I don't think Bolton is a top defender. Very good player but I'm surprised McGeeney doesn't play him wing foward, I think he would be great there because he does get up for scores.

For Meath Keogan, Bryan Menton and Kevin Reilly are our best defenders, they have done well on top players, not sure would any of them be in the top 6.

ClassApart (Meath) - Posts: 1200 - 13/04/2013 12:08:10    1366883

I think in the modern game it is impossible to say who are the top defenders, defenders no longer have to defend on their own they are usually accompanied by 3 or 4 others to help out. So to say one player is a top fullback or corner back is not strictly true

rahillyman (Tyrone) - Posts: 314 - 13/04/2013 12:31:06    1366894

Marc O Sé
Michael Shields
Eoin Cadogan
Tómas O Sé
Karl Lacey
Aaron Kernan


Honrable mentions

Ross O Carroll
Neil McGee
Keith Higgins
Gareth Bradshaw
Michael Quinn

shea (Kerry) - Posts: 409 - 13/04/2013 12:46:11    1366909

I find it astounding that Frank McGlynn isn't getting in people's back line and the two McGees are. Wow.

donegalboy (Donegal) - Posts: 120 - 13/04/2013 13:22:56    1366926

To echo the above poster, how is Frank McGlynn not on these teams, people just vote with the big names, like Marc O Se is a great player but at the moment he is Not better than McGlynn at present . The man could have got player of the year last year. He can defend, is pacy, breaks forward and can score with ease. Your counties must be amazing if you's wouldn't want him. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but there is a line between opinion and not actually watching matches.

Cadogan

McGlynn

N McGee

Nolan

Lacey

Tomas (Legend O Se)

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 13/04/2013 14:11:36    1366945

Marc O'Se
Kevin Reilly
Michael Shields
Tomas O'Se
Karl Lacey
Emmett Bolton

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 13/04/2013 14:52:37    1366964

TheRightStuff
County: Donegal
Posts: 147

1366945
To echo the above poster, how is Frank McGlynn not on these teams, people just vote with the big names, like Marc O Se is a great player but at the moment he is Not better than McGlynn at present . The man could have got player of the year last year. He can defend, is pacy, breaks forward and can score with ease. Your counties must be amazing if you's wouldn't want him. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but there is a line between opinion and not actually watching matches.


Was about to post just that.

Samsforthehills (Donegal) - Posts: 1075 - 13/04/2013 16:40:19    1367023

Barry Owens from Fermanagh is without doubt one of the top defenders in the country. Always gets the better of his man and very rarely puts a foot wrong. Not only would he walk on any team in the country he'd be a main man in any team in the country.

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 17/04/2013 10:19:41    1369029

Karl Lacey
Neil McGee
Padraig Mcmahon
Keith Higgins
Marc O'Se
Cian O'Sullivan

Hudhastings (Leitrim) - Posts: 87 - 17/04/2013 10:58:17    1369045

A fully fit Justin McMahon is arguably the best number 3, and his brother is another who is as good a defender as there is about but due to his versatility he isn't nailed on when it comes to discussions like this as he could be lining out at midfield or number 10 as much as number 3 or 6.

geoff (Tyrone) - Posts: 377 - 17/04/2013 12:08:04    1369087

Michael Quinn from Longford is a class footballer and would walk on to any county team.

CmonAymonow (Laois) - Posts: 160 - 17/04/2013 12:27:55    1369103

Michael Murphy

squareball_1988 (Donegal) - Posts: 343 - 17/04/2013 12:34:10    1369107

How are people forgetting about Aaron Kernan?????

jamie_lad (Armagh) - Posts: 1 - 17/04/2013 14:23:37    1369202

amie_lad
County: Armagh
Posts: 1

1369202
How are people forgetting about Aaron Kernan?????

A great footballer but he can't mark.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9788 - 17/04/2013 14:34:39    1369209

Tomas O Se (Kerry)
Marc O Se (Kerry)
Karl Lacey (Donegal)
Michael Shields (Cork)
Keith Higgins (Mayo)
Frank McGlynn (Donegal)

aidan64 (Kerry) - Posts: 668 - 17/04/2013 15:56:03    1369261

Donal Keoghan from Meath will be on this list at the end of the year

Selwyn (Meath) - Posts: 413 - 17/04/2013 16:36:27    1369295

Selwyn. Probably deserves to be on it for last years exploits as it stands,

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/04/2013 08:34:08    1369504