elmatador:

I meant to explain the Séamus Moynihan decision!!!

The best displays of football at full back that I've ever seen was from Moynihan throughout the 2000 All-Ireland campaign. Kerry had big problems at full back and they gambled on Moynihan. The gamble was a masterstroke and Moynihan was imperious all year. Watch the replay against Armagh in the semi final. At times Kerry were overrun by that great Armagh team at times but Moynihan at times seemed to hold them out single handely.

I agree that maybe he was better at centre back but he's still the best full back that I've ever seen and I think that that's the measure of the man. Darren Fay and Francie Bellew come very close to him but I'd still go for the Glenflesk man.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13816 - 22/03/2010 17:25:37    595274

Jaysus I said 'at times' quite a bit there!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13816 - 22/03/2010 17:29:16    595282

MesAmis.....Séamus Moynihan was a class footballer and in the last 15 years despite not being a natural fulll back... he was the second best out there to play the position.... only to Fay. Bellow was a good full back but isn't comparible to either....imo i my life time Mick Lyons was the best full back I have seen followed by Fay then Moynihan

JammyDodger (Meath) - Posts: 306 - 23/03/2010 10:26:03    595879

Mesamis-that's a fair point and well argued. I agree it's a personal thing and we each have our own favourites etc. Moynihan did a class job in there but to be honest he'd do a class job from 2-12 on the football field and who knows about the full forward line or goals!
I think Fay's attitude was unreal though and he deserves to be on the team too-pushing moynihan out and leaving no place for McGeeney, Glen Ryan or Conor Gormley.
Just a quick point lads-what do ye think is Gormley's best position? He's deployed as a man marker so often nowadays that we rarely get to see him in the no. 6 position(even though he wears it on his back). He has been scutched a few times when marking the dangermen but overall he does a good job. Sure i suppose what corner back has never been scutched... I'd rather him at centre back the whole time and leave the man to man stuff to ricey, or one of the mcmahons.
What ye think?

elmatador (Westmeath) - Posts: 89 - 23/03/2010 10:54:11    595906

From Memory of players iv seen....

1. Finbar McConnell

2. SM Lockhart
3. Barry Owens
4. Seamus Moynahan

5. Tomas O'se
6. Kieran McGeeney
7. Henry Downey

8. Daragh O'Se
9. Anthony Tohil

10. Tom Brewster
11. Michael Donnellan
12. Oisin McConville

13. Padraig Joyce
14. Ollie Murphy
15. Peter Canavan

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 23/03/2010 10:59:32    595910

1 Damien Fitz

2Noel Hickey
3Darragh Ryan
4Ollie Canning

5Liam Dunne
6Seanie McMahan
7Ken McGrath

8Ciaran Carey
9George O'Connor

10Jamsie O'Connor
11Henry Shefflin
12Joe Dooley

13DJ Carey
14Joe Canning
15Eoin Kelly (tip)

I know its a little wexford dominated but there all back in the days when we could beat carlow!!
Loads of greats left out but for me out of what ive seen these players all gave great entertaining displays and all played with great heart and passion.

olddelwexican (Wexford) - Posts: 38 - 23/03/2010 11:16:22    595931

the two best midfielders ive ever seen were the great dara o se and the only man to out mark him john galvin of limerick two class acts

cornerbackking (Limerick) - Posts: 5 - 23/03/2010 19:45:37    596762

1.John O'Leary

2. Marc Ó Sé
3. Darren Fay
4. Conor Gormley

5. Seamus Moynihan
6. Keith Barr
7. Martin O'Connell

8. Anthony Tohill
9. Dara Ó Sé

10. Michael Donnelan
11. Trevor Giles
12. Ciarán McDonald

13. Colm Cooper
14. Graham Geraghty
15. Mickey Linden

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 23/03/2010 20:40:47    596838

. Brendan Cummins

2. Ollie Canning
3. Diarmuid O Sullivan
4. JJ Delaney

5. Tommy Walsh
6. Seánie McMahon
7. J.J. Delaney

8. Derek Lyng
9. Jerry O Connor

10. Eddie Brennan
11. Henry Shefflin
12. Ben O Connor

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

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 23/03/2010 21:30:05    596950

kerry in 81 or 82 i think in ballybofey for a friendly,i thought all me cwistmasses came at once to see the best ever players a few yards away

10DLSAM (Derry) - Posts: 266 - 23/03/2010 21:45:32    596990

cornerbackking
County: Limerick
Posts: 2

596762 the two best midfielders ive ever seen were the great dara o se and the only man to out mark him john galvin of limerick two class acts

You obviously didn't see the 2001 semi when John McDermott made a wee boy of him, that ive seen J Mc & Tohill were better. Sean Cav has the makings of a better midfielder than Dara also

JammyDodger (Meath) - Posts: 306 - 24/03/2010 11:24:29    597177

mondred
County: Wexford
Posts: 771

10. Eddie Brennan... and no DJ? Can't accuse you of being anti Kilkenny but still...

The_16th_Man (Clare) - Posts: 251 - 26/03/2010 19:46:54    600347

Going on players on seen in the flesh

Hurling:

Cummins

Kavanagh
O'Sullivan
Canning

Walsh
Hogan (never saw mcmahon play or mcgrath because he wasnt playing v galway last season)
JJ

O'Connor
Kenny

O'Connor
Shefflin (C)
Broderick

Brennan
Canning
Kelly (Tipp)

Wont bother doing a football one because as a Galway man I havent seen many players outside Connacht except in the league.

The..Whiz (Galway) - Posts: 58 - 27/03/2010 12:57:02    600612