Which current GAA players do you think will still be revered in 20 30 40 years time, much like today we still think of Tony Doran, Sean O'Neill, Mick O'Connell, Kevin Heffernan, Mick Mackey etc?

I will start the ball rolling with Tony Browne. Absolute 100% Legend.

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 14/01/2010 11:18:42    532585

Undoubtedly Daragh O'Se

Burnsey (Down) - Posts: 561 - 14/01/2010 11:25:34    532594

Stephen O'Neill , Henry Shefflin , Joe Canning & Dara O'Se to name but a few

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 14/01/2010 11:25:59    532597

Stephen O'Neill......really.......?
Wouldnt think so.....not outside Tyrone anyways
not in that bracket
Sean Cavanagh will, Canavan of course, but O'Neill....i wouldnt think so.

Darragh O'Se without doubt. Graham Geraghty also

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 14/01/2010 11:43:54    532619

Henry Shefflin. Joe Canning. Tommy Walsh.

Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 14/01/2010 11:50:12    532625

Gooch, Shefflin, Dara and Tomas O'Se, Sean og, Sean Cavanagh

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 14/01/2010 12:03:34    532644

Agree about Cavanagh Liam but I think O'Neill is a class act as well. Seen him play many a time and the lad is pure class. That point against us in the league last year defied logic. Unbelieveable talent to be able to do that..

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 14/01/2010 12:04:32    532647

Jayo, Maurice Fitzgerald, Tony Scullion, Canavan, Geraghty, Mattie Forde, Paddy Bradley, Stevie McDonnell.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 14/01/2010 12:16:50    532661

Dara O'Se & Gooch will be there.
Brian Dooher & Oisin McConville.
Ciaran Whelan aswell probably & Definatly Graham Geraghty (Although I dunno if ye are allowing the last 3 as theyve just retired in the last year or so!)
Padraig Joyse & Posibly Meehan

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 14/01/2010 12:17:00    532663

Henry Shefflin, Tommy Walsh, Darragh O Se, Sean Cavanagh and Joe Canning.

MARNELL (Westmeath) - Posts: 728 - 14/01/2010 12:30:44    532678

Canning! Ha!

Legend of what? The placed ball?

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 14/01/2010 12:48:46    532690

you got it loyal.amazing from placed ball,well above average in play,you might not think that he'll be a legend,but you'll be in the minority.

shapes42 (Cavan) - Posts: 383 - 14/01/2010 13:29:41    532741

Dara and Tomos O' Se, Colm Cooper, Declan O' Sullivan, Sean Cavanagh and maybe Dermot Early, but Im probably being biased with him!!

JPM1981 (Kildare) - Posts: 825 - 14/01/2010 14:15:10    532802

Lads, many of the players ye are naming are without doubt quality players and class acts one and all
BUT ye are being wayyy too generous
I am talking absolute all time bona fide GAA greats. Fellas whose names will resound forever in GAA circles. The likes of
Maurice Fitzgerald, Peter Canavan, Darragh O'Se, Gooch Cooper, Damien Fitzhenry, Tommy Walsh and Henry Shefflin.

Not Michael Donnellan, Ciaran Whelan, Jayo, Stevie O'Neill, Dermot Earley or Declan Sullivan . They are all superb players but I dont think they are Tony Doran/Mick O'Connell Figures, do you?

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 14/01/2010 14:50:50    532851

Sean Cavanagh must be a cert.

bydgoszcz.gael (Tyrone) - Posts: 54 - 14/01/2010 15:30:05    532902

Tommy Walsh Kilkenny.
He will go on to win the most amount of All Stars the way he is going at the oment and has excelled in different positions.

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 14/01/2010 15:30:15    532903

bydgoszcz.gael
County: Tyrone
Posts: 32

532902 Sean Cavanagh must be a cert.

I dunno if he'd be a cert just yet. an outstanding footballer no doubt, but the next few years will say alot. He still has age on his side so he is well capable of doing it, but I think its too soon to judge on him just yet!

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 14/01/2010 15:53:22    532927

Legends tend to be the players who define the team, who are the most prominent, Canavan was in big part the catalyst to Tyrone success, Maurice Fitz carried an average Kerry team, Gooch maybe for his phenomenal scoring rate, McGeeney for being the inspirational figure & driving force in Armagh.

Others will be legends in their own counties ie. Jayo & Whelan, Geraghty, Eamon O'Hara in Sligo, Owens in Fermanagh, McHale in Mayo, Mickey Linden & James McCartan in Down, & Patrique in Antrim.

blu (Down) - Posts: 1240 - 14/01/2010 16:03:37    532940

Please ignore loyal2theroyal as he has an anti Galway / Joe Canning agenda. Suffice to say that Joe Canning has already won 8 AI's in different grades with his club and county which is 8 more than any Meath hurler and also more than Henry Shefflin had won at that age!

tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 14/01/2010 16:05:33    532943

Brian Dooher. A Living Legend

BigBallFan (Antrim) - Posts: 32 - 14/01/2010 16:19:55    532965