1 j kerins cork rip
2 t scullion derry
3 m lyons meath
4 paidi o se kerry
5 m o connell meath
6 mc geeney armagh
7 sean og de paor galway
8 jack o se kerry
9 a tohill derry
10 p spillane kerry
11 m fitz kerry
12 g geraghty meath
13 c cooper kerry
14 p canavan tyrone
15 james mc cartan jnr down

16 j o leary dub 17 smcdonnell armagh 18 ronan clarke armagh 19 dara o se kerry 20 b mc guigan tyrone 21 g blaney down 22 c o rourke meath

reddoctor (Tyrone) - Posts: 1241 - 09/07/2008 09:37:06    45292

cornelius, I agree totally - look at my post earlier. I had to make two and a half teams to manage to fit in my favourite players.

Its only natural that the big performances best remembered are when your own county did well, just as you will try to blank out that day that your neighbours hammered you or your team got ate at MF...

essexile (Mayo) - Posts: 429 - 09/07/2008 09:37:45    45293

any one notice that nearly everyone is picking a back line that beat the life out of any team. hard as nails. its amazing we are all like our aul ones picking a team that were strong like it used to be in the good old days. no place for the modern corner back eg like david henry. maybe its a definite sign of what we prefer to see. also everyone is biased so im not going to stop that

o leary

lochart
lyons
scullion

tomás
downey
geezer

tohill
daragh

david beggy
mcdonald
maurice fitz

micky linden
canavan
enda gormley

Baker the glen (None) - Posts: 371 - 09/07/2008 09:57:16    45312

1.Roscomman Mad Lad.

2.Marc o'Shea
3.Fay/Fahy
4.Meath Corner back in mid-late 90's.

5.Sean Og De Paor
6.Kieran McGeeney
7.Tom o'sea

8.Darragh
9.Walsh/Mcgrane

10.Donnalon
11.Mcdonald
12.Oisionn

13.Joyce
14.Corkery
15.Canavan

Never knew i liked so many galway players!!!

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 09/07/2008 10:01:41    45318

1.Roscomman Mad Lad.

2.Marc o'Shea
3.Fay/Fahy
4.Meath Corner back in mid-late 90's.

5.Sean Og De Paor
6.Kieran McGeeney
7.Tom o'sea

8.Darragh
9.Walsh/Mcgrane

10.Donnalon/giles
11.Mcdonald
12.Oisionn

13.Joyce/Gerathy
14.Corkery
15.Canavan

Never knew i liked so many galway players!!!
Jes,would nearly need to have three teams!!!

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 09/07/2008 10:04:44    45329

Here goes :

1. John O'Leary - Dublin
2. John Keane - Westmeath
3. Darren Fay - Meath
4. Tony Scullion - Derry
5. Tomas O'Se - Kerry
6. Kieran McGeeney - Armagh
7. Anthony Rainbow - Kildare
8. Dara O'Se - Kerry
9. Paul McGrane - Armagh
10.Brian Dooher - Tyrone
11.Greg Blayney - Down
12.Michael Donnellan - Galway
13.Colm O'Rourke - Meath
14.Peter Canavan - Tyrone
15.Stephen O'Neill - Tyrone

Breakdown (3 Tyrone) (2 Kerry) (2 Armagh) (2 Meath) (1 from Dublin, Westmeath, Derry, Kildare, Galway,Down)

Best players that i seen are Peter Canavan (Hence my name ) & Colm O'Rourke are both legends

Peterthegreat (Monaghan) - Posts: 82 - 09/07/2008 10:19:14    45355

John O'Leary (Dublin)

Marc O'Sé (Kerry)
Darren Fay (Meath)
J Higgins (Laois)

Séamus Moynihan (Kerry)
Glenn Ryan (Kildare)
Anthony Rainbow (Kildare)

Nuxer Buckley (Kildare)
John McDermott (Meath)

Padraic Joyce (Galway)
Trevor Giles (Meath)
Michael Donnellan, (Galway)

Maurice Fitzgerald (Kerry)
Graham Geraghty (Meath)
Peter Canavan (Tyrone)

