My Favourite top ten Tony McTeague, Jimmy Keavney, Mick O'Dwyer, Mikey Sheehy, Larry Tomkins, Brian Stafford, Maurice Fitzgerald, Matt Connor, Greg Blaney, Micky Kearns

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 30/12/2009 15:53:38    522417

Best place-kicker ever that I saw was Charlie Gallagher of Cavan. He never missed anywhere from inside the 50 Yds line as it was then, and a good few from outside it

The real Árd Rí (Meath) - Posts: 990 - 30/12/2009 16:03:58    522421

Greg Blaney was a brilliant centre forward, but Down had many greater place kickers over the years - Paddy Doherty and Ross Carr to name just two.

Star Gazer (Tipperary) - Posts: 436 - 30/12/2009 16:17:37    522425

so nobody here has never heard of peter canavan?

nagsniffer (Tyrone) - Posts: 56 - 30/12/2009 16:28:33    522434

'so nobody here has never heard of peter canavan?'

According to a lot of posters on here there's only 31 counties in Ireland and the '03, '05 and '08 All-Irelands simply never took place. Wouldn't worry about it, we know the truth

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 30/12/2009 16:37:42    522437

Stevie o neill , peter canavan.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 30/12/2009 16:51:16    522452

Canavan was a great footballer but I wouldn't have him up there with the top 10 best place kickers.

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 30/12/2009 16:52:29    522453

The art of putting the ball on the deck and slotting it over the bar being lost to the game at present - Canavan good from the hands but not as good as say Keavney or McTague from the placed ball. Seán O'Connell of Derry was also good if memory serves me as was barney Rock and Dara Ó Cinnéide for instance.

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 30/12/2009 16:55:12    522457

Charlie Redmond unsed to rack up some big scores for the Dubs and his style was fairly distinctive too.

Thunderstruck (Meath) - Posts: 476 - 30/12/2009 16:56:11    522458

Royal_Girl2k9

How would you know you where to young and watch some games where he scored placed kicks from all angles.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 30/12/2009 16:57:26    522459

Canavan
McConville
Tohill
Redmond
Giles
Carlan
Carr
Fitzgerald

To name but a few

duke_raul (Tyrone) - Posts: 993 - 30/12/2009 17:08:36    522472

The real Árd Rí
County: Meath
Posts: 477

522421 Best place-kicker ever that I saw was Charlie Gallagher of Cavan. He never missed anywhere from inside the 50 Yds line as it was then, and a good few from outside it

The pride of Cootehill.Before my time but supposedly was in a class of his own!

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 30/12/2009 17:11:55    522478

I'm talking about from what I've seen.

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 30/12/2009 17:24:42    522482

Donie Shine and Derek Duggan.

rossielassie (Roscommon) - Posts: 672 - 30/12/2009 17:27:56    522489

Royal_Girl2k9
County: Meath
Posts: 784

522482
I'm talking about from what I've seen.

You have not seen much so.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 30/12/2009 17:28:35    522491

No one hear of Colin Corkery and Ciarán McDonald??

Big_Barney (Fermanagh) - Posts: 52 - 30/12/2009 17:35:36    522500

And Dellboy you aren't completely bias at all!

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 30/12/2009 17:38:15    522501

Big_Barney
County: Fermanagh
Posts: 1

522500
No one hear of Colin Corkery and Ciarán McDonald??

Colin corkery alright.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 30/12/2009 17:40:09    522504

Royal_Girl2k9
County: Meath
Posts: 785

522501
And Dellboy you aren't completely bias at all!

Not really because peter the great was a great player at it and i agreed with corkery.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 30/12/2009 17:47:09    522514

Dellboypolecat
County: Tyrone
Posts: 8655

522504 Big_Barney
County: Fermanagh
Posts: 1

522500
No one hear of Colin Corkery and Ciarán McDonald??

Colin corkery alright.

I'm glad you young fellas have heard of Colin Corkery, some player so he was in his prime, even when he was 5 stone over weight he was some kicker of the ball

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 30/12/2009 17:48:34    522516