09/2025 07:09:46
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Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here
Yes name your nest 15 Gaa players over the past 40 years
No1 Goalkeeper Cluxton Dublin
No2 Paudie O Shea Dingle Kerry
No3 Mick Lyons Meath
No4 Shaun Lockart L, Derry
No5 Kieran MC Geeney Armagh
No 7 Carol Lacey Dgl
No 8 Dermot Early Roscommon
No 9Anthony Towill L, Derry
No 10 John Joe Reilly Cavan may be over 30 years since he played
No 11 Mickael Kearns Sligo
No 12 Kieran Mc Donald Mayo
No 13 Matt Connor Offaly
No14 Michael Murphy Donegal
No15 Clifford Kerry
Without a doubt most of these great players would stand out in todays game
Lets hear your views as Tomsmith is man enough to name his best 15" Ah Tom, what about a no 6. ?
I would go with Tim Kennelly.
Hopeless exercise, trying to pick the best 15.
Great way to start a row
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2243 - 30/09/2025 07:50:48
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Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here
Yes name your nest 15 Gaa players over the past 40 years
No1 Goalkeeper Cluxton Dublin
No2 Paudie O Shea Dingle Kerry
No3 Mick Lyons Meath
No4 Shaun Lockart L, Derry
No5 Kieran MC Geeney Armagh
No 7 Carol Lacey Dgl
No 8 Dermot Early Roscommon
No 9Anthony Towill L, Derry
No 10 John Joe Reilly Cavan may be over 30 years since he played
No 11 Mickael Kearns Sligo
No 12 Kieran Mc Donald Mayo
No 13 Matt Connor Offaly
No14 Michael Murphy Donegal
No15 Clifford Kerry
Without a doubt most of these great players would stand out in todays game
Lets hear your views as Tomsmith is man enough to name his best 15" Firstly, your team lacks a strong number 6. Secondly, Paidi didn't play for Dingle. Good team none the less, bar the fact it's only 14 players. My team:
1. Cluxton
2. Anthony Lynch
3. Mick Lyons
4. Keith Higgins
5. Paidi O'Se
6. Kieran McGeeney
7. Sean Og De Paor (Loved this fella as a kid)
8. Jack O'Shea
9. Brian Fenton
10. Brian Dooher
11. Larry Thompkins
12. Diarmuid Connolly
13. Gooch Cooper
14. Michael Murphy
15. David Clifford
I was going to cheat and put Gooch wing forward to get Peter Canavan in. It's criminal not to have him in there really, but it's subjective. If down to my favourite players, I'd have Declan Browne and Colm Corkery in there also, but only 15, so there you have it.
BaldyBadger (Cork) - Posts: 335 - 30/09/2025 09:34:20
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Great question Tom, but is this limited to Gaelic Football only?
slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6573 - 30/09/2025 09:52:45
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1. Stephen Cluxton
2. Sean Marty Lockart
3. Darren Fay
4. Lee Keegan
5. Jack McCaffery
6. Seamus Moynahan
7. Thomas O'Shea
8. Brian Fenton
9. Jack O'Shea
10. Michael Donnellan
11. Michael Murphy
12. Benny Coulter
13. Gooch
14. David Clifford
15 Peter Canavan
dufferman (Down) - Posts: 158 - 30/09/2025 09:59:52
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Oh Tom, Tom, Tom. Seems even you can't keep track of your ramblings now.
'Best GAA players over the past 40 years', you say, but then you include:
John Joe Reilly - yes, definitely more than 30 years since he played (why are you changing the rules there), and way more than 40 too
Micky Kearns - Closer to 50 years since he retired, than 40
Matt Connor - also more than 40 years since he played. He suffered his injury at Christmas 1984.
Also, since you say 'best GAA players' rather than 'best gaelic footballers' - not a single hurler to hold a torch to any of your selections?
It's nice for the sake of equality though that you include what must be an LGFA player at number 7. I'm not familiar with this Carol player myself, but she must have been good?
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3128 - 30/09/2025 09:59:58
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Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here
Yes name your nest 15 Gaa players over the past 40 years
No1 Goalkeeper Cluxton Dublin
No2 Paudie O Shea Dingle Kerry
No3 Mick Lyons Meath
No4 Shaun Lockart L, Derry
No5 Kieran MC Geeney Armagh
No 7 Carol Lacey Dgl
No 8 Dermot Early Roscommon
No 9Anthony Towill L, Derry
No 10 John Joe Reilly Cavan may be over 30 years since he played
No 11 Mickael Kearns Sligo
No 12 Kieran Mc Donald Mayo
No 13 Matt Connor Offaly
No14 Michael Murphy Donegal
No15 Clifford Kerry
Without a doubt most of these great players would stand out in todays game
Lets hear your views as Tomsmith is man enough to name his best 15" And another thing Tom,
You have player's on your list that didn't kick a ball in the last 40 years.
You set out the guidelines, and you won't keep within them!!
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2243 - 30/09/2025 10:31:37
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Replying To dufferman: "1. Stephen Cluxton
2. Sean Marty Lockart
3. Darren Fay
4. Lee Keegan
5. Jack McCaffery
6. Seamus Moynahan
7. Thomas O'Shea
8. Brian Fenton
9. Jack O'Shea
10. Michael Donnellan
11. Michael Murphy
12. Benny Coulter
13. Gooch
14. David Clifford
15 Peter Canavan" Excellent team and getting Canavan in by moving Murphy is a great move. That being said, I had to get Thompkins in.
I am ashamed of myself for forgetting Moynihan. He's up there with my favourite ever players.
BaldyBadger (Cork) - Posts: 335 - 30/09/2025 11:15:41
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Cluxton, marc o shea, moynihan, t o shea, Trevor Giles, mcgeeney, gerarthy, dara o shea and brian Fenton, donellan, connoly, gouch, m Fitzgerald, canavan matty forde
Lockerroomboy (Wexford) - Posts: 498 - 30/09/2025 12:25:52
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