Donal Vaughan

ideally my half back line would we be Lee Keegan,James McCarthy,Colm Boyle 3 best half backs in championship all season

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 09/10/2013 12:30:04    1498367

The Master I voted for Higgins at corner back, admin said you can vote for whoever you like there just giving a few names to help out.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 09/10/2013 12:31:17    1498369

Well I would urge admin to dismiss any votes for cian o'sullivan at chb or sean cavanagh at wing forward. They played in midfield throught out the league and championship, I would say 90% of the time that is where they were played. They were moved to different positions when it suited their skillset, of course they are going to do well on such occasions. However, they werent left there when they might come under pressure. It is like saying for example donal vaughan can only be judged on the games that suited him, so judge him on the donegal game.

Again admin, what is the stance on people voting for guys from their own county?

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 09/10/2013 12:53:08    1498384

Haven't a clue here. Vaughan is a great athlete and brilliant going forward but never took the final by the scruff of the neck when Mayo were crying out for someone with his pace and and power to drive them forward. Brennan was exposed numerous times, Crowley was better on the wing, Harte spent a lot of time in the forwards with McMahon covering and even at that he only lasted 6 minutes of the most important game of Tyrone's year.

I know he'll be nominated for the other wing but I'm going to go with Colm Boyle. The best defender in the Mayo half back line he spent a lot of time sitting deep and central, covering when Keegan and Vaughan bombed forward. Before clondalkin and co jump on me, O'Sullivan had a good year for Dublin but did he play enough at centre back to justify an All Star in that position? I know a similar argument could be made about Boyle but at least he plays in the same line and covers that position. It also frees up a spot for McCarthy of McCaffery on the other wing (McCarthy for me).

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 09/10/2013 12:57:19    1498385

No stand out centre half backs. I'm voting for Peter Harte Tyrone. Himself and his club mate Ciaran McGinley, in his debut season, were excellent for Tyrone this year.

PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 09/10/2013 12:58:22    1498388

Cian O Sullivan did play a certain amount of football in the centre half back position for Dublin and we would have no objection to voters placing him in that number 6 spot.

Also just to clarify. If you have already voted another player in at number 6 then you can re vote for Cian if he was your first choice.

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 09/10/2013 12:59:06    1498389

Yeah just to clarify then my vote goes to Cian O'Sullivan

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12409 - 09/10/2013 13:10:34    1498402

Well if that's the case, there has to be a place for O'Sullivan he was that good all year, so in he goes at no.6!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8785 - 09/10/2013 13:24:58    1498416

COS

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 09/10/2013 13:38:50    1498423

realdub
Well if that's the case, there has to be a place for O'Sullivan he was that good all year, so in he goes at no.6!

Midfield?

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 09/10/2013 13:53:52    1498435

No Master I'd go with McAuley and Sean Cavanagh! O'Sullivan was too good to leave out so since he deputised around that general area he gets my vote!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8785 - 09/10/2013 14:09:31    1498449

Cian O'Sullivan

opa01 (Cavan) - Posts: 528 - 09/10/2013 14:12:43    1498454

Donal Vaughan.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 09/10/2013 14:18:41    1498459

Peter Harte

RenardRedHand (Tyrone) - Posts: 547 - 09/10/2013 14:29:24    1498470

realdub
No Master I'd go with McAuley and Sean Cavanagh! O'Sullivan was too good to leave out so since he deputised around that general area he gets my vote!

So he didnt do enough to get into the team then. If he actually was too good to leave out then he would be better than all but 1 midfielders in the country, he wasnt, therefore he isnt too good to leave out.
Aidan o'shea was better than o'sullivan in midfield, maybe we can put him in centre back instead? Too good to leave out and all that.

I am still none the wiser if we can vote for people from our own county or not, having asked twice, so I'll just vote for vaughan, the best of a bad bunch - of centre backs.

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 09/10/2013 14:47:28    1498488

Tough one, I'll go with P. Harte. Pity he got injured v Mayo.

bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 412 - 09/10/2013 14:50:43    1498491

No Master, you couldn't do that with O'Shea, he's not a good enough footballer and is definitely not too good to leave out, I'd squeeze O'Sullivan into any team he's that good a footballer, just my humble opinion :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8785 - 09/10/2013 14:56:20    1498501

RealDub.

For me Cian O'Sullivan in 2013 played in Midfield for all the games he played in bar 2 (League game against Kildare for which Ger Brennan was suspended after his red against Mayo), The second half in the AI semi against Kerry and RCB against Mayo for a time in the final. For me a player should be picked in a position when picking a team of the year/All stars in the main position they played throughout the year. Based of this argument Sean Cavanagh shouldn't get an all star at 12. Cian O'Sullivan shouldn't get an all star/picked in team of the year at CHB.

Donal Vaughan or Ger Brennan for consistency over the year deserve their spot at CHB ahead of COS. For me the whole Mayo back line as a unit get my vote and as I've already said above, My vote goes to Vaughan.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 09/10/2013 15:03:03    1498508

OK wayno! I'm saving left-half back for Dean Rock :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8785 - 09/10/2013 15:07:07    1498514

Ger Brennan

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 09/10/2013 15:15:29    1498525