Who are the best 20 forwards in Ireland at the moment?

My opinion(No order)

Michael Murphy
Martin Clarke
Paul Galvin
Michael Meehan
Aidan O Shea
Declan O Sullivan
Gooch Cooper
Bernard Brogan
Steven McDonnell
Sean Cavanagh
Brian Dooher
Pearse O Neill
Paul Kerrigan
John Doyle
Eoin Bradley
Daniel Goulding
Paddy Bradley
Ronan Clarke
Alan Dillon
Trevor Mortimor

PCLETTERKENNY (Donegal) - Posts: 17 - 18/04/2010 15:56:49    620950

Joe sheridan on his day would be up there

blueroyal (Meath) - Posts: 109 - 18/04/2010 17:11:51    621017

ye theres a few in that list that i dont think deserve to be onit at least at the minute such as aiden oshea , trevor mortimer and brian dooher . kieran donaghy and al brogan should be there maybe a few others such as coulter, johnston and mcnamee and possibly armstrong of galway good list though hard to get everyone in im also presuming thats a list of best players in the forwards not best scoring forwards i would say going into the championship bernard brogan and stevie mcdonnel are the two best forwards in the country at the moment both have had top notch leagues particularly mcdonnell

stekhli (Dublin) - Posts: 3121 - 18/04/2010 17:34:47    621050

seanie johnston aswell,. murphy is different class. He was brillant last night against tipperary

FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2894 - 18/04/2010 17:37:41    621053

Steven McDonell
Aaron Kernan
Colm Copper
Tomas Freeman

Grattonboy (Monaghan) - Posts: 143 - 18/04/2010 17:43:01    621061

Sean cavanagh is considered a midfielder by alot of people in the other thread...so surely he can't be considered a foward here can he?!?!?

nok02 (USA) - Posts: 534 - 18/04/2010 18:09:24    621090

how can dooher be on that list, he hasn't kicked a ball yet this year

chicago09 (Kerry) - Posts: 694 - 18/04/2010 18:19:38    621102

stephen o neil????

london4sam (UK) - Posts: 63 - 18/04/2010 18:57:08    621152

Yeah good choice :) James Kielt and Eoin Bradley will be there soon hehe

Orlaith (Derry) - Posts: 4282 - 18/04/2010 20:12:13    621229

Largely agree with your selection PC Letterkenny, with the following amendments:

Out: Paul Kerrigan, John Doyle, Eoin Bradley, Ronan Clarke, Alan Dillon, Trevor Mortimer

In: Stephen O'Neill (would have him in my top five, not just a top 20)
Benny Coulter
Conor Mortimer (still a quality forward, despite not making Mayo's starting 15 last year in the champo)
Alan Brogan (similar to Conor Mort, a class act who always played to a high standard. Maybe not quite at that standard last year, but still one of the best)
Leighton Glynn
Colm O'Neill

Therefore, my 20 would be:

Michael Murphy
Martin Clarke
Paul Galvin
Michael Meehan
Aidan O Shea
Declan O Sullivan
Gooch Cooper
Bernard Brogan
Steven McDonnell
Sean Cavanagh
Brian Dooher
Pearse O Neill
Daniel Goulding
Paddy Bradley
Stephen O'Neill
Benny Coulter
Conor Mortimer
Alan Brogan
Leighton Glynn
Colm O'Neill

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 19/04/2010 08:05:44    621409

Oh yeah, can i add joe Sheridan on there as well as a 21st?! Have to agree with blueroyal, Sheridan is quality. Saw him in the League game versus Donegal last month and he stood out from the rest of the Meath panel.

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 19/04/2010 08:08:08    621410

Paddy Bradley
Eoin Bradley
Steven Mc Donnell
Ronan Clarke
Sean Cavanagh
Stephen O'Neill
Micheal Meehan
Bernard Brogan
Alan Brogan
Brian Dooher
Brian Mc Guigan
Colm Cooper
Keiran Donaghy
John Doyle
Mattie Ford
CJ Mc Gourty
Michael Murphy
Tommy Freeman
Paul Finlay
Peirce O'Neill

weered92 (Derry) - Posts: 296 - 19/04/2010 10:03:05    621482

19/04/2010 08:05:44
Tongo
County: UK
Posts: 558

Hard to pick at the moment because no one has had a chance to look at all forwards this year. But Tongo, for what it's worth you got rid of Eoin Bradley from your 20. He's had a decent League campaign and for the last 3 years with the exception of a rare individual performance ( the Monaghan match for example ) has been far superior to his brother Paddy. Eoin Bradley has the ability to be in the top 5 in the Country.

kingpuck71 (Derry) - Posts: 691 - 19/04/2010 11:13:22    621575

Michael Murphy
Daniel Goulding
Paddy Bradley
Stephen O Neill
Liam O Lionain
Colm Cooper
Paul Galvin
Kieran Donaghy
Michael Meehan
Ronan Clarke
Bernard Brogan
Declan O Sullivan
Benny Coulter
Colm O Neill
Steven McDonnell
Sean Cavanagh(I consider him a forward not a midfielder)
Seanie Johnston
Bernard Brogan
Trevor Mortimer
Donnacha O Connor

nok02 (USA) - Posts: 534 - 19/04/2010 11:33:13    621615

my pick for best forward line:

10. Declan O'Sullivan
11. Sean Kavanagh
12. Paddy Kelly
13. Dan Goulding
14. Michael Murphy
15. Bernard Brogan

tj09 (Cork) - Posts: 481 - 19/04/2010 13:54:22    621904

no particular order bernard brogan (Dublin) ian ryan (Limerick) Colm O Neilll (Cork) Colm Cooper (Kerry) Mattie Ford (Wexford) Michael Meehan (Galway) Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone) Seanie Johnston (Cavan) Michael Murphy (Donegal) liam o lionain (Waterford) Stephen O Neill (Tyrone) Brian Dooher (Tyrone) Eoin Bradley (Derry) stephen mcdonell (Armagh) benny coulter (Down) kieran donaghy (Kerry) (Aidan o Shea (Mayo) joe sheridan (Meath) tommy freeman (Monaghan)
donnacha o connor (Cork)

Kenlim (Limerick) - Posts: 864 - 19/04/2010 14:37:55    621964

JP Rooney
Ciaran Hanratty
Jamie Queeney
Colm Judge
Raymond Ronaghan

2faced (Louth) - Posts: 405 - 19/04/2010 15:08:22    622011

Joe Sheridan is one of the best never mind top 20..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 19/04/2010 15:20:45    622035

Tommy Freeman and Ronan Clarke?

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 19/04/2010 17:44:00    622322

Michael Murphy
Joe sheridan
Paul Galvin
Michael Meehan
Aidan O Shea
Stevie o neill
Gooch Cooper
Bernard Brogan
Steven McDonnell
Sean Cavanagh
Brian Dooher
Pearse O Neill
Owen mulligan
John Doyle
Daniel Goulding
Paddy Bradley
Alan brogan
Alan dillion

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 19/04/2010 19:02:22    622480