Kerry, Dublin, Cork, Meath, Galway, Mayo, Down, Cavan
The real aristocrats of GAA. The Real Big Boys
Mine are
Mikey Sheehy, Jimmy Keaveney, Barry Coffey, Mick Lyons, Ja Fallon, Willie Joe Padden, Sean O'Neill, Dermot McCABE

Mikeynora (Limerick) - Posts: 888 - 23/01/2009 11:50:21    187851

Just what players i've seen in action here are my favourites

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Ciaran Whelan
Cork : Colin Corkery
Meath: Gramham Gerathy
Galway: Michael Donnellan
Mayo: David Brady
Down: Mickey Linden
Cavan: None

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 23/01/2009 11:55:45    187859

Ya I'd go with paddyogall there. An honourable mention to Trevor Giles, Seamus Moynihan and Dara O Se.

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 23/01/2009 12:11:58    187868

Oh and MacDonald for Mayo and Joyce for Galway!

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 23/01/2009 12:12:55    187869

My Fav are
Football
Kerry Jack O Shea
Dublin Barney Rock
Cork Colin Corkery
Meath Colm O Rourke
Galway Michael Donnellan
Down Mickey Lyndon
Mayo Maurice Sheridan
Cavan ?

galwaygael19 (Galway) - Posts: 8 - 23/01/2009 12:30:15    187890

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: nobody stands out
Cork : Colin Corkery
Meath: too many great players to mention
Galway: padraig joyce
Mayo: too many great players to mention
Down: ross carr
Cavan: larry reilly

whiterbannnas (Mayo) - Posts: 2441 - 23/01/2009 12:33:04    187891

People seem to be finding it hard to come up with there favourite player from cavan lol

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 23/01/2009 12:45:00    187905

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Ray Cosgrove (cheers buddy)
Cork : Larry Tomkins
Meath: Bernard Flynn
Galway: Michael Donnellan
Mayo: Conor Mortimor
Down: Neil Collins
Cavan: Dermot McCabe

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 23/01/2009 12:51:41    187913

Kerry: Maurice Fitzgerald

Dublin: Shane Ryan

Cork: Colin Corkery

Meath: Trevor Giles

Galway: Padraig Joyce

Mayo: Ciaran McDonald

Down: Mickey Linden

Cavan: Ronan Carolan.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9746 - 23/01/2009 13:12:19    187941

Kerry: Pat Spillane
Dublin: Keith Barr
Cork : Graham Canty
Meath: Gerry McEntee
Galway: Pairic Joyce
Mayo: Gabriel Irwin
Down: Mickey Linden
Cavan: Martin Cahill :)

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 23/01/2009 13:14:35    187946

Kerry: Maurice Fitzgearld
Dublin: Paul Curran
Cork: Nicholas Murphy
Meath: Darren Fay
Galway: Kevin Walsh
Cavan: Dermot McCabe
Wexford: Mattie Forde
Kildare: Niall Buckley
Tipp: Declan Browne

If you are going to define aristocrats, try and use some objective criteria, These teams were the biggest winners of the previous centuries.

John Boss (Tyrone) - Posts: 865 - 23/01/2009 13:29:47    187956

Cavan and Mayo the real aristocrates of the GAA? Are you having a laugh!!! Thats like saying that Nottingham Forest are the real Aristocrates of soccer - Hungary are the real aristocrates of International soccer... Move with the times.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 23/01/2009 13:55:18    187980

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald / Seamus Moynahan.....nothing between the two!!!!
Dublin: Vinnie Murphy
Cork : Larry Tomkins
Meath: Brian Stafford
Galway: Michael Donnellan
Mayo: Liam McHale
Down: James McCarten
Cavan: Sorry, wouldn't really know to many players from Cavan, besides Dermot McCabe (He did win an all-star one year tho, didn't he)

Caff01 (Mayo) - Posts: 124 - 23/01/2009 13:59:02    187986

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Paul Curran
Cork : Colin Corkery
Meath: Ollie Murphy
Galway: Ja Fallon
Mayo: Ciaran McDonald
Down: Mickey Linden
Cavan: Stephen King

Anyone who cant think of even a single Cavan players name should think twice about posting on the national board in future.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12310 - 23/01/2009 14:03:15    187989

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Paul Curran
Cork : Larry Tompkins
Meath: Graham Geraghty
Galway: Padraic Joyce
Mayo: Kieran McDonald
Down: Greg Blaney

holymoly (Dublin) - Posts: 757 - 23/01/2009 14:13:36    187998

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Paul Curran
Cork : Larry Tompkins
Meath: Graham Geraghty
Galway: Padraic Joyce
Mayo: Kieran McDonald
Down: Greg Blaney
holymoly , 23/01/2009 at 14:13

Come on now holymoly, thats cheating. you could have copied someone elses answer.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12310 - 23/01/2009 14:16:12    187999

brolly cavan have won more ulsters than anyone else. by a bit i think, but not too sure about that

jaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 720 - 23/01/2009 14:17:14    188000

Kerry: Mick O'Connell
Dublin: Bernard Brogan
Cork : Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Meath: Darren Fay
Galway: Padraig Joyce
Mayo: Ciaran McDonald
Down: Mickey Linden
Cavan: Stephen King

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 23/01/2009 14:17:37    188001

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Brian Mullins
Cork : Colm Corkery
Meath: Ollie Murphy
Galway: Padriag Joyce
Mayo: Willie Joe Padden
Down: Sean O'neill
Cavan: Dermott McCabe

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 23/01/2009 14:21:31    188007

Who is your favourite player from this county
Cavan and Mayo the real aristocrates of the GAA? Are you having a laugh!!! Thats like saying that Nottingham Forest are the real Aristocrates of soccer - Hungary are the real aristocrates of International soccer... Move with the times.
Brolly , 23/01/2009 at 13:55

Brolly, bow down and respect your neighbours superiority. :)

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12310 - 23/01/2009 14:26:36    188026