Was brought to my first senior intercounty match in Ennis is 1993 versus Limerick. Since then, I have borne witness to some magnificent players. What is the best amalgamation of players that you have witnessed playing live at the pinnacle of their careers? You are of course allowed to slot in players into alternative positions.

1. Damien Fitzhenry

2. Kevin Kinahan
3. Brian Lohan
4. Brian Corcoran

5. Brian Whelehan
6. Seánie McMahon
7. Tommy Walsh

8. Ciarán Carey
9. Tony Browne

10. Jamesie O'Connor
11. Henry Shefflin
12. Eoin Kelly (Tipp)

13. DJ Carey
14. Joe Canning
15. Joe Deane

The_16th_Man (Clare) - Posts: 251 - 17/03/2010 21:52:03    590896

Best 15: (Have only been following since 2006 and these are players that I have seen live at matches rather than on TV or DVD)

1.) Stephen Cluxton
2.) Mark O Se
3.) Karl Lacey
4.) Anthony Lynch
5.) Tomas O Se
6.) Aaron Kernan
7.) Phillip Jordan
8.) Darragh O Se
9.) Dermot Earley
10.) Padraic Joyce
11.) Ciaran MacDonald
12.) Alan Brogan
13.) Colm Cooper
14.) Sean Cavanagh
15.) Michael Meehan

Just missed out: Eamonn O'Hara, Brian Dooher, Declan O'Sullivan, Mattie Forde, Kevin McCloy, Davy Harte, Ryan McMenamin, Owen Mulligan, Paddy Bradley.

Not seen enough Hurling to form a greatest team!

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 18/03/2010 08:12:39    590908

Here's mine....
1. John O'Leary
2. Marc O'Se
3. Darren Fay
4. Karl Lacey
5. Tomas O'Se
6. Seamus Moynihan
7. Declan Meehan
8. Dara O'Se
9. John McDermot
10. Brian Dooher
11. Trevor Giles
12. Michael Donnellan
13. Colm Cooper
14. Peter Canavan
15. Maurice Fitzgerald

That's pretty handy I think!

Hurling wise....

1. Cummins
2. M. Kavanagh
3. Hickey
4. Ollie Canning
5. Walsh
6. McMahon
7. Whelehan
8. Tom Kenny
9. Pilkington
10. Shefflin
11. John Troy
12. Ben O'Connor
13. DJ
14. Joe Canning
15. Eoin Kelly(Tipp)

elmatador (Westmeath) - Posts: 89 - 18/03/2010 10:55:28    591030

B Cummins

JJ Delaney
B Lohan
D Reale

B Corcoran
S Mc Mahon
C Carey

C Lynch
J Pilkington

J Troy
J Rabbitte
B O'Connor

H Shefflin
J Canning
E Kelly (Tip)

2 tip, 2 cork, 2 gal, 2 KK, 2 Offaly, 3 Clare(I still think the clare team in the 90s was the best county side I've ever seen!), 2 limerick. Even spread!!
I think I might be biased to Munster hurling. I attended my first AI in 1993, Gal v KK. These are, I think, the best I have had the privelege to see in action.
Others that nearly made it: Wexford: Fenlon and storey. Offaly: Whelehan. KK: So many of them over the last ten years.. Gal: Cooney, Cloonan, hardiman.
Clare: Baker, frank lohan, davy fitz. Waterford: the other eoin kelly, paul flynn, mullane, ken mc grath. Limerick: Kirby. Tip: I could see noel mc grath being on this in a few years. Tommy dunne was some player.
Rigney from Laois was a class act.

I'm sure I'm missing a few...

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 18/03/2010 11:41:09    591093

has to be the fenagh junior b winning team of early 2000s. different class..

old yellar (None) - Posts: 2631 - 18/03/2010 11:59:12    591128

Tongo
County: UK

Just looking at the players that weren't on that starting 15 was shocking, two in particular, Brian Dooher and Peter Canavan.. this is my list of the last decade's dream team starting from 2000..

1.)Stephen Cluxton
2.)Marc O'Se
3.)Darren Fay
4.)Ryan McMenamin
5.)Tomas O'Se
6.)Seamus Moynihan
7.)Declan Meehan
8.)Dara O'Se
9.)Sean Cavanagh
10.)Brian Dooher
11.)Ciaran McDonald
12.)Paul Galvin
13.)Colm Cooper
14.)Padraig Joyce
15.)Peter Canavan

Without doubt THE BEST starting 15 of the last decade.. some I've left out but would be on that panel, Declan O'Sullivan, Ciaran Whelan, Alan Brogan, Ciaran Donaghy, Philip Jordan, Steven McDonald, Oisin McConville etc.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 18/03/2010 12:01:47    591134

RoyalClass: i did say that my list only included players that i have seen live rather than on TV or DVD. Therefore, i have never seen Fay, Moynihan, Declan Meehan, Canavan or McConville live and in the flesh so to speak. My team is based on the matches that i have seen.

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 18/03/2010 12:14:42    591156

John Troy was a brilliant player.

The_16th_Man (Clare) - Posts: 251 - 18/03/2010 16:37:04    591647

1 Diarmuid Murphy
2 Marc o se
3 F bellew
4 K lacey
5 t o se
6 C Gormley
7 G Ganty
8 D o se
9 P mc grane
10 A Brogan
11 D o sullivan
12 B Coulter
13 D o connor
14 P bradley
15 Colm Cooper

Lofty (Monaghan) - Posts: 727 - 18/03/2010 16:57:54    591683

Iomáint: Since the early 90s. Going to try and keep it as close as possible to players actual positions.