Hopeman (Kildare) - Posts: 7 - 09/07/2008 10:19:48    45357

I did see all the kerry greats but I will pick a team not including any pre 1990 kerry players.
1)John O'Leary (sheer consistency at a high level)
2)Mark O'Se(an old school corner back, tough and tight, but great going forward too)
3)Darren Fay(patrolled the square like he owned it)
4)S M Lockhart(very constructive corner back, clever with the ball in his hand)
5)Martin O'Connell(could deliver the ball from the back expertly with either foot and read the game like a book)
6)Kieran McGeeny(the Beckenbauer of gaelic football great cool head and very constructive with the ball)
7)Seamus Moynahan(great attacking wing back and link player with the forwards)
8)Anthony Tohill(collussus in the midfield and like a freight train going forward)
9)Darragh O'Se(best midfielder since Jacko, enough said)
10)Trevor Giles(outstanding vision and brilliant ball distributor and well able take his own score)
11)Ciaran McDonald(can see a free man before anyone and distribution ability second to none)
12)Michael Donnellan(an engine like a BMW if he isnt getting the ball will go back to full back line and get it himself)
13)Maurice Fitzgearld(an artist, most skilful player ever to play the game, its all been said before)
14)Peter Canavan(consistently the most lethal forward in the game for about 7 years)
15)Colm Cooper(glides out of challenges and scores with ease, an assassin)

JohnMitchel (Dublin) - Posts: 178 - 09/07/2008 10:22:46    45362

John Kerins
Niall Cahalane
Mick Lyons
Marc O Se
Declan Meehan
Kieran McGeeney
Sean Og De Paor
Dara O Se
Anthony Tohill
Brian McGuigan
Larry Tompkins
Colm O Rourke
Maurice Fitzgerald
Peter Canavan
Gooch Cooper

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 09/07/2008 10:41:09    45393

An obvious bias being shown again here for Ulster teams because I am most familiar with them. Every man on this list made huge contributions to All Ireland winning sides and it could not have been done without them. As much as I want to put bellew and joyce in there and McDermott from Meath , this is my best team from my old videos off the top of the head.


1. Neill Collins - Down
2. Darren Fay - Meath
3. Tony Scullion - Derry
4. Marc O Se - Kerry
5. Paul Curran - Dublin
6. Seamus Moynihan - Kerry
7. Sean Og de Paor - Galway

8. Anthony Tohill - Derry
9. Cormac McAnallen(R.I.P.) - Tyrone

10. Trevor Giles - Meath
11. Greg Blayney - Down
12. Graham Geraghty - Meath
13. Mickey Linden - Down
14. Peter Canavan - Tyrone
15. Oisin Mc Conville - Armagh

Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1558 - 09/07/2008 10:41:33    45394

John o'Leary dub

M O'Se kerry
D Fay meath
A Lynch cork

T O'Se kerry
J Nallen mayo
S Moynihan kerry

D O'Se kerry
S Cavanagh tyrone

P Galvin kerry
T Giles meath
M Donnellan galway

C MacDonald mayo
P Joyce galway
P Canavan tyrone

mayonews (Mayo) - Posts: 254 - 09/07/2008 10:42:42    45395

John O'Leary

Marc O'Se
Mick Lyons
Darren Fay

Seamus Moynihan
Liam Harnan
Martin O'Connell

Brian Mullins
Jack O'Shea

Maurice Fitzgerald
Larry Tompkins
Graham Geraghty

Matt Connor
Peter Cananvan
Gooch

Dubsforsam1 (Dublin) - Posts: 164 - 09/07/2008 11:19:35    45442

I can not believe I let Seamus Moynihan out, put him in my team and take out de Paor. I left Jack O Shea out but I only saw him at the very end of his career so it would not be right to include him on that alone

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 09/07/2008 11:51:40    45489

I'm 25 and here is my choice. They may not be the best but these are my favourites in their respective positions. 1. Roscommon keeper (don't know his name - what a man though!) 2. Lockhart (Derry) 3. Fay (Meath) 4. M O'Sé (Kerry) 5. D Meehan (Galway) 6. Martin Rambo Gavigan (Donegal) 7. Martin Shovlin (Donegal) 8. Tohill (Derry) 9. Anthony Molloy (Donegal) 10. Martin McHugh (Donegal) 11. Trevor Giles (Meath) 12. Padraig Joyce (Galway) 13. Maurice Fitz (Kerry) 14. Tony Boyle (Donegal) 15. Peter Canavan

