Capitalist,

Your local heroes? Forwards or Defenders?

Mick Holden, corner back
Mick Kennedy, corner back
Eamon Heery, wing back
Paddy Moran, corner back
Dermot Deasy, full-back
Jack Sheedy, midfield/forward
Vinnie, full-forward
Whelo, midfield
Collie Moran, half-back/half-forward
Paddie Christie, full-back
Coman Goggins, corner/wing back
David Henry, corner/wing back
Shane Ryan, back/midfield and on the rare occasion a forward.

Only one out and out forward in that lot!

Salmanneile (Longford) - Posts: 113 - 08/01/2014 11:34:29    1528855

All time hero would probably be Ciaran Whelan or Stephen Cluxton.

Villain would be Graham Geraghty, mostly because i wished he was a Dub!

seany16 (Dublin) - Posts: 1663 - 08/01/2014 15:54:28    1529051

realdub
County: Dublin
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Yes flack, Corbett was a horrible blot on the show case that is the AI hurling final, shameful stuff!

Was it not the All - Ireland Semi Final of 2012 ????

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 08/01/2014 16:26:09    1529074

Salmann, I did say "apart from the obvious", where the obvious would include all the great forwards we have had. I suppose backs are generally more unsung, so that's why the less than obvious "heros" for me are mostly backs. That said, somebody like Mick Galvin was a less than obvious hero of the forwards, though not a great player. Jason Sherlock also, again not really a great but a hero for sure. The likes of Dessie Farrell, and Charlie Redmond I'd include in the "obvious" list. Possibly Vinnie Murphy not so.

The point was that I'd be here for ever if I included every top player along withe the lesser sung heros.

Capitalist (Dublin) - Posts: 47 - 08/01/2014 16:51:30    1529087

WildPundit
County: Tipperary
Posts: 474

1529074
realdub
County: Dublin
Posts: 2668
Yes flack, Corbett was a horrible blot on the show case that is the AI hurling final, shameful stuff!

Was it not the All - Ireland Semi Final of 2012 ????



I beg your pardon WildPundit, indeed it was, my bad!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8754 - 09/01/2014 10:41:51    1529358