1. Brendan Cummins

2. Michael Kavanagh
3. Brian Lohan
4. Tommy Walsh

5. Brian Whelehan
6. Seánie McMahon
7. J.J. Delaney

8. Colin Lynch
9. Johnny Pilkington

10. Ben O'Connor
11. Henry Shefflin
12. Kevin Broderick

13. Joe Deane
14. Eoin Kelly (Tiobraid Árainn)
15. John Mullane


Peil:

1. John O'Leary

2. Marc Ó Sé
3. Séamus Moynihan
4. Seán Marty Lockhart

5. Tomás Ó Sé
6. Kieran McGeeney
7. Seán Óg de Paor

8. Dara Ó Sé
9. Seán Cavanagh

10. Brian Dooher
11. Ciarán McDonald
12. Oisín McConville

13. Maurice Fitzgearld
14. Pater Canavan
15. Steven McDonnell

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13816 - 18/03/2010 17:13:40    591720

Just a quick point Mesamis:
You said you want to put players in their actual positons-what do you think was moynihan's best position? For me it was centre back (or possibly wing back). He could really influence a game from there. As a full back i felt he was really good but he was more of a stop gap solution as kerry really struggled in that position in the early 00's. I don't feel it was his natural position to be honest an he played his best football in the half line.

Any thoughts?

elmatador (Westmeath) - Posts: 89 - 22/03/2010 08:34:05    594550

1. John O'Leary

2. Robbie O' Malley
3. Mick Lyons
4.)Ryan McMenamin

5.)Tomas O'Se
6. Kieran McGeeney
7. Martin O'Connoll

8. Sean Cavanagh
9. John McDermot

10. Graham Geraghy
11. Trevor Giles
12. Michael Donnellan

13. Colm O'Rourke
14. Brian Stafford
15. Brenard Flynn

JammyDodger (Meath) - Posts: 306 - 22/03/2010 12:18:18    594808

B. Cummins

M. Kavanagh
N. Hickey
W O'Connor

T. Walsh
S. McMahon
JJ Delaney

C Lynch
K McGrath

T Dunne
H Shefflin
DJ Carey

J Deane
E Kelly (Tipp)
P Flynn

Obviously I am Bias towards am bias towards Kilkenny but

7 KK
3 Tipp
2 Clare
2 W'ford
1 Cork

KKid (Kilkenny) - Posts: 421 - 22/03/2010 12:26:36    594829

Martin Furlong
Karl Lacey
Mick Lyons
Tony Scullion
Thomas O Se
Kieran McGeeny
Sean Og de Paor
John McDermott
Anthony Tohill
Trevor Giles
Greg Blaney
Pat Spillane
Colm Cooper
Matt Connor
Peter Canavan

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 22/03/2010 12:59:47    594898

1.Finbarr McConnell
2.Marc O Sé
3.Cormac McAnallen (RIP)
4.Darren Fay
5.Tomás O Sé
6.Kieran McGeeney
7.Sean Marty Lockhart
8.Anthony Tohill
9.Dara O Se
10.Ciaran McDonald
11.Padraig Joyce
12.Michael Donnelan
13.Mickey Lindin
14.Peter Canavan
15.Maurice Fitzgerald

laflour (Cavan) - Posts: 528 - 22/03/2010 13:27:32    594942

1. Diarmuid Murphy
2. Marc O'Se
3. Darren Fay
4. Karl Lacey
5. Tomas O'Se
6. Dermot Earley
7. Declan Meehan
8. Dara O'Se
9. Stephen Bray
10. Brian Dooher
11. Stephen O Neill
12. Donie Shine
13. Colm Cooper
14. Peter Canavan
15. Keiran Donaghy

rossielassie (Roscommon) - Posts: 672 - 22/03/2010 14:01:18    594986

Do i see Donnie Shine in your team rossielassie???????? Are you taking the mick?

Joe Joe (Galway) - Posts: 253 - 22/03/2010 14:49:54    595033

Hurling:

1.Brendan Cummins

2 Tommy Walsh
3 Diarmuid O'Sullivan
4 Ollie Canning

5 Brian Whelehan
6 Seanie McMahon
7 Ken McGrath

8 John Fenton
9 Johnny Dooley

10 Ben O'Connor
11 Henry Shefflin
12 Joe Cooney

13 Eoin Kelly (tipp)
14 DJ Carey
15 Eanna Ryan

Football

1 John O'Leary

2 SM Lockhart
3 Darren Fay
4 Martin O'Connell

5 Seamus Moynihan
6 KIeran McGeeney
7 Sean Og De Paor

8 Dara O'Se
9 Anthony Tohill

10 Trevor Giles
11 Ja Fallon
12 Maurice Fitzgerald

13 Mickey Linden
14 Peter Canavan
15 Colm Cooper

subs Tony Scullion, Paul Curran, Michael McCarthy, Conor Gormley, John McDermott, Gregory McCartan, Michael Donnellan, Steven McDonnell, Declan Browne, Sean Cavanagh, Padraig Joyce.

aidangalway (Galway) - Posts: 648 - 22/03/2010 14:54:26    595040

J O'Leary

M O'Sé
D Fay
K Lacey

T O'Sé
K McGeeney
S Moynihan

D O'Sé
J McDermott

C McDonald
P Joyce
G Gerathy

C Cooper
S O'Neill
M Fitzgerald


This is coming from a Kilkenny man who watched a fair bit of Football but have to admit this was more my personal favouties to watch. I'm sure I've missed a lot of players esp North and west but I always loved Kerry and Meath growing up.

KKid (Kilkenny) - Posts: 421 - 22/03/2010 15:04:51    595055

Sorry I can't believe I forgot Seamus Moynihan. Exceptional talent.

laflour (Cavan) - Posts: 528 - 22/03/2010 16:56:23    595230