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9954 - 09/07/2008 12:00:03    45498

thats shane curran your thinking about lock jaw, my greatest memory of shane was bursting out onto the field in catslebar for a connnacht semi final, he put chabal (french cave man rugby dude) to shame, it was classic, band was in his way burst some dude holding a drum a shoulder on his way past (nothing bad in it the drummer was just in his way) well you would want to hear the cheer that went around mc hale park- classic stuff a legend and a nice guy too- it was him that was responsible for getting the kicking tees for keepers- a great development in the game. shane you are a legend

ball-boy (Mayo) - Posts: 4211 - 09/07/2008 12:19:02    45515

That's the buck surely. I remember once watching a league game against Ros in Ballybofey years ago. Donegal were up by 2 points with about a minute left. Curran caught a ball over his own bar and looked for a corner back to lay it off to. Seeing noone available what does the boy do? Heads off on a solo-run way out the pitch, Donegal men bouncing off him as he went. Next thing around the half way line he delivers this peach of a ball into the inside forward line. Ros get their goal and win by a point. Crazy stuff but it was some craic seeing!!

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9954 - 09/07/2008 13:05:08    45568

Tough but here's my choice as a 26 year old:

O'Leary - Dublin

Scullion - Derry
Fay- Meath
McKeever - Derry

Ryan - Kildare
McGeeney - Armagh
Moynihan - Kerry

McDermott- Meath
Tohill - Derry

Fitzgerald - Kerry
Eugene McKenna - Tyrone
Joyce - Galway

Linden- Down
Canavan - Tyrone
Corkery - Cork

Goodfella, Tir (None) - Posts: 1652 - 09/07/2008 13:38:36    45608

1. James Reilly / Stephen Cluxton
2. Marc O Se (Kerry)
3. Darren Fay (Meath)
4. Ryan Mc Menamin (Tyrone)
5. Paul Curran (Dublin)
6. Seamus Moynahan (Kerry)
7. Paidi O Se (Kerry)
8. Jack O Shea (Kerry)
9. Anthony Tohill (Derry)
10. Padraig Joyce (Galway)
11. Pat Spillane (Kerry)
12. Martin McHugh (Donegal)
13. Peter Canavan (Tyrone)
14. Mickey Linden (Down)
15. Colm Cooper (Kerry)

Subs.
16. Paul O' Dowd (Cavan)
17. Kieran McGeeney (Armagh)
18. Mark Reilly (Meath)
19. Anthony Lynch (Cork)
20. Tomas O Shea (Kerry)
21. Stephen King (Cavan)
22. Kieran McDonald (Mayo)
23. Thomas Freeman (Monaghan)
24. Greg Blayney (Down)
25. Maurice Fitzgerald (Kerry)

Con Cavan (Cavan) - Posts: 894 - 09/07/2008 13:55:54    45631

Shane Curran is the name of the mad Roscommon goalie.

Clash-of-da-ash (Galway) - Posts: 927 - 09/07/2008 14:04:59    45651

Must say I'm surprised that John McDermott is a popular choice for many people. Being 36, I've seen him play often enough and he's never impressed me that much. Good player alright but there's plenty better than him. I'm also surprised that Tompkins was excluded from many lists. That man was as close as you get to the complete footballer. Ah well, it's all about opinions I suppose. It was tough omitting so many of my favourite Dubs like Barney, Dully, Eamo, Whelo and Mick Kennedy but the head had to rule the heart on this one.

Cluxton
Marc Ó Sé
Darren Fay
Tony Scullion
Paul Curran
Geezer
Seamus Moynihan
Darragh Ó Sé
Anthony Tohill
Padraig Joyce
Larry Tompkins
Trevor Giles
Gooch
Peter Canavan
Maurice Fitz

Rockstar (Dublin) - Posts: 13 - 09/07/2008 14:39:12    45718